'How to be a Sniper'

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For Noob wannbe Snipers - NEVER EVER USE A SNIPER RIFLE unless you are very skilled with your secondery. Use a assult rifle with a mini-scope instead. If u are quite good with ur secondary and u use a sniper rifle, making sure your secondary is something like a Uzi or a Mac 11/9 is quite important cos pistols dont cut it against assult rifles. And remember - YOUR SECONDARY WEAPON IS A PERSONAL DEFENCE WEAPON FOR WHEN U RELOCATE - NOT A ROOM STORMING WEAPON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! hope this helps cos everybody has to start somewhere

JamaZe


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Message Edited on 04/18/0305:12PM by Jamaze_Soviet

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For Noob wannbe Snipers - NEVER EVER USE A SNIPER RIFLE unless you are very skilled with your secondery. Use a assult rifle with a mini-scope instead. If u are quite good with ur secondary and u use a sniper rifle, making sure your secondary is something like a Uzi or a Mac 11/9 is quite important cos pistols dont cut it against assult rifles. And remember - YOUR SECONDARY WEAPON IS A PERSONAL DEFENCE WEAPON FOR WHEN U RELOCATE - NOT A ROOM STORMING WEAPON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! hope this helps cos everybody has to start somewhere

JamaZe


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Devotion to The Motherland and the Leader

May the Will of Stalin guide me
May the Iron hand of Stalin protect me
May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
For the Good of the Motherland and the protection of Communism



Message Edited on 04/18/0305:12PM by Jamaze_Soviet

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Heres some more Tips for wannabe noob snipers.

#1) Never use the VSS Vintorez - it may seem good coz it can do fully Auto, but it is just not powerful enought or accurate enought, and it REALLY EATS THE AMMO!

#2) If you are playing the prison MP map as green (team surival), then turn up the brightness and climb up the ladder to the high tower. Use a sniper rifle on the 1st magnifecation, and watch the oppersit sniper window and door beneth it. When (or if) you see some one, be quick and take him out as you can c his head as he climbs up the ladder. Once there are no snipers left, and a minute has passed, do a sweep of the dark corner (look hard and use max magnification) and then climb down the ladder into the main area and find cover, and then relocate.

#3) REMEMBER! - As a sniper, its ur job to keep there snipers and there machine gunners at bay (A.K.A. Dead) so that your assult team members came do what they are best at. And also - Better to be alive, keeping the final sniper's head down, that to risk it and lean out and kill him. The assult do that if they can get close enough.

Phew! That was long, but i hope i helps all you new guys out there. As for me, i am going to have a vodka and practice shoting with my Draganov!

JamaZe


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May the Iron hand of Stalin protect me
May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
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tip
#4) The snipers job is not a gloryous one so dont expect to rack up massive #'s kills in big busts (unless the other team are really bad and u are really good). Dont play superhero sniper and get everyone either - you will only get killed, but dont hide at ur post - you dont get any kills, you leave the rest of the team open to sniper fire and the tango's will frag/gas/flash/smoke and shoot you out sooner than you think.

That all for now, i try and put some more into words tomorrow.

JamaZe


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May the Iron hand of Stalin protect me
May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
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Once (and IF) you are good enough with your sencondary (like so good you would rather have that than an assult rifle), dont just be a cover sniper, sniping from ur starting pos. If u just play the cover sniper, ur enermy will get 2 know where you r, what u do, how you work, AND, after a while, u will get bored and do stupid things.

So. Learn a place where the emermy like to strike and rush there at the beggining, set up asap (croch behind a crate, and lean out ect ect), and use the first magnifercation to scan where they will come from. DONT SMOKE OR CS (tear)GAS - it shows you have been there, and you want the best chace at seeing them first, and remaining hidden. From there, take them out as they come along. But a) dont do this 2 many times (1 -> 2 is fine) and b) wait only about 1min 30secs AT THE MAX!

Hope this helps. I am now going outside in the great serbian woods to fire my 24k gold-plated AK-47 at some serbian Deer.(I Wish!). See you

JamaZe


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May the Iron hand of Stalin protect me
May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
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Some more Sniper Tips for all u n00bs!

