Sniper Target Priorities for TEAMWORK

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  • TheHairyYeti

    #1

    Sniper Target Priorities for TEAMWORK

    This is something I use when there is a group of enemys or a squad attacking and I am defending when I am sniper. I pick off enemy units according to their class if they are in a group, if they are lonewolfs far away from the action of course you will pick them off, but for TEAMWORK, I help my team by spotting and taking out targets in this priority.

    1. Snipers
    Other snipers are the biggest threat to you as a sniper and your teammates, if you do not kill him right away chances are he will find you soon.

    2. Anti-tank/Medic/Engineer/Support
    This part varies greatly. If you see an anti tank firing at your vehicles, spot him and take him out fast before he causes serious damage. If a medic is healing his squad, spot that squad and kill the medic FIRST. Some people dont kill the medics because they want the last people they shot to be revived, but I play as teamwork so I take out the medics first to give my team an advantage. If there is an engineer fixing their tanks, take him out, that way those tanks will be weaker compared to your teams. Same with support, if they are laying down suppresive fire and your guys have their heads down, take him out and give your men some room to advance.

    3. Assault
    Assualt could fall under number 2, but from medium to long range is ineffective at taking out your men. If he is close in owning your guys then of course take him out as soon as you can, especially players using g3 or ak series as they are accurate even at longer ranges.

    4. Spec-ops
    Spec ops fall down to 4, but here is the reason. Not that many players play as spec ops in squad play or on the front lines, and they are not that effective at longer ranges. The times you want to watch for them would be c4ing bridges or swimming rivers to your lines. Spot them out to alert your team, and take them out if you can. You do not want to lose a commander asset. Claymore the commander assets if you feel necessary. (For example on Wake Island I claymore the U.S. artillery, usually a chinese chopper tries to come in and take it out.)

    In terms of Anti Vehicle Combat

    You will want the M95 for anti vehicle, all other snipers are useless except for taking out humvee/tank gunners or passengers in the back.

    There is no priority for vehicles, but if you are skilled enough with M95 you can kill tons of Humvee drivers and chopper pilots if you learn to time your shots. I probably have 50-100 kills on drivers alone, with more on gunners. The M95 scares enemys more than you think. Shooting at a chopper with 3-4 rounds will scare it away sometimes, giving your team valuable time to cap a flag, or bunker down. Humvees are great to shoot at, and always aim for the windshield because more often than not you can get a headshot or serious damage on the driver. You can killl pilots in jets that are flying slow and low, I have shot a pilot out of a jet in midair and it is very cool.

    Hopefully this can help some people figure out how to be more of a team player as a sniper, this probably is general information already but I felt like it should be put out there for some newer snipers. Im not an expert sniper myself but I do my part to help the team.

    Cheers, Viper
  • Hu.Z_of_PLA

    #2
    Re: Sniper Target Priorities for TEAMWORK

    snipers play as a team? ha!

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    • Mr.Wonton

      #3
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      .... Just kill whoever seems to be charging towards your squad members.
      I'm reading War of the Rats by David L. Robbins, and the snipers are taught to shoot the priority targets first. But this is a game, so I think it's more fun to shoot everyone in the head no matter who they are.... Unless they're your team-mates that is. =)

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      • i made you

        #4
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        Snipers can be really deadly in a squad of 3-4 people. 2 people can fire the M95 while the other 2 nade spam or pistol. I've never played in a squad of snipers before though.

        When I'm sniping, priority starts with the commander and then any immediate threat after that. Having a sniper for capture and defend can be really useful on large maps.

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        • SO_stryker

          #5
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          If you think too hard, you'll end up dying, a lot. And honestly, the highest priority targests for me are in this order: Support, Anti Tank, Medic, Rest... Other snipers are low priority, because they are usually camping noobs.

