BF2S Forums Sniping using M95, why not

Stags wrote:

It won't blow your chest away unless it had an explosive round.

Please imagin a half inch hole in your chest.  Please tell me that that is survivable.  I know the human body is fragile and resiliant at the same time but a 0.50 round doesn't seem survivable.

Knock that up a bit. Yes, your chest will still be there, albeit handing by threads unless its an explosive round.

If a .50 cal comes within 2 inches of you, the ripple force will be about as bad as the bullet actually hit you.

If the bullet grazes you, your just about as bad off as a direct hit.

The bullet is .50 inches, 50 cal or 1/2 inch, but it will leave a...well, MUCH bigger hole then half an inch.

Yes, thank you. I forgot some elementary stuff from my physics class.

The force will expand outward as the bullet slows down, so entry wound would be relative to the size of the bullet, but your organs will be shredded to fuck.

Last edited by Defiance (2006-03-10 23:24:02)

Why the hell does the .50 cal bullet from it not kill someone in one shot if they get hit in the body, but the .50 cal from the hummer does?

It takes 2-3 hits with the mounted .50s too.

Here is a 3 good sniping spots that Trobow and Nyte talk about . You need patience and good timing.  This is one of those well contested spots that you need to use Trobows rule on shooting which is "One Shot, One Kill".

        The first map is Songhua Stalemate at the West Perimeter there is a Heli pad there and next to it by the road is a containment trailer with steps on the right when looking at it from the Heli pad. Lay prone on top of it a watch enemies walk by. They are so worried about laying land mines and watching for enemies that they dont even notice that some one is right next to them. If you miss on the first shot 90% of the time they will look for the sniper in the trees and in a bush. I have even had a enemy tank hide next to me at eye level with him with out him knowing.

        The second spot is in Dragon Valley at the Construction Site. Look for a trailer that is in between the Site and the Surveillance Point near the open fence hole next to the road. There are steps leading to the fake door on the trailer. Lay prone there and snipe unsuspecting enemies. Again if you miss the first shot, they will only think that it is coming from either the construction building, the wall at the S. Point, or from the crane. As soon as they run for cover and lay prone to peak the corner., Bean them in the head. Make sure to aim for their helmet if you are far to make up for the "Bullet Drop".

               
        The third is in Dragon Valley on the USMC Carrier (You have to be China for this to work). Go to the Refinery and grab the Z-8 Transport (The big, heavy, slow, helicopter). I may be slow but it does get you pretty high, pretty fast. Before leaving the Refinery get to at least 200 ft/yrd in the air so that when you leave by the time you get half way you are high enough that planes will not get a lock if they fly by and dont see you. Get over to the USMC Carries and jump out **WARNING: DO NOT PULL YOUR PARACHUTE AS SOON AS YOU JUMP OR  YOU WILL BE SPOTTED**. If you look all the way down and turn the mouse, you can fall in the direction you look at. Manuver yourself to the back of the Carrier near the second Turret Gun. Pull the parachute as close as you can to the floor and run to the side nearest land. climb the stairs and post on either level and wait for a copter to spawn. Here is the trick. Plant claymores to watch your back and with the M95 in hand shoot only when you get two people in the copter. shoot the pilot first(so he doesn't take off) then the gunner. After that they figure out that you are on the ship you got 15 seconds until they spawn to find you. Snipe smart for the next 12 seconds at unsuspecting enemies as they try to take off in the copter. After that have some fun and shoot anything that moves.

        The Third spot is not a great idea but it gives your side a good heads up to spot the copters and the planes before they even take off. Also make sure that when you are spotted to never return to the spot until you get to a different server. The person inthe server who killed you will 95% of the time go back to see if you are there for a free sitting duck. I am not a sniping expert and these notes are not the key to sniping but only my experiance this is just what I have experienced so far.

i prefer the M95 over the L96.

Yes, we all know the 50 cal beast is underpowered. Ridiculously so. Nonetheless, it's a game.

Anyway, thick crosshairs. It's not unusable, and punching through glass is handy at times... but not handy often. The hair's difference of accuracy is rather important.

I prefer, personally, the L96 or the M24.

I'm glad M95 isn't one hit kill, its no skill to use it then, as Nanoaug said everyone would use it. I would go for it to.

mcminty wrote:

wtf.panda wrote:

The real question about the M95 is...


Why the hell does the .50 cal bullet from it not kill someone in one shot if they get hit in the body, but the .50 cal from the hummer does?

Game balance. The hummer doesn't have a sniper scope on its .50cal does it?

Do you people even play the same game I do?
The humvee/vodnik guns are NOT 1-shot kills either. Anyone who has used them to kill anything other than point blank realize it takes 2 or 3 hits.

We've all played those games that are ultra realistic where you die with one shot. I imagine that EA would rather have more people on the battlefield than in spawn circulation.

Haven't played much with the M95, but did pick up a L96 and absolutely loved it. Will be my next unlock when that time comes. Would be fun to spend more time as sniper.

Defiance wrote:

Yes, thank you. I forgot some elementary stuff from my physics class.

The force will expand outward as the bullet slows down, so entry wound would be relative to the size of the bullet, but your organs will be shredded to fuck.

But, if the round doesn't slow down then it won't do that. As someone said, it will just pass right through them. Not that it matters, a sniper doesn't want to blow someone in half..if they're going to kill someone, they go for a heart, neck, or headshot.

A .50 caliber weapon isn't meant for infantry. It's an anti-material rifle. They use it to blow up un-exploded ordinance (mortor rounds, mines, whatever), to disable vehicles, and to sometimes take out personal behind armor plating or walls.

To take out infantry, they'd most likely use .308's or such.