Post by Chaindriven on Jul 18, 2009 14:37:19 GMT -6
Afghanistan.
Video shots are made through the spotter's scope. The Spotter accompanies the Sniper. The Spotter positions himself next to the Sniper and assists him in Target or Tango acquisition. The sniper teams consist of three men weighted down with sophisticated telescopic weapons and ammunition. They wear neither helmets or armour vests and operate independently by stealth over extended periods isolated from their bases. Each three-man team has one sniper rifle, three standard rifles, one of them with a 203mm grenade launcher.
In the video, the Sniper is using a 50 calibre rifle. The 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. Snipers fire special 50-calibre McMillan tactical rifles, which are bolt-action with five-round magazines.
In this video. Taliban Insurgents are snipping at Allied Forces. The first kill, you see the Insurgent lying on the summit of the peak in front of you. When you hear the shot, watch what happens. The sound travels slower than the round and therefore the Insurgent is unable to hear the incoming shot.
The Ally Sniper's handy work your seeing, has been confirmed as hitting a Taliban Tango at a range of 2,310 metres, the longest recorded and confirmed sniper kill in our history. The previous record of 2,250 metres was set by US Marine Sniper Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967.
The Sniper was at an altitude of 8,500 feet and the Taliban Tango, across the valley, was at 9,000 feet. Sniper units often operated in support of US Infantry Units. The record lasted only one day, until a second Sniper neutralized an enemy Tango at 2,400 metres (8000 feet).
Video shots are made through the spotter's scope. The Spotter accompanies the Sniper. The Spotter positions himself next to the Sniper and assists him in Target or Tango acquisition. The sniper teams consist of three men weighted down with sophisticated telescopic weapons and ammunition. They wear neither helmets or armour vests and operate independently by stealth over extended periods isolated from their bases. Each three-man team has one sniper rifle, three standard rifles, one of them with a 203mm grenade launcher.
In the video, the Sniper is using a 50 calibre rifle. The 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. Snipers fire special 50-calibre McMillan tactical rifles, which are bolt-action with five-round magazines.
In this video. Taliban Insurgents are snipping at Allied Forces. The first kill, you see the Insurgent lying on the summit of the peak in front of you. When you hear the shot, watch what happens. The sound travels slower than the round and therefore the Insurgent is unable to hear the incoming shot.
The Ally Sniper's handy work your seeing, has been confirmed as hitting a Taliban Tango at a range of 2,310 metres, the longest recorded and confirmed sniper kill in our history. The previous record of 2,250 metres was set by US Marine Sniper Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967.
The Sniper was at an altitude of 8,500 feet and the Taliban Tango, across the valley, was at 9,000 feet. Sniper units often operated in support of US Infantry Units. The record lasted only one day, until a second Sniper neutralized an enemy Tango at 2,400 metres (8000 feet).