Changes: Sniper (Wehrmacht)

; Wehrmacht Sniper
Army	Wehrmacht
Role	Stealthy scout and surgical anti-infantry unit
Men per Squad	1
Unit Cost	340; 4
Upkeep per Minute	−5.376
Prereq.	None
Produced By	Wehrmacht Quarters
Cost to Reinforce	N/A
Health per Man	75
Infantry Type	Sniper
Basic Weapon	1x Gewehr 43 Sniper Rifle
Open Weapon Slots	0
Max. Speed	4 m/s
Abilities (5)
	Medical Kit The entire squad will slowly heal.; Can only be used in friendly territory; Costs 30 to activate; Duration: 60 seconds; Cooldown: 60 seconds; Requires researching Escalate to Skirmish Phase from the Reich Headquarters; Replaced with Field Medical Kit after Escalate to Battle Phase is researched; ; Field Medical Kit The entire squad will slowly heal.; Can be used anywhere; Costs 30 to activate; Duration: 60 seconds; Cooldown: 60 seconds; Requires researching Escalate to Battle Phase from the Reich Headquarters; Replaces Medical Kit; ; Camouflage The unit becomes invisible to all enemies.; Movement speed reduced by about 1 m/s while active.; Cannot capture Strategic Points while active.; Costs nothing.; Permanent until turned off.; Cooldown: None.; ; Hold Fire Prevents the unit from acquiring targets automatically. It will only attack manually-selected targets.; Requires the unit to be Camouflaged.; Costs nothing.; Duration: permanent until deactivated.; Cooldown: None; ; Upgrade to Barracks Turns a neutral building into a Forward Barracks that can reinforce infantry units and (potentially) produce new units.; Requires the Sniper to garrison the target structure.; Requires the target structure to be inside captured and connected territory.; Costs 260; Takes 30 seconds to complete;

Revision as of 03:34, 5 March 2020

The Axis sniper's veterancy varies from the American sniper, granting him more health, less suppression, and a (much) faster firing speed.

Overview

The Wehrmacht sniper excels at shooting enemy infantry and weapons support teams over long ranges when supported by other units such as infantry or anti-tank guns. Snipers can kill almost every unit in the game with 1 shot which makes them perfect for killing weapons teams and other snipers, however they are less used in infantry-only battles against riflemen as the riflemen reinforcement cost is so small and a jeep to counter the sniper can be made out of the same building as riflemen are.

Snipers can shoot weapons teams like HMG's or mortars from such a far distance and without taking any return fire. Simply put the sniper into stealth mode and approach the enemy while in some form of cover and start shooting, cover is important as if a sniper is out in the open he will try to dive into cover first, having him in cover straight away means a shot will fire much faster than when he is not in cover.

Sniper wars can get pretty dirty in some cases, when a sniper shoots one another the opponent is instantly down 340 Manpower which is a large manpower bonus. To aid your sniper in sniper wars, you could use a motorcycle to reveal an enemy sniper so that yours can shoot it much easier. Snipers in buildings can be quite tricky to deal with, since they will instantly shoot back at units outside of a building it's not advised to try and kill a sniper in a building with another sniper, mortar fire is perfect for extracting a sniper outside of a building.

Veterancy

Sniper gains veterancy through Support team veterancy upgrades at the Kampfkraft Center. Each unit, which is already on the battlefield, or will be built, receive proper upgrades. If a sniper is lost, a new one will still have those obtained upgrades. These bonuses are cumulative to each other.

	No Veterancy: Unit is at normal combat efficiency.
	Level 1 Veterancy: Health regeneration 10.56 hp/min.
	Level 2 Veterancy: Maximum Health + 20% Received Suppression - 50%
	Level 3 Veterancy: +40% faster firing rate.

Description

Just like their Allied counterparts, the Axis Sniper is a unit that excels at attacking single enemies from extremely long distances. While poor at close range combat, a sniper can use the ability of Camouflage to hide his presence from Allied units within a few meters, as well as use the Hold Fire ability to selectively attack more valuable targets.

