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

Sight Range

Detection

Max Range

Speed

3.6

Armor

Capture Multiplier

1.25

Decapture Multiplier

Target Size

Upgrades

Weapon upgrade

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

Weapon upgrade

Thompson Submachine Gun Package

Upgrades the entire squad with Thompson Submachine Guns.

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

Costs

Abilities

Offensive / Timed

Ayo Gorkhali!

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

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

Duration

10s

Cooldown

180s

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

Valour

Victoria Cross

Improves the offensive performance of nearby squads.

Passive

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.

Range

Shots

Cooldown

180s

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

Range

Shots

Cooldown

60s

Offensive / Select target position

Forward Observer Artillery Barrage

Throw an artillery flare at the target position that calls up the HQ's howitzer to bombard the target position. Very effective against stationary targets.

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

Costs

Range

Shots

Cooldown

120s

Stats

Costs

360

Reinforce

5.5

Hitpoints

110

660

Upkeep per minute

Veterancy

XP: 1200

Veteran ability
+15% harder to hit

XP: 3600

+15% weapon accuracy
+25% rate of fire

XP: 7200

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

Loadout

lee enfield gurkhas uk

rifle - small arms

Damage

Range

35m

Near

Mid

20m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

81%

71.3%

55.2%

Rounds per Minute

32.57

29.73

24.17

Penetration

1.5

Timing

Refire Time

1.688s

1.875s

2.375s

Reload Cycle

3.313s

3.375s

3.5s

Aim Time

0.375–0.875s

Magazine

11 - 10 shots

Arc

180°

Moving Accuracy

×0.5

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

×0.5

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.

Weapons Available Via Upgrade

Weapon upgrade

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

bren lmg gurkhas uk

lmg - small arms

Damage

3.5

Range

35m

Near

Mid

22m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

75%

67.5%

60%

Rounds per Minute

205.54

283.22

295.34

Penetration

2.5

1.75

Timing

Burst Duration

1.958s

3.275s

3.938s

Time Between Bursts

2.34s

1.944s

2.121s

Reload Cycle

4.813s

4.93s

5.188s

Aim Time

0.75–1s

Magazine

9 bursts

Traverse Speed

120

Arc

180°

Moving Accuracy

×0.5

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

×0.5

×0.6

Garrison

×0.55

×0.6

Weapon upgrade

Thompson Submachine Gun Package

Upgrades the entire squad with Thompson Submachine Guns.

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

Costs

thompson gurkhas uk

smg - small arms

Damage

5.25

Range

35m

Near

10m

Mid

15m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

52.5%

30%

15%

Rounds per Minute

310.17

142.87

57.89

Penetration

1.2

1.1

Special Mechanics

Damage Distribution Area

3.5×16

4.8×16

10×16

Timing

Burst Duration

1.5s

1.088s

0.681s

Time Between Bursts

0.875s

2.875s

4.125s

Reload Cycle

3.078s

3.328s

Aim Time

0.25s

Magazine

4 bursts

Arc

120°

Moving Accuracy

×0.85

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

×0.5

Garrison

×0.55

×0.5

Ability Weapons

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

Range

Shots

Cooldown

60s

gurkha grenade assault uk

grenade - explosive weapon

Damage

Range

5 - 20m

Near

Mid

12.5m

Far

20m

Core Stats

Scatter Area

2.1×10

4.7×10

7.3×10

Scatter Offset

+1m

Penetration

Timing

Time of Flight

0.89s

1.38s

1.81s

Wind-Up

0.625s

Fuse

1.25s

Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×1

Heavy Cover

×1

×0.5

Garrison

×1

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

—

×0.75

Emplacement

—

×0.75

Sandbag

—

×3.75

Barbed Wire

—

×2.5

Mine

—

×2