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

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

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