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Primary Weapons (Long War)

2015-07-08T07:18:19Z

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Long War broadens the amount of weapons available, both by increasing the number of weapon tiers, and increasing the number of weapons that are available in each tier. While there are weapons that are only available to one or a few classes, each class has several weapons to choose from.

Certain weapons, including SMGs, Carbines and most Rifles, can be steadied. Soldiers wielding such a weapon can perform a new action: Steady Weapon. This action ends the soldier's turn, and grants a +20 aim bonus to the next shot, which is lost when the soldier moves or switches weapon. Basically, the Steady Weapon action allows soldiers to perform a carefully aimed shot over two turns. When using perks that allow multiple shots, such as Double Tap and Light 'Em Up, the bonus only applies to the first shot. Note that weapons that can only be fired as the first action, such as Sniper Rifles, can still be steadied as the second action. Finally, the aim bonus also applies to firing rockets, reducing their scatter.

==Weapon tiers==
===Ballistic===
These are the basic weapons you start with. While they are okay to begin with, they won't be up to par for very long, and should quickly be replaced by either Beam Laser or Gauss weapons.

Ballistic weapons use the vanilla Exalt weapon models, and are still dropped by non-elite Exalt soldiers, though since Xcom starts with an unlimited supply of these weapons, such drops cannot be sold, are of no use.

===Beam Laser===
Beam Lasers are the first available weapon upgrades, accessible quite early in the research tree, and relatively cheap to produce. Beam Lasers carry an inherent +6 bonus to aim, making them excellent weapons for lower ranked troops. They also deal slightly more damage than Ballistic Weapons, though that won't be enough for the long run, and should eventually be replaced by either Gauss or Pulse Laser weapons. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

Laser weapons use the vanilla Exalt weapon models, and are still dropped by elite Exalt soldiers, though these weapons are rigged to explode when the operator dies, so an Arc Thrower is required to capture these weapons intact.

===Gauss===
Gauss weapons are the next available weapon upgrades. While Gauss weapons fire projectiles, like Ballistic weapons do, these weapons are enhanced by Elerium powered magnetic accelerators and fire Alloy based ammunition, providing a much stronger punch than the more conventional ballistic weapons. Gauss weapons negate 0.34 damage reduction (0.68 with the Quenchguns foundry project), basically providing a 1 in 3 chance (2 in 3 chance with the Quenchguns foundry project) to deal 1 additional damage against targets with any form of damage reduction.

Gauss weapons also hold 1 more ammunition than other weapons of the same type, with the exception of the Gauss Long Rifle, which is the sniper rifle of the Gauss tier. The Gauss Long Rifle only holds 1 ammunition (2 with the Ammo Conservation foundry project), but grants the HEAT Ammo perk to the sniper wielding the gun (a perk not otherwise available to this class), which increases damage against robotic units by 50%.

While it is possible to skip Beam Lasers and go straight for Gauss weapons, this is certainly not without risk. It takes longer to research and produce Gauss weapons than Beam Lasers, causing a longer period during which you only have the conventional Ballistic weapons at your disposal. Gauss weapons use the vanilla Xcom ballistic weapon models.

===Pulse Laser===
Pulse Lasers are refined and enhanced laser weapons, providing another step up in terms of firepower, though they are quite expensive to produce. Pulse Lasers carry an inherent +8 bonus to crit chance.

Pulse Lasers require Beam Lasers to be researched, but do not require Gauss weapons to be researched, allowing you to skip Gauss weapons to head straight for Pulse Lasers, though of course Pulse Lasers take longer to research and produce than Gauss weapons. Pulse weapons use the vanilla Xcom laser weapon models.

===Plasma===
Plasma weapons are the most advanced weapons available, dealing the most damage of all weapons. These are the weapons that the aliens use themselves. Unfortunately, they are also the most expensive and hardest to obtain. Unlike vanilla, where you could either craft plasma weapons yourself, or obtain them by stunning aliens, Long War requires a combination of both. Stunning the correct aliens provides you with alien weapons, which are required in both the research and production of your own plasma weapons.

Unlike the vanilla game, it is practically impossible in Long War to jump straight from Ballistic weapons to Plasma weapons, as the amount of time that is required to research these weapons and gather the necessary materials is just way too long to handle with Ballistic weapons. However, there is no specific requirement for either Gauss weapons or Pulse Lasers, allowing you to focus on one of those and skip the other entirely, before moving on to Plasma weapons.

