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Astralman · 07-13-2005, 05:56 PM

I play the Demo servers for now, and I see a lot of people charging about as snipers. I have to figure more organized players limit the amount of snipers to a reasonable handful.

Snipers are excellent for forward observation. Yes, due to the scope, but also since a good use for them is to attack enemy defensive positions, which generally become spawn points, they're normally better placed near the front, and can see deployments as they occur, giving advanced warning for defending targets they're after.

Sniper on sniper duels might be fun, but while you're trying to pick-off someone who's well concealed, you're also being pre-occupied with one target, you may, or may not hit, using up your ammo and not getting any "sitting duck kills". So, if you spot a sniper in a good position to attrite your own guys, I find it best to tell the squad leader and request a helo-airstrike against him.

This is why it's maybe not so good an idea to use a sniper as a squad leader. If you're busy tracking enemy movements from cover, you should be too busy to also watch the field and coordinate movements. Also, spawning at the top of a construction crane isn't that good of an idea, is it?

Other squad/army members should be advised a sniper can't watch his own rear, while watching the field from a promintory with a scope. Claymores come in handy to booby trap your "six" so anyone sneaking up behind you gets his legs blown off, and it alerts the sniper to "check six."

I set claymores at ladder heads so I don't have to keep worrying about someone coming up behind me on a building. When I want down, to move positions, I jump and parachute, but this also takes away the vantage point from other friendly snipers, but the added benny is enemy snipers won't be able to take that vantage point for themselves for free.

This stratgey means a lot of snipers aren't going to get high scores, although they'll contribute greatly to the success of the team. So, commanders might try to find a way to pass the duty around. It's a job that needs to be done, but why penalize someone who's especially good at it?

07-13-2005, 05:56 PM	#53 (permalink)
Astralman Corporal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 186	Using Snipers I play the Demo servers for now, and I see a lot of people charging about as snipers. I have to figure more organized players limit the amount of snipers to a reasonable handful. Snipers are excellent for forward observation. Yes, due to the scope, but also since a good use for them is to attack enemy defensive positions, which generally become spawn points, they're normally better placed near the front, and can see deployments as they occur, giving advanced warning for defending targets they're after. Sniper on sniper duels might be fun, but while you're trying to pick-off someone who's well concealed, you're also being pre-occupied with one target, you may, or may not hit, using up your ammo and not getting any "sitting duck kills". So, if you spot a sniper in a good position to attrite your own guys, I find it best to tell the squad leader and request a helo-airstrike against him. This is why it's maybe not so good an idea to use a sniper as a squad leader. If you're busy tracking enemy movements from cover, you should be too busy to also watch the field and coordinate movements. Also, spawning at the top of a construction crane isn't that good of an idea, is it? Other squad/army members should be advised a sniper can't watch his own rear, while watching the field from a promintory with a scope. Claymores come in handy to booby trap your "six" so anyone sneaking up behind you gets his legs blown off, and it alerts the sniper to "check six." I set claymores at ladder heads so I don't have to keep worrying about someone coming up behind me on a building. When I want down, to move positions, I jump and parachute, but this also takes away the vantage point from other friendly snipers, but the added benny is enemy snipers won't be able to take that vantage point for themselves for free. This stratgey means a lot of snipers aren't going to get high scores, although they'll contribute greatly to the success of the team. So, commanders might try to find a way to pass the duty around. It's a job that needs to be done, but why penalize someone who's especially good at it?