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The picture shows the L115A3 sniper rifle equipped by the British army (visual China)
Overseas network on December 21, the British media recently reported that a British sniper in the Afghan war a few years ago, the use of l115a3 sniper rifle, once only 1 shot to annihilate 6 Taliban militants, successfully prevented a suicide attack against the British army, to relieve the crisis that comrades may encounter.
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The British "Sun" quoted the "Daily Telegraph" as saying that the operation took place in December 2013, and a 20-year-old corporal sniper of the British Army was arranged to cover the advance of the main force. At that time, 15 to 20 Taliban militants were preparing to launch an attack on the British, and the sniper noticed that one of them was wearing a bomb vest and was apparently ready to launch a suicide attack on the British.
British soldiers stationed in Afghanistan (The Daily Telegraph)
The 20-year-old sniper, after careful calculation and aiming, shot the bomb vest and detonated explosives from a distance of about 850 meters, killing him on the spot along with the five militants next to him. It is alleged that the bomb vest contained a total of about 20 kilograms of explosives, which, if used as planned, could cause considerable damage to the British army.
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This successful sniper mission disrupted the attack plans of the Taliban militants, and the fighting between the two sides ended quickly, and the remaining militants fled in all directions.
Afterwards, the British found another bomb vest filled with explosives near the scene, speculating that the Taliban were planning to carry out a large attack, but were unexpectedly disintegrated by a sniper shot.
Combining a number of factors, the identity of the sniper was not revealed, and the British military only announced that he used the famous L115A3 sniper rifle in this operation.
Infographic/The Sun
The L115A3 is an AWM sniper rifle carrying a .338 lapua magnum, known as "Britain's most powerful sniper weapon", which was operated by British Army Sergeant Craig Harrison in 2009 to set the world's farthest sniper record with a sniper range of 2475 meters, a record that was not broken by Canadian snipers with a C15 sniper rifle at a distance of 3540 meters until June 2017.
It is reported that the L115A3 rifle weighs 6.8 kg and is 1300 mm long, and it can reach a range of 1100 meters when firing .338 caliber (8.59 mm) bullets, and the muzzle velocity is 936 m / s. The rifle is in a manually operated bolt mode and is equipped with a 5-round magazine. The rifle is equipped with a folding stock, which allows soldiers to carry it in a backpack. (Compilation /Overseas Network Liu Qiang)