The Snipers are an adversary squadron, and were ironically one of the most active Marine squadrons before The War began. They flew the very small Thunderbolt fighter/attack craft and had defeated nearly every fighter squadron in the American military in mock combats. They studied the tactics of every major power and could emulate them with impressive ease. And even though they were a non-deployable unit, they joined us during the assault on the Hyades. We needed everything we had to penetrate the cluster’s defenses, and the Snipers proved to be an impressive addition to our forces.