What sucked. Was that i had about 300 kills with it already. (Specifically; 323) And now I need 300 more. I really think dice should have taken that into consideration.
The thing is you don't need any follow ups after 30 meters and up to 80 meters most engagements occur on the 30-50 meters and that's why you don't use follow ups shots It is more of a get cover and pray for the bullet to hit before you are suppressed
Clever Spartan Nah it's actually been used a lot throughout history. The British didn't make any colonies in Afghanistan because the Afghan people stole and copied the Martini rifles, then used them against the British soldiers themselves.
Vape Nation Pepe trust a meme to bring useful information to a conversation, I personally think there the best rifles, giving better target acquisition than an infantry variant without filing the whole screen
It's crazy how he is ONLY just reviewing this variant. I reviewed this variant over on my channel weeks ago and it's crazy to see how many people still don't know much about this gun until bigger RUclipsrs unlock them. This gun is just not worth it. Yes it was fun getting those 300 kills with the infantry version but the reward at the end was definitely bad. Not only is the variant hard to use, it is also unreliable. With that being said, you could still go on nice little streaks but it would take you much more "skill" to do than your average sniper. I recommend still unlocking it if you're looking for something different to do and of course have fun getting those 300 kills :)
Dude, with AT mines, go onto a map with lots of tanks like the French dlc map. Then, become a co pilot in a plane, jump out when u see a tank, place the mines underneath the tank and wait for the explosion. I found getting the defensive variant hard at first but once u get the hang of it, it's very easy and fun.
If you want AT mine kills play frontlines on the two maps with tanks, because the tanks can only go to one objective. Some other ways you can get AT mine is by sneaking up on an artillery truck and putting two in front and one behind or just putting one in front of an armored car near the enemy's first objective. On Monte Grappa in the tunnel at conquest C Put the mines on the Italians' side in front of the concrete slab and incoming tanks can't see them. Those are the strategies I used to get the AT mine kills and I already have 8 serves stars with the hellriegel defensive. When you do get the defensive make sure to fully use the bipod.
Going to sound trite but have finally today unlocked all four guns, basically ended up with 341 kills with the Martini and then 25 bayonet kills, took ages. Anyhoo now this is done going back to my Gewehr 95 infantry as this gun is miles more enjoyable over the Martini. As for the others easily the Sab sniprer is lush even with the obvious flaw. That is for me worth it!!
I think the issue is with making it a marksmans scope.. then you would have a seriously strong single shot markmans rifle.. so DICE probably thought how could we handicap them....... well scope glint and the overpowered scope sounds about right
It stole my heart 3 days ago and will not go back. Think I can live with small issues. kicks like a horse and that smile when it hits is priceless. you can feel it
Best way to get at mine kills is putting them on the road leading out of the enemy spawn in fao fortress. Best to put them in craters as well so enemies can't see it immediately
to get the anti tank mine kills you can put the mines on top of a fence and then drive into the fence with the bike/motorcycle thing and put the mine on top of the bike. then drive into a tank to blow it up.
in ballroom blitz when you spawn in as a german soldier, drop anti tank mines on the road over by the A flag close to the out of bounds area where the vehicles spawn for the US side. once the initial ones blow up if they find them, the crater they leave makes for a great mine hiding spot
I love the martini sniper, I think it's better than any other bolt action rifle in the game... I also tend to use it with an 8x scope... I like it due to its slow bullet speed, as I'm so used to it...
The martini would be good with both a carbine sight and marksman scope I personally have no issue getting kills with the sniper variant it is certainly different and has its drawbacks but as with a lot of the weapons in this game it's all about adjusting your play style
It's worth it! The sniper variant is so much fun to play with too and I hate snipers and sniping! Use 8 times scope and it work fine. Martini Henry is one of the few weapons that is fun to play with. Even if you miss the sound of each shoot give you a smile. They should change all the snipers like this and then maybe the sniper cancer would be gone. I think it is great that they added a weapon that doesn't make sense but that is so much fun to play with. There are so many bad weapons... so why not just one that put a smile on your face no mather if you get a kill or not:-)
Westie, for the Mines go an Fao Fortress. Put the Mines in the Water! There are 2 Points middle in the Map ( B or C i think..) where drive Boats every single Game :) The Mines in the Water where invinsible too. Most of my Minekills where boats :D And yes, i wish a Marksman too.
I used the enemy start off spawn on conquest in Amiens so when tanks were spawned in they would blow up within seconds and it got me the hellriegel defensive within 3 games
For those that don't know optical is for hip firing and infantry is for medium and close range. For MG I would recommend always going with the low weight or telescopic if you don't like the zoom well set it too 2.00x zoom I get more accurate kills than with the close range storm or trench variation.
