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| Topic Started: March 26, 2008, 11:50 am (76 Views) | |
| Post #1 March 26, 2008, 11:50 am | Rehvy |
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a professional, military trained, Canadian Marker that is. you may have seen this already, and it is geared towards snipers, but all markers can learn something from this interesting article. http://www.specialopspaintball.com/articles/sniperinterview.asp Especially the last bit: What are the top five “do’s” of paintball sniping? 1. Imagine what the person looking in your direction will see, not what you see. That is a tough concept to understand but very important. Try to imagine what you look like from the target’s point of view and then do everything you can to be invisible. 2. Always match your camouflage to your surroundings, don’t just put on a ghillie and think you are invisible. Look at the trees and grass around you and make changes to your camo as you go. If you are in the middle of a pine forest, being covered in daisies isn’t going to help you much. 3. Be patient. If possible, wait until the target passes before shooting. 4. Plan your getaway. As soon as you fire, your opponents will know where you are. Can you safely displace and take up a new position from where you are now? If not, move. Pre-sight four or five shooting positions before the game starts. 5. Practice and match you gun, barrel and paint. All the sneak and peek tips in the world will not help if you cannot hit anything. Spend some money on different paint to find the one that is perfect for you. What are the top five “don’ts” of paintball sniping? 1. Don’t shoot too soon. 2. Don’t go near buildings or bunkers. The eye is naturally drawn toward prominent object. If you are near a prominent object there is a better chance of being detected. 3. Stay out of natural lines of drift. Don’t hide where people walk stay on the tape line side of a natural path so there is less chance of detection. 4. Once you get out of the safe area stay low. Crouch, crawl, wiggle whatever you need to avoid being seen while you deploy. If you cannot see the other team, then move as fast as possible to your first shooting position. 5. Stay away from other players. The eye will follow a group of people so steer clear. What are the most common mistakes you see young paintball snipers commit? o Most new players shoot too soon and give away their position, allowing the other side ample time to move in and eliminate the shooter. o Most don’t adapt their camouflage to match environment. Always pay attention to your surroundings. o Forcing the contact. Don’t be in too much of a hurry to get into a firefight. It will come, patience, patience, patience. Edited by Rehvy, March 26, 2008, 11:52 am.
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| Post #2 March 26, 2008, 12:32 pm | Brannen |
| Interesting Do's and don't, not sure how will adapt it to splatters. |
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| Post #3 March 26, 2008, 7:03 pm | galleon |
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Lets just add in some sorta magical mythical crap. "Listen, we must channel our energy to Goku, by some event that makes no sense, by us giving the tiny, tiny, tiny amount of energy that we have left after getting the crap beaten out of us, it will some how give Goku immeasurable power against an insanely powerful villain.”- Piccolo Ribbons: 
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| Post #4 March 26, 2008, 7:37 pm | Brannen |
| Didn't get it. the only thing I think we can use the stealthy sniper tatics is by setting a trap with a sniper and waiting. Which could work but that's about it. |
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