Sniper

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A sniper-spotter team of the UNSC Marine Corps during the Battle of Mombasa

A sniper is an infantry specialist equipped with a high-precision weapon, typically a sniper rifle. Snipers engage targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel.

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United Nations Space Command

A sniper of the UNSC

With some exceptions, snipers of the United Nations Space Command are typically deployed as part of a two-person sniper-spotter team. All receive similar training and equipment, but their method of employment varies by service and unit. UNSC Army snipers are arranged into specialized reconnaissance units at the battalion level, and operate as scouts and forward observers first, snipers second.^[1] Army snipers and marksmen are trained to live off the land for years, allowing them to operate in the field for extended periods of time.^[2] Though snipers provide anti-infantry and anti-vehicle capabilities to the units they work with, the primary objective of a sniper is defined as augmenting the main strategic effort of their unit by placing sensors and extending the UNSC battle network into enemy territory.^[1] The Army fields cavalry scouts, while the UNSC Marine Corps has reconnaissance divisions and force reconnaissance units.^[2]

Snipers may carry specialist accessories on their combat armor, such as the Supplementary bandoleer, Semi-rigid, Special Applications Rifle (Anti-materiel), which enables the wearer to carry extra sniper rifle ammunition on their shoulder.

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Covenant

A Kig-Yar Sniper.

The Covenant commonly deployed Kig-Yar specialists in sniper roles, a tradition upheld by many of the hegemony's remnant groups.

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Notable snipers

Gameplay

Halo Wars 2

Sniper cloaked.

UNSC Marine Corps snipers are a gameplay unit in Halo Wars 2.^[3]

Sniper

Info: Anti-Infantry, Very long range, Cloaked unit, Detects cloaked units
Tier: 1
Cost: Population 4, Supplies 135, Power 80

Sniper upgrade: Stanchion Sniper

Info: Weapon upgrade, Increased damage
Tier: 3
Cost: Population 0, Supplies 400, Power 80

Gallery

A UNSC Marine Corps sniper-spotter team in Old Mombasa during the Battle of Earth in 2552.
Spartan-II Linda-058, renowned among Spartans for her skill with a rifle.
ODST commando Kojo Agu, the primary sniper of Alpha-Nine.
Spartan-III Jun-A266, the primary sniper of NOBLE Team.
A Spartan-IV sniper team.
Jones, an ODST, during the First Battle of Mombasa.
Mark-G313, a Spartan-III supersoldier, sniping during the Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE.
A pair of Marines wielding rifles on Installation 05.
A UNSC Army sniper.
A Marine sniper in Halo Wars 2.