Plasma weapons carry a special bonus that is unique to each type of weapon, making them more varied and unique than other weapon tiers. Plasma weapons are also slightly more restrictive to certain classes than other weapon tiers. Plasma weapons use the vanilla plasma weapon models.

==Soldier weapon types==
===SMGs===
SMGs (Small Machine Guns) are the lightest available weapon types, granting a +3 mobility bonus, but dealing the least amount of damage and having the smallest chance to crit. Unlike Carbines, SMGs do not grant an aim bonus. Their high mobility but low damage makes them very useful for classes that rely more on their abilities than their primary weapons, such as Engineers, Medics and Rocketeers. While Assaults and Scouts could benefit from the increased mobility, they generally require a solid weapon that packs a punch, like a Shotgun or any Rifle.

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|[[File:Laser Shatterray Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Laser Shatterray]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Laser Shatterray]]'''||All soldiers||+3||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (2)|| ||title="Duration in days
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|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Stuttergun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Gauss Stuttergun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Gauss Stuttergun]]'''||All soldiers||+3|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|65 (97)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|15 (22)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (6)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
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|[[File:Pulse Stengun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Pulse Stengun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Pulse Stengun]]'''||All soldiers||+3|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|120 (180)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (5)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Stormgun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Plasma Stormgun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Plasma Stormgun]]'''||All soldiers||+4|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|40 (60)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|2 (9)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Carbine]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|}

===Carbines===
Carbines are lighter versions of Assault Rifles, though not as light as SMGs. They grant a +1 mobility bonus and a +6 aim bonus, but deal less damage and have a smaller chance to crit than Assault Rifles, though not as small as SMGs. Like Laser Weapons, Carbines are excellent for lower ranked troops, though more experienced troops should switch to other weapons for more damage. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

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|[[File:Laser Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Laser Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Laser Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
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|[[File:Gauss Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Gauss Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Gauss Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|20 (30)||title="Cost in Elerium
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|[[File:Pulse Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Pulse Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Pulse Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
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(Cost when building quickly)"|180 (270)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (6)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
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|[[File:Plasma Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Plasma Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Plasma Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1||+6||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|250 (375)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|40 (60)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|2 (10)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Carbine]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|}

===Assault Rifles===
Assault Rifles are the standard rifle, similar to the vanilla Rifles, providing a decent balance of mobility, accuracy and firepower.

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(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
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|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Gauss Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Gauss Rifle]]'''||All soldiers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|28 (42)||title="Cost in Elerium
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(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
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|[[File:Pulse Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Pulse Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Pulse Rifle]]'''||All soldiers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
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(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
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(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|350 (525)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (13)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|}

===Battle Rifles===
Battle Rifles (or heavy weapons) are heavier versions of Assault Rifles. They deal more damage than Assault Rifles, but incur a -1 penalty to mobility, and a -10 aim penalty when using the second (gold) action to shoot. They are best used by soldiers that can offset the aim when needing to fire as the second action in a pinch.

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|[[File:Heavy Laser Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Laser Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Laser Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
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|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Gauss Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Gauss Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Gauss Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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(Cost when building quickly)"|100 (150)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (45)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Pulse Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Pulse Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Pulse Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
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(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Plasma Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Plasma Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Plasma Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus +1 damage when steadied||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Heavy Plasma Weapons]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|350 (525)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (13)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)
|}

===Shotguns===
Shotguns are similar to the vanilla Shotguns, providing high damage and a high chance to crit, though they suffer more from damage reduction than other weapons. While very accurate at short range, they incur large aim penalties when firing at longer range. They fit best in the hands of mobile soldiers, such as Assaults and Scouts, that can move up close and fire.

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|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Shotgun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Shotgun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Shotgun]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
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|-align="center"
|[[File:Scatter Laser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Laser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Laser]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Alloy Cannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Alloy Cannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Alloy Cannon]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|5 (6)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||40||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|130 (195)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|36 (54)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|15 (22)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (5)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Scatter Blaster Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Blaster]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Blaster]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+24||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|250 (375)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (8)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Reflex Cannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Reflex Cannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Reflex Cannon]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective +1.5 crit damage at point blank range||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Advanced Plasma Weapons]]||102||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (17)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)||
|}

===Arc Rifles===
Arc Rifles are a special type of rifles that can be used to disable enemies through Disabling Shot, at the regular 2-turn cooldown. Arc Rifles suffer from very low damage and ammunition. They can be useful early on when raiding small UFOs, to keep enemies disabled, providing enough chances to stun them with Arc Throwers.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Bonus perk (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="5"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Arc Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Arc Rifles|Arc Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Arc Rifles|Arc Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers||+10||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|1-3 (2)||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|3-4 (3.2)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||30||30||[[File:SNIPER DISABLINGSHOT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Disabling Shot]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Disabling Shot]]||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Xenology|Xenoneurology]] [[Foundry (Long War)|New Combat Systems]]||25||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|5 (7)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|5 (7)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|10 days (5.0 days)
|}

