kebab@endlesstalk.orgM to news@endlesstalk.orgEnglish · 5 months agoUkrainian Sniper Breaks World Record for Longest Killwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11file-text
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minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoI had heard the record was almost 4 miles. This says the new shot was onoy about 2 and a half. So what was the actual previous record?
minus-squarestardustpathsofglory@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoMaybe it was 4 km instead of 2.5 miles?
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoThat would be just slightly under 2.5 miles, so maybe I just misremembered the units. 🤔
minus-squareGhyste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoThe record now stands at 4000 meters. The previous record was also held by a Ukrainian sniper at 3800 meters.
minus-squareargh_another_username@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoAFAIK the record was around 3km from a Canadian sniper. This page has more info. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_recorded_sniper_kills
I had heard the record was almost 4 miles. This says the new shot was onoy about 2 and a half. So what was the actual previous record?
Maybe it was 4 km instead of 2.5 miles?
That would be just slightly under 2.5 miles, so maybe I just misremembered the units. 🤔
The record now stands at 4000 meters. The previous record was also held by a Ukrainian sniper at 3800 meters.
AFAIK the record was around 3km from a Canadian sniper. This page has more info.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_recorded_sniper_kills