Choose the sniper rifle which suits u! (With regeards to my last few posts). The PSG is a good begginger rifle if you are just starting out with ur sniper rifle. The SSG-3000 is a well balenced gun, but is not semi-auto (its bolt action) so watch that one. The Draganov is a very powerful gun, good for places where you don't have to move around alot, BUT, its first shot has to count, coz it bounses up and takes ages to come down again (but thats ok if u have very good cover!)

More Comeing soon /i/smilies/16x16_robot-very-happy.gif

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May the Iron hand of Stalin protect me
May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
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INFORMATION IS YOUR KEY TO WINNING!

Info from ur team, info from ur kit, info from ur radar, info from ur eyes AND ears.

If your team keep relaying back to u on enermy positions, and ur thermal scope and heartbeat sensor keep saying they are there, then they are there. Make them scared to go near windows or open doors.

HOWEVER - if you see them, then that is the best profe you have. And if you can here movement, then thats a big indercater.

But just one, or mayby 2 sourses is not enough. USE ALL OF THEM! IF YOU DO, YOU WILL WIN!

Hope this helps

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May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
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If i may add something.

The three prime and first rules for any sniper which is known in all real life counter-terrorist military units is location location location. Against clan teams especialy, it is imperitive you change position at least every 2 kills or 5 shots. (The enemy will notice you more if you kill them). Since sniper's are really only good when their concealed, im hoping people can see the common sense in this tip.

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1. Position yourself a position with limited avenues of approach. Then you will know where the targets will be.
2. Position yourself with the best LOS possible.
3. Do not stand or kneel in a window, doorway or ledge. Position yourself a few feet back. You will be harder to spot.
4. Work with a spotter, He is to call targets and provide defensive fire when you relocate or a attacked. He has to cover both your escape. This does not require that he be right beside you. But should have the same LOS as you in order to effectively call targets.
5. Fire at the targets farthest first. They are most likely to spot you and the targets in front of them will not be aware that they have been hit.
6. Determine a threat priority for targets and takedown highest treat. (Take out enemy snipers and sharpshooters).
7. Base your relocation frequency on whether you are using a silenced weapon and the risk of relocating. Sometimes it is safer to sit there than to move!
8. Have your teamates lay smoke. Then use thermal vison to locate targets. It covers you and protects them. Don't do it yourself, it risks giving away your position.
9. Use darkness for cover. Avoid well lighted areas so you will not be silouetted.
10. When on outside terrain, don't get on top of a hill. Again you will be siloutted. Be either behind it with minimal exposer or on the facing ledge.
11. Communicate with your team in order to avoid spoiled shots.
12. Syncronize your fire so that a sound will cover your shot. This is a defensive move that makes it harder to locate you. That is one place the communication comes in. Your team can lay covering fire to hide your shot.
12. Be patient.
13. Be Smart.
14. NEVER fire unless you can get the kill.
15. One Shot, One Kill!





Head, Back, it's all the same to me.

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Ok, this is a lot on how to snipe, but theres a problem... There is like one map for decent sniping! Thats peaks. Sniping at the prison is extremely hard, because the enemy will usually blitz you and frag the little nest that is up there. Sniping is an extremely hard talent to master, especially for this game. Forget about worrying on how to use your secondary, its not very hard to fire a pistol. Dont get machine gun pistols as your secondary, they eat up a lot of ammo, and are very innacurate. Keep a silenced pistol handy at all times if your sniping. Smoke is just about the only way to make use of the sniper rifle on most of these maps. It gives your posistion away, but the enemy already knows your gonna be around there, so it doesnt matter. Just make sure your not like standing infront of it, try to be peeking out into the smoke, that way there it is extremely unlikey that theyll shoot you, and if they frag, you can duck behind the wall.

