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QuoteOperation IMPACT is the Canadian Armed Forces' (CAF) support to the Global Coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria. Under this mission, the CAF:



conducts air operations

provides training and assistance to the Iraqi security forces

helps regional forces build their capacity

provides medical services to Coalition forces

supports the Coalition with highly-skilled CAF members



Joint Task Force-Iraq is responsible for:



national command and control of Operation IMPACT personnel and operations

coordinating operations with the Coalition headquarters



The CAF operates an all-source intelligence centre as part of Joint Task Force-Iraq. It gathers information from a variety of sources. It is responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and analyzing this information.



This intelligence is then used for operational planning. It ultimately helps to:



protect Coalition forces

determine how to conduct Coalition operations



CAF members serve in key positions in Coalition headquarters around the Middle East. They have high-demand skills in planning and carrying out military operations.  These skills support and enable the Coalition and Iraqi security forces. The CAF members are experts in areas such as:



intelligence operations

targeting

command and control



JTF-I Detachment Erbil is made up of some 30 CAF members. It is known as Camp Érable. It is host to and directly supports:



the Tactical Aviation Detachment

the Canadian-led Coalition Role 2 medical facility



The CAF commands a Role 2 medical facility in northern Iraq. It has a mandate to provide lifesaving medical and surgical care to Coalition forces. Approximately 50 CAF members serve at this facility in roles that include:



senior leadership

physicians

nurses

medical technicians

laboratory and diagnostic imaging technicians

a dental team

support staff

Medical facility capabilities include:



resuscitation

damage control surgery

intensive care support

dental care

diagnostic imaging

a medical lab



The CAF also provides medical equipment and supplies for the facility.



//http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/operations-abroad-current/op-impact.page

Quote from: "Bricktop"I think its well understood that in order to eliminate ISIS's influence globally, the nest has to be destroyed.

Quote from: "cc"I would say that you are both right. I.S. needs killin in Syria / Iraq ..... but that's not the end of it

it has spread many places and will continue to be a problem



plus other groups and individuals of course will continue to do their thing ... that's how islam was planned to function initially .. that's how it operates today .. and of course tomorrow



As to OP, what a shot ... since release of info it has been front and centre on most networks

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A shot over that distance is virtually impossible.

Quote from: "kiebers"Typical of they way reporting is done now, they give the distance in feet for the biggest number. But 3,450 meters is indeed an awfully long shot.

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Quote from: "kiebers"Typical of they way reporting is done now, they give the distance in feet for the biggest number. But 3,450 meters is indeed an awfully long shot.

I believe the numbers in the op are in feet.

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Quote from: "kiebers"Typical of they way reporting is done now, they give the distance in feet for the biggest number. But 3,450 meters is indeed an awfully long shot.

I believe the numbers in the op are in feet.

That's where it gets confusing and misleading...When using imperial units, shooting range distances are always measured in yards....not feet.



It's odd that something like this would be expressed in feet. Even the American military uses metric measurements for range distances and has been doing so since the Vietnam era.

Quote from: "Renee"That's where it gets confusing and misleading...When using imperial units, shooting range distances are always measured in yards....not feet.



It's odd that something like this would be expressed in feet. Even the American military uses metric measurements for range distances and has been doing so since the Vietnam era.

QuoteA Canadian sniper set what appears to be a record, picking off an ISIS fighter from some 2.2 miles away, and disrupting a potentially deadly operation by the terror group in Iraq.



Shooting experts say the fatal shot at a world-record distance of 11,316 feet underscores how stunningly sophisticated military snipers are becoming.



//http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/22/canadian-sniper-sets-world-record-with-2-1-mile-pickoff-isis-fighter.html

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Quote from: "Renee"That's where it gets confusing and misleading...When using imperial units, shooting range distances are always measured in yards....not feet.



It's odd that something like this would be expressed in feet. Even the American military uses metric measurements for range distances and has been doing so since the Vietnam era.

Obviously an American media outlet would convert it to imperial. You've never seen that before? Happens all the time. Just like how a Canadian media outlet would convert imperial to metric.



It happened. Can't just make that up. The effective range of the TAC-50 is indeed 3,450m/3,770 yd.

QuoteA Canadian sniper set what appears to be a record, picking off an ISIS fighter from some 2.2 miles away, and disrupting a potentially deadly operation by the terror group in Iraq.



Shooting experts say the fatal shot at a world-record distance of 11,316 feet underscores how stunningly sophisticated military snipers are becoming.



//http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/22/canadian-sniper-sets-world-record-with-2-1-mile-pickoff-isis-fighter.html

Experts aren't disputing it.

QuoteI'm pretty sure I've been on more ranges private or military (Fort Dix) than you

Quote from: "Renee"I've never seen range distances expressed in "feet". It's always yards or meters.

QuoteAmmoLand Shooting Sports News



April 3, 2014



British Sniper Sets Longest Sniper Shot Record – 8,120 Feet



Here is something that has been in the news recently and is worth bringing up again. In 2009 a British Army soldier by the name of Corporal Craig Harrison, of the Household Cavalry, set a new record for the longest shot in combat. Twice. Cpl. Harrison fired two shots at Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan.



They were confirmed via GPS to be 8,120 feet from Cpl. Harrison's position.



That is 1.54 miles. More than a mile and a half. To make it even more astounding, the range was almost 3,000 feet beyond what is considered the effective range of the weapon. At that range the bullet takes around 3 seconds to reach the target.



The previous record was set in 2002 for a sniper kill at 7,972 ft. That shot was made by Canadian Corporal Rob Furlong, of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, who was using a .50BMG McMillan TAC-50 rifle.



//https://www.ammoland.com/2014/04/british-sniper-sets-new-long-distance-kill-shot-record-8120-feet/#axzz4kr8YcBSK