Assault (TJ)

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Assault

The Assault serves as our primary close range unit, able to push in close and hold the line.

Differences From LWOTC

The assault in Ted Jam is largely unchanged in role, but the minor movements to a few perks mean that the assault can get much more powerful than before. IThe assault has been given access to:

• A deadly Close Encounters + Rapid Fire combo
• More damage through Bring 'Em On
• Utility through Disabling Shot and earlier access to Lightning Reflexes
• Better arcthrowing with earlier access to Stun Gunner, as well as guaranteed access to Unlimited Power and one new utility arcthrower perk: Booster Shock

LCPL: Lone Wolf to Bring 'Em On
CPL: Arc Pulser to Stun Gunner
SGT: Stun Gunner & Fortify to Booster Shock & Formidable
SSGT: Formidable to Unlimited Power
TSGT: Hit and Run & Rapid Fire to Disabling Shot & Lightning Reflexes
GSGT: Lightning Reflexes to Rapid Fire

Rank	LWOTC Ability		New Ability
Squaddie	No change
Lance Corporal	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.		Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.
Corporal	Arc Pulser Your Arc Thrower now damages mechanical enemies and reduces their defense against hacking attempts.		Stun Gunner Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.
Sergeant	Stun Gunner Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.		Booster Shock Fire the Arthrower at an ally to grant a bonus move action and temporary shadowstep.
	Fortify Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.		Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.
Staff Sergeant	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.		Unlimited Power Firing your arc thrower no longer ends your turn.
Tech Sergeant	Hit and Run Once per turn, gain an additional action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Close Encounters.		Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.
	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.		Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.
Gunnery Sergeant	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.		Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.
Master Sergeant	No change

Class Overview

The Assault class is specialised in mobility and dealing damage with guns. They are the equivalent to Long War 1's Assault, somewhat akin to a shotgun-using vanilla Ranger, but with more emphasis on damage, stunning and holding the frontline in exchange for the sword and stealth skills, which are now in the Shinobi class.

Assaults also carry Arc Throwers as their secondary weapon. These have normal (rifle) range penalties, giving shotgun equipped Assaults a nonlethal option for use at range, stunning organic targets if it hits them. Arc throwers will stun for two actions which is one turn on most enemies, and the cooldown of the arc thrower is two turns which will allow enemies a single turn of activity before you can re-attempt another stun. The center branch features multiple upgrades to the Arc Thrower, making an Assault more than capable of shutting down even the scariest of hostiles when you need it most.

Weapons

Primary: Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns.

Secondary: Arc Thrower

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Stun Fire your Arc Thrower to incapacitate a target.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.	Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
	Raider	Zapper	Crasher
Lance Corporal	Slug Shot Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot that pierces 2 armor and has no range penalties. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 2 turn cooldown.	Electroshock Your Arc Thrower disorients the target when it misses.	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.
Corporal	Trench Gun Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Stun Gunner Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.	Close and Personal Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.
Sergeant	Killer Instinct Activating Run and Gun grants +50% critical damage for the rest of the turn.	Booster Shock Fire the Arthrower at an ally to grant a bonus move action and temporary shadowstep.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.
Staff Sergeant	Extra Conditioning Run and Gun cooldown is reduced by one turn.	Unlimited Power Firing your arc thrower no longer ends your turn.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Tech Sergeant	Close Encounters Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Hit and Run.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.
Gunnery Sergeant	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.
Master Sergeant	Street Sweeper Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.	Chain Lightning A chaining arc thrower attack that stuns up to 5 targets.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.

XCOM Abilities

The assault in Ted Jam does not use the modern LWOTC xcom row system that delineates between offensive and defensive perks.