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Jackathan wrote:
- Ok, this is a lot on how to snipe, but theres a
- problem... There is like one map for decent sniping!
- Thats peaks. Sniping at the prison is extremely
- hard, because the enemy will usually blitz you and
- frag the little nest that is up there. Sniping is
- an extremely hard talent to master, especially for
- this game. Forget about worrying on how to use your
- secondary, its not very hard to fire a pistol. Dont
- get machine gun pistols as your secondary, they eat
- up a lot of ammo, and are very innacurate. Keep a
- silenced pistol handy at all times if your sniping.
- Smoke is just about the only way to make use of the
- sniper rifle on most of these maps. It gives your
- posistion away, but the enemy already knows your
- gonna be around there, so it doesnt matter. Just
- make sure your not like standing infront of it, try
- to be peeking out into the smoke, that way there it
- is extremely unlikey that theyll shoot you, and if
- they frag, you can duck behind the wall.
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You have a point. Its strange to note how little useage there is for a sniper rifle even in the single player campaigns, when in real life a Sniper would be one of the most essential members of a CT team.



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Best overall tip for every position for a gamer.

DONT GET SHOT!

and

KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN!

You don't have to be smart or important to be incharge....Just an @$$hole.

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Like u Fury1671! You cant be smart or important then. You must just be an @$$h0Le! Dont you get it! You have to be smart, otherwise you end up in a pool of your own blood! And armys around the world DON'T make everyone start at private! No, They take the SMART ones, and they become commisioned Offisers without sluging away doing the crap! And they lead! And without leadership, then everyone become lying in a pool of their own blood! (umm.... Communism anybody?) Some people are more gifted that others, ok, so they are the ones that rule!

JamaZe

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Devotion to The Motherland and the Leader

May the Will of Stalin guide me
May the Iron hand of Stalin protect me
May the Glorious Leader Stalin lead me
For the Good of the Motherland and the protection of Communism

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Here's another tip - find a sniper that suits ur style! if you like just lying down with ur bipod, taking them out at a choakpoint, then big rifle is best (sorry, can't remember the name at the moment!) , or if you like to use speed to set up in strange place, then the WA3000 thing is the best.

C ya

JamaZe

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Stalin's Iron hand protects me from harm and his will guides me. I cannot fall!
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Put it this way: If you are going to be a sharpshooter I suggest you shoot no more than twice (unless it's supressed) because you will be flanked. Two shots, and get another spot, if you don't then you'll just reveal your position and get killed from behind.

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Jamaze r u accualy a Solviet cuz i am.I understand ur tips they r great but confusing!I am sometines a sniper.(R)KillerHippy



they rule!

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at long to extreme ranges aim for the opponents upper torso near the neck since a head shot has a good chance of missing. If the enemy is within short to medium range lock on to their skull and let that rifle fly. As soon as one tango is down change your position. Also you don't have to be hiding in a ton of bushed or some dark corner to not be seen. People will look there often. Sometimes the best spot is wide out in the open. I used to do this all the time on 747 for Roguespear. I would get onto the flight tarmac and go to the very and and just crouch down and do my job. No one ever looked my direction or even thought to. They were to busy scanning the hills.

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for me the best sniper game is Ghost Recon becuase you are camoflauged and you have long grass all over the back of your body and can literally blend in to the landscape and can pick them off

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Yeah, and Spestnaz kick *** man...

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Never EVER use a first-hand sniper position!! You must avoid positions that an assault guy would choose if he was a sniper. That kind of places are blown from the beginning.

VSS Vintorez works fine for me. It isn't my favourite weapon, but it's compromise when you don't have a spotter near you. This is how I use it:
>>>>Never have full-auto on when you're sniping.
>>>>Change to auto when you're moving.
>>>>Don't run.

+It's always silenced.
+It can have a thermal scope.A scoped assault rifle hasn't.
+It's better to defend yourself with full-auto.
+It has a pretty good recovery.
-It's WEAK!!!!!
-It empties your ammo suply fast.
-Huh? Accuracy??

(I'we might have forgotten a few reasons.)

In terrorist hunt I use 2 snipers, one with a SSG-3000 and one with the Vintorez. Works extremly good.

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Yeah all of you tips are great but you missed something
a good sniper knows his enemy's tactics right? so i suggest you watch a few rounds take note of what the opponets do then look around at the map a take notes of hiding places, escape routes and visibility to the enemy.
Then when you play find your spots and take out your target. always aim right between the eyes gives you enough room to miss a little. remember a head shot will almost always kill if you have a silencer or not. (it wont if the enemy has heavy protection) also dont try and take the best shot like directly between the eyes or something like that if the shot kills it is good right. Last thing if you are running behind someone and he turns the corner and gets gunned down.Dont Turn the corner first use your thermal and find out where he is then your HBS then throw a smoke grenade and then move and while the enemy shoots like an idiot in the smoke move and gun him down remember you only have thirty seconds or a little bit more so move quickly.
Keep it real
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Yeah, and snipers aren't trigger-happy either. They're best for reconnaissance and they rarely shoot.

