A HERO sniper took out an ISIS fanatic with an incredible 11,300ft shot –
measuring two miles – the longest confirmed kill ever recorded.
A member of Canada’s Joint Task Force 2 killed the insurgent
with a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle during an operation last
month in Iraq, according to reports.
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Sources wouldn’t reveal the names of the elite sniper and his
partner or the exact location where the shooting took place for
operational reasons.
A military source told the Globe and Mail: “The shot in question
actually disrupted a Daesh [Islamic State] attack on Iraqi security forces.
“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.”
The source stressed the operation fell within the strictures of the
Trudeau government’s advise and assist mission, news.com.au reports.
The shot took just under 10 seconds to hit the target and was fired
from a high-rise location during an operation within the past four weeks.
The kill was independently verified by video camera and other data,
according to the Canadian press.
Another military source added: “Hard data on this. It isn’t an opinion.
It isn’t an approximation. There is a second location with eyes on
with all the right equipment to capture exactly what the shot was.
“This is an incredible feat. It is a world record that might never be equalled.”
The longest confirmed kill world record was previously held by
British sniper Craig Harrison, who shot a Taliban soldier with a 338
Lapua Magnum rifle from 8,120ft - equal to 1.5 miles - away in 2009.
Previously Canadian Corporal Rob Furlong had set the world record in
2002 at 7,972ft when he gunned down an Afghan insurgent carrying
an RPK machine gun during Operation Anaconda in 2002.
Weeks before that the record was held by Canadian
Master Corporal Arron Perry who fatally shot an insurgent from
7,578ft during the same operation.
Canada is not part of The Multi-National Force — Iraq which
consists of military from the US, UK, Australia, Spain and Poland.
The skill of the JTF2 sniper in taking down an insurgent at 11,300ft
required math skills, great eyesight, precision of ammunition and firearms,
and intense training.
“It is at the distance where you have to account not just for the ballistics
of the round, which change over time and distance, you have to
adjust for wind, and the wind would be swirling,” said a source with
expertise in training Canadian special forces.
“You have to adjust for him firing from a higher location downward
and as the round drops you have to account for that. And from that
distance you actually have to account for the curvature of the Earth.”
The operation is reported to have involved about 200 JTF2 elite special
forces in northern Iraq, primarily tasked with counter-terrorism, sniper
operations and hostage rescue.
The Trudeau government has expanded the military commitment in Iraq,
committing 207 Canadian special forces trainers in an assist, train and
advise mission. Canadian commandos are not meant to be involved
in direct combat.
An army source said: “Canada has a world-class sniper system.
It is not just a sniper. They work in pairs. There is an observer.
“This is a skill set that only a very few people have.”
The longest confirmed sniper kill shot by a US solider was by
Sergeant Bryan Kremer when he killed an Iraqi insurgent with
his Barrett M82A1 rifle at 7,545ft in 2004.
(The Sun, UK)
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