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{{Center|"Sniper" redirects here. You may be looking for the [[sniper rifle]] page or the [[Armor accessories/Sniper|Sniper]] armor permutation in [[Halo: Reach]].}} | {{Center|"Sniper" redirects here. You may be looking for the [[sniper rifle]] page or the [[Armor accessories/Sniper|Sniper]] armor permutation in [[Halo: Reach]].}} | ||
[[File:H2A Cutscene Sniper&Spotter.png|300px|thumb|A [[sniper-spotter team]] of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]]] | [[File:H2A Cutscene Sniper&Spotter.png|300px|thumb|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. | 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== | ==United Nations Space Command== | ||
[[File:HW2-BlitzUNSCSniper.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A sniper | [[File:HW2-BlitzUNSCSniper.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A UNSC sniper.]] | ||
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.<ref name="gc recon">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''UNSC Recon Team description''</ref> 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.<ref name="artofwars">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - ''THE ART OF WAR(S)'']</ref> 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.<ref name="gc recon"/> The Army fields cavalry scouts, while the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] has reconnaissance [[division]]s and force reconnaissance units.<ref name="artofwars"/> | 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.<ref name="gc recon">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''UNSC Recon Team description''</ref> 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.<ref name="artofwars">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - ''THE ART OF WAR(S)'']</ref> 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.<ref name="gc recon"/> The Army fields cavalry scouts, while the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] has reconnaissance [[division]]s and force reconnaissance units.<ref name="artofwars"/> | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===''Halo Wars 2''=== | ===''Halo Wars 2''=== | ||
[[File:HW2B Sniper.png|thumb|250px|Sniper | [[File:HW2B Sniper.png|thumb|250px|A cloaked Sniper.]] | ||
UNSC snipers are a gameplay unit in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]'''</ref> | UNSC snipers are a gameplay unit in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]'''</ref> | ||
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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
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
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
UNSC 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 75, Power 150
Sniper upgrade: Active Camo
- Info:
- Tier: 2
- Cost: Supplies 0, Power 400
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.
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List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo 2
- Halo Graphic Novel
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Believe
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo: Legends
- 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
- Halo Wars 2
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Ground Command, UNSC Recon Team description
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - THE ART OF WAR(S)
- ^ Halo Wars 2 Open Beta
