One shot,One Head,One Kill [Archive]

FM_Echo_One

07-26-2005, 09:29 AM

Is it possible to kill somebody whit just one round in the head,whit the sniper.I played yesterday and i didnt make it. :confused:

You probably missed. I know it sounds dumb, but it is BF2 and 'stuff' happens. Unless it's a close headshot, unpredictable bullet movements can cause unpredictable results. :hmm:

Hogan[16AA]

07-26-2005, 09:40 AM

I do it quite often (head shot kills) what really agitates me though is (and yes I know its been rehashed here many times) that I can hit someone square in the chest with the M85 and they shrug it off so I hit them 2 more times and they still dont die. I want the M85 to upped in damage to where it takes a max of 2 hits to kill the target. I mean in real life if I were to hit someone in the leg with the 50 it would damn near take it off and they would be down and out.

RDF_RiSbO

07-26-2005, 09:42 AM

'] I mean in real life if I were to hit someone in the leg with the 50 it would damn near take it off and they would be down and out.

Ye like in Americas Army.But BF is a little bit arcade.. :)

FM_Echo_One

07-26-2005, 09:43 AM

']I do it quite often (head shot kills) what really agitates me though is (and yes I know its been rehashed here many times) that I can hit someone square in the chest with the M85 and they shrug it off so I hit them 2 more times and they still dont die. I want the M85 to upped in damage to where it takes a max of 2 hits to kill the target. I mean in real life if I were to hit someone in the leg with the 50 it would damn near take it off and they would be down and out.

For me, usually 2 shots is enough to take down people (thanks to 65% of people playing spec ops (unarmoured) per server). If I can't get a headshot, I go for arms and legs. Body armour requires more shots sometimes as you mentioned.

BTW, welcome to the forum. :hi:

Hogan[16AA]

07-26-2005, 09:59 AM

Thanks :)

Im a perfection type of guy and I usually only take the shot if I can hit them in the head and take them down. It used to be when the game first came out that I just shot at the body and did it as fast as possible to put them down. Since then though I mainly go for headshots I want a good 1 shot one kill rep.

Alot of people hate that they chose to unlock the M85 first, I dont, I love getting behind the enemies lines and setting up near the cobra or havoc and waiting for a pilot to get in and pop...the gunner just sits there like "take off already" for some reason its much easier to get a bullet through the pilots canopy than the gunners.

TheDragon

07-26-2005, 04:48 PM

u need headshots
i was 1 foot from another sniper
stuck the gun IN HIS BACK
2 shots - no kill
then startted doing headshots
got ok at it
seems as though crosshairs are reset each game
(at least for me)
so, i adjust each game hi\low

lcplsickoll

07-26-2005, 04:56 PM

I got a 1 shot 1 kill with the MEC sniper rifle last night. I was ontop of a building and the guy was right below me...Very easy shot.

Kronos

07-26-2005, 10:33 PM

Dead_Typhoon

07-26-2005, 11:12 PM

DimmuBorgir

07-26-2005, 11:17 PM

i have got a head shot with both snipers more than once, and it is 1 shot 1 kill to the head

Coderedpl

07-27-2005, 12:48 AM

GatorDawg

07-27-2005, 01:33 AM

I have gotten to where if I am not reasonably sure of a headshot, I don't shoot...people these days seem to quick to immediately lock on to where snipers are and smoke them, often times before you can get anymore than 2 shots off...

Anyway...sniper to the head kills anyone...if the shot truely registers...had fun with a guy last night...watched him throw out five medpacs for himself...waited...he lays down on med pacs to start shooting...waited...he sits nice and still...pop :) Then popped his supply carrying squadmate and helped myself to all the goodies they nicely left me :)

My great uncle was a sniper in WWII. After the war he remained in the service for a number of years and spent most of that time training snipers. I remember him, on a couple of occasions, saying:

"In no more than a day, I can teach anyone to put a bullet in a 10-inch target at 300 yards, the hard part is learning the patience needed to be a good sniper. And, some people will just never have it, no matter what they do. Patience is 90% of the job." (Of course, I'm paraphrasing... it's been quite a while since I heard him say that, but that's pretty close.)

