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Revision as of 12:16, 6 November 2007
The Civilian Defense Force, commonly known simply as CDF (not to be confused with the Community Defence Forces of the now-deceased nation Sober Thought), are a paramilitary organization that was created during the Second Great War by the US government as a response to the soviet invasion of North America.
Originally, the CDF would run under the guise of civil defense efforts to misguide the Soviets about the true military doctrine of the organization.
CDF members where enlisted in a hurry, and given out-dated weaponry. Commonly, M1 carbines left over from the first Great War, but also full military-grade flak jackets were handed to the combatants. Their poor armament and training made them inferior to regular GIs, who at that time used M60 machine guns and man-portable rocket launchers, but they still were a match for the soviet conscripts, which where armed and trained in a similar fashion. Field encounters of Civilian Defense personell also shows they are fitted with facial masks, often including a vocoder, to hide their civilian identity when in action.
The huge amount of volunteers to draw from and the cheap equipment made CDF riflemen much cheaper units to field than regular GIs, leading to an increase in the use of these combatants even at the regular frontline.
- Armament: M1 carbine
- Armor: Flak jacket
- Cost per unit: 100$
Organization
Although originally built up by the US military, Cvilian Defense Forces act independantly from the regular forces, especially when in territory abandoned by regular forces.
Tactics
Although being a guerilla force, due to the large number of volunteers available, tactics employed by the CDF equal those used by Soviet regular conscripts rather than guerilla attacks (which is also due to bad training). CDF forces use human wave tactics most of all, sometimes, if US bases are near, accompanied by smaller squads of regular GIs or other, mission-specific infantry or vehicle types from the regular forces.
External Links
- http://www.michiganmilitia.com (offers further links to related sites)
