RAF Regiment Snipers

[tomahawk6]

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/AirborneSniperSquadTargetsIraqiMilitia.htm

In the skies over Basra, a crack squad of highly trained RAF Regiment snipers have been hard at work supporting ground troops and Immediate Response Teams (IRT) under fire from Iraqi militia. Report by Simon Williams.

 

[BernDawg]

Well I'll be... I would have thought that sniping from a helo would be very impractical.

 

[benny88]

Well I'll be... I would have thought that sniping from a helo would be very impractical.

  Can't be easy, that's for damn sure.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Lazy friggin' RAF will do anything to avoid having to crawl through the slime with diapers on like a real sniper... 

 

[TylerSnap!]

They use bolts from a chopper?  Wouldn't that be more of a pain in the arse than it's worth?

 

[zorro]

  Can't be easy, that's for damn sure.

Yeah no kidding......standing w/ the C7 in St Jean last year was hard enough to keep a nice spread.....lol imagine while your flying?