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          • Harpoon84

            #6
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            Apart from an enemy sniper, my 2nd priority is always the medic. If you don't kill him and there are others around, you are just wasting ammo. Nail the medic first, then finish off the rest.

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            • imported_CannonFodder

              #7
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              if I see a spec ops going for an unaware tank I will try to take him out if there are no other threats to me

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              • ConscriptVirus
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                • Oct 2007
                • 6369

                #8
                Re: Sniper Target Priorities for TEAMWORK

                maybe if u have a small squad of snipers like 2-3 can be deadly..but snipers arent suppose to be that mobile

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                • TriggerSpasm

                  #9
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                  nice tips, I prioritize my targets and spot them accordingly, if they are serious threat (ie anti-tank/engineer/spec ops) to armor or vehicles I will shoot them without spotting. Take up the high ground for my team and spot people coming towards them, I dont take the shot as I know the squad are in 360 defense on the flag

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                  • i made you

                    #10
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                    Originally posted by ConscriptVirus
                    maybe if u have a small squad of snipers like 2-3 can be deadly..but snipers arent suppose to be that mobile
                    This is BF2 remember. If you camp, you will die fast. Even if the commander is an idiot, there's always one victim that will spawn back with a sniper rifle and find you camping. If you're sniping from very long range, you can camp if the commanders an idiot. At that range, you won't be getting many kills. The sniper kit is best used for medium-long range assualt.

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                    • [GU]LIZARD{GEN}

                      #11
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                      snipers I play with are never like you. I'd love to have a sniper that played on my team. Most of them run around and put claymores everyone. If I see my team mate as a sniper hes usually doing everything but helping out our team. I would love to have just one round where the snipers on my team, killed the snipers on the other team. Would be excellent.

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                      • Aphex_Fusion

                        #12
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                        Mate, if you could play with us over here in Oz, you'd love the way our clan plays. We roll around in a full squad, every man has his job to do. I take out the snipers and high priority targets, my clanmates do the rest.

                        Btw- my stats are fair ****e, but this is the first online fps I've ever played.

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                        • Sir. Blackhawk 5

                          #13
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                          I think killing the Spec ops first is more important than Assault. Assault and spec ops have nearly the same weapons, only difference is that Assault have nade launchers (exept G3) but the accuracy is almost all the same. Spec Ops carry C4, which could harm your team badly, weather its destroying equipment (UAV,SCAN,ART.) or vehicles. Spec OPS are still a threat. I dont know the use of an engineer in a non-vehicle squad, but their shotguns, not to mention DAO-12 is very dangerous at close ranges.

                          I was a sniper, hidden in the trees, facing the Chinese Airfield. One of my team8s got knifed, and he was operating the stinger next to the airfield. Next he was charging to steal that J-10, but I could not kill him, since he was running. He got in, and I killed him with the M-95 going through the cocpit glass. For Snipers, M-95 is your best bet, unless you want a faster fire r8, use the mEC or CHinese sniper rifile.

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                          • Rexophane

                            #14
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                            I would think nailing the medic would be most important if you see a couple guys close together. You can't exactly neutralize a sniper if he's just going to be revived. I guess theoretically the most important is anyone trying to cap your flag, and then people sitting in vehicles.

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                            • dai007

                              #15
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                              Most snipers that i ever meet are total idiots. Using the SVD as an automatic weapon and not even getting a kill of a clip.

                              Kill the medic first? umm.. if i was in a team and our medic got killed, id run for his bag and pick it up and revive him into his new kit. Teamwork is keeping the team functional and alive. None of this "omg i suck at that kit i aint going medic". Do what you have to do.

                              And these n00bs that cant get sniper kills, so they sit in a plane / helicopter / tank to get the kills, then they get best sniper in the round. Which is totally stupid

                              For me, i snipe anyone that i see. Some1 shooting at me is my priority to kill. A death on the opposite team is a benifit to my team. Must admit Anti-Sniping is always fun, having a lovely duel with a SVD lol

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