"Longest Kill" UK Army's Record Breaking Sniper

Army's record-breaking sniper who killed two Taliban a mile and a half away driven to the brink of suicide by his chilling job 
Daily Mail UK
By TIM MACFARLAN FOR MAILONLINE
10 May 2015

Craig Harrison, 40, killed two militant assassins from range of 2,475 metres Created history with the shots in Musa Qala, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in November 2009 But Corporal of Horse Harrison, from Cheltenham, Gloucs, almost took his own life as he was haunted by dozens of victims and hunted by terrorists

Chilling: A veteran sniper told Craig: 'You make a sniper by taking a human being and re-engineering him. A sniper isn't a man any more. He is a weapon, waiting to be fired'

The British Army's record-breaking sniper who killed two Taliban a mile and a half away has revealed how he was driven to the brink of suicide by his chilling job.

Craig Harrison, 40, killed two militant assassins from a range of 2,475 metres - more than 900 metres beyond his rifle's effective range.

He created history with the shots in Musa Qala, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in November 2009, which remain the longest confirmed kills ever recorded.

But the nightmare that came with being the Army's number one marksmen almost cost Corporal of Horse Harrison his own life as he was haunted by his dozens of victims and hunted by terrorists, according to the Sun.

In his new book 'The Longest Kill', Craig, from Cheltenham, Gloucs, describes the events leading up to the record-breaking kills, and the shots themselves, in harrowing detail.

The soldiers ahead of him were ambushed when he was was part of a three-armoured-vehicle dawn patrol south of Musa Qala escorting Afghan fighters on foot.

The area was full of Taliban and for three hours Craig let rip with his Accuracy International L115A3 rifle.

He said: 'I was sweating, stripped down to a T-shirt under my body armour, even though it was a mild winter's day.

Craig developed post-traumatic stress disorder and was denied the Military Cross for his bravery.

His colonel refused it on his behalf, thinking he would not have been able to handle the pressure. Craig was 'dumbfounded' by the decision.
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