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Revision as of 00:48, 12 January 2006
Contents
The Tidani Marines
The Tidani Marines are the infantry forces of the Republic. 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
The Tidani have developed several unique weapons living under water. Regular projectile weapons are useless, thus melee weapons lasted much longer and were finally replaced by energy weapons.
Plasma Rifle
The Blue Plasma Rifle is the short range staple for Tidani troops. It fires blue-white plasma at high velocity and can be fired automatically. It is inclined to overheat rapidly, and is limited by a built-in failsafe system that kicks in once its temperature reaches a certain level. Short, successive bursts of fire tend to work best, particularly against energy shields. When its battery is exhausted an energy magazine can be used to recharge the rifle.
Carbine Rifle
The Carbine Rifle fires high speed crystaline projectiles at medium to long range. It has a high accuracy and rate of fire. It fires single bursts and is not automatic. Magazines reload the carbine and it comes with a scope.
Beam Rifle
The Beam Rifle is the Tidani sniper rifle, with holographic zoom capabilities and heavy stopping power. It fires an accelerated particle beam. The Beam Rifle has an integral battery that is limited to eighteen shots; like other energy weapons, it overheats with repeated fire but does not need reloading.
Torpedo Launcher
The portable Torpedo Launcher fires explosive anti-ship torpedoes. This weapon is only used under water.
Rocket Launcher
The Torpedo Launcher is the heavy weapon for under water but it is useless above the surface. The portable Rocket Launcher fires explosive missiles with a homing capacity. Its rockets have a large blast radius and can be devastating when used against groups of assailants. It is also an anti-vehicular weapon of great potency.
Energy Sword
On Aquila projectile weapons barely existed until energy weapons were created, this let melee weapons evolve much longer. The end result is that melee weapons are still very popular and this can be seen with the use of the Energy Sword.
Plasma Grenade
The plasma grenade has the ability to distinguish between organisms and scenery. A plasma grenade will stick to organisms and explode three seconds after contact with that organism. It is also able to stick onto vehicles. The plasma grenade will also explode three seconds after coming to rest.
Armor
The pearlescent armor used by Tidani Marines contains a small energy shield that protects the wearer from attack. The battery for the shield, however, once drained leaves the marine unshielded and will take several minutes of uninterrupted charging to reactivate.
The armor is made of reactive cells. When struck the individual cells end up bunching together at the impacted location effectivly strengthening the armor where it is needed.
The wearer can select a camouflage color and pattern, which the suit can display at any time. Options include rank reflective colors and camouflage from jungle to ocean to desert.
Rank colors: Tidani
- Gold - Marshal
- Silver - Star General
- Brown - General
- Dark Green - Commander
- Red - Major
- Blue - Sergeant
- Light Blue - Marine
Special Ranks:
- Black - Shofar Agent
- Dark Blue - Special Ops (Berzerker)
- Orange - Pilot
The helmet is capable of supplying oxygen to the soldier from a pack of bacteria that convert small amounts of energy into oxygen. It is also capable of filtering chemicals and biotoxins out of the air breathed by the soldier.
Under the armor Marines wear a body suit filled with genetically tailored thermo bacteria that convert small amounts of energy into heat. The suit will react to outside temperatures to keep the soldier at a comfortable body temperature even in the coldest climates. The suit is also lined with cooling veins if the soldier is in a particularly hot climate.
Armored Units
Wraith Mortar Tank
The Wraith
Wraiths are single-driver hover tanks, and are surprisingly maneuverable and fast for their size. The Wraith also has a boost function, which triples the speed of the craft for about a second. It is very effective in ramming infantry, preventing them from climbing atop the tank and pounding the driver out. The boost function is also useful for ramming and destroying vehicles that might be pestering the tank, since the Wraith has trouble dealing with large numbers of the smaller vehicles.
The Mortar Cannon
They are armed with a powerful plasma mortar gun that fires in an parabolic arc, and is in a fixed position on the rear deck, above engine compartments and behind the pilot. These massive plasma shells burn with such power that it turns everything around it to liquid, and are capable of destroying vehicles and troops with a single hit.
Defensive Cannons
Wraiths also has twin plasma cannons that can attack nearby targets in front of the tank. The tank is fairly vulnerable to very close enemies and can be destroyed most effectively with explosive weapons.
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.
Storm Rider Omnifighter
Storm Riders are the Marines' Air Superiority Fighter. They keep enemy bombers off the infantry's back while on the battle field.
see Main Article
Hurricane Omnibomber
Hurricanes are the Marines' Strike Fighters. They will take out enemy armor and defensive possitions as well as provide close air support for troops.
see Main Article
