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1 posted on 04/21/2003 7:55:51 AM PDT by Valin
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To: Valin
Great read, thanks for catching and sharing this article. I especially liked the description of the sniper shot:

While perched on a high tower on a nearly moonless night, Stewart scoped, all the way across the city, the silhouette of a man with an RPG strapped to his back. The man was moving on the roof of a building, and visible only in flickering outline. Using a .50 caliber rifle in the seated position, Stewart lined up his shot....

Even with the high muzzle velocity of the .50 cal., it took more than two full seconds after the gun fired before the bullet arrived at its target. Suddenly, the guerilla slumped and rolled off his building. Stunned, the Sergeants checked the grid locations. A 1,440 meter rifle shot--a colossal achievement that got Stewart written up the next day for a medal nomination.

Damn...that is some fine, fine shooting. The training level of our military is incredible.

2 posted on 04/21/2003 11:39:47 AM PDT by tyen
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