Tidani Marines
The Tidani Marines are the infantry forces of Tidan. Under the command of Marine Command, a division of the Navy, the marines are responsible for 'ground' actions on land, under water, and in space. The Marines include many different classes and wield many different weapons to respond to a variety of threats.
Weapons
M6G Personal Defense Weapon System
The M6G Pistol is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, magazine-fed, dual-wieldable, magnum caliber handgun. It fires 12.7mm x 40mm SAPHE (Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive) rounds from an 8-round magazine at a velocity of 427 m/sec (1302.35 ft/sec). It has a rather low rate of fire (being only about 2 rnds/sec or 120 rnds/min) with great accuracy and range (being 50 meters or 152.5 feet). It also does not have a scope.
MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System (MAC5)
The MA5C Assault Rifle is a burst/fully automatic, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, short to semi-long ranged weapon. The weapon houses an on-board electronics suite, including a screen indicating rounds left in the magazine and a compass. It fires 7.62mm x 51 FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) rounds automatically (750-900 Rounds/min) from a 32-round magazine at a velocity of 905 m/s (2970 f/s).
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle
The BR55HB SR Battle Rifle is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, mid-to-long range weapon capable of semi, burst, or automatic fire. Due to difficult aiming caused by fully automatic fire, both varients have been restricted to three round bursts. It fires the M634 9.5x40mm X-HP-SAP round in three round bursts from a 36 round magazine and it has a scope with a 2x magnification.
Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 AM
It is a semi-automatic, gas-operated, magazine-fed, long-ranged weapon. It fires the 14.5x114mm APFSDS (Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot) rounds semi-automatically from a four round magazine. It has a 5x and 10x scope with real-time display.
M41 SSR MAV/AW (M41 Rocket Launcher) "Jackhammer"
The M41 SSR, alternatively called the "Spanker" or the "Jackhammer", is a heavy ordinance weapon. It can fire Anaconda Surface to Air Missiles or HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) rockets. The launcher sports a 2x scope and can fire rockets over long distances with devastating accuracy.
When reloaded, the barrels are removed. Two preloaded barrels are then inserted back into the launcher. With this mechanism, a Marine can greatly reduce the weight he carries without throwing the weapon away.
Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle "Spartan Laser"
The M6 Spartan Laser is a shoulder-mounted direct energy weapon. It fires an extremely powerful red laser capable of destroying vehicles and infantry with one accurate strike. When the trigger is pulled, a red sighting laser is projected on-target. The Spartan Laser will then charge for three seconds before firing its powerful and destructive burst.
Gravity Hammer
The Gravity Hammer is a heavy melee combat weapon combining the ancient and advanced. The hammer does area-effect damage, harming or even killing multiple enemies at once. It also can distort gravity to some extent, repelling grenades and even vehicles with a single blow.
Body Armor
Marine Armor
The suit itself is composed of a helmet, body armor, boots/gloves, and a back piece. It can deflect a small-caliber round (around 5mm, usually used in automatic rifles). They have refrigeration and heating units that mask infrared signatures. The body armor and boots/gloves are fully encased and are air tight, making them capable of use in a vacuum for about 60 minutes. The integrated helmet has encryption and communications gear, a Heads-Up Display, and thermal and motion detectors. When sealed, the unit has a hour reserve of oxygen to let the wearer survive in a vacuum.
TOWER
Tactical Power Armor, refered to as TOWER, is heavy power armor deployed by Tidan. It is a variant of the MJOLNIR Mark VI heavy armor that was developed closly with the former nation of Yukatania. Because TOWER is very expensive it is not used in large numbers. TOWER is the standard armor supplied to the Special Recon Forces which is the public name to Tidan's top secret super soldier program RAVEN.
The armor is fitted with a personal encasing shield as well as an energy force shield which deploys from a module on the arm.
KEEP
Kinetic Enhanced Enforcement Power Armor, or KEEP Armor, is based on Tidan's TOWER armor and tailored for use by members of the Shield of Nav refered to as Shield Knights. It is more heavily built than the TOWER model which was optimized for speed and agility. KEEP is built for protection and can afford to be heavier because it is designed to be used by pilots who have superhuman strength and abilities.
The suit does significantly reduce the agility of the user as well as prevent the use of Weirding. Therefore it is used on preference of the Knight, mostly by those who rely more on strength over agility where the suit does not hinder their power as much. It is most often used in cases of heavy combat, hazerdous environments, intimidation, or a show of force or authority.
