Sniper

From Battleground Europe Wiki

Snipers where often recruited from the finest marksman in the force. Snipers where often assigned to hit high-value targets. They where so highly valued and respected among themselves that they often followed their own universal code of ethics. Among these ethical rules was that a sniper will not kill an enemy sniper unless it was absolutely necessary.

British

British sniper

Type: Infantry Sniper
Rifle Caliber: .303 inch British Service
Capacity: 10 rounds
Muzzle Velocity: 751 m/s
Included weapons:

• 4 x No.77 Mk. I Smoke Grenades
• 1 x Combat Knife

The reliable Lee-Enfield No.4 was also employed as a sniper weapon. A Mk.3 Scope was added with x3 magnification.

French

French sniper

Type: Infantry Sniper
Rifle Caliber: 8 mm "Lebel"
Magazine Capacity: 8 rounds
Muzzle Velocity: 701 m/s
Included weapons:

• 4 x Grenade Fumigène (Smoke Grenade)
• 1 x Combat Knife

Despite more modern weapons using the 7.5 mm calibre entering service, the French army continued to issue older 8 mm rifles to its snipers. This was not necessarily a bad thing, as the old ammunition type was somewhat harder-hitting at long ranges, whereas the new 7.5 mm calibre had been designed for shorter, lighter weapons than the pre-WWI rifles. In WWIIOL:Battleground Europe, French snipers use the Lebel rifle fitted with an APX mle 1921 telescopic sight.

German

German sniper

Type: Infantry Sniper
Rifle Caliber: 7.9 mm Mauser
Magazine Capacity: 5 rounds
Muzzle Velocity: 745 m/s
Included weapons:

• 4 x Nb.Hgn.39 Smoke Grenade
• 1 x Combat Knife

The reliable Mauser Kar.98 was also employed as a sniper weapon. A scope was added with x3 magnification.