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Long War broadens the amount of weapons available, both by increasing the number of weapon tiers, and increasing the number of weapons that are available in each tier. While there are weapons that are only available to one or a few classes, each class has several weapons to choose from.

Certain weapons, including SMGs, Carbines and most Rifles, can be steadied. Soldiers wielding such a weapon can perform a new action: Steady Weapon. This action ends the soldier's turn, and grants a +20 aim bonus to the next shot, which is lost when the soldier moves or switches weapon. Basically, the Steady Weapon action allows soldiers to perform a carefully aimed shot over two turns. When using perks that allow multiple shots, such as Double Tap and Light 'Em Up, the bonus only applies to the first shot. Note that weapons that can only be fired as the first action, such as Sniper Rifles, can still be steadied as the second action. Finally, the aim bonus also applies to firing rockets, reducing their scatter.

Weapon tiers

Main article: Weapon Tiers

Long War has 5 weapon tiers available - Conventional/Ballistic, Beam Laser, Gauss, Pulse Laser and Plasma.

Soldier weapon types

SMGs

SMGs (Submachine Guns) are the lightest available weapon types and grant a +3 mobility bonus, but deal the least amount of damage, have the lowest chance to crit, and have small magazines. Unlike Carbines, SMGs do not grant an aim bonus. Their high mobility but low damage makes them very useful for classes that rely more on their abilities than their primary weapons, such as Engineers, Medics and Rocketeers. While Assaults and Scouts could benefit from the increased mobility, they generally require a solid weapon that packs a punch, like a Shotgun or any Rifle.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
SMG	All soldiers	+3		2-4 (3)		4-5 (4.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Shatterray	All soldiers	+3	+6	3-5 (4)		5-7 (6.0)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Beam Lasers	15	30 (45)	6 (9)		0 (2)		12 days (6.0 days)	12
Gauss Stuttergun	All soldiers	+3		4-6 (5)		6-9 (7.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	35	65 (97)	15 (22)	4 (6)	0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)	26
Pulse Stengun	All soldiers	+3		4-8 (6)	+8	8-11 (9.1)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Pulse Lasers	62	120 (180)	25 (37)	25 (37)	0 (5)		12 days (6.0 days)	48
Plasma Stormgun	All soldiers	+4		5-9 (7)		9-12 (10.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Plasma Weapons	90	200 (300)	60 (90)	40 (60)	2 (9)	1 Alien Carbine	12 days (6.0 days)	80

Carbines

Carbines are lighter versions of Assault Rifles, though not as light as SMGs. They grant a +1 mobility bonus and a +6 aim bonus, but deal less damage and have a smaller chance to crit than Assault Rifles, though not as small as SMGs. Like Laser Weapons, Carbines are excellent for lower ranked troops, though more experienced troops should switch to other weapons for more damage. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Def	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Def	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Assault Carbine	All soldiers	+1		+6	2-4 (3)	+4	4-5 (4.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Carbine	All soldiers	+1		+12	3-5 (4)	+4	5-7 (6.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Beam Lasers	15	35 (52)	6 (9)		0 (2)		12 days (6.0 days)	14
Gauss Carbine	All soldiers	+1		+6	4-6 (5)	+4	6-9 (7.5)	4 (5)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	35	80 (120)	20 (30)	5 (7)	0 (4)		12 days (6.0 days)	32
Pulse Carbine	All soldiers	+1		+6	4-8 (6)	+12	8-11 (9.1)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Pulse Lasers	63	180 (270)	25 (37)	25 (37)	0 (6)		12 days (6.0 days)	72
Plasma Carbine	All soldiers	+1	+6	+6	5-9 (7)	+4	9-12 (10.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Plasma Weapons	90	250 (375)	60 (90)	40 (60)	2 (10)	1 Alien Carbine	12 days (6.0 days)	100

Assault Rifles

Assault Rifles are the standard rifle, similar to the vanilla Rifles, providing a decent balance of mobility, accuracy and firepower.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Assault Rifle	All soldiers		3-5 (4)	+8	5-7 (6.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Rifle	All soldiers	+6	4-6 (5)	+8	6-9 (7.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Beam Lasers	15	45 (67)	8 (12)		0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)	18
Gauss Rifle	All soldiers		4-8 (6)	+8	8-11 (9.1)	4 (5)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	38	90 (135)	28 (42)	6 (9)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)	36
Pulse Rifle	All soldiers		5-9 (7)	+16	9-12 (10.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Pulse Lasers	65	200 (300)	35 (52)	35 (52)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)	80
Plasma Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Rocketeers		6-10 (8)	+8	10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to biological targets	Advanced Plasma Weapons	95	350 (525)	80 (120)	50 (75)	3 (13)	1 Alien Rifle	14 days (7.0 days)	140