imported_Mitch

07-27-2005, 01:48 AM

komatta.saru

07-27-2005, 01:53 AM

Aiming for the head makes a BIG difference- let me tell you...
I normally go for assault and for the last couple nights, I've had my clock cleaned round after round. It seemed to take me a ridiculous number of shots to take down the other guy, while I was being stopped in my tracks by a couple of shots only. I've decided it's just because I'm playing on a server where the competition is a bit tighter than I'm used to, and the enemy players know how to aim at my head. I figure I've GOT to learn to aim better if I'm going to enjoy this game. After last night's angry, curse-filled rounds, I told myself I'd take a break from the game tonight. I think instead I'll play a "practice" round or two and really focus on aiming.

imported_element

07-27-2005, 02:47 AM

Head-aiming with the L85A1 is deadly, man. I was 112 and 4 the other night just by being stealthy and aiming for the head with that thing. Of course, this was during the unlocks, and I've still got my G36C which I so wish I could trade for the L85A1.

British-Marine

07-27-2005, 02:51 AM

do you get trajectorty and windage on this game? alot of time i aim for the head and the little v that appears on the centre of the crosshair to indicate you are aim-on. is sometimes way off the enemy target. anyone

imported_element

07-27-2005, 02:53 AM

With the sniper rifles it's just a lot of random deviation. Not really bullet drop, just random-pattern deviation that was poorly coded in.

imported_Mitch

07-27-2005, 02:56 AM

When I first started playing I'd just aim for the body which is okay for taking down noobs, but now I aim for upper body which is much better. But I'm starting to aim for the head exclusively and it's making a big difference! :) It just stinks when you miss ;)

GatorDawg

07-27-2005, 03:08 AM

Too bad BF2 is a pretty arcade game ;)

Yeah... that was the point of the post - to illustrate the comparison between real life and a computer simulation. Or, did you miss that?

sincles

07-27-2005, 03:49 AM

damn so on the scope where it has the 2 lines below the x-hair...they arent for the bullet trajectory? grr, i presumed they wouldnt make the sniper rifle in this game like a laser gun (/cough awp in cs)

Espion

07-27-2005, 04:00 AM

Yes, it's very possible. One shot to the head kills with most guns in the game.

With the M95 I seemed to be killing in single shots to the upper chest too. I don't see what all the fuss is about with the M95, my first 5 shots with it were all kills...

imported_xRandoMx

07-28-2005, 03:56 PM

m24 gets easy headshots, and they're always a kill. It appears to have less deviation than the m95, as well, which I'll take over higher damage any day of the week.

Tenshi

07-28-2005, 04:17 PM

I have been killed (from full health) by fairly week guns because of a lucky headshot.

It's annoying when its a first-bullet-headshot from a mounted machine gun or a spec ops guy jumping around in the air and instaproning or an AK from a kilometer away ...or while on the roof of a 7 story building from the turret-mounted machine gun of an APC from 400 m away etc. etc.

I aim for the head...since im a sniper. If im using my pistol, however, i will tend to aim for the throat and let the kick-back guide me to a head-shot.

(EWC)Zenine

07-28-2005, 07:43 PM

yes BF2 definetly takes practice....since there is no dot in the center of the crosshairs makes it a bit more challenging...i played alot of farcry before BF2 and FC uses a dot in the center...ah, back in the day. LOL

practice practice...it works

1G-2B-3K

07-28-2005, 08:24 PM

is it possible wit any gun 2 kill one shot head

baggygreen

07-31-2005, 01:48 PM

If i can see the target clearly, i'll get their head, almost every time. Maybe im lucky, but i kill with headshots so often

80083r

08-01-2005, 10:46 AM

There is a lot of random variation in the trajectory of bullets. It seems to be up and down as well.

Both my friend and I play as snipers frequently, and the random hit/low damage is a little frustrating.

Some games, I will have no problem hitting the enemy, and one shot one kill. The next round, I can't hit anything.

I wish either the damage or the accuracy would increase. I'd prefer damage. A small amount of random missing is ok (no one is perfect, after all) but if I hit, I'd like to see it do some serious damage.

There are balance concerns, but the m4 is actually a more effective weapon from the same range. So is the m16. And that's silly.

