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SSB Sniper

Kills infantry with one shot. • Long-range, low rate of fire. • Can camouflage in cover. • Has increased vision range. • Low survivability, single squad member. • Can deal damage to light vehicles. • Fires faster at units outside of cover.

british faction icon

Stats

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infantry

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Sight Range

42.5

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Detection

10

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Max Range

50

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Speed

3.6

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Armor

1

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Capture Multiplier

1.33

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Decapture Multiplier

1

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Target Size

1.33

Upgrades

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Support upgrade

Advanced Spotting Gear

Grants the sniper the following: • +7.5 vision and detection range. \n• Anti-vehicle rifle now auto-penetrates vehicles. \n• Forward Observer Artillery Barrage is now activated immediately. \n• Adds anti-infantry airburst rounds to the Forward Observer Artillery Barrage ability.

Costs
munition

50

Abilities

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Toggle off auto-attack

Hold Fire Disabled

Unit will not engage unless given a manual attack order when active.

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Passive

Concealment

The squad gains camouflage when in cover and out of combat. Unit is invisible to enemies unless they get too close. Camouflage lasts for 4 seconds after leaving cover.

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Passive

Concealment

The squad gains camouflage when in cover and out of combat. Unit is invisible to enemies unless they get too close. Camouflage lasts for 6 seconds after leaving cover.

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Support / Select territory point

Scorched Earth

Destroys a selected Territory point. Destroyed Territory points provide no income and become immediately neutral. They must be repaired via the Repair ability to become capturable once more.

Ability is channeled for 6 seconds before the point is destroyed.

Costs
munition

35

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Offensive / Select target position

Forward Observer Artillery Barrage

Throw an artillery flare at the target position that calls up the HQ's howitzer to bombard the target position. Very effective against stationary targets.

Shares a recharge time with all other Forward Observer Artillery Barrage abilities.

Costs
munition

45

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Offensive / Select target position

Improved Forward Observer Artillery Barrage

Requests the HQ howitzer to barrage the target area, with an additional off-map airburst barrage. Very effective against stationary targets.

Shares a recharge time with all other Forward Observer Artillery Barrage abilities.

Costs
munition

45

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Offensive / Select target vehicle

Target Gunner

Fires a well-aimed shot single shot at the target vehicle's weaponry, stunning it for a short period of time.

-50% weapon traverse speed, -15% rate of fire. Lasts for 30 seconds.

Costs
munition

35

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Support / Timed

Scarper

The vehicle drops smoke and retreats to the HQ or the nearest forward retreat point. The vehicle has increased movement and rotation speed while active. Passengers may continue to fire while the vehicle is moving.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

30

manpower

340

popcap

8

Reinforce
cost

34

time

7

Hitpoints
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100

100

Upkeep per minute
manpower

12

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 900

  • Veteran ability choice
  • +15% harder to hit
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 2700

  • +50% camouflage duration when leaving cover
  • +25% rate of fire
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 5400

  • +50 health
  • +50% damage
  • +33% ability cost reduction

Loadout

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sniper gib - ballistic weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

25

50

Accuracy

2

2

2

Rounds per Minute

7.62

7.62

7.62

Penetration

70

60

50

Scatter Area

0

193.7

324.6

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Damage

80

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Deflection Damage

12

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Range

50

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Traverse Speed

15

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Arc

90°

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

1

1

Target Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

×0.5

Emplacement

×0.5

  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.

Ability Weapons

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Offensive / Select target position

Forward Observer Artillery Barrage

Throw an artillery flare at the target position that calls up the HQ's howitzer to bombard the target position. Very effective against stationary targets.

Shares a recharge time with all other Forward Observer Artillery Barrage abilities.

Costs
munition

45

Cast range: 45
Fires once
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grenade - explosive weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

5

7.5

20

Accuracy

1

1

1

Rounds per Minute

11.16

11.16

11.16

Penetration

25

25

25

Scatter Area

0

0

0

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Damage

0

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Range

5 - 20

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Arc

120°

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

0.5

1

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Offensive / Select target vehicle

Target Gunner

Fires a well-aimed shot single shot at the target vehicle's weaponry, stunning it for a short period of time.

-50% weapon traverse speed, -15% rate of fire. Lasts for 30 seconds.

Costs
munition

35

Cast range: 10 - 50
Fires once
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boys at rifle scoped target gunner africa uk

sniper gib - ballistic weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

25

50

Accuracy

2

2

2

Rounds per Minute

15.89

15.89

15.89

Penetration

1000

1000

1000

Scatter Area

0

193.7

324.6

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Damage

80

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Deflection Damage

12

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Range

50

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Traverse Speed

15

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Arc

90°

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

1

1

Target Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

×0.5

Emplacement

×0.5