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killed an Iraqi gunman from 900 yards
evangilder said:In 2003 Royal Marines sniper Corporal Matt Hughes killed an Iraqi gunman from 900 yards with a "wonder shot" in which he aimed 56ft to the left and 35ft high to allow for wind.
The bullet's trajectory was calculated by his spotter after he studied the movement of dust in the breeze.
Now THAT, is amazing!
syscom3 said:At 900 yards, that bullet would have lost quite a bit of energy. I bet when it hit the terrorist, IT HURT LIKE HELL!!!!!!
I agree Eric that is amazing! Great work from the spotter to calculate that and then a great shot to follow it up.evangilder said:In 2003 Royal Marines sniper Corporal Matt Hughes killed an Iraqi gunman from 900 yards with a "wonder shot" in which he aimed 56ft to the left and 35ft high to allow for wind.
The bullet's trajectory was calculated by his spotter after he studied the movement of dust in the breeze.
Now THAT, is amazing!
A world-record killing shot by a Canadian sniper detachment in Afghanistan could never have been made with the ammunition they were issued when they left Edmonton last winter, the triggerman said in a recent interview. The Canadian .50-calibre rounds have a maximum range of between 2,200 and 2,300 metres.
But the U.S. rounds, they discovered, "fly farther, faster," said Cpl. "Bill", a 26-year-old native of Fogo Island, Nfld.
The two-man Canadian team, coupled with American Sgt. Zevon Durham of Greenville, S.C., made the kill from 2,430 metres, or nearly 2 1/2 kilometres, on the second shot.
This feat is the equivalent of standing at the foot of Yonge St. and hitting a target in the intersection of Yonge and Wellesley Sts., just north of College St.
The first shot blew a bag from the hand of their target, an Al Qaeda fighter walking on a road.
"He didn't even flinch," said Bill, who spoke on condition that his real name not be used.
"We made a correction and the next round hit exactly where we wanted it to. Well, a bit to the right."
The kill, one of more than 20 unofficially accredited to Canadian snipers during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley, beat the 35-year-old record of 2,500 yards, or 2,250 metres, set by U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock in Duc Pho, South Vietnam.