Gear Up Issue 5

7/31/2019 Gear Up Issue 5

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THE OFFICIAL DREAM POD 9 MAGAZINE

TerraNovaN Terraformbattle-damaged stonehea

army SpoTlighTmiliCia Part 2

goldeN gear 2011Painting Contest gallery

field TeSTiNgField guide threat values (beta)

Nucoal iN The arenuCoal in heavy gear are

maSTerclaPainting the Chasseur m

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r d - PF n: On of Dram Pod 9' fonding mmbrtrnd Pridnt, Robrt ha bn a gamrinc high chool and njoy attndingconvntion btwn projct. H i th "PodGod" on th form and hi likn i d

for th CeO of Paxton Arm in Havy Gar.

J dck - l dpF n: aLin editor for Havy Gar and th ApAficionado, Jaon ha bn an activ mmbrof th Dram Pod commnity for yar. In1999, h wa involvd in th cration of thHrm 72 fan it and form.

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F n: xcPhil i aily th wirdt mmbr of thpod. H can bild vry tiny thing ing

ridicloly larg tool.

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salm i on of or nw Aitant GamDignr. H hlp coordinat playtt,do om writing, and hlp gnrat nw

rl and ida for th company. All whilbing halfway acro th glob.

P Wk - t tF n: e mkscal trrain artit for Dram Pod 9, Palpnd mot of hi fr tim coordinatingth ffort of th Pod sqad Txa ctiona CNCO.

s Cw - C WF n: Px_01san i a Mdic in th us Army and i arglar contribting writr for Dram Pod9. Whn h not writing, san pnd hifr tim bilding and convrting Havy Garmini.

meeT The podJ n - mk dcF n: jJohn Ngyn i an attorny by trad andwork fll tim at Dram Pod 9. H rvdbrifly in th Canadian Forc. H i DramPod 9' Markting Dirctor and Pod sqadColonl.

g Pk - a dcF n: mOn a givn day yo might find Grg 3Dmodlling nw Havy Gar, working on booklayot, digning rgimnt logo, paintingminiatr, drawing concpt ktch, ordoing pot-prodction work on illtrationand photo.

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Aftr gradating in vial commnicationdign, Mariko movd to a brb of saitamawith hr cat whr h njoy playing vidogam and rading manga btwn cratingmatrpic for Havy Gar.

a P - aF n: C_02Avlardo i th crrnt lad mchanicaldignr for Havy Gar. Firt and formot,h i a fan, and claim th hight potcontof any dp9form mmbr.

J b - aF n: Jk nJohn i a comic book artit and ha bnworking in th gaming indtry for th patdcad. H alo tri hi hand at clpting,cratch-bilding, animation, card modldign and comptr gam.

J Pq - a lJam i a vido gam dvlopr/dignr by

trad and work fll tim for Dram Pod 9. Hrvd in th Canadian Forc.


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iN ThiS iSSuestudio gearg g P C g ...........................6t t b P Wk ...................... 14sw m y C b d Pk ................ 16

d P 9 s mc b g Pk .......... 20a iw: d tz ................................... 22

heavy gear FoundationsCc m ........................................................ 26Cp a a-d: nC spc Cc ..... 29P s P 5.......................................... 31

Pod Field oPsgC 2011 ........................................................ 32tpc 2012 .................................................... 34nC 2011 ...................................................... 34g s 2012 ................................................ 37

army sPotlighta sp: mc P 2 ................................... 38y C' aw g W y W .......................... 56mc u s ............................................. 57

nuCoal in heavy gear arenanC Cp .............................................. 60nC g a s ......................................... 62

F t: nw t v [beta] ...................... 68

Pc C .................................................... 76

iSSue 5

Gar uP 5 i hr, and o i a montr i of miniatr hobb yrlatd articl, from th Goldn Gar ntri, to show M YorColor, to Trra Nova Trraformr, and introdcing Dram Pod 9stdio Matrcla. Th ar jt om of th nw dvlopmnton th hobby id of Havy Gar Blitz.

W'v alo got an artit intrviw with dignr and 3D modllrDavid Tazia, who contribtd to th covr of Prfct stormand modlld th Lancir, Chargr, and Har, and thr' ytanothr intallmnt of Prim soltion by Jaon Dickron anddrawn by Mariko shimamoto.

Grrit Kitt' MILICIA potlight articl contin in thi i withggtd qad layot, om tori on lif in th AsT by sanCallaway, and om MILICIA niform tdi.

W know Arna playr ar dying to b abl to fild NCoal nitin thir gam, o w'v alo incldd rl in thi i. Bt wknow what yo'v rally bn waiting for inc th rla of thPrfc t storm NCoal Fild Gid, i th BeTA of th rvid Fild

Gid Thrat Val for th North, soth, PRDF, Lagl,Black Talon, Capric, CeF, utopia, and edn.

W hop yo njoy thi i!

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Do yo hav qtion abot gam play? Wondr whathappnd to yor favorit charactr? Hav commntabot pat i of Gar uP? Th Pod Crw ar hrto anwr yor qtion. snd yor qtion [email protected]. Wll anwr a manyqtion a w can cram into th nw ction ach i!

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deNNiS duSzyNSkiChamlon Lgion Noir Army Commandr

Jim colemaNHT-68 Army Commandr

JoNaThaN bigoNeSSeJgr Paratroopr Army Commandr

michael hugheSCommand Jgr Army Commandr

DREaM POD 9 PaINTINg CONTEST

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beST army commaNderleif raihaCataphract Lord

WINNER

reaper prize

This piece has great movement, color, and

balance. The weathering is very well-done and

the blending on the armor gives the impressionof harsh light beating down on an alien world!

There's a great sense of motion and I can

just imagine him getting ready to hurtle into

battle. Can't wait to see what you'll do with the

expanded color options in the upcoming Reaper

Heavy Gear Blitz Colors!

Anne Foerster

Reaper Prize JudgeMultiple Golden Demon WinnerMaster Painter at Reaper Miniatures


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JordaN louiSHmanit Allianc Protction Forc

Joffrey kiNgNorthrn Gard Army


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fraNciS charlaNdC.e.F. Army with Capician Alli

briaN marTiNsothrn Rpblican Army


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mark corNielSeatrn sn emirat Army

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Jack fallS"1t Irgotadt Armord Cavalry" CeF Army


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beST army [8 modelS]dmiTriy pakhomovsothrn Rpblican Army

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beST areNa dueliSTbryaN STeeleNCoal Dlit Boa

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Jeremy olSeNDlit enginring Cobra "THe WReCKeR"

dale SiSSoNDlit Bricklayr "THe FL AMING DuCK"

bryaN STeeleNCoal Dlit Wildcat


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beST areNa clowNJeremy olSeNArna Clown Hntr "THe KeGeRATOR"

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fighTiNg piraNNha graphicS prize

The firST of maNyTh Goldn Gar 2011 ntri ar jt amazing, th calibr of convrion and ctomization i top notch and i a ttamnt toth tchnical and crativ trngth of th Dram Pod 9 modlling and painting commnity. Congratlation to th winnr and toall th participant for ch a grat howing. W wold alo lik to thank rp m and F P gpc forproviding om rally xcllnt priz pport. Which bring to or nxt itm, the random draW heavy gear blitZmaster series Paint set. Thi wa opn to all participant in th Goldn Gar Painting Contt and th winnr i:

JORDAN LOuIs

Goldn Gar 2012 i going to b vn mor xciting bca th Havy Gar Blitz Matr sri Paint st by Rapr Miniatr iright arond th cornr, th Havy Gar Blitz cnic ba and trrain kit ar barly cool from th rin prr pot, and thrar plnty of awom FPG dcal pack plannd for th coming yar. Th modlling and painting apct of Havy Gar Blitz i jtgoing to gt bttr and bttr.

Kp yor y on DP9FORuM.com, DP9.com, and or Facbook pag for th dtail to rfac on a nw catgory for Goldn Gar2012, and kp painting tho amazing miniatr.


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Howdy Folk, and wlcom to anothrintallmnt of Trranovan Trraformr, yororc for Havy Gar wargam trrainttorial

Trra Nova i a world that ha n nmroconflict and tho conflict hav carrd

th landcap of th plant. Thi i covr th rlt of th

vario conflict on tho iconic fixtr of th landcap, tonhad. Bfor yo bgin it i important to rmmbr that yo willb ing harp blad to imlat battl damag o xtrmcation whn ing aid tool. Withot frthr dlay, lt inflictom damag on om ton had.

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Bfor yo tart damaging yorton had it i importantto rmov any mold lin andwah thm to rmov anyrla agnt. Bfor cttinginto yor ton had it iimportant to dcid how big yowant yor trrain fatr to b

and how mch damag yo wantto apply. I rcommnd that yo don'tmak th ba for th ton hadlargr than 6 by 6 or thy may warp. Onc yo hav compltddigning th pic it i tim to prpar yor ba.

Bgin by marking th hap of th ba a wll a th poitionof th ton had with th ballpoint pn. Onc yo ar finihd,ct th ba ot of th foamboard and bvl th dg to allowmodl to tand on th dg withot falling off. It i important toconidr th final poition of th ton had bfor yo bginctting th pac for th ton had. For a mor ralitic look,conidr having th ton had b at diffrnt lvl a wll aat light angl. Onc yo hav mad yor dciion on th final

poition, ct ot th dprion for th ton had bt makr thy ar lightly largr than th ton had thmlv.

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Onc th ba i finihd yo ar rady to bgin carring yorton had. sinc th location and dnity of th battl damagi p to yo, I will jt b covring how to imlat th variotyp of damag n on ton had. To imlat hot from aFrag Cannon yo will nd yor pin vi fittd with th 1/32 drillbit. Drill vral hallow hol in a cltr imilar to a hotgnblat. It i important to hav om of th hol ovrlap for amor ralitic look. simlating atocannon impact i lightlymor complicatd than Frag Cannon damag bt i till qitay to imlat. uing th pin vi fittd with th 1/16 drill

bit, drill om hallow hol in a lin pattrn to imlat walkingatocannon fir. I rcommnd not drilling dpr than 3/16.With yor hobby knif inrt th blad into th hol and bginctting arond th hol at a 45 dgr angl, taking car notto ct too wid of a dprion. Rpat thi for th rt of thhol drilld allowing om of th dprion to ovrlap lightly.Th dprion and hol rprnt th chipping of th tonaociatd with high vlocity rond hitting th ston Had.Finally to imlat damag from a rockt or miil yo will bing th am tchniq a with th atocannon damag withom light modification. Drill th hol hallowr thi tim andwhn ctting th dprion, ct ot nogh matrial o th holdrilld i no longr noticabl. A for othr form of damag, yor imagination and go to town. Ctting chnk of rin

off of th ton had or making random groov can rprntdamag cad from ag or battl.

A word of warning, do not a hot knif or hot wir cttr on thton had! Th rik of toxic fm from mlting rin i highand th rlt of th mlting do not look vry ralitic, trt mI hav trid it with ngativ rlt. simlating lar, flam, orparticl wapon can b aily achivd with powdrd pigmnto avoid mlting th rin to imlat tho ffct!

Onc yo hav finihd applying th damag to yor ton hadgo ahad and prim thm with yor choic of pray primr. Allowto dry compltly bfor moving on to th nxt tp. Tak yorba and bgin coating it in packl ntil all th foam i covrd.