Battle Rifles

Battle Rifles (or heavy rifles) are heavier versions of Assault Rifles. They deal more damage than Assault Rifles, but incur a -1 penalty to mobility, and a -10 aim penalty when shooting after a costly action. They are best used by soldiers that can offset the aim when needing to fire as the second action in a pinch.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Battle Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		4-6 (5)	+8	6-9 (7.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Heavy Laser Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1	+6	4-8 (6)	+8	8-11 (9.1)	3 (4)	30	30	Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Beam Lasers	20	45 (67)	8 (12)		0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)	18
Heavy Gauss Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		5-9 (7)	+8	9-12 (10.5)	4 (5)	30	30	Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons	45	100 (150)	30 (45)	8 (12)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)	40
Heavy Pulse Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		6-10 (8)	+16	10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Pulse Lasers	65	200 (300)	35 (52)	35 (52)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)	80
Heavy Plasma Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		7-11 (9)	+8	11-16 (13.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Aim penalty to fire as second action Can be steadied for aim bonus +1 damage when steadied	Heavy Plasma Weapons	105	350 (525)	80 (120)	50 (75)	3 (13)	1 Alien Heavy Weapon	18 days (9.0 days)	140

Shotguns

Shotguns are similar to the vanilla Shotguns, providing high damage and a high chance to crit, though they suffer more from damage reduction than other weapons. Shotguns incur large aim penalties when firing at longer range, but to offset that, they gain twice the aim bonus at close range, making them viable in close quarters even without flanking, and surprisingly effective against airborne targets that cannot be flanked while flying. They fit best in the hands of mobile soldiers, such as Assaults and Scouts, that can move up close and fire.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value	Required for
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value	Required for
Shotgun	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		4-8 (6)	+16	8-11 (9.1)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply									Sawed-off Shotgun (1)
Scatter Laser	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	+6	5-9 (7)	+16	9-12 (10.5)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective	Advanced Beam Lasers	18	50 (75)	8 (12)		0 (3)		14 days (7.0 days)	20
Alloy Cannon	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		6-10 (8)	+16	10-14 (12.0)	5 (6)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons	40	130 (195)	36 (54)	15 (22)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)	52
Scatter Blaster	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		7-11 (9)	+24	11-16 (13.5)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective	Advanced Pulse Lasers	65	250 (375)	35 (52)	35 (52)	0 (8)		14 days (7.0 days)	100
Reflex Cannon	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		7-13 (10)	+16	13-18 (15.0)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Target DR is 50% more effective +1.5 crit damage at point blank range	Advanced Plasma Weapons	102	450 (675)	80 (120)	50 (75)	4 (17)	1 Alien Rifle	18 days (9.0 days)	180

Arc Rifle

The Arc Rifle is a special type of rifle that can be used to disable enemies through Disabling Shot, at the regular 2-turn cooldown. It has very low damage, designed to whittle down an already wounded target to increase stun chance without the risk of killing it, and has very limited ammunition. It can be useful early on when raiding small UFOs, to keep enemies disabled, providing enough chances to stun them with Arc Thrower.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost					Sell value
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties								Sell value
Arc Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	+10	1-3 (2)	3-4 (3.2)	2 (3)	30	30	Disabling Shot	Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus	Xenoneurology New Combat Systems	25	60 (90)	5 (7)	5 (7)	0 (3)	10 days (5.0 days)	24

Marksman Rifles

Marksman Rifles are lighter versions of Sniper Rifles, restricted in use to Scouts and Snipers. Like Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles incur aim penalties at close range but perform well at long range. In the hands of a Scout with the Marksman's Scope or a Sniper, they can fire beyond visual range, assuming a squadmate can spot the target, though only up to 20% further, whereas Sniper Rifles have unlimited range.

