Grenadier (LW2)

The Grenadier supplies indirect fire support for the squad, delivering a variety of lethal and nonlethal grenade payloads on grateful allies or bunched-up enemies.

Grenadier: Primary: Rifle(default), SMG or Shotgun; Secondary: Grenade Launcher

The Grenadier is a versatile fire-support class that leans much more heavily on its grenade launcher than the Vanilla Grenadier to influence the battle. While they can cart an impressive amount of grenades, care must be take to ensure they are not exposed to heavy enemy attack when heavily specialized in them, as they tend not to have inventory room for protective vests or plating.

"Boomer" type Grenadiers (Left branch) are demolition experts, capable of breaking any enemy position with a well placed grenade, but have less to offer squadmates in need of cover or concealment, as well as limited utility once their grenades run out.

"Support" type Grenadiers (Right branch) deploy non-lethal grenades to awe-inspiring effect, capable of bringing an entire alien squad to their knees (literally) with Sting grenades or shielding allies from effective enemy fire with Dense Smoke and Ghost Grenades, but are less capable when raw damage is called for.

Grenadiers can carry a standard rifle, shotgun, or SMG for regular combat, and some center branch perks improve the primary weapon's utility and the Grenadier's personal defenses. Consider these perks if you want to deploy the soldier in the front line of a battle rather than the middle or back lines, or have the Grenadier be an effective threat once his/her grenades are expended.

Grenadier's are 20% more expensive than standard for infiltration. Consider swapping out a Grenadier for a less explosive class (or equipping them with an SMG) if you need to trim a few hours off your infiltration timer.

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	.		.
	Boomer		Support
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Tech Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Master Sergeant

Stat Progression

Rank	Health	Offense	Will	Mobility	Dodge	Hacking
Squaddie	0	2	4	0	0	0
Lance Corporal	1	2	4	0	0	0
Corporal	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sergeant	1	2	0	0	0	0
Staff Sergeant	0	2	0	0	0	0
Tech Sergeant	1	2	0	0	0	0
Gunnery Sergeant	0	2	0	0	0	0
Master Sergeant	1	2	0	0	0	0
Total	4	16	8	0	0	0

This class also gains 3 points of strength, though it's not clear what that does.