Special Abilities

Camouflage
Hold-Fire

Tips

Snipers are a great way to eliminate enemy mortar teams and anti-tank guns.
If the sniper continues to shoot, the amount of time he remains revealed from Camouflage increases with each shot. This makes him much more vulnerable to enemy snipers.
When counter-sniping, don't try to click on the enemy sniper. Just remove "hold fire" or use attack-move and your sniper will prioritize the enemy sniper over other infantry. Also, try to let the victim-to-be sniper shoot 2-3 times first, or you'll may risk having his sniper cloaking a split second before your sniper shoots, resulting in your sniper then wasting the shot on somebody else and leaving himself open for a counter-snipe.
Moving snipers have a good chance of not getting hit by an enemy sniper.
When you queue up a sniper, try also setting a new rally point close to your base, so you don't risk sending him uncloaked into harms way.
An enemy can track your sniper's position by clicking the "Unit Sniped" icon upper left corner. (The AI is an exception)
You can no longer get "sniper autofire" using the Terror Doctrine ability "Inspired Assault".

Doctrine Selection

Any ability that helps infantry will help your sniper. Defensive doctrine can be nice: it helps keep your foothold strong, giving you a safe house for your sniper to retreat to when things get hot. For the Fatherland can save your sniper if he starts taking shots in your territory.

The best doctrine if you focus around your sniper is Terror. Inspired assault makes your sniper shoot very fast, and Extremely fast when stacked with rank 3 veterancy. Propaganda War is even better than For the Fatherland since it can immediately send enemy ambushes back to their base, possibly saving your sniper from doom. (Also if you get very lucky and you know how to line it up, you can force retreat a cloaked American sniper and shoot his back as he runs).

Blitzkrieg doctrine can offer some support for snipers, but not with stat-boosting effects like the other Wehrmacht doctrines. Commanders using Blitz doctrine can support their snipers with Stormtroopers, both units can stealth to avoid being seen, and Stormtroopers can provide additional anti infantry or tank with weapon upgrades. The Blitzkrieg ability can also allow cloaked snipers and stormtroopers to move at normal speeds, where normally they could not. This can allow snipers to escape or cover ground while remaining cloaked.

Function of the Axis Sniper

Vs Americans

American infantry is generally cheap and quick to replace, so a Wehrmacht sniper will deal less manpower damage per shot than an American sniper will. This means that your sniper will be more of a support unit when it comes to fighting infantry blobs, while the American sniper will pick off your units every chance he gets.

Always keep your sniper behind or inside a squad of Volksgrenadiers, and later a squad of Grenadiers with a Panzerschreck, throw in a spare pioneer squad if there's one sitting around. This will defend him against Jeeps and also make any counter sniper's lives very miserable when they attempt to click on your temporarily vulnerable sniper and kill a Pioneer instead.

The best use of your sniper against Americans is killing any weapons support center(WSC) units, especially other snipers, and AT guns. If you ever hear that sound of churning metal from a WSC stop what you're building and make a sniper.

Vs British

Unlike the Americans, all of the British infantry are juicy, high-value targets that are to be shot in the head as much as possible. Your main threat are the British recon squads, which can instantly use their snipe ability for a minor fee of munitions to counter-snipe your precious 340 manpower. Luckily the recon sniper fire ability has a range slightly shorter than the Axis sniper's, so using unconventional sniper tactics (hit-and-run shots while not cloaked) is advised.

Remember, if a glider crashes down next to your sniper, be sure to exit the area immediately.

Quotes

“I could have been a Luftwaffe ace you know? less moving around...”

“Like hunting on the countryside...”

“All this moving is tiring my trigger finger.”

“Like a sunday stroll.”

“I'm ready to target the enemies of the Reich.”

“Enemies of the Reich, beware.”

“Ein Schuß, eine Tötung.”

“Engineer eliminated.”

“Sapper killed.”

“Target eliminated.”

“All this distractions and I could still hit a Reichsmark at a thousand meters.”

