The impressive tally makes him one of the most successful snipers in the British armed forces.
His latest kill is said to be a “high valued target” in the terror group, which has put up fierce resistance as the US-backed coalition attempts to recapture Iraq’s second city from the extremists.
Taking his position outside a compound that was once a base for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the sharpshooter needed just a single bullet to punch through the senior ISIS commander’s body armour, killing him instantly.
The SAS waited for a week hiding less than a mile from the front gates before launching their assault. Patience pays off if you are a sniper.
The soldier used a Barrett M82 Light 50 rifle which can hit a target with a 0.50 inch calibre round from 1,800 metres (1.1 miles) away.
Even a "low value target" is worth the bullet, if only to set the record straight and increase the tally.
ReplyDelete50BMG runs about $10 per round. Well worth the price to send the "low value target" to his eternal dirtnap.
ReplyDeleteWhat was Kipling's line? Two thousand pounds of education/ Drops to a ten-rupee jezail! Aimed in the other direction this time.
DeleteWell, as those rednecks on Hee-Haw used to say,
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