Earlier this year an Australian Commando sniper team was secreted in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Through binoculars at a distance invisible to the naked eye they spotted a group of Taliban. The soldiers having means of identifying targets went through a process of obtaining verification and permission to engage.
Two marksmen using Barrett M82A1 50 calibre rifles simultaneously fired. The bullets were six seconds in the air. One killed the Taliban commander. It is not known for certain which sniper fired the fatal shot.
While there have been no triumphant press releases, in the tight global Special Forces sniper community the shot is much discussed, because it seems certain to be a world record.
As the bullet yawed through the thin air on a windless morning, GPS aids measured the distance at 2815m. The targeted Taliban would not have heard the gunfire. The hand of death came quickly, but silently.
The previous world record achieved by British Corporal Craig Harrison occurred also in Helmand in November 2009. Firing from a distance of 2475m, Harrison killed two Taliban.
Soldiers from the Anglosphere continue to demonstrate their superior martial skills.
Hat tip: Bayou Renaissance Man
Peace, through superior firepower.
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