Marine Rifleman

I always wondered about that 2 dice long range. Pretty lame if you asked me, the best you can do with it is to re-disrupt an already disrupted artillery piece.

800 yards for a 30.06, either a Springfield or Garand is quite doable for a trained rifleman actually. The Marines were trained in Marksmanship, so IMO, this unit should get at least 4 dice @ long range.

As for HtH attack value, WotC should have given them at least 8, maybe even 10, the Gurkha's got 10, so 8 or 10 for Marines would be reasonable I'd think.

I had a 1903A3 Model Springfield years ago, with apeture sights & it was very accuate well beyond 500 yards. I have shot Garands & M1 A's( Springfield Armory semi-auto versions of the M14) & 500 to 1000 yards are not impossible with training & practice.

I agree with you that these rifles shoot very long distances, however in the hands of a trained Marksman, 800 to 1000 yards is doable & can also be accurate, operative word is trained & lotsa practice.
Look up the Marines at Belleau Woods in World War 1. That is where they were first called "Devil Dogs" by the Germans for the Marines shooting them at ranges of 800+ yards. They were using 1903 Model Springfields.

I still think the Marine Rifleman in AAM should have 4 dice at Long Range, WotC missed the mark on that one.
HtH should also be a Special Ability for them.