Sniper Crewmen are special Crewmen that carry 
Lanka sniper rifles and wear bright yellow suits. They are less common than normal crewmen and usually accompany a group of normal Crewmen into battle, providing ranged fire support. As of Update 20.0 (2017-03-24), Sniper Crewmen gained the ability to deploy 
Ratel to attack players.
Farming Locations
These are based on opinions and may not be 100% true. These should be viewed as advice for finding the enemies until better facts are proven.
- Normal Sniper Crewman
| Target | Planet | Name | Type | Level | Tile Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Europa | Paimon | Defense | 18 - 23 | Corpus Ice Planet |
|
|
Neptune | Sao | Sabotage | 29 - 31 | Corpus Outpost |
Behavior
- Stays at distance.
- Can deploy a spawn pad that will summon Ratels.
- Spawn pad will summon a new Ratel once the current one dies.
Variants
Trivia
- They seem to appear more often in invasions.
- The Sergeant, a Corpus boss character, has a slight resemblance to Sniper Crewmen, likely to be a higher-ranking Corpus sniper unit given by rank, custom suit and more versatile and powerful equipment.
- As of Update 12.0 (2014-02-05), their suit is now yellow instead of the tan coloring.
Media
Sniper Crewman Codex
Sniper Crewman Weakness
New sniper
Juno Sniper Crewman as seen on the Codex
Videos
Patch History
Hotfix 33.0.11 (2023-05-24)
- Fixed script error with the Sniper Crewman deploying Ratels.
Hotfix 24.0.4 (2018-11-12)
- Lowered Terra Sniper Crewman base damage from 60 to 45.
Hotfix 24.0.2 (2018-11-09)
- Terra Sniper Crewman and Terra Raptor SX now only create Hyenas if their level is >15.
Update 20.0 (2017-03-24)
- Sniper Crewman now are able to deploy mini-robots known as Ratel. These fast-moving mini robotics units are quick and can quickly overwhelm even the strongest Tenno
- We have increased the spawn chance of Sniper Crewman in Corpus missions.
Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)
- Introduced.