Plac om packl in th hol for th ton had and plac yorprimd ton had into th hol taking car to fill any gap withpackl. Allow th packl to dry bfor moving on. Apply a layrof lightly watrd down whit gl to th ara covrd by thpackl, taking car to avoid th ton had thmlv. Covrwith th fin ballat and allow th gl to dry compltly. Paintth ballat to match yor tabl, again taking car to not gt anypaint on yor ton had. Carflly paint yor ton had andtry to avoid gtting paint on th finihd ba. Onc vrythingi dry, tak om ndiltd whit gl and attach om clmpfoliag to add om ralim to yor ston Had ba.

To incra ralim frthr to yor battl damagd ton had,yo can add a littl graffiti to thm. To add ralitic graffiti,roghly paint yor phra of choic onto a ction of on of yorton had. Tak car not to gt any paint into any hol ordamagd ara. Wait ntil th paint i almot dry and drybrhyor final ston Had color ovr th lightly wt graffit i. Thi willblr th graffiti lightly and alo giv a wathrd apparanc.L i mor whn it com to graffiti, om phra yo cold incld Jo Gar sck, Th Bl Crcnt Li, andThy Will Awak. Fl fr to com p with yor own graffi tiphra.

With th tchniq and tip yo ar wll on yor way todigning yor own battl damagd trrain pic. Thtchniq can alo b d on th nw Badland Otpot (dp9-bot) a wll a othr rin trrain pic. Now try xprimntingwith yor own form of battl damag, b imaginativ.


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Hi, all!

Hr i my tn mint of glory with my littl sothrnRpblican Army which I wa abl to mak. It i bad on thFir spport and strik Cadr boxd t, which ar inclddinto th nw sothrn Army star tr Kit. Bt I didn't th nw

sothrn startr alon. In ordr to mak ch forc a I hav,yo will nd at lat on mor spitting Cobra and on morBlack Mamba. Alo yo'll nd om additional bit, fond inBlitz extra ction of onlin-tor, namly two Black MambaArmor Jackt Toro, a wll a om additional VHAC. Alo,componnt of sothrn Wapon and Bit blitr wr provdto b vry fl. All Gar wr convrtd mainly with thbit, with om bit from othr manfactrr, fond in my hgbit box, and with om two-componnt poxy ptty. I alo d

official sothrn and Factional dcal, awll a dcal from othr kit I hav. Hr

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Name Dmitriy Andreevich Pakhomov

Forum Name Dimka

Location Russia

Born 1982

Interests Mecha an, veteran miniature sculptor/painter/hobbyist,wargamer and RPG GM with at least a decade oexperience in all o this stu

Hobby Specialty Conversions

Proession Masseur and occasional sculptor/painter

I wa a mcha fan inc my childhood and a Havy Gar faninc th firt vido gam. Bt I did not know at that tim, thatHavy Gar i alo an RPG and a wargam, o I lot any trackof it ntil I accidntly fond an official DP9 it in th nt abot

two yar ago. In tim I fond it I wa alrady a wargamr andRPG playr/GM for ight yar, o it wa natral for m to tryHGB ot. Th firt thing I lik in it i highly dtaild miniatrof Gar. Th cond on i tting of th Havy Gar nivritlf - it' vry good, olid and ralitic cinc-fiction. Mch likJl Vrn' novl, with th am fling, that right now yotoching th far ftr itl f with yor own hand! And Havy Garnivr i mch mor chrfl, than tho dark grim nivrI playd bfor. My choic of army to collct and play i badon sothrn Gar' main dign thm (y, all that crv!),and on sRA tyl of play (topic of Icraptor wr vry hlpfl!).so I dcidd to bild my army arond all-for-spitting-CobraFs Cadr bca of niq abiliti which sRA army lit givto thm, and bca I conidr spitting Cobra to b on of thmot impriv- looking Gar. Yo know, if yo imagin it lga a tank' hll/track, and it toro with hand and wapon aan armd trrt, yo'll how wll balancd it i, by all man.so, in my y it i a kind of mobil bipdal tank.


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why coNverT your miNiaTureS?Why to mak all tho convrion? I wantd to mak my forcWYsIWYG mor or l. And hr com a trobl how to makBrahmin pgrad? I had no ida. Form alo gav m no dirctanwr, bt inpiration intad (thank yo, John!). To how thipgrad on my spit, thir ankl wr rinforcd (to how bttrpnion/manvrability), and om armor addd on tharm (to how bttr ovrall dfn val and to balanc ot avial ma of VHAC omhow). Fild armor pgrad, which

i alo prnt, wa rprntd a a ctom armor jackt, madof poxy ptty, on ach of spitting Cobra. A abot wapon,om dtail wr rworkd and/or corrctd lightly - VHACgaind hg ammo box (from trrt' rotary HAC) and r-drilld gn barrl. MBZK wa alo ctomizd to look lik a giftfrom on of ese emir - I hav to follow a backgrond I wrot formy littl army.

S.r.a. SupporT cadre coNverSioNSWhn it cam to monting LGM to th holdr of a spit, Idcidd that I want to th prominnt HRP clarly, a it i agood olid-looking wapon by itlf, and mor tb of LGM willbrok that good look, o I wa in nd to think omthing. uing

th rl of cool, I tranlatd LGM a Light Gidd Miil(intad of Mortar), bt with all th am profil, and convrtdMRP lightly to rprnt LGM (I paintd warhad latr indiffrnt color to rprnt a Gidd prk). All spitting Cobrawr rpod to handl thir wapon bttr, to hav niqpo, and for mor maiv-bt-agil look. Alo thy wr tto 40 mm rond ba intad of 25 mm hx on, to avoid ocalld ft ovrhanging. HRP of lading spit wa magntizdto chang it to fll eCM it, o thi Cobra can b an AC for PL1(ese-sRA) or PL2 forc bad on GP Cadr. Mot of th timI trid to kp a balanc btwn thr axiliary ma ofarm with VHAC block, arm hild & LGM block and V-ngin &HRP block arond th main ma of th toro, and to bildGar po ot of th poition of thir plvi. I hav to tll,

that spitting Cobra i an xcllnt miniatr, and it wa a hgplar to bild for of thm!

