It's so big that it has to be supported on two tripods and
fires ammunition that's three times the size of standard rifle ammo.
An Isis terrorist has been photographed aiming a 10-foot
long sniper rifle out of a flat window in Kobane.The fearsome weapon fires 23mm
caliber bullets, far larger than the standard size. What sort of effect this
gun would have remains open to debate, however, according to firearms expert
David Dyson.He told Mail Online: 'The problem with identifying the effect of
this gun is firstly that we don't know for sure what the calibre is,
although there wouldn't be a lot of point in building something like this if it
wasn't of a significant calibre. Secondly, and probably of more importance, we
don't know how well it is made: is the barrel accurately machined and rifled?
'The effect will also depend on the type of ammunition used. These rounds exist
[23mm] fitted with high explosive incendiary or armour piercing incendiary
projectiles. They will be effective against personnel and vehicles including
lightly armoured ones. ‘The picture emerged after a show of force from al
Qaeda's Nusra Front, a rival group. They toured in a convoy around villages
they said they had captured from Syrian rebels.
Dozens of pick-up trucks bristling with anti-aircraft guns
and men armed with heavy machine guns drove through settlements in the southern
countryside of Idlib. Via.daily mail
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