Pistol - Revision history

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	== General ~~Information~~ ==		== General information ==

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			This weapon appears in ''[[X-COM\|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''. For the ''[[TFTD\|Terror from the Deep]]'' equivalent, refer to the [[Dart Gun]].

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	Despite being the weakest weapon that X-COM can use, it is a fairly competent weapon and many of the enemies that are encountered early in the war can be felled with a few well placed pistol rounds. Though very quickly replaced by other weapons, the Pistol remains useful throughout the campaign as a training weapon for training [[Reactions]] as well as [[Firing Accuracy]].		Despite being the weakest weapon that X-COM can use, it is a fairly competent weapon and many of the enemies that are encountered early in the war can be felled with a few well placed pistol rounds. Though very quickly replaced by other weapons, the Pistol remains useful throughout the campaign as a training weapon for training [[Reactions]] as well as [[Firing Accuracy]].

	~~This weapon appears in ''[[X-COM\|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''. For the ''[[TFTD\|Terror from the Deep]]'' equivalent, refer to the [[Dart Gun]].~~

Magic9mushroom: /* Recommendations */ Sectopods are immune; I believe the mention of testing applied only to Cyberdiscs.

2023-12-28T22:36:56Z

Recommendations: Sectopods are immune; I believe the mention of testing applied only to Cyberdiscs.

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	Due to its simplicity (and cheapness) the Pistol is a remarkably good training weapon. It takes effort to improve any combat skill, and the ordinary pistol certainly encourages a soldier to put in a lot of effort! The speed of the snapshots allow the trainees to react faster than with other weapons, and even though it may not be a very effective weapon against strong enemies, the experience is invaluable.		Due to its simplicity (and cheapness) the Pistol is a remarkably good training weapon. It takes effort to improve any combat skill, and the ordinary pistol certainly encourages a soldier to put in a lot of effort! The speed of the snapshots allow the trainees to react faster than with other weapons, and even though it may not be a very effective weapon against strong enemies, the experience is invaluable.

	When facing psionic enemies, the Pistol and Rifle are great weapons to use in combination with [[Personal Armour]] or [[Power Suit]]s. They are generally strong enough to deal damage to [[Sectoid]]s and even [[Ethereal]]s to a lesser extent. However they do little damage to Personal Armour and cannot do any damage to Power Suits. Therefore soldiers under alien control will not be able to harm other soldiers. Be mindful that the [[Cyberdisc]] and [[Sectopod]] have heavy external armour~~, and~~ will require about 50 to 60 shots to die from a Pistol ~~each (tested)~~. For them, consider [[Small Launcher\|alternative]] [[Rocket Launcher\|weaponry]].		When facing psionic enemies, the Pistol and Rifle are great weapons to use in combination with [[Personal Armour]] or [[Power Suit]]s. They are generally strong enough to deal damage to [[Sectoid]]s and even [[Ethereal]]s to a lesser extent. However they do little damage to Personal Armour and cannot do any damage to Power Suits. Therefore soldiers under alien control will not be able to harm other soldiers. Be mindful that the [[Cyberdisc]] and [[Sectopod]] have heavy external armour; the former will require about 50 to 60 shots to die from a Pistol, and the latter is outright immune. For them, consider [[Small Launcher\|alternative]] [[Rocket Launcher\|weaponry]].

	== Usage notes ==		== Usage notes ==

Magic9mushroom: /* Usage notes */ worth noting

2020-07-11T12:57:51Z

Usage notes: worth noting

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	*Aimed: 3 Shots, 10% Remaining TUs		*Aimed: 3 Shots, 10% Remaining TUs
	*Snap: 5 Shots, 10% Remaining TUs		*Snap: 5 Shots, 10% Remaining TUs
			::'''Note:''' A soldier with 54, 55, 60, 61, 66 or 72 TU will be able to fire 6 snapshots in a turn, due to truncation of TU costs.

	== General pistol warning ==		== General pistol warning ==

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	\| damage = 26 Armour Piercing		\| damage = 26 Armour Piercing
	\| capacity = 12		\| capacity = 12

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Bard: /* Recommendations */

2017-02-02T07:23:56Z

Recommendations

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	Due to its simplicity (and cheapness) the Pistol is a remarkably good training weapon. It takes effort to improve any combat skill, and the ordinary pistol certainly encourages a soldier to put in a lot of effort! The speed of the snapshots allow the trainees to react faster than with other weapons, and even though it may not be a very effective weapon against strong enemies, the experience is invaluable.		Due to its simplicity (and cheapness) the Pistol is a remarkably good training weapon. It takes effort to improve any combat skill, and the ordinary pistol certainly encourages a soldier to put in a lot of effort! The speed of the snapshots allow the trainees to react faster than with other weapons, and even though it may not be a very effective weapon against strong enemies, the experience is invaluable.

