The MOST IMPRESSIVE Double Kill Sniper Shot

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    Towards the end of his tour of duty in the Balkans, Craig Harrison picked up a sniper rifle for the first time. Firing the Dragunov SVD Soviet sniper rifle down range, he hit a tree trunk and practically split it in half. From that moment on he knew that for the remainder of his military career, a powerful and deadly sniper rifle would be his weapon of choice.
    What he didn’t know was that years later while serving in Afghanistan, he would make not one, but two of the most astonishing sniper shots ever witnessed, but not with this gun though. This is the story of Craig Harrison’s remarkable 2,475 metre or 2,707 yards double kill.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 203

  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  5 місяців тому +35

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  • @xdxd6568
    @xdxd6568 5 місяців тому +297

    Craig is an amazing human being and if you watch his interview he’s mentally fucked up yet says he go back no matter what

    • @epikberman7756
      @epikberman7756 5 місяців тому +3

      Hexking badass

    • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
      @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 5 місяців тому +10

      That's standard gigachad behavior for every soldier.
      WW1 vets did say they would fight again if they were ordered to. And you can imagine how deeply scarred and traumatized they were.

    • @MrPaxio
      @MrPaxio 5 місяців тому

      psychopath

    • @ricraftz76
      @ricraftz76 5 місяців тому

      ​@@v.emiltheii-nd.8094true man,passed through the horrors of war,and are willing to pass again to fight for their beliefs

    • @PROVOCATEURSK
      @PROVOCATEURSK 5 місяців тому +1

      So murderers are amazing now? You must be a religious person.

  • @HappiKarafuru
    @HappiKarafuru 5 місяців тому +98

    A single sniper could make the entire enemy team panic in fear.
    Remember during the Falklands, single SAS sniper manage to make an Argentine ship back off by continue firing at their window, harassing them.

    • @russellmiles2861
      @russellmiles2861 5 місяців тому +4

      In wartime, sharpshooters are more expendable to slow up an enemy; most are readily killed. But buy a bit of time.

    • @Aphexion
      @Aphexion 6 годин тому

      I didn't know about that story. It's pretty interesting.
      I love coming back to Craig's interview in LADbible once in a while. I admire him so much. His story in particular and the way he tells it, his voice, it really gets to me. When I watched the movie "American sniper" I could recognize they took Craig's story as an inspiration in the part where he phoned his wife to hear her voice because he thought he wasn't making it out of there alive.
      If you haven't watched the interview yet, I really recommend it!

  • @icantthinkofaname7293
    @icantthinkofaname7293 5 місяців тому +30

    I read his book 8 years ago. I really think it needs to be made into a movie, dealing with PTSD and guilt

  • @andrewmontgomery5621
    @andrewmontgomery5621 5 місяців тому +44

    This Craig Harrison is a real life Karl Fairburne in the Sniper Elite games

    • @Xen0411
      @Xen0411 5 місяців тому +1

      yeah like first game, I also did the same hitting the wall to make point impact to the enemy since i don't know how shoot far in distance

  • @pokefan-ix7sh
    @pokefan-ix7sh 5 місяців тому +100

    Craig Harrison is a former Corporal of Horse in the Blues and Royals, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, who from 2009 to 2017 held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m. Harrison is most famous for his military service in Afghanistan as a sniper, but he also served in the British army in Iraq and the Balkans.

    • @MrPaxio
      @MrPaxio 5 місяців тому +3

      okay?

  • @vincentdaniels5645
    @vincentdaniels5645 5 місяців тому +53

    You guys definitely now have to do a video of Dallas Alexander and the JFT2 world record shot as well.
    Watched the Shawn Ryan podcast, it was a super interesting interview and hearing about how not one, twice, but three times they broke the record is just…🤯🤯🤯. Definitely worth showing !

  • @neilarcher2551
    @neilarcher2551 5 місяців тому +6

    For those wondering his rank is essentially that of sergeant in any other unit but some old former cavalry units use Corporal of Horse instead. As such units used to be recruited from gentry it was considered beneath them to hold a rank whose name was derived from a servant to a knight.

  • @ausualsuspect9639
    @ausualsuspect9639 5 місяців тому +5

    Description of the ammunition was outstanding

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 5 місяців тому +6

    The "Boom Headshot" guy would be proud.