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-|title            = Wehrmacht Sniper
+|title            =[[File:Wehrmachtsniperveterancylevel0.png]]<br>Wehrmacht Sniper
-|image            = [[File:Sniper01.JPG|x300px]]
+|image            = [[File:Axis snipers.png|x300px]]
 |caption          =
-|army          = [[Wehrmacht]]
+|army             = [[Wehrmacht]]
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+|role             = Stealthy scout and surgical anti-infantry unit
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 |unit_cost        = {{Manpower|340}}<br/>{{PopCap|4}}
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+|upkeep           = {{Manpower|-5.376}}
-|prereq           =
+|prereq           = None
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-|reinforce_cost   =
+|reinforce_cost   = N/A
 |health           = {{Health|75}}
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+|infantry_type    = Sniper
-|weapon           =
+|weapon           = 1x Gewehr 43 Sniper Rifle
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+|num_slots        = 0
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+|speed            = 4 m/s
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+|abilities        =
+[[File:Ability Field Medical Kit.png|right]] '''Medical Kit'''
-|abilities        =
+* The entire squad will slowly heal.
+* Can only be used in friendly territory
+* Costs {{Munitions|30}} to activate
+* Duration: 60 seconds
+* Cooldown: 60 seconds
+* Requires researching '''Escalate to Skirmish Phase''' from the '''[[Reich Headquarters]]'''
+* Replaced with '''Field Medical Kit''' after '''Escalate to Battle Phase''' is researched
+<br>
+[[File:Ability Field Medical Kit.png|right]] '''Field Medical Kit'''
+* The entire squad will slowly heal.
+* Can be used anywhere
+* Costs {{Munitions|30}} to activate
+* Duration: 60 seconds
+* Cooldown: 60 seconds
+* Requires researching '''Escalate to Battle Phase''' from the '''[[Reich Headquarters]]'''
+* Replaces '''Medical Kit'''
+<br>
+[[File:WherSniperCamoActive.png|right]] '''Camouflage'''
+* The unit becomes invisible to all enemies.
+* Movement speed reduced by about 1 m/s while active.
+* Cannot capture [[Strategic Point]]s while active.
+* Costs nothing.
+* Permanent until turned off.
+* Cooldown: None.
+<br>
+[[File:Ability Disable Free-Fire.png|right]] '''Hold Fire'''
+* Prevents the unit from acquiring targets automatically. It will only attack manually-selected targets.
+* Requires the unit to be Camouflaged.
+* Costs nothing.
+* Duration: permanent until deactivated.
+* Cooldown: None
+<br>
+[[File:Ability Upgrade To Barracks.png|right]] '''Upgrade to Barracks'''
+* Turns a neutral building into a [[Forward Barracks]] that can reinforce infantry units and (potentially) produce new units.
+* Requires the '''Sniper''' to garrison the target structure.
+* Requires the target structure to be inside captured and connected territory.
+* Costs {{Manpower|260}}
+* Takes 30 seconds to complete
 |num_upgrades     =
 |upgrades         =
+}}The [[Axis]] sniper's veterancy varies from the [[Sniper (American)|American sniper]], granting him more health, less suppression, and a (much) faster firing speed.
-}}
-The [[Axis]] sniper's veterancy varies from the [[Sniper (American)|American sniper]], granting him more health, less suppression, and a (much) faster firing speed.
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 ==Tips==
 *Snipers are a great way to eliminate enemy mortar teams and anti-tank guns.
-*If the sniper continues to shoot, the amount of time he remains revealed from Camouflage increases with each shot. This makes him much more vulneable to enemy snipers.
+*If the sniper continues to shoot, the amount of time he remains revealed from Camouflage increases with each shot. This makes him much more vulnerable to enemy snipers.
-*When counter-sniping, don't try to click the opponents sniper. Just remove "hold fire" or use attack-move and the sniper will prioritize the enemy sniper over other infantry. Also, try to let the victim-to-be sniper shoot 2-3 times first, or you'll risk that his sniper cloaks a nanosecond before your sniper shoots, and the shot is wasted on somebody else, leaving your sniper open for a countersnipe
+*When counter-sniping, don't try to click on the enemy sniper. Just remove "hold fire" or use attack-move and your sniper will prioritize the enemy sniper over other infantry. Also, try to let the victim-to-be sniper shoot 2-3 times first, or you'll may risk having his sniper cloaking a split second before your sniper shoots, resulting in your sniper then wasting the shot on somebody else and leaving himself open for a counter-snipe.
 *Moving snipers have a good chance of not getting hit by an enemy sniper.
-*When you queue up a sniper, try also setting a new rallypoint close to your base, so you don't risk sending him uncloaked into harms way.
+*When you queue up a sniper, try also setting a new rally point close to your base, so you don't risk sending him uncloaked into harms way.
-*An enemy can track your sniper's position by clicking the "Unit Sniped" icon upper left corner.
+*An enemy can track your sniper's position by clicking the "Unit Sniped" icon upper left corner. (The AI is an exception)
 *You can no longer get "sniper autofire" using the Terror Doctrine ability "Inspired Assault".
 == Doctrine Selection ==