The best thing about unlocking the sniper variant of the Martini-Henry was rediscovering my love for the iron sights version along the way. Just imagine if the SMLE infantry could swap sweet spot ranges with the Martini-Henry. DICE pls.
Nice video Westie and your mistake from 0:45-1:05 is that you said Martini-Henry factory variant but for sniper scout class rifles they are the infantry variant so the correction is Martini-Henry Infantry variant. Haven't encountered this in gameplay since high level premium players will run smokless powder version which is the Lebel 1886
Westie, i personally prefer the unedited clips over the edited videos. I got most of my 25 AT mine kills on Sinai Desert at C flag. The armoured car spawns, place 1-2 AT mines under it and most times it will work. Shooting at the AT mines with your primary or secondary will show as kills with that weapon.
Westie: You aren't the only BF1 commentator that I have heard say that they are having trouble getting the 25 kills with AT mines for the Hellriegel defensive. I have two suggestions that both worked well for me. In a larger game mode like Conquest and look for the lone Artillery truck camped on the perimeter. It's a common enough tactic for them. Parachute behind or sneak up on foot, place 3 AT mines directly under the rear end and then toss a grenade at the AT mines. Instant death. The other option that worked well for me was playing in Rush and placing the AT mines on the telegraph objectives as a defender. Follow up with a well-placed dynamite charge and camp until someone enters your kill zone. Discharge the dynamite and the 3 AT mines kill whoever is close. Or you could pitch a grenade but I found this to be less effective than a dynamite charge. Both options worked better for me than trying to place mines in (hopefully) well-trafficked areas. I also tried this in Domination because of the small capture radius of objectives, with mixed results. Random grenades ruined the setup half the time. It can also work in TDM but have the same problem with random grenades ruining the setup half the time. Hope this is helpful for you and your subscribers. Worked well for me. I had the Hellriegel variant in about 6 hours of dedicated play time.
I'd recommend Amiens on Operations, it's more linear therefore making it much easier to predict where vehicles will go. You are going to love the defensive though, the gun is a beast.
For the At Mines place them at the enemy spawn, while placing it in dark places or places where it blends in. Amiens For example on the German spawn road closest to the railroad there is a vent place 2 or 3 and watch for infantry. You might have to shot the mine.
its just like the knockout in hardline that everyone loved.. 1 shot kill in close range and low damage at long range. and high bulletdrop and low bulletspeed
I think DICE put a high power scope to avoid it being op, although probably still wouldn't be considering we have the smle. It's a fun weapons to use though.
For the mines assignment, get a jeep or motorcycle, place 3 mines on a barrel on the map and drive your vehicle into it. The barrel should break and drop the mines on your vehicle. Find an enemy vehicle and drive full speed up to it and at the last second exit your vehicle. Your vehicle should crash into the enemy's and blow it up with the mines. That is how I got my 25 mine kills quickly.
I already have the new medic and support guns unlocked and can personally say the the Selbstladder became my favorite weapon on the road to unlocking its sniper variant, and the sniper version is even better. Definitely worth it in my opinion. The Huot not so much, I'd prefer the base version over the optical.
personally they should make the magnification from 1x through 10x or scrap it and ad a optical sight like the smle carbine has, fact is martini henrys could be modified to carry ross rifle optical sights.
I kind of like the clearer sight picture, makes headshots a little easier outside the sweet spot range. But yeah the bipod is kind of unnecessary, I did on rare occasion use it though. Suffice to say this is a weapon is sort of a platypus. Fits a weird niche if any.
scout is my second most used class and i don't think ive used any sniper variants since the first month the game was out. perfected the carbines and got a few service stars on each, now I'm perfecting the infrantry variants. its called the scout class, not sniper class. i play the class fairly aggressively
Feeling a bit deflated, the Martini-Henry is the last of the new gun unlocks for me to unlock and it really is a bit of a grind! The mine assignment isn't too bad it doesn't take that long, you will be surprised! The selbtlader 1906 with the scope is really nice (as you know from CTE) and the best of the unlocks in my opinion (the 120 round Hellriefel is a beast though).
The biggest issue though with making it a marksman variant would be that the gun would become overpowered, if not definitely overused like the m10 hunter... Having it as a sniper with that scope glint I think is just a balancing feature to prevent this from happening
Westie for those AT mines you have to lay them as close as possible or even in the enemy spawn and hide them on some darker pieces of the road. It's a pretty p*ussy and toxic tactic but iT works very well.
Imo, every rifle that have a side mounted scope should be able to use the iron sight. So 2 variant in one, a rifle that i would see benefits with a couple of weapons. Mainly sniper rifles but some machine guns too.
