Craig Harrison ( born Craig Harrison ; born in 1975 ) is a corporal from the cavalry in the British Army's cavalry unit, Blues and Royals. From November 2009 to June 2017 [1] - the owner of a record in range, confirmed, effective sniper shot made in combat conditions (2475 meters, 45 meters higher than the previous record) [2] . The result is listed in the Guinness Book of Records [3] . In June 2017, the record was broken per kilometer by an unnamed (for reasons of secrecy) Canadian sniper [1] [4] .
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Record Shot Details
In November 2009, Harrison participated in a combined operation in Afghanistan, Helmand Province, in the Musa Kala region. During the battle with the militants, using the L115A3 Long Range Rifle rifle and from a distance of 2475 meters, he managed to destroy two Taliban machine gunners with two shots, and the machine gun itself was disabled by the third [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] . In an interview with the BBC, Harrison said that he needed 9 sighting shots to then, in succession, “lay” three bullets exactly for the targets [10] .
Harrison also mentioned that on that day in the Musa Kala area, weather conditions were ideal for firing at long distances: clear visibility and full calm.
According to the JBM Ballistics program [11] , the bullets fired by Harrison from the L115A3 Long Range Rifle sniper rifle reached their target after about 6,017 seconds of flight, while their speed dropped from 936 m / s to 251.8 m / s, and the vertical the deviation was about 120 meters (that is, if the sniper was at the same height with the targets, he would have to aim 120 meters higher).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 A sniper from Canada set a new record for the lethal range , Lenta.ru (June 22, 2017). Date of treatment June 26, 2017.
- ↑ British sniper Craig Harrison (The Silent Assassin) breaks record, kills target from 1.5 miles away . New York Daily . May 3, 2010.
- ↑ Guinness World Records certificate (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 6, 2014. Archived on October 26, 2013.
- ↑ A Canadian sniper breaks the record for the longest confirmed kill shot - but how? , BBC (June 23, 2017). Date of treatment June 26, 2017.
- ↑ " Hotshot sniper in one-and-a-half mile double kill ." The Sunday Times . May 2, 2010.
- ↑ " Sniper's Taliban shots earn him place in military record books ." Daily Star . May 2, 2010.
- ↑ " Sniper kills Qaeda-from 1½ mi. away Archived on May 6, 2010. ". New York Post . May 2, 2010.
- ↑ " The super sniper: Hero picks off two Taliban from a mile and a half away ." Daily Mail . May 2, 2010.
- ↑ " Super sniper kills Taliban 1.5 miles away ."
- ↑ " Brit sniper makes double-kill at 1.54 miles with .338 Lapua Mag ."
- ↑ JBM Ballistics freeware online ballistic calculator