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January 14, 1975
Western: Capricorn
Chinese: Wood Tiger
Native American: Goose
Celtic: Birch / Stag
Mayan/Aztec: Lizard
Egyptian: Sphinx, Amun

On the request of why I chose the date I did, I present the result of a very slow night at work awhile ago.

ExpandIt's all bullshit, but it was fun to figure out )
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Sebastian Moran does not have any recorded records to his name, but claims to be very close to or on par with several. These all are listed at the Sniper Wikipedia pages [here] and [here]

British Army CoH Craig Harrison of the Household Cavalry successfully engaged two Taliban machine gunners south of Musa Qala in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in November 2009 at a range of 2,475 m (2,707 yd), using a L115A3 Long Range Rifle rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. These are the longest recorded and confirmed sniper kills in history.

Corporal Matt Hughes, of the Royal Marines, had to make a 860 metres (2,822 ft) shot in very high winds by aiming over 56 feet (17 m) to the left of the enemy in 2007.

U.S. Navy Chief Chris Kyle of SEAL Team Three has 255 kills, 160 of which are officially confirmed by the Pentagon, during four deployments to Iraq between 2003 and 2009. Kyle, now retired, is the deadliest marksman in US military history. During the Second Battle of Fallujah alone, when US Marines fought running battles in the streets with several thousand insurgents, he killed 40 people. For his deadly track record as a marksman during his deployment to Ramadi, the insurgents named him 'Al-Shaitan Ramad' - the Devil of Rahmadi - and put a $20,000 bounty on his head. His most legendary shot came outside Sadr City in 2008 when he shot an insurgent with a rocket launcher near an Army convoy with his .338 Lapua Magnum rifle at 1,920 m (2,100 yd).

Cracked Article: 5 Most Impossible Sniper shots
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[As posted by infraredphaeton @ tumblr]
Minimum Requirements:
  • having a second class or higher swim qualification.
  • a first-class score on their Physical Fitness Test (PFT).
  • eye sight correctable to 20/20.
  • not colour blind.
  • no office hours.
  • Non-Judicial Punishments within 6 months.
  • qualify for a secret security clearance.
  • posses a GT score of 110 or higher.

    And

    For a perfect score:
  • 3 mile run in 18 minutes, 20 deadhang pull-ups(No Swinging)
  • 100 sit-up/crunchs under two minutes.
  • 500 meter swim using side or breast stroke.
  • 50 meter swim holding a weight out of water, tread water for 30 seconds holding a weight out of water, no signs of panic.

    And Sebastian is supposed to be so good that in the ACD stories he is instantly recognisable because he is able to make shots anyone else would find impossible.
    So, what would he be like, by modern standards?
    Well, he’d need to beat the best scores, so better than those results shown above. Significantly better, even.
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