So Westie I was reading a book on weapon history and I came across a variant of the martini Henry called the martini Henry conversion. The martini Henry conversion basically adds a magazine on the side of the weapon and the martini becomes fully lever action, how cool would that be in battlefield 1
Westie, I totally agree with you, they should have made the Martini a marksman variant, even though its my favorite sniper, I don"t even touch the scoped version after I unlocked it. This was definitely not worth the grind, although maybe it would be too OP'd if they made it a marksman variant who knows. On another note, the grind for the Selbstlader was hateful for me, I hate the factory version but the Scoped version is just right. It's a sniper hunter for sure and I love it! Great videos man keep up the good work!
I got most of my mine kills on Amiens, if you're on the team that starts in the south of the map the opposition spawn near the grass field is a great place to try. They have to go down a narrow alley whichever way they come and you can get them heading to the field or the tracks. Shooting mines never got a mine kill for me just the gun or grenade I set the mine off with.
I've unlocked the helrieger defensive before the other weapons soon after that the update that introduced it was out (then the selbstlader sniper, and i'm waiting to unlock the other) and my hint for the anti-tank mine kills is try to go behind a stationary tank or artillery truck (there's always at least one of them a game) withoud being seen and put the closest you can all the mine you have, they have a delay time so you can manage to run away before the explosion, with colse I mean under the tank as possible so that it will explod also without moving.
jihad Mines and ready or self made holes in the ground.... just but those mines to wall of hole which isn't visible to most likely direction of tanks is coming.. I struggled first... but with those few principles didn't take long...
With the hellriegel defensive, get on the French maps with tanks. And put them on the bridge and on soissions put them at the b objective I'm pretty sure
The AT mines kills are easy to get. Just flank tanks that are camping and put them behind them. Or lay them in spawn. If a heavy tank goes into E on Amiens put them outside of E because there is only one way out of that flag for a heavy tank. Another method you can use is baiting tanks. Make sure the tank sees you run away around a corner and put down mines. Kill hungry tank drivers will follow and will drive over the mines.
they should have added the martini-enfield with a sniper optic , this gun is chambered for .303 British and has a muzzle velocity of 700m/s. .303 british is what the SMLE is chambered for so it should have the same "sweet spot" as the SMLE
In my opinion the only new variants worth unlocking in the spring update is the huot optical if you priortise the objective.And the selbslader (*spelling) 1906 sniper since its like the smle carbine with a higher fire rate but with only 5 bullets
Does like 70 base damage unless you pull of head shots and that seems impossible and then the the reload takes forever for a scoped weapon, keep using the smle
i think maybe the reason they gave us the sniper instead of marksman is that they felt the community might complain that it was overpowered, because with the marksman you would not have scope glint and could use that marksman scope at perfect range. but I mean. I don't think that would be bad
Scope is only best for killing people 150m away or more or killing people taking advantage of head peeking. Btw you can shoot throw some walls with high cal guns sometimes
The Selbstlader 1906 Sniper only encourages Medics more to not do their actual job. I´ve already seen Medics sitting at the edge of the map taking pod shots at enemy snipers.
Maybe DICE added a sniper scope to limit its power, like before the need of the infantry variant. This way loads of people won't abuse the sniper scope variant
i use the 5x and get more headshots at long range and just about as many 1 hit body shots as the infantry. it's more challenging at far away but it's a lot of fun in my opinion.
I've unlocked the Hellreigal defensive and it's pretty good, definitely worth the grind. And I have about 25 kills to unlock the Huat, really hoping it's worth it. Next I think I'll focus on the martini.
Gaming with Dylan Yeah idk the hellriegel suppressive is good in my hands but the , huot auto is weird as it is always a 5 shot to kill and you always have to lure players to peek around hallways by shooting decoy shots then when you see a guy you have to hold the trigger to empty the entire clip to kill just one guy. Huot is good only if you peek from cover, if you go against a sniper pray your 5 bullets land on him as it's terrible fire rate and terrible reload will not save you. Hellriegel is actually crazy for stealth prone rushing.
Anti tank mines BTW wont count if you shoot them, it'll count as a kill for the weapon you shot it with. There are a few methods of getting the kills, one is sneaking up on a tank and placing them immediately adjacent, regardless of which direction they move they'll blow up. Smoke grenades can help in this method. Another method is baiting a tank into your mines by harassing them with the rocket gun but not letting the tank any realistic chance of hitting you unless they approach. Finally, you can piss off some players by just holding down a flag nearest to their spawn and constantly placing AT mines there. EDIT: BTW Horses can set off AT mines and I'm pretty sure those kills count. Horse riders tend to charge players for melee, if one starts charging you, if your fast enough you could place a AT mine down and blow both of you up. Hope these help.
