Canadian sniper 'kills IS militant two miles away'

[wellquickwoody]

Couldn't we have sat down around a table and talked this through peacefully, listening to each other's viewpoints and hopefully meet in some middle ground?

I knew that somebody on here was actually Jeremy Corbyn!

 

[A mex eyecan]

pahh, but could he beat Ann(e) Aston on the Golden Shot? left a bit, right a bit, fire

 

[clippedgull]

pahh, but could he beat Ann(e) Aston on the Golden Shot? left a bit, right a bit, fire

Blimey! That brings back Sunday afternoon memories. The Big Match, Golden Shot, and Catweazle

 

[Is it PotG?]

Blimey! That brings back Sunday afternoon memories. The Big Match, Golden Shot, and Catweazle

Hogan's Heroes on just before?

 

[A mex eyecan]

Blimey! That brings back Sunday afternoon memories. The Big Match, Golden Shot, and Catweazle

And didn't old Parsons follow that with his sale of the century? Memories of going round my Grand.parents house and watching these

 

[clippedgull]

Hogan's Heroes on just before?

I think so!

 

[clippedgull]

And didn't old Parsons follow that with his sale of the century? Memories of going round my Grand.parents house and watching these

yep, that too I believe. Shows how poor reality tv has made the sunday schedule these days.

 

[Big G]

Couldn't we have sat down around a table and talked this through peacefully, listening to each other's viewpoints and hopefully meet in some middle ground?

k

Yes..meet in the middle ground...make the blokes job even easier to slot those scumbags so he can dispatch twice as many of the w@nkers!

 

[Pavilionaire]

To be fair the jihadi was 40 stone with a bucket of chicken under each arm...

 

[pastafarian]

LOL

 

[Saltydog]

Blimey and I often miss the pan from just 18 inches.......

 

[AZ Gull]

It took the bullet almost 10 seconds to hit its target, it reports.

That is the thing that stood out to me - the length of time between firing the shot and the bullet reaching the target. Presumably this type of long-range sniping is only practical when the target is stationary.

Or have I misunderstood? When the report states

The sniper worked in tandem with an observer, who helps to spot targets,

is that observer actually helping to somehow "guide" the bullet to the target?

 

[Brok]

That is the thing that stood out to me - the length of time between firing the shot and the bullet reaching the target. Presumably this type of long-range sniping is only practical when the target is stationary.

Or have I misunderstood? When the report states is that observer actually helping to somehow "guide" the bullet to the target?

720 mph?

 

[Notters]

I thought you meant the IS militant was from Piddinghoe for a minute.

 

[Munkfish]

That is the thing that stood out to me - the length of time between firing the shot and the bullet reaching the target. Presumably this type of long-range sniping is only practical when the target is stationary.

Or have I misunderstood? When the report states is that observer actually helping to somehow "guide" the bullet to the target?

The spotter will help him with the distance and the calculations for the Sniper to set his scope and take aim.once the bullet leaves the gun the forces which the two have taking into account should guide the bullet to the target.

 

[beorhthelm]

as well as the time taken i also read at this range they correct aim height wise by hundreds of yards, apparently a bit higher than The Shard.

 

[The Large One]

I've just got it in mind that the sniper was furious with himself. His spotter would be going 'woo-hoo! great shot, man down...!', and the sniper would be cursing 'bollocks, I was aiming for the bloke next to him...'