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USMC Sniper Bug - 7/24/2001 4:11:00 AM   
redshift

 

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Status: offline 		Has anyone else encountered USMC snipers inflicting two casualties on an opposing infantry squad with one shot, and one ammunition point used? This just started when I went to 6.1. Does anyone else have this problem?

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- 7/24/2001 4:13:00 AM   
mao

 

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Joined: 9/15/2000
From: Michigan, USA
Status: offline 		There was a post about something similar just the other day, the consensus seems to be that each 'shot' from the sniper is considered to be a number of shots taken over a period of time - either that or a really good shot...

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- 7/24/2001 5:15:00 AM   
Warrior


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From: West Palm Beach, FL USA
Status: offline 		I've seen them hit more than 2 with "one" shot. I just write it off to the fortunes of war. Maybe the targets were standing close to each other and the bullet passed through one and hit the other. Maybe the shot set off a grenade or flamethrower. It just happens sometimes.

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- 7/24/2001 6:21:00 AM   
deggo

 

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Joined: 5/9/2000
From: Lewiston, Idaho
Status: offline 		I like to use snipers and have seen this with more than just the USMC. Both mine and the enemy get two kills occasionally. I don't remember seeing more than two with one shot.

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- 7/24/2001 7:17:00 AM   
Truckeye

 

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Joined: 6/11/2001
From: Columbus, Ohio
Status: offline 		i lost 5 men to 1 sniper shot. he was a soviet sniper, and a damn good one!!

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- 7/24/2001 9:31:00 AM   
Alexandra


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Joined: 12/7/2000
From: USA
Status: offline 		Heh - I have the best sniper story, I think. I was testing a scen for Bill last week, Japanese (me) vs Anzac and UK Forces. I lost a whole platoon to snipers in one turn. Well, a platoon equivalent across my front. These were the slot 4 Aussie infantry sniper rifles, and twice they wiped out entire 15 man squads with one shot :) I was cool in it's own way! Alex

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- 7/24/2001 11:44:00 AM   
Tombstone

 

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Joined: 6/1/2000
From: Los Angeles, California
Status: offline 		You gotta chalk that up to sniper round killing the leader, turning a couple of guys into fear jelly, and ruining the unit's cohesion. Tomo

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- 7/24/2001 12:07:00 PM   
Randy

 

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From: Torrance, Calif. USA
Status: offline 		What is the name of the book about snipers in Vietnam: "One Shot, Three Kills".

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