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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 3,540 metres.
The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Thursday that a member of Joint Task Force 2 made the record-breaking shot, killing an Islamic State insurgent during an operation in Iraq within the last month.
[...] The elite sniper was using 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.
[...] The military source said the JTF2 operation fell within the strictures of the government’s advise and assist mission.
[...] The kill was independently verified by video camera and other data, The Globe and Mail has learned.
[...] The skill of the JTF2 sniper in taking down an insurgent at 3,540 metres required math skills, great eyesight, precision of ammunition and firearms, and superb training.
Not our typical fare but the physics involved in making that shot are crazy.
Source: The Globe and Mail
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @03:42AM (13 children)
Does this post belong here? Taking out a live person, even an IS scumbag, with a sniper rifle is a competitive sport now? As if we don't already do that and much more with cruise missiles and armed drones?
Are you canuckistanis so proud now?
(Score: 2) by a-zA-Z0-9$_.+!*'(),- on Friday June 23 2017, @03:51AM (2 children)
You've never heard the expression "if it bleeds, it leads"?
https://newrepublic.com/article/114112/anonymouth-linguistic-tool-might-have-helped-jk-rowling
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @04:01AM (1 child)
How is it any different from dissecting nuances and technique of IS beheading? FFS, am I the weirdo here?
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @04:12AM
Behead the tiny birdbrain of the Wimpy Uzzard!
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday June 23 2017, @04:02AM
It's just a family friendly physics story.
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(Score: 1) by anarchy on Friday June 23 2017, @04:02AM
There's a fair amount of science and technology involved with ultra-long distance shooting.
Yeah, it's a little odd for a tech blog. But not out of the realm of reason.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday June 23 2017, @04:42AM (2 children)
"taking out a live person" is what terrorists, mafia (directly), corporations (indirectly) do. What this guy did is taking out an enemy. Old school war is a contract. You wear an uniform, get to kill the other side and risk getting killed by them all without trial. Unfortunately that guy Napoleon started fucking with the rules and his mason friends kept doing that until the present mess.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @05:07AM (1 child)
Remind us when Canada last declared war.
(With USA, that was December 8, 1941.
All military engagements by USA.gov since September 2, 1945, when that war ended, have been unconstitutional.)
...and if I simply declare you "an enemy" does that give me the right to shoot you?
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(Score: 4, Informative) by kaszz on Friday June 23 2017, @05:14AM
You can shoot anyone you want if you have the military force to keep any retribution away. That is how governments does it in essence.
(Score: 2) by driverless on Friday June 23 2017, @08:52AM (3 children)
Hey, were were talking about breading cats yesterday, killing Daesh isn't so far removed. Tomorrow we're doing puppy recipes. Do try and keep up.
(Score: 3, Touché) by rts008 on Friday June 23 2017, @10:11AM (2 children)
I must of missed the cat breading discussion, so I'll chime in here instead.
I prefer my cat deep fried with a tempura breading. Cornmeal breading just does not suit fried cat, IMHO. ;-)
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday June 23 2017, @11:52AM (1 child)
I missed that one, too. Is there a difference between Persian and tabby?
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday June 23 2017, @09:01PM
Persian is like Fugu fish. If you don't clean it up properly, it makes a deadly mess ... well, unless you can self-Heimlich a hairball.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 23 2017, @10:43AM
Sooo proud canada canada canada
Not really: but I guess cheaper than having him paint the target and have an expensive bomber fly over and drop an expensive bomb on a village.
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