(11AM EST – promoted by Nightprowlkitty)
Old news from Afghanistan, December 30, 2003…
Rob Furlong of the Canadian Army used a TAC-50 to execute a confirmed 2430 meter (2657 yard) shot in Afghanistan, setting the world record for the longest successful tactical shot in combat.
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The two-man Canadian team, coupled with American Sgt. Zevon Durham of Greenville, S.C., made the kill from 2,430 metres, or nearly 2 1/2 kilometres, on the second shot.
The first shot blew a bag from the hand of their target, an Al Qaeda fighter walking on a road.
“He didn’t even flinch,” said Bill, who spoke on condition that his real name not be used.
“We made a correction and the next round hit exactly where we wanted it to. Well, a bit to the right.”
A little more research reveals that the story of these Canadian snipers got way more fucked up, and after another long-range kill-shot…
It should have been a moment of pride for the Canadian army. Five of its most talented snipers – men trained to kill without remorse, then turn around and kill again – did exactly that. They destroyed al-Qaeda firing positions, saved American lives and tallied a body count unmatched by any Canadian soldier of their generation. U.S. commanders who served alongside the snipers nominated all five for the coveted Bronze Star medal. “Thank God the Canadians were there,” is how one American soldier put it.
Yet days later, their heroics on the mountain would be overshadowed by suspicion, including stunning allegations that one sniper, in a subsequent mission, sliced himself a souvenir from the battlefield: the finger of a dead Taliban fighter. Military police launched a criminal investigation, but uncovered nothing but denials. As the months wore on, there emerged so many conflicting accusations and supposed explanations that no charges were ever laid. Even Rob Furlong’s record-breaking shot became lost in the confusion.
Kill-shot, mutilated corpse, no charges, no end in sight, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, sound and fury, signifying nothing…
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