Kongstad

08-01-2005, 11:00 AM

Ive started using pistols only as it seems to be the only thing that hits accurately and does good damage, curse the small clip though. Anyways, I always seem to pull of headshots nicely with the pistol, especially if the person prones, aim shoot and bam hes dead.

I havent realized the true potential of the pistol untill last night when I got my basic pistol award after 1 round and today im hoping for hte veteran award.

Viva pistol accuracy + Headshots!

[F.E.A.R]Cicada

08-01-2005, 11:42 AM

I got a 1 shot 1 kill with the MEC sniper rifle last night. I was ontop of a building and the guy was right below me...Very easy shot.

only place i can snipe with any decency is on one of the low chimneys in fushe...those tanks roll in with the gunners and boom...no more gunner

big_sammy_b

08-01-2005, 12:00 PM

a direct headshot with a sniper will kill yes.

But generally thats somthing BF2 is missing 3 shots in anyones chest should kill them, there shouldn't be 'energy' at all its very unrealistic and annoying.

BF2 needs to have the same system as the game 'Americas Army' as in if you get hit weather you die depends on what part of the body the bullet hit, somtimes it might seem you have had a minor injury but it could turn out to be fatal and slowly you bleed to death.

I am pretty well a full convert to BF2 from being a AA addict but thats one thing that AA still owns BF2 in realism, bullet physics and injury/health.

maforduk

08-01-2005, 02:22 PM

I find it impossible to kill with one shot to the head with the STANDARD sniper rifle. Even at about 20 FEET away, the guy got up and killed me before I even reloaded...and I shot him in the Head.

big_sammy_b

08-01-2005, 03:04 PM

well thats odd i do have problems with the non US sniper rifles but the standard US one i can get headshots nearly every time and when i do miss i can see how and why i did.

batsTX

08-08-2005, 05:50 AM

Learn and post your strategies here:

baggygreen

08-08-2005, 05:52 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^

Lose that image mate, you're posting it everywhere and already im sick of it.

PFC.WELCOME

08-08-2005, 08:13 AM

i hate how people say like. the SVD sucks it takes like 3 shots or more. or the chinese sniper kit sucks. to me i dont care what team i'm on. its becuse i always get a headshot off.1 shot 1 kill. its quit easy for me i dunno why.at about 300m or more its hard to get headshots off becuse there small. i say stay within about 200. becuse i take pride in snipeing i am good at it i think. yet i dont always fell the need to do it. i like spec ops kit more G36C kicks ***!!! snipers 1 shot 1 kill if you can't do it dont snipe :) or train on the offline game. and try to use the m24 as much as possable its acc. is the BEST.
ah this my first post i must ask why i have pfc pic under my name? do i need to like put my sgt. pic there?

Cpt. Turner

08-10-2005, 03:54 PM

for customer satisfaction i recommend:

One in the balls

Two in the ***

and three in a bed, i mean head :D

buglenutsman

08-10-2005, 04:08 PM

a head shot is the best way to do it, with any gun...but takes practice....

ArcLight27

08-10-2005, 08:10 PM

I always end up shooting people 30 times. For some reason they kill me with just one shot. Could this be because of my connection.

Prince

08-10-2005, 09:18 PM

I don't bother with headshots I just mow the enemy down to the floor.

However, if I'm using the AK, I'll aim for the chest and the mussel climb will just lift the barrel up to the head.

Eagle156

08-10-2005, 09:34 PM

Yes it is. You can do it with any AK or G3 too.

prodigal

08-12-2005, 07:40 PM

On Strike at Karkand the MEC rifle is the best weapon if you're defense. Find a good spot to sit with cover and cover a main entry point. Take slow shots to the head and you can easily rack up 25+ points without moving. A good commander to split/weaken forces helps also.

el_nocso

08-14-2005, 07:56 PM

m24 and m95 for sure, these other auto-sniper things, i never tried ^^

KFCazure

08-15-2005, 06:36 PM

I use the M24 exclusively. Head shots are easy. Throat shots seem to do it in one shot, too.

I don't get this random deviation that some people mention, the bullet goes where I shoot it, even at huge distances. What does play a huge factor is lag time, and maybe this is what people are calling "random deviations".

