Primary Weapons (Long War)

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Long War broadens the amount of weapons available, both by increasing the number of weapon tiers, and increasing the number of weapons that are available in each tier. While there are weapons that are only available to one or a few classes, each class has several weapons to choose from.

Certain weapons, including SMGs, Carbines and most Rifles, can be steadied. Soldiers wielding such a weapon can perform a new action: Steady Weapon. This action ends the soldier's turn, and grants a +20 aim bonus to the next shot, which is lost when the soldier moves or switches weapon. Basically, the Steady Weapon action allows soldiers to perform a carefully aimed shot over two turns. When using perks that allow multiple shots, such as [b]Double Tap[/b] and [b]Light 'Em Up[/b], the bonus only applies to the first shot. Note that weapons that can only be fired as the first action, such as Sniper Rifles, can still be steadied as the second action. Finally, the aim bonus also applies to firing rockets, reducing their scatter.

Weapon tiers

Ballistic

These are the basic weapons you start with. While they are okay to begin with, they won't be up to par for very long, and should quickly be replaced by either Beam Laser or Gauss weapons.

Ballistic weapons use the vanilla Exalt weapon models, and are still dropped by non-elite Exalt soldiers, though since Xcom starts with an unlimited supply of these weapons, such drops cannot be sold, are of no use.

Beam Laser

Beam Lasers are the first available weapon upgrades, accessible quite early in the research tree, and relatively cheap to produce. Beam Lasers carry an inherent +6 bonus to aim, making them excellent weapons for lower ranked troops. They also deal slightly more damage than Ballistic Weapons, though that won't be enough for the long run, and should eventually be replaced by either Gauss or Pulse Laser weapons. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

Laser weapons use the vanilla Exalt weapon models, and are still dropped by elite Exalt soldiers, though these weapons are rigged to explode when the operator dies, so an Arc Thrower is required to capture these weapons intact.

Gauss

Gauss weapons are the next available weapon upgrades. While Gauss weapons fire projectiles, like Ballistic weapons do, these weapons are enhanced by Elerium powered magnetic accelerators and fire Alloy based ammunition, providing a much stronger punch than the more conventional ballistic weapons. Gauss weapons negate 0.34 damage reduction (0.68 with the Quenchguns foundry project), basically providing a 1 in 3 chance (2 in 3 chance with the Quenchguns foundry project) to deal 1 additional damage against targets with any form of damage reduction.

Gauss weapons also hold 1 more ammunition than other weapons of the same type, with the exception of the Gauss Long Rifle, which is the sniper rifle of the Gauss tier. The Gauss Long Rifle only holds 1 ammunition (2 with the Ammo Conservation foundry project), but grants the HEAT Ammo perk to the sniper wielding the gun (a perk not otherwise available to this class), which increases damage against robotic units by 50%.

While it is possible to skip Beam Lasers and go straight for Gauss weapons, this is certainly not without risk. It takes longer to research and produce Gauss weapons than Beam Lasers, causing a longer period during which you only have the conventional Ballistic weapons at your disposal. Gauss weapons use the vanilla Xcom ballistic weapon models.

Pulse Laser

Pulse Lasers are refined and enhanced laser weapons, providing another step up in terms of firepower, though they are quite expensive to produce. Pulse Lasers carry an inherent +8 bonus to crit chance.

Pulse Lasers require Beam Lasers to be researched, but do not require Gauss weapons to be researched, allowing you to skip Gauss weapons to head straight for Pulse Lasers, though of course Pulse Lasers take longer to research and produce than Gauss weapons. Pulse weapons use the vanilla Xcom laser weapon models.

Plasma

Plasma weapons are the most advanced weapons available, dealing the most damage of all weapons. These are the weapons that the aliens use themselves. Unfortunately, they are also the most expensive and hardest to obtain. Unlike vanilla, where you could either craft plasma weapons yourself, or obtain them by stunning aliens, Long War requires a combination of both. Stunning the correct aliens provides you with alien weapons, which are required in both the research and production of your own plasma weapons.

Unlike the vanilla game, it is practically impossible in Long War to jump straight from Ballistic weapons to Plasma weapons, as the amount of time that is required to research these weapons and gather the necessary materials is just way too long to handle with Ballistic weapons. However, there is no specific requirement for either Gauss weapons or Pulse Lasers, allowing you to focus on one of those and skip the other entirely, before moving on to Plasma weapons.

