TGMC:Squad Smartgunner

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MARINE STAFF
Squad Smartgunner	Access: Squad Smartgunner Equipment Room, Squad Room Difficulty: Easy Supervisors: Squad Leader Duties: Use suppressive fire to help keep your squad intact. Guides: N/A Quote: Peace through superior firepower.

A smartgunner's role is defined completely by the tool that they carry: the mighty Smartgun. It's designed as a support weapon: keeping away and finishing off enemies who would otherwise be able to flee from a lack of bullets to the skull.

Your Gear

Along with the standard gear a Squad Marine has access to, you have a few extra toys to play with as shown below.

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<tab name="Standard Kit">

Item:	Desc.:
TGMC Radio	This is used by squad members. Default channels are ; for your squad, and :z for common.
TGMC Uniform	A standard-issue, kevlar-weaved, hazmat-tested, EMF-augmented marine uniform.
Combat Boots	Standard issue combat boots for combat scenarios or combat situations. All combat, all the time.
Marine Gloves	Standard issue marine tactical gloves. It reads: 'knit by Marine Widows Association'.
M10 Helmet	A helmet which keeps your head on your shoulders, and not lying ten feet away.

</tab> <tab name="Webbing">

Item:	Desc.:
Webbing	Extra pouches that you can clip to your uniform. Only one thing may be clipped to your uniform Has three slots for storing items. Storage Any tiny item Any small item M41A MK2 Magazines M39 Magazines M42C Magazines Sunfury Lasgun Cells
Black Webbing	Extra pouches that you can clip to your uniform. Only one thing may be clipped to your uniform Has five slots for storing tiny or small items. Storage Any tiny item Any small item
Shoulder Holster	Pistol Holster that you can clip to your uniform. Only one thing may be clipped to your uniform Capable of storing one pistol in it. Storage Any Pistol Tazer </tab> <tab name="Belts"> Item: Desc.: M39 Belt Holster SMG Holster that goes on your belt. Has only one slot, and draws revolvers on click. Capable of storing an M39 without increased weight (Grips/Stock) Storage M39 SMGs File:TGMC M39.png Ammo Load Rig A belt for your uniform, intended for holding magazines. You can right click it to change the drawing mode. Has five slots for storing items. Storage Combat Knife Shells or handfuls of bullets Any kind of flare/flare nade M41A MK2 Magazines M39 Magazines M42C Magazines Sunfury Lasgun Cells M4A3 Magazines M44 Speedloaders Any grenade Claymores Shotgun Shell Belt A belt used to hold up to 50 shotgun shells, two boxes worth. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: Buckshot shells Slug Shells Flechette Shells Incendiary Shells M4A3 Belt Holster Pistol Holster that goes on your belt. Has five slots, and draws pistols on click. Capable of storing only one pistol in it. Storage Any Pistol, not revolvers. Any Pistol Magazines M44 Belt Holster Revolver Holster that goes on your belt. Has five slots, and draws revolvers on click. Capable of storing only one revolver in it. Storage M44 Revolvers M44 Speedloaders Knife Rig A knife rig that goes on your belt Can switch drawing modes by right clicking. Capable of storing six throwing knives within. Storage M11 Throwing Knives. </tab> <tab name="Pouches"> Pouch: Desc: Shotgun Shell Pouch A pouch used to hold shotgun shells. Has four slots. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: Buckshot shells Slug Shells Flechette Shells Incendiary Shells Magazine Pouch A pouch used to hold magazines. Has two slots. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: Shells or handfuls of bullets M41A MK2 Magazines M39 Magazines M42C Magazines Sunfury Lasgun Cells M4A3 Magazines M44 Speedloaders Medium General Pouch A medium general pouch that goes into your pocket. Holds small and tiny items. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. Storage Any tiny item Any small item Flare Pouch A pouch used to flares. Has five slots. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: Flare Grenades Manual Flares First Aid Pouch A pouch used to hold construction materials. Has five slots. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: Tramadol Injectors Tricordazine Injectors Gauze Ointment Medical Splints Pistol Magazine Pouch A pouch used to hold pistol magazines. Has three slots. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: M4A3 Magazines M44 Speedloaders Sidearm Pouch A pouch used to sidearms. Has one slot. Has two drawing methods, click to open, and draw last stored upon click. Defaults to click to open, you can right click on it and change the drawing method. What it can store: Any Revolvers Any Pistols </tab> <tab name="Masks"> Item: Desc.: TGMC Gas Mask A gas mask that restricts your vision, but filters out harmful gasses. TGMC Coif A coif that protects you from extreme cold conditions. Rebreather Heats or cools down air as you breath it, protecting you from extreme conditions. </tab> </tabs> <tabs> <tab name="Essential Smartgunner Set"> Item: Desc.: M56 Harness Used to support your M56B Smartgun, and to holster it. Required to fire it. Suit Storage: M56B Smartgun Emergency Oxygen Tank G8 Storage Pouch Claymores Ammo Magazines Armor Storage Any tiny item Any small item M41A MK2 Magazines M39 Magazines M42C Magazines Sunfury Lasgun Cells M56 Powerpack Supplies your M56B Smartgun with ammunition and power. Required to fire it. M56B Smartgun A heavy machine gun that uses IFF to bypass friendlies, allowing you to fire through them if they have an ID. M56 Head Mounted Sight Grants you full sight of the terrain, but not full night sight. </tab> <tab name="Attachments"> Item: Desc.: Suppressor A barrel attachment that makes shots quieter, and reduces damage. Also other stats. Wee. Extended Barrel A barrel attachment that makes shots more accurate, and reduces damage. Other stats. Wee. Recoil Compensator A barrel attachment that makes recoil less of a problem, apparently. Other stats. Wee. Magnetic Harness A rail attachment that makes your gun snap back to your suit storage if you drop it. Makes you less accurate. Other stats. Wee. Red Dot Sight A rail attachment that makes your shots more accurate. Other stats. Wee. Quick Fire Assembly Reduces the delay on single fire shots, reduces your burst count by one, and reduces your accuracy. Other stats. Wee. Laser Sight Underbarrel attachment that makes your gun better for certain things. Other stats, wee. Vertical Grip Underbarrel grip that makes your bursts more accurate. Other stats. Wee. Angled Grip Underbarrel grip that allows you to wield faster. Other stats. Wee. M41A Skeleton Stock A stock. Other stats, wee. M37A2 Stock A stock. Other stats, wee. M39 Stock A stock. Other stats, wee. </tab> Smartgun This is your main weapon. While weaker than a standard rifle, it compensates through having a high rate of fire and being able to shoot through your friends to hit enemies. To use it, you will need to equip the M56 Head Mounted Sight (Eyes), Smartgun (Hands/Suit Storage), Powerpack (Backpack), and M56 Combat Harness (Armor). Pros: Fast fire rate un-modded (about as fast as you can click), making it great for suppression fire Possesses an anti-friendly fire system (IFF), allowing one to shoot through allies to hit your foes Can use burst fire Comes with an integrated Magnetic Harness and Flashlight Has a 50 round capacity with 500 reserve rounds in its M56 Power Pack Empty Powerpacks can be replenished by equipping it in your hand, clicking its icon on the bottom of the screen, then dragging it over to your ammo locker in your prep room to restock the machine. Then you can just dispense it and stick it back onto yourself: this process can be done as many times as needed. Powerpacks can be ordered at Requisitions like other ammo types. Comes with an M56 Head Mounted Sight to help spot targets in the dark: lessening reliance on light sources such as flares Cons: Deals about the same damage as an SMG per shot (i.e. 30), making it weaker against T3s unmodded Wielding has a 1-2 second delay, and slows you while wielded The Smartgun's Magnetic Harness does not work with another weapon in your Suit Storage, meaning that your only choices for reserve weapons beyond a knife involve the Holster Rigs. Using it requires having the M56 Head Mounted Sight (Eyes), Smartgun (Hands/Suit Storage), M56 Power Pack (Backpack), and M56 Combat Harness (Armor) to be used: taking up space for things in those respective slots such as for extra weapons/ammo/supplies. Liberal use tends to run the Power Pack dry, necessitating either Requisitions or periodic trips to and from the Almayer to maintain usage of the Smartgun. Reloading takes about 3 seconds and must be done by standing still: moving at all interrupts the reloading process. It automatically starts reloading around every 5 seconds it doesn't fire a bullet, but it is not recommended to rely on this too much. M56 Combat Harness Required to use the Smartgun at all. Has the same protection as a PFC's combat armor, with two pockets for ammo/flares/injectors. Comes with an attached flashlight that while weaker than a handheld one, is still better than nothing. M56 Power Pack Required to use the Smartgun, and comes with 500 rounds. Reloading the Smartgun requires standing still and clicking the icon on the top-left corner of the HUD: moving at all interrupts the reloading process. M56 Head Mounted Sight Required to use the Smartgun, and gives you enough nightvision to see the entirety of the screen as if it were completely lit, even through walls and darkness. M276 Pattern M39 Holster Rig This allows you to store an SMG into your Belt slot. As pistols/revolvers tend to be a bit weak in stopping power/fire rate and you will lack space in your Backpack/Suit Storage slot for another weapon such as a shotgun/rifle, you will likely be using an SMG as a reserve weapon. Round Start You woke up from Cryo and need to set up quickly before the mission. You will need to do the following to be properly prepared: Move to your Squad Room and run your cursor over the doors arranged horizontally. Keep