Why is the AI in the armory so... good?

[megusta90 10]

So I boot up the armory and choose a sniper.

"Attack this location" So great, I close in to the location from about 300m away and begin sniping. 1 man down, all the other are scramble, and then...

*wip wip wip*

*dead*

WTF? The AI is nearly as deadly as this in scenarios.

I have difficulty on recruit with AI skill turned down all the way, yet they seem to always get me so quickly.

Any way to make the AI easier in the armory?

[Warren 10]

Might be some mods around, if not just try not to be in the open because they are not that stupid!

[Fragmagnet 3]

Well you're trying to snipe from 300 meters away. That's the range for regular rifles.

Snipers range from 600-1600 meters.

I've gotten someone from as far out as 2000 meters before.

[Joe98 92]

And you need to watch your flanks. The enemy will typically have patrols out.

I enjoy the armoury!

[max power 21]

Like Fragmagnet was saying, you really have to use the weapons in their intended role / to their best strengths. Or, at least use them in such a way as to diminish the strengths of your adversaries. This is not always possible in the armoury scenarios. So, if you're using a sniper rifle, you'll want to try to engage from much further away than standard rifle range. Stealth is also an asset, since in these scenarios you are typically way outnumbered. Using the sniper rifle scenario, you'll want to take a few shots from defilade, then move to somewhere else under cover, and set up again. Again, this is not always possible because the armoury missions are fairly random.