Here are several GAME reasons I would come up with for choosing the military sniper rifle over the .30-06:
1) It is BA so there is only one shot per action
2) It is 1kg heavier than the Parker Hale (as long as you have Strength 4, the 1kg extra weight you can carry is better then the one less recoil)
3) It is loaded by individual rounds so it takes longer to reload
4) The sniper rifle automatically comes with a scope that adds 10m to range. You have to buy one for the .30-06
5) If you choose the military sniper rifle as a starting weapon you get it for free
6) Apart from the Parker Hale and a few other bolt action weapons, all other military sniper rifles have larger capacities and quicker reloading
6) Some military rifles have the bipod which gives equal or better range and less recoil
7) Assuming a military group, there is better ammunition compatibility
8) In Europe, military ammo is more common, this is less obvious in USA
Granted, many of these are moot points for a supposedly one shot, one kill sniper rifle, but they are all GAME advantages.
In the game, if I was going for a dedicated sniper rifle it would have to have more of an advantage over an assault rifle than any of the sniper rifles in the book, either a bigger calibre for better kill/anti-materiel work or some sort of sound suppression.
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