Usmc oob

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by sammy1339

- This is more of a gripe than anything, but I was a bit disappointed to find that the M40 sniper rifle had an accuracy of 40. Snipers in this game are already a good replacement for entire infantry squads as well as scouts, and are definitely not in need of improvement. I also looked at other OOB's and found that their snipers have not improved. Do we really believe that the M40 sniper rifle is significantly superior to similar Russian weapons? Even if you think that the US rifles have better optics (debatable, especially for the Vietnam era) this should be reflected in "Fire Control," right?

If you check other OOBs you'll see the standard "sniper rifle" is accuracy 30, range 15 vice the M40's accuracy 40, range 18. So it most definitely is a significant improvement.
The M40 wasn't introduced until 1966 (at the same time the USMC re-eatablished official "sniper" units having dropped them after WW II) and yes, they did and do replace the "scout" teams typically used until that time. Because scouting IS their primary function not "sniping".
As to optics that's built in (46-53 vision 0, 53-65 vision 5, 66-69 vision 10, etc.), you'll note the "fire control" of the average USMC sniper in the game is "professional quality" (10) vice 0 or 5 as for other OOBs.