Pistol (EU2012)

This is the standard sidearm of the default conventional weaponry set and is available for all soldiers, minus the Heavy class, due to them replacing it with rocket launchers. It is useful as a health-reducing weapon to increase success of Arc Thrower stuns, but quickly becomes redundant due to the Laser Pistol.

Description

• A sidearm with limited tactical value. Useful for when a soldier's main weapon is out of ammo, or otherwise unusable.

Stats

Item Name

Property	Info
Requires:	Available by default
Cost:	N/A
Grey Market Value:	N/A
Damage	1 (2 After Improved Pistol III)
Shot Type	Bullets
Range	Medium
Reaction Range	Medium
Critical Chance	0% (20% After Improved Pistol I)
Health Points Bonus	NIL
Will Bonus	NIL

Notes

• The Pistol, like all other sidearms, does not require reloading.
• It is useful as backup weapon, especially for snipers, whose Gunslinger ability increases the damage of all pistols by 2.
• The low damage of the pistol allows it to be an effective weapon to weaken aliens for Arc Thrower Stuns

See Also

• Laser Pistol (EU2012)
• Plasma Pistol (EU2012)