  • @alexanderleach3365
    @alexanderleach3365 5 місяців тому +8

    That is an amazing feat by Craig Harrison.

  • @corymorimacori1059
    @corymorimacori1059 5 місяців тому +19

    “Well, it’s the same basic concept. You’re gonna wanna lean right into that stock. Cause it’s gonna kick a heck of a lot more than any BB rifle. Go ahead and pull the bolt back. Now as soon as you fire you’re gonna want to get another round in there quick.” Joel Miller
    “Aim small, miss small”

  • @eymoose
    @eymoose 5 місяців тому +6

    9:32 the fact the animation wasn’t a koala or kangaroo is a missed comedic opportunity

  • @pandarama4351
    @pandarama4351 5 місяців тому +44

    This makes me proud to be british 🇬🇧, awesome video, keep up the great work.

    • @dantetre
      @dantetre 5 місяців тому

      Yea, you are proud how many war crimes this maniac did...

    • @CashLovesJesus
      @CashLovesJesus 5 місяців тому +1

      the 1 thing that would make me proud about being British

    • @senwal422
      @senwal422 5 місяців тому +1

      Yea you guys love losing wars

    • @lemonacidrounds7293
      @lemonacidrounds7293 5 місяців тому

      I love your inventions though. The spy gadgets during WW2, the Chinook helicopter base, Harrier jet fighter... Awesome inventions that gave interesting ideas for the future.

    • @B-A-L
      @B-A-L 5 місяців тому +6

      ​@@senwal422Not as much as you do!

  • @JonathonMitchell-ig4bv
    @JonathonMitchell-ig4bv 5 місяців тому +6

    Wow, he’s a best British sniper elite ever 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @alanmountain5804
    @alanmountain5804 5 місяців тому +9

    Not mentioned is that Craig fired one more shot that destroyed the PKM

  • @skihoneybadger658
    @skihoneybadger658 5 місяців тому +4

    Nice to see vids like this had to watch twice! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @Maine307
    @Maine307 5 місяців тому +5

    i was in Wardack Afghan in nov 2009 ! it was a crazy time! great shot great soldier!

  • @asahearts1
    @asahearts1 5 місяців тому +24

    Actually the Ukrainian guy 360 no scoped off the wing of an F-35 piloted by the Ghost of Keeve.

  • @user-kr7yh8vw9m
    @user-kr7yh8vw9m 5 місяців тому +4

    Another informative video as always Simple History. Thank you once again, kudos🎉.

  • @codyadams3870
    @codyadams3870 5 місяців тому +3

    Wow so cool

  • @justalpha9138
    @justalpha9138 5 місяців тому +38

    These shots will forever be legendary. That distance is so far that you literally have to factor in the Coriolis Effect on top of compensating for wind AND bullet drop. :O

    • @unscentednapalm8547
      @unscentednapalm8547 5 місяців тому +2

      Yeah we've all seen 'Shooter' with Marky Mark.
      Coreolis effect is real but WAY overblown in regards to bullet flight. Your heartbeat will have much more of an effect.

    • @justalpha9138
      @justalpha9138 5 місяців тому +3

      @@unscentednapalm8547 In most cases it won't be an issue, but at THAT range, it actually does play a role in calculating the shot

    • @unscentednapalm8547
      @unscentednapalm8547 5 місяців тому

      @@justalpha9138 go on the Lapua site and you can calculate the effect coreolis phenomenon has. At that range it's less than 0.5% of the sighting clicks needed for that range. It's insignificant. Sounds cool, that's about it.

    • @russellmiles2861
      @russellmiles2861 5 місяців тому +3

      The beaten zone is wider than target; it is a fluke not skill that what is sighted gets hit. And impossible to verify.

    • @justalpha9138
      @justalpha9138 5 місяців тому +4

      @@russellmiles2861 What?? No, sniping is never a fluke. Saying that long distance sniper kills like this are a fluke is like saying that baking cakes is a fluke because how can ingredients come together to make a cake rise and look so beautiful?

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 5 місяців тому +15

    People like this make me proud to be British

    • @PROVOCATEURSK
      @PROVOCATEURSK 5 місяців тому +1

      Invading foreign lands and killing their citizens, checks out.

