A Canadian elite forces sniper took down an ISIS terrorist from a staggering 2.14-mile distance. It is the longest successful kill shot confirmed in military history, according to sources who spoke to the Globe and Mail.
The sniper with Joint Task Force 2 in Iraq killed the ISIS terrorist with a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle last moth. Once fired, the bullet traveled for 10 seconds before reaching its target.
To make the near-impossible shot, the sniper had to calculate the distance, curvature of the earth, gravity and windage.
“The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh [ISIS terrorist group] attack on Iraqi security forces,” a military source Globe and Mail. “Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far way, the bad guys didn’t have a clue what was happening.”
The kill was verified by video and other data.
“Hard data on this. It isn’t an opinion. It isn’t an approximation. There is a second location with eyes on with all the right equipment to capture exactly what the shot was,” another military source told Globe and Mail.
Another military insider told The Globe: “This is an incredible feat. It is a world record that might never be equalled.”
Before that, the record was held by another Canadian, Rob Furlong, who gunned down an Afghan insurgent from 1.5 miles in 2002.
