Sniper Kills SIX Taliban With ONE Bullet From half a mile away a British sniper takes aim at a Taliban fighter. What he didn’t know is that fighter was wearing a suicide vest… A British sniper takes aim in Helmand Province The Lance Corporal who cannot be named, made the shot while on a specific mission to intercept a suspected suicide bomber. According to intel, the suicide bomber had intentions of blowing himself up at a nearby ANA (Afghan National Army) checkpoint, or British base. The shot was taken during a 425 man operation that included 335 British soldiers and 90 Afghan troops on December 14th 2013. The recon force made contact with a group of about 20 Taliban fighters at dawn, and a massive firefight broke out. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Slack reported that the sniper identified the suicide bomber as he was moving down a tree line coming up over a ditch. The targeted Taliban fighter was wearing a winter shawl, and was carrying a PKM. As the fighter presented himself from over 4,400 ft away, the Lance Corporal squeezed off a single .338 round from his L115A3 sniper rifle, that struck the suicide bomber’s vest igniting the explosive charges and killing 5 other fighters surrounding him. Across the radio the Lance Corporal stated, “I think I’ve just shot a suicide bomber.” A patrolling UAV confirmed the assumption, as 5 bodies lay motionless around the smoldering ground.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:32:43 +0000