I personally like it. The martini requires a lot more skill than the other snipers. I see people complaining about the kick. Bipod it. It's a sniper variant anyway, not some run and gun infantry weapon. Bullet velocity is a lot slower so you have to really lead your shot. I think it's a fun weapon.
Try ballroom blitz, spawning at E side travel all the way over towards A where there's a road that leads off the map to the enemy spawn, every tank the enemy team uses enters the map via that route.....anti tank mine challenge will be done in no time!
Close ranged kills are far less frequent than long range kills. There is also a much higher chance of living if you shoot from long distance and since you can out trade another sniper from even longer distance then it is worth it. Considering that the rate of fire is so low you also have to consider that close range shots are much higher risk to death than other rifles I'm sure the longer distance is worth it. As for the marksman variant, the scope already has a 5x magnification so it's not needed. The martini also has a much higher chance of one hit kills without headshots counted so it's much better than a m95.
I've been doing the berret kills with the martini because if u do get a kill with the berret it might as well count on the 300 kills over all but once I get the full 300 kills ill switch to assault if I haven't finished the berret kills
Try placing mines near enemy spawn, fao fortress is perfect placing them at G, also monte grappa at C is great as well, set it and forget it, also I personally enjoy the sniper variant, but your critiques are pretty spot on, I think I'm just not a fan of the iron sight options on the infantry
You had to try to get the at mine kills as soon as possible because people ignored them. Now it's impossible. Thankfully I got the at mines kills early on. There is one tip I can give though and that is head to the enemy spawn and place the mines where the vehicles spawn or drive. Other than that near impossible
Shooting the AT mines didnt work for me. I found that playing fao on operations was the best way to do it as you can put the mines under the water and then itll blow up tanks, horses and boats!
marksman would have been too op. but I never used the rifle much until the assignment came out but really enjoyed getting the 300 kills and it didn't take as long as I thought. but still sticking with the factory version of the lebel
Funny thing, it was much easier for me to get the antitankmine kills, than getting the bayonet kills. I don't know if this has to do with me playing on Playstation. Sometimes you just have to go on a suicidal mission at Monte grappa around the corner flag.
For me: WORTH IT. Unlocked it soon after it came out and immediately set to 5x zoom. Best use - tight maps like Fort or Suez around B/C with a lot of teammates around me. That way I can jump in and out of cover between reloads and farm easy kills of wounded nearby enemies, scope really helps. Otherwise, use M95 Marksman instead.
To get your anti-tank mine kills just get really close to a enemy moving tank and place them close to it then shoot the tank to get its attention, or use the mines like jeep stuff in bff.
Also to get AT mine kills, run up and place them directly behind a tank as close as possible. Do this all the time an you should get it done in a couple days
What sucked.
Was that i had about 300 kills with it already. (Specifically; 323)
And now I need 300 more.
I really think dice should have taken that into consideration.
The thing is you don't need any follow ups after 30 meters and up to 80 meters most engagements occur on the 30-50 meters and that's why you don't use follow ups shots
It is more of a get cover and pray for the bullet to hit before you are suppressed
I personally prefer the infantry variant, the kick feels weird as a sniper variant
JS Customs dice made this as a joke gun
JS Customs yeah, i think i'll stick to the standard one as well. the sniper does feel weird.
Clever Spartan Nah it's actually been used a lot throughout history. The British didn't make any colonies in Afghanistan because the Afghan people stole and copied the Martini rifles, then used them against the British soldiers themselves.
JS Customs You need to bipod it.
Clever Spartan it's far from a joke tho
personally would have loved a carbine version, would have been so good!! PS westie, good man
John Turner yeah me too man! 👍🏻
right ? I feel like it'd look ugly asf though. that'd be the only downside, plus it'd have too much potential to be OP
Mr Solo Dolo Vi yeah I think that's why it wasn't done, it would literally be unstoppable at its ohk range if u manage your reloads
_SiBI _ trench would not work as a faster reload is not possible with a breach load
Vape Nation Pepe trust a meme to bring useful information to a conversation, I personally think there the best rifles, giving better target acquisition than an infantry variant without filing the whole screen
It's crazy how he is ONLY just reviewing this variant. I reviewed this variant over on my channel weeks ago and it's crazy to see how many people still don't know much about this gun until bigger RUclipsrs unlock them. This gun is just not worth it. Yes it was fun getting those 300 kills with the infantry version but the reward at the end was definitely bad. Not only is the variant hard to use, it is also unreliable. With that being said, you could still go on nice little streaks but it would take you much more "skill" to do than your average sniper. I recommend still unlocking it if you're looking for something different to do and of course have fun getting those 300 kills :)
Dude, with AT mines, go onto a map with lots of tanks like the French dlc map. Then, become a co pilot in a plane, jump out when u see a tank, place the mines underneath the tank and wait for the explosion. I found getting the defensive variant hard at first but once u get the hang of it, it's very easy and fun.
