You're thrown into a war... what role do you play?
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What most people don't realize is that a "sniper" still carries out normal infantryman roles. You just have to lug around your countries preferred choice of rifle too. In actuality, a snipers main skill is survivablity. When going through "sniper" training you'e actually taught more memory, map reading and survival skills than you are shooting and marksmanship skills. You've also got to have the patience of a slug. By that I mean you could literally spend weeks in a ditch, in a bog, covered in mud, in the rain and not move an inch. If you want to take a dump, you better have a bag at the ready. A piss? Bottle or in your fatigues.Sarah Kerrigan said:
A lot of people fantasize about being that lone wolf, sat in a hedge popping off headshots from miles away. When in actual fact, you'll be relying on your spotter for wind, humidity and bullet drop measurements and all you're gunna see is a small outline of a human being and then watch it collapse. Possibly spending the next week or so trying to get back to a friendly AO.
Probably something away from any line of fire.
I wouldn't have the mental capacity to shoot someone, so I'd probably die really fast if I stayed out there; if I was out in the open, I'd be shot with probably no where to run. Even if I could run it's not like I could get very far. That said, I might accidentally shoot someone, on which side? I don't know.
I wouldn't have the mental capacity to shoot someone, so I'd probably die really fast if I stayed out there; if I was out in the open, I'd be shot with probably no where to run. Even if I could run it's not like I could get very far. That said, I might accidentally shoot someone, on which side? I don't know.
Well my military training was of the medical kind, so I guess I would be a medic. I also learnt how to chart these sea chart thingies (whatever they're called in English). Basically I know how to use a radar and a radio.
Guess that's boring.
Guess that's boring.
this. soooo much this. the twisted image people have about this job is terrifying and annoying.Dectomax said:
plus, more often than not you don't even get to shoot at anything. your primary job is to recon the target area and relay the information. one does that more than anything else, infact.
General's driver, doesn't require too much shooting and getting shot at or an abundance of thinking.
Submariner; doing all sorts of secret stuff, dropping SEAL teams off where God knows where....good stuff. I'm hoping I get selected for that in real life.
Dunno. If a real war started I'd have no idea what would happen.
If it was voluntary I wouldn't join the military at all.
If it was a relatively minor war, but still warranted conscription, it's up in the air what would happen.
They probably wouldn't want me all things considered, for one reason or another.
If it's as serious as the world wars were, then there's really no predicting what will happen.
If it was voluntary I wouldn't join the military at all.
If it was a relatively minor war, but still warranted conscription, it's up in the air what would happen.
They probably wouldn't want me all things considered, for one reason or another.
If it's as serious as the world wars were, then there's really no predicting what will happen.
Well, believe it or not, but I think I'd make a decent soldier actually. I have basic weapons training already, despite being in the UK and being non-military. I also have a knack for tactics, and I know how to pilot a glider and basic aerodynamics. As a result, I could easily join the Army or the RAF and I'd already have some of the basic skills needed to make basic training that much easier - it wouldn't help much as I am now, but would give me an edge when going through proper training.
And on that note, I'd do best either as a pilot, or as a marksman. I tend to be pretty good with the idea of flight, and love flying, and I'm not a bad shot when it comes to firing a rifle. Plus I have the tendency to try and stay away from combat and deal with things from a distance, so I'd be a much better marksman than anything else. And yes, there is a big key difference between a marksman and a sniper...
Failing that, I'd probably want to specialise and try and make it in something like the SAS (yes, I know I'd need really good experience and skills to even attempt that), but if the opportunity presented itself then I would certainly take it.
And on that note, I'd do best either as a pilot, or as a marksman. I tend to be pretty good with the idea of flight, and love flying, and I'm not a bad shot when it comes to firing a rifle. Plus I have the tendency to try and stay away from combat and deal with things from a distance, so I'd be a much better marksman than anything else. And yes, there is a big key difference between a marksman and a sniper...
Failing that, I'd probably want to specialise and try and make it in something like the SAS (yes, I know I'd need really good experience and skills to even attempt that), but if the opportunity presented itself then I would certainly take it.
Medic, definitely, nothing like reviving a downed teammate. I think it's far more satisfying than getting a kill. I love in BF3 when I'm running with a squad and reviving them, laying down suppression and racking up the XP.
That or being the gunner in a tank (or gunner and driver, if I could, although that's rather unrealistic). The T-90A and M1 Abrams have got to be my second favourite part of the game, you just feel unstoppable. And nothing beats sneaking up behind an enemy tank, and firing a round right into the engine bay, instantly killing it.
Oh, and third choice would be pilot, the problem is, in BF3 I often get bored if there is nothing to attack in the air, and I kamikaze my plane into something.
That or being the gunner in a tank (or gunner and driver, if I could, although that's rather unrealistic). The T-90A and M1 Abrams have got to be my second favourite part of the game, you just feel unstoppable. And nothing beats sneaking up behind an enemy tank, and firing a round right into the engine bay, instantly killing it.
Oh, and third choice would be pilot, the problem is, in BF3 I often get bored if there is nothing to attack in the air, and I kamikaze my plane into something.
Sniper, I'd get nervous on the front lines. Noticed this when i use to do Paintball, I'd shoot at anything moving whenever i was close. But from a long distance i was calm and could think about the shot and the target, along with leading the target. Either that or a spotter.
hahahahahahahha, oh God, i dont want to sound like trolling but that made me laugh so much, you know what class me, you and everyone else would be playing?? the "stick to the plan, get cover if things suck and try not to die" class, VG war is NOTHING like real war, and the "jobs" you just described are all very very specialized, as in you need a college degree in them, and you would probably end up in the meat grinder... sooo... no...saucecode said: