Sniper

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

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.

United Nations Space Command

A sniper from the UNSC Spirit of Fire firing a signature-suppressed anti-materiel rifle.

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

A sniper alongside a support drone.

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

Sniper upgrade: Active Camo

Info:
Tier: 2
Cost: Supplies 0, Power 400

Sniper upgrade: Stanchion sniper system

Info:
Tier:' 3
Cost: Supplies 0, Power 750

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.

Gallery

A UNSC Marine Corps sniper-spotter team in Old Mombasa during the Battle of Earth in 2552 in Halo 2.
ODST commando Kojo Agu, the primary sniper of Alpha-Nine, in Halo 3: ODST.
Spartan-III Jun-A266, the primary sniper of NOBLE Team, in Halo: Reach.
A Spartan-IV sniper team in Halo 4.
A UNSC Army sniper in Halo: Spartan Assault.
A pair of Marines wielding sniper rifles on Installation 05 in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Jones, an ODST, during the First Battle of Mombasa.
Spartan-II Linda-058, renowned among Spartans for her skill with a rifle, in Halo 5: Guardians.
Mark-G313 sniping during the Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE in Halo Mythos.
Unused concept of a Spartan sniper for Halo Wars 2.
Concept art of a UNSC Sniper for Halo Wars 2.
A UNSC sniper in Halo Wars 2.
A cloaked UNSC sniper.