Good luck getting those 25 charges after the may update.
Ducknado_07 still easy like before in trenches
that was my 1st thought.. glad I sorted it 1st... just need these bloody anti-tank mine kills.. last gun to unlock
This variant is awesome I really hope they don't change it because this can be used at long and short range
If you want AT mine kills play frontlines on the two maps with tanks, because the tanks can only go to one objective. Some other ways you can get AT mine is by sneaking up on an artillery truck and putting two in front and one behind or just putting one in front of an armored car near the enemy's first objective. On Monte Grappa in the tunnel at conquest C Put the mines on the Italians' side in front of the concrete slab and incoming tanks can't see them. Those are the strategies I used to get the AT mine kills and I already have 8 serves stars with the hellriegel defensive. When you do get the defensive make sure to fully use the bipod.
Going to sound trite but have finally today unlocked all four guns, basically ended up with 341 kills with the Martini and then 25 bayonet kills, took ages. Anyhoo now this is done going back to my Gewehr 95 infantry as this gun is miles more enjoyable over the Martini. As for the others easily the Sab sniprer is lush even with the obvious flaw. That is for me worth it!!
I think the issue is with making it a marksmans scope.. then you would have a seriously strong single shot markmans rifle.. so DICE probably thought how could we handicap them....... well scope glint and the overpowered scope sounds about right
Love using this variant. Those medium to long distance shoots make it a challenge
It stole my heart 3 days ago and will not go back. Think I can live with small issues. kicks like a horse and that smile when it hits is priceless. you can feel it
Best way to get at mine kills is putting them on the road leading out of the enemy spawn in fao fortress. Best to put them in craters as well so enemies can't see it immediately
to get the anti tank mine kills you can put the mines on top of a fence and then drive into the fence with the bike/motorcycle thing and put the mine on top of the bike. then drive into a tank to blow it up.
in ballroom blitz when you spawn in as a german soldier, drop anti tank mines on the road over by the A flag close to the out of bounds area where the vehicles spawn for the US side. once the initial ones blow up if they find them, the crater they leave makes for a great mine hiding spot
I love the martini sniper, I think it's better than any other bolt action rifle in the game... I also tend to use it with an 8x scope... I like it due to its slow bullet speed, as I'm so used to it...
martini henry carbine would have made so much more sense
like your own comment
woof woof like
nooo i hate carbine guns
Try the anti Tank Mine Kills on FAW. Place them in the water crossings where everyone hast oder Drive through
The martini would be good with both a carbine sight and marksman scope I personally have no issue getting kills with the sniper variant it is certainly different and has its drawbacks but as with a lot of the weapons in this game it's all about adjusting your play style
It's worth it! The sniper variant is so much fun to play with too and I hate snipers and sniping! Use 8 times scope and it work fine. Martini Henry is one of the few weapons that is fun to play with. Even if you miss the sound of each shoot give you a smile.
They should change all the snipers like this and then maybe the sniper cancer would be gone.
I think it is great that they added a weapon that doesn't make sense but that is so much fun to play with. There are so many bad weapons... so why not just one that put a smile on your face no mather if you get a kill or not:-)
Westie, for the Mines go an Fao Fortress. Put the Mines in the Water! There are 2 Points middle in the Map ( B or C i think..) where drive Boats every single Game :) The Mines in the Water where invinsible too. Most of my Minekills where boats :D
And yes, i wish a Marksman too.
I used the enemy start off spawn on conquest in Amiens so when tanks were spawned in they would blow up within seconds and it got me the hellriegel defensive within 3 games
For those that don't know optical is for hip firing and infantry is for medium and close range.
For MG I would recommend always going with the low weight or telescopic if you don't like the zoom well set it too 2.00x zoom I get more accurate kills than with the close range storm or trench variation.
The best thing about unlocking the sniper variant of the Martini-Henry was rediscovering my love for the iron sights version along the way. Just imagine if the SMLE infantry could swap sweet spot ranges with the Martini-Henry. DICE pls.
Nice video Westie and your mistake from 0:45-1:05 is that you said Martini-Henry factory variant but for sniper scout class rifles they are the infantry variant so the correction is Martini-Henry Infantry variant. Haven't encountered this in gameplay since high level premium players will run smokless powder version which is the Lebel 1886
Westie, i personally prefer the unedited clips over the edited videos. I got most of my 25 AT mine kills on Sinai Desert at C flag. The armoured car spawns, place 1-2 AT mines under it and most times it will work. Shooting at the AT mines with your primary or secondary will show as kills with that weapon.
