The timing is tricky, but generally I agree that you can counter 222 through other means. (Piats or 6lber/AEC)
The thing I disagree with here isn't the change itself but why it is being made.
Also I'm more concerned about the removal of passive stuns from attacks than the crit shot being vet 1. I would like that to be rolled into the snipers veterancy atleast than completely removed.
No idea if the snare still exists. Anyway, I prefer to see the "damage engine critical" to be removed completely. Maybe the brits should have a snare ability on IS but not snipers. A long ranged snare ability is quite different from panzerfaust/AT nades.