Assault Trooper



Assault Troopers are standard Cerberus soldiers encountered in Mass Effect 3.

Description
Fearless, disciplined and unrelenting, Cerberus Assault Troopers are the backbone of the Illusive Man's army.

Capabilities
Offensive

Assault Troopers are armed with a variety of weapons, including a range of assault rifles, submachine guns and shotguns, as well as electrified batons for melee attacks. They can throw Frag Grenades to flush enemies out of cover and damage them.

Defensive

Assault Troopers frequently take cover and also use combat rolls to evade conventional or power attacks.

Tactics

 * Assault Troopers are the cannon-fodder enemies of the Cerberus faction. They lack shields, meaning any combination of attacks can stagger or kill them relatively easily. If melee-attacking an Assault Trooper, hit it quickly before it can charge its baton and strike back.
 * Assault Troopers can be troublesome in numbers, when simultaneous volleys of their weapons fire can overwhelm the player. When focusing on more powerful enemies on the battlefield, don't neglect to mop up nearby Assault Troopers before they group up.
 * The frag grenades that Assault Troopers throw are their most dangerous weapons. The grenades have a delayed detonation and short blast radius, but can kill the player at point-blank range. The catch is that moving to escape a grenade often forces the player out of the protection of cover and into the line of sight of other enemies.
 * A soldier with high Fitness (5 or above) can kill an Assault Trooper in a single heavy melee.