Posted on 05/03/2010 12:49:16 PM PDT by KeyLargo
British sniper Craig Harrison (The Silent Assassin) breaks record, kills target from 1.5 miles away
By Michael Sheridan DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, May 3rd 2010, 1:28 PM Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison, a British Army sniper, now holds the record for the farthest shot (1.5 miles), which took down two Taliban gunmenn in Afghanistan. CPL Craig Harrison Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison, a British Army sniper, now holds the record for the farthest shot (1.5 miles), which took down two Taliban gunmenn in Afghanistan. Related News
A British soldier dubbed the Silent Assassin has broken a distance record after taking down two targets from a mile and a half away.
Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison, a British Army sniper, killed two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan from a distance of 8,120 feet, Sky News reported.
"The first round hit a machine gunner in the stomach and killed him outright. He went straight down and didn't move," the 35-year-old said of the incident, which took place in November 2009.
"The second insurgent grabbed the weapon and turned as my second shot hit him in the side. He went down, too. They were both dead."...
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I’m with you......nice....
His tribal tats are okay with me if he can make that kind of kill shot.
Oh yeah....
Now that gives me a nice, warm, & fuzzy feelin :^)
Thanks!
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