Lets talk about Sniper's....

[neogodhobo]

Lets talk about the Sniper unit....

Yes, Im basically talking about Professional  Skirmishers (and by professional, I mean, those you buy, and not those you detach from your brigades ). Buy a unit of Skirmishers, take the J.F Whitworth sniper rifle and equip it to 300 men.  You will make a KILLING !! I have two video's on my channel during my Union campaign where my Unit of Sniper rifle skirmishers ( Shaver ) got over 1500 kills with no more than 100 casualty !!

They rout the enemy quicker then you can say "Kill me".  My tip to everyone is to use those and buy expensive skirmisher guns.  Protect those units of Sniper's with some regular skirmishers and your golden.


Click on the video and go directly to : 1:30:35   : You will see Shaver unit is clicked on and just look at the stat : 1905 kills for 196 casualties !!! Its just amazing...  Too bad we cant get a lot of these weapons for buying.

 

[Meagre Heart]

I'm glad you have so much luck with them! I have poor micro, so mine often get whittled down. With the cost of replacing those guns, each casualty is worth 4-5 of a normal brigade, which makes me sad.

[Alavaria]

Well, sniping annoying artillery and enemy generals is a handy thing to be able to do