I think that under the circumstances, this .jpg Is almost obligatory.
Posted on 04/02/2014 1:42:43 PM PDT by Smartisan
With a Taliban fighter looming in his sights half a mile away, the British sniper knew a clean shot would take down his enemy. What he could not have known was that the single bullet he fired would account for five more insurgents. But, incredibly, his rifle round triggered the explosive vest worn by his target, killing all those around him. The record-breaking shot was fired by a Coldstream Guards marksman on one of the last missions to be carried out by British troops in Afghanistan. UK forces are preparing to leave their last frontline base in Helmand as part of their withdrawal from Afghanistan. The sniper, a lance corporal who cannot be named for security reasons, was on a mission to intercept a suspected suicide bomber. Commanders feared the insurgent was planning to blow himself up at either a UK base, an Afghan security checkpoint or a civilian target such as a school or government building. Some 335 soldiers from the Brigade Reconnaissance Force and 90 Afghan troops were deployed on the operation on December 14 last year. As they moved to tackle the suicide bomber, they ran into fire from a group of 20 Taliban. As they moved to tackle the suicide bomber, a massive firefight broke out with up to 20 insurgents at about 9.30am. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Slack, commanding officer of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, who was overseeing the operation at Kakaran, said: ‘The guy wearing the vest was identified by the sniper moving down a tree line and coming over a ditch. ‘He had a winter shawl on which rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun. He was moving to a firing position when the sniper engaged him and the guy exploded.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
He did it again?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ceremony-marks-end-of-task-force-helmand
And today marks the end of UK command in South Afghan. Handed over to US.
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04/01/2014 8:00:01 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 5 replies The Telegraph ^ | 04/01/2014 | By Holly WattA British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has learnt. The 20-year-old marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) away, killing the suicide bomber and five others around him caught in the blast. The incident in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan happened in December but has only now been disclosed as Britain moves towards the withdrawal of all combat soldiers by the end of the year. Lt Col Richard Slack, commanding officer of... |
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04/01/2014 8:00:01 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 5 replies The Telegraph ^ | 04/01/2014 | By Holly WattA British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has learnt. The 20-year-old marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) away, killing the suicide bomber and five others around him caught in the blast. The incident in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan happened in December but has only now been disclosed as Britain moves towards the withdrawal of all combat soldiers by the end of the year. Lt Col Richard Slack, commanding officer of... |
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04/01/2014 12:58:46 AM PDT · by kingattax · 37 replies Telegraph UK ^ | 31 Mar 2014 | Holly WattA British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has learnt. The 20-year-old marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) away, killing the suicide bomber and five others around him caught in the blast. The incident in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan happened in December but has only now been disclosed as Britain moves towards the withdrawal of all combat soldiers by the end of the year. Lt Col Richard Slack, commanding officer of... |
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03/31/2014 3:00:21 PM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 78 replies telegraph.co.uk ^ British sniper in Afghanistan kills six Taliban with one bullet Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards hit trigger switch of suicide bomber whose device then exploded, Telegraph learns By Holly Watt, Sterga 2, Helmand province, Afghanistan 10:15PM BST 31 Mar 2014 A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has learnt. The 20-year-old marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) away, killing the suicide bomber and five others around him caught in... |
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Far too many FReepers wake up - read a news story - and post it. Regardless of how many times it’s been previously posted.
But of course, Search sucks, so it isn’t their fault.
Search does not suck. People just don’t know how to use it, in my opinion. It’s always worked for me.
I know. Sorry. Forgot my sarc tag.
Given current ammo prices (and availability - with cuts in the Army’s training ammo), snipers have to time their shots carefully.
Story that good has to be posted six times.
I think that under the circumstances, this .jpg Is almost obligatory.
Hold my gear and watch this!
Plus, he’s just downright rude!
he’s killed 24 now!
Maybe comment on the second story here? Or not.
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