Plasma weapons carry a special bonus that is unique to each type of weapon, making them more varied and unique than other weapon tiers. Plasma weapons are also slightly more restrictive to certain classes than other weapon tiers. Plasma weapons use the vanilla plasma weapon models.

Weapon types

SMG

SMGs are the lightest available weapon types, granting a +3 mobility bonus, but dealing the least amount of damage and having the smallest chance to crit. Unlike Carbines, SMGs do not grant an aim bonus. Their high mobility but low damage makes them very useful for classes that rely more on their abilities than their primary weapons, such as Engineers, Medics and Rocketeers. While Assaults and Scouts could benefit from the increased mobility, they generally require a solid weapon that packs a punch, like a Shotgun or any Rifle.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
																	Other
SMG	All Soldiers	+3		2-4 (3)		4-5 (4.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Shatterray	All Soldiers	+3	+6	3-5 (4)		5-7 (6.0)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Beam Lasers	15	30 (45)	6 (9)		0 (2)		12 days (6.0 days)
Gauss Stuttergun	All Soldiers	+3		4-6 (5)		6-9 (7.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	35	65 (97)	15 (22)	4 (6)	0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)
Pulse Stengun	All Soldiers	+3		4-8 (6)	+8	8-11 (9.1)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Pulse Lasers	62	120 (180)	25 (37)	25 (37)	0 (5)		12 days (6.0 days)
Plasma Stormgun	All Soldiers	+4		5-9 (7)		9-12 (10.5)	2 (3)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Plasma Weapons	90	200 (300)	60 (90)	40 (60)	2 (9)	1 Alien Carbine	12 days (6.0 days)

Carbine

Carbines are lighter versions of Assault Rifles, though not as light as SMGs. They grant a +1 mobility bonus and a +6 aim bonus, but deal less damage and have a smaller chance to crit than Assault Rifles, though more than SMGs. Like Laser Weapons, Carbines are excellent for lower ranked troops, though more experienced troops should switch to other weapons for more damage. Note that the aim bonus does not apply to Rocket scatter.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Def	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Assault Carbine	All Soldiers	+1		+6	2-4 (3)	+4	4-5 (4.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Carbine	All Soldiers	+1		+12	3-5 (4)	+4	5-7 (6.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Beam Lasers	15	35 (52)	6 (9)		0 (2)		12 days (6.0 days)
Gauss Carbine	All Soldiers	+1		+6	4-6 (5)	+4	6-9 (7.5)	4 (5)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	35	80 (120)	20 (30)	5 (7)	0 (4)		12 days (6.0 days)
Pulse Carbine	All Soldiers	+1		+6	4-8 (6)	+12	8-11 (9.1)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Pulse Lasers	63	180 (270)	25 (37)	25 (37)	0 (6)		12 days (6.0 days)
Plasma Carbine	All Soldiers	+1	+6	+6	5-9 (7)	+4	9-12 (10.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Plasma Weapons	90	250 (375)	60 (90)	40 (60)	2 (10)	1 Alien Carbine	12 days (6.0 days)

Assault Rifle

Assault Rifles are the standard rifle, similar to the vanilla Rifles, providing a decent balance of mobility, accuracy and firepower

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
																Other
Assault Rifle	All Soldiers		3-5 (4)	+8	5-7 (6.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Laser Rifle	All Soldiers	+6	4-6 (5)	+8	6-9 (7.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Beam Lasers	15	45 (67)	8 (12)		0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)
Gauss Rifle	All Soldiers		4-8 (6)	+8	8-11 (9.1)	4 (5)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Gauss Weapons	38	90 (135)	28 (42)	6 (9)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)
Pulse Rifle	All Soldiers		5-9 (7)	+16	9-12 (10.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus	Pulse Lasers	65	200 (300)	35 (52)	35 (52)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)
Plasma Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Rocketeers		6-10 (8)	+8	10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus +1.5 crit damage to biological targets	Advanced Plasma Weapons	95	350 (525)	80 (120)	50 (75)	3 (13)	1 Alien Rifle	14 days (7.0 days)

