Imperial Guard Sniper
From Lexicanum
Imperial Guard Snipers are specialist infantry Guardsmen trained and equipped with some form of sniper rifle. Their battlefield role is killing important enemy individuals such as commanders. Working from concealed locations, the risk of retaliation against the sniper by the enemy is relatively low. Snipers can be very effective, as a small group or even a lone sniper can hold back the advance of an entire force, as well as demoralizing and frustrating them. They are armed with long-range and high-precision firearms of some type, most commonly the needle sniper rife or long las.
On the battlefield, snipers take up their positions hours, or even days before a battle commences. This gives them time to both find a spot with the best concealment, lanes of fire, and to survey the battlefield's surroundings. Concentrated sniper fire can throw enemy units into confusion, as they begin to take casualties without knowing where the fire is coming from.
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Deathworld Veteran Sniper
Deathworld Veteran Snipers are ultra-specialists in both covert operations and jungle/forest warfare, often coming from Catachan and other Death Worlds. They are armed with a sniper rifle and come in groups of one to three, although they rarely work together as individuals are easier to hide than groups.
They often impregnate their bullets with toxins which give them a second chance at killing the enemy, if the bullet didn't succeed then the poison probably will. They are also excellent at disappearing in terrain as well as making use of the best cover in their operating environment.
Famous Imperial Guard Snipers
- Master Sniper Hlaine "Mad" Larkin - Tanith First and Only
Related articles
Sources
- 1:Warhammer 40,000 5th edition Rulebook, p. 31, Pinning, "coming under fire without knowing where the shots are coming from is extremely shocking, making troopers throw themselves flat and hug cover as much as possible. Sniper fire and barrages are the most common causes of this."
- 2:Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)
- 3:Gaunt's Ghosts (Novel Series) by Dan Abnett
- Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pp. 38, 69
| Command Units | Command Platoon • Heroic Senior Officer • Senior Officer • Junior Officer • Sanctioned Psyker • Commissar • Priest |
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| Flexible Troops | Infantry Platoon • Conscript Infantry Platoon • Hardened Veteran Squad • Storm Troopers • Sentinel Squadron |
| Combat Troops | Armoured Fist Squad • Rough Rider Squadron • Ogryn Squad |
| Ranged Troops | Ratling Snipers • Snipers • Heavy Weapons Platoon |
| Support Units | Fire Support Squad • Anti-tank Support Squad • Mortar Support Squad • Sentinel Support Squadron • Special Weapon Support Squad • Techpriest Enginseer |
