[4th Ed.] Maximum Acc. bonus with sniper.

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Thanks in advance to those who will be of help. ^__________^

A Sniper Rifle has a listed Acc. of 6+3 (page 279), which means 6
points of "built-in" Acc., plus 3 points from the scope, right? (page
269).
At page 364 the manual states the combined bonus for "targeting
systems" cannot exceed the "base Acc.".
In the above case, it means I cannot assign more than 6 or more than
6+3=9?

Also, do these "combined bonus for targeting system" stack with the +2
for three seconds of Aim (page 364) and the +1 for Ranged All Out
Attack (Determined)?

Any other suggestion/comment useful on snipering VERY difficult
targets?
A friend of mine wants to play a REALLY GOOD sniper, so I have to
figure out what its skill level will be, but I still have to get used
to 4th Ed... ^^;


Korin Duval

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Fiction requires a great amount of maturity."

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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:03:52 GMT, korinNOduvalSPAM@yahoo.it (Korin
Duval) carved upon a tablet of ether:

>
> Thanks in advance to those who will be of help. ^__________^
>
> A Sniper Rifle has a listed Acc. of 6+3 (page 279), which means 6
> points of "built-in" Acc., plus 3 points from the scope, right? (page
> 269).

Yes. And you only get all the scope's bonus after three seconds of aim
(+1 per second until you've got all of them).

> At page 364 the manual states the combined bonus for "targeting
> systems" cannot exceed the "base Acc.".
> In the above case, it means I cannot assign more than 6 or more than
> 6+3=9?

I'd say the +6 - the scope is a 'targetting system' itself.

> Also, do these "combined bonus for targeting system" stack with the +2
> for three seconds of Aim (page 364) and the +1 for Ranged All Out
> Attack (Determined)?

Yes - they are seperate.

> Any other suggestion/comment useful on snipering VERY difficult
> targets?

Get a high skill. Also, don't forget bracing (+1).


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Rupert Boleyn <rboleyn@paradise.net.nz>
"Just because the truth will set you free doesn't mean the truth itself
should be free."

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On 17 Nov 2004 18:39:29 -0800, jlerpy@hotmail.com (Jlerpy) carved upon
a tablet of ether:

> Well, if Hit Location maneuver were still around, I'd recommend that,
> for being able to shoot the Vitals without penalty. But it's not (or
> at least, not yet).

I doubt it will turn up in a similar form to the 3e version - it had a
lot of problems.


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Rupert Boleyn <rboleyn@paradise.net.nz>
"Just because the truth will set you free doesn't mean the truth itself
should be free."

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Pesterfield wrote:
> jlerpy@hotmail.com (Jlerpy) wrote in message news:<7ec7778f.0411171839.da6cf47@posting.google.com>...
>
>
>>Most of the other advice I have for snipers is to do with where to
>>hide and so on, rather than character generation stuff.
>
>
> Get some high skill in camoflage, tracking, and stealth. Tactics might
> also be good for picking a spot.
>
> Anything else will depend on the where and when.

Savoir-Faire (Military) is useful for getting along in military and also
useful to notice all the officers... erm. targets.

--
Taneli