S.r.a. STrike cadre coNverSioNA abot strik Cadr I trid to mak it in mch th amtyl, a Fs Cadr. Armor jackt on Black Mamba ar mada a varity of dign of armor jackt of my spit, and torprnt Fild armor pgrad (wll, I imply forgot to byofficial armord Black Mamba toro, actally). I mad rpodBlack Mamba' lg ot of rnning on, a I don't lik th am-looking miniatr too mch. It' ay yo hav to aw off anarmor kirt plat and a hard point plat with a frtaw, fil th lgjoint a littl to rpo th lg, pt omthing ndr th foot o lgcan tand on that omthing, and thn om poxy ptty anda pr-gl to rcrat a ballitic cloak and to r-attach thoawd off part again. HGL i th othr tory I mad it jtbca I wa abl to do o (and do not clarly ndrtand howofficial on work). Thr i my ttorial on form how to do that.On of HGLC i mad ot of par VHAC. V-ngin of BlackMamba ar rworkd to how Rmov wak facing pgrad.Hav to ay that ln of all for Black Mamba wr poorlycatd, bt thi can b aily fixd, rally. All th ba for BlackMamba mad by m, ot of PVC ht and om poxy ptty,a I fond that Black Mamba ar looking bttr with om morpac arond.


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I do not aim to mak a ttorial hr, bt to hlp yo a littl, hr iom convrting widom: 1. Rmmbr, a good paintjob i alwaybad on a prpard rfac (a wll a a good painting kill), ormov all mold lin and othr cating dfct by ing fil andandpapr. Wah yor miniatr with oap bfor painting. Andtart to practic! 2. B rady to pnd om tim for that, a wlla om mony for par bit and ncary tool/matrial. 3.Mak om raw ktch vn if yo not vry good in that. Wrightdown yor thoght abot ncary bit, painting chm, tc.Rmmbr, that pncil i yor frind, and that to plan ahad i

a half of a win! 4. Try to imagin how thi Gar/wapon/dtailwork or mov, or what it fnction i, and what txtr it ha.5. Try to kp ma-volm balanc of a miniatr. It mt notfall on it back, o imagin om critical/conncting point acal, and try to kp thm in balanc! With spit, mot of thtim I trid to kp a balanc btwn thr axiliary ma th arm-with-VHAC block, th arm-hild & LGM block and thV-ngin & HRP block arond th main ma of th toro, anda frontal pockt on armor jackt wa alo hlpfl in that. BlackMamba ar balancd in mch th am way, bt thy ar morflat . 6. Don't b too hy (and b rady) to chang any on dtail,or vn all of thm, on yor modl to mak it look bttr. Rl ofcool i a cool thing, yo know! 7. B r that yor nw dign itill fit into rl (i.. playabl), and that it i, mor or l, till

in th am tyl th baic dign i. 7. Don't b hy to changth plan or tp ot of original plan, it i ncary omtim!8. Drill ot gn barrl, xhat pip, tc. Mak it a rl foryorlf! 9. If yo ar not r that any on dtail fit wll nogh try to fit it or chang it. And , if a nw on fit bttr. If yo

don't lik omthing try to thinkomthing! 10. If yo ar notr of will that dtail hold withgl or not t i t on a pin! Itcan b mad of paprclip.

11. Try to giv an activ,ralitic po to yor

miniatr! To bildGar' po, it' a

good ida to tartot of th poitionof it plvi, with

a toro tocontin itmov, andthn armholdfollow thmovmnt

of toro.Had mtb podlat, aftr

all th limb,wapon, tc.

Hr om ttorialof how to po comic-

book charactr will b agood orc of widom(miniatr ar mch th

am, actally!). If yo indobt try to tand in that

po by yorlf. Ar yo flingcomfortabl? No? Now yo ndrtand

yor modl bttr!

In addition to th baic of min, yo can alway rad omttorial of how to do tho thing xactly, or to gain ominpirational ida on dp9form.com in Miniatr Painting,Convrion and Trrain ction, and thr ar many of thm.Yo can rad many qtion anwrd thr alrady, ak yorown qtion, or vn giv om of yor widom to th othr.so, wlcom!

In trm of painting my forc p, to kp thi articl hort, I willtll yo only abot my inpiration hr, not a total painting gid.

Y, firt thing firt I wantd my sRA to look diffrnt fromthat yo can on DP9 it, a I wa rally tird of monotongry color chm (on of my main armi ha gry hraldiccolor alrady, a wll a a rd holdr fatr). Alo, sRAman elit profional oldir of soth, o thr will b nofnny pink bnni on th hll, and no chrfl inignia (all thattff i lft for MILICIA gy). I wantd a mor warm-lookingarmy, thn tho I alrady hav, and I wantd it to b tid to TrraNova omhow. so I dcidd to mak ralitic forc, opratingomwhr in Badland. And a it wa a good ida to tick cloto natral and/arth color, I lctd a drt camo pattrn,bt didn't know, which xactly. Hav to ay that ralit y i th btorc of inpiration. Plan, tank, hip - thr ar contlnmbr of diffrnt military vhicl of pat and prnt with

diffrnt camo pattrn, o thr i no nd to invnt a whlby yorlf. I wa alway conidring airborn vhicl a thmot inpiring on, and I am a hg fan of Mi-24 Hind hlicoptrdign. Many of th flying vhicl wr pt onto militaryrvic hr in Ria, a wll a in om contri of Africaand Aia. And it i natral that it camoflag pattrn wa da an inpiration to crat a color chm for my sRA forc. Iti a variation of tandard Mi-24' two-ton camoflag pattrnfor drtd and montaino rgion, a it wa in old sovittim. On mor thing - flawing, rond hap of camo patchcomplmnt crvd hap of sothrn Gar prfctly! Coplof initial tt on a pic of cardboard wa a fail, actally, btaftr playing with color littl bit mor I wa abl to maka ampl that atifid m. I hav to ay that an armor jackt

dign wa inpird by military tactical load-carrying vt, andtogthr with Mi-24-inpird camo my sRA forc trnd ot tohav mch of an Afghan-War-thmd look, ddnly. That waa hg (and plaant) rpri for m, a that wan't plannd!

