Alien Weapon Loadouts

Small Scout
	1E	2E	3E	4E	5E	1M	2M	3M	4M	5M	1L	2L	3L	4L	5L
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	MP	0	PR	PRC	PPC	MP	0	HP	HPC	MP	0	0
Medium Scout
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	0	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	MP	0	0	PR	PRC	0	0	0	HP	HPC	0	0	0
Large Scout
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	HPC	0	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	MP	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Engineer	PP	PPC	MP	0	0	PR	PRC	MP	PRC	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	0
Harvester
Soldier	PP	PPC	0	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	0	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	0	0	0	PR	PRC	AG	0	0	HP	HPC	HPC	0	0
Medic	SL	SB	SB	SB	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	SB
Engineer	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	0	0	0
Leader	PP	PPC	AG	PPC	0	PR	PRC	AG	PRC	0	HP	HPC	AG	AG	HPC
Abductor
Soldier	PP	PPC	0	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Medic	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	AG	PRC	0	HP	HPC	HPC	HPC	0
Engineer	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Leader	PRC	PP	PP	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Terror Ship
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	AG	PRC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	HPC	0	0
Medic	PP	PPC	AG	PPC	0	PR	PRC	AG	PRC	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	0
Engineer	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Leader	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Terrorist 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrorist 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Battleship
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Medic	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Engineer	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB
Leader	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB
Commander	HP	HPC	AG	AG	HPC	HP	HPC	AG	AG	HPC	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB
Terrorist 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrorist 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Supply Ship
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Medic	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	0
Engineer	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Leader	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Base Missions
Terrorist 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrorist 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Soldier	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Navigator	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Medic	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	SL	SB	SB	SB	0
Engineer	PP	PPC	PPC	0	0	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB
Leader	PR	PRC	PRC	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB
Commander	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Mars 1
Sect. Soldiers	PP	PPC	0	0	0	PR	PRC	0	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	0	0
Sect. Leaders	PP	PPC	0	0	0	PR	PRC	0	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	0	0
Sect. Comm.	PP	PPC	0	0	0	PR	PRC	0	0	0	HP	HPC	AG	0	0
Cyberdiscs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mars 2
Eth. Soldiers	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB	BL	BB	BB	BB	BB
Eth. Leaders	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Eth. Comm.	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0	HP	HPC	AG	HPC	0
Chryssalids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silacoids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Celatids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sectopods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table Key

Red entries indicate an error in loadout.

E=Early

M=Middle

L=Late

PP = Plasma Pistol

PPC = Plasma Pistol Clip

PR = Plasma Rifle

PRC = Plasma Rifle Clip

HP = Heavy Plasma

HPC = Heavy Plasma Clip

SL = Small Launcher

SB = Stun Bomb

BL = Blaster Launcher

BB = Blaster Bomb

AG = Alien Grenade

MP = Mind Probe

(all weapons start loaded)

DOS v1.4 data starts at byte 367014 in GEOSCAPE.EXE; entries are 21 bytes and correspond to the following (borrowed from Zombie's post here):

00: Mission type (starts from 05 = Small Scout; goes to 15 (x0F) for Mars 2)

01: Alien rank

02: Base number of aliens on Beginner / Experienced

03: Base number of aliens on Superhuman (Veteran / Genius is the average of these two)

04: A random number from 0 to this number will be added to the above number of aliens

05: Unknown

06-10 (x06-x0A): Early game loadout

11-15 (x0B-x0F): Mid game loadout

16-20 (x10-x14): Late game loadout

NOTE!!! : Certain aliens are restricted from being certain ranks. For instance, Mutons are not allowed to be Medics, Leaders or Commanders. What will happen is that the game assigns a certain number of each type of rank normally assigned to each UFO, based on difficulty. These aliens will then be outfitted based on this INITIAL rank... so a few mutons on a supply ship will be destinied to become medics, and will be equipped with Small Launchers. BUT, these medic wannabes are then demoted back to Soldier, but will hang onto the Medic loadout. (similiarly, those muton soldiers carrying blaster launchers used to be leader/commander material)

These loadouts are useful to know, ESPECIALLY once you have psi, OR if you happen to get lucky and make the enemy forces panic... knowing which enemies can carry grenades, and which enemies do not carry grenades makes a lot of difference sometimes! An alien with its hands empty and standing on a Blaster Launcher or Small Launcher can be given low priority... shoot the more dangerous aliens first. However, a Heavy Plasma toting alien that dropped its weapons is HIGHLY dangerous, since it has just finished panicking, has gained 15 morale and has nothing in its armament except for an alien grenade... BOOM.

Also makes it much easier to capture that alien rank you were looking for! No more mind probind needed, just spot the alien carrying the Blaster Launcher!

Alien Weapon Loadouts

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