We looked at the description of "Sniping", and were concerned. The range increments on most rifles in the game seems to be 30-40 meters, so to be within two range increments, a sniper must be within 60-80 meters of the target (90-120 if you count from zero as the Combat text does).This seems too close to us; certainly while the Canadian snipers are experts, they were working at ranges at least 10 *times* this in Afghanistan.
My understanding is that Sniper has two components: 1) getting in and out undetected, and 2) making a precise shot countering for all of the effects that would normally cause inaccuracy (breathing, hand shake, wind, *and* range to the target).
I noticed that on p.77 a scope reduces the range penalty for sniping, except that there is no range penalty; it's a separate all-or-nothing maneuver. There are several other similar items in the text. So there's an inconsistency there; everything else reduces the range penalty for sniping, but the range penalty for sniping is never more than -10 if the 2 RI limit applies (-20 if you count from zero like the Combat section does).
Thoughts?