Dcal. Ral vhicl alway hav om marking on thm,bt it' prtty troblom to paint thm harp and tadynogh. Alo, ralitic camo look prtty boring, vn if othrdtail ar tanding ot. And th ait way to fix that i toapply om dcal. Bid, thy add om rally harp dtailto yor miniatr! Official on can flfill mot nd of HGBplayr, o b r to by om. On tip abot applying dcalto Black Mamba if yo planning to pt a factional badg ontofront of thir toro, onto a hatch of a cockpit (and it' a rallygood poition for it!), yo bttr rmov tho for rivt hadcompltly BeFORe yo tart to paint yor Black Mamba, or abadg (vn a mall on) will not fit thr by it iz. sch rivt(or othr imilar attachmnt) can b r-bilt nxt to th lft/right id of th hatch with ay. It' a pity that I fond that toolat (toro wr paintd in that tim alrady), o I wa in nd totick tho triangl thr intad. Don't rpat my mitak! Mynxt Black Mamba will b diffrnt too, I'm r.

And that i all for now! B good and wi! Chr!


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whr yo'll rciv fll diclor of th colorpalltt w'r ing for or tdio paintdminiatr. Thank to or agrmnt withRapr Miniatr, w'll oon b bringing yoa ctom Havy Gar Blitz Matr sri Paintst, bt for now w'll provid yo with ctom

color mix that yo can bild from th Rapr' Matr sriPaint (MsP) lin of Cor Color.

Th chart on th oppoit pag illtrat th gradatdhighlighting and hading applid to th diffrnt part of thminiatr, which i NCoal' Captain Alton Ah-Dry, aChar MKII pcial charactr with Mdim Anti-AircraftCannon, fond on pag 29 of thi i of Gar up.

Th color groping in th chart rprnt th baic ratio ofcolor blndd from ba or had to top highlight in lft toright ordr. Th mi-tranparnt Chtnt Gold and BrilliantBl watch rprnt diltd paint wah applid ovrtop ofa flly hadd and highlightd rfac.

Th modl wa paintd with th am tchniq dcribd in

th Havy Gar Blitz Lockd & Loadd painting gid.

If yo'r crio abot how th cnic dn ba wa contrctd,it i a tandard rond 40mm ba, availabl from Dram Pod9, with rol of grn tff two-part poxy ptty prd andmoothd into plac and allowd to cr. Onc th grn tffhad hardnd, it wa paintd with whit gl and dtd withcal modl now to provid a oft, bt lightly txtrd andlook. Onc th whit gl wa dry, th ba wa paintd withlightly dilltd Chtnt Gold (conitncy of milk), highlightdwith a mix of Chnt Gold and Pr Whit, and hadd with amix of Chtnt Gold and Dp Ocan.

tp: whn painting dn, b r to had and highlight th

id of th dn, not th crt and trnch.

Fighting Pirannha' awom NCoal dcal wr t withMicrocal' Micro st and Micro sol in ordr to minimiz anyilvring or warping. Thn, whr appropriat, thy wr thnwahd with a vry thin layr of Chnt Gold or Cyan Bl inordr to rdc th natral hn of th dcalto match th vry nic matt finih ofRapr' Matr sri Paint.

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arTiST iNTerview: david TauziaMy nam i David Tazia, I'm 27 and Im fromBordax, Franc.

Iv workd in th vido gam indtry forvral yar a a 3D Graphic Artit. I warponibl for making charactr andcnry objct for a MMOG for tnagr. I

wa alo a tchnical artit for a local company, in Bordax.

Iv bn a paionat modl-makr and wargamr inc 1995,which wa whn I mad a vry good frind who had a big brothrwho introdcd into miniatr painting. sinc thn, I havnttoppd collcting miniatr and alo convrt and dign nwmodl from cratch.

Ctomization i th part of th miniatr wargam hobby thatI lik mot, I lov to pronaliz my mini, my frind hav anicknam for m, Th Btchr! Thy don't ndrtand myintrt in ctting my oldir and vhicl into mall pic, thyprfr to play a oon a poibl rathr than pnd mch timpainting. I mt admit that I am a poor playr in comparion to

thm, bt ovr tim, thyv almot all lot intrt in miniatrbt Im till hr!

Whn I wa tdnt at comptr graphic chool, I pnt a lot oftim making 3D modl of my favorit miniatr, and in 2007I had th fortn to intrn at th now dfnct Rackham miniatrwargam company (Confrontation, AT-43). I wa rponibl forvhicl modling and crating altrnativ cammo pattrn for thRackham tdio paintr.

simltanoly, I dicovrd 3D printing and I wa abl to nitmy paion for miniatr with my 3D modlling kill. Now Imak 3D modl that ar printd by machin and matrd intoactal miniatr.

Im crrntly working a a frlanc 3D modlr for a fwcompani bt pcially for DP9!

It' a ral plar to work with thi talntd crativ tam.

