Weapons (EU2012)

Weapon Stats

Pistols
Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Pistol	1	0	Any	10	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo
Laser Pistol	2	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo
Plasma Pistol	3	0	Any	125	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo
Sectoid Plasma Pistol	3	0	Sectoid	125	27	200	NA	Small	Unlimited ammo Suppression 20%

Pistols are secondary weapons, designed to be carried as a complementary sidearm, to be used either in regular fire or in Overwatch mode.
They have low power and nearly all have a zero chance for critical hits but they don't need to be reloaded.

Assault Rifles
Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Assault Rifle	3	10	Any	20	27	200	NA	Large
Laser Rifle	5	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Large
Plasma Light Rifle	5	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Large	Aim +20
Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle	3	10	Thin Man	125	27	200	NA	Large	Suppression 20%
Outsider Plasma Light Rifle	3	10	Outsider	0	27	200	NA	Large	Suppression 30%
Floater Plasma Light Rifle	5	10	Floater	125	27	200	NA	Large	Suppression 20%
Muton Plasma Light Rifle	5	10	Muton	125	27	200	NA	Large	Suppression 20%
Plasma Rifle	7	10	Any	125	27	200	NA	Large
Muton Plasma Rifle	7	10	Muton	125	27	200	NA	Large	Suppression 20%

Assault Rifles are most common squad weapon, offering medium firepower and versatility.
They are an upgrade from pistols but their damage ratings are below those of specialized firearms (Shotgun, LMG, Sniper Rifle)
They are both capable of Overwatch and Suppression, as well as inflicting critical hits.

LMG and Heavy Rifles
Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
LMG	4	10	Heavy	60	27	200	NA	Large
Heavy Laser	6	10	Heavy	125	27	200	NA	Large
Heavy Plasma	9	10	Heavy	125	27	200	27	Large
Floater Heavy Plasma	9	10	Floater	125	27	200	27	Large	Suppression 35%
Muton Heavy Plasma	9	10	Muton	125	27	200	27	Large	Suppression 35%

Heavy rifles are an upgrade to Assault Rifles on damage capability.
Due to their size they can only be carried by Heavy troopers.
In addition to Overwatch, they also offer the possibility of Suppression for soldiers who possess that ability.

Sniper Rifles
Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Sniper Rifle	4	25	Sniper	30	100	200	NA	Large	Limited move
Laser Sniper Rifle	6	30	Sniper	125	100	200	NA	Large	Limited move
Plasma Sniper Rifle	9	35	Sniper	125	100	200	NA	Large	Limited move

Sniper rifles have the best damage and critical hit chance (which increases with each tech upgrade) of all non-explosive firearms.
They also have a range of 100, although it requires for the Sniper to have the Squad Sight ability to shoot targets out of sight.
Their drawbacks are their restrictions on movement and firing (which can be addressed with the Snap Snot ability),
The rifles also have limited use at close range.

Shotguns
Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Class	Terrain Damage	Range	Reaction Angle	Reaction Range	Size	Abilities
Shotgun	4	20	Assault	40	10	360	27	Large	Limited range
Laser Scatter	6	20	Assault	125	27	360	NA	Large	Limited range
Alloy Cannon	9	20	Assault	125	27	360	NA	Large	Limited range

Shotguns are close-range, high-power firearms capable of inflicting critical hits.
They can only be used by Assault soldiers and are limited in range.