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Foot Guards Section

Very effective against infantry and vehicles. Most effective against infantry at short-range. • Can throw anti-infantry Light Gammon Bombs • High squad health, large squad size (6). • Can Breach enemy-occupied buildings.

british faction icon

Stats

guards_uk

infantry

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Sight Range

35

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Detection

10

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Max Range

35

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Speed

3.6

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Armor

1

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Capture Multiplier

1.25

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Decapture Multiplier

1

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Target Size

1

Abilities

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Offensive / Select target position

Light Gammon Bomb

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

Higher damage than other grenades.

Costs
munition

35

Range
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20

Shots
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1

Cooldown
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30s

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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.

Requires
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Valour

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Victoria Cross

Improves the offensive performance of nearby squads.

Passive

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Toggle off auto-attack

Hold Fire Disabled

Unit will not engage unless given a manual attack order when active.

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Offensive / Select target vehicle

Staggered Shot

Fires an initial volley that slows the target vehicles before a second volley is fired that stuns the vehicle.

Costs
munition

45

Range
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25

Shots
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2

Cooldown
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45s

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Offensive / Select enemy-occupied building

Breach

Squad will breach the target building, forcing enemy squads to exit and take heavy damage after a short delay.

Squad will garrison the building after Breach is completed.

Costs
munition

25

Range
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10

Duration
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5s

Cooldown
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10s

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

42

manpower

400

popcap

10

Reinforce
cost

32

time

5.5

Hitpoints
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115
115
115
115
115
115

690

Upkeep per minute
manpower

15

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 1200

  • Veteran ability
  • +20% harder to hit
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 3600

  • +20% harder to hit
  • +30% rate of fire
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 7200

  • +15 health
  • +33% damage

Loadout

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thompson guards uk

smg - small arms

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Damage

5

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Range

35m

Near

10m

Mid

15m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

64%

34%

15%

Rounds per Minute

338.82

164.28

66.87

Penetration

1

1

1

Special Mechanics

Damage Distribution Area

4.2×10

5.9×10

12.9×10

Timing

Burst Duration

1.75s

1.267s

0.792s

Time Between Bursts

0.802s

2.625s

3.75s

Reload Cycle

3.078s

3.328s

3.328s

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Aim Time

0.25s

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Magazine

4 bursts

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Arc

120°

Moving Accuracy

×0.85

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

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bazooka - ballistic weapon

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Damage

60

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Range

35m

Near

10m

Mid

22.5m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

6.7%

5%

3.63%

Rounds per Minute

12.65

12.31

11.76

Penetration

200

125

110

Special Mechanics

Scatter Area

2×10

3.9×10

5.7×10

Scatter Offset

+3.8m

+3.8m

+3.8m

Timing

Refire Time

4.743s

4.875s

5.1s

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Aim Time

1–1.25s

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Traverse Speed

120

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Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

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

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

×10

Bunker

×10

×10

Infantry

×0.01

×0.5

Building

×10

Infantry

×0.01

×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

Light Gammon Bomb

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

Higher damage than other grenades.

Costs
munition

35

Range
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20

Shots
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1

Cooldown
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30s

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gammon bomb guards uk

grenade - explosive weapon

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Damage

160

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Range

5 - 20m

Near

5m

Mid

12.5m

Far

20m

Core Stats

Scatter Area

0

0

0

Penetration

25

25

25

Timing

Time of Flight

0.89s

1.38s

1.81s

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Wind-Up

0.875s

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Fuse

1.25s

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Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

Light Cover

×1

×1

Heavy Cover

Heavy Cover

×1

×0.5

Garrison

Garrison

×1

×1

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Sandbag

×3.75

Barbed Wire

×2.5

Mine

×2

×2

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Offensive / Select target vehicle

Staggered Shot

Fires an initial volley that slows the target vehicles before a second volley is fired that stuns the vehicle.

Costs
munition

45

Range
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25

Shots
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2

Cooldown
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45s

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bazooka - ballistic weapon

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Damage

60

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Range

30m

Near

10m

Mid

20m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

10000%

10000%

10000%

Rounds per Minute

17.14

16.55

60

Penetration

500

500

500

Special Mechanics

Scatter Area

1.7×10

2.9×10

4.7×10

Scatter Offset

+3.8m

+3.8m

+3.8m

Timing

Refire Time

3.5s

3.625s

1s

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Aim Time

1.5s

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Traverse Speed

120

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Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

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

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

×10

Bunker

×10

×10

×1.5

Infantry

×0

×0.5

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bazooka staggered shot stun guards africa uk

bazooka - ballistic weapon

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Damage

60

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Range

30m

Near

10m

Mid

20m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

10000%

10000%

10000%

Rounds per Minute

17.14

16.55

60

Penetration

500

500

500

Special Mechanics

Scatter Area

1.7×10

2.9×10

4.7×10

Scatter Offset

+3.8m

+3.8m

+3.8m

Timing

Refire Time

3.5s

3.625s

1s

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Aim Time

1.5s

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Traverse Speed

120

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Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

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

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

×10

Bunker

×10

×10

×1.5

Infantry

×0

×0.5