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US Forces

Versatile infantry and weaponry that can displace any opponent. Experience is key to improving your forces for the fight ahead.

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Ranger Squad

Very effective against infantry at short-range. • Can throw grenades. • Can fire heavy weapons on the move and carry 6 special weapons. • Can airdrop weapon crates with 2 random special weapons. • High reinforce cost.

Stats

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infantry

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Sight Range

35

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Speed

3.6

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Max Range

35

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Target Size

1

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Armor

1

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Capture Multiplier

1.5

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Decapture Multiplier

1.33

Abilities

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Offensive / Passive

Unlock Steady Aim

Rangers will have increased accuracy while moving

+17% accuracy when moving.

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Defensive / Passive

Unlock Cover to Cover

When Rangers are in cover, they take less damage. When Rangers leave cover, they sprint and take less suppression for a short period of time. Only activates in combat.

Unit take 15% less incoming damage when in cover. Leaving cover, unit gains +50% speed and 33% less suppression for 4 seconds. Sprint recharges every 7 seconds.

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Weapon Airdrop / Select target position

Weapon Crate Drop

Airdrops a Weapon Crate at target location. Contains two random weapons.

Weapon Crates can have Bazookas, Flamethrowers, M1918 Automatic Rifles, or M1919 Light Machine Guns.

Costs
munition

90

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Defensive / Passive

Cover to Cover

When Rangers are in cover, they take less damage. When Rangers leave cover, they sprint and take less suppression for a short period of time. Only activates in combat.

Unit take 15% less incoming damage when in cover. Leaving cover, unit gains +50% speed and 33% less suppression for 4 seconds. Sprint recharges every 7 seconds.

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Defensive / Passive

Cover to Cover

When Rangers are in cover, they take less damage. When Rangers leave cover, they sprint and take less suppression for a short period of time. Only activates in combat.

Unit take 15% less incoming damage when in cover. Leaving cover, unit gains +50% speed and 33% less suppression for 4 seconds. Sprint recharges every 7 seconds.

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Offensive / Passive

Steady Aim

Rangers will have increased accuracy while moving

+17% accuracy when moving.

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Steady Aim

Rangers become harder to hit by 25 percent and 25 percent more resistant to suppression for 5 seconds.

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Offensive / Select target position

'Cooked' Mk 2 Frag Grenade

Throws a grenade that deals high damage to infantry in a small area. Very effective against infantry in cover or structures.

Detonates faster than other grenades.

Costs
munition

25

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Offensive / Passive

Heavy Weapon Experts

Rangers have improved accuracy with all weapons and can fire heavy weapons such as bazookas, light machine guns or flamethrowers on the move.

+20% accuracy.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

42

manpower

450

popcap

14

Reinforce
cost

50

time

7

Hitpoints
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115
115
115
115
115
115

690

Upkeep per minute
manpower

21

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 2000

  • Veteran ability choice
  • +15% harder to hit
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 4000

  • +20% harder to hit
  • +20% rate of fire
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 8000

  • +20% damage reduction
  • +35% suppression resistance
  • +33% rate of fire

Loadout

6
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smg - small arms

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.85

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.513

0.3135

0.171

Rounds per minute (RPM)

277

82

27

Range of Fire

10

18

35

Penetration

1

1

1

Scatter Area

55

89

160

Min.

Max.

Damage

5

5

AoE Radius

-

0

  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.