Battle Rifle

Battle Rifles are heavier versions of Assault Rifles. They deal more damage than Assault Rifles, but incur a -1 penalty to mobility, and a -10 aim penalty when using the second (gold) action to shoot. They are best used by soldiers that can offset the aim when needing to fire as the second action in a pinch.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
																	Other
Battle Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		4-6 (5)	+8	6-9 (7.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus -10 aim when shooting as second action	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Heavy Laser Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1	+6	4-8 (6)	+8	8-11 (9.1)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus -10 aim when shooting as second action	Advanced Beam Lasers	20	45 (67)	8 (12)		0 (3)		12 days (6.0 days)
Heavy Gauss Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		5-9 (7)	+8	9-12 (10.5)	4 (5)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus -10 aim when shooting as second action Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons	45	100 (150)	30 (45)	8 (12)	0 (4)		14 days (7.0 days)
Heavy Pulse Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		6-10 (8)	+16	10-14 (12.0)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus -10 aim when shooting as second action	Advanced Pulse Lasers	65	200 (300)	35 (52)	35 (52)	0 (7)		14 days (7.0 days)
Heavy Plasma Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	-1		7-11 (9)	+8	11-16 (13.5)	3 (4)	30	30	Can be steadied for aim bonus -10 aim when shooting as second action +1 damage when steadied	Heavy Plasma Weapons	105	350 (525)	80 (120)	50 (75)	3 (13)	1 Alien Heavy Weapon	18 days (9.0 days)

Shotgun

Shotguns are similar to the vanilla Shotguns, providing high damage and a high chance to crit, though they suffer more from damage reduction than other weapons. While very accurate at short range, they incur large aim penalties when firing at longer range. They fit best in the hands of mobile soldiers, such as Assaults and Scouts, that can move up close and fire.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	Crit	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
																Other
Shotgun	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		4-8 (6)	+16	8-11 (9.1)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Enemy DR is 50% more effective	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Scatter Laser	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts	+6	5-9 (7)	+16	9-12 (10.5)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Enemy DR is 50% more effective	Advanced Beam Lasers	18	50 (75)	8 (12)		0 (3)		14 days (7.0 days)
Alloy Cannon	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		6-10 (8)	+16	10-14 (12.0)	5 (6)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Enemy DR is 50% more effective Ignores 0.34 of target's DR	Advanced Gauss Weapons	40	130 (195)	36 (54)	15 (22)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)
Scatter Blaster	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		7-11 (9)	+24	11-16 (13.5)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Enemy DR is 50% more effective	Advanced Pulse Lasers	65	250 (375)	35 (52)	35 (52)	0 (8)		14 days (7.0 days)
Reflex Cannon	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts		7-13 (10)	+16	13-18 (15.0)	4 (5)	30	14	Aim penalty at long range Enemy DR is 50% more effective +1.5 crit damage at point blank range	Advanced Plasma Weapons	102	450 (675)	80 (120)	50 (75)	4 (17)	1 Alien Rifle	18 days (9.0 days)

Arc Rifle

Arc Rifles are a special type of rifles that can be used to disable enemies through Disabling Shot, at the regular 2-turn cooldown. Arc Rifles suffer from very low damage and ammunition. They can be useful early on when raiding small UFOs, to keep enemies disabled, providing enough chances to stun them with Arc Throwers.

Name	Usable by	Aim	Dmg	CrD	Weapon ammo	Weapon range	Overwatch range	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
Arc Rifle	Assaults Infantry Engineers Medics Scouts Snipers	+10	1-3 (2)	3-4 (3.2)	2 (3)	30	30	Disabling Shot	Can be steadied for aim bonus Aim penalty at short range	Xenoneurology New Combat Systems	25	60 (90)	5 (7)	5 (7)	0 (3)	10 days (5.0 days)

Marksman Rifle

Marksman rifles are smaller versions of sniper rifles that can also only be used by the Sniper and Scout classes. They have longer range than most weapons, but considerably shorter than sniper rifles nonetheless can be fired after moving. Like sniper rifles, marksman rifles have hefty accuracy penalties when used at short range. Marksman rifles have the same base damage as sniper rifles, but considerably lower crit chance. Marksman rifles can fire reaction shots up to their maximum range, and with Precision Shot they have unlimited range.
Marksman Rifles are better suited to close-quarters maps where mobility is essential.

