Posted on 05/04/2010 6:00:40 AM PDT by shove_it
A British army sniper helped save his commander and set a new sharpshooting record after killing two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan from a mile-and-a-half away.
Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison fired his consecutive shots from such a long distance that they took almost three seconds to reach their targets.
This was despite the 8.59mm bullets leaving the barrel of his rifle at almost three times the speed of sound.
The distance to his two targets was 8,120ft, or 1.54 miles - according to a GPS system - and about 3,000ft beyond the weapon's effective range.
The 35-year-old beat the previous sniper kill record of 7,972ft, set by a Canadian soldier who shot dead an al Qaeda gunman in March 2002.
Speaking about the incident, Cpl of Horse Harrison said: "The first round hit a machine gunner in the stomach and killed him outright. He went straight down and didn't move.
"The second insurgent grabbed the weapon and turned as my second shot hit him in the side. He went down, too. They were both dead."
The serviceman then fired a third and final round to ensure the machine gun was out of action. [...]
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Soon to be prosecuted, no doubt.
Nice shootin’ there Cpl. Harrison.
That, sir, is some damn fine shootin’!
I’d call that *lobbing* a projectile
Jolly good shooting, ole boy. Glad you’re on our side. Too bad your face is now known to the world. Might I suggest you move to the states, say somewhere in Montana?
Give that man a seegar!
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That is some damn fine shootin!............
He looks like Tony Romo.................
The speedy delivery of semi precious metals!
I know this is a dumb question, but what sort of rank is “Corporal of Horse”?
I would be lucky to hit a target at 100 feet.
Good shooting.
Right above Private of the Donkey.
Enlisted cavalry in the British Army.
‘Corporal of Horse’ is like Sergeant, but in the Household Cavalry (the Blues and Royals and the Life Guards).
This is truly amazing.
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