Tidani Marines
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The 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.
Feather
Feather is the standard combat armor for the Tidani Armed Forces. It is supplied to all infantry.
TOWER
Tactical Power Armor, refered to as TOWER, is heavy power armor deployed by Tidan and 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 Shield Knights, special forces, and has also been used by high risk and elite members of the Emerald Guard.
The armor is fitted with a personal encasing shield as well as an energy force shield which deploys from a module on the arm.
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 three more men in the rear. Warthogs can also easily tow trailers to increase the number of men or supplies they can transport.
Armored Units
CRAAB
Crew:
1 Pilot
1 Gunner
Propulsion:
4 Heavy Tred Tracks
Powerplant:
Nuclear Reactor - 10 year lifespan
Armor:
Tungsten Composite Armor
Main Gun:
100mm Cannon
Laser Range Finder
Secondary Weapons:
Anti-Personnel 10mm Machine Gun
Defenses:
Chaff Cannons
Radar Dampning
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.
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.
