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{{Toc_(LW2)|0}}[[File:LW2 class Gunner.png|center|frameless|96px|Gunner]]<div style="text-align: center;">'''''The Gunner is trained to use heavy automatic weapons, able to cover the squad with suppressive fire or inflict significant damage in direct attacks.'''''</div>

==Class Overview==

Gunners are akin to vanilla Grenadiers that have specialized in Cannon use. They have a number of perks related to the cannon and suppression (with Suppression and Area Suppression as baseline class abilities).

"Saw Gunner" specialized Gunners (Left branch) invest in the raw direct damage potential of the cannon, essentially becoming a mobile heavy rifleman that can exploit a single target with multiple or unavoidable attacks, but have less raw battle control potential when using their weapons to suppress the enemy.

"Machine Gunner" specialized Gunners (Right branch) behave as mid-line fire support soldiers with enhanced and highly effective suppressive fire, capable of pinning an enemy squad down and victimizing any enemies dumb or desperate enough to try and break cover, but do not share in the raw single target damage potential of their SAW counterparts.

===Weapons===

'''Primary''': [[Weapons_(LW2)#Cannons|Cannons]]

'''Secondary''': [[Weapons_(LW2)#Combat_Knives|Combat Knife]]

Cannons have an aim penalty at very short range, so Gunners carry a combat knife for close in defense. Gunners also enjoy many options in the Center branch for improving their survivability and utility in combat, allowing them to share the frontline with Assaults and Rangers without breaking a sweat.

==Abilities==
{{Class Tree (LW2)
|Squaddie1={{Knife Fighter (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Squaddie2={{Suppression (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Squaddie3={{Area Suppression (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Subclass1=SAW Gunner
|Subclass2=Machinegunner
|LCorporal1={{Center Mass (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|LCorporal2={{Combatives (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|LCorporal3={{Grazing Fire (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal1={{Flush (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal2={{Formidable (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal3={{Lockdown (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant1={{Hail of Bullets (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant2={{Shredder (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant3={{Mayhem (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt1={{Chain Shot (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt2={{Iron Curtain (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt3={{Demolition (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|TechSgt1={{Cyclic Fire (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|TechSgt2={{Danger Zone (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|TechSgt3={{Cool Under Pressure (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|GunSgt1={{Rupture (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|GunSgt2={{Rapid Fire (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|GunSgt3={{Kill Zone (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|MSgt1={{Saturation Fire (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|MSgt2={{Combat Fitness (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|MSgt3={{Traverse Fire (LW2) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
}}

==Stat Progression==

{{Stat Progression (LW2)
| i_health0     = 0
| i_offense0    = 3
| i_will0       = 4
| i_mobility0   = 0
| i_dodge0      = 0
| i_hacking0    = 0
| i_health1     = 1
| i_offense1    = 2
| i_will1       = 4
| i_mobility1   = 0
| i_dodge1      = 0
| i_hacking1    = 0
| i_health2     = 0
| i_offense2    = 2
| i_will2       = 0
| i_mobility2   = 0
| i_dodge2      = 0
| i_hacking2    = 0
| i_health3     = 0
| i_offense3    = 2
| i_will3       = 0
| i_mobility3   = 0
| i_dodge3      = 0
| i_hacking3    = 0
| i_health4     = 1
| i_offense4    = 3
| i_will4       = 0
| i_mobility4   = 0
| i_dodge4      = 0
| i_hacking4    = 0
| i_health5     = 0
| i_offense5    = 2
| i_will5       = 0
| i_mobility5   = 0
| i_dodge5      = 0
| i_hacking5    = 0
| i_health6     = 0
| i_offense6    = 2
| i_will6       = 0
| i_mobility6   = 0
| i_dodge6      = 0
| i_hacking6    = 0
| i_health7     = 1
| i_offense7    = 2
| i_will7       = 0
| i_mobility7   = 0
| i_dodge7      = 0
| i_hacking7    = 0
}}
*This class also gains 3 points of strength, though it's only used for alien abilities.

==See Also==

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[[Category:Soldiers (Long War 2)]]