A term that is sometimes used for oceanic crust rocks is sima, which is short for magnesium silicate, a common component of these rocks. Another term for these undersea igneous rocks is mafic, which comes from the fact that they are high in magnesium and iron. Basalt and gabbro are examples of mafic rocks.
The current record is held by Briton Corporal of Horse (CoH) Craig Harrison, of the UKâs Household Cavalry, who recorded a 2,475 m (2,707 yd) shot (confirmed by GPS) in November 2009, also during the War in Afghanistan, in which he hit two Taliban insurgents consecutively.
Worldâs Longest Sniper Kill Shot Ever Recorded in History. February 14, 2016 Comments Off on Worldâs Longest Sniper Kill Shot Ever Recorded in History 4,600 Views. Former British sniper Sgt. Craig Harrison holds the record for the worldâs longest sniper kill in combat history. In his 2009 world record, he took out a machine gunner with a shot over the distance of 2.5 kilometer, more distance than his gun was supposedly capable of reaching.