Gallian Sniper Emblem
Snipers are armed with bolt-action rifles fitted with telescopic sights and small Ragnaid canisters. Their primary role on the battlefield is to eliminate enemy officers and provide support for friendly units.
Gallian Snipers
While a Sniper possesses huge potential against enemy infantry targets over very long distances they have some of the lowest action points, hit points and defense of all units available to the player and therefore steps must be taken to protect them from enemy action on the battlefield.
While Snipers can evade enemy fire, they cannot intercept enemy combatants, counter attack or launch cooperative assaults with adjacent allied units.
The ATR-01 and ATR-03 give the sniper enhanced anti-tank ability at the cost of accuracy, range and anti-infantry capability.
Imperial Snipers
An imperial sniper
Imperial Snipers were sharpshooters attached to various Autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance infantry units during the Second Europan War.
They were deployed during battles in order to neutralize enemy officers, as well as regular infantry if the opportunity presented itself. Using the ZM SG manual action rifle, Imperial snipers were able to achieve a higher rate of accuracy than most soldiers during the war.