{"id":2560,"date":"2014-02-11T14:09:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T14:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2014-02-11T14:09:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T14:09:52","slug":"snipers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2560","title":{"rendered":"Snipers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>…So this morning I was thinking about how to handle snipers in my under-development WWII skirmish game.\u00a0 (You know the rules are almost done when you start thinking about snipers and vehicles getting stuck in the mud.)\u00a0 I implemented snipers in Beer and Pretzels Skirmish<\/em> (BAPS) many, many years ago.\u00a0 (There are still some very unique aspects of BAPS that I think are superior to many popular sets of WWII skirmish rules.)\u00a0 There really are two kinds of snipers.\u00a0 The first is the good marksman who was handed an improved rifle (or the same rifle but with a scope) and was designated the squad or platoon sniper.\u00a0 Often these snipers were not given significantly different training than any other infantryman.\u00a0 The second was the specially trained sniper who not only had a better weapon but also had greater skills in marksmanship and camouflage.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The first case\u00a0is easily handled by giving the squad or platoon sniper an “elite” accuracy attribute and increasing the range on his rifle.\u00a0 The second case is a little more difficult to address without a lot of goofy rules.\u00a0 These are not fully-developed thoughts but just a laundry list of some ideas.\u00a0 Some are a rehash of things from BAPS, but others are new.\u00a0 Here are some ideas I’ve been considering:<\/p>\n