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 Actions

These are general actions that can be perform by all your soldiers during the fight.

Action	Description
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

These are special perks available to each class and rank. Up reaching a certain rank a soldier has to choose exclusively between two abilities.

Ability	Class	Rank Required	Description
Run & Gun	Assault	Squaddie	Allows to move and make a shot, including at the end of dashing, can't use equipment, cooldown 3 turns
Tactical Sense	Assault	Corporal A	Gives +5 to Defense per enemy close to you, up to a maximum of +20
Aggression	Assault	Corporal B	+10% to critical hit per enemy close to you up to 30%
Lightning Reflexes	Assault	Sergeant A	Ignores first reaction fire on that turn
Close & Personal	Assault	Sergeant B	+30% to critical hit, reduces with distance
Rapid Fire	Assault	Lieutenant A	Allow for two shots, with potentially twice the damage inflicted but at a lower accuracy
Unknown	Assault	Lieutenant B	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Assault	Captain A	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Assault	Captain B	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Assault	Major	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Assault	Colonel A	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Assault	Colonel B	Not yet revealed
Rushing?	Assault	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Fire Rocket	Heavy	Squaddie	Fires a 6 damage rocket once per combat, requires both action points, one use
Bullet Swarm	Heavy	Corporal A	Allows to shoot and then move or shoot twice
Holo-Targeting	Heavy	Corporal B	Gives +10% to Aim against your target for squad mates
Shredder Rocket	Heavy	Sergeant A	Gives a +33% bonus to damage against that target, deals less damage than standard, lasts 4 turns
Suppression	Heavy	Sergeant B	-30% Aim to enemy, allows a reaction shot if the target moves
HEAT Rounds	Heavy	Lieutenant A	+100% to damage against robotic enemies
Rapid Reaction	Heavy	Lieutenant B	Gives a second reaction fire if the first one was successful
Grenadier	Heavy	Captain A	Allows to carry 2 grenades instead of 1, if grenades are carried
Danger Zone	Heavy	Captain A	Increases hit area of rockets and suppression by 2 spaces
Survival	Heavy	Major	Not yet revealed
Focused Suppression	Heavy	Colonel A	Reduce target Aim by 65% and free shot if the target moves
Tracer Beam Rounds	Heavy	Colonel B	If hit alien takes extra damage from entire squad
Headshot	Sniper	Squaddie	+30% to critical hits, cooldown 2 turns
Snap Shot	Sniper	Corporal A	Allows to make a shot with sniper after moving, this shot has -20% Aim
Squad Sight	Sniper	Corporal B	Allows to target enemies Not seen by sniper but seen by squadmates, requires clear line of fire
Low Profile	Sniper	Sergeant A	Makes partial cover count as full cover
Battle Scanner	Sniper	Lieutenant A	Scanning device, when thrown creates a new source of vision for 2 turns. Can only be used 2 times per battle
Opportunist	Sniper	Captain A	+10 Aim against targets with less than 50% Health
Damn Good Ground	Sniper	Major	+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses
Double Tap	Sniper	Colonel A	Both actions can be used for Standard/Precision/Disabling Shot
In The Zone	Sniper	Unknown	Additional shot after a critical hit
Improved Overwatch	Sniper	Unknown	Unit continues firing as long as it hits the target
Gunslinger	Sniper	Unknown	Confers 2 bonus damage with pistols
Disabling Round	Sniper	Unknown	Shot to disable alien's main weapon, alien may to fix the weapon, no critical hits, 2 turn cooldown
Smoke Grenade	Support	Squaddie	Throw a grenade that provides half cover in a radius, lasts 2 turns, one use
Sprinter	Support	Corporal A	Increases movement by 3 squares per action point
Covering Fire	Support	Corporal B	Allows reaction fire against opponents who try to shoot
Field Medic	Support	Sergeant A	Gives 3 Medikits, if the unit is carrying them
Unknown	Support	Sergeant B	Not yet revealed
Revive	Support	Lieutenant A	Restores critically wounded operative to 33% health
Rifle Suppression	Support	Lieutenant B	-30% to target's Aim, gives reaction fire if target moves
Unknown	Support	Captain A	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Support	Captain B	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Support	Major	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Support	Colonel A	Not yet revealed
Unknown	Support	Colonel B	Not yet revealed
Combat Stims	Support	Unknown	Temporarily increase squad mates' stats and reduce damage taken
Mind Probe?	Psionic	Unknown	Speculated - There are 4 specific Psi icons visible on the demos
Panic	Psionic	Unknown	If successful targeted unit panic and either will be unable to move and fire or run or go bezerk
Mind Control	Psionic	Unknown	Control of enemy for 5 turns
Rift	Psionic	Unknown	Creates a devastating psionic storm

Officer Training School Abilities

These abilities can be obtained/purchased through building an Officer Training School. They have a monetary cost and require specific ranks to be purchased/activated.

Ability	Rank Required	Description
Wet Work	Sergeant	+25% experience gained from kills
Squad Size I	Sergeant	Squad size increased to 5 soldiers
Rapid Recovery	Lieutenant	Soldiers heal twice as fast from wounds taken in combat
Squad Size II	Captain	Squad size increased to 6 soldiers.
Iron Will	Major	Soldiers receive a larger Will bonus each time they are promoted
New Guy	Major	New soldiers are automatically promoted to the "Squaddie" rank
Don't Die On Me	Colonel	The higher the rank, the more likely the soldier will be critically wounded instead of killed

Equipment Abilities

These are specific abilities provided by the presence or use of selected equipment.

Ability	Equipment Required	Description
Heal Wound	Medikit	Use the Medikit to heal up to 8 Health Points
Grapple Hook	Skeleton Suit Ghost Armor	Use the grappling hook to reach high locations
Stealth?	Ghost Armor	Use the stealth function of the Ghost armor to move undetected