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Crawler Snipes are typically used for long-range combat, scouting and reconnaissance missions. Crawler Snipes will often camp out in high places on the battlefield to make better use of their integrated Binary Rifle's range and firepower to pick off enemies from a great distance.<ref name="H4 Interactive Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> While they engage in at longer distances, they may use their weapons at closer ranges with unexpected accuracy. | Crawler Snipes are typically used for long-range combat, scouting and reconnaissance missions. Crawler Snipes will often camp out in high places on the battlefield to make better use of their integrated Binary Rifle's range and firepower to pick off enemies from a great distance.<ref name="H4 Interactive Guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> While they engage in at longer distances, they may use their weapons at closer ranges with unexpected accuracy. | ||
As with [[Promethean Knight|Promethean]] [[Knight Lancer]]s, red glowing bands and auras of energy emanate from the Crawler Snipe's head and mouth when charging up and firing its weapon, giving away its location. As with [[ | As with [[Promethean Knight|Promethean]] [[Knight Lancer]]s, red glowing bands and auras of energy emanate from the Crawler Snipe's head and mouth when charging up and firing its weapon, giving away its location. As with [[Sulok-pattern beam rifle|Beam]] [[Zubo-pattern beam rifle|Rifle]]-armed [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', a single hit from the Binary Rifle will almost always kill the player instantly on [[Legendary]] difficulty, regardless of where it hits. | ||
The most efficient and effective way to destroy Crawler Snipes is to use a long-range precision weapon (e.g. [[Z-250 lightrifle|LightRifle]], [[ | The most efficient and effective way to destroy Crawler Snipes is to use a long-range precision weapon (e.g. [[Z-250 lightrifle|LightRifle]], [[Mosa-pattern carbine|Covenant Carbine]], Binary Rifle, etc.) and fire from afar without the Crawler Snipes discovering the player's location. Sidearms with mounted scopes like the [[M6H magnum]] are also effective at killing them, provided that the player aims at the head. Much like Kig-Yar Snipers, Crawler Snipes die from a single headshot with any precision weapon. Unlike Kig-Yar Snipers, though, Crawler Snipes are always willing to hurt the player up close with their highly-damaging melee attacks, which can be more than damaging enough to fully overload a Spartan's shields. | ||
== List of appearances == | == List of appearances == | ||