He died an alcoholic, and derelict. He outlived most of his old mates, and died alone. Many of his comrades from WW1 had a similar fate. Politicians don't tell you that when they make their fine speeches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bearman
He died an alcoholic, and derelict. He outlived most of his old mates, and died alone. Many of his comrades from WW1 had a similar fate. Politicians don't tell you that when they make their fine speeches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bearman
Yes, of course. But there are many stories from that conflict that will never be told. And, of course, he wasn't using a standard issue SMLE 303 rifle, but he deserves respect, all the same. It's a bastard of a job, but some one has to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Railey
"As a sniper, Kyle was often asked about his weapons. While in training, he used four different rifles in order to know which weapon was the most useful in the given situation. In the field, he used the following:[8]
a semi-automatic 7.62 NATO Mk 11 sniper rifle (patrol)
a 5.56 NATO Mk 12 Designated Marksman Rifle modified with the lower receiver off a M-4 to get a collapsible stock and allow full auto (for urban patrol)
a .300 Winchester Magnum M24 sniper rifle with MacMillan stocks and customized barrels, later replaced with a .300 Winchester Magnum Accuracy International. These two rifles were the ones he mostly used while in overwatch."
There is a human side to the story.
Craig Harrison: World-record-holding British sniper haunted by visions of men he killed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
You'd find them if you were good at countering. Use FLIR or other such thermal imaging to locate, of course only if equipped and expecting it.
Carlos Hathcock, another legend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
I shot 600 yards at our range at the weekend I hit the X ring 8 times which is around 7cm across and the 6 ring twice which is around 14cm. In sniper terms you are dead every shot. Some of the snipers in the pics are 50 yards away, a real sniper would have pulled the trigger long long before you got close enough to see him. I have shot 60 with 8 at 1,000 yards in the past again you would be dead every shot and that is just with a .308 not with a 50 cal sniper rifle..
Chris
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Originally Posted by bob10
Looks like this record was just broken:
Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq
http://flip.it/C_2oIg
I know it was an old thread, but I didn't see the sense in starting a new one