Heavy (TJ)

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Heavy

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Class Overview

The Heavy is a front line specialist that excels in attrition fights with sustained cannon fire. If time is of the essence, you can count on their rocket launcher to turn the tide quickly.

Weapons

Primary: Cannons

Secondary: Rocket Launchers

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Suppression Fire a barrage that pins down a target, grants reaction fire against it if it moves, restricts the use of many abilities, and imposing a -25 penalty to the target's aim. Also adds an additional -15 aim debuff for the turn that is not cleared with the suppression.			Rocket Launcher Fire a rocket at a target area. Damages enemies, shreds armor, and destroys terrain.
	Blast Off Your rockets are a bit more accurate.			Grazing Fire Missed attacks have an additional roll to become a graze.
	No Retreat		Loose Cannon		Munitions
Lance Corporal	Area Suppression Fire a barrage that pins down multiple targets within a 4-tile radius, granting reaction fire against anyone that moves, and imposing a -25 penalty to all targets' aim until suppression is removed. Cannot be used when concealed.		Ever Vigilant If you spend all of your actions on moves, you are granted an automatic overwatch shot at the end of the turn.		Concussion Rocket Fire a special rocket that does 2 damage but has a chance to stun or disorient organic enemies within its area of effect.
Corporal	HEAT Ammo Confers +50% damage against robotic enemies.		Holo Targeting Any directed primary weapon shot, hit or miss, will mark the target, increasing your squad's aim by +15 against this target.		Biggest Booms Your grenades and standard rockets can inflict critical damage (50% chance for +3 damage).
Sergeant	Traverse Fire After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.		Jingoistic It's time for war. This soldier is granted a grenade slot as well as a heavy weapon slot, regardless of armor worn.		Fire in the Hole Your rockets are more accurate.
Staff Sergeant	Fortify Whenever you enter overwatch or use suppression, you gain 20 Defense until the start of your next turn.		Blinding Fire Fire at enemies in a cone. This attack is inaccurate, having a -15 aim penalty, but also reduces the aim of all targets by -15.		Javelin Rockets The range of your rockets is increased by 6 tiles and you may hit targets beyond your visual range.
Tech Sergeant	Stationary Threat Gain +1 damage to your primary weapon attacks for each turn that you do not move. Passive.		Improved Suppression Your Suppression and Area Suppression abilities also disorient the primary target.		Bunker Buster Fire a special rocket that destroys buildings and other objects in the environment.
Gunnery Sergeant	Disabling Suppression Suppression abilities additional disables enemy weapons. They will need to reload before they can fire.		Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.		Salvo Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.
Master Sergeant	Unload Fire with your primary weapon until out of ammo or the target is dead. Shots cannot critically hit and each shot deals less damage than a standard shot.		Devastation The radius of your grenades and rockets is increased by 2, and the radius of your Breach ability is increased by 1.		Iron Rations Gain one bonus use on all your grenades and equipped rockets. Also, get one extra Frag Grenade in addition to your equipped grenades.

XCOM Abilities

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
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.	Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.	Demolition Unleash a volley of bullets at your target's cover, significantly damaging or destroying it. Deals no damage to your target.	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.	Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.	Rapid Reaction When in overwatch, each shot you hit with grants another reaction fire shot, up to a maximum of three shots.
Scout Grants 1 free battle scanner item to your inventory.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	Rupture A Rupture shot grants a +50 bonus to critical hit chances and ensures that the target takes an additional +3 damage from all attacks in the future.
Corpsman Grants a free Medikit.	Lockdown Gain +20 to hit against enemies who attempt to move when suppressed.	Danger Zone Area Suppression suppresses enemies in a 5-tile radius.	Mayhem Gain 25% bonus damage against enemies who attempt to move when suppressed.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	Focus Your first reaction shot each turn is guaranteed to hit.	Rocketeer Your rocket launcher or heavy weapon gains a bonus use.
Will To Survive Enemy damage is reduced by 1 when in cover and attacked through that cover. Also grants 5 will.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.	Locked On Gain +20 aim and +10 crit for successive shots at the same enemy unit.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Covering Fire Overwatch now trigger on any hostile action, not just movement. Overwatch shots now ignore 2/3 of cover bonuses.	Heavy Hitter All your attacks deal +2 damage.
Sunomata Build a castle in a turn. You gain a single point of armor, plus the Entrench ability. This ability replaces Hunker Down and allows you to remain in a hunkered down state until you move."	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.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Needle Grenades Your explosives do not destroy loot when they kill enemies and deal 1 bonus damage to unarmored enemies.	Kill Zone Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire.	Saturation Fire Fire a cone shaped barrage of bullets at every enemy in an area. In addition, the cover of those enemies can be damaged or destroyed. Uses a lot of ammunition.
Parkour This soldier is able to climb walls.	Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
Battlespace Increases your vision radius by 3 tiles. Once per mission, you can increase this bonus to 12 tiles for a turn.	Tank You gain additional Armor points based on your equipped armor.	Controlled Fire Additional shots fired from Area Suppression no longer cost ammo.	Barrage Attack all targets in a straight line and damage or destroy cover.	Fend Off Enter a special overwatch which grants up to 3 reaction shots and the Covering Fire ability. 5 turn cooldown.
Tear Down As a free action, detonate an environmental explosive with a well placed shot.	Maim Fire a shot with your primary weapon that immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Return Fire When targeted by enemy attacks, automatically fire back with your assault rifle once per turn. The return shot ignores cover bonuses.	Tandem HEAT Warheads Your grenades now pierce up to 2 point(s) of armor, shred 0 additional point(s) of armor, and do full damage to units to the maximum extent of their area of effect.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.
	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.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Aim	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2
	Will	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
	Aim	2	4	6	9	11	13	16	18
	Will	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

See Also

XCOM Units in Ted Jam
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