susi_wolf said:
they're in the light of window up close.
be in the dark and distance from window.
good battle tactics.
I’m sorry but this assumes a few things:
(1) That they’re within engagement distance of the enemy. With a sniper rifle, they could easily be past the distance of expected counter fire.
(2) That they’re acting as the primary force. It’s possible they could only be providing support fire to troops down below, essentially meaning they have no need to worry about hiding when the ground engagement will keep the enemy distracted enough.
Also:
(3) The barrel of the weapon has to stick out of the window in a situation like that if you want to be able to effectively aim between locations and not just one individual target. For that reason, being too far away from the window will actually be more detrimental to the mission, though technically safer.
(4) *Not* being in the shadows and being closer to the windows will help Chisato’s information gathering more to aid Takina. Not only will she be able to clearly see through her device (assuming it’s not just simply laser guided for measuring distance), she’d also be able to more easily see the enemy’s movements in a wider view, and notice any significant changes to the wind quicker.
