Snipers Range

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Currently in SP all snipers/marksman have a range of 750M. I seem to recall that this was discussed before, but I couldn't find it. Perhaps there was a reason for a lowish standard range for all snipers?

Anyway, recent history has shown that snipers using large cal weapons are consistantly enagaging targets at 1000M. The British army has just announced a massive purchase of rifle/sights which they say have an effective range of 1500M.

There's even a youtube video of a Canadian hitting a guy in Afghanistan at over 2000M. An exception I'm sure.

I know MBT doesn't really model individual weapons, but perhaps snipers should be available (in modern times) that have a greater range than 750M. We could leave 750M to the marksmen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...=1766&ito=1490

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Check out heavy Sniper in some oobs, armed with a heavy cal sniper rifle, it has a range of 40 hexes.

[DRG]

15 nations have snipers using the Heavy rifle. The range is 36 hexes not 40

Don

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I see the British don't have Heavy Snipers in MBT!
Yet the Brits have long range snipers IRL.

What criteria was used to determine the 15 nations?
Or is this just an oversight that will be corrected in a future release?

cheers

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Cross said:

I see the British don't have Heavy Snipers in MBT!
Yet the Brits have long range snipers IRL.

Imagine that. We didn't drag out our crystal balls last year and gaze a full year into the future when we issued the last patch . I guess we'll just have to do better next time eh ?


Did you happen to READ that press release that was dated TWO DAYS AGO ?? especially that really informative part that says "Yesterday the Army showed off its new Long Range Rifle, which has just entered service with combat units in Afghanistan to replace smaller and less powerful weapons."

Cross said:
What criteria was used to determine the 15 nations?

OH IDK........ how about new items like this or someone pointing out they are in service but missing from the OOB .

Cross said:
Or is this just an oversight that will be corrected in a future release?

cheers

Given that the news was just revelled two days ago and the last patch was released in the spring of 2007 it could hardy be an "oversight"........... could it?

I really don't have a problem with people providing new info but this kind of post is exceedingly annoying in tone.

That new rifle will be added to the next patch but don't expect it's range or capabilites to equal the .50

Don

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Don,

I’m sorry you found my post “exceedingly annoying in tone”. But the good news is that you completely misunderstood it.

In my first post I erroneously point out that all snipers have a range of 750M; but this is only true for all British snipers. My next point is that snipers are consistently engaging targets at 1000M. I then mention the British Army purchase of the L115A3 and ref an article that says the weapon they’re replacing has an effective range of 1000M. The new weapon range will be ca. 1500M.

I then come back to and finish on my main point about 750M not being enough.

In my second post I say:

“I see the British don't have Heavy Snipers in MBT!
Yet the Brits have long range snipers IRL.”

I clearly wasn’t talking about the future arrival of the L115A3; because as you so eloquently pointed out, that wouldn’t make any sense.

The British have used the L96A1 since 1982. Most sources give this rifle an effective range of 900M. About 3000 have been purchased by the British Army since 1982

http://www.tocatch.info/en/L96.htm
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/pw/pw_sr.htm

The British have also been using the L115A1 since 1997. This weapon has an effective range of 1100M.

It’s my understanding that it has an effective range of 1500M when used with the large cal .338 (8.59mm) Lapua Magnum ammunition; which the British have been using since (I think) 2000. This weapon/ammo can break the engine block of a vehicle, so does this mean it should be classified as a “Heavy Sniper”?

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0097.html
http://home.swipnet.se/longrange/british_army_338.htm
http://demigodllc.com/articles/milit...es-trg42-awsm/