Sniper kills two Taliban from 1.54 miles away

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Jeeebus

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Wonder if he was able to place the second shot before the first landed or how much warning the second guy got...that would be the mark of a true bad ass shotter.

don't think so - 2nd guy hopped on the machine gun when the first guy went down.
 

destrekor

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HA!
Take that Canada!

:biggrin:

wait, shit.

Canada, we must enter into a race to bring this record back to North America! Damn Brits trying to steal the thunder.
YOU GONNA TAKE THAT?! They got a prince or two! This can't stand!
 
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destrekor

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So... I just had to think about that.
Imagine being the second guy. You're just scanning the area, shootin' the shit with your buddy who is on the MG. Then, he just drops and likely has the nastiest hole in his guts imaginable. You hear and see nothing.

I'd fucking run my ass off if I couldn't even hear the rifle report. That means someone sees you, but you could only wish to see them.
Granted, probably still end up dead while trying to scan the horizon after finding a new spot.
 

dennilfloss

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So... I just had to think about that.
Imagine being the second guy. You're just scanning the area, shootin' the shit with your buddy who is on the MG. Then, he just drops and likely has the nastiest hole in his guts imaginable. You hear and see nothing.

It's like seeing your buddy receive a plasma shot from a predator's shoulder cannon.
 

Train

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So... I just had to think about that.
Imagine being the second guy. You're just scanning the area, shootin' the shit with your buddy who is on the MG. Then, he just drops and likely has the nastiest hole in his guts imaginable. You hear and see nothing.

I'd fucking run my ass off if I couldn't even hear the rifle report. That means someone sees you, but you could only wish to see them.
Granted, probably still end up dead while trying to scan the horizon after finding a new spot.

fuck running. Drop like a rock behind the nearest possible cover. And if you do have to run, zig zag in a random pattern so its impossible for someone to get a lead from a distance.
 

Adul

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Harrison killed one machinegunner with his first attempt and felled the other with his next shot. He then let off a final round to knock the enemy weapon out of action.

Not once, not twice, but three times hitting his targets.

Harrison was sent back to the UK for treatment, but insisted on returning to the front line after making a full recovery.

Look out taliban
 

Nik

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Heh, If I was from England (which bans all guns) and had the option to be out shooting that beast (and was DAMN good at it) I wouldn't want to stay home either.

It's more about being out there with your brothers in arms than it is getting to blow stuff up and shoot shit. There's a bit of survivor's guilt tossed in, too, etc.
 

Train

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It's more about being out there with your brothers in arms than it is getting to blow stuff up and shoot shit. There's a bit of survivor's guilt tossed in, too, etc.

Oh is THAT what it's about? A big warm and fuzzy for your very own ya-ya sisterhood? lol gimme a break.

<--- Did some hard time in Fallujah, and I'm talking downtown, not the creampuff suburbs.
 

Nik

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Oh is THAT what it's about? A big warm and fuzzy for your very own ya-ya sisterhood? lol gimme a break.

<--- Did some hard time in Fallujah, and I'm talking downtown, not the creampuff suburbs.

<--- knows people who didn't come back
 

Nik

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Nope, I wasn't. That doesn't preclude me from understanding what's explained to me by those who were there. Just because you don't seem to have any attachment to the men around you (or are just hiding it and trying to act macho like so many others I've seen) doesn't mean others do not have an attachment either. The vast majority of those I've worked with and gotten to know say they go for the man next to them.
 

Train

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Nope, I wasn't. That doesn't preclude me from understanding what's explained to me by those who were there. Just because you don't seem to have any attachment to the men around you (or are just hiding it and trying to act macho like so many others I've seen) doesn't mean others do not have an attachment either. The vast majority of those I've worked with and gotten to know say they go for the man next to them.

Do I watch out for the men next to me? Fuck yeah. Are they close to me? Fuck yeah.

Why would you assume otherwise? Because I think you dont know what you are talking about when you say "its all about..."?

If you want friends, join a fraternity, if you want to serve your country, join the military. Friendships within your unit are free bonus you get for serving.

"getting to blow stuff up and shoot shit."? Yep, another cool benifit.
 

destrekor

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Nope, I wasn't. That doesn't preclude me from understanding what's explained to me by those who were there. Just because you don't seem to have any attachment to the men around you (or are just hiding it and trying to act macho like so many others I've seen) doesn't mean others do not have an attachment either. The vast majority of those I've worked with and gotten to know say they go for the man next to them.

You're missing the reason some people show themselves in a certain light - to stay sane.

Everyone expresses themselves and how they feel about what goes on over there in different ways, most of those ways revolve around a coping mechanism to try and keep the head above the shit.
 

datalink7

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Unless something has changed, I never heard of any ROE against .50 CAL ammunition being used. I was over there during the surge and we always had one .50 on one of my HMMWV's and we used it plenty of times.
 

Nintendesert

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Unless something has changed, I never heard of any ROE against .50 CAL ammunition being used. I was over there during the surge and we always had one .50 on one of my HMMWV's and we used it plenty of times.



No, nothing has changed. It's just the urban myth rising up again. From .50 cal to mk19s we use them against people in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hell, we use Hellfire missiles on people, 20mm chainguns. There are no rules against that stuff.

People just don't understand proportionality.
 
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