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 5 місяців тому +3

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff

  • @Risotto_Nero9999
    @Risotto_Nero9999 5 місяців тому +1

    Good work on the jackal designs

  • @dansmith4077
    @dansmith4077 5 місяців тому +2

    Excellent video thanks

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory 5 місяців тому +5

    That is one insane shot

    • @lemonacidrounds7293
      @lemonacidrounds7293 5 місяців тому

      Plot twist:
      There was another British soldier who shot them from the back who was on the same rooftop.

  • @11kungfu11
    @11kungfu11 5 місяців тому +5

    There is a quad kill by JTF2 in Mosel Iraq. Its filmed too. Go look it up.

  • @justandy333
    @justandy333 5 місяців тому +4

    The distances involved here are mind boggling! Even with telescopic sights, they are barely visible.
    Did they say he wrote a book about his career? If he did, I sure would love to read it.

  • @logger22
    @logger22 5 місяців тому +1

    “Sniping an enemy is like hunting any other animal.”
    -Reznov

  • @TheMilfMoncher
    @TheMilfMoncher 5 місяців тому +1

    So glad you you changed the video title. I finally feel like clicking on it :)

  • @gabrielgaitan4856
    @gabrielgaitan4856 3 місяці тому +1

    Craig Harrison: Our “Karl Fairburne”

  • @salomonperez6377
    @salomonperez6377 5 місяців тому +1

    Amazing work idk how u do it but it is awesome

  • @MrSpadeofAce
    @MrSpadeofAce 5 місяців тому +1

    Outstanding

  • @user-ov4od1xt9p
    @user-ov4od1xt9p 5 місяців тому +1

    Please do a video on life inside a WW1 Ranul ft17 tank please and thank you!

  • @aziscakep640
    @aziscakep640 5 місяців тому +4

    9:33 WHAT!!!!!!!!! There a unknows sniper from Australian that beat the record for his longest range of sniper who is this Unknows sniper

  • @Falkriim
    @Falkriim 5 місяців тому

    Oh I heard of this, awesome story.

  • @dragod7233
    @dragod7233 5 місяців тому +3

    if he was in balkans ,he probably shoot from yugo M76 wich is dragunov we have at home hehe

  • @servers5717
    @servers5717 5 місяців тому

    That dude is badass

  • @freshnewcungadero
    @freshnewcungadero 5 місяців тому

    This video proves that sniping is indeed a good job, mate!

  • @Miles-Vincent
    @Miles-Vincent 5 місяців тому +10

    >he then pulled the trigger
    No he didn't, he squeezed it

  • @CamoGuy76239
    @CamoGuy76239 5 місяців тому

    Amazing! 🤯
    Well, that's a clear sign that I need to get out and practice more...

  • @Snugglepossum
    @Snugglepossum 5 місяців тому +1

    Bro I only saw this because Is was subbed and turned on notifications three minutes after RUSH ‘EM!

  • @michael127118
    @michael127118 4 місяці тому

    5:38 the corpse launch was unexpected and my complements to the animators that was great and hilarious.

  • @caesarisared1320
    @caesarisared1320 5 місяців тому

    His book is a brilliant read

  • @brokens1097
    @brokens1097 5 місяців тому

    Amazing human

  • @luisemoralesfalcon4716
    @luisemoralesfalcon4716 5 місяців тому +1

    Snipers are the ones who have to see the eyes of their opponents.

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 5 місяців тому +2

    Please do more GWOT videos

  • @GamingWolfDude
    @GamingWolfDude 5 місяців тому +7

    That was a well done cut into the sponsor ad. Straight up film/tv production levels. I applaud the editors, animators, and script writers.

    • @TheRavingLobster
      @TheRavingLobster 5 місяців тому +2

      This is a joke, right?
      Edit: After watching to the end this was definitely a joke lmao.

  • @psps6623
    @psps6623 2 місяці тому

    Him: Converting meters into yards
    Us: uh...sure 😅

  • @ICEEEE_VR
    @ICEEEE_VR 5 місяців тому +4

    Third wooho also here is an idea: most expensive losses in military hsitory and other major losses with events like waterloo and the battle of the bulge and all the other major failures for nations in war or the napoleonic wars

    • @ICEEEE_VR
      @ICEEEE_VR 5 місяців тому

      Rly one like?