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DT: I aw my firt Havy gar miniatr in th 2nd i ofth Frnch wargaming magazin "Ravag". Thr wa a pictrof a Mammoth and a fw Northrn hntr. I fll in lov withtho tiny mch. I alo bliv that th mammoth i till onof my favorit miniatr in th Havy Gar rang. som yarlatr, I dcidd to bild a Northrn army... and a Caprician on...and a CeF on. I lov hard cinc fiction, mcha and drtlandcap. somtim I think Havy gar wa dignd for m.


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DT:My favori t HG army i now th CeF. I lov th Hard edg andffic int dign of thi army in gnral. I raly lov th Northtoo. Thi i my firt army, and th Kodiak i awom.

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DT: My favorit miniatr ar th Typ F2-xx and F6-16 Battl Fram and th HT-72 Hovrtank. Th NcoalModl ar awom too, i cant wait to gt thm all !

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DT: My idal projct i to work 3D modl of a hg Gar/Tanktridr and om cnry pic too. I think that 3Dprint work grat with thi kind of tff.

I raly want to dign and modl a pac Mch with a lot of hardgd and harp ilhott and modl om 32 mm cald

pilot too.

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Th cho of th xploion wr till fading whn th twomn trnd to ach othr, thir brow frrowd in angr andfrtration.

Mrd, that i th third prototyp w hav lot thi

month!

Wll, what do yo xpct whn all wr givn towork with i a fw mint of cratchy battl-cam footag towork with? Thi int vn rvr nginring, mor likbaackward nginring!

Wll obvioly it i an nginring problm, bcathr i nothing wrong with my dign.

Hy, a clptor i only a good a th clay hgivn! Yor dign i garbag! Th ammnition gangfird in th torag bin jt lik I aid it wold! I toldCommand from th bginning that a vn and a half

mtr tall, fiftn ton Gar i ovrkill! And yo knowwhat thy aid?

Prfct?

Prfct! exactly! Lik thyknow anything abot powr-to-wightratio, or car abot pilot afty

A third man walkd pto th pair from a mall rviwingtand narby and coghd qitlyinto hi hand. H wor th ranktab of a Litnant. Bhind him,

a modifid Igana walkd p to agrop of military official that hadbn obrving th trial whil agrop of mdic and tchnicianrhd toward th damagd vhicl and warmd ovr it lik anton a carca.

exc m, gntlmn, I thoght yod lik to knowthat th tt pilot i going to liv.

Yah, grat, th nginr rplid bfor contininga if hd nvr bn intrrptd. all th Gnral aid wato bild him th biggt, baddt Gar stridr Trra Nova vrn, and h didnt car how it wa don. And Projct: Gojira?What th hll kind of projct nam i that?

Th two mn trnd away from th tting grond andtartd walking toward a larg hangar that had bn camoflagdo a to b inviibl from th air. Th Allid sothrn Trritorihad nmi vrywhr.

I bliv hi xact word to m wr, Dignomthing that look lik a Cataphract, Har and a Naga hada thr-way and mad a baby, rplid th tchnical dignr.Th vry ida i ldicro, of cor, bt hi intnt wa clarnogh.

What I want to know i, whr th hll did yo gtth ida to giv it ch a hg artillry pic in th firt plac?And hand-hld at that? That MAGIsTeR II damn-nar rippd tharm off th firt tim it fird! Bt yo artit dont car abotffctivn a long a it look cool, right?

Th ond of mrgncy crw rhing th tt pilotto th fild hopital fadd away and wr rplacd by th ondcoming from th hangar. Arc wldr, pnmatic ratcht,lctronic winch, and hotd cr filld th hangar with acacophony only th mchanically-inclind cold find comfort in.Th two mn had to rai thir voic in ordr to b hard ovrth din.

Oi, I admit th fild gn nd om work, bt if yohad incorporatd th rcoil compnator in th holdr

actator lik I had ggtd, w wold not hav had thatproblm!

At thi, th nginr toppd walking andwhirld to fac hi rtwhil partnr. Th look on

hi fac wa mor angr than frtration thitim.

Dammit I told yo, if I had donthat th arm woldnt hav bn trong

nogh to pick th gn p in th firtplac! W hold go with lar

intad! L wight and no rikyammnition torag problm!

Yo want to giv mycration aa trr d poi?

th othr man rpondd. Apa hootr? How i thatintimidating? Th dignr

lookd p in xapration.Engineers! Bon sang! Quelle Bande de mauviettes! H lookdth nginr in th y bfor contining. No imagination, nono, sans boules!h pat.

Th nginr pointd hi fingr in th othr man facand ylld, Hy! I hav no fraking ida what yo jt aid acond ago, bt I ndrtood that lat part! Ill tak yor boland hov m p yor

sir! A nior tchnician from th nginr tamran p to th two mn and intrrptd th argmnt. srgantAllard i coming in with th trial footag a wll a th prototypCPu.

Th nginr xhald lowly and lowrd hi handbfor anwring th tchnician.

Alright, tll him to park hi Igana and gt that datap to m pronto. Ill b in my offic. And ambl th rt ofth tam thr a wll; w nd to find ot what wnt wrong thitim.

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A th tchnician hrrid off, th nginr trnd toth dignr. Litn, Jan, h aid, hi voic mch oftr thanbfor. Tak anothr look at yor dign pc, if thrdiffrnt fild gn in th ytm w can in plac of thMAGIsTeR II and Ill tak anothr look at th actator. I can do

big, bt mayb not 140 millimtr-big.

Oi, Gary. Prhap th sRWI Thndr fild gnwold b bttr, althogh w wold hav to morxpniv ammnition in ordr to achiv thpropod damag potntial. I will pak withth Qartrmatr.

Mayb with om additional armor plating,I can mak th Thndr at lat look aintimidating a th MAGIsTeR, h adddwith a mil.