Unlike Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles can be fired after moving by soldiers without the Snapshot perk, and can fire beyond visual range with overwatch shots. Lastly, Marksman Rifles have a slightly smaller chance to crit than Sniper Rifles.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Marksman's Rifle	Scouts Snipers		4-6 (5)	+12	6-9 (7.5)	5 (6)	30 (36)	30 (36)	Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Strike Rifle	Scouts Snipers	+6	4-8 (6)	+12	8-11 (9.1)	3 (4)	30 (36)	30 (36)	Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Beam Lasers	18	45 (67)	8 (12)		0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)	18
Alloy Strike Rifle	Scouts Snipers		5-9 (7)	+12	9-12 (10.5)	4 (5)	30 (36)	30 (36)	Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons	45	110 (165)	30 (45)	10 (15)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)	44
Blaster Rifle	Scouts Snipers		6-10 (8)	+20	10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30 (36)	30 (36)	Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Pulse Lasers	67	220 (330)	45 (67)	45 (67)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)	88
Reflex Rifle	Scouts Snipers		7-11 (9)	+12	11-16 (13.5)	3 (4)	30 (36)	30 (36)	Aim penalty at close range Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to flanked targets and targets not in cover	Precision Plasma Weapons	102	400 (600)	80 (120)	50 (75)	4 (16)	1 Alien Rifle	18 days (9.0 days)	160

Sniper Rifles

Sniper Rifles are similar to the vanilla Sniper Rifles, and are only available to Snipers. Like in vanilla, Sniper Rifles incur aim penalties at close range but perform well at long range. Their maximum range has been increased from vanilla, causing it to practically be infinite, as long as a squadmate can spot the target. However, overwatch shots do not benefit from Squadsight, and can only fire up to the visual range.

Sniper Rifles cannot be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading, unless the soldier has the Snapshot perk. However, these weapons can be steadied after moving, providing a bonus on the first shot during the next round. Lastly, unlike the Marksman Rifles, Sniper Rifles incur a small penalty to mobility.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Sniper Rifle	Snipers	-1		4-6 (5)	+20	6-9 (7.5)	5 (6)	200	30		Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Sniper Rifle	Snipers	-1	+6	4-8 (6)	+20	8-11 (9.1)	3 (4)	200	30		Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Beam Lasers	18	50 (75)	8 (12)		0 (3)		14 days (7.0 days)	20
Gauss Long Rifle	Snipers	-2		5-9 (7)	+20	9-12 (10.5)	1 (2)	200	30	HEAT Ammo	Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR Halves the Hardened perk's crit penalty	Advanced Gauss Weapons	45	200 (300)	32 (48)	15 (22)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)	80
Pulse Sniper Rifle	Snipers	-1		6-10 (8)	+28	10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	200	30		Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Pulse Lasers	65	250 (375)	45 (67)	45 (67)	0 (8)		14 days (7.0 days)	100
Plasma Sniper Rifle	Snipers	-1		7-11 (9)	+20	11-16 (13.5)	3 (4)	200	30		Aim penalty at close range Cannot fire after costly action Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to targets beyond 35 range	Precision Plasma Weapons	105	450 (675)	90 (135)	70 (105)	3 (16)	1 Alien Heavy Weapon	18 days (9.0 days)	180

SAWs

SAWs (Squad Automatic Weapons) are similar to the vanilla LMGs, and are exclusive to Gunners. They deal more damage and carry more ammunition than Assault Rifles, but incur a penalty to mobility and cannot be steadied. When suppressing a target with a SAW or LMG, the Gunner gains the benefits of the Opportunist perk to reaction fire triggered by the target's movement vs the now exposed target - ignoring the cover the target left from.

Unlike the larger LMGs, SAWs can be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading. SAWs cannot fire at targets beyond visual range.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
SAW	Gunners	-1		4-6 (5)		6-9 (7.5)	6 (7)	30	30		XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Autolaser	Gunners	-1	+6	4-8 (6)		8-11 (9.1)	6 (7)	30	30		Beam Lasers	18	60 (90)	8 (12)		0 (3)		14 days (7.0 days)	24
Gauss Autorifle	Gunners	-1		5-9 (7)		9-12 (10.5)	7 (8)	30	30	Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	38	100 (150)	32 (48)	6 (9)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)	40
Pulse Autoblaster	Gunners	-1		6-10 (8)	+8	10-14 (12.0)	6 (7)	30	30		Pulse Lasers	65	230 (345)	45 (67)	45 (67)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)	92
Plasma Novagun	Gunners	-1		7-11 (9)		11-16 (13.5)	6 (7)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Advanced Plasma Weapons	98	450 (675)	90 (135)	60 (90)	3 (16)	1 Alien Rifle	20 days (10.0 days)	180

