Posted on 08/10/2009 8:05:29 PM PDT by Sammy67
A SCOTTISH soldier has been praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan after shooting a top Taliban fighter from almost a mile away.
Corporal Christopher Reynolds took out the Afghan drug lord during some of the hardest fighting of the war so far.
The 25-year-old, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, kept watch on a shop rooftop for three days to eliminate the target.
But he admitted the top-level Taliban fighter – known as Musa – was so far away it took him a couple of attempts to get the aim right.
Initially Musa, who was with four men, did not even realise he was being shot at.
But Cpl Reynolds, of Dalgety Bay, in Fife, together with his spotter Lance Corporal David Hatton, worked out different factors such as wind speed and the trajectory of the bullet to hit the target. Musa, who was more than 1,500 metres away, was taken out with a
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Damn! This man should never have to buy his own beer for as long as he lives!
Send it..........BTTT !
From a retired Army Officer of Scottish descent, very well done, in the greatest traditions of the Scottish highland warriors.
Cpl Reynolds, who has killed 32 Taliban fighters, said: “I was quite proud of that shot. It is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan. I am going to use that fact as a chat-up line in the pub when I get back home.”
Cheers!
Holy crap! That's called extreme overkill!
I just love happy endings.
Sergeant Daniel Buist, of Arbroath, Angus, hit the insurgent hiding in a two-feet wide “murder hole” dug out of a wall.
The 34-year-old fired his Javelin launcher – only used in the “most desperate of situations” – to take out the sniper after seeing him shoot patrols.
Incredibly, his aim was so accurate he hit the enemy fighter without damaging the compound wall.
Couldn’t have been done without the support of our troops... sure he wasn’t an American? ;)
As the scene unfolded, said Scot sniper had the Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” rolling through his mind. Or was it a prayer?
He beat the American dude from the Iraq war?
Excellent job. The media might as well list the soldier’s home telephone number, vehicle license tag, and children’s names while they’re at it. Sheesh!
Well done.
Balck Watch bump.
.50 BMG? .338 Lapua? .308?
Just checked Wiki Answers...
That is .93 miles!
Glad that he finally figured it out.
Remember kiddies use the spell check
Great shot, but Canadian Rob Furlong already made a kill in Afghanistan at 2,430 meters in 2002.
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