I was on a Kubra Dam server last night, with virtually no lag and easily plucking people with one-shots from 300m away, it was almost magical. A little while later, tried doing same on same map, same campsite, different server, and couldn't pull it off.

ConscriptVirus

09-03-2005, 10:29 AM

Is it possible to kill somebody whit just one round in the head,whit the sniper.I played yesterday and i didnt make it. :confused:

the accuracy of the sniper guns are pretty bad

MackTheKnifeAU

09-03-2005, 12:36 PM

Lol, the M24 is'nt.

I go only for headshots with that. I've even got "snap" headshots if I get shot from behind, turn around and prone, and boom headshot.

The rest are pretty dodge though. Aim for the chest.

Beerman

09-03-2005, 12:56 PM

hurray! :mad:

338LMSniper

09-03-2005, 02:33 PM

In RL I can hit a head size target from 300m almost 100% of the time with my bolt action sniper rifle. This is shooting prone of course. In army sniper training we practiced with many different rifles and 300m head shots were no problem even with the SVD.

In game I find it difficult to do headshots constantly at any distances. I do get them but not as much as I would like. When hit in the head with SVD/M95/M24 it usually kills with 1 shot.

ConscriptVirus

09-03-2005, 07:26 PM

just go for the body cuz ull likely have a better chance hitting htem and i tend to run out of bullets fast

xNightfirex

09-04-2005, 03:46 PM

The idea with a sniper is you want to get close enough so you can clearly see their head with your scope. Most people like to get up on top of a crane in the middle of a map and snipe at two flags all the way across the map where they can barely see any target. Instead, try to get up on a hill overlooking a flag, and you'll be close enough to see their head. Just wait for them to stand still, and fire. When you get good, the target only needs to stand still for only one second for you to get a one-shot kill.

Coderedpl

09-04-2005, 04:53 PM

when i snipe i aim for the upper parts of the body

5nakeEy3s

09-04-2005, 04:56 PM

True True True

[LG]Cataclysm

09-04-2005, 05:02 PM

when i snipe i aim for the upper parts of the body
Me too, it's a lot easier to hit the toro then the head, unless it's a guarenteed HS, which it almost never is.

There are times, like then you're hiding in a bush and they neutralize a flag. They get all comfy thinking nobody will spawn and then... *BOOM* HEADSHOT!! Also, Stingers and Iglas keep your head in the same spot, no matter what irection you're turned, so line up your shots on those!

The M95 is great for aircraft whores, just find a nice, consealed spot and lett 'er rip!

Dethshoot1

09-04-2005, 11:12 PM

Headshots are weird. I shot 3 shots from my support gun to a guys head and he lives and I shoot a guy with my smg in the head and he dies?:|:

HckyDlsstrs

09-05-2005, 12:32 AM

yes...just practice and you'll get it.

killmr

09-06-2005, 07:07 PM

remember that this guy nameed Xagashi made a movie about the M95 bullet drop and now i average a score of 30-35 with the M95..and i relized my problem was that i was aiming directly at someone head and missing, so now i give room for drop and BOOM HEADSHOT!!!!:cool:

It think the link was http://media.putfile.com/M95-Bullet-Drop

BF2_Joe

09-07-2005, 09:12 AM

']Thanks :)

Alot of people hate that they chose to unlock the M85 first, I dont, I love getting behind the enemies lines and setting up near the cobra or havoc and waiting for a pilot to get in and pop...the gunner just sits there like "take off already" for some reason its much easier to get a bullet through the pilots canopy than the gunners.

thats what i'm talking about!

I need you on my team!

SgT.uK

09-07-2005, 09:28 AM

putfile is soo slow!

flying-n-surfing

06-30-2007, 05:22 PM

ive got my veterans sniper badge and i find it easy to get a one shot kill, ive done that even wen my target is moving...heres some tips:

1= there no wind and no bullet travel time so wen u c a victim shoot away and almost certainly hell b dead (if its on targert)

2= let ur target move into ur sights, dont follow the person cuz ull almost defaintly miss, just judge were hell b wen u shoot

3= hide in a well concealed spot but has a great field of view

4= hide ur claymores carefully and knowone wud expect

5= if u c a foe prone and near by go for a knife kill (make sure its clear to attack) then hide in a spot very close to the person u just killed and then knife the medic who cums to revive there fallen teamate

6= if ur on a map with planes and heli and u've unlocked the m95 go for the pilots and co-pliots, but u gotta b quick cuz there'll only be stationary for about 10-15 seconds, which is enough to get both.

