Goliath (Long War)

MEC variant of the Gunner class. A Goliath is designed to be a human tank. They have the best HP progression of any class in the game and an unsurpassed selection of defensive perks. They have reasonable aim progression, but their selection of offensive perks is a bit lacking.

Abilities

Rank	Ability
Specialist	Absorption Fields Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.
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Lance Corporal	Body Shield The nearest visible enemy suffers -20 aim and cannot critically hit this unit	Flush Fire a shot that causes enemies to run out of cover. The shot is easy to hit with, but does reduced damage	Automated Threat Assessment Confers +15 Defense during first attack in owerwatch, and a half point of damage reduction(meaning one point of damage in a successful attack has a 50% chance of being avoided)
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Corporal	Ranger Primary weapon does one additional damage.	Reactive Targetting Sensors Unit gets a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks the MEC each turn, provided there's enough ammo to do so.	Close Combat Specialist Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch. Warning: Will activate even if unit is concealed.
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Sergeant	Shock-Absorbent Armor Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.	Platform Stability Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.	HEAT Ammo Your primary weapon does extra damage to robotic enemies.
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Tech Sergeant	File:.png ' '	Advanced Fire Control Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.	File:.png ' '
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Stat Progression

Rank	HP at level	Total HP	Aim at level	Total Aim
Specialist	1	1	3	3
Lance Corporal	1	2	3	6
Corporal	1	3	3	9
Sergeant	1	4	3	12
Tech Sergeant	1	5	3	15
Gunnery Sergeant	1	6	3	18
Master Sergeant	1	7	3	21