Marksman Rifles
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Marksman Rifle	4-6 (5)	12%	6-9	0	0	5+1	36		Short-range accuracy penalty	Scout, Sniper	0	None	N/A
Laser Strike Rifle	4-8 (6)	12%	8-11	+6	0	3+1	36		Short-range accuracy penalty	Scout, Sniper	18	Advanced Beam Lasers	45	6	0	0	12	-
Alloy Strike Rifle	5-9 (7)	12%	9-12	0	0	4+1	36		Short-range accuracy penalty Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR	Scout, Sniper	45	Advanced Gauss Weapons	110	30	10	0	14
Blaster Rifle	6-10 (8)	20%	10-14	0	0	3+1	36		Short-range accuracy penalty	Scout, Sniper	67	Advanced Pulse Lasers	220	40	40	0	14	-
Reflex Rifle	7-11 (9)	12%	11-16	0	0	3+1	36		Short-range accuracy penalty +1.5 Crit Damage on exposed Enemies	Scout, Sniper	102	Precision Plasma Weapons	400	70	50	4	18	1x Alien Rifle

Sniper Rifle

Sniper Rifles are mostly identical to their vanilla counterparts and can only be used by Snipers. They have very long range (double the range of vanilla, making it functionally infinite), but can only be fired if the user has not taken a costly action, including reloading, unless they have Snap Shot training. Long War sniper rifles have higher penalties when used at short range than vanilla sniper rifles. Sniper rifles can only overwatch fire up to visual range, so consider steadying the weapon instead to end a turn without targets (especially if you don't have snapshot training).

Sniper Rifles
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Sniper Rifle	4-6 (5)	20%	6-9	0	-1	5+1	200 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Short-range accuracy penalty	Sniper	0	None	N/A
Laser Sniper Rifle	4-8 (6)	20%	8-11	+6	-1	3+1	200 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Short-range accuracy penalty	Sniper	18	Advanced Beam Weapons	50	8	0	0	14	-
Gauss Long Rifle	5-9 (7)	20%	9-12	0	-2	1+1	200 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Short-range accuracy penalty Grants HEAT Ammo perk. Halves the hardened crit penalty Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR	Sniper	40	Advanced Gauss Weapons	200	30	15	0	14	-
Pulse Sniper Rifle	6-10 (8)	28%	10-14	0	-1	3+1	200 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Short-range accuracy penalty	Sniper	65	Advanced Pulse Lasers	250	40	40	0	14	-
Plasma Sniper Rifle	7-11 (9)	20%	11-16	0	-1	3+1	200 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Short-range accuracy penalty +1.5 Crit Damage at extreme Range	Sniper	105	Precision Plasma Weapons	450	80	70	3	18	1x Alien Heavy Weapon

SAW

SAW-type weapons are the closest equivalent to vanilla LMGs in Long War. They can only be used by the Gunner class. SAWs have larger magazines and higher damage than assault rifles but confer a mobility penalty and can't be steadied. They allow faster movement than LMGs, but have less ammo and deal less damage. Suppressing a target with a SAW grants the Opportunist perk for any reaction fire triggered by enemy movement

Squad Automatic Weapons
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
SAW	4-6 (5)	0%	6-9	0	-1	6+2	30		-	Gunner	0	None	N/A
Autolaser	4-8 (6)	0%	8-11	+6	-1	6+2	30		-	Gunner	18	Beam Weapons	60	8	0	0	14	-
Gauss Autorifle	5-9 (7)	0%	9-12	0	-1	7+2	30		Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR	Gunner	38	Gauss Weapons	100	30	6	0	14	-
Pulse Autoblaster	6-10 (8)	8%	10-14	0	-1	6+2	30		-	Gunner	65	Pulse Lasers	230	40	40	0	14	-
Plasma Novagun	7-11 (9)	0%	11-16	0	-1	6+2	30		-	Gunner	98	Advanced Plasma Weapons	450	80	60	3	20	1x Alien Rifle

LMG

LMG-type weapons are larger versions of SAWs and are also only usable by the Gunner class. LMGs carry a mobility penalty and can only fire if the user has not moved, but in return they have even larger magazines and even higher damage than SAWs. LMGs also have a slightly longer range than most weapons and confer the Squadsight perk on the user so they can make use of the extra range. When an LMG is used to suppress, the reaction shot taken if the target moves suffers no aim penalty and can crit. LMGs can only overwatch fire up to visual range.
LMGs are ideal for heavy defensive situations where the Gunner can situate themselves securely and guard a given area using normal and reaction fire.

