Super Sniper Kills Taliban 1.5 Miles Away

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Headline was from Sky News

One hell of a distance! I can't even begin to imagine how much skill, patience and luck you must need to pull that off. Fair play to him! By the sounds of it he has been incredibly lucky! Bullets missing him by mere centimetres, having both arms broken as well in a road side bomb incident.

And not wanting to stoke the anti-war, all life is sacred flames with the seemingly lack of respect for the dead, good to see the record back with the British with a British weapon.
 
Marksman Headshot Bonus +864

Failure to read the article -864 points :p Snipers don't go for the headshots iirc, especially at that range. You go for the chest, largest target to try and maximise the chance to hit. Please correct me if I'm wrong however.
 
superb shooting....

Why is his rifle only rated at half the range he shot? Is the weapons effective range listed a "guide" only or is he just uber?
 
superb shooting....

Why is his rifle only rated at half the range he shot? Is the weapons effective range listed a "guide" only or is he just uber?

Sky News said:
To compensate for the spin and drift of the bullets as they flew the length of 25 football pitches, Cpl of Horse Harrison reportedly had to aim 6ft high and 20ins to the left.

;)
 
Cpl of Horse Harrison, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was using the British-built L115A3 Long Range Rifle, the army's most powerful sniper weapon
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Wahoo, the British have built something good!!

Must take some skill to shoot someone at 1.5 miles away, awesome story.

But yea, damn campers!

:D
 
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