LMGs

LMGs (Light Machine Guns) are the larger version of SAWs, also exclusively restricted to Gunners, dealing even more damage and carrying even more ammunition. LMGs can fire up to 20% beyond visual range, and grant the Squadsight perk to the Gunner, allowing all Gunners to benefit from this extra range, though overwatch shots are still restricted to visual range. When suppressing a target with a SAW or LMG, the Gunner gains the benefits of the Opportunist perk to reaction fire triggered by the target's movement vs the now exposed target - ignoring the cover the target left from.

LMGs cannot be fired directly after moving or performing other costly actions, such as reloading, and since Gunners do not have access to the Snapshot perk, they cannot overcome this downside. LMGs also cannot be steadied, forcing the Gunner into a turret like role, where any movement basically consumes the Gunner's entire turn.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value	Required for
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties							Other		Sell value	Required for
LMG	Gunners	-2		4-8 (6)		8-11 (9.1)	8 (9)	36	30	Squadsight	Cannot fire after costly action	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Gatling Laser	Gunners	-2	+6	5-9 (7)		9-12 (10.5)	8 (9)	36	30	Squadsight	Cannot fire after costly action	Beam Lasers	18	70 (105)	10 (15)		0 (3)		14 days (7.0 days)	28
Gauss Machine Gun	Gunners	-2		6-10 (8)		10-14 (12.0)	9 (10)	36	30	Squadsight	Cannot fire after costly action Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	45	140 (210)	32 (48)	10 (15)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)	56
Gatling Pulser	Gunners	-2		7-11 (9)	+8	11-16 (13.5)	8 (9)	36	30	Squadsight	Cannot fire after costly action	Pulse Lasers	70	240 (360)	60 (90)	60 (90)	0 (8)		14 days (7.0 days)	96
Plasma Dragon	Gunners	-2		7-13 (10)		13-18 (15.0)	8 (9)	36	30	Squadsight	Cannot fire after costly action +1 damage to flying targets	Heavy Plasma Weapons	105	450 (675)	85 (127)	64 (96)	4 (17)	1 Alien Heavy Weapon	20 days (10.0 days)	180	Enhanced Plasma (1)

MEC and SHIV weapon types

MEC primary weapons

MEC primary weapons, unsurprisingly, are only available to MEC Troopers. They deal high damage, even more than Shotguns and LMGs. MEC Troopers with the Squadsight perk can fire up to 20% beyond visual range, though overwatch shots are still restricted to visual range.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Minigun	MEC troopers		5-9 (7)		9-12 (10.5)	2 (3)	30 (36)	30		XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Lance	MEC troopers	+6	6-10 (8)		10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30 (36)	30		Advanced Beam Lasers MEC Warfare Systems	20	75 (112)	10 (15)		10 (13)		14 days (7.0 days)	30
Railgun	MEC troopers		7-11 (9)		11-16 (13.5)	4 (5)	30 (36)	30	Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	45	120 (180)	60 (90)	10 (15)	20 (25)		14 days (7.0 days)	48
Pulse Lance	MEC troopers		7-13 (10)	+8	13-18 (15.5)	3 (4)	30 (36)	30		Advanced Pulse Lasers MEC Warfare Systems	65	240 (360)	60 (90)	60 (90)	30 (38)		14 days (7.0 days)	96
Particle Cannon	MEC troopers		8-14 (11)		14-19 (16.5)	3 (4)	30 (36)	30	+1 damage to robotic targets	Heavy Plasma Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	105	450 (675)	90 (135)	80 (120)	40 (53)	1 Alien Heavy Weapon	21 days (10.5 days)	180