moving until you find a room named "Squad Smartgunner Equipment Room" and run in. With practice you'll be able to do this without having to check the doors. There are two machines in your room, an Automated Closet and an Equipment Rack. Move to the Automated Closet first and select the option named Standard Equipment. Put all of the dispensed equipment on: it's mandatory. For Belts, pick one of the Holster Rigs and equip it on your Belt slot. For Pouches, select a First Aid Pouch and a Flare Pouch. You can swap the Flare Pouch for a Magazine Pouch if you want, though typically you won't have to rely on your reserve weapon except in emergencies. If you want, feel free to bring a Gas Mask as well. It blocks part of your vision, but gas attacks (such as a Defiler's neurotoxin) won't hurt you as much with it than without it. Move to the Equipment Rack and select "Essential Smartgun Kit". Equip everything in the dispensed box: you will need the full set to use the Smartgun. For Special Ammunition, select the M56 Power Pack and keep it in one of your hands. You can drop it off at the FoB in case you need a quick replenish, though you might want to hide it under some supplies in case you don't want other Smartgunners to take it. For Gun Attachments, select the Red Dot Sight and Laser Sight and put them on the floor. You can attach them to your reserve weapon to make them accurate and efficient even if one of your hands are too broken to use the Smartgun. As you start without a reserve weapon/knife, feel free to move outside to the Squad Room and head to one of the gun lockers. You can fill the respective holster you chose with a loaded SMG/pistol/revolver, and load the rest of your pockets with backup magazines for your reserve weapon in case you can't use your Smartgun. (Optional, but Recommended) Go to the Surplus Closet in your Squad Room and dispense a Backpack. Load this up with 1 box of Slugs, 1 box of Flechettes, and the rest either being flares or rifle magazines. You can drop this off at the FoB to help ease logistics for your team (and give Requisitions more breathing room to be able to order more Power Packs for yourself). Your Job You're not Rambo: your gun deals less damage than a pulse rifle and you're slow enough to be caught by nearly any caste while wielding/reloading your weapon. Treat yourself more as a mobile sentry gun: stay behind your teammates and use them as meat shields while you blast at anything that comes near. Your strength is covering for your team: Always be behind the front guy/point man. You can shoot past them safely if an enemy comes, and your equipment makes you a target for xenos. Let the guys in front shoot themselves/the enemy and take the hits for you. Aim for the chest. You're less likely to hit a target by aiming for the head. Aim at the tile behind a target if they're standing still. If you click right on the tile, it might not hit as likely compared to clicking straight behind your target, or the bullet might hit a nearby wall. For moving targets, try to lead your shots. Bullets have travel time, so depending on how fast a target is moving you may have to put your cursor 1-5 tiles ahead of a target to hit them. Stick with your squad. Follow the Squad Leader's (SL's) orders as much as you can. It's better for you to stick with the group and have meatshields than to have those meatshields go and become xeno-mothers/food since you were lounging around at the FOB. In case the SL is rather inexperienced/"baldie" (e.g. ordering an assault against 12+ xenos with only 3 people including you), at the very least stick with a large group of people (and ask for a mentor to help "guide" the SL) as much as possible. If an ally is pounced on, shoot over whoever's in the way behind the tile of the pouncer. You will either drive the pouncer off and make them hesitant to get into range, or you'll fill them with enough lead to drop them for you and your allies. Against Crushers/Defenders, try to move to their sides/back to maximise damage to their less-armored areas. However, don't do this if you're liable to being flanked: you should have at least 1 person as a meat-shield in case a few xenos try to gank you. Tips Typically it is recommended to not attach any extra attachments to the Smartgun lest you cripple your suppressive ability through a lower fire rate/damage. A Barrel Charger (BC) does help against T3s and more armored xenos through, and an extended barrel means that your suppressive shots will be more accurate in exchange for damage. A PFC Shotgunner synergizes well with this role: have the PFC as the point-man and stay behind them and their friends. In case they get pounced on or knocked down, you can then blast the offender and either drive them away (giving your team/the PFC time to move back and regroup), or kill them if they remain in the area for too long. It essentially gives you the ability to act as both an anti-flank/harassment force and as area-denial to all but a Crusher, Ravager, or a Defender. 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