Canadian sniper crushes world record for longest confirmed kill in military history, reports say

Longest Recorded Sniper Kill. World's longest sniper kill 2.47km twice! On June 22, 2017 the Globe and Mail reported that two snipers assigned to Joint Task Force 2, Canada's elite special forces unit, had shot an Islamic State fighter in Iraq at a distance of 3,540. The longest sniper kill ever recorded only took place last year during the ongoing War in Ukraine

In 2017, a sniper from Joint Task Force 2 (JTF-2) neutralized an. Fighting for the Canadian Forces, Perry exceeded that shot during the Afghan War.

World's longest sniper kill 2.47km twice!

The shot was fired by a member of the Australian Special Forces during an operation in Iraq. Until March 2002, the longest recorded sniper kill in combat stood at 2,286 meters (2,500 yards) by Hathcock in 1968 The science of long-range sniping came to fruition in the Vietnam War.US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock held the record from 1967 to 2002 at 2,286 m (2,500 yd)

World's longest sniper kill 2.47km twice!. Until March 2002, the longest recorded sniper kill in combat stood at 2,286 meters (2,500 yards) by Hathcock in 1968 No name in sniper history is more revered than that of Carlos Hathcock, who in 1967 engaged and killed an enemy fighter from 2,286 meters

World's longest sniper kill 2.47km twice!. The shot was fired by a member of the Australian Special Forces during an operation in Iraq. On June 22, 2017 the Globe and Mail reported that two snipers assigned to Joint Task Force 2, Canada's elite special forces unit, had shot an Islamic State fighter in Iraq at a distance of 3,540.