SHIV weapons

SHIV weapons, obviously, are only available to SHIV units. They deal high damage, just as much as the MEC primary weapons, but suffer from the low base aim that all SHIV units share. However, the SHIVs modular design allows them to enhance the weapon with a variety of perks, allowing them to perform key roles in the right situation, such as using HEAT Ammo against robotic targets.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Autocannon	SHIV units		5-9 (7)		9-12 (10.5)	3 (4)	30	30		XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Superheavy Laser	SHIV units	+6	6-10 (8)		10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30	30		Advanced Beam Lasers	20	75 (112)	10 (15)		0 (3)		14 days (7.0 days)	30
Sentry Gun	SHIV units		7-11 (9)		11-16 (13.5)	4 (5)	30	30	Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	40	100 (150)	32 (48)	10 (15)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)	40
Superheavy Pulser	SHIV units		7-13 (10)	+8	13-18 (15.0)	3 (4)	30	30		Pulse Lasers	65	300 (450)	50 (75)	50 (75)	0 (9)		14 days (7.0 days)	120
Superheavy Plasma	SHIV units	+8	8-14 (11)	+4	14-19 (16.5)	3 (4)	30	30		Vehicular Plasma Weapons	100	450 (675)	85 (127)	70 (105)	4 (17)	1 Alien Heavy Weapon	21 days (10.5 days)	180

Similar to primary weapons, Long War broadens the amount of sidearms available, adding five machine pistols, one per weapon tier, and adding the Sawed-off Shotgun, a sidearm that is unique to the Ballistic tier. See Weapon tiers for more information on the new weapon tiers.

While the number of Rocket Launchers and MEC secondary weapons remains unchanged, explosives in general have received an overhaul. Unlike vanilla, where explosives dealt a fixed amount of damage to all enemies within the blast radius, in Long War, explosives deal a variable amount of damage that scales with the distance to the center. The further a target is from the center of the blast, the less damage it will take. This also applies to destructible environment, which is a little more durable in general compared to vanilla.

Soldiers belonging to the Gunner class and SHIV units cannot equip secondary weapons of any kind.

Soldier sidearms

Pistols

As the default sidearm weapons, Pistols are quite similar to their vanilla counterparts, but now have a limited amount of ammunition, similar to primary weapons, and need to be reloaded independently from primary weapons. In addition, Pistols incur large aim penalties when firing at longer range, though the Ranger perk negates this penalty entirely.

There are no Pistol equivalents for the Gauss and Pulse Laser weapon tiers, though there are Machine Pistols.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Pistol	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers		1-3 (2)	3-4 (3.2)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Pistol	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	+6	2-4 (3)	4-5 (4.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	Beam Lasers	15	30 (45)	4 (6)		0 (2)		10 days (5.0 days)	12
Plasma Pistol	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers		3-5 (4)	5-7 (6.0)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	Compact Plasma Weapons	90	120 (180)	10 (15)	30 (45)	1 (6)	1 Alien Pistol	12 days (6.0 days)	48

Machine Pistols

Machine Pistols can be equipped instead of regular Pistols, providing more damage at the cost of a penalty to both mobility and aim. Like regular Pistols, they have a limited amount of ammunition, and incur large aim penalties when firing at longer range, though the Ranger perk negates this penalty entirely.

Unlike regular Pistol, there are Machine Pistols available for the Gauss and Pulse Laser weapon tiers, though their penalties may cause you to consider if it's worth it to equip these weapons over Laser Pistols.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Machine Pistol	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	-1	-8	2-4 (3)		4-5 (4.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Heater	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	-1	-2	3-5 (4)		5-7 (6.0)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	Beam Lasers	15	25 (37)	5 (7)		0 (2)		12 days (6.0 days)	10
Gauss Autopistol	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	-1	-8	3-5 (4)		5-7 (6.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	35	40 (60)	8 (12)	3 (4)	0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)	16
Blaster	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	-1	-8	4-6 (5)	+8	6-9 (7.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	Pulse Lasers	60	80 (120)	20 (30)	20 (30)	0 (4)		12 days (6.0 days)	32
Plasma Mauler	Rookies Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	-1	-8	4-8 (6)		8-11 (9.1)	2 (3)	30	30	Aim penalty at long range without the Ranger perk	Compact Plasma Weapons	90	150 (225)	30 (45)	30 (45)	2 (7)	1 Alien Pistol	12 days (6.0 days)	60

Sawed-off Shotgun

The Sawed-off Shotgun is unique to the Ballistic tier, providing an alternative weapon for the Pistol slot that allows the wielder to pack a punch. It deals the same damage as regular Shotgun, which exceeds the damage of even Plasma Pistol and Blaster, the Machine Pistol of the Pulse Laser weapon tier. Only the Plasma Mauler deals the same amount of damage.

