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'Rob Furlong', a corporal of the Canadian Forces, holds the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat. Established in 2002, it exceeds Carlos Hathcock's 1967 record of 2,286 m (7,500 ft) by 144 m (472 ft).
Born in Newfoundland, Furlong had taught himself to fire a sniper rifle ambidextrously. In 2002 he served in the 3rd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), as part of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shahikot Valley. His sniper team included MCpl. Graham Ragsdale (Team Commander), MCpl. Tim McMeekin, MCpl. Arron Perry, Cpl. Dennis Eason.
Furlong later left the Canadian Forces to pursue a career as a police officer.
He has received a Mention in Dispatch for "impressive professionalism and dedication to duty through his valiant conduct while under direct and indirect fire and his actions helped ensure the success of the mission" and a US Armed Forces Bronze Star.
A three-man al-Qaeda weapons team was moving into a mountainside position when Furlong shot and killed one carrying an RPK machine gun from an accurately measured distance of 2,430 metres (1.51 miles). His first shot missed entirely, and his second shot had hit the knapsack on the militant's back. The third struck the target's torso.[1]
The weapon used was the Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW), a .50-caliber McMillan Brothers TAC-50 rifle.
This impressive feat of marksmanship is not typical for the effective range with a high first hit probability of the employed rifle (see Sniper rifle: maximum effective range). The ambient air density in the Shah-i-Kot Valley where Corporal Furlong operated is significantly lower than at sea level due to its 2,432 m (9,000 ft) mean elevation. This increases the maximum effective range of a high powered sniper rifle like Corporal Furlong used by ≈ 600 m (1968 ft).
1. Friscolanti, Michael. "We were abandoned", Maclean's, Rogers Publishing, 2006-05-15, pp. 18-25.
★ Opinions on above Maclean's article at army.ca
★ McMillan Tac-50 article including a photo of the actual rifle Furlong used.
★ Mention in Dispatch
★ 'We were abandoned': Story of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Snipers
| Contents |
| Biography |
| The sniper kill |
| References |
| Further reading |
Biography
Born in Newfoundland, Furlong had taught himself to fire a sniper rifle ambidextrously. In 2002 he served in the 3rd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), as part of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shahikot Valley. His sniper team included MCpl. Graham Ragsdale (Team Commander), MCpl. Tim McMeekin, MCpl. Arron Perry, Cpl. Dennis Eason.
Furlong later left the Canadian Forces to pursue a career as a police officer.
He has received a Mention in Dispatch for "impressive professionalism and dedication to duty through his valiant conduct while under direct and indirect fire and his actions helped ensure the success of the mission" and a US Armed Forces Bronze Star.
The sniper kill
A three-man al-Qaeda weapons team was moving into a mountainside position when Furlong shot and killed one carrying an RPK machine gun from an accurately measured distance of 2,430 metres (1.51 miles). His first shot missed entirely, and his second shot had hit the knapsack on the militant's back. The third struck the target's torso.[1]
The weapon used was the Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW), a .50-caliber McMillan Brothers TAC-50 rifle.
This impressive feat of marksmanship is not typical for the effective range with a high first hit probability of the employed rifle (see Sniper rifle: maximum effective range). The ambient air density in the Shah-i-Kot Valley where Corporal Furlong operated is significantly lower than at sea level due to its 2,432 m (9,000 ft) mean elevation. This increases the maximum effective range of a high powered sniper rifle like Corporal Furlong used by ≈ 600 m (1968 ft).
References
1. Friscolanti, Michael. "We were abandoned", Maclean's, Rogers Publishing, 2006-05-15, pp. 18-25.
Further reading
★ Opinions on above Maclean's article at army.ca
★ McMillan Tac-50 article including a photo of the actual rifle Furlong used.
★ Mention in Dispatch
★ 'We were abandoned': Story of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Snipers
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