Sniper Rifle, the Ultimate Answer to any foe

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BTW, I started a thread on this a few months ago:

Let's fix... weapons balance!

OK, first of all, if anyone can think of a better topic title, all suggestions welcome. Here is a thing that has been bugging me to no end in PP - why do all direct fire weapons have their accuracy improved at shorter ranges up to and including when the target is adjacent to the shooter? It’s obviously unrealistic and there is nothing in the game mechanics that mandates this. Quite the opposite, it would seem that if different weapon types had different limitations each would become more usefu…

Since then I have largely changed my view on SRs. Yes, they have good accuracy and armor penetration (high damage per projectile), but they have low damage per ap, they don’t shred armor and they don’t daze.

IMO, the hell cannon wielded by a sniper/heavy, especially with the strongman skill, with armor buffing accuracy makes for a much better choice than an SR. For the same APs it can often one shot kill, but when it doesn’t it shreds armor and can easily daze the target.