===Marksman Rifles===
Marksman Rifles are lighter versions of Sniper Rifles, restricted in use to Scouts and Snipers. Like Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles incur aim penalties at close range but perform well at long range. In the hands of a Scout with the Marksman's Scope or a Sniper, they can fire beyond visual range, assuming a squadmate can spot the target, though only up to 20% further, whereas Sniper Rifles have unlimited range.

Unlike Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles can be fired after moving by soldiers without the Snapshot perk, and can fire beyond visual range with overwatch shots. Lastly, Marksman Rifles have a slightly smaller chance to crit than Sniper Rifles.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
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|[[File:Marksman Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Marksman's Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Marksman's Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|5 (6)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Strike Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Laser Strike Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Laser Strike Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Alloy Strike Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Alloy Strike Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Alloy Strike Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|110 (165)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (45)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Blaster Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Blaster Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Blaster Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||67||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|220 (330)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Reflex Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Reflex Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Reflex Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to flanked targets and targets not in cover||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Precision Plasma Weapons]]||102||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|400 (600)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (16)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)
|}

===Sniper Rifles===
Sniper Rifles are similar to the vanilla Sniper Rifles, and are only available to Snipers. Like in vanilla, Sniper Rifles incur aim penalties at close range but perform well at long range. Their maximum range has been increased from vanilla, causing it to practically be infinite, as long as a squadmate can spot the target. However, overwatch shots do not benefit from Squadsight, and can only fire up to the visual range.

Sniper Rifles cannot be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading, unless the soldier has the Snapshot perk. However, these weapons can be steadied after moving, providing a bonus on the first shot during the next round. Lastly, unlike the Marksman Rifles, Sniper Rifles incur a small penalty to mobility.

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|-align="center"
|[[File:Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
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|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Laser Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Laser Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
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(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Long Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Gauss Long Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Gauss Long Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|1 (2)||200||30||[[File:HEAVY HEAT AMMO.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|HEAT Ammo]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|HEAT Ammo]]||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR Halves the Hardened perk's crit penalty||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|15 (22)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Pulse Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Pulse Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+28||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||200||30|| ||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|250 (375)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (8)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Plasma Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Plasma Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||200||30|| ||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to targets beyond 35 range||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Precision Plasma Weapons]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|70 (105)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (16)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)
|}

===SAWs===
SAWs (Squad Automatic Weapons) are similar to the vanilla LMGs, and are exclusive to Gunners. They deal more damage and carry more ammunition than Assault Rifles, but incur a penalty to mobility and cannot be steadied. When suppressing a target with a SAW or LMG, the Gunner gains the benefits of the Opportunist perk to reaction fire triggered by the target's movement.

Unlike the larger LMGs, SAWs can be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading. SAWs cannot fire at targets beyond visual range.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Mobility bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:SAW Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|SAW]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|SAW]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30|| ||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Autolaser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Autolaser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Autolaser]]'''||Gunners||-1||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Autorifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Gauss Autorifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Gauss Autorifle]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|7 (8)||30||30||Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||38||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|100 (150)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Autoblaster Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Pulse Autoblaster]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Pulse Autoblaster]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|230 (345)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Novagun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Plasma Novagun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Plasma Novagun]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Advanced Plasma Weapons]]||98||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (16)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|20 days (10.0 days)
|}

===LMGs===
LMGs (Large Machine Guns) are the larger version of SAWs, also exclusively restricted to Gunners, dealing even more damage and carrying even more ammunition. LMGs can fire up to 20% beyond visual range, and grant the Squadsight perk to the Gunner, allowing all Gunners to benefit from this extra range, though overwatch shots are still restricted to visual range. When suppressing a target with a SAW or LMG, the Gunner gains the benefits of the Opportunist perk to reaction fire triggered by the target's movement.

LMGs cannot be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading, and since Gunners do not have access to the Snapshot perk, they cannot overcome this downside. LMGs also cannot be steadied, forcing the Gunner into a turret like role, where any movement basically consumes the Gunner's entire turn.

