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What's the best way to take out the second sniper?
1 of 10: From near the first sniper's building, go over to the nearest truck and pick up the frag grenades that are on the ground next to it.
2 of 10: Then move down the side street along the left wall until you reach the little corner with a wooden pallet leaning against it.
3 of 10: Knock the pallet away with the gravity gun, then wait for the sniper to fire again.
4 of 10: The instant he does, run down to the big rubble barricade and take cover behind that.
5 of 10: TIP: Quickly close the nearby open blue door so the headcrabs in the room beyond won't bother you. (If the door is jammed open and won't close, look past it and shoot the headcrabs that you can see.)
6 of 10: TIP: If it's too hard to make it to the rubble unshot, go back and get your "Nevrin 54" sign and repeat the sign-walking-down-the-street disguise to approach the rubble.
7 of 10: The sniper's window is the third one down on the tall building you can see over the street rubble.
8 of 10: To frag this sniper, you'll need to stand near the left end of the rubble where there's a sort of clear spot at the top (no jagged bits of metal sticking up), and back up carefully to where you can just barely see the top of the sniper's window through the clear spot.
9 of 10: When you think you're in the right spot, quicksave the game and throw a grenade while pointing your targeting crosshairs at the middle of the top window (the one that's two windows above the sniper's).
10 of 10: The grenade should arc nicely into the sniper's window and finish him off. If not, quickrestore and try again in a slightly different position or with a slightly different aiming spot.