Westie: You aren't the only BF1 commentator that I have heard say that they are having trouble getting the 25 kills with AT mines for the Hellriegel defensive. I have two suggestions that both worked well for me. In a larger game mode like Conquest and look for the lone Artillery truck camped on the perimeter. It's a common enough tactic for them. Parachute behind or sneak up on foot, place 3 AT mines directly under the rear end and then toss a grenade at the AT mines. Instant death. The other option that worked well for me was playing in Rush and placing the AT mines on the telegraph objectives as a defender. Follow up with a well-placed dynamite charge and camp until someone enters your kill zone. Discharge the dynamite and the 3 AT mines kill whoever is close. Or you could pitch a grenade but I found this to be less effective than a dynamite charge. Both options worked better for me than trying to place mines in (hopefully) well-trafficked areas. I also tried this in Domination because of the small capture radius of objectives, with mixed results. Random grenades ruined the setup half the time. It can also work in TDM but have the same problem with random grenades ruining the setup half the time. Hope this is helpful for you and your subscribers. Worked well for me. I had the Hellriegel variant in about 6 hours of dedicated play time.
I'd recommend Amiens on Operations, it's more linear therefore making it much easier to predict where vehicles will go. You are going to love the defensive though, the gun is a beast.
Marksman scope! Needs it.
I completely agree man I reviewed this gun over on my channel and that scope really ruined a great gun.
For the At Mines place them at the enemy spawn, while placing it in dark places or places where it blends in. Amiens For example on the German spawn road closest to the railroad there is a vent place 2 or 3 and watch for infantry. You might have to shot the mine.
Dont forget, that 4x and less = no scope glare. And you have a good scope for mid distance and short
its just like the knockout in hardline that everyone loved.. 1 shot kill in close range and low damage at long range. and high bulletdrop and low bulletspeed
I think DICE put a high power scope to avoid it being op, although probably still wouldn't be considering we have the smle. It's a fun weapons to use though.
For the mines assignment, get a jeep or motorcycle, place 3 mines on a barrel on the map and drive your vehicle into it. The barrel should break and drop the mines on your vehicle. Find an enemy vehicle and drive full speed up to it and at the last second exit your vehicle. Your vehicle should crash into the enemy's and blow it up with the mines.
That is how I got my 25 mine kills quickly.
Been waiting for this vid
I already have the new medic and support guns unlocked and can personally say the the Selbstladder became my favorite weapon on the road to unlocking its sniper variant, and the sniper version is even better. Definitely worth it in my opinion. The Huot not so much, I'd prefer the base version over the optical.
I got the majority of my AT mine kills on Empire's Edge, Amiens, and Monte Grappa. Didn't take too long, but that may have been pure luck.
I only got it for like 30 sec at the end of a game so far, and got 4 kills with it. I switched it to 5x right away. I love it.
personally they should make the magnification from 1x through 10x or scrap it and ad a optical sight like the smle carbine has, fact is martini henrys could be modified to carry ross rifle optical sights.
I kind of like the clearer sight picture, makes headshots a little easier outside the sweet spot range.
But yeah the bipod is kind of unnecessary, I did on rare occasion use it though.
Suffice to say this is a weapon is sort of a platypus. Fits a weird niche if any.
scout is my second most used class and i don't think ive used any sniper variants since the first month the game was out. perfected the carbines and got a few service stars on each, now I'm perfecting the infrantry variants. its called the scout class, not sniper class. i play the class fairly aggressively
Feeling a bit deflated, the Martini-Henry is the last of the new gun unlocks for me to unlock and it really is a bit of a grind! The mine assignment isn't too bad it doesn't take that long, you will be surprised!
The selbtlader 1906 with the scope is really nice (as you know from CTE) and the best of the unlocks in my opinion (the 120 round Hellriefel is a beast though).
I find it funny how Westie is a Battlefield RUclipsr and still hasn't unlocked all the new weapons and I have. I just find it funny.
The biggest issue though with making it a marksman variant would be that the gun would become overpowered, if not definitely overused like the m10 hunter... Having it as a sniper with that scope glint I think is just a balancing feature to prevent this from happening
Westie for those AT mines you have to lay them as close as possible or even in the enemy spawn and hide them on some darker pieces of the road. It's a pretty p*ussy and toxic tactic but iT works very well.
@westie
Imo, every rifle that have a side mounted scope should be able to use the iron sight. So 2 variant in one, a rifle that i would see benefits with a couple of weapons. Mainly sniper rifles but some machine guns too.
