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10-03-2009, 11:22 AM
Taliban Fighter Hit By Top Gun
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Source: The Sun Online
A Taliban fighter was killed by an RAF Top Gun who fired a missile through a hole the size of a grapefruit.
The Harrier jump jet ace spotted the sniper waiting to kill Our Boys from thousands of feet up over Afghanistan.
The insurgent had planned to take out troops as they entered the compound from a tiny "murder hole" in the wall.
But after fixing his cross-hair on the gap the soldier had made, the RAF hero unleashed the new Dual Mode Brimstone Missile with devastating accuracy.
This is the first operational use of the radar-guided supersonic speed weapon.
Three of the 1.8 metre long missiles - which can hit static or moving targets - can be carried by the Harrier GR9 and the Tornado GR4.
Tornado Force Commander Gp Capt Colin Basnett said the "incredibly precise" Brimstone is a vital tool.
He added: "It's significantly increased the capability of Tornado Force to strike targets."
http://www.modoracle.com/news/Taliban-Fighter-Hit-By-Top-Gun_18921.html?category=10
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Source: The Sun Online
A Taliban fighter was killed by an RAF Top Gun who fired a missile through a hole the size of a grapefruit.
The Harrier jump jet ace spotted the sniper waiting to kill Our Boys from thousands of feet up over Afghanistan.
The insurgent had planned to take out troops as they entered the compound from a tiny "murder hole" in the wall.
But after fixing his cross-hair on the gap the soldier had made, the RAF hero unleashed the new Dual Mode Brimstone Missile with devastating accuracy.
This is the first operational use of the radar-guided supersonic speed weapon.
Three of the 1.8 metre long missiles - which can hit static or moving targets - can be carried by the Harrier GR9 and the Tornado GR4.
Tornado Force Commander Gp Capt Colin Basnett said the "incredibly precise" Brimstone is a vital tool.
He added: "It's significantly increased the capability of Tornado Force to strike targets."
http://www.modoracle.com/news/Taliban-Fighter-Hit-By-Top-Gun_18921.html?category=10