That th pirit! Gary lappd Jan on

th holdr and rtrnd hi mil. Ihav to gt p to my tam and tartgoing ovr th tt data. Lt mttomorrow in th confrnc room.

I will yo thn, my frind.Bon chanc.

W dont nd lck, Jan.Not whn wv got thAsT High Mckity-Mckgiding or ffort.

Both mn laghd, and

Jan walkd off towardhi offic. Gary taydback a mint and tardp at th firt prototypbilt. Mot of it armor panl hadbn rmovd, th bar fram and jointactator lft xpod. Th machin wain a contant tat of bing dimantld andrbilt according to th fild trial rlt;mot of which had bn diappointing. A giantartillry pic wa crd horizontallyin a rack on th hangar floor allowingtchnician to mak modification;inclding Gar-izd hand grip.

Th nginr hook hi had andcontind walking acro th hangartoward hi offic and hi tam.

A hand-hld fildgnwho hthink w ar,th TalonWrk?


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Rmord to b th batard on of PrincHan William Ah IV, Alton grw p ina privilgd nvironmnt in th cortof Ahington in th uMF. Whil hwa nvr formally rcognizd, thpoplar tori abot Ahton birthwr wll-known vn dring th arlycycl of hi lif. Th Dry family wa

a minor nobl ho in th city that hadalway rvd th Ah family in thcapacity of catllan, bt thy nvramad th rpct or fortn thatmany of th othr famili had ovr thcntri. Alton mothr, Karmilla,

wa confidant of Princ Han William mothr, and dring onof th many bittr dipt btwn Han and hi wif, Karmillaprovidd th yong princ a plac to vnt and lo himlf.Karmilla wa kpt in th sn Palac and aftr Alton birth, thcortir qitly whiprd that th boy wa th Princ own.

unfortnatly for Alton, lif a th nofficial batardmad hi xitnc difficlt. Raid by hi ncl, Alton wa

groomd to rp th thron onc Han William xpird orabdicatd. Part of hi grooming incldd rvic in Ahingtonown royal rgimnt a a Gar pilot. sing th dangr of having abatard on potntially com into conflict with hi own lgitimatdaghtr, Han William xild Alton from th city-tat inTN1938 aftr Alton mad pctacl at th Ahington Royal Ball.Th cocky Alton inltd hi half-itr, Hannah, qtioninghr ability to command th 2nd Ahington Royal Rgimnt. Thipblic inlt wa frthr compondd whn th Citadl enqirr,a favorit tabloid in th uMF, ran a fatr articl on Altonqtionabl hritag.

Aftr th dbacl at th royal ball, Alton famoly lftAhington by aying, All of yo in Ahington can go to hll, Im

going to NCoal! Th bad boy of Ahington mad hi way toPrinc Gabl, whr talnt agnt rcritd him for a rality howabot hi lif. For fiv cycl, hi how Royal Rampag waon of th hight ratd how on th Hrm 72 ntwork. eachwk, camra crw wold howca th xploit of infamoxpatriat. Alton amad a mall pronal fortn bfor hihow wa cancld d to a ri of thrat ot of Ahington.Whn th how dirctor and hi wif did ndr mytriocircmtanc, th prodcr of th how ht down prodctionand Alton wa lft to fnd for himlf. Not on to it idly by,Alton workd p a pblic rlation cop for th mrging NCoalslf Dfn Forc. Alton agrd to join Princ Gabl NsDFrgimnt and ltting camra follow him a h wnt throghbaic training and rvic. Alton finihd hi contract with thprodction company in TN1944, bt dicovrd that h njoydrving in th military and cho to ign p for an xtnddrvic. Hi kill in th cockpit of Mdrat, hi pronalizdChar MKII, ar nmatchd, and Alton rptation a acompany commandr i highly rgardd. Hi pronal charimaand kill arnd him th covtd poition of rgimntal dlitin TN1947, a poition h till rtain.

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bliTz ruleS: (Tv coST: 140)Alton Ah-Dry i fildd a th Army Commandr for a PrincGabl NsDF rgimnt. Alton mt b fildd with th qipmntlitd and cannot tak any frthr kill pgrad. Th TV cotincld hi kill and Gar, bt any frthr pcial abili ti litdblow mt b paid for paratly.

Special abiliTieS:m d (C: 10 tv):

Ahton gnrat a ingl CP pr trn that may b d only forhimlf. If h do not tiliz th CP bfor th nd of th trn,th fr CP i lot. In addition to r-rolling attack or dfn roll,th CP can b d to ph hi Gar' prformanc.If h ph th Gar' prformanc for on trnh may gain an additional 4 movmnt pointand add an additional +1 to th top pd dfnbon.

h dw (C: 15tv)

Ahton can ph thprformanc of hi Charto th xtrm withot any of

hi combat kill ffring.Ahton do not hav to xpndan action for going to top pd.

Cc l (C: 15tv)

Ahton know how to rally hi troopand iz th initiativ. Dring thinitiativ pha, Ahton may rroll hiinitiativ roll and choo th bttr ofth two rlt.

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Incra th Jmp Jt Rating onMdrat to 6.

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Pilotd Vhicl: Char MKII Lanc (Mdrat) Rplac LAC with MAAC (F, Rload)

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Dram Pod 9 attnd GnCon vry yar. Locatd in Indianapoli,Indiana, it' on of th biggt gaming convntion arond andattract all th big tar of th indtry along with lgion ofnthiatic and ddicatd gamr.

evry gaming company com to GnCon to how off thirlatt and gratt nw prodct and rn grandio vnt andtornamnt. W wr no xcption a w nvild th NwCoalition, a whol nw, nvr-bfor-n faction, complt witha whol lin of miniatr. W wr agrly awaiting th ractionto th nw miniatr and wr thrilld by th grat rcption.Th Nw Coalition wa a total hit at GnCon!

