It was announced in the British press that a talented SAS (Special Air Service) sniper engaged in a 'monitoring' mission in the Mosul area of Iraq was able to kill 3 ISIS militiamen with a single bullet. The lucky shot was made from 1.800 meters away and the surely unexpected result proved providential.
Last November, during a considerable distance monitoring and recognition mission, a group of IS militants was about to fire guns on the fleeing crowd from a village north of Mosul - among them were present numerous women and children - when the British special forces shooter who had framed them in the precision perspective of his L115A pulled the trigger, killing all three terrorists with a single ammunition. 338 Lapua Magnum, favored for long-range targets . The shot, aimed at the head of the first target, eliminated the target by piercing it and slipping into the chest of the second terrorist, the random rebound on the wall behind them projected it on the neck of the third terrorist wounding him to death.
"A hit on a million" commented the shooter, dismayed by the brilliant shot he made to defend the civilian population outside his mission.
The Ministry of Defense has confirmed the veracity of the incident. The SAS team was deployed in the area to identify and monitor ISIS-affiliated targets reported in the village.
The precision shooting of a specialist is effective at 100% between the 1.200 and the 1.500 meters, 1.800 meters are a considerable distance for a shooter, but obviously the providence has made possible what the wind calculation, the controlled slowing of the breath, the experience and a steady hand, suggested possible and at that time necessary.
(photo: US Marine Corps)
