Clone sharpshooters, also known as Clone Specialists, were a specialized variant of clone troopers who served in the Grand Army of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. Due to their additional training in long range marksmanship, their ability to hit targets at extreme distance was far superior to that of regular troopers.
A clone sharpshooter, also referred to as a Clone Specialist, was a type of specialized clone trooper of the Grand Army of the Republic that was deployed as a sniper or marksman specialist. Clone Specialists excelled at long-range combat, but were more vulnerable to close quarters engagements. Clone sharpshooters had additional sniper training, and due to this fact, they were able to hit targets from much further distances than regular troopers. Various Republic Military units deployed Clone Specialists throughout the Clone Wars, both in Phase I clone trooper armor and Phase II clone trooper armor Clone Specialists used either a Valken-38xsniper rifle, a DC-15A blaster carbine, or a DC-15A blaster rifle.