How To Kill Six Terrorists With One Shot
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With the price of ammunition skyrocketing, it has become necessary for marksmen to conserve bullets. Apparently, this idea has also infiltrated the British military.
One 20-year-old soldier stationed in Afghanistan defined such conservation when he successfully rid the world of six Taliban insurgents with just one bullet. From nearly 1,000 yards away, the unidentified lance corporal fired the fateful shot, hitting a suicide bomber’s device and causing an explosion that killed him and five others in the vicinity.
The effective sniper also reportedly killed a Taliban terrorist with the very first shot on his initial tour – from a distance of nearly 1,500 yards.
According to commanding officer Lt. Col. Richard Slack, the sniper’s recent success on the battlefield neutralized a significant threat. The bomb detonated by his shot was just one of two at the location, he explained, noting a 44 pound vest filled with explosives was found in the vicinity.
Though this attack happened late last year, news of the incident is just being released as the U.K. continues to withdraw troops from the region. Slack offered some intriguing details surrounding the case of the exploding jihadists.
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By Holly Watt.
A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has learnt.
The 20-year-old marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) away, killing the suicide bomber and five others around him caught in the blast.
The incident in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan happened in December but has only now been disclosed as Britain moves towards the withdrawal of all combat soldiers by the end of the year.
Lt Col Richard Slack, commanding officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, said the unnamed sharpshooter prevented a major attack by the Taliban, as a second suicide vest packed with 20kg (44lbs) of explosives was found nearby.
The same sniper, with his first shot on the tour of duty, killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1,465 yards (1,340m).
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