Height

When firing upon a unit, there are two factors on top of "base-chance-to-hit", that determine whether a hit is successful. These are:

• The distance to the target
• The target's height

Not only is a small unit harder to hit, but a shot generally needs to be aimed lower or it will pass over the head of a short unit. For example, you can fire over the top of your tank and hit units on the other side. A shot can pass under a unit which floats above the ground, in much the same way.

Height also affects visibility of units in the Battlescape. Shorter units such as Sectoids can be difficult to detect even at short ranges if they are standing in fields of tall crops.

The following table lists the heights of each unit. While all units have a separate height when kneeling, only the solder can actually perform this action.

Unit	Standing	Floating	Adjusted	Kneeling
Silacoid	10	-	10	10
Celatid	12	6	18	12
Hovertank	12	6	18	12
Cyberdisc	15	2	17	15
Sectoid	16	-	16	12
Tank	16	-	16	16
Snakeman	18	-	18	18
Zombie	18	-	18	18
Ethereal	20	-	20	15
Floater	21	2	23	16
Muton	21	-	21	16
Chryssalid	21	-	21	16
Civilian	21	2	23	16
Soldier	22	-	22	14
Reaper	23	-	23	16
Sectopod	23	-	23	16

See Also

Firing Accuracy

Danial's Real-Life Height Conversions