So Westie I was reading a book on weapon history and I came across a variant of the martini Henry called the martini Henry conversion. The martini Henry conversion basically adds a magazine on the side of the weapon and the martini becomes fully lever action, how cool would that be in battlefield 1
Westie, I totally agree with you, they should have made the Martini a marksman variant, even though its my favorite sniper, I don"t even touch the scoped version after I unlocked it. This was definitely not worth the grind, although maybe it would be too OP'd if they made it a marksman variant who knows. On another note, the grind for the Selbstlader was hateful for me, I hate the factory version but the Scoped version is just right. It's a sniper hunter for sure and I love it! Great videos man keep up the good work!
I got most of my mine kills on Amiens, if you're on the team that starts in the south of the map the opposition spawn near the grass field is a great place to try. They have to go down a narrow alley whichever way they come and you can get them heading to the field or the tracks.
Shooting mines never got a mine kill for me just the gun or grenade I set the mine off with.
Hey Westie, you should try zooming your minimap out. It would give you a far better view of what enemies the spot-flares mark.
I like it. I find it to be a decent short/mid range rifle, good for playing a dashing sniper.
Putting anti tank mines on the city in Sanai desert is effective if you put them in small craters. Which can be for,ed with dynamite
I've unlocked the helrieger defensive before the other weapons soon after that the update that introduced it was out (then the selbstlader sniper, and i'm waiting to unlock the other) and my hint for the anti-tank mine kills is try to go behind a stationary tank or artillery truck (there's always at least one of them a game) withoud being seen and put the closest you can all the mine you have, they have a delay time so you can manage to run away before the explosion, with colse I mean under the tank as possible so that it will explod also without moving.
jihad Mines and ready or self made holes in the ground.... just but those mines to wall of hole which isn't visible to most likely direction of tanks is coming..
I struggled first... but with those few principles didn't take long...
With the hellriegel defensive, get on the French maps with tanks. And put them on the bridge and on soissions put them at the b objective I'm pretty sure
The AT mines kills are easy to get. Just flank tanks that are camping and put them behind them. Or lay them in spawn. If a heavy tank goes into E on Amiens put them outside of E because there is only one way out of that flag for a heavy tank. Another method you can use is baiting tanks. Make sure the tank sees you run away around a corner and put down mines. Kill hungry tank drivers will follow and will drive over the mines.
I love westies vids sooo much
they should have added the martini-enfield with a sniper optic , this gun is chambered for .303 British and has a muzzle velocity of 700m/s. .303 british is what the SMLE is chambered for so it should have the same "sweet spot" as the SMLE
In my opinion the only new variants worth unlocking in the spring update is the huot optical if you priortise the objective.And the selbslader (*spelling) 1906 sniper since its like the smle carbine with a higher fire rate but with only 5 bullets
Does like 70 base damage unless you pull of head shots and that seems impossible and then the the reload takes forever for a scoped weapon, keep using the smle
"An inferior choice". That sums it all up.
i think maybe the reason they gave us the sniper instead of marksman is that they felt the community might complain that it was overpowered, because with the marksman you would not have scope glint and could use that marksman scope at perfect range. but I mean. I don't think that would be bad
the only thing that is a let down for this weapon is the bullet drop but appart from that the weapon is a beast
I know it's for short range but I still like the scope because sometimes I fell the iron sights are too small.
Even if I end up not liking the sniper, it is still fun using the infantry
Scope is only best for killing people 150m away or more or killing people taking advantage of head peeking.
Btw you can shoot throw some walls with high cal guns sometimes
The Selbstlader 1906 Sniper only encourages Medics more to not do their actual job. I´ve already seen Medics sitting at the edge of the map taking pod shots at enemy snipers.
I love when you say "but until next time my name is westie and i will catch you guys in the next video"☺
Maybe DICE added a sniper scope to limit its power, like before the need of the infantry variant. This way loads of people won't abuse the sniper scope variant
i use the 5x and get more headshots at long range and just about as many 1 hit body shots as the infantry. it's more challenging at far away but it's a lot of fun in my opinion.
I've unlocked the Hellreigal defensive and it's pretty good, definitely worth the grind. And I have about 25 kills to unlock the Huat, really hoping it's worth it. Next I think I'll focus on the martini.
I like Battlefield so much I unlocked them all in a days time.
The sniper variant for the medic and the Martini Henry Sniper are the only ones worth it to me.
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Yeah idk the hellriegel suppressive is good in my hands but the , huot auto is weird as it is always a 5 shot to kill and you always have to lure players to peek around hallways by shooting decoy shots then when you see a guy you have to hold the trigger to empty the entire clip to kill just one guy.
Huot is good only if you peek from cover, if you go against a sniper pray your 5 bullets land on him as it's terrible fire rate and terrible reload will not save you.
Hellriegel is actually crazy for stealth prone rushing.
