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Iraq |
Canadian sniper 'kills IS militant two miles away' |
2017-06-22 |
[BBC] A sniper in the Canadian special forces shot and killed an Islamic State (IS) fighter from a distance of 2.1 miles (3,540m) in Iraq last month. Military sources told Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper that the gunman is a member of Joint Task Force 2, and made the shot from a high-rise building. It took the bullet almost 10 seconds to hit its target, it reports. The Canadian Special Operations Command confirmed to the BBC the sniper "hit a target" from that distance. The shot, which sources tell the paper was filmed, is thought to be a record for the longest confirmed kill. The sniper worked in tandem with an observer, who helps to spot targets, and used a standard Canadian military issued McMillan TAC-50 rifle. "The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh [so-called Islamic State] attack on Iraqi security forces," a military source told the paper. "Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far away, the bad guys didn't have a clue what was happening." |
Posted by:Beavis & Skidmark |
#7 Add HG2 as hope for the good guys. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-06-22 21:52 |
#6 Okay, my acronym page has now become "Acronyms & Terminologies" page. I added "hold-over" as the first terminology. Now at eight acronyms and one terminology. |
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-06-22 20:42 |
#5 NP, thank you for your comments and contributions. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-22 17:17 |
#4 I didn't scroll down far enough to find the color code. Thank you Besoeker. |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2017-06-22 17:13 |
#3 Thanks for the spelling correction, but who made the clarification? And I think I |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2017-06-22 16:56 |
#2 I wonder what the hold-over was. Hold-over - Aiming above your intended target to compensate for bullet drop |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2017-06-22 16:11 |
#1 Make mine a double, Beavis & Skidmark please. It's time to celebrate. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-22 15:03 |