Assault (LWOTC)

The Assault serves as our primary close range unit, able to push in close and hold the line.

Class Overview

The Assault class is specialised in mobility and dealing damage with guns. They are the equivalent to Long War 1's Assault, somewhat akin to a shotgun-using vanilla Ranger, but with more emphasis on damage, stunning and holding the frontline in exchange for the sword and stealth skills, which are now in the Shinobi class.

Assaults also carry Arc Throwers as their secondary weapon. These have normal (rifle) range penalties, giving shotgun equipped Assaults a nonlethal option for use at range, stunning organic targets if it hits them. Arc throwers will stun for two actions which is one turn on most enemies, and the cooldown of the arc thrower is two turns which will allow enemies a single turn of activity before you can re-attempt another stun. The center branch features multiple upgrades to the Arc Thrower, making an Assault more than capable of shutting down even the scariest of hostiles when you need it most.

Weapons

Primary : Rifles , SMGs , Shotguns .

Secondary : Arc Thrower

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Stun Fire your Arc Thrower to incapacitate a target.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.	Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
	Raider	Zapper	Crasher
Lance Corporal	Slug Shot Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot that pierces 2 armor and has no range penalties. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 2 turn cooldown.	Electroshock Your Arc Thrower disorients the target when it misses.	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.
Corporal	Trench Gun Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Arc Pulser Your Arc Thrower now damages mechanical enemies and reduces their defense against hacking attempts.	Close and Personal Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.
Sergeant	Killer Instinct Activating Run and Gun grants +50% critical damage for the rest of the turn.	Stun Gunner Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.	Fortify Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Staff Sergeant	Extra Conditioning Run and Gun cooldown is reduced by one turn.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.
Tech Sergeant	Hit and Run Once per turn, gain an additional action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Close Encounters.	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.	Close Encounters Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Hit and Run.
Gunnery Sergeant	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.
Master Sergeant	Street Sweeper Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.	Chain Lightning Fire your Arc Thrower at a target that is capable of being stunned and bounces up to 3 other targets within 6 tiles.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/20/30 AP per tier for offensive perks, 10/15/25 AP per tier for defensive perks and 35 AP for Tier 4 perks.

Tier 1 Defensive	Tier 1 Offensive	Tier 2 Defensive	Tier 2 Offensive	Tier 3 Defensive	Tier 3 Offensive	Tier 4
Paramedic Unlocks an ability to perform a dash move to use a medikit on an ally (this ability still costs 1 action and is non-turn ending). Gain a free medikit. Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Arc Welder You can use your arc thrower to heal friendly mechanical units.	Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.	Unlimited Power Firing your arc thrower no longer ends your turn.	Reconnoiter Every 4 turns, as a free action, you can use a Battle Scanner.	Reposition Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.	Quick Zap Activate this ability to make your next arc thrower shot a free action. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Flush Special shot with a bonus to hit that does half damage but confers defense and dodge penalties and forces target to change position if it hits.	Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	Hail of Bullets Unleash a hail of bullets that is guaranteed to hit your target, but uses a lot of ammunition.	Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Serial A powerful chained shot ability. For every kill made with your primary weapon, your actions will be refunded but your damage and crit chance will be reduced for every subsequent attack.
Zone of Control All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.	Like Lightning When Run and Gun is activated, your Arc Thrower cooldown is immediately reset to 0.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.
Ghostwalker Activate this ability to reduce enemy detection range against you by almost 25% for 2 turn(s).	Locked On Gain +20 aim and +10 crit for successive shots at the same enemy unit.	Focused Defense You get an additional 20 Defense and 20 Dodge against attacks by the closest visible enemy while not flanked.	Traverse Fire After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.	Stiletto Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	That's Close Enough During enemy turns, fire your arc thrower at any visible enemy within 1 tile(s) that moves or fires. Shares cooldown with the arc thrower's Stun ability.
					Anatomy You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.	Ready For Anything Enter overwatch after firing a turn ending standard shot with your primary weapon.
						Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.