-Any ability that helps infantry will help your sniper. Defensive doctrine can be nice: it helps keep your foothold strong, giving you a safe house for your sniper to retreat to when things get hot. For the Fatherland! can save your sniper if he starts taking shots in your territory.
+Any ability that helps infantry will help your sniper. Defensive doctrine can be nice: it helps keep your foothold strong, giving you a safe house for your sniper to retreat to when things get hot. For the Fatherland can save your sniper if he starts taking shots in your territory.
-The best doctrine if you focus around your sniper is Terror. Inspired assault makes your sniper shoot very fast, and Extremely fast when stacked with rank 3 vet. Propaganda war is even better than For the Fatherland! since it can immediately send those ambushes back to their base, completely saving your sniper from doom. (Also if you get very lucky and you know how to line it up, you can force retreat a cloaked American sniper and shoot his back as he runs).
+The best doctrine if you focus around your sniper is Terror. Inspired assault makes your sniper shoot very fast, and Extremely fast when stacked with rank 3 veterancy. Propaganda War is even better than For the Fatherland since it can immediately send enemy ambushes back to their base, possibly saving your sniper from doom. (Also if you get very lucky and you know how to line it up, you can force retreat a cloaked American sniper and shoot his back as he runs).
 Blitzkrieg doctrine can offer some support for snipers, but not with stat-boosting effects like the other Wehrmacht doctrines. Commanders using Blitz doctrine can support their snipers with Stormtroopers, both units can stealth to avoid being seen, and Stormtroopers can provide additional anti infantry or tank with weapon upgrades. The Blitzkrieg ability can also allow cloaked snipers and stormtroopers to move at normal speeds, where normally they could not. This can allow snipers to escape or cover ground while remaining cloaked.
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 '''Vs Americans'''
-American infantry is generally cheap and quick to replace, so an axis sniper will deal less manpower damage per shot than an American sniper will. This means that your sniper will be more of a support unit when it comes to fighting infantry blobs, while the American sniper will pick off your units every chance he gets.
+American infantry is generally cheap and quick to replace, so a Wehrmacht sniper will deal less manpower damage per shot than an American sniper will. This means that your sniper will be more of a support unit when it comes to fighting infantry blobs, while the American sniper will pick off your units every chance he gets.
-Always keep your sniper behind or inside a squad of volksgrenadiers, and later a squad of grenadiers with a panzerschreck, throw in a spare pioneer squad if there's one sitting around. This will defend him against jeeps and also make any counter sniper's lives very miserable when they attempt to click on your temporarily vulnerable sniper and kill your pioneer instead.
+Always keep your sniper behind or inside a squad of Volksgrenadiers, and later a squad of Grenadiers with a Panzerschreck, throw in a spare pioneer squad if there's one sitting around. This will defend him against Jeeps and also make any counter sniper's lives very miserable when they attempt to click on your temporarily vulnerable sniper and kill a Pioneer instead.
 The best use of your sniper against Americans is killing any weapons support center(WSC) units, especially other snipers, and AT guns. If you ever hear that sound of churning metal from a WSC '''stop what you're building and make a sniper'''.
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 '''Vs British'''
-Unlike the Americans, ALL of the British infantry are juicy, high-value targets that are to be shot in the head as much as possible. Your main threat are the British recon squads, which can instantly use their snipe ability for a minor fee of munitions to counter-snipe your precious 340 manpower. Luckily the recon sniper fire ability has a range slightly shorter than the Axis sniper's, so using unconventional sniper tactics (hit-and-run shots while not cloaked) is advised.
+Unlike the Americans, all of the British infantry are juicy, high-value targets that are to be shot in the head as much as possible. Your main threat are the British recon squads, which can instantly use their snipe ability for a minor fee of munitions to counter-snipe your precious 340 manpower. Luckily the recon sniper fire ability has a range slightly shorter than the Axis sniper's, so using unconventional sniper tactics (hit-and-run shots while not cloaked) is advised.
 Remember, if a glider crashes down next to your sniper, be sure to exit the area immediately.
 == Quotes ==
 {{cite|I could have been a Luftwaffe ace you know? less moving around...}}
 {{cite|Like hunting on the countryside...}}
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 {{cite|Sapper killed.}}
 {{cite|Target eliminated.}}
+{{Cite|All this distractions and I could still hit a Reichsmark at a thousand meters.}}
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery position="center">
 Axis snipers.png|Artist's render of a wehrmacht sniper. He appears to be a member of waffen SS,  due to his woodland camouflage uniform.
+Sniper01.JPG
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Infantry]]