Sniper

The Sniper is a new Elite Class featured in Battlefield 1: Apocalypse and it appears on five multiplayer maps: The Somme, Passchendaele, The Rape of Belgium, Siege of the Vardar, and Kosovo. It is loosely inspired by Canadian sniper Francis Pegahmagabow who claimed at least 378 kills. The Sniper specializes in long-range engagements using the Ross Rifle Sniper loaded with hollow point frangible bullets which can claim a one hit kill on infantry and 2-3 hits on armored Elites. His primary is his Ross Rifle which is equipped with a telescopic 10-powered scope. The Ross Rifle is a straight-pull bolt, meaning- like the Gewher M.95- you don't have to leave the scope to chamber another round. It uses a five-round stripper clip and is balanced with only having three clips so you can only fire 15 rounds before your ammo is expended. Ammo pouches and ammo crates only resupply one bullet for the rifle, and will not resupply after it is expended. However, more ammo can be obtained from different crates or pouches, but only one bullet will come from one source. The Sniper's secondary weapon is the Mars Automatic pistol. He is equipped with a mini-grenade and his first gadget is a WWI-era drone of sorts. It is a Spotting Pigeon that is just a pigeon with a camera strapped to its chest. When the Sniper sends up the pigeon, you take control of the bird and can fly around the battlefield. You can use the aim button to go into a scope screen to see enemies below you. Whatever enemies you view through the camera are spotted and are spotted for double the duration of a normal spot. While you control the pigeon, you are completely vulnerable to attack. Your second gadget is a sniper shield. Your melee is the Compact Trench Knife. You wear a WWI-era ghillie suit that is not a shrub. It is a wired, leathery suit with camouflage patterns on it.