The Naked Sniper

What characteristic are in you opinion most important to a sniper

by the way all of these, if u pick them they are above average.. for instance if u don't pick range the sniper only has average range. so if u pic stealth, intellegence, accuaracy and camofluage those are his above average stats everyingthing else is just average

Intellegence. A sniper knows he only has one shot depending on the situation. he has to formulate his own strategies. yet he has more time to do so where as a squad leader has less.

i think that all of these are a good thing for a sniper to have but no one has them all but i picked the most important

Lone Wolf wrote:

Intellegence. A sniper knows he only has one shot depending on the situation. he has to formulate his own strategies. yet he has more time to do so where as a squad leader has less.

you can pick three more you know! if you want..

ohh, nm, u did pick 4 SRY!

For a sniper I don't think 4 is enough. Obviously a good sniper should be able to work with and without a spotter. But he also needs Strength, Intelligence, endurance, and everything else on that list too, and more.

The one thing I disagree with is running speed. Sergeant Hathcock was able to sneak into a vietnam base with no cover, pop off a high general, and sneak away without significant running spread.

Um, are we talking figuratively as in what a sniper should be good at. Or are we talking about what we or other snipers are good at?

sticks

We got some smart, stealthy, and accurate people here.

i chose camoflage accuracy range and endurance because i think that these are what mostly makes a sniper a sniper.

KK I figured it out now.

Stealth
Endurance
Accuracy
Range

sticks

Stealth, Intelligence, Accuraccy, Range

Because you have to be quiet, you have to be aware and calculating, and you must have a gun that is accurate with long range otherwise you may as well just use an AEG or a SOCOM if you want to keep the stealth aspect.

Jim

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i chose camoflage accuracy range and endurance because i think that these are what mostly makes a sniper a sniper.

I chose the same thing! But if I could get one more choice it would be intelligence. By the way if anyone doesn't know who Carlos Hathcock is here's a few links to video's, interviews, and early life:
Wikipedia source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
Video Interview 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVJONj95so4
Video Interview 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiReoU_Edo4&feature=related
Video Interview 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmg9VHjlx1M&feature=related

this guy should have gotten the medal of honor he is one of the best snipers out there and it would be extremely hard to beat is record if only he was still alive to pass his knowlege.

I think Stealth,Intel,Accuracy, and Camo is the best in my opinion

killyouno5 let's get back on topic. By the way he has a few books which are:

Marine Sniper
White Feather
Silent Warrior

Intelligence has got to be the most important on the list.

for me, its gotta be intelligence, accuracy, running speed, and stealth

accuracy, stealth, camo, and range. I agree with intelligence too though