AFGHANISTAN
New sniper rifle
By Duncan Mil
February 17, 2009 - British Army snipers call it the “Silent Assassin” -- the L115A3 Long Range Rifle which, in recent weeks, has been targetting Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Including technology used by the British Olympic shooting team and a Schmidt & Bender which magnifies a target up to 25 times and can operate in low light and haze, the rifle virtually guarantees “one shot, one kill” at ranges of more than 1,100 metres.