Rob Furlong
| Rob Furlong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 11, 1976  Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
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| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch |
 Canadian Forces
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| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal General Campaign Star (Canada) |
| Other work | Edmonton City Police |
Rob Furlong (born November 11, 1976), is a Canadian former military sniper who at one time held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at 2,430 m (2,657 yd).
Born on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Furlong taught himself to fire a rifle ambidextrously.
Furlong enrolled with the Canadian Army and served with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
In March 2002, Furlong participated in Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley. His sniper team included MCpl. Graham Ragsdale (Team Commander), MCpl. Tim McMeekin, MCpl. Arron Perry, and Cpl. Dennis Eason. A group of three Al-Qaeda fighters were moving into a mountainside position when Furlong took aim with his Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW), a .50-calibre McMillan Brothers Tac-50 rifle, loaded with Hornady A-MAX 750 gr very-low-drag bullets. He began firing at a fighter carrying an RPK machine gun. Furlong's first shot missed and his second shot hit the knapsack on the target's back. The third struck the target's torso, killing him. The distance was measured as 2,430 m (2,657 yd). With a muzzle speed of 823 m/s (2,700 ft/s), each shot reached the target almost four seconds after Furlong fired. This became the longest sniper kill in history at the time, surpassing the previous record set by his teammate, Master-Corporal Arron Perry, by 120 m (130 yd).
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