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British Forces

Infantry and team weapons form a backbone that is tough to break. Myriad vehicles will create the opening you need to seize the day.

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Gurkha Rifles Section

Effective against infantry at medium and long-range. • High squad health, large squad size (6). • Can throw smoke and assault grenades.

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

1.25

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Decapture Multiplier

1

Upgrades

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Bren Light Machine Gun

Equips the squad with a Bren Light Machine Gun.

Increases anti-infantry firepower at all ranges. Most effective at long-range.

Costs
munition

75

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Thompson Submachine Gun Package

Upgrades the entire squad with Thompson Submachine Guns.

Greatly increases short-range firepower. Reduces long-range effectiveness.

Abilities

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Offensive / Timed

Ayo Gorkhali!

Gurkhas charge forward, increasing speed and weakening nearby enemy infantry.

+50% speed. -40% accuracy to nearby enemy infantry

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Passive

Valour

Improves offensive and defensive capabilities of infantry as they take casualties.

-15% incoming damage, +15% rate of fire, and +15% accuracy. Bonuses increase by +5% when squad reaches 38% and 22% of its current squad size.

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Support / Select target position

Smoke Grenade

Throw a smoke grenade at the target location that can obscure line of sight.

Smoke blocks vision for a short period of time.

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Offensive / Select target position

Grenade Assault

Every member throws a grenade that deals damage to infantry in the area. Very effective against infantry in cover or structures.

Costs
munition

35

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Offensive / Select target position

Forward Observer Artillery Barrage

Requests the HQ howitzer to barrage the target area. Very effective against stationary targets.

Shares a recharge time with all other Forward Observer Artillery Barrage abilities.

Costs
munition

45

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

42

manpower

360

popcap

10

Reinforce
cost

35

time

5

Hitpoints
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110
110
110
110
110
110

660

Upkeep per minute
manpower

15

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 1200

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

XP: 3600

  • +15% weapon accuracy
  • +25% rate of fire
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 7200

  • +20 health
  • +15% rate of fire
  • +20% weapon accuracy

Loadout

6
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rifle - small arms

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.5

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.704

0.62

0.48

Rounds per minute (RPM)

33

27

18

Range of Fire

7

20

35

Penetration

1.5

1

1

Scatter Area

11

84

123

Min.

Max.

Damage

12

12

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.