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Paras test supergun on Taliban

Hi-tech ... rifle-mounted device pinpoints a sniper's location from the noise of a gunshot and the bullet whizzing past

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By VIRGINIA WHEELER, Defence Editor

Published: 18 Mar 2011

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BRITISH Paras are trialling a device that pinpoints Taliban snipers up to almost a mile away - by the sound of their bullets.

Our Boys in Afghanistan are fitting rifles with a "gunfire locator" pod which uses sonar to calculate an enemy's position within 1.3 seconds.

Video: Paras trial the sniper wiper

NEW supergun can pinpoint the enemy by the sound of their bullets
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The device - described as an insurgent sniper's "worst nightmare" - is set to save hundreds of lives.

And to field test the technology, The Sun can reveal that members of 3 Para offered themselves as "targets" last weekend to draw out sniper fire.

Pod ... cross-hairs on the screen show where sniper is

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The hi-tech pod detects the "muzzle blast" sound made as a bullet is fired, then tracks the wave made as it moves through the air.

Deadly ... the SAS and front line troops will be the first to receive the device

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The device - which uses the same motion sensor technology as in the Nintendo Wii - shows the range and elevation of the sniper on a "clock face" screen, enabling a soldier to fire back instantly and with accuracy almost the equal of a missile system.

Maker ... the firm's Colin Howard

The SAS and front line troops will be the first to receive the pods - designed by Middlesex-based Ultra Electronics.

The firm's Colin Howard said: "It enables you to run away in the right direction or take cover. You can also return fire accurately. We need to save lives, and you do that by knowing where the enemy is."

Engineer Trevor Wood said the sensor was developed after bringing sonar technology up "from underwater".

He said: "The idea came from watching the news and seeing soldiers in Afghanistan trouble-spots being shot at and not knowing which way to look. We thought, we're used to detecting things underwater, why not air?"

The Ministry of Defence said: "We are committed to giving our frontline troops the most advanced equipment."

v.wheeler@the-sun.co.uk

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