type of game you play, whether it be a
weekend skirmish or a full-on mil-sim.
I have seen many people don a ghille
suit, pick up a bolt-action rifle and go
out and play as a sniper – crashing
through bushes and very rarely
crawling to a target. This is no fault of
their own, it is the nature of the game
and the fact that everyone wants to be
a part of the action. However, a major
part of being a sniper is patience.
I am not saying that I’ve never met
airsoft snipers with patience – of
course I have. But these people are
very rare specimens, and have usually
decided to take the role of sniper very
seriously – from their equipment all
the way to their tactics and general
gameplay. These players are generally
very good at stalking targets and
getting close to the enemy, sometimes
within 30m without being seen. They
choose to play as snipers because
they enjoy it, and often they are very
good at it. However, without meaning
to demean these guys’ achievements,
this is very easy to do having had a full
English in the morning and knowing
that you are going back to your bed
in the next 24 hours. When you are
sat in your firing position for days on
end, eating cold rations, using a plastic
bag as a toilet, and are cold, wet and
miserable, things are rather different.
A real sniper must be able to endure
these conditions and still be able to
stalk and engage the enemy.
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