Sharpshooter (LWOTC)

Sharpshooter

Our Sharpshooters engage enemy targets with pinpoint accuracy from extreme range. They may also be trained as designated marksmen, forgoing long-range capabilities for mobility.

Class Overview

Long War 2 Sharpshooters are quite similar to their vanilla counterparts, with the difference that Pistols are now available for all soldiers as utility slot items, but the vanilla talents that specialize in pistol use are available in the Advanced Warfare Center instead.

"Sniper" type Sharpshooters (Left branch) function best in the back lines and high above ground, singling out and executing single targets in devastating attacks, but suffer from a lack of flexible move-and-attack options and a need to remain just within squadsight range to consistently land critical hits.

"Marksman" type Sharpshooters (Right branch) actively move and seek out flanks on the enemy, exploiting the power of the Snap Shot perk to enable penalty free firing after movement, but lack the Sniper's ability to largely disregard cover and range when firing from ideal positions.

Sharpshooters can also train extensively in the use of their Holotargeters in the center branch, and can use them to expose entire enemy groups to accurate fire from the rest of the Sharpshooter's squad; for these selfless soldiers, the rifle is often an afterthought.

Weapons

Primary: Sniper Rifles

Secondary: Holotargeter

Sharpshooters carry a Holotargeter, which boosts aim of all units on a target until the end of the turn. It can be used at Squadsight range, and only requires one action to use, so it is an option after moving.

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie		Holotarget Holotarget your enemy to grant an aim bonus to all attacks on this target by you and your allies for the remainder of the turn.	Squadsight You can target enemies within squadmates' sight, provided there is line of sight to the target.
	Sniper	Spotter	Marksman
Lance Corporal	Death From Above Killing an enemy at a lower elevation with your primary weapon refunds a single action, and does not end your turn. Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles.	Rapid Targeting You may Holotarget an enemy as a free action with a 4 turn cooldown. In addition, Holotargeting no longer ends your turn.	Snap Shot You may take standard shots with your sniper rifle after moving, but you suffer severe range penalties beyond 5 tiles of squadsight range.
Corporal	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.
Sergeant	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	HiDef Holo Your Holotargeted enemies are easier to critically hit.	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.
Staff Sergeant	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Independent Tracking A Holotargeted enemy will remain so for 1 additional turn(s).	Reposition Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.
Tech Sergeant	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Vital Point Targeting Attacks against your Holotargeted enemies deal more damage.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Gunnery Sergeant	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Multitargeting You may Holotarget multiple enemies with a 2 turn cooldown.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Master Sergeant	Double Tap Activate to fire a standard shot and gain a second action restricted to an additional shot or overwatching.	Alpha Mike Foxtrot You do 4 additional points of base damage and 2 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.	Serial A powerful chained shot ability. For every kill made with your primary weapon, your actions will be refunded but your damage and crit chance will be reduced for every subsequent attack.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/20/30 AP per tier for offensive perks, 10/15/25 AP per tier for defensive perks and 35 AP for Tier 4 perks.

Tier 1 Defensive 10 AP	Tier 1 Offensive 10 AP	Tier 2 Defensive 15 AP	Tier 2 Offensive 20 AP	Tier 3 Defensive 25 AP	Tier 3 Offensive 30 AP	Tier 4 35 AP
Will To Survive Enemy damage is reduced by 1 when in cover and attacked through that cover. Also grants 5 will.	Maim Fire a shot with your primary weapon that immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	Reconnoiter Every 4 turns, as a free action, you can use a Battle Scanner.	Sensor Overlays All squad members get 10 Crit chance against enemies you can see.	Apex Predator Critical hits with your primary weapon have a chance to panic the target and nearby enemies.
Paramedic Unlocks an ability to perform a dash move to use a medikit on an ally (this ability still costs 1 action and is non-turn ending). Gain a free medikit. Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Long Watch Allow Overwatch to trigger with Squadsight.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.	Impulse Your ranged attacks gain 10 aim and 10 critical chance if you have moved this turn.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Chain Shot Take a shot with an aim penalty of 10. If you hit the target, you take another shot on the target automatically.	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.
Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Locked On Gain +20 aim and +10 crit for successive shots at the same enemy unit.	Inspire Agility Give a friendly unit 30 Dodge until the start of your next turn. Whenever you kill an enemy, you gain an extra charge. Usable once per turn. Starts with one charge, and is a free action.	Lead The Target Grants a +20% increased chance to hit, but delays the shot until the target takes an action on their turn. Costs two actions and has a 3 turn cooldown.	Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.	Sentinel When in overwatch, you may take two reaction shots.	Rupture A Rupture shot grants a +50 bonus to critical hit chances and ensures that the target takes an additional +3 damage from all attacks in the future.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Full Throttle Gain +2 mobility with every kill this turn. Lasts 2 turns, including the current one.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Covert Enemies have 25% smaller detection range against you.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Rapid Deployment Activate this ability before throwing or launching a support grenade, and the throw will not cost an action.	Ghostwalker Activate this ability to reduce enemy detection range against you by almost 25% for 2 turn(s).	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.	Trench Warfare If you get at least one kill during your turn, automatically Hunker Down at the end of it.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
					Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.
						Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.