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Gone in 28 seconds: Rapid-fire sniper takes out five Taliban soldiers to protect British patrol
Daily Mail ^
| May 6, 2010
Posted on 05/06/2010 3:12:46 AM PDT by rdl6989
A British Army sharp shooter has told how he killed five Taliban soldiers in 28 seconds - in a desperate bid to protect a British patrol that the insurgents were preparing to ambush.
The enemy targets were more than a mile away when the sniper, a corporal serving with 4 Rifles, got the all clear to take them out.
The corporal - who has 37 confirmed kills in just four months in the war zone - said that he and his spotter were set up in an old fort in Haji Alem, in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province.
They spotted the Taliban soldiers getting ready to attack a British foot patrol.
The sniper, who has not been named for security reasons, was using the L115A3 long-range rifle, which has an effective range of 1,100 metres.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; allies; banglist; l115a3; longshot; mawhinney; oneshotonekill; sniper
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To: KoRn
One would have thought....after eight missing rds. The perp would have hid better...I would have.
Reminds me of Navin R. Johnson: "He hates these cans. Stay away from the cans."
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posted on
05/06/2010 9:50:25 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: rdl6989
This guy is needed in Los Angeles & Arizona.
Wonder how much it would slow down illegals coming across the river if they were picked off from a long distance?
Would be fun to find out.
To: Osage Orange
Uploaded with
ImageShack.us no Courageous Restraint medal for him...
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posted on
05/06/2010 10:18:33 AM PDT
by
WOBBLY BOB
("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants"-Albert Camus)
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
05/06/2010 10:24:34 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: ridesthemiles
What river do you mean in L.A. & / or AZ.?
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posted on
05/06/2010 10:25:55 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: PapaBear3625
I understand that PapaBear. However, there are many folks around here who still do not understand military lines of authority.
Good Lord, look at all the frothing at the mouth regarding the release of information regarding our nuclear arsenal. The great majority of posters did not have a clue about National Security Classification Authority.
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posted on
05/06/2010 10:31:28 AM PDT
by
verity
(Obama Lies - Obongo must go!)
To: PhiloBedo
I thought that was Ralph Feinnes (?)He played a political Commisar.
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posted on
05/06/2010 10:38:00 AM PDT
by
gundog
(Outrage is anger taken by surprise. Nothing these people do surprises me anymore.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
He's chained to the staff weenies. Actually, given the short time in which the OK came, it sounds more like the staff weenies are chained to him....
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posted on
05/06/2010 10:40:27 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: count-your-change
Law played a Russian sniper set at the siege of Stalingrad.I know. But this is real life and bringing Law into this discussion is a form of blasphemy.
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posted on
05/07/2010 3:48:07 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
To: count-your-change
Actually the original poster said “Jude Law incarnate” which is absurd. If he had said “Vassili Zaitsev incarnate” it would have made more sense.
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posted on
05/07/2010 3:50:23 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
To: raybbr
“I know. But this is real life and bringing Law into this discussion is a form of blasphemy.”
May I suggest then, that you keep your eyes closed when these threads appear on your screen. (You do know that it was the actor Law, not the Cardinal Law? Just makin’ sure.)
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posted on
05/07/2010 5:24:20 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: count-your-change
Blasphemy is not limited to religious references.
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posted on
05/07/2010 7:31:16 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
To: raybbr
73
posted on
05/07/2010 7:35:22 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: count-your-change
What the heck are you talking about? The original poster made a reference to an actor playing a part instead of the real thing. That’s what I was commenting on.
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posted on
05/07/2010 7:38:52 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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