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PostPosted: 06/22/17 8:14 am    ::: Beware of Canadian Snipers! Reply Reply with quote
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A Canadian soldier in Iraq has killed an ISIS militant from more than two miles away, shattering the world record for a confirmed sniper kill in military history.


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They also have to account for wind speed and the increasing downward motion of the bullet as it loses speed over such a long distance.

“You have to adjust for him firing from a higher location downward and as the round drops you have to account for that,” the source told the paper. “And from that distance you actually have to account for the curvature of the Earth.”


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According to Newsweek, the record shot means that three of the top five longest confirmed kills were carried out by Canadian snipers. The top five are:



https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/06/22/report-canadian-sniper-kills-isis-fighter-2-miles-away/418889001/



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PostPosted: 06/22/17 2:20 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
This kill shot broke the world record by a gigantic margin.

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The world record sniper shot means that three of the top five longest confirmed kills were carried out by Canadian snipers. The top five are:

1. Canadian sniper in Iraq (2017): 3,450 meters.

2. British sniper Craig Harrison in Afghanistan (2009): 2,475 meters

3. Canadian sniper Rob Furlong in Afghanistan (2002): 2,430 meters

4. Canadian sniper Arron Perry in Afghanistan (2002): 2,310 meters

5. U.S. sniper Brian Kemer in Iraq (2004): 2,300 meters


Instead of a wall, Trump could just hire 900 Canadian snipers and station them along the 1,800 mile Mexican border. It would be a lot cheaper than a wall, and would probably have a 90% deterrent effect within a year.
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PostPosted: 06/22/17 3:01 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
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This kill shot broke the world record by a gigantic margin.

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The world record sniper shot means that three of the top five longest confirmed kills were carried out by Canadian snipers. The top five are:

1. Canadian sniper in Iraq (2017): 3,450 meters.

2. British sniper Craig Harrison in Afghanistan (2009): 2,475 meters

3. Canadian sniper Rob Furlong in Afghanistan (2002): 2,430 meters

4. Canadian sniper Arron Perry in Afghanistan (2002): 2,310 meters

5. U.S. sniper Brian Kemer in Iraq (2004): 2,300 meters


Instead of a wall, Trump could just hire 900 Canadian snipers and station them along the 1,800 mile Mexican border. It would be a lot cheaper than a wall, and would probably have a 90% deterrent effect within a year.


Instead of creating jobs to Americans (as Trump promised), he's going to hire Canadians? Rolling Eyes



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PostPosted: 06/23/17 3:07 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
My calculation was wrong.

Each Canadian sniper could hit targets two miles away in both directions, and hence each could cover four miles of border. Therefore, Trump would have to hire only 450 Canadian snipers to cover 1800 miles of border.

It goes without saying that Mexico would pay for the Canadian snipers, probably as part the renegotiation of NAFTA requested by Canada and Mexico.
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