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|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:LMG Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|LMG]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|LMG]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gatling Laser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Laser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Laser]]'''||Gunners||-2||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|70 (105)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Machine Gun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gauss Machine Gun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gauss Machine Gun]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|9 (10)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|140 (210)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (5)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gatling Pulser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Pulser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Pulser]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||70||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|240 (360)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (8)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Dragon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Plasma Dragon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Plasma Dragon]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action +1 damage to flying targets||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Heavy Plasma Weapons]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|85 (127)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|64 (96)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (17)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|20 days (10.0 days)||[[Foundry (Long War)|Enhanced Plasma]] (1)
|}

==MEC and SHIV weapon types==
===MEC primary weapons===
MEC primary weapons, unsurprisingly, are only available to [[MEC Trooper (Long War)|MEC Troopers]]. They deal high damage, even more than Shotguns and LMGs. MEC Troopers with the Squadsight perk can fire up to 20% beyond visual range, though overwatch shots are still restricted to visual range.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
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|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Minigun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Minigun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Minigun]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30||Suppression unavailable||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Lance Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Laser Lance]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Laser Lance]]'''||MEC troopers||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||20||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|75 (112)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (13)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Railgun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Railgun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Railgun]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30||Suppression unavailable Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|120 (180)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|20 (25)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Lance Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Pulse Lance]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Pulse Lance]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|240 (360)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (38)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Particle Cannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Particle Cannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Particle Cannon]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-14 (11)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|14-19 (16.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30||Suppression unavailable +1 damage to robotic targets||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Heavy Plasma Weapons]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|40 (53)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|21 days (10.5 days)
|}

===SHIV weapons===
SHIV weapons, obviously, are only available to [[S.H.I.V. (Long War)|SHIV units]]. They deal high damage, just as much as the MEC primary weapons, but suffer from the low base aim that all SHIV units share. However, the SHIVs modular design allows them to enhance the weapon with a variety of perks, allowing them to perform key roles in the right situation, such as using HEAT Ammo against robotic targets.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
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|[[File:Autocannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Autocannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Autocannon]]'''||SHIV units|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Superheavy Laser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Laser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Laser]]'''||SHIV units||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||20||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|75 (112)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Sentry Gun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Sentry Gun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Sentry Gun]]'''||SHIV units|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||30||Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||40||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|100 (150)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Superheavy Pulser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Pulser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Pulser]]'''||SHIV units|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|300 (450)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (9)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Superheavy Plasma Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Plasma]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Plasma]]'''||SHIV units||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-14 (11)||+4||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|14-19 (16.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Vehicular Plasma Weapons]]||100||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|85 (127)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|70 (105)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (17)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|21 days (10.5 days)
|}

==See also==
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Primary Weapons (Long War)

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Long War broadens the amount of weapons available, both by increasing the number of weapon tiers, and increasing the number of weapons that are available in each tier. While there are weapons that are only available to one or a few classes, each class has several weapons to choose from.

Certain weapons, including SMGs, Carbines and most Rifles, can be steadied. Soldiers wielding such a weapon can perform a new action: Steady Weapon. This action ends the soldier's turn, and grants a +20 aim bonus to the next shot, which is lost when the soldier moves or switches weapon. Basically, the Steady Weapon action allows soldiers to perform a carefully aimed shot over two turns. When using perks that allow multiple shots, such as Double Tap and Light 'Em Up, the bonus only applies to the first shot. Note that weapons that can only be fired as the first action, such as Sniper Rifles, can still be steadied as the second action. Finally, the aim bonus also applies to firing rockets, reducing their scatter.

==Weapon tiers==
===Ballistic===
These are the basic weapons you start with. While they are okay to begin with, they won't be up to par for very long, and should quickly be replaced by either Beam Laser or Gauss weapons.

Ballistic weapons use the vanilla Exalt weapon models, and are still dropped by non-elite Exalt soldiers, though since Xcom starts with an unlimited supply of these weapons, such drops cannot be sold, are of no use.

===Beam Laser===
Beam Lasers are the first available weapon upgrades, accessible quite early in the research tree, and relatively cheap to produce. Beam Lasers carry an inherent +6 bonus to aim, making them excellent weapons for lower ranked troops. They also deal slightly more damage than Ballistic Weapons, though that won't be enough for the long run, and should eventually be replaced by either Gauss or Pulse Laser weapons. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

Laser weapons use the vanilla Exalt weapon models, and are still dropped by elite Exalt soldiers, though these weapons are rigged to explode when the operator dies, so an Arc Thrower is required to capture these weapons intact.

