Well yesterday I decided to take some time out in Single Player to Practice with the Baur. I've wanted to do so for ages, but as soon as I log in I just forget and jump into a game . I was just messing about with it to see some stuff, how best to use it, looking at the usefulness of the semi-auto, looking at how many bullets I used and I came up with something cool that I've never heard anyone else say.

So the usual thing when you use the Baur is that age-old story of aim high centre-mass and let the recoil kick up to the head. I did this for as long as I played with the Baur, even before I heard it elsewhere I was doing it because it seemed to make sense, BUT the problem with this technique is if yo aim high centre-mass and go up to the head, the full auto takes you slightly above the head, and you have to very quickly stop firing and bring the mouse down for the 2nd burst (I don't know if this is just me, but I can't possibly see how you can aim high centre-mass and not eventually end up having to stop firing for a split second and pull the sight back downwards the sight downwards - I also fight the recoil by pulling the mouse down during firing, but the recoil is still too much to make it stick on the body long enough to get the kill).

So now I do something different to get that kill in just a single burst:

- You start by aiming at the enemy's legs, around their thigh area.
- You let the recoil kick up to centre mass, but keep it there by pulling the mouse downwards enough
- After you've got to that point where you know you're next shot is going to get that kill, let the recoil kick all the way up to the head.

Again, I may be the only one who can't aim high centre-mass with the Baur and get the kill in one burst, but I doubt it . And thought I may aswell throw in a different technique to aiming than the old "high centre-mass".

Thing I learned with the Baur is that roughly half the bullets seem to go missing. On Semi-auto, 4 bullets get the kill. On Full auto, the reticule on the enemy the whole time, it takes about 7 bullets to get the enemy. I'm not sure why but that's just the way I found it to be. No matter what I did on Full-Auto, I was always using roughly double the bullets I used on Semi-auto. This mean that I have about 10 bullets to kill with when using on Full Auto. This means you can't waste bullets firing above the enemy, and the Baur's comparatively weak RoF means that you can't waste time re-adjusting your aim and shooting again, even it is for a split second, every split-second is crucial. However, the Baur's great strength is the power of its bullets - 4 bullets to connect from the Baur gets the kill (but - and again this may just be me - I somehow use 7 or 8 bullets) so you don't actually need to worry about connecting with the head or whatever, just put the bullets on target and they'll do their job well enough.

After I did this I actually got faster at getting kills (admittedly against bots ) than the Voss. Once you get the feel, it's zoom, fire the 7 bullets, and zoom out even before the "You Killed blah blah" message pops up. The Baur has the the accuracy and predicable recoil that allows you to drill how to fire the gun properly. The Voss' recoil is a little more temperamental as it swings around from from side to side.


I've been converted to the Baur side, but only when I practice. I play with the Voss when I want to zomg! own (aka mid-table, WOOT!)