Just to know about sniper

[Rudd]

Originally Posted by KingKong.CCCP

IMO, snipers are for kids, that's why I don't take them... If you're not a kid, remember, every time you pick a sniper kit, you made a kid cry.
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.9 sniper is very good imo

I plan on trying out a new 2 squad layout when I get back from Italy

Sq1
Officer
Medic
Grenadier
Rifleman Irons
Rifleman Specialist Irons
AR

Sq2
Officer
Medic
Marksman
Sniper
HAT
Rifleman

or something to that effect, the idea being that Sq1 is up close and personal, sq2 is back providing firesupport

add 2 APCs to teh mix, and win shall occur in abundance,

Ill be on TG saturday late, so hope to catch you there mate if you wanna try it out.

[gazzthompson]

Snipers can be good , if used properly but 99.99% of the time it isnt. ive been sniping recently and sniped like a whore on qwai last night on RT. stopped an attack across land bridge, reported a squad in a boat that got owned by heli , reported 2 squads sneaking via mine which team didnt know about and countered. and took out 2 firebases before logging off. i only ever have a spotter if i know them tho as i find it hard enough to keep pubs focused during a normally squad let alone when sniping.

[Nehil]

A good sniper team can be extremely helpful. If they know what they are doing the can provide good intel on enemy movement and positions. They can stop a WHOLE squad from flanking, defend an object from far, call in artillary. Being able to take out enemy snipers/HAT/marksmen/AR/LAT from >400 meters away is amazingly helpful for the whole team.

I remember being a sniper on Al Kufrah Oilfields, having a friend on skype spotting for me. Round ended with about 30 kills for us, 0 deaths. We took out snipers, LATs and HATs. Even took out a dude from maximum viewing distance (about 700m methinks). All this while only taking fire once. Quick retreat and reposition, didn't even use our patches.

However, I find that spotting for a sniper is even more entertaining than being the sniper.

[Cheditor]

Actually since .9 snipers cant call in artillery, no Sl radio.

[Oskar]

Originally Posted by Cheditor

Actually since .9 snipers cant call in artillery, no Sl radio.

But then again, if they're accompanied by an SL, they sort of can.

[goguapsy]

Originally Posted by Wrestlers_Konglisch

But then again, if they're accompanied by an SL, they sort of can.

But then again, the main discussion here is not having good spotters...
If you do have a SL with you problem solved yes. Or request someone else to mark the target.

[SarafanPriest]

Anyone have any tips on sniper class,i was a sniper in BF2 and i was pretty good,but here i can't get any kill at all(ok i got few kills,but still i could get allot more). Today we played that china map and i was in sniper squad,as medic.So our marksman got dropped from server so quad leader told me to pick up sniper and continue and i tried,and i failed hard lol.

[KasperX]

Originally Posted by KingKong.CCCP

IMO, snipers are for kids, that's why I don't take them... If you're not a kid, remember, every time you pick a sniper kit, you made a kid cry.

Rounds when I felt victory/defeat was influenced by a sniper are... well I remember ONE round on Ejod... hm... that's about it... I think...

Huh? Snipers are for kids? No, kiddies usually like running n gunning. Being a sniper and playing the role properly actually takes A LOT of patience, time, and very slow meticulous game play which kiddies aren't very much into. A sniper spends most of his time moving to a spot, marking targets for his teams, and gathering intel (kills are secondary). Why ppl continue to hate on snipers is beyond me. Yes, there are snipers who abuse the kit and are useless with it, but that goes for any class. I can not explain the amount of times the sniper in my clan has saved my squads a$$ and just how valuable the kit can be if it's in the right hands.

And that one round on EJOD you mentioned...did u determine he influenced the game b/c of the number of kills he got? What about all the other rounds where your team gathered intel from a sniper who located a cache or enemy FOB? Kills are not the primary job of a sniper squad. They are one of the kits that normally stay behind the scenes and who can have a heavy influence on the success of their team on the battlefield. I'm not flaming anyone, just trying to shed some light on a commonly misunderstood kit.

OP, sometimes we play on the CIA & TG servers, keep an eye out for S6! tags. If we already have a sniper, you can always spot for him. If I'm the only S6! member on the server, I'll spot for you any day man. XFire: Kasper13

Kasp

[SGT.JOKER]

Originally Posted by rudy_eila

Seriously, snipers aren't for kids, Especially in PR as they Require patience and maturity to be used effectively.
And Kids lack for all the things listed above.

Preaching to the choir

[goguapsy]

Originally Posted by SarafanPriest

Anyone have any tips on sniper class,i was a sniper in BF2 and i was pretty good,but here i can't get any kill at all(ok i got few kills,but still i could get allot more). Today we played that china map and i was in sniper squad,as medic.So our marksman got dropped from server so quad leader told me to pick up sniper and continue and i tried,and i failed hard lol.

Remember LONG LONG deviation. Make sure it is on deployed mode. Wait 8 seconds and fire.

Also you normally would sit far from the hit of the battle. Watchout for counter-snipers and other snipers, and report intel to your team. Afterall, that's your main duty. Later, killing SLs, AA gunners, MGs, HATs... everything. But don't get trigger happy.