However, the Sawed-off Shotgun carries quite the disadvantage. First, this weapon can only fire once before it needs to be reloaded, and no ammo capacity upgrade can improve this. Second, it can only be fired at point blank range. Third, because it is basically a Shotgun, it suffers more from damage reduction than other weapons.

As it is based of a Shotgun, it is unavailable to Rookies and Snipers. While it technically needs to be produced, the only cost is a Shotgun, something XCOM has in unlimited supply. This basically allows you to create a bunch of Sawed-off Shotguns directly after the first mission is complete at no actual cost, keeping them available even if you currently have no plans to put them to use.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Cost
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties		Other
Sawed-off Shotgun	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1	-12	4-8 (6)	+4	8-11 (9.1)	1	3	4	Restricted to point blank range Enemy DR is 50% more effective	0 (2)	1 Shotgun	1 days (0.5 days)

Secondary weapons

Rocket Launchers

Long War revamped the accuracy of rockets. Instead of a fixed 90% chance to accurately hit from vanilla, the chance of an accurate shot now scales with aim and distance. When you aim a rocket, you see a distance in tiles, indicating the expected average scatter distance. 68% of all rockets will remain within this scatter distance, 95% of all rockets will remain within twice the scatter distance, and 99.7% of all rocket will remain within three times the scatter distance. Rockets can scatter left, right and in distance, but cannot scatter in height. Unblocked (no "Shot is Blocked" warning) rockets that veer off course will travel through most destructible terrain to their destination, destroying it in the process. If they encounter an allied or enemy pawn, they will detonate immediately.

A higher aim reduces the expected scatter distance, while firing a rocket over a longer distance increases the expected scatter distance. Firing a rocket after moving also decreases the range and increases the expected scatter distance. Bonuses and penalties to aim, such as steadying a weapon or carrying a small item that provides an aim bonus, do affect rockets as well. The only exception is the aim bonus provided by primary weapons, such as Beam Lasers and Carbines, which only apply to shots made with the primary weapon. When a soldier fires a rocket with 120 aim (including bonuses), the rocket will always hit accurately. This is indicated with "100%" instead of the distance in tiles.

Rocket Launchers are generally reserved for Rocketeers, but Engineers that pick up the Fire Rocket perk can also equip Rocket Launchers. This replaces their Pistol slot. Rocketeers, but not Engineers, can equip small items to provide them with additional rockets.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Dmg	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Dmg	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Rocket Launcher	Engineers Rocketeers	-1	4-10 (7)	30	6.0	+1 mobility per rocket fired during mission	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Recoilless Rifle	Engineers Rocketeers	-1	6-12 (9)	30	6.0	+1 mobility per rocket fired during mission Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons	45	100 (150)	50 (75)	10 (15)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)	40
Blaster Launcher	Engineers Rocketeers	-2	8-16 (12)	30	6.0	+1 mobility per rocket fired during mission Shredder Rocket ignores cover	Fusion Weapons	110	600 (900)	130 (195)	70 (105)	3 (20)	2 UFO Flight Computers 1 Fusion Core	20 days (10.0 days)	240

