Defense (EU2012)
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Defense is the skill that reduces the chance of being hit. Defense can be increased by armor or smoke grenades, or altitude, as well as taking cover. Some aliens have innate Defense bonuses. Each point of defense reduces that chance that a target can be hit by 1%.
Cover:
- Low Cover: +20
- High Cover: +40
Abilities that increase Defense:
- Hunker Down (all): Doubles cover bonus.
- Tactical Sense (Assault): +5 per enemy in sight (max +20).
- Damn Good Ground (Sniper): +10 vs targets on lower elevation (in addition to normal bonuses).
- Low Profile (Sniper): Low cover counts as high cover.
- Works only for stationary cover, for example, does not work with low cover provided by the Evasion ability of the Archangel Armor.
- Smoke Grenade (Support): +20 to all units in area.
- Dense Smoke: increases Smoke Grenade bonus to +40.
- Telekinetic Field (Psionic): +40 to all units in a large area.
Armors that increase Defense:
- Skeleton Suit: +10
- Ghost Armor: +20
- Psi Armor: +10
Notes:
- Defense provided from cover applies only against shots coming from the frontal 180 degree area.
- There is no difference at which precise angle the shot comes, all that matters is whether it comes from the front or from the back. As long as the shot comes from the "front", cover defense bonus is applied fully, and if it comes from the "back" (rear 180 degree area), cover bonus is not applied and an additional bonus to critical hit is applied instead (see Flanking).
- Not being in cover against a shot (standing in the open or being flanked) provides no bonus or penalty to defense... but Aliens tend to prioritize uncovered targets in their line of sight.
- Being behind scenery, behind another unit, etc. does not influence defense or decrease chance of being hit at all. In a situation when one can see the target, it does not matter if there are several scenery objects or other units in between (Sectopods, cars, debris...). It only matters whether the target has an adjacent cover, and is not considered flanked.