Craig Harrison (soldier)
Craig Harrison (born November 1974 ) is a former Corporal of Horse (CoH) of the Blues and Royals regiment of the British Household Cavalry . This rank corresponds to that of the sergeant in the British Army , which traditionally does not exist in the Household Cavalry. In 2009 he carried out the furthest fatal precision shot under combat conditions at around 2475 meters. The Canadian Rob Furlong had previously killed his target person in 2002 with a shot from the furthest distance of 2430 meters.
incident
Craig Harrison, who during his deployment in Afghanistan on several occasions enemy contact had, came in November 2009 with his unit in the Helmand province in an ambush . The command vehicle of his superior came under barrage . Harrison, equipped with an AWSM L115A3 , was at a great distance from the enemy riflemen. At about 2,475 meters, the targets were about 1,000 meters outside the effective range of his weapon. According to Harrison and his observer, the weather conditions were ideal, so that after a total of nine shots to align the sights, he managed to hit the enemy machine-gunner with the tenth, but first aimed shot. Calm , clear visibility and low temperatures (heat would have led to flickering from the air rising from the ground) were favorable circumstances. Harrison could also see that a second enemy fighter was trying to pick up the gun of the slain shooter. Harrison also killed this one with a second aimed shot. Then he destroyed the machine gun with another shot .
Time after that
Six weeks after this incident, Harrison was ambushed again, in which his patrol vehicle was hit by several projectiles. He was hit twice in the chest and once in the head, but survived thanks to his protective vest and helmet . In a further rear stop, he stopped both arms when his vehicle from a IED ( English for improvised explosive device was or IEDs) taken. He spent six weeks in a hospital in Great Britain and then returned to Afghanistan.
He fell ill with post-traumatic stress disorder . He joined the army at the age of 16 and was released in 2014 after 22 years of service. The UK Department of Defense paid Harrison £ 100,000 in compensation for identifying himself as it put him at risk of being kidnapped by al-Qaeda supporters.
Harrison wrote the book, The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers , about his life .
plant
- The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers . Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colin Freeze: British sniper shoots down Canada's bragging rights. In: The Globe and Mail . May 6, 2010, accessed February 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Adam Arnold: Super Sniper Kills Taliban 1.5 Miles Away. In: Sky News . May 3, 2010; Archived from the original on May 6, 2010 ; accessed on February 18, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Brit sniper makes double-kill at 1:54 miles with .338 Lapua Mag. In: AccurateShooter.com. May 3, 2010, accessed February 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Ian Drury: The super sniper: Hero picks off two Taliban from a mile and a half away. In: Daily Mail . May 2, 2010, accessed February 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Eleanor Hall, Sarah Sedghi: Craig Harrison: World-record-holding British sniper haunted by visions of men he killed. In: ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation , June 5, 2015, accessed February 18, 2017 .
- ^ Adrian Holliday: MoD pays £ 100k for blowing sniper ID. (No longer available online.) In: AOL . May 22, 2013, archived from the original on March 7, 2015 ; accessed on February 18, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sean Rayment: Sniper sues Army over error which put him in danger of being kidnapped by al-Qaeda. In: The Daily Telegraph . July 31, 2010, accessed February 18, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harrison, Craig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sniper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1974 |