Light Machine Guns
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
LMG	4-8 (6)	0%	8-11	0	-2	8+1	36 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Grants squadsight	Gunner	0	None	N/A
Gatling Laser	5-9 (7)	0%	9-12	+6	-2	8+1	36 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Grants squadsight	Gunner	18	Beam weapons	70	9	0	0	14	-
Gauss Machine Gun	6-10 (8)	0%	10-14	0	-2	9+1	36 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Grants squadsight Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR	Gunner	45	Gauss Weapons	140	32	10	0	14	-
Gatling Pulser	7-11 (9)	8%	11-16	0	-2	8+1	36 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Grants squadsight	Gunner	70	Pulse Lasers	240	60	45	0	14	-
Plasma Dragon	7-13 (10)	0%	13-18	0	-2	8+1	36 (30)		Cannot fire after any costly action Grants squadsight +1 Damage against flying units	Gunner	105	Heavy Plasma Weapons	450	80	64	4	20	1x Alien Heavy Weapon

Rocket Launchers

Sometimes you just have to make a good first-time impression. Sometimes you just happen to not have the right key for a door. Sometimes you just want to give those aliens a running start on their way back - do not fret, Xcom have some portable rocket launchers for you!

Rockets are fairly simple to use - pick your ability, aim and fire. There is always some guaranteed scatter which is limited by the soldier's Aim and Abilities. While mostly used by Rocketeers, Engineers also have the ability at later stages of the game to carry a rocket launcher. Carrying one forfeits your sidearm. For more information regarding rockets read below.

Rocket Launchers
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Rocket Launcher	4-10 (7)	0%	-	0	-1	1	30		+1 mobility after firing rocket for rest of mission	Rocketeer	0	None	N/A
Recoilless Rifle	6-12 (9)	0%	-	0	-1	1	30		+1 mobility after firing rocket for rest of mission Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR	Rocketeer	45	Advanced Gauss Weapons	100	50	10	0	14	-
Blaster Launcher	8-16 (12)	0%	-	0	-2	1	30		+1 mobility after firing rocket for rest of mission	Rocketeer	110	Fusion Weapons	600	120	70	3	20	1x Fusion Core

MEC Primary Weapons

MEC weapons (unsurprisingly) can only be used by MECs. They are high damage and have extended range equal to marksman rifles and LMGs, but do not confer the squadsight perk, so only MEC classes that have squadsight can use the extra range. Even MECs with squadsight can only overwatch fire up to visual range.

MEC Primary Weapons
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Minigun	5-9 (7)	0%	9-12	0	0	2+1	36 (30)		-	MEC	0	None	N/A
Laser Lance	6-10 (8)	0%	10-14	+6	0	3+1	36 (30)		-	MEC	20	Advanced Beam Lasers MEC Warfare Systems	75	10	0	10	14	-
Railgun	7-11 (9)	0%	11-16	0	0	4+1	36 (30)		Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR, no suppression	MEC	45	Advanced Gauss Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	120	50	10	20	14	-
Pulse Lance	7-13 (10)	8%	13-18	0	0	3+1	36 (30)		-	MEC	65	Advanced Pulse Lasers MEC Warfare Systems	240	50	48	30	14	-
Particle Cannon	8-14 (11)	0%	14-19	0	0	3+1	36 (30)		No suppression +1 Damage against robotic Units	MEC	105	Heavy Plasma Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	450	80	80	40	14	1x Alien Heavy Weapon

MEC Secondary Weapons

With each upgrade of the MEC suit the number secondary weapon slots increases. As such, they can play a vital role in area control, squad support or neutralizing targets. Be advised that unlike vanilla in Long War you have to build the systems yourself and they do cost a lot of meld.

MEC Secondary Weapons
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Flamethrower	3-5	0%	5-7	-	-1	2	Cone		Incendiary area attack causing panic: Will test against 50, 80 with Jellied Elerium upgrade.	MEC	35	MEC Warfare Systems	150	0	0	30	7	-
Restorative Mist	-	0%	-	-	-1	1	17		Heals allies in an area	MEC	28	Thin Man Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	120	0	0	30	14	-
Kinetic Strike Module	9-15	0%	15-21	-	-1	8	Melee		Close combat weapon	MEC	30	Floater Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	200	30	25	30	10	-
Grenade Launcher	2-6	0%	3-7	-	-1	2	17		Indirect-fire Grenade Launcher	MEC	30	Gauss Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	150	25	0	30	10	-
Proximity Mine Launcher	6-14	0%	-	-	-1	3	17		Fires Proximity Mines	MEC	55	Advanced Gauss Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	180	25	40	40	14	-
Electropulse	3-9 (6)	0%	-	-	-1	8	17		Stuns robots. 3 turn cooldown	MEC	85	EMP Weapons MEC Warfare Systems	180	30	50	50	14	1x Arc Thrower

