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Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq 2017-06-22 03:34:03 Post No. 34328224
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Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq 2017-06-22 03:34:03 Post No. 34328224
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Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq
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2017-06-22 03:34:03
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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.
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"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."
The kill was independently verified by video camera and other data, The Globe and Mail has learned.
"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," another military source said.
A military insider told The Globe: "This is an incredible feat. It is a world record that might never be equalled."
The world record was previously held by British sniper Craig Harrison, who shot a Taliban gunner with a 338 Lapua Magnum rifle from 2,475 metres away in 2009.
Previously, Canadian Corporal Rob Furlong had set the world record in 2002 at 2,430 metres when he gunned down an Afghan insurgent carrying an RPK machine gun during Operation Anaconda.
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>>34328224
>>34328238
Man, hockey sticks have come a long way so you he could make that SLAP shot.
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>>34328238
>Instead of dropping a bomb
Translation: we asked the Americans to drop a bomb but they were busy so we improvised.
Great shot though.
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>>34328649
poor canadians couldnt afford their own airstrike
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>>34328224
Anyone know what optics were used?
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>>34328664
Necessity is the mother of invention.
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>>34328829
Leupold Mark 4-16x40mm LR/T M1 Riflescope Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PMII Nightforce NXS 8–32x56 Mil-dot
at least according to the reddit thread
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FeelReallyGoodMan. Shit yeah.
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>>34328224
11,318 feet
2.14 miles
damn.
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link the a source?
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