Category talk:Sniper BattleMechs

Purpose of this category?

Question : What, exactly, is the purpose of this category? Is it just to mention mechs designed for long-range? If thats the case, it should include all the LRM boat types. I really don't understand it. ClanWolverine101

(Should have replied here from the start.) I guess that they meant mechs who are primarily build for using direct-fire long range weapons. On the other hand, you could argue, using real world snipers as example, that it isn't a sniper if it can't head-cap from long range. LRM boats doesn't count because they use missiles and can do indirect fire. --Neufeld 14:39, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Still - I question its use, here. Occasionally, in the TROs, we'll see something like a variant of the Wraith switched the LPL for a ER PPC, making it an effective "sniper mech". That I can buy. This? This seems rather arbitrary. ClanWolverine101

Since it was created in 2006 it may be the remenants of an early attempt to organize the BattleMechs by role, To me a sniper battlemech would specialist long range direct fire unit with a one shot kill capability. but with how common the gauss rifle has become I believe that this category is either redundant or needs to be further defined to stop it becoming a simply list of Mechs with Gauss Rifles --Dmon 16:27, 18 March 2010 (UTC)