===Gauss===
Gauss weapons are the next available weapon upgrades. While Gauss weapons fire projectiles, like Ballistic weapons do, these weapons are enhanced by Elerium powered magnetic accelerators and fire Alloy based ammunition, providing a much stronger punch than the more conventional ballistic weapons. Gauss weapons negate 0.34 damage reduction (0.68 with the Quenchguns foundry project), basically providing a 1 in 3 chance (2 in 3 chance with the Quenchguns foundry project) to deal 1 additional damage against targets with any form of damage reduction.

Gauss weapons also hold 1 more ammunition than other weapons of the same type, with the exception of the Gauss Long Rifle, which is the sniper rifle of the Gauss tier. The Gauss Long Rifle only holds 1 ammunition (2 with the Ammo Conservation foundry project), but grants the HEAT Ammo perk to the sniper wielding the gun (a perk not otherwise available to this class), which increases damage against robotic units by 50%.

While it is possible to skip Beam Lasers and go straight for Gauss weapons, this is certainly not without risk. It takes longer to research and produce Gauss weapons than Beam Lasers, causing a longer period during which you only have the conventional Ballistic weapons at your disposal. Gauss weapons use the vanilla Xcom ballistic weapon models.

===Pulse Laser===
Pulse Lasers are refined and enhanced laser weapons, providing another step up in terms of firepower, though they are quite expensive to produce. Pulse Lasers carry an inherent +8 bonus to crit chance.

Pulse Lasers require Beam Lasers to be researched, but do not require Gauss weapons to be researched, allowing you to skip Gauss weapons to head straight for Pulse Lasers, though of course Pulse Lasers take longer to research and produce than Gauss weapons. Pulse weapons use the vanilla Xcom laser weapon models.

===Plasma===
Plasma weapons are the most advanced weapons available, dealing the most damage of all weapons. These are the weapons that the aliens use themselves. Unfortunately, they are also the most expensive and hardest to obtain. Unlike vanilla, where you could either craft plasma weapons yourself, or obtain them by stunning aliens, Long War requires a combination of both. Stunning the correct aliens provides you with alien weapons, which are required in both the research and production of your own plasma weapons.

Unlike the vanilla game, it is practically impossible in Long War to jump straight from Ballistic weapons to Plasma weapons, as the amount of time that is required to research these weapons and gather the necessary materials is just way too long to handle with Ballistic weapons. However, there is no specific requirement for either Gauss weapons or Pulse Lasers, allowing you to focus on one of those and skip the other entirely, before moving on to Plasma weapons.

Plasma weapons carry a special bonus that is unique to each type of weapon, making them more varied and unique than other weapon tiers. Plasma weapons are also slightly more restrictive to certain classes than other weapon tiers. Plasma weapons use the vanilla plasma weapon models.

==Soldier weapon types==
===SMGs===
SMGs (Small Machine Guns) are the lightest available weapon types, granting a +3 mobility bonus, but dealing the least amount of damage and having the smallest chance to crit. Unlike Carbines, SMGs do not grant an aim bonus. Their high mobility but low damage makes them very useful for classes that rely more on their abilities than their primary weapons, such as Engineers, Medics and Rocketeers. While Assaults and Scouts could benefit from the increased mobility, they generally require a solid weapon that packs a punch, like a Shotgun or any Rifle.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Mobility bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:SMG Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|SMG]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|SMG]]'''||All soldiers||+3|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|2-4 (3)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-5 (4.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Shatterray Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Laser Shatterray]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Laser Shatterray]]'''||All soldiers||+3||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|3-5 (4)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-7 (6.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||15||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (45)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (2)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Stuttergun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Gauss Stuttergun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Gauss Stuttergun]]'''||All soldiers||+3|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||35||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|65 (97)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|15 (22)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (6)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Stengun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Pulse Stengun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Pulse Stengun]]'''||All soldiers||+3|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||62||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|120 (180)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (5)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Stormgun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Plasma Stormgun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SMGs|Plasma Stormgun]]'''||All soldiers||+4|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Plasma Weapons]]||90||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|40 (60)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|2 (9)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Carbine]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|}

===Carbines===
Carbines are lighter versions of Assault Rifles, though not as light as SMGs. They grant a +1 mobility bonus and a +6 aim bonus, but deal less damage and have a smaller chance to crit than Assault Rifles, though not as small as SMGs. Like Laser Weapons, Carbines are excellent for lower ranked troops, though more experienced troops should switch to other weapons for more damage. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Mobility bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Defense bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Assault Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Assault Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Assault Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|2-4 (3)||+4||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-5 (4.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Laser Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Laser Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|3-5 (4)||+4||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-7 (6.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||15||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (2)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Gauss Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Gauss Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)||+4||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||35||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|20 (30)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|5 (7)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Pulse Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Pulse Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1|| ||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||63||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|180 (270)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|25 (37)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (6)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Carbine Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Plasma Carbine]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Plasma Carbine]]'''||All soldiers||+1||+6||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+4||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Plasma Weapons]]||90||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|250 (375)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|40 (60)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|2 (10)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Carbine]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|}

