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Canadian Snipers in Afghanistan
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> They never saw it coming. Canadian Sniper wiping out
> Taliban Sniper In Afghanistan
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> These video shots are not made through the shooter's
> telescopic sight. They are made
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> looking through the spotter's scope. The spotter lies
> right next to the sniper and helps the sniper to
>
> find and home in on the target.
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>
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> The sniper is using a 50 caliber rifle. A 50 cal. round is
> about 7-8 inches long and the casing is about an inch in
> diameter. The
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> bullet itself is one-half inch in diameter and roughly one
> and one-half inches long.
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> Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A
> Taliban is laying on top of the peak in front of you... when
> you hear the
>
> shot fired....watch what happens. The sniper is also about
> a half mile away or more.
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>
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> A Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as
> hitting an enemy soldier at a range of 2,310 meters (7565
> ft/1.43 miles), the longest
>
> recorded and confirmed sniper shot in history. The previous
> record of 2,250 meters (7369 ft/1.4 miles) was set by US
> Marine sniper Carlos
>
> Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967. The Canadian sniper was at an
> altitude of 8,500 feet and the target,across a valley, was
> at 9,000 feet.
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> Canadian sniper units often operate in support of US
> infantry units, which were grateful for their help.
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>
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> The record lasted only one day, until a second Canadian
> sniper hit an enemy soldier at 2,400 meters
>
> (7860 feet/1.48 miles). The Canadian snipers fire special
> 50-caliber McMillan tactical rifles, which are bolt-action
> weapons
>
> with five-round magazines. The Canadian snipers were the
> only Canadian troops operating without helmets or flak
> jackets as they had too much
>
> other equipment to carry. Each three-man team has one
> sniper rifle, three standard rifles Canadian (C7s), one of
> them with a 203mm grenade
>
> launcher.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VbcMcaabd4[/ame]
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>
>
> They never saw it coming. Canadian Sniper wiping out
> Taliban Sniper In Afghanistan
>
> These video shots are not made through the shooter's
> telescopic sight. They are made
>
> looking through the spotter's scope. The spotter lies
> right next to the sniper and helps the sniper to
>
> find and home in on the target.
>
>
>
> The sniper is using a 50 caliber rifle. A 50 cal. round is
> about 7-8 inches long and the casing is about an inch in
> diameter. The
>
> bullet itself is one-half inch in diameter and roughly one
> and one-half inches long.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A
> Taliban is laying on top of the peak in front of you... when
> you hear the
>
> shot fired....watch what happens. The sniper is also about
> a half mile away or more.
>
>
>
> A Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as
> hitting an enemy soldier at a range of 2,310 meters (7565
> ft/1.43 miles), the longest
>
> recorded and confirmed sniper shot in history. The previous
> record of 2,250 meters (7369 ft/1.4 miles) was set by US
> Marine sniper Carlos
>
> Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967. The Canadian sniper was at an
> altitude of 8,500 feet and the target,across a valley, was
> at 9,000 feet.
>
>
>
>
>
> Canadian sniper units often operate in support of US
> infantry units, which were grateful for their help.
>
>
>
> The record lasted only one day, until a second Canadian
> sniper hit an enemy soldier at 2,400 meters
>
> (7860 feet/1.48 miles). The Canadian snipers fire special
> 50-caliber McMillan tactical rifles, which are bolt-action
> weapons
>
> with five-round magazines. The Canadian snipers were the
> only Canadian troops operating without helmets or flak
> jackets as they had too much
>
> other equipment to carry. Each three-man team has one
> sniper rifle, three standard rifles Canadian (C7s), one of
> them with a 203mm grenade
>
> launcher.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VbcMcaabd4[/ame]