Anti tank mines BTW wont count if you shoot them, it'll count as a kill for the weapon you shot it with.
There are a few methods of getting the kills, one is sneaking up on a tank and placing them immediately adjacent, regardless of which direction they move they'll blow up. Smoke grenades can help in this method.
Another method is baiting a tank into your mines by harassing them with the rocket gun but not letting the tank any realistic chance of hitting you unless they approach.
Finally, you can piss off some players by just holding down a flag nearest to their spawn and constantly placing AT mines there.
EDIT: BTW Horses can set off AT mines and I'm pretty sure those kills count. Horse riders tend to charge players for melee, if one starts charging you, if your fast enough you could place a AT mine down and blow both of you up.
Hope these help.
Imagine shooting a rocket launcher with a scope, that's the martini Henry sniper.
I realy like the new gameplay idea. more like actually playing the game and gives a better idea of how the gun performs.
I personally like it. The martini requires a lot more skill than the other snipers. I see people complaining about the kick. Bipod it. It's a sniper variant anyway, not some run and gun infantry weapon. Bullet velocity is a lot slower so you have to really lead your shot. I think it's a fun weapon.
I have all 4 variants. The huot and the 1906 are the biggest improvements of all 4:)
Try ballroom blitz, spawning at E side travel all the way over towards A where there's a road that leads off the map to the enemy spawn, every tank the enemy team uses enters the map via that route.....anti tank mine challenge will be done in no time!
Close ranged kills are far less frequent than long range kills. There is also a much higher chance of living if you shoot from long distance and since you can out trade another sniper from even longer distance then it is worth it. Considering that the rate of fire is so low you also have to consider that close range shots are much higher risk to death than other rifles I'm sure the longer distance is worth it. As for the marksman variant, the scope already has a 5x magnification so it's not needed. The martini also has a much higher chance of one hit kills without headshots counted so it's much better than a m95.
Yeah those AT mine kills are a pain to get! thanks for the vid
I've been doing the berret kills with the martini because if u do get a kill with the berret it might as well count on the 300 kills over all but once I get the full 300 kills ill switch to assault if I haven't finished the berret kills
Try placing mines near enemy spawn, fao fortress is perfect placing them at G, also monte grappa at C is great as well, set it and forget it, also I personally enjoy the sniper variant, but your critiques are pretty spot on, I think I'm just not a fan of the iron sight options on the infantry
tip, put the anti-tank mines next to the vehicle who is moving backwards
You had to try to get the at mine kills as soon as possible because people ignored them. Now it's impossible. Thankfully I got the at mines kills early on. There is one tip I can give though and that is head to the enemy spawn and place the mines where the vehicles spawn or drive. Other than that near impossible
The only ones worth unlocking are the Hellriegel Defensive and the Huot automatic Optical... The other 2 are not competitive enough.
My answer is yes! Totally worth it & maybe my favorite weapon in the game. Definitely my favorite out of the new level 10 guns.
try at-mines on the iron wall operation, the two maps have good tank hotspots.
If there would be A marksman variant it would be OP.
Shooting the AT mines didnt work for me. I found that playing fao on operations was the best way to do it as you can put the mines under the water and then itll blow up tanks, horses and boats!
Westie a tip to get the anti tank mine kills is go to the enemy spawn a place it down there that's how I got mine.
marksman would have been too op.
but I never used the rifle much until the assignment came out but really enjoyed getting the 300 kills and it didn't take as long as I thought. but still sticking with the factory version of the lebel
Westie I believe if you shoot the AT mine, you get the kill for the weapon, instead of the mine.
I enjoy the challenge of this weapon with the scope.
I think the martini in general should have been put in the medic class and selblaster in the sniper Martini isn't even a sniper with its range issue.
I think DICE knew it would be a little too good with the marksman scope, so they went with the sniper one
Funny thing, it was much easier for me to get the antitankmine kills, than getting the bayonet kills. I don't know if this has to do with me playing on Playstation. Sometimes you just have to go on a suicidal mission at Monte grappa around the corner flag.
For me: WORTH IT. Unlocked it soon after it came out and immediately set to 5x zoom. Best use - tight maps like Fort or Suez around B/C with a lot of teammates around me. That way I can jump in and out of cover between reloads and farm easy kills of wounded nearby enemies, scope really helps. Otherwise, use M95 Marksman instead.
To get your anti-tank mine kills just get really close to a enemy moving tank and place them close to it then shoot the tank to get its attention, or use the mines like jeep stuff in bff.
That is how I got my kills
Also to get AT mine kills, run up and place them directly behind a tank as close as possible. Do this all the time an you should get it done in a couple days
If you do this, when the tank moves, the mines blow