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.
 <br>
-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.
-            '''Standing Kneeling'''
- '''Unit        Height   Height'''
- '''----       -------- --------'''
- Silacoid      10       10
- Celatid       12       12
- Hovertank     12       12
- Cyberdisc     15       15
- Sectoid       16       12
- Tank          16       16
- Snakeman      18       18
- Zombie        18       18
- Ethereal      20       15
- Floater       21       16
- Muton         21       16
- Chryssalid    21       16
- Civilian      21       16
- Soldier       22       14
- Reaper        23       16
- Sectopod      23       16
-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]]