Ukrainian snipers using one of the most powerful rifles ever against Russia – the Snipex Alligator

UKRAINIAN marksmen are using one of the most powerful rifles ever made — the Snipex Alligator. It can fire a 14.5mm bullet over ranges of more than four miles. Ukrainian snipers are using one of the largest and most powerful rifles ever made to kill Russians The weapon is being used to target enemy soldiers as well as their equipment The bullet strikes a target with almost 12 tons of energy – a force powerful enough to obliterate body armour and blow an enemy soldier to pieces And the target is struck with almost 12 tons of energy — a force powerful enough to obliterate body armour. The Ukrainian-made weapon, used against Russian troops and helicopters, can also penetrate vehicle armour over an inch thick at closer range. The rifle only came into use with the Ukrainian Army in 2021 and British special forces have been teaching recruits how to use the weapon in combat. Ukrainian troops are using the weapon to target enemy soldiers and light-armoured vehicles, communications equipment, and ammunition and fuel dumps. READ MORE ON THE UKRAINE WAR BLOODY LEGACY Cancer-stricken Putin 'in horrible pain & rushing to cement place in history' STAR’S WAR Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill meets Zelensky & dubs Russia the ‘evil empire’ The soldiers equipped with the rifle, some of whom are women, have also been used to target helicopters in flight and aircraft parked on the ground. Reports have suggested that the rifle was used with deadly effect by soldiers from the Ukrainian Azov brigade during the defence of the city of Mariupol earlier this year. To reduce the enormous recoil, the rifle has been fitted with a muzzle brake, a device usually found on tanks and artillery field guns. The rifle has also been fitted with a recoil isolator to dampen the kick back so that it does not damage the sniper’s shoulder. Most read in The Sun GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE Culture Club icon Boy George signs up for new series of I'm A Celeb NUPTIAL NO-NO Bride is criticized for her see-through wedding gown WE DUMP ANY STAR Queue-jumping Phillip Schofield dumped from £1m We Buy Any Car deal TRAGIC LOSS Soldier, 18, who walked alongside Queen's coffin during funeral found dead PUDDING ON A BRAVE FACE Fern Britton pictured after ex Phil Vickery seen snogging best pal 'SCARY' Stacey Solomon fears she won't be able to afford £1.2m Pickle Cottage energy bills The current standing world record for a long-range sniper kill is 3,540 meters, made by a Canadian special operations sniper in Iraq in 2017. The Alligator could achieve a similar distance but most shots taken between 3,500 and 7,000 meters would likely be harassing fire or directed against a large area target, like a communications or logistics unit. Read More on The Sun LVIV RAT RAGE I'm a Ukrainian who had affair with Brit dad…he's dumped me so I'm going BACK HOT STUFF Mum shares genius way she dries washing without a tumble dryer or annoying racks