Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs
2009 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 156 VOTES · DIR. Emre Şahin
Overview
The deadliest weapon on the battlefield is neither the bullet nor the gun-it's the lone sniper. Through the scopes of the world's most precise marksmen SNIPER: INSIDE THE CROSSHAIRS takes you on a journey to discover the science and psychology behind the most extreme shots in military history. Deconstruct well-known missions from Vietnam to Iraq to Afghanistan by hearing firsthand recollections from the soldiers who were there and whose fingers pulled the triggers. Finally meet Canadian sniper Rob Furlong who for the first time on American television tells the story of his history-making shot in Afghanistan-striking a Taliban fighter from 1.5 miles away. Ballistics tactics weaponry stalking--this feature-length special examines these critical components in vivid detail and uses compelling interviews cinematic reenactments CGI technology and modern-day shooting demonstrations to put you squarely inside the crosshairs.
Dialogue Timeline — 295 lines
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01:08:40 full of the Mark 211 Raufoss round and the
01:09:53 come in here from back stairs of the building, I pick where I thought they would be sent
01:10:55 The Raufoss round blasts through the wall and into the ballistic gelatin.
01:11:55 Ballistics Expert Fernando Coelho analyzes the damage.
01:12:54 Good for us, bad for them.
01:14:00 One and a half miles.
01:15:03 We want to be close enough to the target that we can guarantee one shot, one kill.
01:16:04 They don't
01:16:53 Furlong and his team take out enemy targets more than a mile away.
01:17:54 and they're looking for a man-sized target on the side of a mountain.
01:18:49 and what I mean by that is, I'm leading with my mil-dots
01:19:55 and approximately 4 mils or 15 feet to the left of his target.
01:20:46 then observes the splash or dirt kicked up by the round as it hits the ground.
01:21:46 Time of flight: Four seconds.
01:23:04 Ballistics is a science... of the certain weapon, and the certain caliber, the certain bullet.
01:24:07 One of the most extreme ballistic environments a sniper will ever face.
01:24:54 mile-and-a-half kill shot using the same weapon:
01:25:45 an indication of exactly what the wind is doing at the target end.
01:26:36 What I'm going to do here is just get on target with this.
01:28:06 The dense vegetation around the target makes it difficult
01:29:01 They have different directions of wind.
01:29:58 No.
01:30:26 And it's extreme to find that person...