Specialist Combat Group

The same Golem technology that Eden employs has long been used on Utopia, though the Utopians took the suits down a different technological development path. The Utopians called their technological adaptations APES (Augmented Personal Environmental Suits) and they were prominent in the Horseman Wars that ravaged Utopia after the nuclear apocalypse. The Utopian forces still utilize troupes APES on the front line alongside automaton formations. Fundamentally the Trooper and Support APES are the same core machines as an Edenite constable and man at arms golems. However, during the opening weeks of the War for Terra Nova, Utopian APES units are much more advanced than their Edenite counterparts. This is mostly due to the higher standards of maintenance and availability of parts and support personnel. Most APES feature some sort of wave dye technology in their suits and can change camouflage at will and baffle most typical sensors. Some units even have access to second generation wave dyes that generate a near invisibility by projecting the images around them rather than camouflage schemes. Troupes of such APES are commonly deployed via aerial insertion as raiders and paratroopers. Their primary role is to disrupt Terranovan defenders and deal with troublesome targets via pinpoint strikes. These units were very successful and the CEF requested that Utopia help bring some Edenite units up to the same standard of equipment. The Edenite version of these units is more of a raider and marauder.

Medium Hovertanks (often called Predators) are the backbone of CEF armored units currently operating on Terra Nova. Originally during the first invasion these tanks were classed as heavy hovertanks, but that designation changed when even heavier units were identified. Regardless these tanks are the most easily recognized and highly visible part of the CEF’s armored forces. Survivors of engagements with these units say nothing compares to the sudden havoc that can be wrought by hovertanks. Using their superior mobility, these units can easily bypass heavily defended positions or densely packed formations of conventional armor to strike from unexpected directions. This allows the CEF to exploit nearly any weakness in an opponent’s order of battle swiftly and decisively. Hovertanks are hungry and thirsty beasts however and due to their incredible maintenance demands, not to mention cost, it is rare for medium hovertank patrols to form more than half a larger battle group’s standing force. This formation and doctrinal mission are still present in Port Arthur who has since modified it to include the Hetairoi hovertanks available to NuCoal forces.

Rovers are a constant threat to Peace River forces and their interests in the Badlands. To fight this menace, specialized anti-rover squadrons are put together. Fitted with ECM Spectre upgrades with enhanced jamming capabilities, Anti Rover Blockade Squads shut down the communication equipment of the enemy rovers, before isolating and destroying the individual threats.

Using Specialist Combat Groups in Heavy Gear Blitz!

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Constructing a Specialist Combat Group is a bit different than a normal Blitz! combat group. Instead of picking the role and secondary role for the unit and filling it how you please, you must instead adhere to strict rules for composition, which may even include only running specific variants or upgrades. In exchange for adhering to this rigid formation, you may be able to run some models in a Role they may not normally fit in, or gain access to some unique options.

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CEF forces are renown for their scores of hovertanks, which are both an awe inspiring and terrible sight, it just depends on which side of the table you happen to be sitting on. Even though they’re called “Light” hovertanks, a pack of LHTs can deliver impressive firepower, which can be rapidly redeployed as needed.

Using Specialist Combat Groups in Heavy Gear Blitz!

Constructing a Specialist Combat Group is a bit different than a normal Blitz! combat group. Instead of picking the role and secondary role for the unit and filling it how you please, you must instead adhere to strict rules for composition, which may even include only running specific variants or upgrades. In exchange for adhering to this rigid formation, you may be able to run some models in a Role they may not normally fit in, or gain access to some unique options.

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