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KillerHippy wrote:
- Jamaze r u accualy a Solviet cuz i am.

No, i am not a Soviet, cos if you know what they are you will be surpirsed. I AM a communist though..........

JamaZe



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I, Jamaze, am the eye of the soviets. I am at the center of the maze - you shall never find me, yet i am the master of the maze. I can find you.
Stalin's Iron hand protects me from harm and his will guides me. I cannot fall!
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Remember, sniper rifles are long and you can`t swing `em about in close quarters like a sub machine gun - so if you`re sniping - don`t run around expecting to think you`ll gun people down by shooting from the hip.

Ollie.

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I dont know if this has been written but when i snipe i just peek back and forth it works trust me. Also when playing a mpa like streets odt use a sniper rifle i would never use a sniper rifle on any mpa maybe peeks sometimes the best way to snipe is wit the G36k or the L85A1 wit c-mags actully that doesnt matter. Those are the best 2 snipeing assult rifles they work plus u can use them in CQB is u need tohttp://ubbxforums.ubi.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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Also alot of u saying move ur spot u dont have to if u are skilled in snipeing u wont have to but if u do have to move rela fast make sure no one sees u when u move.

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What's with this guy? Real snipers don't stay on one spot. Because you will be compromised and get flanked. Put it this way: If you fire a round and kill the enemy, they will be aware that there's a sniper. So, he will immediately scan high areas and will flank you. But... since the sharpshooter moved the enemy will not find the sniper, therefore you'll always be one step ahead of him.

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although i agree with u guys wen u say that u should b moving, i think u are overemphasizing it alittle...if u have a good spot i think u should b able to hold ppl off with ur sidearm.... unless the whole team goes to flank u... remember that ur sniper rifle isnt the only weapon u have... since im assuming u have good aim u could just take out anyone that comes to get u with ur pistol....

dont get me wrong now... you should b moving aroudn the map.. not camped at one spot waiting to snipe someone who passes by... thats not sniping... i just think that u dont have to move after every shot or two...

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Im a dedicated rusher, im ShiZ at snipering,

If im running around and here a snipershot near me I run for cover, i dont look who shot me I run for cover, and try and work out rougthly were it came from.

Assult team dont need the precise location, we room clear, hell we can get away with jsut which side of the lev.

So my hot tip for snipers is 2 fold.

1) Don't miss, meaning to say only fire if you gonna hit. Your safty is more important than a pot shot kill.

2) If you miss, run and hide. Call for back up. Hell type in suicide cus were gonna skin you and use you for a canoe. (just to reinforce the 1st point)

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or they just go to private school buy off some grades then go to yahoo school t hen become an officer /i/smilies/16x16_robot-indifferent.gif

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skin me, ahahahaha, if i miss the first shot, my second is sure to hit.

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Ha you people are seroiusly Mistaken about the uselessness of snipers(at least if u play co-op)...It hostage rescues if you smoke a door open, and use a silenced sniper with thermal you can ()\/\//\/... My and my buddy did that and we would up being the key players in that map. I'm in a VERY orginized Clan called TAW(THE ART of WAR) EW have squads, im in a co op squad called the Shadowcats and we all ahve roles. Im the sniper. I find a high spot, i smoke it and use thermal... the only times i die are when im moving to my new POS or when i run out of smoke... Which i carry 6 of. Just yesterday we played the map MP Training. It took me 3 rounds to just find a good spot to snipe from and make it p there alive. But whne i did I had them covered from the courtyard to killing the Ter in the hostie room when they entered... i liked that job because theres so mcuh pressure cause if you miss then you lose the whole match... and... I shot early once and got yelled at midly for it... They said do not shoot any terrs in the building unless A) we are entering B they are moving on us and are alone. At one point they were covered in smoke...3 of my guys... they said to cover them... Then all of the sudden a guy came out of a door and ran at them... I was scared $hitless cause he could kill them all cuse we play on elite all the time so out of sudden reaction i shot, hit a limb, shot again took him down... anohter guy hears it... shot...HS...They moved in i took out the rest of the T' hostage secured and we won... Then we played prison and we walked around laying smoke and i used thermal to clear rooms... In any map a sniper can do some good... even if he just sits and kills one target who sometimes comes out of this one door and kills ther Hostie...and in Adversial the best thing to do is have ur team Throw there smokes everywhere and then 1 or 2 guys with thermal snipe them and they cant tell where si coming from, works good on prison in the main courtyard...

