British Sniper Kills Six Taliban With Single Shot: Hit suicide bomber’s explosive vest from half a mile.
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A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six Taliban insurgents with a single shot from his rifle.
The unidentified 20-year-old Lance Corporal made the 930-yard shot in Kakaran last December during a gun battle with 15 to 20 insurgents. He fired a single round from his L115A3 rifle, striking the trigger device of a suicide bomber, killing the bomber and five other nearby Taliban, Telegraph reports.
Lt. Col. Richard Slack, commanding officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, recounted the event.
“The guy was wearing a vest. He was identified by the sniper moving down a tree line and coming up over a ditch,” said Slack. “He had a shawl on. It rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun. They were in contact and he was moving to a firing position. The sniper engaged him and the guy exploded. There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said, ‘I think I’ve just shot a suicide bomber.’ The rest of them were killed in the blast.”
The sniper is said to have averted mass casualties, as a second suicide bomb vest packed with 44 pounds of explosives was discovered nearby.
The same sniper earlier killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1,465 yards. It was the first round he fired during the course of his tour.
How do you test the brakes of your Leopard tank? If you’re mad like the Dutch, you nearly run over 22 people.
I was’t particularly worried about the lives of these 22 be-suited demo people, but it’s still an amazingly dramatic way to show off your machine’s capabilities.
The Royal Thai Navy performs synchronized drill moves during the Armed Forces Day Parade in Thailand.
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A drill team from the Royal Thai Navy performs during a Royal Thai Armed Forces Day event in the Sattahip District of Thailand on January 18th. The impressive choreography is set to “The Final Countdown” by Europe. The choice of “It’s a Small World” may seem a bit strange to American ears, but it probably doesn’t have the same Disney connotation to those who haven’t been to the theme park.
