Posted on 03/31/2014 3:00:21 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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 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 9/12 Royal Lancers, said the unnamed sharpshooter prevented a major attack by the Taliban, as a second suicide vest packed with 20kg (44lbs) of explosives was found nearby.
The same sniper, with his first shot on the tour of duty, killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1,465 yards (1,340m).
Several hundred British and Afghan soldiers were carrying out an operation in December when they were engaged in a gun battle with 15 to 20 insurgents.
“The guy was wearing a vest. He was identified by the sniper moving down a tree line and coming up over a ditch,” said Lt Col Slack. “He had a shawl on. It rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun.
“They were in contact and he was moving to a firing position. The sniper engaged him and the guy exploded. There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said.....
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Now that’s remote control.
Crack - BOOM! Force Multiplier.
It is pretty incredible what some really skilled shooters can do with the right equipment.
Here in the piney woods of NW Florida, I doubt one would ever need to shoot more than 500 yards and most would be under a hundred.
Maybe some day I hope I will get a .260 Remington, .243 or 6.5 Swedish Mauser that is unusually accurate. A .338 Lapua would be total overkill for me even in a worst case scenario.
I do have around 20 boxes of 6.5X55 Lapua Match for my old Swedish Mauser.
"Siebene auf Einen Streich!"
1 x 300 Winchester Magnum cartridge: $1.33 USD
KIA............. Six (6) Taliban: $1.33/6
Average Cost per KIA: 22 cents.
A little too pricey, should be under 10 cents. :-)
They all had blew eyes.
They blow up so fast. Nice work, Brit!
Christopher Scott “Chris” Kyle
(April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013)
Consider the .25-06
Actually I could probably get by with a .223 with a fast twist barrel for heavy bullets.
A 25-06 would be overkill for me but it is a nice cartridge.
Here is Helen Mirren, in RED, with her rifle.
Given that the UK has become a safe haven for Muslim radicals I agree that naming this hero was a bad idea. He’ll have a target on him and his family the moment he goes back home.
44 pounds of Semtex? Come on, Achmed, shrug it off...
Buy the man a beer! Nice shooting!
1465 yards = 0.83 miles
What does that have to do with scope optics?
I hope this was caught on camera.
Killateral Damage
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