A record-breaking British Army sniper who killed Taliban insurgents from more than a mile and a half away has revealed it took six seconds to find out if his hit was successful.
In November 2009 Sergeant Craig Harrison, 40, recorded the longest confirmed kill ever made when he shot two militant assassins from a range of 2,475 metres - more than 900 metres beyond his rifle's effective range.
The sniper made history with the shots he fired in Musa Qala, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, but in his memoir he revealed how he was driven to the brink of suicide by his job.
In his book 'The Longest Kill', Sgt Harrison, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, describes the events leading up to the record-breaking kills, and the shots themselves, in harrowing detail.
The soldiers ahead of him were ambushed when he was was part of a three-armoured-vehicle dawn patrol south of Musa Qala escorting Afghan fighters on foot.
The area was full of Taliban and for three hours Sgt Harrison let rip with his Accuracy International L115A3 rifle.
With his friends on foot patrol stuck in a gully and fighting for their lives, Sgt Harrison could see the enemy machine gun that was pouring bullets on them but it was well outside his rifle's range
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Who says the Brits can't shoot?
Who says the Brits can't shoot?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
"Déjà vu all over again"
This story reminds me of a similar incident that happened during the Civil War. I remember watching it on TV. The episode may have even been introduced by Ronald Reagan but I'm not sure.
"Mile Long Shot To Kill"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584864/
"Mile Long Shot To Kill"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584864/
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”