===Assault Rifles===
Assault Rifles are the standard rifle, similar to the vanilla Rifles, providing a decent balance of mobility, accuracy and firepower.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
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|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Assault Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Assault Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Assault Rifle]]'''||All soldiers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|3-5 (4)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-7 (6.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Laser Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Laser Rifle]]'''||All soldiers||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||15||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Gauss Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Gauss Rifle]]'''||All soldiers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||38||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|28 (42)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Pulse Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Pulse Rifle]]'''||All soldiers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Plasma Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault Rifles|Plasma Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Rocketeers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to biological targets||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Advanced Plasma Weapons]]||95||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|350 (525)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (13)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|}

===Battle Rifles===
Battle Rifles (or heavy weapons) are heavier versions of Assault Rifles. They deal more damage than Assault Rifles, but incur a -1 penalty to mobility, and a -10 aim penalty when using the second (gold) action to shoot. They are best used by soldiers that can offset the aim when needing to fire as the second action in a pinch.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Mobility bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Battle Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Battle Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Battle Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Laser Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Laser Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Laser Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||20||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Gauss Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Gauss Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Gauss Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||30||Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|100 (150)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (45)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Pulse Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Pulse Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Pulse Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Heavy Plasma Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Plasma Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle Rifles|Heavy Plasma Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30||Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus +1 damage when steadied||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Heavy Plasma Weapons]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|350 (525)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (13)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)
|}

===Shotguns===
Shotguns are similar to the vanilla Shotguns, providing high damage and a high chance to crit, though they suffer more from damage reduction than other weapons. While very accurate at short range, they incur large aim penalties when firing at longer range. They fit best in the hands of mobile soldiers, such as Assaults and Scouts, that can move up close and fire.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost!!rowspan="2" {{Required for combined (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Shotgun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Shotgun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Shotgun]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply||[[Secondary Weapons (Long War)#Sawed-off Shotguns|Sawed-off Shotgun]] (1)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Scatter Laser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Laser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Laser]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Alloy Cannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Alloy Cannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Alloy Cannon]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|5 (6)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||40||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|130 (195)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|36 (54)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|15 (22)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (5)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Scatter Blaster Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Blaster]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Scatter Blaster]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+24||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|250 (375)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|35 (52)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (8)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Reflex Cannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Reflex Cannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Reflex Cannon]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)||+16||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||14||Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective +1.5 crit damage at point blank range||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Advanced Plasma Weapons]]||102||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (17)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)||
|}

===Arc Rifles===
Arc Rifles are a special type of rifles that can be used to disable enemies through Disabling Shot, at the regular 2-turn cooldown. Arc Rifles suffer from very low damage and ammunition. They can be useful early on when raiding small UFOs, to keep enemies disabled, providing enough chances to stun them with Arc Throwers.

{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Bonus perk (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="5"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Arc Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Arc Rifles|Arc Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Arc Rifles|Arc Rifle]]'''||Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers||+10||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|1-3 (2)||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|3-4 (3.2)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||30||30||[[File:SNIPER DISABLINGSHOT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Disabling Shot]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Disabling Shot]]||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Xenology|Xenoneurology]] [[Foundry (Long War)|New Combat Systems]]||25||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|5 (7)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|5 (7)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|10 days (5.0 days)
|}

===Marksman Rifles===
Marksman Rifles are lighter versions of Sniper Rifles, restricted in use to Scouts and Snipers. Like Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles incur aim penalties at close range but perform well at long range. In the hands of a Scout with the Marksman's Scope or a Sniper, they can fire beyond visual range, assuming a squadmate can spot the target, though only up to 20% further, whereas Sniper Rifles have unlimited range.

Unlike Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles can be fired after moving by soldiers without the Snapshot perk, and can fire beyond visual range with overwatch shots. Lastly, Marksman Rifles have a slightly smaller chance to crit than Sniper Rifles.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Marksman Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Marksman's Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Marksman's Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|5 (6)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Strike Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Laser Strike Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Laser Strike Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|12 days (6.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Alloy Strike Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Alloy Strike Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Alloy Strike Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|110 (165)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (45)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Blaster Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Blaster Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Blaster Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||67||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|220 (330)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Reflex Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Reflex Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman Rifles|Reflex Rifle]]'''||Scouts Snipers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+12||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to flanked targets and targets not in cover||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Precision Plasma Weapons]]||102||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|400 (600)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (16)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)
|}

===Sniper Rifles===
Sniper Rifles are similar to the vanilla Sniper Rifles, and are only available to Snipers. Like in vanilla, Sniper Rifles incur aim penalties at close range but perform well at long range. Their maximum range has been increased from vanilla, causing it to practically be infinite, as long as a squadmate can spot the target. However, overwatch shots do not benefit from Squadsight, and can only fire up to the visual range.

Sniper Rifles cannot be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading, unless the soldier has the Snapshot perk. However, these weapons can be steadied after moving, providing a bonus on the first shot during the next round. Lastly, unlike the Marksman Rifles, Sniper Rifles incur a small penalty to mobility.

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|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|5 (6)||200||30|| ||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Laser Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Laser Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||200||30|| ||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Long Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Gauss Long Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Gauss Long Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|1 (2)||200||30||[[File:HEAVY HEAT AMMO.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|HEAT Ammo]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|HEAT Ammo]]||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR Halves the Hardened perk's crit penalty||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|200 (300)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|15 (22)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Pulse Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Pulse Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+28||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||200||30|| ||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|250 (375)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (8)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Sniper Rifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Plasma Sniper Rifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper Rifles|Plasma Sniper Rifle]]'''||Snipers||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+20||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||200||30|| ||Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to targets beyond 35 range||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Precision Plasma Weapons]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|70 (105)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (16)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|18 days (9.0 days)
|}

===SAWs===
SAWs (Squad Automatic Weapons) are similar to the vanilla LMGs, and are exclusive to Gunners. They deal more damage and carry more ammunition than Assault Rifles, but incur a penalty to mobility and cannot be steadied. When suppressing a target with a SAW or LMG, the Gunner gains the benefits of the Opportunist perk to reaction fire triggered by the target's movement.

Unlike the larger LMGs, SAWs can be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading. SAWs cannot fire at targets beyond visual range.

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!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Mobility bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
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|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:SAW Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|SAW]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|SAW]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-6 (5)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-9 (7.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30|| ||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Autolaser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Autolaser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Autolaser]]'''||Gunners||-1||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|8 (12)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Autorifle Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Gauss Autorifle]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Gauss Autorifle]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|7 (8)||30||30||Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||38||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|100 (150)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|6 (9)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Autoblaster Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Pulse Autoblaster]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Pulse Autoblaster]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|230 (345)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|45 (67)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (7)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Novagun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Plasma Novagun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|Plasma Novagun]]'''||Gunners||-1|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|6 (7)||30||30||Can be steadied for aim bonus||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Advanced Plasma Weapons]]||98||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|3 (16)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Rifle]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|20 days (10.0 days)
|}

===LMGs===
LMGs (Large Machine Guns) are the larger version of SAWs, also exclusively restricted to Gunners, dealing even more damage and carrying even more ammunition. LMGs can fire up to 20% beyond visual range, and grant the Squadsight perk to the Gunner, allowing all Gunners to benefit from this extra range, though overwatch shots are still restricted to visual range. When suppressing a target with a SAW or LMG, the Gunner gains the benefits of the Opportunist perk to reaction fire triggered by the target's movement.

LMGs cannot be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading, and since Gunners do not have access to the Snapshot perk, they cannot overcome this downside. LMGs also cannot be steadied, forcing the Gunner into a turret like role, where any movement basically consumes the Gunner's entire turn.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Mobility bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Bonus perk (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost!!rowspan="2" {{Required for combined (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:LMG Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|LMG]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|LMG]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|4-8 (6)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-11 (9.1)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gatling Laser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Laser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Laser]]'''||Gunners||-2||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Beam Lasers]]||18||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|70 (105)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gauss Machine Gun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gauss Machine Gun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gauss Machine Gun]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|9 (10)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|140 (210)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (5)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Gatling Pulser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Pulser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Gatling Pulser]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||70||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|240 (360)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (8)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)||
|-align="center"
|[[File:Plasma Dragon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Plasma Dragon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|Plasma Dragon]]'''||Gunners||-2|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|8 (9)||36||30||[[File:SNIPER SQUADSIGHT.png|32px|link=Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]] [[Abilities List (Long War)#Normal Perks|Squadsight]]||Cannot fire after costly action +1 damage to flying targets||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Heavy Plasma Weapons]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|85 (127)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|64 (96)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (17)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|20 days (10.0 days)||[[Foundry (Long War)|Enhanced Plasma]] (1)
|}

==MEC and SHIV weapon types==
===MEC primary weapons===
MEC primary weapons, unsurprisingly, are only available to [[MEC Trooper (Long War)|MEC Troopers]]. They deal high damage, even more than Shotguns and LMGs. MEC Troopers with the Squadsight perk can fire up to 20% beyond visual range, though overwatch shots are still restricted to visual range.

