Sniper

[Shagrat]

Impressive stuff:

Computing smart-scope gunsight for US snipers ? The Register

The current combat sniping record is nowadays generally credited to Corporal of Horse* Craig Harrison of the British Army, who hit and killed two Taliban machine-gunners at a distance of 2,474 metres in November last year in as many shots - and then destroyed their weapon with a third round.

That is some seriously impressive shooting......

 

[Bahumat]

Impressive stuff:

Computing smart-scope gunsight for US snipers ? The Register



That is some seriously impressive shooting......

Although Craig Harrison is godlike for making those shots, you 'missed' out the rest of the quote.

However, he missed several times before getting the necessary corrections nailed down so expertly.
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Harrison was able to make these astonishing shots because - in his words - "conditions were perfect, no wind, mild weather, clear visibility".

 

[dysfunction]

Even so 2.4 km is a bloody long way to shoot and hit the target!

 

[throdgrain]

Bob Lee could do it with a Rem 700 you wankers!!

 

[Ch3tan]

from the article

One Shot is actually quite realistic and achievable for DARPA, in fact: similar technology has already been demonstrated in the computing gunsight of the XM-25 smartgun, which is able to lob a miniature 25mm exploding shell with such precision it will explode just beyond a street corner, windowsill, trench parapet etc to shower a hidden enemy with shrapnel regardless of his protective cover.
True, hardcore DARPA fans will have to wait for the related EXACTO project, in which a heavy .50-calibre bullet will be furnished with guidance fins allowing it to steer itself in on a laser dot like a tiny smartbomb - presumably scoring first-shot kills at ranges of 6,000 or even 7,000m, making One Shot look like old hat.

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