sniper tips and tricks

[mixas]

hi gys.here will be posted some things that will help you cause more trouble with your snipers.
1.american/german sniper:
an american or a german sniper gains a veteracy at 10 kills.there are only 3 veteracy levels.at 10 kills your sniper's line of sight is increased.so you dont need a jeep or something else to extend your sniper's view.at 20 kills your sniper gains an awsome ability of headshoting the driver of a motorbike/jeep .so when he fires at he vechicle then an "out of control" indication will apear and the vechicle will explode.at 30 kills your sniper's speed when camouflaged will not be reduced any more.also remember that when you target a six or five man squad its a good thought to reposition your sniper after each shot cuz the more he fires from the same spot the slower it will be for him to camouflage.
2.british scouts
a british rifleman section can be upgraded with a marksman.when the squad is behind cover it camouflages automaticly and will no longer move slowly when in enemy territory.but remember that for each sniper shot you have to pay 25 municions.
3.soviet sniper squad/ace
a soviet sniper squad requires 24 kills for a the 3d veteracy.they will gain the ability to pop up smoke and become invisible for approximantly 7 secs.you can use this to move from cover to cover undedected or to escape from a combact situation but an experianced german commander will see the smoke and understand that there is a soviet sniper nearby.remember that the soviet sniper team camouflages only when behind cover.also use the binoculars(they cannot be used on roads) to extend your snipers range of firing.also when you use the binoculars try to reposition your sniper(the observer remanis stationary cuz he uses the binoculars) to a different spot close to the observer so that your
sniper will not be accidentally killed from a mortar shell...... .in addition your sniper team can be upgraded with 6 arty shell drops only by paying 125 municions.then you can use this ability as much tiimes as you like cuz it is free abd takes only about 70-80 secs to recharge.a tipp for the soviet sniper team would be to place them at a spot where they could easily do 24-5 kills so that they can upgraded with smike and then move undedected.the sniper ace has already an extended line of sight and he moves at normal speed even when camouflaged.he costs 750 manpower and he the enemy units will have to come closer than the other snipers to detect him.after making several shots he will be able to make a suppesing shot that will pin down the enemy squad.just remember that your sniper will take some time to fire and the range that this ability can be used is reduced.after that he unlocks an ability that will allow him to do kills faster and with more accurasy but he will be unable to use camo when this ability is active.also the sniper has from his arrival smoke bombs. you can use them when your sniper uses camo,so throw some smoke just for the enemy commander to see when the smoke rises and order his units to move to that location.in this case order your sniper to move to a different location and then take some shots......
4. panzer elite:
panzer elite do not have snipers that can camouflage.their panzer elite squad can just be equipped with two scoped gewehr rifles that are good at long range.
hope you will be helped by these tips  .

[cephalos]

um... should US sniper at vet 4 get one-shot kill against tanks? 

Those changes would require total change of existing factions and devs won't do that. That's all what I have to say.

[mixas]

no snipers only have 3 verteran levels.i have just said that they can destroy a motorbike or a jeep not any vechicle of the game.

[Tico_1990]

Cephalos, I think what Mixas is trying to say is that this is what snipers do already, not what they should do.

[cephalos]

lol, what? Sniper can kill motorbike? This is the first time ever I've heard of this 

[mixas]

why is that so weird for you.the sniper is worht it cuz he has made 20 kills to do that.in addition the jeep or a motorbike has its driver unprotected so they can shoot him.so the vechicle becomes then "out of control" and then crashes somewhere before it blows up.why dont you try it.

[GodlikeDennis]

Rofl.

While this thread is a good idea it's factually incorrect. By A LOT.

German snipers don't get vet from kills. They get it from support vet. Vet 1 gives healing, vet 2 a defensive bonus and vet 3 makes them fire 40% faster.

The number of kills is irrelevant, only the experience received from their kills matters. A volk is worth 1xp and a gren worth 2 etc.

Vet 2 makes US snipers slightly harder to kill by decreasing incoming accuracy. It does NOT allow them to 1 shot kill motorbikes LOL. However, it is possible for a sniper to finish off a low health bike. Just as it's possible to kill a low health tank with a grenade etc.

The G43s of PE are not scoped and do not function like a sniper at all.

I'd like to actually add some actual tips to this thread based on my sniper use.
- Snipers take longer to recloak as they fire more successive shots. Try not to fire constantly for too long or your sniper could take a very long time to recloak.
- Don't move snipers anywhere near dead bodies, medics or bunkers. You may not think these would detect you but the certainly do. Bunkers actually have quite a large detection radius. 
- When firing at buildings, always keep an eye on the windows. If the sniper is firing at the side of a building with no one in the windows facing him, he will miss and give away his position.
- When firing at MGs in buildings, try to still have a decoy squad to take the fire, since sniping buildings is a bit unreliable and missing the MG gunner will end up with your sniper full of bullets.
- When facing an enemy using bikes/jeeps to hunt your snipers, place mines on the retreat path so the chasing bike is instantly destroyed.
- When countersniping, keep your snipers in cover on hold fire facing the direction you think the enemy sniper is. When he appears, disable hold fire or use attack move and your sniper will prioritise his and instantly countersnipe if you do it right.
- When retreating snipers, disable cloak before you press retreat to move faster. They don't cloak on retreat anyway but the movement speed penalty still applies.
- It's not always necessary to cloak your snipers. If they are safe behind your blob you can use them unstealthed to keep up with your other troops. If they DO get in trouble, you can stealth them instantly no matter how long they've been firing.
- When using multiple snipers against a blob, focus on one unit at a time to kill full squads. This will hurt him more. It's better to target each sniper on a different squad member since they will all try to kill the same man and go through the firing animation but only 1 will fire. Select all your snipers and use tab to cycle through them and click on a different squad member.
- If you right-click to attack, the sniper will always try to kill the exact man you clicked on. Try to finish off 1 man squads or target MG gunners.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Thank you very much, Dennis. This will help a lot (half of the tips and tricks I didn't know before ).

[pariah]

- When retreating snipers, disable cloak before you press retreat to move faster. They don't cloak on retreat anyway but the movement speed penalty still applies.

Hasn't that bug been fixed yet?

The G43s of PE are not scoped

Yes they are.

[GodlikeDennis]

No, they're not.

The Wehr sniper uses a scoped G43. PE G43s don't have scopes.

[Blackbishop]

Perhaps they have the scope just because Relic guys were lazy .

[pariah]

If they are not scopes, what are they?

[cephalos]

maybe it's tactical scope 

[Blackbishop]

I would recommend to remove the scope but i don't think we should do it .

[mixas]

ok nice tipps dennis.but pls take a sec and read the other things and dont just look at the motorbiker headshot haha.oh does anyone know here when will be the next patch for eastern front released fixing this soviet sniper issue (with the observer and the sniper)