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A British Army sniper has set a new record by killing two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan from more than 1 miles away.
Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the insurgents with consecutive shots.
The distance to Harrison’s two targets was measured by a GPS system at 8,120ft, or 1.54 miles. His L115A3 long-range rifle, the army’s most powerful sniper weapon, is designed to be effective at up to 4,921ft and supposedly capable of only “harassing fire” beyond that range.
The previous record was held by Corporal Rob Furlong, of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, who was using a 12.7mm McMillan TAC-50 rifle and recorded a sniper kill at 7,972ft in March 2002.
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A British Army sniper has set a new record by killing two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan from more than 1 miles away.
Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the insurgents with consecutive shots.
The distance to Harrison’s two targets was measured by a GPS system at 8,120ft, or 1.54 miles. His L115A3 long-range rifle, the army’s most powerful sniper weapon, is designed to be effective at up to 4,921ft and supposedly capable of only “harassing fire” beyond that range.
The previous record was held by Corporal Rob Furlong, of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, who was using a 12.7mm McMillan TAC-50 rifle and recorded a sniper kill at 7,972ft in March 2002.
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