Sniper finishes off 6 Muslims with ONE bullet.

British sniper kills six Taliban with one bullet

5:24 PM Tuesday Apr 1, 2014

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 Daily Telegraph has learnt.

The 20-year-old marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit his target from 850 metres, 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 of explosives was found nearby.

The same sniper, with his first shot on the tour of duty, killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1,340m.

Several hundred British and Afghan soldiers were carrying out an operation in December when they were engaged in a gun battle with 15 to 20 insurgents.

"The guy was wearing a vest. He was identified by the sniper moving down a tree line and coming up over a ditch," said Lt Col 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."

It is understood the lance corporal was using an L115A3 gun, the Army's most powerful sniper weapon.

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Helluva shot. Probably 15 guys on the planet could have done that. .300 Winchester in that gun if memory serves. Lots of kinetic energy on impact!

 

Thank God they were Muslims and not some asshole righty.

 

No, jackwagon. Thank God it was a suicide bomber and not some innocent. Or are you arguing that the suicide bomber should have been allowed to live? I wouldn't be surprised, given your past logic.

 

You know, the Taliban are our enemy. But if it makes you feel any better, the Taliban are a VERY conservative bunch. : )

 

Talk about spin. It should be pointed out that they are a very socially conservative bunch.

 

Ok, that's important! How are they fiscally?

: )

 

I don't think they qualify fiscally, since they don't have any money. They'd probably be classified as hawks when it came to defense, though, as they spend whatever money they have on that - although they probably don't have a defense budget. It's probably an Offense Budget.

How is the KKK when it comes to fiscal policy?

 

Lol, nice.

Not to take away from the humor, but I did read once that the Taliban is pretty good with their money--they don't waste it on much luxury.