Abilities (EU2012)

Your soldiers' actions on the battlefield are determined by their abilities, which are given by their rank, class, equipment and perks purchased through the Officer Training School.

General Abilities

Move - Either walk or dash.
Fire - Shoot the enemy
Overwatch - Takes a shot at the next enemy that moves into sight range.
Reload - Spend a full action to reload weapon.
Hunker - Provides a defensive bonus.

Class & Rank Abilities

Class	Rank	Ability	Description
Heavy	Squaddie	Fire Rocket	Fires a 6 damage rocket once per combat, requires both action points, one use
	Corporal	Bullet Swarm Holo-Targeting	Allows to shoot and then move or shoot twice Gives +10% to Aim against your target for squad mates
	Sergeant	Shredder Rocket Suppression	Gives a +33% bonus to damage against that target, deals less damage than standard, lasts 4 turns -30% Aim to enemy, allows a reaction shot if the target moves
	Lieutenant	HEAT Rounds Rapid Reaction	+100% to damage against robotic enemies Gives a second reaction fire if the first one was successful
	Captain	Grenadier Danger Zone	Allows to carry 2 grenades instead of 1, if grenades are carried Increases hit area of rockets and suppression by 2 spaces
	Major	Survival
	Colonel	Focused Suppression Tracer Beam Rounds	Reduce target Aim by 65% and free shot if the target moves If hit alien takes extra damage from entire squad
Sniper	Squaddie	Headshot	+30% to critical hits, cooldown 2 turns
	Corporal	Snap Shot Squad Sight	Allows to make a shot with sniper after moving, this shot has -20% Aim Allows to target enemies not seen by sniper but seen by squadmates, requires clear line of fire
	Sergeant	Low Profile ?????
	Lieutenant	Battle Scanner ?????
	Captain	Opportunist ?????
	Major
	Colonel
Assault	Squaddie	Run & Gun	Allows to move and make a shot, including at the end of dashing, can't use equipment, cooldown 3 turns
	Corporal	Tactical Sense Aggression	Gives +5 to Defense per enemy close to you, up to a maximum of +20 +10% to critical hit per enemy close to you up to 30%
	Sergeant	Lightning Reflexes Close & Personal	Ignores first reaction fire on that turn +30% to critical hit, reduces with distance
	Lieutenant	Rapid Fire ?????
	Captain
	Major
	Colonel
Support	Squaddie	Smoke Grenade	Throw a grenade that provides half cover in a radius, lasts 2 turns, one use
	Corporal	Sprinter Covering Fire	Increases movement by 3 squares per action point Allows reaction fire against opponents who try to shoot
	Sergeant	Field Medic ?????	Gives 3 Medikits, if the unit is carrying them
	Lieutenant	Revive Rifle Suppression	Restores critically wounded operative to 33% health -30% to target's Aim, gives reaction fire if target moves
	Captain
	Major
	Colonel
Psionic	?????	Mind Probe?	speculated
	?????	Panic
	?????	Mind Control	Control of enemy for 5 turns
	?????	Rift	Creates a devastating psionic storm