The White Death, and Other Killers
The longest record for an officially confirmed sniper kill is held by British Corporal Craig Harrison . The feat occurred in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in November 2011. Corporal Harrison killed two Taliban fighters (two consecutive shots!) at a distance of 8120 feet, or 2.47 kilometers. A third shot also sent a Taliban machine gunner straight into martyrdom. Before that, the previous record for the longest kill was held by Corporal Rob Furlong of the Canadian Army . He sent to Islamic paradise an Al Qaeda fighter from 2.43 kilometers away in 2002 during Operation Anaconda , also in Afghanistan. At these distances, the bullets can take several seconds to reach their intended targets. Corporal Harrison used an Accuracy International L115A3 rifle for his record-breaking shot. Like this one: Corporal Furlong, on the other hand, used a Mcmillan TAC-50 : U.S. Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle , in his autobiography “American Sniper,” states that hi...