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10 AP per tier level.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
Flush Special shot with a bonus to hit that does half damage but confers defense and dodge penalties and forces target to change position if it hits.	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Iron Will Increases Will by 20, and guarantees that you bleed out instead of die outright once per mission.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.
Electrocute Fire an Arcthower blast that deals electrical damage instead of incapacitating.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Quick Zap Activate this ability to make your next arc thrower shot a free action. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Parkour This soldier is able to climb walls.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Adrenaline Each time you score a kill, you gain 1 Shield. Passive.
Extra Munitions Grants 1 free explosive grenade item to your inventory.	Sparkstriker Fires a sparking blast from the arcthrower, dealing electrical damage and detonating carried explosives.	Shotgun Finesse Gain additional Crit chance and Mobility while equipped with a shotgun.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.
Grazing Fire Missed attacks have an additional roll to become a graze.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Bull Rush Make a special melee attack against any enemy within movement range that deals little damage but stuns the target for 1 turn.
Blend Immediately grants concealment that is automatically broken after 2 turns.	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.	Anatomy You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.	Slam Fire For the rest of the turn, whenever you get a critical hit with your primary weapon, your actions are refunded. Has 4 turn cooldown. Cannot be used after Run and Gun and disables Run and Gun for the rest of the turn. Free action.
Drive Out Deals 2 damage and knocks back target. Can't target mechanical enemies.	Zone of Control All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.	Breach Fire a shot that destroys cover and shreds armor in a small area, but deals reduced damage and can't get critical hits. Shotgun only.
Like Lightning When Run and Gun is activated, your Arc Thrower cooldown is immediately reset to 0.	Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.	Mad Bomber Grants 2 random free grenade items to your inventory.
Bandolier Grants an extra utility item slot only usable for ammo. Ammo in this slot will not drain mobility, even if it will be displayed as such in the armory.	Arc Lance The soldier fires the Arcthrower in a straight line blast. The shot ignores line of sight and is unaffected by cover bonuses.	Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.
Warning Shot Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.	Steadfast Grants immunity to negative mental conditions including panic, mind control, stuns, and disorientation.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.
Take Down A melee finisher that never misses and does not end your turn even when used with a dash move, but can only target damaged enemies on 3 or less HP. Can be used once per turn. 3 turn cooldown.	EM Glitch A special Arcthrower pulse causes a robotic foe to fight for you, albeit only briefly.	Burial Shot Fire a shot at a target. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.	Purifier Gauntlet Grants a wrist mounted flamethrower with sufficent fuel for two attacks.
Arc Welder You can use your arc thrower to heal friendly mechanical units.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	That's Close Enough During enemy turns, fire your arc thrower at any visible enemy within 1 tile(s) that moves or fires. Shares cooldown with the arc thrower's Stun ability.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Aim	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Will	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
	Aim	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16
	Will	5	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

See Also

XCOM Units in Ted Jam
LWOTC Soldiers	Assault Grenadier Gunner Ranger Sharpshooter Shinobi Specialist Technical
LWOTC Unlockables	Psi Operative SPARK Officers
Faction Heroes	Reaper Skirmisher Templar
Trainable Soldiers	Agent Akimbo Arsonist Buccaneer Combat Engineer Dragoon Heavy Hitman Hijacker Hoplite Hunter Infantry Juggernaut Recon Scrapper Stormtrooper Survivalist
Untrainable Soldiers	Crasher Keeper Stormrider Warden
MEC Troopers	MEC Assault MEC Heavy MEC Hellion MEC Protector MEC Reaper MEC Skirmisher MEC Sniper MEC Support MEC Templar
Playable ADVENT	Assault Trooper Bio Assault Trooper Bio Barrier Trooper Bio Captain Destroyer Commando Frost Captain Frost Lancer Frost Purifier Frost Technician Officer Pathfinder Pathfinder Hunter Priest Purifier Raptor Commando Shieldbearer Stunlancer Wraith Commando
Playable Aliens	Andromedon Archon Berserker Desolator Faceless Frost Adder Frost Bomber Frost Mamba Frost Necromancer Muton Beleaguer Muton Harrier Muton Hunter Muton Prowler Muton Sapper Muton Trooper Naja Python Sectoid Sectoid Abjurer Sidewinder Viper Viper Marauder Warmaster Winter Sentinel
Buildable Units	Junk SPARK Resistance MEC MEC Archer MEC Pyroclast Prototype Assault MEC Military Assault MEC Frost MEC Frost Droid ADVENT Drone Hunter Drone Enigma Drone Phase Drone SHIV Alloy SHIV Elerium SHIV Celatid Turret Alloy Celatid Turret Elerium Celatid Turret Chryssalid Hound