Assault (TJ)

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Assault

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

Class Overview

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

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

Weapons

Primary: Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns.

Secondary: Arc Thrower

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Stun Fire your Arc Thrower to incapacitate a target.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.	Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
	Raider	Disabler	Breacher
Lance Corporal	Slug Shot Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot that pierces 2 armor and has no range penalties. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 2 turn cooldown.	Stun Gunner Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.	Steadfast Grants immunity to negative mental conditions including panic, mind control, stuns, and disorientation.
Corporal	Trench Gun Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Arc Pulser Your Arc Thrower now damages mechanical enemies and reduces their defense against hacking attempts.	Close and Personal Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.
Sergeant	Extra Conditioning Run and Gun cooldown is reduced by one turn.	Sparkstriker Fires a sparking blast from the arcthrower, dealing electrical damage and detonating carried explosives.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Staff Sergeant	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.	Hidden Reserves Once per mission, as a free action, set all your cooldowns on abilities back to zero.	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.
Tech Sergeant	Close Encounters Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Hit and Run.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Killer Instinct Activating Run and Gun grants +50% critical damage for the rest of the turn.
Gunnery Sergeant	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Master Sergeant	Street Sweeper Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.	Chain Lightning A chaining arc thrower attack that stuns up to 5 targets.	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.

XCOM Abilities

The assault in Ted Jam does not use the modern LWOTC xcom row system that delineates between offensive and defensive perks.

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/10/15/20/25/30/35 AP by tier.

Tier 1 10 AP	Tier 2 10 AP	Tier 3 15 AP	Tier 4 20 AP	Tier 5 25 AP	Tier 6 30 AP	Tier 7 35 AP
Electrocute Fire an Arcthower blast that deals electrical damage instead of incapacitating.	Like Lightning When Run and Gun is activated, your Arc Thrower cooldown is immediately reset to 0.	Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	Booster Shock Fire the Arthrower at an ally to grant a bonus move action and temporary shadowstep.	Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.	Shotgun Finesse Gain additional Crit chance and Mobility while equipped with a shotgun.	Quick Zap Activate this ability to make your next arc thrower shot a free action. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Parkour This soldier is able to climb walls.	Flush Special shot with a bonus to hit that does half damage but confers defense and dodge penalties and forces target to change position if it hits.	Fortify Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Hail of Bullets Unleash a hail of bullets that is guaranteed to hit your target, but uses a lot of ammunition.	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Slam Fire For the rest of the turn, whenever you get a critical hit with your primary weapon, your actions are refunded. Has 4 turn cooldown. Cannot be used after Run and Gun and disables Run and Gun for the rest of the turn. Free action.
Blend Immediately grants concealment that is automatically broken after 2 turns.	Extra Munitions Grants 1 free explosive grenade item to your inventory.	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.	Sixth Sense You are immune to multi-target and area attacks.	Burial Shot Fire a shot at a target. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Booster Shock Fire the Arthrower at an ally to grant a bonus move action and temporary shadowstep.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Mad Bomber Grants 2 random free grenade items to your inventory.	Hit and Run Once per turn, gain an additional action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Close Encounters.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.
Iron Will Increases Will by 20, and guarantees that you bleed out instead of die outright once per mission.	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Tis But A Scratch Reduces Wound Timers by 3 HP.	Arc Lance The soldier fires the Arcthrower in a straight line blast. The shot ignores line of sight and is unaffected by cover bonuses.	EM Glitch A special Arcthrower pulse causes a robotic foe to fight for you, albeit only briefly.	Ventilate Fire a weapon blast that is guaranteed to hit and destroy the target's cover.	Dervish Once per turn, killing an enemy reduces all your ability cooldowns by 1 Turn(s).
Paramedic Unlocks an ability to perform a dash move to use a medikit on an ally (this ability still costs 1 action and is non-turn ending). Gain a free medikit. Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.	Brawler Take 35% less damage from any melee attack, or attacks from within 5 tiles.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Unlimited Power Firing your arc thrower no longer ends your turn.	Rock Em Sock Em Grants a Heavy Weapon Slot if the soldier does not already have one. Additionally grants 1 Additional use of most heavy weapons that have charges Or grants the strike abiltiy with the punch glove equipped.	Purifier Gauntlet Grants a wrist mounted flamethrower with sufficent fuel for two attacks.
Adrenaline Each time you score a kill, you gain 1 Shield. Passive.	Zone of Control All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.	Riot Control You have one free smoke grenade and one free flashbang use on every mission.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.	Breach Fire a shot that destroys cover and shreds armor in a small area, but deals reduced damage and can't get critical hits. Shotgun only.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	Meld Immediately enter concealment that lasts until the start of your next turn. Has a 4 Turn(s) cooldown.
Arc Welder You can use your arc thrower to heal friendly mechanical units.	Electroshock Your Arc Thrower disorients the target when it misses.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Fastball The next grenade you throw or launch this turn doesn't cost an action.	Anatomy You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.
	Bandolier Grants an extra utility item slot only usable for ammo. Ammo in this slot will not drain mobility, even if it will be displayed as such in the armory.		That's Close Enough During enemy turns, fire your arc thrower at any visible enemy within 1 tile(s) that moves or fires. Shares cooldown with the arc thrower's Stun ability.	Total Combat Throwing a grenade or using an item no longer ends the turn and grenades have no cooldown. In addition, you can throw grenades 2 tiles further and their radius is increased by 1. Grants a Grenade-only slot. Grants +5 aim and +1 mobility.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Aim	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Will	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
	Aim	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16
	Will	5	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

See Also

XCOM Units in Ted Jam
LWOTC Soldiers	Assault Grenadier Gunner Ranger Sharpshooter Shinobi Specialist Technical
LWOTC Unlockables	Psi Operative SPARK Officers
Faction Heroes	Reaper Skirmisher Templar
Trainable Soldiers	Agent Akimbo Arsonist Buccaneer Combat Engineer Dragoon Heavy Hitman Hijacker Hoplite Hunter Infantry Juggernaut Recon Scrapper Stormtrooper Survivalist
Untrainable Soldiers	Crasher Keeper Stormrider Warden
MEC Troopers	MEC Assault MEC Heavy MEC Hellion MEC Protector MEC Reaper MEC Skirmisher MEC Sniper MEC Support MEC Templar
Playable ADVENT	Assault Trooper Bio Assault Trooper Bio Barrier Trooper Bio Captain Destroyer Commando Frost Captain Frost Lancer Frost Purifier Frost Technician Officer Pathfinder Pathfinder Hunter Priest Purifier Raptor Commando Shieldbearer Stunlancer Wraith Commando
Playable Aliens	Andromedon Archon Berserker Desolator Faceless Frost Adder Frost Bomber Frost Mamba Frost Necromancer Muton Beleaguer Muton Harrier Muton Hunter Muton Prowler Muton Sapper Muton Trooper Naja Python Sectoid Sectoid Abjurer Sidewinder Viper Viper Marauder Warmaster Winter Sentinel
Buildable Units	Junk SPARK Resistance MEC MEC Archer MEC Pyroclast Prototype Assault MEC Military Assault MEC Frost MEC Frost Droid ADVENT Drone Hunter Drone Enigma Drone Phase Drone SHIV Alloy SHIV Elerium SHIV Celatid Turret Alloy Celatid Turret Elerium Celatid Turret Chryssalid Hound