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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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Anti-infantry / Elite

Gurkha Rifles Section

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Elite infantry very effective against infantry at medium and long-range. 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!

Increases squad's rate of fire and speed. Weakens nearby enemy infantry.
+50% speed, +50% rate of fire, and -25% incoming suppression. Enemy infantry have -20% rate of fire and -20% accuracy.
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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
31
time
5
Hitpoints
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110
110
110
110
110
110
660
Upkeep per minute
manpower
15
Veterancy
vet 1 star
vet 1 empty star
vet 1 empty star
XP: 1200
Unlocks veteran ability. Unit is harder to hit.
vet 2 star
vet 2 star
vet 2 empty star
XP: 3600
Increases accuracy, rate of fire, and unit is harder to hit.
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
XP: 7200
Increases accuracy, rate of fire, and health.

Loadout

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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
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.