Canadians have best record in long range shooting ...last week their sniper killed an ISIS member from 3500 metes away :
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/22/canadian-sniper-blows-away-record-for-farthest-kill
Canadian sniper blows away record for farthest kill
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Brad Hunter, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017 02:23 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, June 22, 2017 07:44 PM EDT
A Canadian sniper (Lou Penney/DND)
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A Canadian special forces sniper has obliterated the record for the longest confirmed kill in military history.
The shot — believed to be taken from the top of an apartment building in northern Iraq — hit its target a staggering 3.54 km away. It blew away the previous record by nearly a kilometre — and the ISIS fighter.
For security reasons, the sniper is not being named.
Joint Task Force 2 are training — and assisting — Kurdish fighters who are battling ISIS as the coalition strangles the life out of the death cult’s last redoubt in Mosul.
“This is an incredible feat. It is a world record that might never be equalled,” a military insider
told the Globe and Mail.
Another source told the paper: “The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh (ISIS) attack on Iraqi security forces.”
THE SHOT
The bullet was fired from a highrise tower and took 10 seconds to travel the 3.54 km to its target. It required math, a steady hand and keen eyesight. Coalition forces often prefer using snipers instead of aerial bombing because the triggermen are more accurate and less likely to hit civilians.
THE GUN
Canada’s Armed Forces have used the Arizona-designed Tac-50 since 2000. Mostly used against human targets, it can also take light-armoured vehicles off the board. It weighs 26 pounds, is 144-cm-long and can hold five cartridges.
OH, CANADA
Canadian snipers have been known since the First World War as among the best in the world, with our special forces earning a reputation for cunning and deadly accuracy. Three of the top five longest kills belong to Canadian soldiers.
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Actually the NSG (Along with SPG) has the best Urban Sharpshooters. Which has its own complexities. Wind travels different in a concret jungle than in the open. and they have to be very mindful of collateral damage.
For me Sniper is a bit different.
A (traditional) Sniper is a lone (or two man) LRRP specialist who can be miles away from the supporting force and get up close and personal with the enemy without the enemy even realizing he is there. Sniping is as much about shooting as it is about Recon and intelligence gathering. A sniper is expected to use his Camera way more than his rifle. Close Target Recon is more valuable than his rifle. In a Recon Avatar he also provides Early Warning and Overwatch for the main force.
When it comes to shooting his rifle - his PRIMARY objective is not making the kill. It is making a Kill undetected so that he can maneuver and make multiple kills.
I have seen many pictures of Indian Snipers sitting in trees - thats plain retarded. There is no better counter sniper system than an artillery barrage. And a tree is the first place an enemy will look. There is no way a sniper is maneuvering from a tree undetected.
Same reason any Sniper setting up at the base of a tree (and again seen many of these pictures) is not smart -.It breaks up a tree's nature silhouette. The best snipers hide out in open fields in the LEAST obvious place.
A Ghillie Suit does not make a sniper if you are smelling of the lifebouy soap you showered with 3 days ago. The natural world you are trying to hide in WILL give you away. A decent scout or a tracker of the opfor will notice these things.
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