How to counter Ostheer Sniper?

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2017, 19:34 PMmediev

Thanks for the advice. It is not very encouraging, but I will try.

• Buy a Bren Carrier and upgrade it with vickers. The Bren Carrier deals 50% increased damage to sniper, so if anything else it´ll keep the sniper at bay
  
• A vet 1 Vickers outranges an Ostheer sniper
  
• Ostheer sniper vet 1 ability has 100% chance to hit. This means it´ll always kill last retreating squad member. Retreat sooner.
  
• Protect your sniper with AC and mines. Axis 222 deals increased damage to your sniper as well.
  
• Use the sightblockers against the sniper early on, or at least garrisons. The sniper has only 50% chance to kill a soldier in the garrison
  
• Patience is the key in sniper wars.
  
• Commandos should do the trick.
  
• In the late game sniper is not longer a problem. He cannot deal prolonged damage because your tanks will make short work of him them.
  
• Try to put a flank on sniper early on.
  
• In a later stage, 5th member upgrade and brute force can convince the sniper to retreat.
  
• Cap, cap, cap. The sniper on the field means less Axis squads early on = more room to maneuver and cap.
  
• If there´s no room to counter-snipe, you may use your sniper behind your lines, killing any harrassing squads, when you know the Ostheer sniper isn´t nearby.
  
• The Mortar pit will make the sniper think twice before entering its firing locations.
  
• Don´t get tunnelled vision when fighting the sniper. Sometimes it´s better to fight on flanks, seizing fuel in order to get tanks faster than focusing the sniper down. After all, your tanks will bleed him more later on, than the sniper will bleed you.
  
  

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2017, 01:37 AMLoopDloop

British sniper hits the field later than ostheer snipers usually, so I like to keep mine concealed and on hold fire until I can get an easy shot off at the ost sniper. You will have the element of surprise, but be wary of the ridiculous aim time of the Brit sniper. Vet1 vickers in buildings are a bit ridiculous too, but very situational.

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2017, 05:19 AM__deleted__

Trench will do the trick