Super Sniper Kills Taliban 1.5 Miles Away
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Watch how vegetation and other things move in the wind along the path of the bullet?
That combined with hundreds/thousands of hours training and experience
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Simply awesome.
Thanks for the link. Almost sends a shiver down my back thinking about it. '3 seconds to reach target'? I mean -- holy cow.
Thanks for the link. Almost sends a shiver down my back thinking about it. '3 seconds to reach target'? I mean -- holy cow.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not. Not really appropiate to talk about someone specific personally on a public forum, A couple of years after my time anyway.
I can tell you a bit about the troop he was a member of. He would have been part of a four man squad, and Troop would have been on Reconnaissance and pretty much on their own, 72 hours ahead of any support. There are only 24 men in the BRT, split into 6 squads of 4, they are used for recce and support of the SAS along with Pathfinders. The BRF or BFT as they are now known is a covert reconnaissance troop, trained for information and topography collection and specific small target aquisition rather than out and out engagement. A lot is said of the SAS and their target spotting and painting in Iraq, the BRF were actually responsible for a lot of it.
These guys are not just snipers either, he would have been trained in RTI, extreme survival, infiltration and exfiltration techniques, the training is comparable to the Para Pathfinders and are parachute trained. Each four man unit would be self contained, with command/Surveillance/Assault. Which is why I found ThomThumb2010 so foolish in his claims.
That shot was something else though, and proves how invaluable an experienced Spotter is and that they don't get enough credit.
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I meant you might point out that such total skill could only come from a RM
I thought that about the spotter also.
56ft windage at 1000yds (35ft drop) would be a 65mph wind!
The 7.62 calibre round from Matt’s L96 sniper rifle was aimed 56ft to the left to allow for the wind, and 35ft high to allow for the distance.
Aimbot, tbh.
How do they compensate for what the wind is doing half a mile away?
The main effect of the wind on a bullet is near to the shooter, so you can allow for most of the drift knowing what the wind is near you. Plus he'd have had a spotter calling his fall of shot for him, allowing him to compensate for it after a couple of rounds. Once you see where the fall of shot is, it's easy enough to dial in the correction or hold off for follow up shots which is what he'd have done as theres no way his scope had enough adjustment to dial in a 64MOA correction.
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Gah just as well I'm a better shot than a poster 
You ain't doing to well at this quoting malarkey are ya goblin
You can dial in correction on a scope so the target stays in the crosshairs up to (depending on scope) say 40 MOA which at this range is 33ft.
After that you have mil dots on a scope that allow you to judge another 14 ft or so, after that you're using training and skill to judge it.
After that you have mil dots on a scope that allow you to judge another 14 ft or so, after that you're using training and skill to judge it.
I meant you might point out that such total skill could only come from a RM
I thought that was so obvious that it wasn't worth mentioning
It's fair to point out that the spotter would also be a trained sniper of equal calibre as the guy who took the shot.
It's a shame that we haven't ThomThumbs2010's input considering his extensive expertise and experience in this area....
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Agreed.
It is my rifle of choice at the gun club although it is the L96 I am using. Fantastic pice of kit.
I am very impressed with this new supposed world record, more so that it was with a .338 round. Although the rifle I am firing above is 7.62mm/.308, you sometimes have to compensate for wind etc on a 300m range so 2 x shots at 2475 meters is incredible, especially with a round that is not designed for that range.
It is interesting to read that someone else gives credit to a spotter. They never get the credit they deserve.
Working out the parabolic described by the bullet at that kind of range must have required almost genious. I thought something must have been wrong with the reporting as the bullet would have dropped over 20m during the course of it's flight if it was fired on a flat trajectory (if my elementary physics is right!). Working out what elevation you need to make the bullet climb just the right ammount during flight before starting to fall would be an almost insane task on the fly - kind of rams home just how much these guys must know about their weapons.
And for the record, do I believe it right to glorify someone for killing people trying to kill your mates? Absolutely!
And for the record, do I believe it right to glorify someone for killing people trying to kill your mates? Absolutely!
Take a Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 day scope as used on the L115A3, the MOA is 56 at 1/4 click and 93 MOA at 1cm click. 5-25x magnification with Parallax adjustment from 50m.
For those you want to know more about Minutes of Angle and Milliradian look here:
http://snipercountry.com/Articles/MilDot_MOA.asp
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i think the spotter has a pda style computer that does a lot of calculations.
Technically he's only trying to kill your mates because you're killing his though