MEC secondary weapons

MEC troopers have a variety of options for their secondary weapons, allowing them to fulfill different types of roles. In addition, MEC troopers can equip more than one secondary weapon, the exact amount depending on the Exoskeleton that they are wearing. Be advised that unlike vanilla in Long War you have to build the systems yourself and they do cost a lot of meld.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Dmg	CrD	Weapon range	Blast radius	Base charges	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
Name	Usable by	Mob	Dmg	CrD	Weapon range	Blast radius	Base charges	Special properties							Other		Sell value
Flamethrower	MEC troopers	-1	4-6 (5)	6-9 (7.5)	8		2	Can be equipped multiple times per soldier Targets must succeed will check 50 or be panicked Will check 80 with the Jellied Elerium Foundry project AOE is a 60-degree cone section with a radius of 8 tiles	Alien Biocybernetics MEC Warfare Systems	35	150 (225)			30 (35)		10 days (5.0 days)	60
Restorative Mist	MEC troopers	-1				5.0	1	Can be equipped multiple times per soldier Heals multiple allies 3 HP within the area of effect Healing is increased by +2 HP per charge with the Improved Medikit Foundry project Healing is increased by +3 HP per charge with the Savior perk +2 charges with the Field Medic perk +1 charge with the Packmaster perk	Thin Man Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	28	120 (180)			30 (35)		14 days (7.0 days)	48
Kinetic Strike Module	MEC troopers	-1	9-15 (12)	15-21 (18.0)	melee		unlimited	Can be equipped multiple times per soldier Melee weapon Additional Kinetic Strike Modules increase damage by 3	Floater Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	30	200 (300)	30 (45)	25 (37)	30 (37)		10 days (5.0 days)	80
Grenade Launcher	MEC troopers	-1	2-6 (4)		17	6.4	2	Can be equipped multiple times per soldier +1 charge with the Packmaster perk	Gauss Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	30	150 (225)	25 (37)		30 (35)		10 days (5.0 days)	60
Proximity Mine Launcher	MEC troopers	-1	6-14 (10)		17	4.0	3	Can be equipped multiple times per soldier +1 charge with the Packmaster perk	Advanced Gauss Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	55	180 (270)	25 (37)	40 (60)	40 (46)		14 days (7.0 days)	72
Electro Pulse	MEC troopers	-1	3-9 (6)			7.2	unlimited	Stuns robotic units 3 turn cooldown	Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	85	180 (270)	30 (45)	50 (75)	50 (56)	1 Arc Thrower	14 days (7.0 days)	72

In General

Long War Rebalance makes a number of changes to weapons from Long War, some concepts are still similar in LWR compared to Long War:

There are still five tiers of weapons: Conventional/Ballistic, Beam Laser, Gauss, Pulse Laser, Plasma.
Explosives still do not deal fixed damage, while their damage reduces the further a target is from the center of the blast, this penelty is not longer as harsh, with explosives dealing a minimum of 50% damage to targets at the edge of their explosive range, instead of 25%.

Some notable changes to weapons in Long War Rebalance, compared to Long War, are:

Most weapons can only be Steadied if there is an enemy within the line of sight of the unit attempting to steady their weapon.
Soldiers who end their turn with free action points remaining will gain +10 aim for their next turn.
Rookies cannot use pistols.
Weapons are more accurate at close range.
Overwatch fire occurs sequentially, akin to XCOM 2.
Arc Thrower is redesigned as an Stun Rifle, more effective in capturing but now counts as a primary weapon. (Enemies at 1-2hp are very likely to be stunned now)

Overall, there are a significant amount of minor and major changes to weapons and support items in Long War Rebalance.

Weapon Tiers

Conventional/Ballistic

These are the basic weapons you start with - they are relativity unchanged in Long War Rebalance. You will want to upgrade to superior guns in the long run. Ballistic weapons use the same models as EXALT ballistic weapons in vanilla.

Base Damage: 4

Beam Lasers

Early beam lasers form the second tier of weapons, and all carry a small inherent accuracy bonus, which can make them good 'training' weapons for inexperienced troopers. Compared to Long War, Beam Lasers have been overall buffed, retaining increased accuracy but also increased crit chances, higher crit damage and a small boost to mobility. However, Beam Lasers no longer gain a damage boost over Ballistic weapons, and will deal the same average damage. Beam lasers use the same visuals as EXALT laser weapons in vanilla.

Base Damage: 4
Bonus Stats: +5 aim, +10 crit, +25% crit damage, +0.6 mobility

Gauss

Gauss weapons return to ballistic projectiles but elerium power sources make man-portable magnetic accelerators practical; combined with alloy-based projectiles, it's a recipe for pretty formidable personal weaponry.

Gauss weapons have lost their bonus ammo capacity and their ability to ignore enemy DR. Gauss weapons are essentially just a damage upgrade over Ballistic and Beam weapons, however the 'Quenchgun' foundry project will grant all Gauss weapons a +1 damage penetration bonus against all mechanical units, which helps make Gauss weapons more effective against mechanical leaders or bosses.

Furthermore, the Gauss Long Rifle and Alloy Strike Rifle have been renamed to the Anti-Materiel Long Rifle and Anti-Materiel Strike Rifle, and have reverted to function identically as normal snipers. Gauss weapons use the original XCOM ballistic weapon models.

Base Damage: 6

Pulse Lasers

Refining and enhancing laser technology allows for the development of pulse laser weaponry, another step up in terms of firepower. Pulse lasers are simply a refinement on Beam lasers, dealing more damage as a bonus. They use the same visuals as XCOM-built laser weaponry from vanilla.

