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SCOTS SNIPER KILLS TALIBAN LEADER WITH LONGEST SHOT
Sunday August 9,2009
A SCOTTISH soldier has been praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan after shooting a top Taliban fighter from almost a mile away.
Corporal Christopher Reynolds took out the Afghan drug lord during some of the hardest fighting of the war so far.
The 25-year-old, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, kept watch on a shop rooftop for three days to eliminate the target.
But he admitted the top-level Taliban fighter – known as Musa – was so far away it took him a couple of attempts to get the aim right.
Initially Musa, who was with four men, did not even realise he was being shot at.
But Cpl Reynolds, of Dalgety Bay, in Fife, together with his spotter Lance Corporal David Hatton, worked out different factors such as wind speed and the trajectory of the bullet to hit the target. Musa, who was more than 1,500 metres away, was taken out with a single shot to the chest.
Cpl Reynolds, who has killed 32 Taliban fighters, said: “I was quite proud of that shot. It is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan. I am going to use that fact as a chat-up line in the pub when I get back home.”
His 20-year-old spotter, from Castlemilk, in Glasgow, added: “We had been in position for three days when he made that shot. He did a top job that day.”
Another Scot in the same unit eliminated a sniper by using a precision missile launcher which costs £70,000 to fire.
Sergeant Daniel Buist, of Arbroath, Angus, hit the insurgent hiding in a two-feet wide “murder hole” dug out of a wall.
The 34-year-old fired his Javelin launcher – only used in the “most desperate of situations” – to take out the sniper after seeing him shoot patrols.
Incredibly, his aim was so accurate he hit the enemy fighter without damaging the compound wall.
SCOTS SNIPER KILLS TALIBAN LEADER WITH LONGEST SHOT
Sunday August 9,2009
A SCOTTISH soldier has been praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan after shooting a top Taliban fighter from almost a mile away.
Corporal Christopher Reynolds took out the Afghan drug lord during some of the hardest fighting of the war so far.
The 25-year-old, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, kept watch on a shop rooftop for three days to eliminate the target.
But he admitted the top-level Taliban fighter – known as Musa – was so far away it took him a couple of attempts to get the aim right.
Initially Musa, who was with four men, did not even realise he was being shot at.
But Cpl Reynolds, of Dalgety Bay, in Fife, together with his spotter Lance Corporal David Hatton, worked out different factors such as wind speed and the trajectory of the bullet to hit the target. Musa, who was more than 1,500 metres away, was taken out with a single shot to the chest.
Cpl Reynolds, who has killed 32 Taliban fighters, said: “I was quite proud of that shot. It is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan. I am going to use that fact as a chat-up line in the pub when I get back home.”
His 20-year-old spotter, from Castlemilk, in Glasgow, added: “We had been in position for three days when he made that shot. He did a top job that day.”
Another Scot in the same unit eliminated a sniper by using a precision missile launcher which costs £70,000 to fire.
Sergeant Daniel Buist, of Arbroath, Angus, hit the insurgent hiding in a two-feet wide “murder hole” dug out of a wall.
The 34-year-old fired his Javelin launcher – only used in the “most desperate of situations” – to take out the sniper after seeing him shoot patrols.
Incredibly, his aim was so accurate he hit the enemy fighter without damaging the compound wall.
Re: something to be very proud of
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didnt the canadian sniper take a guy at over 2500 yds?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didnt the canadian sniper take a guy at over 2500 yds?
Re: something to be very proud of
You're not wrong.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The longest range recorded for a sniper kill currently stands at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd, or 1.51 miles), accomplished by Master Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002 during the war in Afghanistan. Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating in Operation Anaconda. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI).</div></div>
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper
You're not wrong.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The longest range recorded for a sniper kill currently stands at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd, or 1.51 miles), accomplished by Master Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002 during the war in Afghanistan. Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating in Operation Anaconda. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI).</div></div>
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper
Re: something to be very proud of
Yup... there you have it. 1500 is still a long shot, but not when you compare it to 2,657 it isn't.
"praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan"
... typical dumbasses not doing proper research before publishing their unsubstantiated shit.
Yup... there you have it. 1500 is still a long shot, but not when you compare it to 2,657 it isn't.
"praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan"
... typical dumbasses not doing proper research before publishing their unsubstantiated shit.
Re: something to be very proud of
it don't matter how long it really was, the lad did good putting his life on the line so we can be free to talk shit.!!!!!!!!!!!!
it don't matter how long it really was, the lad did good putting his life on the line so we can be free to talk shit.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: something to be very proud of
I don't recall seeing the caliber there, but if it was a 308 it's a further "scaled" shot than the Canadian shot with the 50cal.
Damn fine shooting no matter what he was shooting, good on him.
I don't recall seeing the caliber there, but if it was a 308 it's a further "scaled" shot than the Canadian shot with the 50cal.
Damn fine shooting no matter what he was shooting, good on him.
Re: something to be very proud of
Yeah, to clarify... not saying a damn thing bad about the shooter.
Just saying that the press never gets anything right... because they are mostly comprised of fuckn idiots.
Yeah, to clarify... not saying a damn thing bad about the shooter.
Just saying that the press never gets anything right... because they are mostly comprised of fuckn idiots.
Re: something to be very proud of
THE PRESS SAY IN THIS ARTICE THAT IT WAS AN ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL L115A3 .338
British sniper shoots and kills Taliban warlord one mile away
By Mirror.co.uk 15/08/2009
A hawk-eyed British sniper killed a Taliban warlord during a fierce gun battle – from 1.15 miles away.
Cpl Chris Reynolds, 25, camped on a roof for three days as he waited for perfect conditions to take the shot.
He calculated the range, wind and trajectory before pulling the trigger – and the bullet flew 1,853 metres before hitting its target.
It is the furthest distance any fatal bullet has ever been fired in Afghanistan.
The warlord, known as Mula, was thought to be responsible for co-ordinating several attacks against British and US troops.
Cpl Reynolds, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, has already claimed 32 rebel fighters.
His latest kill came last week during a firefight in the town of Babaji in Helmand Province. Yesterday he told how the Taliban chief slumped into the arms of a stunned colleague after being hit.
The father-of-one said: “We were in a bazaar for days in some very heavy fighting and had taken up a position on a shop roof.
“From the first few minutes after we landed, we came into contact with the enemy. We were taking fire all the time.
“We were observing down the valley and I saw a group of five Taliban. I identified one straight away as the commander because I watched him through the scope giving all the orders. I have to admit the first round landed next to him. I was so far away he didn’t even realise he was being shot at.
“I changed aim and after taking into account all the different factors including trajectory my gun scope was actually aiming at the top of a doorway. I fired and the bullet went off, coming down and hitting him in the chest. He dropped straight away into the arms of a fighter behind him.”
Cpl Reynolds, who has been in Afghanistan since March, added: “He had been given a lead sleeping tablet. I was quite proud of that shot – it is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan.”
In the same battle, an Afghan sniper was taken out by a British Javelin missile.
The rifle Cpl Reynolds used was an Accuracy International L115A3 – a large calibre weapon only designed to be accurate over a range of up to 1,100 metres.
It carries a five-round magazine is 1.3 metres long and weighs 6.8kg.
Cpl Reynolds’ spotter was Lance Cpl David Hatton, 20, from Castlemilk, Glasgow.
He joked: “He did a brilliant job that day – but we are all getting a sick of him going on about it all the time and telling us what a great shot he is.”
Cpl Reynolds, of Dalgety Bay, Fife, is on his first tour of Afghanistan but has previously served in Iraq.
His wife Becca Reynolds, 29, who lives in Trowbridge, Wilts, with their son Joshua, three yesterday hailed her hubby a hero.
She said: “I was ecstatic when I found out what he had done. I thought it was fantastic, not only for him but for the whole of Black Watch.
“He said he keeps on going on about it and everyone over there is telling him to shut up.”
THE PRESS SAY IN THIS ARTICE THAT IT WAS AN ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL L115A3 .338
British sniper shoots and kills Taliban warlord one mile away
By Mirror.co.uk 15/08/2009
A hawk-eyed British sniper killed a Taliban warlord during a fierce gun battle – from 1.15 miles away.
