New sniper rifles

[shadowmoses]

I know this isnt gunna be seen as a 'most have' or top priority...but i thought it might be cool to see a few more verriations of the sniper rifles...
for the germans id like to see the ZF41:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/shadowmoses/976670450-1.jpg
The ZF41 scope was mounted on the rear sight to make the rifle lighter and faster to load (due to the fact that there wasnt anything blocking the top of the action, the shooter could reload with a stripper clip).
However there was a smaller apature to look thru...
The scope used what is called now a'day (im not sure what it was called then) an extended eye relief scope...where the shooters eye could be about 10-14" away from the lens but still being focused.

And for the russions the Mosin PE:
http://www.volny.cz/ak-47/svd_dragunov/mosin/mosinpe.jpg
This sniper version was older, larger and a bit heavier.
The PE was focusable and a but more durable.

 

[piller]

both look pretty cool, but Id say stick with the most common varient.

 

[Tak]

They're the designated marksmen, not snipers in the game.

 

[SiC-Disaster]

They're the designated marksmen, not snipers in the game.

people just have to keep reminding us of that dont you?

 

[Zell]

People keep having to be reminded.

 

[[FERGIE]]

more weapons are not neede unless heres quite a big difference between them

 

[jedinstven-o crni Wuk]

i woud be already happy when germans and russiand woud have AT LEAST different scopes ... or did they REALY used the SAME optics in war

 

[Tanis]

For the most part, yes they did use the same optics throughout the war. The only MAJOR change happened with the Russians when they switched from the PE/PEM scopes, to the PU scope in... Gads this year is probably wrong, but I'm too lazy to cross reference it... 1943.

 

[Bat Guano]

The PE might be more appropriate for early war maps but there wouldn't be any real functional difference between it and the PU in the game; it would really just be a cosmetic thing.

The ZF41, on the other hand, would be interesting. It wasn't much of a sniper rifle (the scope was only 1.5X magnification I believe) but it would present a very different option to the standard sniper rifle in the game. The scope wouldn't give you much magnification but you would have a big field of view around the scope since it's mounted so far forward. It was pretty widely issued (and not well liked) as well, I think.

 

[Zell]

The PE might be more appropriate for early war maps but there wouldn't be any real functional difference between it and the PU in the game; it would really just be a cosmetic thing.

Cosmetic changes are nice.

 

[Silky_Slim]

The ZF41 setup is similar to the pistol scope i have on my m38, set on the rear sight. I say, if we get the cosmetic mp40 add on, why not a cosmetic change for the sniper!