7= ive only done this once but ive destroyed a attack heli with my m95.
i may have a reason for this and here it is, it might of been damaged quite abit cuz ive did this experiment on a car wen it was nearly on fire, i shot at it from about 50 yards away and it blew up and luckily a enemy support gunner who had found me and was firing away :P so back to the tip, if a vehicle (not a tank) is badly damaged shoot it with ur m95 and hopefully it blow up

i hope these tips help

my xfire name id benjybee33 if u want to play some time and my bf2 name is benjybee33 and flying-n-surfing

prodical

06-30-2007, 11:41 PM

Head is a kill shot no matter the body armor...hitting them in the head, whole 'nother story.

1: You have to compensate for lag, due to BF2 having "compensation" built in (it's crap and just about every sniper hates it).
2: You have to be steady, and even the most steady hand will miss if there is too much distance (cone of fire).
3: A little tip=Ping below 100 aim at a moving target the opposite direction they are moving; above 100 lead the target accordingly (again the compensation).
4: Accuracy, tricky but can be mastered. I'm fantastic with the M95 and average with the L96A1 same goes for M24 and in certain situations I can excell with the SVD...I don't use the China rifle because I don't like it.
5: Practice, Practice, Practice.

waaah_wah

07-01-2007, 02:58 AM

Tere is bullet travel time in BF2. It's called ping

The idea with a sniper is you want to get close enough so you can clearly see their head with your scope. Most people like to get up on top of a crane in the middle of a map and snipe at two flags all the way across the map where they can barely see any target. Instead, try to get up on a hill overlooking a flag, and you'll be close enough to see their head. Just wait for them to stand still, and fire. When you get good, the target only needs to stand still for only one second for you to get a one-shot kill.

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER, snipe on a top of a hill. Ppl will see you way to easy!

Josh122686

07-01-2007, 03:18 AM

i run around close combat with an m95 lol

the second they prone, just jump sideways and zoom and pop em

JTF2_darkloop

07-01-2007, 03:35 AM

your typing is rather annoying. Im sure you can work on that now that you have your veteran sniper badge. and to be honest. It isnt hard to get. I dont never play sniper and I got it. I had all my veteran kit badges before 10k. That being said. Good for you man. Thanks for the tips. Next few posts try to adapt better typing skill.

Tomeis

07-03-2007, 08:56 PM

Just aim a tiny bit above their head. I get lots of head shots (especially on IO jalalabad where everyone is a sniper, so they're all stationary) I use mainly SVD when I'm MEC, and L96A1 when I'm USMC.

On servers with vehicles, I use mainly the M95 so you can kill troops on the ground, and sometimes shoot down choppers if they're badly damaged, or snipe people from vehicles (gotta have lots of luck for that, though)

opc_tim

07-03-2007, 09:21 PM

Is it possible to kill somebody whit just one round in the head,whit the sniper.I played yesterday and i didnt make it. :confused:

Its hard to do, but with practice u can get good at it, it helps to unlock some better sniper rifles though, with some practice u can sniper at 300M-400M over that i think its just too big a pain

200m & up u have to allow for the bullet to drop SLightly, the farther the more u raise it up. and at long distance , unless u practice alot dont try to hit moving targets, shoot at the ones laying down or standing,
Aim for the head with every weapon, make it like routine, will help alot

JTF2_darkloop

07-04-2007, 01:46 AM

I snipe with the L85A1, its my sniper rifle.

hamzehtarek

07-28-2007, 08:27 AM

I sometimes get off a wild headshot with whatever sniper rifle I've got, but thats only because I was a Counterstrike pro (read wh0re) before I was lately sucked in by the relative realism of BF2.

You can sometimes hide for an enternity on a single round (hid right above a cappable on Gulf of Oman) killing 15 dying only twice with the sniper kit. At other times (karkand) I act like a nub.