PFC Castor of TAW
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OK LETS GET THIS STRAIGHT You Needm to master the pistol before you can snipe Then once you can kill with the pistol when everyone is using autos then you are a tru sniper GL

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A sniper is unique as in it alone is very pwerful but yet in close combat it stinks thats why you should always use a silcned pistol i use the .50 de but just be sure to keep moving and only shoot for the kill although its funny shooting around them making them look

To all oppose death will come.

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Listen to Jam...


I've been sniping since old R6 and if you want to start out then use an assult rifle with single shot.

Take two shots and if you don't kill the mofo move cause if he's like most players, he's think he's all rambo and try to flank you.

Take two shots to drop a guy and if it's clear move.

Work with a spotter cause you'll need help if you are engaged.

Finally and probably the most important.

BE READY FOR ALL THE STUPID WHINERS THAT COMPLAIN THAT YOU ARE CAMPING SINCE THEY GOT NO SKILL TO ACTUALLY FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES TO ENGAGE YOU.

p.s.- TAW is a good clan and I've tussled with them on several occasions. TAW Hooper is good. As well as some others in that clan. If your wondering, I'm not in TAW but in .:SoC:. and they are in our server frequently. Join our sever and you'll see two good clans going at it.

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Jamaze_Soviet wrote:
- Like u Fury1671! You cant be smart or important
- then. You must just be an @$$h0Le! Dont you get
- it! You have to be smart, otherwise you end up in a
- pool of your own blood! And armys around the world
- DON'T make everyone start at private! No, They take
- the SMART ones, and they become commisioned Offisers
- without sluging away doing the crap! And they lead!
- And without leadership, then everyone become lying
- in a pool of their own blood! (umm.... Communism
- anybody?) Some people are more gifted that others,
- ok, so they are the ones that rule!
-
-
- JamaZe

Amen to that! If you've read my recent posts you'll see i'm the biggest sniper fan in the UK. In every game with a sniper rifle it's my best friend to which i trust my life and the life of my team.



To rush is to be insane. To get a rush from sniping isn't.

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ALWAYS when i snipe i have someone covering me by the door/ladder with a big gun.that way no one can come and kill me from behing since a big machine gunner is right behind me

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Dr__Crazy wrote:
- ALWAYS when i snipe i have someone covering me by
- the door/ladder with a big gun.that way no one can
- come and kill me from behing since a big machine
- gunner is right behind me

Good man. Keep this tactic to be successful. Cover is extremely an extremely valuable ally in the field of sniping for a CT team. /i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif



To rush is to be insane. To get a rush from sniping isn't.

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High-powered rifles like the AW Covert and the M82A1 are excellent weapons for taking down enemies with armor. The Dragunov, the PSG-1 and the SSG-3000 are all powerful, but not AS powerful. If you're looking for a fairly easy spot to hit, aim for their chest at the point where their sternum should end. Basically it's the top of their stomach, the vests seem to be weak there...

If you take a non-sniper rifle weapon, but rather an assault rifle geared for sniping, I suggest
-M14/Scope
-M16A2/Scope
-G3A3/Scope
-L85A1/Silencer
-Steyr AUG

This way, if you are on your own and are attacked, simply switch over to burst or full auto and defend yourself.

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I personaly cant find much use for sniper rifles, there really just arnt any maps with that extreme of range. Peaks maybe if you want to hide in a corner and wait for that single kill... but generaly its better to be advancing and helping the team. Basicaly what I'm saying is any situation the sniper rifle would work in, a scoped assault rifle like the m14 would work better.

Ya baby ya!