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You’re alone, deep in enemy territory with no other mission than to cause havoc among any opposition you come across. You’ve been hand-picked by your superior to patrol about 10 acres of forest as a chance to slow down enemy advancements. You have no reinforcements available, just you and your rifle. At this moment in time you are watching over a footpath that you know some unlucky soldier will tread down any time. You wait patiently. You hear voices in the distance. You raise your rifle, click off the safety, and prepare for a shot. Around a bend about 50 meters in front of you walks a group of what you estimate to be about ten enemy soldiers armed with AEGs ready to tear you apart as soon as you make the first move. What do you do? Do you remain hidden, allowing this patrol to pass by while you wait for a somewhat weaker force to cross your path? Do you take a shot? If so, which soldier do you fire the first round at? Does it matter?
If you decide to take on a large grouping of soldiers, you’ll need to know how to properly handle yourself to avoid being overwhelmed by their weapons and rendered useless to your team. When faced against a squadron of enemy soldiers, you’ll want to pick off the closest to you. When he falls, the rest of the troops will (9 times out of 10) move away from the downed soldier, which in this case will most likely be away from you (distance is a sniper’s friend). Also, take your time. Human actions/reactions are very similar in Airsoft to actual combat (in serious tournament play, at least). When that first soldier falls the rest will most likely move away from the spot, but still remain somewhat close to the victim. This is because, just like in real combat, they most likely won’t leave the wounded behind. Based on past experience, this scenario will play itself out like this:
You take out the soldier closest to you, he falls. Immediately the team opens fire (randomly) in order to suppress your fire while they take cover in nearby trees, buildings, etc. They remain close, periodically scanning their surroundings looking for the sniper, you! Depending on the rules of the game (how medical attention is delivered), a medic will be sent to aid the soldier while the remaining team members give suppressive fire on what they think is your location. What they don’t know is that during their rush for cover, you quickly but without being noticed moved into a slightly better/different location depending on where the downed soldier is and where the remaining men/women ran for cover. As the medic sprints to get the soldier out of harms way, you take another shot, stopping the medic in his tracks. You make sure you take the shot on the medic when he/she is standing over the wounded to ensure no chance that a nearby teammate could tend to him/her
likely your goal is to simply harass the enemy and cause confusion among the soldiers. In this scenario, you’ve done just that. There’s no need to feel like your job isn’t done till all the soldiers are downed. There would be nothing wrong with getting up and leaving to continue your work!
If you have a spotter with you, make sure you’re the one taking the shots and not him. You’re the one with the long range rifle. Him spouting out magazines of ammo would only force the enemy to turn this battle into a two-way firefight, one you’re outgunned in! Not to mention the clanking of his rounds moving throughout the gun would quickly give up your position. The spotter’s role in this case will be to 1. Make sure the surrounding area remains safe – the pinned soldiers aren’t the only ones in the battle! 2. Give support fire if your location is found and being advanced upon. 3. Give cover fire during retreat (if needed). And finally, 4. Give you medical attention/support fire if a stray BB from their suppressive fire makes contact with you.
Whatever you do, remain calm! There’s no use in allowing your adrenaline to control your mind! Try to continually breathe smooth, consistent breaths. Keep a steady hand and focus solely on the situation at hand. Remember “Pride ends in humiliation, where humility leads to honor.” You will miss targets from time to time. Don’t beat yourself up! Learn from each and every shot you take. A missed shot should only improve your game. Perfection can never be attained, but a continuous effort to achieve your “best” must always be in effect.
Copyright 2007 Ryan Kemper
SQUAD TAKE-DOWN
How to take on forces much larger than yourself.
Written by: Ryan Kemper
As a sniper your goal will usually consist of 1 of 3 things. You will be assigned to either eliminate a specific target, harass enemy troops (and I don’t mean by yelling mean comments as you run away), or provide recon for a much larger force. Whatever your detail, you’ll eventually be put in a situation where you have the opportunity to take on a force much larger than yourself.
and so you the targets can be easily seen since they’re grouped together. What you do now is based solely on your situation. Do you have another objective to tend to? Is the squadron large and/or close enough to, if desperate, quickly overtake your position? Do they seem to have found the general area you’re hiding in? Would keeping this squadron pinned down aid in an ongoing mission? All these are very important questions, and ones that you’ll need to ask yourself and answer very quickly! Be ready to run or hide! Remember, as a sniper, most
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