PART 1:
OK folks, after playing around in Wake ever since the patch was released, I have noticed the same thing regarding sniper locations - they are all very predictable! It's either under or bush, near the downed zeros, or just plain out in the open! This is NOT the way to snipe on Wake, there are far better, less visible and less obvious locations!
See those white WW2 style bunkers? There are three of them on the map, and they make great sniper nests, but with a twist - you don't snipe from the inside of the bunker, you snipe from the TOP. I will get to the reasons why in a sec, but first things first... getting to the top in the first place!
The first step is to get a buggy and park it next to the bunker. Secondly, jump on top of the buggy. Thirdly, jump from the buggy to the top of the bunker. Easy.
Edit - it seems you can actually jump directly on to the bunker without a buggy. Someone on another forum pointed out:
"you do a short, sprint, jump and duck (bring your legs up). do it to the pipe on the side of the huts. it definatly works on 2 of em, cos ive done it. aint tryed the third, but the ground next to one i tryed was flat and level so it ought to be fine.
just tryed the third (the one at the north corner flag) and its do-able too, but requires a jump-prone not a duck. did the other 2 to check too, all do-able."
OK, now we get to the fun part, the sniping. :) The screenshots above are from the bunker at the airfield, it is great for defending the main Chinese base if the south Beach flag has been taken.
You have 2 options once on top of the bunker, the shallow 'hole' on the left or the pink metal objects on the right. I personally prefer the metal objects, as they provide more cover, plus you can be prone while shooting, which means better accuracy. From the hole, you have to be crouched to see over, and your head is also fully exposed, which means an easy HS for the enemy snipers. You do get a better view though, but what good is a view if your gonna get capped in the head? :p
Either way, I'll post screenshots of both, so you can decide for yourself.
From the 'hole': (NOT recommended!)
Behind the metal objects: (You can move around and back and forth to adjust your viewing angles)
The view from an enemy, looking towards the bunker: (unscoped, iron sights, and sniper scoped)
See the immsense advantage you have over the enemy snipers? Even if you are spotted (and I've never been spotted in this position, so therefore I haven't died yet, the spot is that good!) if he has to kill you, he has to land a shot through that tiny hole in his scope, while you can see his entire body. With iron sights you can forget about being shot, you are pretty much INVISIBLE to iron sights, and you can't shoot what you can't see, right? Plus what non sniper gun can go through THAT tiny hole at 150m - 200m range?
I will also show the views from the other 2 bunkers:
South Beach bunker, looking torwards the South Base flag:
North Base bunker, looking towards the flag and road:
Now, I am NOT claiming you are invincible from these locations, you are still vunerable to artillery, jets, choppers and flanking enemys. What you are 99% safe from is small arms fire from directly in front of you.
I hope the first part of this guide has been helpful for you, do let me know how you fare sniping from these locations. :)
Part 2 coming up soon, stay tuned. :)
PART 2:
Boat Cruise... errr
See that boat in the middle of the bay? It's good for a relaxing day of fishing... or sniping!
Grab the transport chopper and head for it, you have to be a moderately skilled pilot to pull this off though, and the landing is all in the timing... practice a few times on an empty server first, or create your own and do it there...
Slow to almost a hover as you approach the boat, and aim for that left mast. When you are almost next to it, jump out of the chopper and parachute down. With practice you will land on the boat every time.
Now to the marvelous panoramic views - you can see the entire bay from here, did you bring a camera along?
So what are the advantages of sniping from the boat?
1) You can snipe people from a totally unsuspected position. NO ONE looks out at the boat. I have NOT died while sniping from this position, as of yet.
2) You can cover teammates from flanks by people trying to go around the beach and not the main road.
3) You can pick off those pesky spec ops guys trying to blow up the arty way before they even get close.
4) Sure, you can be picked up by satellite, but who doesn't? Plus, enemy commanders will think you are some pilot who bailed in the middle of the bay, and they never bother to arty only 1 person... so you're pretty much safe from arty I'd say...
This position is much more effective when the southern bases have been taken, as it's much closer than the northern bases. Sniping at 400m range in BF2 is based on pure luck at best, you can have your crosshair perfectly still on a stationary target and have your shot miss, especially with the M95. The M24 is better, but it's still pretty random at such ranges.
Mind you, I HAVE hit people at the northern bases, just very sporadically. Perhaps 1 in 5 shots or something... kinda a waste of ammo if you ask me. It's good for picking off people COMING from the northern bases towards the airfield though.
So that concludes my guide. Happy sniping guys, and stay hidden. :)
PS. The boat is also a good place to play AT, tanks are too busy looking at the mainland to notice a rocket coming from the sea, and if you are shooting at chopper, make sure they are OVER you or PAST you before firing, or you will give away your position.
Just be sure to call for a supply drop when you are low on rockets. Or get a support to spawn on you and throw a few ammo packs on the deck, let him swim away though as it gets a bit boring on the boat with an inaccurate support gun.