Furthemore, I kind of prefer the multi-shot MEC sniper rifle. If you miss the first time you don't exit the scope and can fire other quick rounds to get that dodgy target.

Cromie

08-02-2007, 12:53 AM

SVD wont disapoint you xD

ThatEvilGuy

08-02-2007, 12:58 AM

3: A little tip=Ping below 100 aim at a moving target the opposite direction they are moving; above 100 lead the target accordingly (again the compensation).

Really? you mean shoot "behind them"? I always lead my enemies, no matter the ping......... and yes I miss a lot....

Rtoups

08-07-2007, 11:47 PM

Really? you mean shoot "behind them"? I always lead my enemies, no matter the ping......... and yes I miss a lot....

I'm not sure, but sounds bizarre. When my ping is below 100 (usually at 50 or 60), I don't lead at all. I put my crosshairs where I think the guy will go, and once he gets there, I fire.

camper.

08-07-2007, 11:49 PM

Really? you mean shoot "behind them"? I always lead my enemies, no matter the ping......... and yes I miss a lot....

BF2's latency compensation is set to 130 ping by default, hence leading in front/behind based on ping higher or lower.

lewdis

08-09-2007, 08:33 PM

Usually when I am sniping on Road to Jalalabad (which is often), I always get a headshot. You could some of the shots I take are lucky, for example: I would be on the MEC team, and I would be in one of those huts and I would see a USMC player running towards the lake, I'd take a shot at head level a little infront of him and he would be down calling for a medic.

eddyeddyd

08-11-2007, 11:43 AM

when sniping other snipers, remember that their suit can be deceptive it makes it look like their head is where it isnt.

Adamshannon8

08-11-2007, 03:13 PM

Please do NOT request help here.

MY GOD PEOPLE READ THE RULES.

bauch5

08-11-2007, 03:58 PM

When i reach my corpal rank i will unlock the m95, sniping is soo much fun. I normally snipe with the american rifle, and i normally aim towards the neck and collar bone, cause thats an area where amour does not protect. and i find it easier to hit because there is an larger area compared to the head.

Do not use the M95 it is powerful but it has a thick cross hair and it is much harder to get a head shot with it, please note that it still takes two body shots to take some one down with it. The M24 is the second best rifle after the L96A1 but then again it depends on the situation, in close quarters id go with the SVD.

i got a head shot with an M95 from right behind a guy and he lived! I was like wtf. Some one mentioned that people are quick to home in on snipers nowa days? Thats because people know were to look, it sucks but people arent *******es any more.

Spik3d

08-11-2007, 05:32 PM

Please do NOT request help here.

MY GOD PEOPLE READ THE RULES.

You know, for some odd reason, I don't think he visits here anymore. And this is a very old thread.

All thanks goes to, flying-n-surfing, for reviving this old thread! :shakehead:

DOGGiE52

08-12-2007, 11:45 PM

Oh my god this has got to be the most retarded thread on TBF2. Tips&Tricks are NOT FOR REQUESTING HELP!

opc_tim

08-13-2007, 12:46 AM

Oh my god this has got to be the most retarded thread on TBF2. Tips&Tricks are NOT FOR REQUESTING HELP!

yepp, guess im gonna hit that unsubscribe link on thisn

over :salute:

Armitageman

08-13-2007, 11:50 PM

My great uncle was a sniper in WWII. After the war he remained in the service for a number of years and spent most of that time training snipers. I remember him, on a couple of occasions, saying:

"In no more than a day, I can teach anyone to put a bullet in a 10-inch target at 300 yards, the hard part is learning the patience needed to be a good sniper. And, some people will just never have it, no matter what they do. Patience is 90% of the job." (Of course, I'm paraphrasing... it's been quite a while since I heard him say that, but that's pretty close.)

Pretty much word for word from what I have heard as well. Snipers have a load to figure for variables and it takes a lot of patience to set up a shot, sometimes hours. But yes, a headshot always guarantees a one hit kill. I love my sniping spots, plenty of cover and plenty of time to make a shot to the unsuspecting sitting in plain sight. Especially the ones who sit and mow down loads of Infantry, then get right justice as I clear the way for the next wave. :yay: