FILE NAME: Unknown
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: Frontline Assault
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: Infantry
BIRTHPLACE: Various Countries
GRADE: E-4
Vipers are the shock troops of the Cobra Legions. They are highly motivated, superbly trained, and formidably equipped. All Vipers are issued a combination assault rifle/grenade launcher; the rifle part of which can function as a short burst assault weapon, a sustained fire cover support weapon, or a long range sniper rifle with an advanced light-intensification night vision telescopic sight with a built-in range-finder. Multi-layer body armor and wraparound acrylic/composite helmets with built-in RTO (Radio Telecommunications) gear are standard issue.
If Cobra "Blueshirt" Soldiers form the Cobra Army, then Vipers are the equivalent of the Marine Corps or Army Rangers. The Vipers are a much smaller unit, and members can be promoted to specialized branches, such as Tele-Viper or Techno-Viper. Of course, that is IF they survive. Vipers may get the better equipment that the regular Cobra infantry, but their casualty rate is much MUCH higher.
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