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|-
!rowspan="2" {{Item name (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Usable by (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Aim bonus (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit chance (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Crit damage (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon ammo (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Weapon range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Overwatch range (Long War)}}!!rowspan="2" {{Special properties (Long War)}}!!colspan="2"|Prerequisites!!colspan="6"|Cost
|-align="center"
|{{Research required (Long War)}}||{{Engineers required (Long War)}}||{{Credits cost (Long War)}}||{{Alloys cost (Long War)}}||{{Elerium cost (Long War)}}||{{Meld cost (Long War)}}||{{Items cost (Long War)}}||{{Time cost (Long War)}}
|-align="center"
|[[File:Minigun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Minigun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Minigun]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|2 (3)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30||Suppression unavailable||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Laser Lance Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Laser Lance]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Laser Lance]]'''||MEC troopers||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||20||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|75 (112)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (13)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Railgun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Railgun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Railgun]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30||Suppression unavailable Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Gauss Weapons]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||45||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|120 (180)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|20 (25)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Pulse Lance Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Pulse Lance]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Pulse Lance]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Pulse Lasers]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|240 (360)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|60 (90)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|30 (38)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Particle Cannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Particle Cannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#MEC primary weapons|Particle Cannon]]'''||MEC troopers|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-14 (11)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|14-19 (16.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||title="Range for regular soldiers
(Range with the Squadsight perk)"|30 (36)||30||Suppression unavailable +1 damage to robotic targets||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Heavy Plasma Weapons]] [[Foundry (Long War)|MEC Warfare Systems]]||105||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|90 (135)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|80 (120)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|40 (53)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|21 days (10.5 days)
|}

===SHIV weapons===
SHIV weapons, obviously, are only available to [[S.H.I.V. (Long War)|SHIV units]]. They deal high damage, just as much as the MEC primary weapons, but suffer from the low base aim that all SHIV units share. However, the SHIVs modular design allows them to enhance the weapon with a variety of perks, allowing them to perform key roles in the right situation, such as using HEAT Ammo against robotic targets.

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|-align="center"
|[[File:Autocannon Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Autocannon]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Autocannon]]'''||SHIV units|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|5-9 (7)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|9-12 (10.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||colspan="8"|XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
|-align="center"
|[[File:Superheavy Laser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Laser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Laser]]'''||SHIV units||+6||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|6-10 (8)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|10-14 (12.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Advanced Beam Lasers]]||20||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|75 (112)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)|| ||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (3)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Sentry Gun Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Sentry Gun]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Sentry Gun]]'''||SHIV units|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-11 (9)|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|11-16 (13.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|4 (5)||30||30||Ignores 0.34 of target's DR||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]]||40||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|100 (150)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|32 (48)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|10 (15)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (4)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Superheavy Pulser Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Pulser]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Pulser]]'''||SHIV units|| ||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|7-13 (10)||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|13-18 (15.0)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Laser and Gauss Weapons|Pulse Lasers]]||65||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|300 (450)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|50 (75)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|0 (9)|| ||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|14 days (7.0 days)
|-align="center"
|[[File:Superheavy Plasma Long War.png|128px|link=Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Plasma]] '''[[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SHIV weapons|Superheavy Plasma]]'''||SHIV units||+8||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|8-14 (11)||+4||title="Minimum to maximum damage
(Average damage)"|14-19 (16.5)||title="Amount of ammunition available
(Amount with the Ammo Conservation foundry project)"|3 (4)||30||30|| ||[[Research (Long War)#Plasma Weapons|Vehicular Plasma Weapons]]||100||title="Cost in Credits
(Cost when building quickly)"|450 (675)||title="Cost in Alien Alloys
(Cost when building quickly)"|85 (127)||title="Cost in Elerium
(Cost when building quickly)"|70 (105)||title="Cost in Meld
(Cost when building quickly)"|4 (17)||1 [[Alien Artifacts (Long War)#Alien Weaponry|Alien Heavy Weapon]]||title="Duration in days
(Duration when building quickly)"|21 days (10.5 days)
|}

==See also==
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