Globe And Mail: Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq
A sniper with Canada's elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,450 metres.
Sources say a member of Joint Task Force 2 killed an Islamic State insurgent with a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle while firing from a high-rise during an operation that took place within the last month in Iraq. It took under 10 seconds to hit the target.
"The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh [Islamic State] attack on Iraqi security forces," said a military source, who stressed the operation fell within the strictures of the government's advise and assist mission. "Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far way, the bad guys didn't have a clue what was happening."
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WNU Editor: The distance was an incredible 3,450 metres .... almost 1,000 meters over the previous record.
5 comments:
Incredible skill.
A great shot, well done.
Thats just the ones you know about.
The good old Tac-50 proving itself time and again. It's what Rob Furlong used to get the world record in the past and that was incredible back then. This is phenomenal!
Of course this guys JTF2 so we'll probably never learn his name
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