I'm relatively new to PR but one of my first matches(shortlived due to .md5 error - fixed) had quite the epic kill, which left me feeling incredibly satisfied and my squadmates elated.
I had read the manual, and had played PR back when there was extraction mode, so wasn't totally out of my element. The game starts - it's a China vs US map with a big river in the middle with the North separated by maybe 100m of water. At the squad leaders orders, the squad drives to defend our flag near the top north, placing a rally on the tall grassy hills overlooking farmers fields with scattered trees - a good place for a fight.
A Little Bird lands at the base of the mountain near our rally and I fall off the cliff trying to shoot the soldiers jumping out. My squad damaged the helicopter and wiped out the squad with RPGs and rifle fire as they tried to find a way up within maybe 45 seconds.
That couldn't go unanswered, and they returned to the south, setting up a rally, and causing a massive firefight that was more shooting, healing, and positioning than it was killing. About 15 minutes in, my squadleader ordered us back, but I had *just* saw an opening so I ran forward, killing 2 guys on a bold flank and dying swiftly from a hidden third as the suppression effect raped me.
My squad survived, the enemy capped the flag we had intended to guard, and I was probably regarded as the guy who didn't listen and jumped off cliffs. The order to sit tight came so I found a hill and decided to call out targets. After five minutes of me spotting towards the south and not seeing much other than a few jeeps, my squad starts to creep forward below me and few hundred meters ahead. As I scan the distance with my binoculars, I see a strange rock about 500-600m away.
----------That's not a rock-------------
A shiver of adrenaline curves up my spine.
----------He's looking right at me...no, he thinks *I'm* a rock------------
I take cover and inform my squad, using the nifty kp grid co-ordinates and trial/error until there is a marker right on him. My squad, having been denied our flag and being forced into hiding, was obviously wanting some action, so I observed, telling them when it was safe to move and when the sniper was looking towards them, sheparding them into range. They moved together perfectly, following my directions with total trust. Like clockwork, five dots converged on the marker, and my entire squad shared in the thrill of taking an enemy by surprise with a knife to the back, thanking me for the assist. I could hear the excitement and confidence in their voices.
That's my best kill so far, and I didn't even fire a shot or move to make it.
whew, long first post, been lurking for a while
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