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Saboteur Squad

Trap layer that can plant mines, demolition, and booby traps to deal damage. Should avoid direct combat with enemies. • Can build tunnels and plant explosives for free, but requires charges to use. • Camouflaged even when out of cover. • Small squad size. (2) • Can use tunnels to be transported into neutral ambient buildings. • Refunds 67% of its cost when it successfully retreats off-map.

american faction icon

Stats

saboteurs_battlegroup_partisan

infantry

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Sight Range

35

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Detection

10

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Max Range

15

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Speed

3.6

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Armor

1

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Capture Multiplier

0

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Decapture Multiplier

0

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Target Size

1

Abilities

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Passive

Permanent Concealment

The squad is camouflaged until it attacks or enemies get too close.

+25% damage and +40% accuracy when firing from camouflage for 5 seconds.

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Defensive / Select friendly territory point

Booby Trap Territory

Deploy a Booby Trap on the targeted point that explodes and makes the point more difficult to capture when enemies attempt to capture the sector.

Increases capture and decapture time by +100% for 20 seconds.

Range
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5

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Passive

Go To Ground

Saboteurs will be immediately removed from the battlefield when given a retreat order in garrisons, refunding 67% of their cost.

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Temporary Support

Partisans eventually withdraw after being on the field for 80 seconds. Surviving squad members refund 60% of their cost back to the player when they retreat off-map.

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Select to Activate

Partisan Withdrawal

Withdraw the Partisan unit from the battlefield, running for the nearest edge towards your base. When the unit escapes off-map, it refunds 60% of its cost.

Retreating units take less damage, are harder to hit, and move faster.

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Passive

Local Knowledge

Partisans can use tunnels to be transported to neutral ambient buildings within range of a Tunnel. Tunnel Network must not be on cooldown for this to trigger.

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Offensive / Select target position

Panzerschreck Shot

Fire a single shot from a stolen Panzerschreck at the target vehicle, dealing high damage when it penetrates.

Costs
munition

35

Range
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25

Shots
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1

Cooldown
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30s

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Passive

Limited Explosives

Saboteurs have 3 explosive charges and can spend them on:\n• M1 Mines (1 Charge)\n• High-explosive Demolition Charge (2 Charges)\n• Booby Trap Territory (2 Charges)

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

10

manpower

210

popcap

4

Reinforce
cost

52.5

time

5

Hitpoints
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110
110

220

Upkeep per minute
manpower

2.1

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 0

vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 0

vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 0

Can Construct

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General purpose / Explosive

M1 Mine

Explosive device triggered by nearby enemies. Damages enemy units, suppresses infantry and deals the Engine Damage critical to vehicles.

Costs
time

10

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General purpose / Explosive

High-explosive Demolition Charge

Plants a demolition charge at the target position. Extremely effective against structures and stationary units. Can be detected by nearby enemy units. Minesweepers can detect demo charges at further distances.

Must be manually detonated.

Costs
time

10

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Transport Building

Tunnel Hideout

Costs
time

7

manpower

50

Loadout

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luger pistol partisan us

pistol - small arms

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Damage

6

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Range

15m

Near

0m

Mid

7.5m

Far

15m

Core Stats

Accuracy

80%

40%

25%

Rounds per Minute

40

29.09

23.62

Penetration

1

1

1

Timing

Refire Time

1.277s

1.92s

2.451s

Reload Cycle

2.839s

2.92s

3.076s

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Aim Time

0.125–0.5s

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Magazine

7 shots

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Arc

180°

Moving Accuracy

×0.5

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

Heavy Cover

×0.5

×0.5

Garrison

Garrison

×0.55

×0.5

  • 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.

Ability Weapons

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Offensive / Select target position

Panzerschreck Shot

Fire a single shot from a stolen Panzerschreck at the target vehicle, dealing high damage when it penetrates.

Costs
munition

35

Range
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25

Shots
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1

Cooldown
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30s

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panzerschreck single shot saboteur us

bazooka - ballistic weapon

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Damage

160

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Range

28m

Near

0m

Mid

14m

Far

28m

Core Stats

Accuracy

1100%

1100%

1100%

Penetration

300

180

130

Special Mechanics

Scatter Area

0

2.1×20

3.9×20

Scatter Offset

+2m

+2m

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Aim Time

1s

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Traverse Speed

90

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Arc

90°

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

Heavy Cover

×0.5

×0.5

Garrison

Garrison

×0.4

×0.25