Weapons (EU2012)

Weapon Stats

Precision Weapons

Pistols

Weapon	Base Damage	Crit Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Pistol	1	2	0	Any	10	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo
Laser Pistol	2	3	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo
Plasma Pistol	3	4	0	Any	125	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo
Sectoid Plasma Pistol	4	0	Sectoid	125	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo Suppression 20%

• Pistols are secondary weapons, designed to be carried as a complementary sidearm, to be used either in regular fire or in Overwatch mode.
• They have low power and nearly all have a zero chance for critical hits but they don't need to be reloaded.

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Base Damage	Crit Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Assault Rifle	3	4	10	Any	20	27	200	NA	Large
Laser Rifle	5	6	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Large
Plasma Light Rifle	5	6	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Large	Aim +10
Plasma Rifle	7	9	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Large

• Assault Rifles are most common squad weapon, offering medium firepower and versatility.
• They are an upgrade from pistols but their damage ratings are below those of specialized firearms (Shotgun, LMG, Sniper Rifle)
• They are both capable of Overwatch and Suppression, as well as inflicting critical hits.

LMG and Heavy Rifles

Weapon	Base Damage	Crit Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
LMG	4	6	0	Heavy	60	27	200	NA	Large
Heavy Laser	6	7	10	Heavy	125	27	200	NA	Large
Heavy Plasma	9	10	10	Heavy	125	27	200	27	Large

• Heavy rifles are an upgrade to Assault Rifles on damage capability.
• Due to their size they can only be carried by Heavy troopers.
• In addition to Overwatch, they also offer the possibility of Suppression for soldiers who possess that ability.

Sniper Rifles

Weapon	Base Damage	Crit Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Sniper Rifle	4	5	25	Sniper	30	100	200	NA	Large	Limited move
Laser Sniper Rifle	6	7	30	Sniper	125	100	200	NA	Large	Limited move
Plasma Sniper Rifle	9	10	35	Sniper	125	100	200	NA	Large	Limited move

• Sniper rifles have the best damage and critical hit chance (which increases with each tech upgrade) of all non-explosive firearms.
• They also have a range of 100, although it requires for the Sniper to have the Squad Sight ability to shoot targets out of sight.
• Their drawbacks are their restrictions on movement and firing (which can be addressed with the Snap Snot ability).
• The rifles also have limited use at close range.

Shotguns

Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Shotgun	5	20	Assault	40	10	360	27	Large	Limited range
Laser Scatter	7	20	Assault	125	27	360	NA	Large	Limited range
Alloy Cannon	10	20	Assault	125	27	360	NA	Large	Limited range

• Shotguns are close-range, high-power firearms capable of inflicting critical hits.
• They can only be used by Assault soldiers and are limited in range.

Other Precision Weapons

Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Arc Thrower	0	0	Any	0	27	NA	NA	Small	No reaction shot
Drone Beam	3	0	Drone	2	27	NA	NA	Small	Repair
Death Blossom	9	10	Cyberdisc	2	27	NA	NA	Large	Suppression +3
Heat Ray	21	25	Sectopod	801	27	NA	NA	Large
Psi Lance	10	25	Ethereal	0	27	200	NA	Large

Area Weapons

Launchers

Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Blast Radius	Size	Abilities
Rocket Launcher	7	0	Heavy	500	27	336	Large	Limited move No reload
Blaster Launcher	10	0	Heavy	500	100	336	Large	Limited move No reload
Plague	7	0	Thin Man	801	27	175	Small	Suppression 20%
Cluster Bomb	7	25	Sectopod	250	27	144	Large	Limited move No reload
Chest Cannon	11	0	Sectopod	801	27	144	Large	Suppression 40% Overwatch

• Launchers can pack a high explosive charge capable of inflicting damage over a large area and knocking out terrain features.
• They have restrictions on movement and firing and are usually 1 shot weapons.

Grenades

Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Blast Radius	Size	Abilities
Frag Grenade	3	0	Any	250	15	240	Small
Smoke Grenade	NA	0	Support	250	15	336	Small	Defense +20
Alien Grenade	5	0	Any	250	17	240	Small
Psi Grenade	7	25	Any	250	15	225	Small

Melee Weapons

Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Blast Radius	Size	Abilities
Chryssalid Claw	7	20	Chryssalid	1	2	NA	Small	No reaction shot
Zombie Fist	9	0	Zombie	1	2	NA	Small	No reaction shot

See Also

General Equipment

Soldier Classes

Soldier Abilities