Sniper/Legends

"Just like shooting womp rats back home, eh, kid?"

- Anonymous Rebel soldier



A sniper was an individual trained to shoot an opponent from a distant, concealed location. They could be soldiers, removing high-ranking opposing personnel and targets of opportunity in times of war, or assassins, killing unwitting marks from a distance. Rebel SpecForces tended to call a sniper a "TK," short for "telekinesis," for their ability to invisibly "touch" their target from great distances.

The different classes of snipers throughout the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War included the: clone sharpshooter, assassin droid, rebel marksman and Imperial scout trooper. Some of these snipers were equipped with recon droids for scouting and calling down orbital bombardment.

classes
battle droid assassin

The battle droid assassin was a variation of the B1 battle droid used by the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. They were programmed with incredible accuracy, which proved lethal to the Galactic Republic's clone troopers. They were equipped with a BAW E-5s sniper rifle as well as a standard blaster pistol, thermal detonators, and an autoturret.

During the first half of the Clone Wars, battle droid assassins wore either no markings, like the standard infantry droids, or red markings, like the security droids. They were used more during the second half of the war, in which they were painted with camouflage patterns. They were rare, however, because it was costly to make a droid as accurate as an organic sniper could be. These sniper units were used mostly for cutting down special targets such as enemy commanders or other highly dangerous foes. They were deployed at the Battle of Geonosis in defense of the most important units waiting to be loaded onto transports, the Battle of Muunilinst against Advanced Recon Commandos, and the defense of the Separatist stronghold on Yavin IV.

clone snipers

Clone snipers, also known as clone sharpshooters, were a specialized variant of clone troopers who served in the Grand Army of the Republic. They carried specialized DC-15x sniper rifles, DC-15 blaster carbines, autoturrets, thermal detonators, and R-1 recon droids while in the field. They were the equalivent of the droid sniper, a less efficient but more numerous version. the clone sharpshooters had camouflage suits at the battle of kashyyyk. clone assssins

Clone assassins were one of the most deadly specializations of clone troopers during the war In order to effectively confront their would-be adversaries, any possible advantage was carefully researched and utilized. The art of Teräs Käsi was one of the unit's basic abilities along with their enhanced speed, though it is unknown what facilitated such unusually quick movements.Clone assassins were trained in hand-to-hand combat, and were equipped with wrist vibro-blades. They were so well trained that they were able to avoid lightsaber attacks. The assassins wore armor that was very similar to that worn by Clone Commander Neyo, with a few small exceptions.the clone assassins were so powerful they trained the clone sharp shooters in the art of assanation.After purging the Jedi Temple, Darth Vader assigned clone assassins to protect the Jedi Communication Center that would lure the last of the Jedi in the Galaxy to their demise. As a last ditch effort to save the remaining Jedi, Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda infiltrated the Jedi Temple to reprogram the message. Even with their incredible prowess and greater numbers, the majority of the Corp were wiped out by the two powerful Jedi.

rebel marksmen 

Rebel Marksmen were chosen from only the most accurate of soldiers that joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and were used in long-range engagements, typically to knock out enemy commanders and create confusion among the troops.many marksman were used in the battle of hoth to slow the enemy advance.it was said that a good rebel snipers could make a advancing group of storm troopers into two fleeing ones

Their primary weapon was a sniper rifle that, unusually, fired yellow rounds. They were also equipped with blaster pistols for close-quarters fighting, a thermal detonator and either an auto turret or recon droid.the auto turrets were used to make a fortified position.

scout troopers Scout troopers wore specially modified lightweight armor with greater flexibility than standard stormtrooper armor, and often used light repulsorlift vehicles, such as the 74-Z speeder bike, in the course of their duties, earning them the nickname "biker scouts". Scout trooper armor was designed for maximum movement and flexibility during combat. Scout troopers wore white boots with a tan bottom, and one boot was fitted with a pistol holster. They wore a black body suit with pockets and knee pads for comfort when kneeling. Their waist armor included pouches where they held their weapons and tools. They had a groin flap for comfort when riding a speeder bike, and their chest armor was connected to their back armor, which housed a computer that powered up the suit. Typical supplies include food, micro-cords, and other gear to assist them in the silent infiltration of their objective.

Their helmets incorporated enhanced macrobinocular viewplates capable of locating energy emissions, target magnification, night vision, and motion tracking. They were also polarized in typical stormtrooper fashion. They had limited arm armor and wore black gauntlets. They were sometimes sent to cold, snowy locations, such as Hoth, as backup for AT-STs and AT-ATs. When deployed to these locales, they would wear a variant of the standard snowtrooper armor, with a slightly modified scout trooper helmet (with polarized snow goggles), no kama, extra joint armor, and a special backpack that would plug directly into the speeder bike's heating systems, heating up the armor. They would wear heated-insulated white snow pants instead of their body suits.

Appearances

 * ''Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * X-wing: Rogue Leader
 * X-wing: Wraith Squadron
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * Sacrifice