	When facing psionic enemies, the Pistol and Rifle are great weapons to use in combination with [[Personal Armour]] or [[Power Suit]]s. They are generally strong enough to deal damage to [[Sectoid]]s and even [[Ethereal]]s to a lesser extent. However they do little damage to Personal Armour and cannot do any damage to Power Suits. Therefore soldiers under alien control will not be able to harm other soldiers. Be mindful that the [[Cyberdisc]] and [[Sectopod]] have heavy external armour, and will ~~not receive any damage~~ from ~~either of these weapons~~. For them, consider [[Small Launcher\|alternative]] [[Rocket Launcher\|weaponry]].		When facing psionic enemies, the Pistol and Rifle are great weapons to use in combination with [[Personal Armour]] or [[Power Suit]]s. They are generally strong enough to deal damage to [[Sectoid]]s and even [[Ethereal]]s to a lesser extent. However they do little damage to Personal Armour and cannot do any damage to Power Suits. Therefore soldiers under alien control will not be able to harm other soldiers. Be mindful that the [[Cyberdisc]] and [[Sectopod]] have heavy external armour, and will require about 50 to 60 shots to die from a Pistol each (tested). For them, consider [[Small Launcher\|alternative]] [[Rocket Launcher\|weaponry]].

	== Usage notes ==		== Usage notes ==

Magic9mushroom: /* General Information */ clunky phrasing

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General Information: clunky phrasing

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	The poor accuracy/time trade off for the aimed-shot does not make the Pistol especially suited to sniping. To its credit, the pistol's aimed mode is very fast and can be fired three times per turn, allowing volume to compensate for accuracy.		The poor accuracy/time trade off for the aimed-shot does not make the Pistol especially suited to sniping. To its credit, the pistol's aimed mode is very fast and can be fired three times per turn, allowing volume to compensate for accuracy.

	The pistol's biggest draw, beyond its rapid fire, would be its small size and one-handed grip. The size allows it to be carried in the hip pockets as a spare sidearm. The one-handed grip allows the ~~pistol~~ to ~~not suffer~~ an ~~accuracy penalty if the soldier is holding another object~~ in ~~the~~ other hand.		The pistol's biggest draw, beyond its rapid fire, would be its small size and one-handed grip. The size allows it to be carried in the hip pockets as a spare sidearm. The one-handed grip allows the Pistol's wielder to hold an item in their other hand without suffering an accuracy penalty.

	Despite being the weakest weapon that X-COM can use, it is a fairly competent weapon and many of the enemies that are encountered early in the war can be felled with a few well placed pistol rounds. Though very quickly replaced by other weapons, the Pistol remains useful throughout the campaign as a training weapon for training [[Reactions]] as well as [[Firing Accuracy]].		Despite being the weakest weapon that X-COM can use, it is a fairly competent weapon and many of the enemies that are encountered early in the war can be felled with a few well placed pistol rounds. Though very quickly replaced by other weapons, the Pistol remains useful throughout the campaign as a training weapon for training [[Reactions]] as well as [[Firing Accuracy]].

NKF at 06:59, 30 April 2015

2015-04-30T06:59:33Z

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	Due to its simplicity (and cheapness) the Pistol is a remarkably good training weapon. It takes effort to improve any combat skill, and the ordinary pistol certainly encourages a soldier to put in a lot of effort! The speed of the snapshots allow the trainees to react faster than with other weapons, and even though it may not be a very effective weapon against strong enemies, the experience is invaluable.		Due to its simplicity (and cheapness) the Pistol is a remarkably good training weapon. It takes effort to improve any combat skill, and the ordinary pistol certainly encourages a soldier to put in a lot of effort! The speed of the snapshots allow the trainees to react faster than with other weapons, and even though it may not be a very effective weapon against strong enemies, the experience is invaluable.

	When facing psionic enemies, the Pistol and Rifle are great weapons to use in combination with [[Power Suit]]s. They are generally strong enough to deal damage to [[Sectoid]]s and even [[Ethereal]]s to a lesser extent. However they ~~simply~~ cannot do any damage to Power Suits. Therefore soldiers under alien control ~~cannot~~ harm other soldiers ~~with their weapons~~. Be mindful that the [[Cyberdisc]] and [[Sectopod]] have heavy external armour, and will not receive any damage from either of these weapons. For them, consider [[Small Launcher\|alternative]] [[Rocket Launcher\|weaponry]].		When facing psionic enemies, the Pistol and Rifle are great weapons to use in combination with [[Personal Armour]] or [[Power Suit]]s. They are generally strong enough to deal damage to [[Sectoid]]s and even [[Ethereal]]s to a lesser extent. However they do little damage to Personal Armour and cannot do any damage to Power Suits. Therefore soldiers under alien control will not be able to harm other soldiers. Be mindful that the [[Cyberdisc]] and [[Sectopod]] have heavy external armour, and will not receive any damage from either of these weapons. For them, consider [[Small Launcher\|alternative]] [[Rocket Launcher\|weaponry]].

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	This note covers the standard Pistol, [[Laser Pistol]] and [[Plasma Pistol]].		This note covers the standard Pistol, [[Laser Pistol]] and [[Plasma Pistol]].

	Pistol-class weapons are prioritized so that they will always be the last weapons to be selected by your soldiers. This only ~~Applies~~ to Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense.		Pistol-class weapons are prioritized so that they will always be the last weapons to be selected by your soldiers. This only applies to Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense.

	The Collectors Edition introduces ~~an anomaly~~ where only one person in the squad will arm a pistol and fill all available slots ~~filled~~ with clips.		The Collectors Edition introduces a bug where occasionally only one person in the squad will arm a pistol and fill all available slots with clips.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

NKF at 06:53, 30 April 2015

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