All,
Just wondering how you represent modern sniper teams at the micro armour scale? Please correct me if I am wrong but most GHQ infantry sets (all?) don't seem to include anyone modelled with a rifle? Do you just do two soldiers to a base rather than four to differentiate?
If anyone has any pictures they would be appreciated.
QT
suggestions to represent snipers?
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The IDF heavy weapons set contains a Soldier with what looks like a .50 cal sniper, and as such that is what I use for my western armies.
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Looking at the catalog pic for the Modern US Infantry Heavy Weapons, it appears to me that the prone figure near the Javelin launcher is modelled to be a sniper, no? If not, if it is a SAW, I would expect that clipping off any ammo can and putting him on a stand with a figure with binocs, or with the "combat leader" figures (knealing and pointing, the figure on the far left side in this pic) would do quite well as a sniper team.
Just a thought based on the catalog pic. I have not done much modern gaming since GHQ started making their excellent individual infantry figures. So I can not speak from personal experience using the figures.
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IDF Heavy Weaps Kit contains 3 M4/M16 based snipers and 3 .50 cal snipers. Both Former Warsaw Pact kit contains 3 SVD snipers, British heavy weapons kit contains several L86 Light Support weapons.
Its a sniper rifle, not a "sniper"! You don't call an assault rifle an "assault"!
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