Infiltrator

The Infiltrator is a class of soldier deployed by XCOM.

Overview
Especially trained for flanking the enemy and attacking exposed areas, Infiltrators are trained to outmaneuver targets and take full advantage of distractions provided by allies.

Like the Field Engineer and Ravager, Infiltrators were not part of XCOM's 2015 operational plan. During a review prior to the restart of the XCOM project it was felt that troops would benefit from asymmetrical combat training to counter threats such as EXALT. Infiltrators are also experts at covert operations, going undercover into EXALT cells to feed intelligence back to XCOM.

Weapons
Infiltrators are experts in short and medium range weapons, pistols and light rifles are often used along with numerous explosives. Some also make use of close combat weapons for silent takedowns.

Equipment
Generally Infiltrators make use of stealth technology to reduce the odds of them being detected, typically using optical camouflage or mimetic skin genetic mods. They also make use of network disruption tools when attacking EXALT bases.