Cpl Chris Reynolds, 25, camped on a roof for three days as he waited for perfect conditions to take the shot.
He calculated the range, wind and trajectory before pulling the trigger – and the bullet flew 1,853 metres before hitting its target.
It is the furthest distance any fatal bullet has ever been fired in Afghanistan.
The warlord, known as Mula, was thought to be responsible for co-ordinating several attacks against British and US troops.
Cpl Reynolds, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, has already claimed 32 rebel fighters.
His latest kill came last week during a firefight in the town of Babaji in Helmand Province. Yesterday he told how the Taliban chief slumped into the arms of a stunned colleague after being hit.
The father-of-one said: “We were in a bazaar for days in some very heavy fighting and had taken up a position on a shop roof.
“From the first few minutes after we landed, we came into contact with the enemy. We were taking fire all the time.
“We were observing down the valley and I saw a group of five Taliban. I identified one straight away as the commander because I watched him through the scope giving all the orders. I have to admit the first round landed next to him. I was so far away he didn’t even realise he was being shot at.
“I changed aim and after taking into account all the different factors including trajectory my gun scope was actually aiming at the top of a doorway. I fired and the bullet went off, coming down and hitting him in the chest. He dropped straight away into the arms of a fighter behind him.”
Cpl Reynolds, who has been in Afghanistan since March, added: “He had been given a lead sleeping tablet. I was quite proud of that shot – it is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan.”
In the same battle, an Afghan sniper was taken out by a British Javelin missile.
The rifle Cpl Reynolds used was an Accuracy International L115A3 – a large calibre weapon only designed to be accurate over a range of up to 1,100 metres.
It carries a five-round magazine is 1.3 metres long and weighs 6.8kg.
Cpl Reynolds’ spotter was Lance Cpl David Hatton, 20, from Castlemilk, Glasgow.
He joked: “He did a brilliant job that day – but we are all getting a sick of him going on about it all the time and telling us what a great shot he is.”
Cpl Reynolds, of Dalgety Bay, Fife, is on his first tour of Afghanistan but has previously served in Iraq.
His wife Becca Reynolds, 29, who lives in Trowbridge, Wilts, with their son Joshua, three yesterday hailed her hubby a hero.
She said: “I was ecstatic when I found out what he had done. I thought it was fantastic, not only for him but for the whole of Black Watch.
“He said he keeps on going on about it and everyone over there is telling him to shut up.”
Re: something to be very proud of
They sure don't know what OPSEC and PERSEC mean do they? His whole family is now at risk.
They sure don't know what OPSEC and PERSEC mean do they? His whole family is now at risk.
Re: something to be very proud of
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: usmcsniperone</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> They sure don't know what OPSEC and PERSEC mean do they? His whole family is now at risk. </div></div>
you are correct my friend. Dumbshit putting his name and his families name on the internet where the terrorists can acess it
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: usmcsniperone</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> They sure don't know what OPSEC and PERSEC mean do they? His whole family is now at risk. </div></div>
you are correct my friend. Dumbshit putting his name and his families name on the internet where the terrorists can acess it
Re: something to be very proud of
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lindy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You're not wrong.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The longest range recorded for a sniper kill currently stands at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd, or 1.51 miles), accomplished by Master Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002 during the war in Afghanistan. Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating in Operation Anaconda. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI).</div></div>
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper
</div></div>
Perhaps they meant by a British soldier, not from all alliance participants.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lindy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You're not wrong.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The longest range recorded for a sniper kill currently stands at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd, or 1.51 miles), accomplished by Master Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002 during the war in Afghanistan. Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating in Operation Anaconda. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI).</div></div>
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper
</div></div>
Perhaps they meant by a British soldier, not from all alliance participants.
Re: something to be very proud of
Perhaps that is what they meant - but it isn't what they said.
Perhaps that is what they meant - but it isn't what they said.
Re: something to be very proud of
This happened a while ago, didn't it? I thought I read about it a while ago. Maybe a month?
This happened a while ago, didn't it? I thought I read about it a while ago. Maybe a month?
Re: something to be very proud of
Maybe it's not his real name...to "protect the innocent" so to speak...
Maybe it's not his real name...to "protect the innocent" so to speak...
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