Shogun (Long War)

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Shogun

MEC variant of the Engineer class.

Abilities

Rank	Ability
Specialist	Collateral Damage Area of effect attack that destroys most cover and hits all eligible targets for 1/3rd damage. Unlike most abilities, damage increasing items and perks also only apply 1/3rd damage (note: HEAT and flak cannot be reduced below +2 damage though). This attack cannot critically hit. Shredder ammo and holo-targeting are NOT applied.
	No other bonuses.
Lance Corporal	Body Shield The nearest visible enemy suffers -20 aim and cannot critically hit this unit	Automated Threat Assessment Confers 0.5 DR (50% chance to absorb one point of damage) at all times, and confers +15 defense when in overwatch until the unit takes an overwatch shot.	Jetboot Module When activated, confers the ability to jump to normally inaccessible heights for the rest of the turn.
	Provides +1 Mobility.	No other bonuses.	Provides +2 Will.
Corporal	HEAT Warheads Your rockets and grenades do an additional 50% damage to robotic enemies after damage reduction is assessed.	Advanced Fire Control Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.	Shock-Absorbent Armor Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.
	No other bonuses.	No other bonuses.	No other bonuses.
Sergeant	HEAT Ammo Your primary weapon, not including shotguns, does an additional 50% of its base weapon damage to robotic enemies after any damage reduction is assessed.	Repair Servos Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Value on icon represents repairs remaining at 2 points per hp. Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired from prior hits by 50%.	Sapper Increases grenade and proximity mine damage by +1. Also triples damage to the environment.
	No other bonuses.	Provides +3 Will.	No other bonuses.
Tech Sergeant	Damage Control When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points (1.5 DR) for the next 2 turns.	Packmaster Limited-use small items (including those from perks) receive 1 additional use.	Ranger Confers +1 damage with primary weapons, rocket launchers, MEC secondary weapons and sidearms. Negates the long-range accuracy penalty with sidearms when shooting beyond 14 meters.
	Provides +2 Will.	No other bonuses.	No other bonuses.
Gunnery Sergeant	Grenadier Allows 2 destructive grenades in a single inventory slot, and the soldier may throw grenades 20 percent further.	Vital Point Targeting Confers 2 bonus damage with primary guns, and +1 damage with sidearms, against humans and alien targets whose species have been autopsied.	Light 'Em Up Standard shots no longer end the turn, if taken as the first action.
	No other bonuses.	Provides +3 Aim.	No other bonuses.
Master Sergeant	Mayhem Confers +2 damage for suppression, SAWs, LMGs, explosive grenades, proximity mines and rocket launchers. Confers +4 damage for sniper and long rifles, marksman's, strike and reflex rifles using Standard Shot or Precision Shot.	Reactive Targeting Sensors Unit gets a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks the MEC each turn, provided there's enough ammo to do so.	Absorption Fields Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as damage increases. Specifically: reduces 40% of any damage taken after 2; after all other damage reduction has been applied.
	No other bonuses.	Provides +2 Aim, +2 Will.	No other bonuses.

Stat Progression

Rank	/level	total	/level	total	/level*	total*
Specialist	1	1	3	3	2(3)	2(-3)
Lance Corporal	0	1	3	6	2(3)	4(-6)
Corporal	1	2	3	9	2(3)	6(-9)
Sergeant	1	3	3	12	2(3)	8(-12)
Tech Sergeant	1	4	3	15	2(3)	10(-15)
Gunnery Sergeant	0	4	3	18	2(3)	12(-18)
Master Sergeant	1	5	3	21	2(3)	14(-21)

• Note that even without Hidden Potential switched on there is a Random (1) Will per level. This is properly shown in brackets. Psionic soldiers receive additional random will as well.

+1 HP, +7 Aim, -11 Will compared to Engineer.

Tactical Advice

Collateral damage works with heat ammo and does solid damage vs robots (7 damage past Railgun tech). Keep this in mind if you want to clear a clustered group of drones or seekers (with less than 7 HP). Heat ammo bonus damage currently bypasses all damage resistance mechanics and is just added as percent of base weapon damage. Careful because it cuts both ways (some aliens can get Heat ammo too).

See also

Long War: Soldiers
	Soldiers Assault Infantry Rocketeer Gunner Sniper Scout Medic Engineer
	MEC Troopers Marauder Valkyrie Archer Goliath Jaeger Pathfinder Guardian Shogun
	Officers Psionics Gene Mods S.H.I.V.s