On a dusty road in Afghanistan, British soldiers inspect the bodies of two dead Taliban soldiers - one a known insurgent commander.
The James Bond-style gun barrel view through a rifle's crosshairs offers some explanation as to what has just taken place in the notoriously dangerous Helmand Province.
But it does not tell the full amazing story of the moment a crack British sniper, from a distance of 196 metres, needed just one bullet to kill two insurgents fleeing on a motorcycle.
Inspecting the dead: British forces are seen identifying the two dead men, who were killed on September 12, 2009
The shot is so rare among snipers that it has its own nickname, the 'Quigley' - after the 1990 western Quigley Down Under in which Tom Selleck's character manages the 'trick shot'.
Yet this was not Hollywood special effects or camera trickery. This was the real-life work of Rifleman Mark Osmond.
The stunning feat is revealed in a new book called Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards And The Real Story Of Britain’s War In Afghanistan.
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