Sniper Ace Stratergies

[jhc660]

I felt that the allmighty sniper ace deserves its own topic.

Its a very micro dependetn unit, with great range before it camos, meaning that it can just walk right past fallshirmjagers without them noticing and preceed to snipe them alll from behind. Yeah. And it infiltrates.

Are there any particular stratergies that can be used in tandem or comprised solely of a sniper ace?

[basic369]

The Sniper Ace should be used as a forward observer and to harass the enemy. So the regular sniper and the Sniper Ace should have pretty similair tactics. But ofc you should from time to time just walk around and shoot some germans =)

[Saavedra]

The Sniper Ace moves at normal speed when cloaked, something that on other snipers requires vet. So no, the Sniper Ace should not be used as a spotter. It can function as one, but if you are not stickying heavy tanks and sniping officers/HMGs, you are probably wasting his pop.

[jhc660]

The sniper ace camo activates fast and cannot be seen unless at a very close distance. So its great for using the forward observation artillery ability.

[Blue]

He also recamos immediately after firing, not even requiring you to move him. I've found on large maps I can essentially create a choke point with a Sniper Ace and a 1 or 2 sharpshooter teams.

[Zamiel]

Yeah, he is pretty much going to murder all the infantry on the map if left unchecked by the enemy, so you can pretty much do whatever the hell you want with him, all above strategies are valid.  However, like any other sniper, he is easily countered by bikes/schwimwagens and since he cant retreat, he will always lose to them.  His sticky bomb can sometimes insta-kill one bike but it doesn't always work and he will obviously get killed by two regardless of the circumstances.  Great unit overall, but 750mp getting countered by cheap 220mp units is kind of a deal breaker.

[Svyatogorec]

Voroshilovskiy arrows (sniper) costs much, but the other sharpshooter kills him(it) with one shot. Can well add him hp?

[Voop_Bakon]

but 750mp getting countered by cheap 220mp units is kind of a deal breaker.

Actually bike is 180, so even more so  , unless you consider that he is an excellent support unit, possible the best in the game
Pick of troublesome infantry and can get out fast with smoke. Use sticky to damage engine of a tank and finish off with AT or circle strafe. Finally, for only 100 mun, you can get arty where ever you need.

Good luck with 2 motorcycles though

[Blue]

The fact the other player needs to micro 2 bikes to hunt down 1 sniper is a good thing. By the time I get a Sniper Ace, I usually have more than enough manpower to replace him in the unlikely case he dies. My last match I got 92 kills (90 infantry, and 2 light vehicles) before a random nebel and StuH ended his life. He sat near the German base unloading arty and killing groups of grenadiers. I also realized he doesn't leave a 'trace' of his rounds, making it that much harder for enemies to spot him. I've done some testing with him, and he can get very close to enemies without being spotted- He really is the best recon anti-infantry in EF. 

[Voop_Bakon]

I also realized he doesn't leave a 'trace' of his rounds

This is my biggest problem with both the sniper ace and sharpshooter team. Sniper Ace needs to have that tracer, or at the very least a notification that you were sniped

[Capt. Malashenko]

Notification - yes
Tracer - no
sharpshooter teams can`t move while camouflaged and can`t retreat. Smoke trail will reveal unit`s position after a single shoot and would be too easy to kill them.

[Tarkka-ampuja]

I never play against the Russians, I adore them. This mod is the most amazing Expansion in this game, better then the British and PE additions to the game - the Sniper Ace is my second favourite unit, my favourite being the massive 120mm Mortars..

The Sniper Ace is unbelivable, I find camping him accross a river from a point is the best way to get kills, if left unchecked, I've seen him amass some 500 kills against Wermacht forces just by camping that 1 point..

[Panzer4life]

i like using the sniper ace to harass Panthers and in the unlikely case of king tigers. I camouflage him, and throw the mag. anti-tank grenade on the tank's behind. it will destroy the tank's engines, making it uber slow. Then use the artillery ability to finish the tank off. Now for infantry, send in a unit or two of conscripts to occupy the Germans, and use the sniper to pick off the German inf. from a safe distance. anything in between should just be ignored (except Mg crews and artillery units).

[diilontgrady]

I have to say that the sniper ace is probably my favorite unit now ....I like to stick him at an enemies base and shoot all the men that jerry retreats.!!!!! ....he is just so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!




srrry about my excitement...

[ViserExciser]

I use the sniper ace as a strategy helper.
not entirely a helper. but double flame murder is what i do aha