Monday, May 3, 2010

Silent Assassin Sets Record

L115A3 Long Range Rifle

A British soldier dubbed the Silent Assassin, has earned a place in military history by killing two Taliban machine gunners from more than a mile and a half away.Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison, a British Army sniper

Craig Harrison’s record breaking shots felled the insurgents with consecutive bullets – even though they were 3,200ft beyond the official range of his rifle.

The Household Cavalry veteran’s kills from a distance of 8,120ft beat the previous record by 150ft.

He was using the British-built L115A3 Long Range Rifle, the Army’s most powerful sniper weapon
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