Base Damage: 6
Bonus Stats: +5 aim, +10 crit, +25% crit damage, +0.6 mobility

Plasma

Plasma weapons remain the most powerful weapons avaliable to XCOM, and have had their unique bonuses increased. However, Plasma weapons now have a significant meld cost and require UFO power sources in their construction, they also take longer to research. However, you no longer need to capture Aliens and recover their weapons in order to manufacture Plasma weapons.

Base Damage: 8

Weapon-Specific Bonuses:

Plasma Carbine: +10 defense
Plasma Rifle: +3 damage against biological units
Heavy Plasma Rifle: +5 damage against targets in cover
Reflex Cannon (Shotgun): +2 damage against targets within 4 tiles
Plasma Strike Rifle: +3 damage against uncovered targets
Plasma Sniper Rifle: +2 damage against targets at Squadsight range
Plasma Novagun (SAW): +2 penetration
Plasma Dragon (LMG): +2 damage against flying targets
MEC Partical Cannon (MEC): +4 damage against mechanical units
Plasma Autocannon (SHIV): +15 aim, +15 crit

Weapon types

Several types of weapons occur at each technology level. The weapon types are, in descending order of base damage:


Weapon	Base Damage
SHIV and MEC Weapons	200%
LMGs	175%
SAWs, Sniper Rifles, and Shotguns	150%
Battle Rifles	125%
Assault Rifles and Strike Rifles	100%
Pistols, Machine Pistols, Carbines, and SMGs	75%

Steadying

Steady weapon remains as a standard action, which will end the turn when used. The action now grants +50 aim and +50 crit aim for the next shot, up from just +20 aim. However a soldier can only steady aim if they can see a enemy unit. Steady will be replaced with Combat Readiness (+5 aim, +5 def) if the unit does not have sight on any enemy unit at the start or end of their turn.

Explosives

In Long War Rebalance explosives continue to no longer do fixed damage to all targets in their radius. The further a target is from the center of the blast, the less damage it will take. This also applies to cover and cover in general is a little tougher than in vanilla.

This behavior can be 'reverted' to the original mechanics by taking the Tandem Warheads perk, which causes the perk holder's explosives do to full damage across their entire blast radius. The perk is normally available to Engineers, Rocketeers, and Archer MECs; it can sometimes be obtained on other classes via the Training Roulette Second Wave option.

Rockets

Long War uses a revamped system for rocket accuracy. Aim is used when firing rockets to determine the chance of them landing on target, rather than the fixed 90% chance in vanilla. Rather than the vanilla behavior of a missed rocket veering wildly off course, Long War rockets never "miss" but will veer off course a random amount based on the soldier's aim, with higher aim giving less scatter. Lower range means less scatter, and the soldier achieving 120 aim yields no scatter at any range. Rockets can also be fired after moving, but with increased scatter and reduced range. Rockets cannot change height through scatter.

The hit chance shown while aiming is not a literal % hit chance, nor is it the maximum scatter distance. "Scatter" instead indicates the standard deviation on the X and Y axis. You can expect 68% of your rockets to hit within the standard deviation, 95% to hit within 2 times the standard deviation, and 99.7% to hit within 3 times the standard deviation. Rockets can exceed even this degree of deviation, but the chance is negligible.

Unblocked (no "Shot is Blocked" warning) rockets that veer off course will travel through most destructible terrain to their destination, destroying it in the process. If they encounter an allied or enemy pawn, they will detonate immediately.

Arc Thrower/Stun Rifle

The Arc Thrower has been renamed as the Stun Rifle, which is now a primary weapon. In Long War Rebalance, the chance to stun non-robotic aliens successfully has been increased significantly from the base Long War, so long as a hostile has 1-2 health (or 1-5 health with the Improved Arc Thrower foundry project). See the following table for details. (TABLE TO BE UPDATED)

Stun Chance
Type / Alien HP	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8+
Arc Thrower	XX%	XX%	XX%	XX%	low	low	low	low
Improved Arc Thrower	XX%	XX%	XX%	XX%	XX%	XX%	XX%	low

Also, the Stun Rifle has two charges by default.Packmaster no longer increases the amount of charges the Stun Rifle has, however the Improved Arc Thrower foundry project will increase the amount of charges by +1.