Kill the sniper

 is a storyline mission featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha.

"How can we get rid of the sniper?"

- Marked One

"Shoot him, of course! Problem is getting in a good position and having the proper weapon. There is a AK in the green house, in the village up ahead. If you sneak by using junk as cover, you might be able to get a clean shot and down the bastard."

- Bes

Overview

 * This is a three part mission assigned by Bes to solve a problem further up in the Garbage.


 * 1) Find the weapon.
 * 2) Take out the sniper.
 * 3) Get your reward.

Find the weapon.

 * Stick to the middle of the map and keep running forward, avoiding the nearby Springboard anomalies till you come to a pale Green House with a destroyed roof.
 * The weapon is located inside, propped up against a wall. A box of 5.45x39 mm rounds and the 3-round burst for pistols USB drive are located on the adjacent table, pick them up while you are there.
 * A cutscene flyover of the target and local terrain will play out as soon as the rifle is picked up.

Take out the sniper.

 * The sniper is located a short distance away, standing in front of the eastern tunnel entrance of the train viaduct.
 * Use whichever weapon you prefer to dispatch him.
 * If you are going to loot the body before you go back to Bes, please note that as soon as you successfully execute the target, a second cutscene will trigger for the player. Upon regaining control, the player will discover that they have been teleported to the west side of the train viaduct and will need to travel back from there.

Get your reward.

 * Return to Bes to conclude the mission.

Trivia

 * Successful conclusion of the mission (and the consequent looting) finds the player with two Akm 74/2 rifles, one of which is practically pristine, and a PSO-1 scope for good measure.
 * Popular game strategies could be to shed mass and run back to Fox for rifle upgrades to seriously enhance the weapon's accuracy (v1.3003)
 * As of V1.4007, the "Sniper" carries a TOS 34 (But with the rifling upgrade installed, which really makes a lot of sense, considering that this "Sniper" is a broke rookie bandit). Recommended to just sell the thing due to very poor condition.