  • @macka9999
    @macka9999 4 місяці тому

    9:32 Aussie Aussie Aussie 🤙🤙

  • @m0torheads
    @m0torheads 5 місяців тому +1

    As a Yorkshireman, this is excellent to know.

  • @deezylightbeam
    @deezylightbeam 4 місяці тому

    3:01 imagine for 6 long seconds theres a bullet after you

  • @christopherdempsey3878
    @christopherdempsey3878 5 місяців тому +2

    Still waiting on a video about Sergeant Alvin York.

  • @bowtieguy5281
    @bowtieguy5281 5 місяців тому +1

    This man should be given the Victoria Cross.

  • @_vla
    @_vla 5 місяців тому +2

    imagine being killed by someone named "craig"

    • @and1cardsuk733
      @and1cardsuk733 5 місяців тому

      Sure it can be arranged 😉

    • @_vla
      @_vla 5 місяців тому

      @@and1cardsuk733 barry, 63

  • @Byronthebull
    @Byronthebull 5 місяців тому

    Just casually taking the earth's rotation into account

  • @SigSweetNSauer4756
    @SigSweetNSauer4756 5 місяців тому +1

    I love your guys Art style. It's cartoon's but well done and in such detail.

  • @usmcdevildog3497
    @usmcdevildog3497 5 місяців тому +3

    Still voting on a video on Jim Corbett the maneater hunter

  • @indiabiologyexplains5013
    @indiabiologyexplains5013 5 місяців тому +1

    Dang

  • @markchapman2585
    @markchapman2585 5 місяців тому +4

    Canadian JTF had the longest sniper kill

    • @richnewton7906
      @richnewton7906 5 місяців тому

      had

    • @markchapman2585
      @markchapman2585 5 місяців тому +1

      @richnewton7906 Yeah, it only took an antitank gun with a 6 foot barrel and still only beat the record by 850 ft. JTF had the record a few times.

    • @richnewton7906
      @richnewton7906 5 місяців тому

      again had@@markchapman2585

  • @mattylaa5070
    @mattylaa5070 5 місяців тому

    Hes like that dude whos been playing unreal tournament since 1999 on sniper only servers, Ultra Kill..

  • @rmag93
    @rmag93 5 місяців тому

    I’d love you to somehow get do a video with David Hayter. Maybe to cover something Cold War related.

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 5 місяців тому

    Congrats to the Britt for achieving such a feature

  • @vicepresidentmikepence889
    @vicepresidentmikepence889 5 місяців тому +6

    Wow, Luka Doncic scored 41 points. He is amazing

  • @user-sf7ej6ng9i
    @user-sf7ej6ng9i 5 місяців тому +1

    41 shot 11 kills

  • @birgidvandercruyssen2414
    @birgidvandercruyssen2414 5 місяців тому +9

    Wow kraig harrison is a very good sniper i also believe he should keep the world record bc the australian and ukranian ones are unconfirmed

    • @benhawkei8843
      @benhawkei8843 5 місяців тому

      The Australian one was confirmed I thought only they didn't name the guy for obvious reasons

  • @Angelcynn_2001
    @Angelcynn_2001 5 місяців тому +1

    Proud to be English. Proud of Britain 🇬🇧

  • @marcossoarestv3557
    @marcossoarestv3557 5 місяців тому +1

    BRAZ🎉IL MAN sniper

  • @darrylpotter8255
    @darrylpotter8255 5 місяців тому +2

    Missing a few names in that list

  • @princessmarlena1359
    @princessmarlena1359 5 місяців тому +1

    Craig “Crackerjack” Harrison.

  • @ndog4773
    @ndog4773 5 місяців тому +1

    All those tourists you see in videos messing with the palace guards should watch this. Same goes for the monkeys commenting saying they are not real soldiers.

  • @sugarsmile7852
    @sugarsmile7852 5 місяців тому

    Me seeing the rifle in thumbnail: CSGO theme plays

  • @ancientwarrior6751
    @ancientwarrior6751 5 місяців тому +2

    Such a superior weapon and technology even then the Taliban won the war.

