the british sniper already fire slower compared to the german sniper. He's got the soviet sniper's ROF, german's lone man vulnerable, and the worst cloak in the game. Aside from his critical shot, he's the worst sniper in the game. Even with his critical shot his long recloak time make him extremely high risk.
and the artillery is useless the last time I tried it. It put the sniper within shooting distance (30) and count as a shooting action. IE the sniper will be vulnerable for 6 seconds while within 30 unit of the enemy. It's basically a suicide order for the sniper.
Thats why i said slightly.
Brit sniper vs Ostheer sniper atm is like tiger ace vs t34. When Relic buffs Brit sniper stats accordingly to German sniper he should be slightly weaker. Maybe 1s longer recloak time, but not absurd we currently have.