OK folks, after playing around in Wake ever since the patch was released, I have noticed the same thing regarding sniper locations - they are all very predictable! It's either under or bush, near the downed zeros, or just plain out in the open! This is NOT the way to snipe on Wake, there are far better, less visible and less obvious locations!
See those white WW2 style bunkers? There are three of them on the map, and they make great sniper nests, but with a twist - you don't snipe from the inside of the bunker, you snipe from the TOP. I will get to the reasons why in a sec, but first things first... getting to the top in the first place!
The first step is to get a buggy and park it next to the bunker. Secondly, jump on top of the buggy. Thirdly, jump from the buggy to the top of the bunker. Easy.
Edit - it seems you can actually jump directly on to the bunker without a buggy. Someone on another forum pointed out:
"you do a short, sprint, jump and duck (bring your legs up). do it to the pipe on the side of the huts. it definatly works on 2 of em, cos ive done it. aint tryed the third, but the ground next to one i tryed was flat and level so it ought to be fine.
just tryed the third (the one at the north corner flag) and its do-able too, but requires a jump-prone not a duck. did the other 2 to check too, all do-able."
OK, now we get to the fun part, the sniping. :) The screenshots above are from the bunker at the airfield, it is great for defending the main Chinese base if the south Beach flag has been taken.
You have 2 options once on top of the bunker, the shallow 'hole' on the left or the pink metal objects on the right. I personally prefer the metal objects, as they provide more cover, plus you can be prone while shooting, which means better accuracy. From the hole, you have to be crouched to see over, and your head is also fully exposed, which means an easy HS for the enemy snipers. You do get a better view though, but what good is a view if your gonna get capped in the head? :p
Either way, I'll post screenshots of both, so you can decide for yourself.
From the 'hole': (NOT recommended!)
Behind the metal objects: (You can move around and back and forth to adjust your viewing angles)
The view from an enemy, looking towards the bunker: (unscoped, iron sights, and sniper scoped)
See the immsense advantage you have over the enemy snipers? Even if you are spotted (and I've never been spotted in this position, so therefore I haven't died yet, the spot is that good!) if he has to kill you, he has to land a shot through that tiny hole in his scope, while you can see his entire body. With iron sights you can forget about being shot, you are pretty much INVISIBLE to iron sights, and you can't shoot what you can't see, right? Plus what non sniper gun can go through THAT tiny hole at 150m - 200m range?
I will also show the views from the other 2 bunkers:
South Beach bunker, looking torwards the South Base flag:
North Base bunker, looking towards the flag and road:
Now, I am NOT claiming you are invincible from these locations, you are still vunerable to artillery, jets, choppers and flanking enemys. What you are 99% safe from is small arms fire from directly in front of you.
I hope the first part of this guide has been helpful for you, do let me know how you fare sniping from these locations. :)
Part 2 coming up soon, stay tuned. :)
PART 2:
Boat Cruise... errr
See that boat in the middle of the bay? It's good for a relaxing day of fishing... or sniping!
Grab the transport chopper and head for it, you have to be a moderately skilled pilot to pull this off though, and the landing is all in the timing... practice a few times on an empty server first, or create your own and do it there...
Slow to almost a hover as you approach the boat, and aim for that left mast. When you are almost next to it, jump out of the chopper and parachute down. With practice you will land on the boat every time.
Now to the marvelous panoramic views - you can see the entire bay from here, did you bring a camera along?
So what are the advantages of sniping from the boat?
1) You can snipe people from a totally unsuspected position. NO ONE looks out at the boat. I have NOT died while sniping from this position, as of yet.
2) You can cover teammates from flanks by people trying to go around the beach and not the main road.
3) You can pick off those pesky spec ops guys trying to blow up the arty way before they even get close.
4) Sure, you can be picked up by satellite, but who doesn't? Plus, enemy commanders will think you are some pilot who bailed in the middle of the bay, and they never bother to arty only 1 person... so you're pretty much safe from arty I'd say...
This position is much more effective when the southern bases have been taken, as it's much closer than the northern bases. Sniping at 400m range in BF2 is based on pure luck at best, you can have your crosshair perfectly still on a stationary target and have your shot miss, especially with the M95. The M24 is better, but it's still pretty random at such ranges.
Mind you, I HAVE hit people at the northern bases, just very sporadically. Perhaps 1 in 5 shots or something... kinda a waste of ammo if you ask me. It's good for picking off people COMING from the northern bases towards the airfield though.
So that concludes my guide. Happy sniping guys, and stay hidden. :)
PS. The boat is also a good place to play AT, tanks are too busy looking at the mainland to notice a rocket coming from the sea, and if you are shooting at chopper, make sure they are OVER you or PAST you before firing, or you will give away your position.
Just be sure to call for a supply drop when you are low on rockets. Or get a support to spawn on you and throw a few ammo packs on the deck, let him swim away though as it gets a bit boring on the boat with an inaccurate support gun.
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