Shield Knights are encouraged to customize and personalize their armor to make it represent their character and spirit. As a result no two KEEPs are exactly the same however they all follow a similar theme. The armor shown belongs to Patriarch Ultan and so is much more extravegant than the typical model. As they advance through rank and receive recognition for deeds well done, they are given relics and materials to ornament their armor further. This means that the more ornate and decorated the armor the higher the rank of the Knight inside. This often seems a stark contradiction to their vow of poverty but their public appearance is designed enstils pride and confidence in the people of the communities where the Knights serve.
KEEP Armor has a personal shield powered by holy runes and relics which have been blessed by Nav to provide the Knights with sanctuary from harm.
Light Armor
Mongoose
Very fast and almost unprotected, the Mongoose is all about speed. It's main purpose is to move a man and supplies from point A to point B fast.
Warthog
The Warthog light reconnaissance vehicle sacrifices armor for speed. It is able to move 3 men at high speed in most configurations. It is available in several different configurations to meet different mission roles. The LAAV shown here holds a gauss turret providing significant and mobile armor penetration. The LRV has a mounted chain gun to mow down soft and lightly armored targets. The LTT replaces the turret mount with a rollcage to fit up to four more men in the rear. Warthogs can also easily tow trailers to increase the number of men or supplies they can transport.
Armored Units
Scorpion MBT
The Scorpion Main Battle Tank is a medium tank capable of traversing very difficult terrain thanks to its unique four independent tred system. It has a minimum crew of two, a driver and a gunner. A third crewman can control the anti-personnel machine gun. The main cannon is 90mm and is complimented by the 7.62mm machine gun.
Aquila Battle Engine
Battle Engine
The Battle Engine is the Tidani solution to needing different armored vehicles for land and sea operations, and the need to switch when moving directly from one theatre to another. In the past this has ment that infantry forces can be left unprotected by Armor while their previous units are left behind and new one arrive. The Battle Engine will solve this problem. Named Aquila, the Battle Engine is a single piloted armored unit that can transfer between land, air, and sea. Though it can fly and moves around the battle field much faster in the air it is not really viable as an aerial fighter and thus is only considered a land and sea 'tank'.
On Land
On the land or on the sea floor the BEA utilizes its walker mode with four long and slender legs. Above infantry it can mow them down with its four plasma cannons, or if enemy infantry are beneath it, activate its landing thrusters and burn the enemy. It also has a rocket launcher above the cockpit that can fire a variety of munitions from anti-armor to anti-personnel.
In Sea and Air
While in the Sea and the Air the BEA takes the same form, walker legs retracted behind to act as rudders. In this mode it can fly through the air and sea to quickly move from location to location powered by two ion drives. In this mode the plasma cannons and rocket launcher are still available and in the water or above the water two torpedo tubes can be used. The BEA can enter water in walker mode if the sea floor is forgiving, but this is much slower than in flight mode.
Wolverine
The Wolverine is Tidan's mobile anti-air platform. The Wolverine has a two man crew. It is mounted on a tank tred frame, with twin missile pods.
Air Support
Sparrowhawk Gunship
The Sparrowhawk is a fast and agile gunship capable of doing heavy damage to even the most heavily armored vehicles as well as ripping through softer targets with deadly accuracy. It's primary roll has been close-air-support for groud forces and has excelled there. Created by the UNSC of Yukatania and was adopted by Tidan to replace their aging Serpent gunships.
Stormcrow Atmospheric Strike Fighter
The Stormcrow is a fast high atmosphere strike fighter used primarily for planetary precision bombing missions and air superiority. It is designed primarily for speed and stealth maximizing its survivability by avoiding combat. It carries warheads ranging from dumb kinetic to smart to atomics. They have been commonly refered to within the infantry as the angel of death.
Pelican Dropship
The Pelican is the dropship used by Tidan. It has a slightly extended passenger section with twelve seats. It also has an overhang storage area capable of carrying oversized equipment like vehicles, heavy armor, supplies, fuel pods, or increased passenger capacity. It has a 70mm chain gun under the nose, a missile pod under each wing, and a 25mm grenade launcher available at the rear of the passenger compartment.
Albatross Heavy Dropship
The Albatross Heavy Dropship is capable of holding about four times as much cargo as the Pelican dropship. It is usually used to drop vehicles and personnel en masse to a site. When dropping its cargo, 3 sides of the cargo tray open up to allow vehicles and personnel to leave the cargo tray. The Albatross is also capable of performing the roles of a mobile command post.
