Sharpshooter (TJ)

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.

Differences From LWOTC

The gunner in Ted Jam looks at first glance to be largely unchanged, as it retains a direct fire tree and a suppression tree. However, the center tree has been reworked to be a functional knife tree and several strong perks are available much sooner. The gunner has been given access to:

Several new melee perks, including Bladestorm and Run and Slice.
Earlier access to Cyclic Fire at the cost of no access to Chain Shot.
New perks: Improvise Frag Grenade and Heavy Hitter to enhance both their endurance on long missions and their damage potential.

SQ: gains Lead The Target
SSGT: Reposition to Stay On Target
MSGT: Serial to Watchful Eye

Rank	LWOTC Ability	New Ability
Squaddie	None	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.
Lance Corporal	No change
Corporal	No change
Sergeant	No change
Staff Sergeant	Reposition Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.	Stay On Target Removes the cooldown for the Lead The Target ability.
Tech Sergeant	No change
Gunnery Sergeant	No change
Master Sergeant	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.	Watchful Eye (Holotarget) You get a free overwatch shot when any target you have holotargeted moves or attacks.

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	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.	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).	Stay On Target Removes the cooldown for the Lead The Target ability.
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.	Watchful Eye (Holotarget) You get a free overwatch shot when any target you have holotargeted moves or attacks.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10 AP per tier level.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
Warning Shot Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.	Surprise You deal +2 damage while concealed and +1 damage while flanking your target. Passive.	Burial Shot Fire a shot at a target. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.	Fade Gain concealment that is broken if you move. Only works in full cover. Has a 4 turn cooldown. Free action.
Stalker Gain +3 Mobility and +10 Aim while concealed.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Blurred Distance makes it hard to focus on the soldier. Provides bonus defense and dodge based on distance from the attacker.	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.
Scout Grants 1 free battle scanner item to your inventory.	Ambush Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire. Can only be used while concealed.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.
Saboteur Your standard assigned weapon attacks deal +50% more damage to inanimate objects such as relays and gas tanks.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.	Bullseye Fire a shot that deals critical damage and gives the target penalties to Aim, Defense, and Will. 5 turn cooldown.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	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.	Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.
Illuminate Scan an area with the holotargeter, attempting to reveal hidden foes.	Long Watch Allow Overwatch to trigger with Squadsight.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.	Airstrike Once per mission, call in an airstrike that does 8-12 damage in a large area. Costs both actions.
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	Priority Target You get 10 Aim and 10 Crit chance on ranged attacks against the closest visible enemy.	Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.
Blend Immediately grants concealment that is automatically broken after 2 turns.	Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.	Aim Assist Gain additional +15 aim and +15 crit against holotargeted units.	Stationary Threat Gain +1 damage to your primary weapon attacks for each turn that you do not move. Passive.
Will To Survive Enemy damage is reduced by 1 when in cover and attacked through that cover. Also grants 5 will.	Bloodlet Your associated weapon attacks inflict bleeding, dealing 7.5% of the target's max HP (rounded up) damage per turn for 3 Turn(s).	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
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.	Shadowborn The soldier is much more difficult to detect while concealed. Also, small bonuses to aim and crit while in concealment.	Packmaster Grants +1 charge to every utility item and grenade equipped.	Scouting Report Focus: Collect 1 intelligence each turn. Intelligence provides offense and defense to all allies (max 5). Also adds 'Decisive Action' Ability.
Aim Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim and +20 Crit to the first shot on the following turn.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Detonation Shot Fire a shot that detonates explosives carried by the enemy.	Shooting Sharp Your ranged attacks gain +2 armor piercing and +15 aim against units in cover.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
Unnerving Light Holotargeting enemies also reduces will by -20.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Nimble Hands As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.