Infantry:American Sniper

1 American Sniper Veterancy
2 Tactics
3 History
4 Built From
- 4.1 Weapons Support Center
5 Unit Abilities
- 5.1 Disable Free-Fire
- 5.2 American Sniper Camouflage
6 Unit Weapon
- 6.1 Springfield Sniper Rifle

American Sniper
	Squad Size	1	Capture Rate	1	Sup Threshold	0.2
	Health	75	Sight	35	Pin Threshold	0.6
	Cost	340	Detection	7/0	Recovery Rate	0.008
Hotkey: S	Population	4
	Time	50	Retreat Modifier	0.75	Target Type	infantry_sniper
	Upkeep	9.6	Reinforce Cost	0.5	Critical Type	infantry
	Squad Slots		Reinforce Time	2

American Sniper Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Sight Radius Maximum Health	1.2 1.15	8 Vet-Exp
	Conceal Radius Received Suppression Received Damage	-1 0.75 0.85	16 Vet-Exp
	Weapon Range Damage Run at normal speed while camouflaged	1.15 1.5 N/A	32 Vet-Exp

Tactics

Never let your sniper work alone! Always use spotters and pick targets off from his maximum range.
Snipers in cover will regain camouflage faster after each shot than snipers in the open. This can be the difference between a MG getting off a deadly burst on him or not.
If used for reconnaissances, always activate hold fire to avoid unwanted attention.
Sniper cannot kill turret gunners, so don't shoot at vehicles.
Mortars and AT guns can be cleared with just two shots.
When counter-sniping, use a bait such as engineers or riflemen to get the enemy sniper out of their cloak and quickly target his with your sniper.
In 2v2 matches with a RCA British Ally, use your sniper to scout the enemy HQs to allow your ally to select the Overwatch ability to the retreat destination of your enemies.
Placing a sniper in a building is risky, it will quickly become an identifiable target.
Knights Cross Holders have a modifier that allows them to survive sniper shots. Do not target this kind of infantry unless under extreme need.

History

In the United States armed forces, sniper training was only very elementary and focused on being able to hit targets over long distances. Snipers were required to be able to hit a body over 400 meters, and a head over 200. There was almost no concern with the ability to blend into the environment. Sniper training also varied from place to place, resulting in a wide range of qualities of snipers. The main reason the US did not extend their training beyond long-range shooting was the limited employment of US soldiers until the Normandy Invasion.

Built From

Weapons Support Center				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	500	Target Type	building
	Cost	18015	Critical Type	building
	Time	70
Hotkey: W	Effects: Secondary Troop Production Structure. Deploys Heavy Machine Gun teams, Mortar Teams and Snipers. ?ESee Structure:Weapons Support Center for details.

Unit Abilities

Disable Free-Fire				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	toggle
	Duration	3	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	10
Hotkey: F	Effects: Mortars will be ordered not to Free-Fire, instead only engaging enemy targets when ordered via a barrage. ?ESee Ability:Disable Free-Fire for details.

American Sniper Camouflage				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	toggle
	Duration	0	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	10
Hotkey: C	Effects: Camouflaged Units can only be detected if they engage in combat or if an Enemy Unit is in close proximity. While Camouflage is active, movement speed is reduced. ?ESee Ability:American Sniper Camouflage for details.