SHIV Turrets

Similar to the SAW but considerably more powerful, these heavy and expensive guns are the only weapons that the SHIV can use. While they suffer from the low base aim of all SHIV units, they can shred through enemies at close range, restrict enemy movement options when in overwatch mode thanks to certain equipment, and can deal massive damage to mechanized forces when equipped with HEAT ammo.

SHIV Turrets
Name	Dm	Crt %	DmC	Aim	Mob	Ammo	Range	Steady?	Special	Classes	Prerequisites		Cost
																		Other
Autocannon	5-9 (7)	0%	9-12	0	0	3+1	30		-	SHIV	0	None	N/A
Superheavy Laser	6-10 (8)	0%	10-14	+6	0	3+1	30		-	SHIV	20	Advanced Beam Lasers	75	10	0	0	14	-
Sentry Gun	7-11 (9)	0%	11-16	0	0	4+1	30		Nullifies 0.34 enemy DR	SHIV	40	Gauss Weapons	100	30	10	0	14	-
Superheavy Pulser	7-13 (10)	8%	13-18	0	0	3+1	30		-	SHIV	65	Pulse Lasers	300	50	50	0	14	-
Superheavy Plasma	8-14 (11)	4%*	14-19	+8*	0	3+1	30		-	SHIV	100	Vehicular Plasma Weapons	450	80	70	4	21	1x Alien Heavy Weapon

Steadying

Many weapons have an extra action available: Steady Weapon. This is a standard action, which will end the turn when used, which grants +20 aim for the next shot. The bonus is discarded if the soldier moves or switches weapon. This essentially allows a soldier to fire a carefully aimed shot over two turns. The use of perks such as Light 'Em Up and Double Tap only apply the bonus to the first shot taken. Note that sniper rifles can be steadied after moving, even if the operator cannot fire them. Steady Weapon's Aim bonus also applies to fired rockets, reducing rocket scatter.

Explosives

In Long War explosives no longer do fixed damage to all targets in their radius. The further a target is from the center of the blast, the less damage it will take. This also applies to cover and cover in general is a little tougher than in vanilla.

This behaviour can be 'reverted' to the original mechanics by taking the Tandem Warheads perk, which causes the perkholder's explosives do to full damage across their entire blast radius. The perk is normally available to Engineers, Rocketeers, and Archer MECs; it can sometimes be obtained on other classes via the Training Roulette Second Wave option.

Rockets

Long War uses a revamped system for rocket accuracy. Aim is used when firing rockets to determine the chance of them landing on target, rather than the fixed 90% chance in vanilla. Rather than the vanilla behavior of a missed rocket veering wildly off course, Long War rockets never "miss" but will veer off course a random amount based on the soldier's Aim, with higher Aim giving less scatter. Lower range means less scatter, and the soldier achieving 120 Aim yields no scatter at any range. Rockets can also be fired after moving, but with increased scatter and reduced range. Rockets can not change height through scatter.

The hit chance shown while aiming is not a literal % hit chance, nor is it the maximum scatter distance. "Scatter" instead indicates the standard deviation on the X and Y axis. You can expect 68% of your rockets to hit within the standard deviation, 95% to hit within 2 times the standard deviation, and 99.7% to hit within 3 times the standard deviation. Rockets can exceed even this degree of deviation, but the chance is negligible.

Unblocked (no "Shot is Blocked" warning) rockets that veer off course will travel through most destructible terrain to their destination, destroying it in the process. If they encounter an allied or enemy pawn, they will detonate immediately.

See also

Long War: Loadout
	Weapons Primary Weapons Secondary Weapons
	Armor Leather Jacket Tac Vest Tac Armor Phalanx Armor Kestrel Armor Carapace Armor Aurora Armor Banshee Armor Corsair Armor Aegis Armor Titan Armor Seraph Armor Archangel Armor Shadow Armor Vortex Armor MEC-1 MEC-2 MEC-3
	Equipment