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2007-01-09 Afghanistan

Sniper (Brit) celebrates with cigar after killing Taliban officer

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Posted by Cheaper Uleger8119 2007-01-09 01:35|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If that is what it takes, we should send a warehouse full of fine cigars to Afghanistan.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-01-09 08:17|| 2007-01-09 08:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess it depends on the cigar :)

Posted by Ol Dirty American 2007-01-09 08:19|| 2007-01-09 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 The Taliwhacker!

Posted by Ebbineper Gruck6881 2007-01-09 08:47|| 2007-01-09 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Excellent! I'd be happy to buy a round for him and his spotter.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2007-01-09 09:30|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2007-01-09 09:30|| Front Page Top

#5 1000m is a long way with a 7.62. Big hand all round

Posted by pihkalbadger 2007-01-09 10:49|| 2007-01-09 10:49|| Front Page Top

#6 The Taliwhacker. LOL :) Kudos to the Brit.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-01-09 10:52|| 2007-01-09 10:52|| Front Page Top

#7 pihkalbadger

My thoughts exactley 1000yards with a 7.62? I would guess this was either something more along the lines of the 50cal variety or this Rook is one bad MoFo. He would be haveing to shoot something like 10' over.

Posted by C-Low 2007-01-09 11:42|| 2007-01-09 11:42|| Front Page Top

#8 I think the Brits have access to the .338 Lapua Magnum rifles. Whether or not he was shooting one I don't know. The stats: 250-grain bullet at roughly 3,000 fps out to 1,500 meters (effective range).

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-09 12:16|| 2007-01-09 12:16|| Front Page Top

#9 I didn't lose any sleep about it. He was a Taliban commander after all.

Yup. Too many in our new congress have no idea what he talking about either.

But, at least the flowers will bloom brighter in the area now there is all that excellent certified alcohol-free and pork-free fertilizer....

Posted by BigEd 2007-01-09 12:43|| 2007-01-09 12:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Linky (full story) claims .338! Hats off to that Brit! Great first kill!

Posted by BA 2007-01-09 14:31|| 2007-01-09 14:31|| Front Page Top

#11
Cigars are dangerous.

Posted by Master of Obvious 2007-01-09 15:54|| 2007-01-09 15:54|| Front Page Top

#12 ...I know you can send Pizza to the IDF (http://pizzaidf.org/), but is there a Stogie For A Sniper program?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-09 15:54|| 2007-01-09 15:54|| Front Page Top

#13 http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/category.cfm?categoryID=17

Your welcome.

Posted by OIF3 Guy 2007-01-09 16:44|| 2007-01-09 16:44|| Front Page Top

#14 "Your" should be "You're," obviously.

Posted by OIF3 Guy 2007-01-09 16:45|| 2007-01-09 16:45|| Front Page Top

#15 Too bad there is no British version of Adopt-A-Sniper.

Posted by ed 2007-01-09 16:47|| 2007-01-09 16:47|| Front Page Top

#16 The paper should not have used the sniper's name. His family could be targeted back in Britain.

Posted by Keystone 2007-01-09 20:42|| 2007-01-09 20:42|| Front Page Top

#17 The paper should not have used the sniper's name. His family could be targeted back in Britain.

That's why they used it. :-/

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2007-01-09 23:12|| 2007-01-09 23:12|| Front Page Top

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