Sniper Makes Two Kill Shots From 1.5 Miles
Afghanistan: Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison has set a new sniper record by taking down two machine gunners who were firing on his troop commander from 1.54 miles away. A third shot disabled the machine gun.
The 8,120-foot shots were well beyond his L115A3 Long Range Rifle´s effective range of 4,921 feet. To compensate, Harrison had to aim 20 inches left and six feet high. The previous record was almost 150 feet shorter.
Harrison has had an eventful tour, having survived an ambush in which his vehicle was shot 36 times, including one bullet that lodged in his helmet and two that hit his chest straps. He also broke both arms in a roadside bombing but returned to fight.
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