Height: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:33, 23 July 2013

When firing upon a unit, there are two factors on top of "base-chance-to-hit", that determine whether a hit is successful. These are:

The distance to the target
The target's height

Not only is a small unit harder to hit, but a shot generally needs to be aimed lower or it will pass over the head of a short unit. For example, you can fire over the top of your tank and hit units on the other side. A shot can pass under a unit which floats above the ground, in much the same way.

Height also affects visibility of units in the Battlescape. Shorter units such as Sectoids can be difficult to detect even at short ranges if they are standing in fields of tall crops.

The following table lists the heights of each unit. While all units have a separate height when kneeling, only the solder can actually perform this action.

Unit	Standing	Floating	Adjusted	Kneeling
Silacoid	10	-	10	10
Celatid	12	6	18	12
Hovertank	12	6	18	12
Cyberdisc	15	2	17	15
Sectoid	16	-	16	12
Tank	16	-	16	16
Snakeman	18	-	18	18
Zombie	18	-	18	18
Ethereal	20	-	20	15
Floater	21	2	23	16
Muton	21	-	21	16
Chryssalid	21	-	21	16
Civilian	21	2	23	16
Soldier	22	-	22	14
Reaper	23	-	23	16
Sectopod	23	-	23	16

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 *The target's '''height'''
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-Not only is a small unit harder to hit, but a shot generally needs to be aimed lower or it will pass over the head of a short unit. For example, you can fire over the top of your tank and hit units on the other side.<br>
+Not only is a small unit harder to hit, but a shot generally needs to be aimed lower or it will pass over the head of a short unit. For example, you can fire over the top of your tank and hit units on the other side. A shot can pass under a unit which floats above the ground, in much the same way.<br>
+Height also affects visibility of units in the Battlescape. Shorter units such as [[Sectoid|Sectoids]] can be difficult to detect even at short ranges if they are standing in fields of tall crops.
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-The following table lists the heights of each unit:
+The following table lists the heights of each unit. While all units have a separate height when kneeling, only the solder can actually perform this action.
- Silacoid   10
- Celatid    12
- Tank       12
- Cyberdisc  15
- Sectoid    16
- Snakeman   18
- Zombie     18
- Ethereal   20
- Floater    21
- Muton      21
- Chryssalid 21
- Civilian   21
- Soldier    22 (or 14, when kneeling)
- Reaper     23
- Sectopod   23
-While all units have a seperate height when kneeling, only the solder can actually perform this action.
+<table {{StdCenterTable}} class="sortable">
+<tr {{StdDescTable_Heading}}><th width="150" align="left">Unit</th><th width="110">Standing</th><th width="110">Floating</th><th width="110">Adjusted</th><th width="110">Kneeling</th></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Silacoid</td><td>10</td><td>-</td><td>10</td><td>10</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Celatid</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>12</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Hovertank</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>12</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Cyberdisc</td><td>15</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>15</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Sectoid</td><td>16</td><td>-</td><td>16</td><td>12</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Tank</td><td>16</td><td>-</td><td>16</td><td>16</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Snakeman</td><td>18</td><td>-</td><td>18</td><td>18</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Zombie</td><td>18</td><td>-</td><td>18</td><td>18</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Ethereal</td><td>20</td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>15</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Floater</td><td>21</td><td>2</td><td>23</td><td>16</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Muton</td><td>21</td><td>-</td><td>21</td><td>16</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Chryssalid</td><td>21</td><td>-</td><td>21</td><td>16</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Civilian</td><td>21</td><td>2</td><td>23</td><td>16</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Soldier</td><td>22</td><td>-</td><td>22</td><td>14</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Reaper</td><td>23</td><td>-</td><td>23</td><td>16</td></tr>
+<tr><td align="left">Sectopod</td><td>23</td><td>-</td><td>23</td><td>16</td></tr>
+</table>
 ==See Also==
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 [[User_talk:Danial#Height|Danial's Real-Life Height Conversions]]
+[[Category: data tables]]
+[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]