name: veteran merc
description: "A battle-hardened soldier with a high-powered rifle and tactical armor covered in campaign patches. Their cybernetic eye locks onto you instantly."
idle_descriptions:
  - "checks their rifle's ammunition counter"
  - "adjusts their tactical vest"
  - "scans the area through their scope"
  - "spits and mutters a war story"
drops:
  remains: bones
  loot:
    - item_id: credits
      weight: 55
      quantity: 1200
    - item_id: chaosjunk
      weight: 15
      quantity: 2
    - item_id: deathjunk
      weight: 15
      quantity: 2
    - table: herb_table_mid
      weight: 15
combat:
  kind: combat
  stats:
    hp: 93
    attack: 1
    strength: 1
    defense: 40
    ranged: 79
    attack_type: ranged
    speed: 5
    aggressive: true
    respawn_ticks: 65
    bonuses:
      attack_bonus: 0
      strength_bonus: 0
      science_bonus: 0
      science_percent_bonus: 0
      ranged_bonus: 0
      ranged_strength_bonus: 0
    defenses:
      stab_defense: 40
      slash_defense: 40
      crush_defense: 35
      science_defense: 20
      ranged_defense: 55
  size: medium
  combat_descriptions:
    - "fires a high-caliber round at %s"
    - "puts %s in their crosshairs and squeezes the trigger"
    - "unleashes suppressive fire at %s"