  • @thinkaboutit27
    @thinkaboutit27 5 місяців тому +1

    Was he really that good? Based on the story, he sure seemed to miss a loy

  • @user-cx8dl2io4p
    @user-cx8dl2io4p 4 місяці тому

    Lapua 🇫🇮🇫🇮🔛🔝

  • @SlyCooper1920
    @SlyCooper1920 5 місяців тому +6

    9 kills at nearly 2500 meters = OVERKILL ! ! !

  • @BLOODANGELS579
    @BLOODANGELS579 5 місяців тому

    Halo announcer “ double kill”

  • @abdullahyaseen5956
    @abdullahyaseen5956 5 місяців тому +2

    Hello

  • @jonathandiaz4997
    @jonathandiaz4997 5 місяців тому +2

    5 hours ago 😮

  • @beyez
    @beyez 5 місяців тому +1

    Under 10m

  • @KreatonWatchesTooMuchT.V.
    @KreatonWatchesTooMuchT.V. 5 місяців тому

    I'm sorry for my confusion. But i thought hitting a wounded and fleeing enemy a war crime? And if they're removing a wounded person, they're a medic and not a valid target? 5:59

    • @and1cardsuk733
      @and1cardsuk733 5 місяців тому +1

      He wasn't fleeing was changing his firing position.

  • @jacobwiles547
    @jacobwiles547 5 місяців тому +1

    God bless the British Military!

  • @AXEEFFICIENCY
    @AXEEFFICIENCY 5 місяців тому +1

    CoD fr

  • @Anonym-yr4qn
    @Anonym-yr4qn 5 місяців тому +1

    I wonder how much a scope costs, that's able to magnify strongly enough to enable you of clearly seeing someone at a distance of 2-3km?

    • @phoenixraider42
      @phoenixraider42 5 місяців тому +1

      You look at base line a 5,000 usd scope

  • @misterbig9025
    @misterbig9025 5 місяців тому

    I don't believe!

  • @thejudge2778
    @thejudge2778 5 місяців тому

    Order 227

  • @kaiser2718
    @kaiser2718 5 місяців тому

    is it me or almost every single video has a sponsor

  • @pyeitme508
    @pyeitme508 5 місяців тому +1

    Ww

  • @Doorgi
    @Doorgi 5 місяців тому +1

    w0w

  • @kevinantpoehler
    @kevinantpoehler 5 місяців тому

    isnt it a war crime to finish an enemy off?

  • @matthewtennies
    @matthewtennies 4 місяці тому

    Let's not forget the Canadian sniper who held either the world record or second place volunteered for the Ukrainian International Legion and fought for something like six to twelve months. So many veterans in Western countries have such great character - they've already done served their country honorably and yet when they see a nation and it's people in need they go again into harm's way. If I die having lived a life with half as much dignity, professionalism and care for others as vets who go to Ukraine, I'll be happy.

  • @gcrooks
    @gcrooks 5 місяців тому

    Ukrainian Sniper was Samueliv Hydesnski, urod of Keiv

  • @mestakala2516
    @mestakala2516 5 місяців тому

    Suomi mainittu (Lapua) torillee🇫🇮🇫🇮🗣️🗣️

  • @swaggery
    @swaggery 5 місяців тому +1

    Record kill distances aren't something to be proud of. Since the only opportunities exist in conflict in very unique situations.

  • @shanewilson9814
    @shanewilson9814 5 місяців тому

    Sounds to me like hes an average or below rifleman who was put in a perfect situation. If you give me or anyone ten or fifteen rounds to zero in, it wouldn't be hard to hit nearly anything you can see. It actually sounds about useless in combat, if not dangerous.

  • @JS-sr8rt
    @JS-sr8rt 5 місяців тому +2

    Noticed he shot three wounded soldiers, and someone dragging wounded fighter to safety isn’t that a work crime?

    • @Who_is_Manat
      @Who_is_Manat 5 місяців тому +4

      "He had his pistol out."
      War crimes really only apply when you're fighting against someone that also abides by them anyway.

  • @sheltershowcase
    @sheltershowcase 5 місяців тому +1

    24TH

  • @pbh9195
    @pbh9195 5 місяців тому +4

    I think recently in Ukraine there was a sniper who rivels that record

    • @triadwarfare
      @triadwarfare 5 місяців тому +1

      It was mentioned in the end