"British Army Sniper's Single Shot Kills 6 Taliban"

[acorneau]

I don't usually post up these kinds of things but I thought you guys might appreciate this one...


"A shot fired by a British Army sniper at a suspected Taliban fighter in Afghanistan last December ended up killing not just the man in the marksman's sights but also five other men who were thought to be militant soldiers."

Report: British Army Sniper's Single Shot Kills 6 Taliban : The Two-Way : NPR

 

[hellishhorses]

Gotta get creative in this ammo recession.

 

[GlockOwner]

title made me think april fools joke (gotta be suspect about everything you hear/read today *sigh*) but the story seems quite plausible and doesn't give any hints towards it being a fabrication. Nice shot and good job if true.

 

[kusai]

Pop goes the weasel

 

[Lame Bear]

Cheaper by the half dozen.

 

[Acera]

title made me think april fools joke (gotta be suspect about everything you hear/read today *sigh*) but the story seems quite plausible and doesn't give any hints towards it being a fabrication. Nice shot and good job if true.

Nope, it was reported earlier on other sites. (before April 1)
The Astonishing Way a Deadly Accurate Sniper Killed Six Taliban Insurgents From 930 Yards? With ONE Bullet | TheBlaze.com
How a 20-year-old British sniper killed six Taliban insurgents with a single bullet ? from 850 metres away | National Post
http://www.ablxboston.com/national/...ix-taliban-fighters-with-a-single-bullet.html

Now my question to acorneau, WTF you doing reading NPR? That junk will rot your brain

 

[shortround]

Brits consider any gun a machine gun. Not too many shawls will cover up a machine gun at any distance. Saps.

 

[F350-6]

The Brits are just plain lazy I tell ya. First they start shooting people at 2,700 yards. Guess they're too lazy to get any closer. Now they've resorted to taking out 6 with one shot.

I mean really? How hard is it to pull the trigger 5 more times if you're a professional soldier?

 

[Glockster69]

I wonder if you meant "certified warrior"

 

[robertc1024]

lol.

 

[Charlie]

I wonder if you meant "certified warrior"