Gunner (Long War)
The Gunner class is similar to a suppression specialized Heavy in vanilla XCOM. Their signature ability is Suppression, and they are the only class that can use the Light Machine Gun line of weapons. The LMG-type weapons are slightly better in Long War than vanilla XCOM, in particular they have larger magazines. Suppression is also improved, working to restrict the target's ability to use rockets and grenades as well as its vanilla effects. To compensate, the Gunner loses the vanilla Heavy's rockets.
- Primary Weapon: Machine Guns, Assault Rifles
- Secondary Weapon: None
Abilities
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 Specialist |
 Suppress an enemy, giving them -30 Aim and reduced range on AOE abilities. | |||
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 Lance Corporal |
 Shooting, flushing or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies. |
 Fire a shot that causes enemies to run out of cover. The shot is easy to hit with, but does reduced damage. |
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 Corporal |
 +1 damage with primary weapon. |
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 Sergeant |
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 Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20). | |
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 Tech Sergeant |
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 Take two shots against a single target in quick succession. Each shot carries a -15 penalty to Aim. |
 All limited-use items in your inventory receive one extra use. | |
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 Gunnery Sergeant |
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 Confers immunity to critical hits. |
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 Master Sergeant |
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 Confers bonus health based on which type of armor is equipped. Heavier armor increases the bonus. | |
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Stat Progression
| Rank | HP at level | Total HP | Aim at level | Total Aim |
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| Specialist | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lance Corporal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Corporal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Sergeant | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Tech Sergeant | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Gunnery Sergeant | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Master Sergeant | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 |