Sniper

"Sniper" redirects here. You may be looking for the sniper rifle page or the Sniper armor permutation in Halo: Reach. 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.

United Nations Space Command
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. 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. 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. The Army fields cavalry scouts, while the UNSC Marine Corps has reconnaissance divisions and force reconnaissance units.

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.

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

Notable snipers

 * Sergeant Allieri
 * Avery Johnson
 * Anthony Madsen
 * Cal-141
 * Edward Buck
 * Fred-104
 * J-011-422
 * Jeremy
 * Jerome-092
 * Jones
 * Jun-A266
 * Kevin-A282
 * Kojo "Romeo" Agu


 * Linda-058
 * Magnus
 * Mark-G313
 * O'Brien
 * Pete
 * Roland Huffman
 * Sian Wong
 * "Snaky" Jones
 * T. B. Williams
 * To
 * Victor-101

Halo Wars 2
Sniper upgrade: Active Camo Sniper upgrade: Stanchion sniper system UNSC Snipers can be built by all UNSC leaders at the Barracks. Snipers are effective against infantry, but cannot attack vehicles, aircraft, and structures. In Blitz they cost 60 energy.
 * Info: Anti-Infantry, Very long range, Cloaked unit, Detects cloaked units, only one person per squad deployment.
 * Tier: 1
 * Cost: Population 4, Supplies 75, Power 150
 * Info:
 * Tier: 2
 * Cost: Supplies 0, Power 400
 * Info:
 * Tier:' 3
 * Cost: Supplies 0, Power 750

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Combat Evolved
 * Halo: The Flood
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo 2
 * Halo Graphic Novel
 * Page 122
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Believe
 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo: The Cole Protocol
 * Halo: Legends
 * Prototype
 * The Babysitter
 * Halo: Blood Line
 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo: Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
 * Halo: Escalation
 * Halo: Last Light
 * Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Halo: Ground Command
 * Halo Mythos
 * Halo: Tales from Slipspace
 * On the Brink
 * Halo Wars 2