Brens on CQC units

Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2021, 21:22 PMLady Xenarra

Commandos get a 'super bren' passive modifier that with 2 Brens gives them the far range firepower of a full 5 man IS + 2 IS Brens at far iirc. Mandos might be able to fire the brens on the move, can't remember.

AssIS do not benefit from any modifiers and you hurt yourself getting them. Nor can they fire them on the move.

Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2021, 04:39 AMJae For Jett

The main thing about most infantry upgrades is that they're upgrades: pay 45-60 munitions to increase the overall fighting power of your squad. There's a lot of nuance to it, but generally you pay munitions to get increased performance.

The thing about putting brens on commandos is that this doesn't really increase the overall combat effectiveness of the squad, it just changes them from a great close range ambusher to a great long range unit. Commandos with brens ARE great, but so are commandos with their base stens. In fact, bren commandos don't really do anything that sections don't already do, unlike the ambushing sten commandos.

Basically, you pay munitions to turn a strong unit that fills a gap in your army into a strong unit that does what your army already does. Not really worth it.

Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2021, 09:31 AMtangoporo

Do Assault Officers work like Assault Sections on Bren upgrades too?

Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2021, 12:10 PMLady Xenarra

Did some quick double checking and seems they work just like ASI and IS yes. I've never used them like that for reasons mentioned already by JFJ. No fire on the move with Brens and they don't have the heavy weapons expert icon:


Commandos can fire their Brens on the move.

Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2021, 09:32 AMtangoporo

This is a game changer, thanks for the info!