Lat GnCon ha alo n Dram Pod 9 partnring p with

scotty' Brwho, an xcllnt local pb, and th 3 WimnBrwri. Or partnrhip yildd nothing l than Long FangAbby Al, a br that wa pcifically brwd for th vnt andfatring a Long Fang Al Cobra that m to com traight otof Arna.

W alo ran a whol mnagri of vnt ch a or HavyGar Amrican Championhip.

Or congratlation go ot to Craig engl, 2011 HavyGar Amrican Champion, Jaon Cabral, 2011 Havy GarAmrican Champion rnnr-p and John Andraon, 2011Havy Gar Amrican Championhip' Mot sportmanPlayr. GnCon 2012' Havy Gar Blitz usA Matr

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Note: This article was written prior to the publicat ion o the Heavy

Gear Blitz feld manual and so reers to Gear Up Field Testing

articles that may have been superceded in the Field Manual.

core combaT groupSgeNeral purpoSe cadre [locked & loaded pg. 111]

With a taggring array of option, th MILICIA GP Cadr i

incrdibly flxibl and wll itd to inclion in mot MILICIAarmi. Convict cadr of Ap can b fildd on th chap aithr dipoabl forward obrvr or infantry hntr, whilsD Jagr and Bailik allow yo to av badly ndd TV whiltill bing olid lin troop. Nothing prvnt yo from filding ahighly lit GP cadr ithr, ltting th Black Mamba hin in anaalt rol. shak vigoroly with silvrcal for limitd rconcapabilit y and sidwindr for mdim rang pnch, and yo canadjt thi cadr to fit prtty mch any tactical nd.

Th Combat Grop Ladr ha a bwildring array of choic inthi qad. If yo want to kp with a baic 'troopr' ida yo canchoo btwn th Jgr, Command Jgr, sD Jgr or Bailik.Th Command Jgr provid on xtra point of Atocomm and

Comm ovr th ba Jgr, whil th sD Jgr lo a trdy inxchang for a point of DeF (ba rl) and a TV rdction. ThBailik lo a trdy and on point of snor in xchang fora point of DeF at Combat-Grond (ba rl) and on point ofDtct and Atocomm, alo for a minor dicont. If yo prfr to th CGL for 'Coordinatd Attack' action, thn th sD Jgri a olid choic, a i th Bailik; yo probably won't notic thlo in toghn to bgin with.

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Yo alo hav vral modl choic for yor CGL to flfill a'rcon' rol - th Igana, Anoli R, DartJagr and silvrcal(vtran qad only). Of th for choic, th Igana i th btall arond, bt alo com at th hight pric. Th DartJagri raonably togh for a cot nit, thogh it' not mch bttrthan th Jgr chai it' bad pon - yo might b bttrticking with th sD Jgr in that ca. On th chapr id ofthing, th Anoli R ha th am DeF modifir a th Igana,bt l armor; yo probably don't want to xpo it to too mchfir. Thi i flippd for th silvrcal, which ha qal armor

to th Igana, bt on point l DeF - and rqir a prciovtran lot. Both th Anoli R and silvrcal ar olid choicif yo want om 'rcon' capability bt don't want to brak thbank - btwn thm, I'd tnd to rr lightly on th id of thAnoli R bca I pronally prfr DeF to armor.

Finally yor CGL can b fildd in ithr a Black Mamba orsidwindr. Both ar choic that tnd to imply that yo wantyor CGL to b mor combat orintd rathr than a pportlmnt for th rmaindr of th qad (or that yo imply wantth flxibility to do both). Th sidwindr i an xcllnt pgradto th Jgr d to mch hardr hitt ing MRP/36 and bttr ratingfor snor, Comm and Armor, all for th vry low pric of +5 TV.If yo hav TV to par howvr th Black Mamba ha a +1 to both

DeF and ATK, making it vry lthal with wapon pgrad. Whnplaying MILICIA I'm inclind to kp th CGL a inxpniv apoibl; both for thmatic and practical raon (yo can pndth aving lwhr). Kping that imilar lin of thoght, Itnd to kp th Black Mamba only for tho ca whr I'mtrying to mak th ntir qad into a 'strik Cadr Lit'.

Th rmaindr of th qad fac imilar dilmma whnchooing what to pgrad - and whr. In a rglar cadr, yohav th choic of wapping yor Jagr to sD Jagr, Dartjagror Rattlnak. If yo arn't playing with th Fild Tt rl, thsD Jagr pgrad i ally th winnr hand down, a yo gt+1 DeF at Combat-Grond for no ral lo in drability, and yoav 15 TV in th proc. Th Dartjagr i alo a viabl choic

for th am raon, thogh yo ar till going to b paying morfor l armor; th trdy box don't add mch toghn. ThRattlnak i gnrally ovrlookd bca of it' Dfctiv FirControl, thogh yo can gt arond it by giving th Rattlnakth ATK:3 DeF:3 pgrad in a Vtran qad. Thi i a hard wayto pickp a MRP/9 thogh, and yo probably hav bttr placto pnd yor Vtran lot.

Thing chang if yo ar ing th Fild Tt rl, pciallyth Gu3 Ovrkill rl. Th Dartjagr and sD Jgr har an

qivalnt DeF modifir ndr Gu2, bt th Dartjagr' trdybox compnat bttr for it' armor 12 (nding 48 damagto ovrkill vr th sD Jagr' 45). Th Dartjagr bcomth 'bttr' choic from a dfniv prpctiv, thogh th sDJgr i till chapr. Bt inc nithr can th Fild Armorpgrad, yo might want to conidr filding baic Jgr inVtran qad, to tak advantag of thir rlativly high ovrkillrating of 75.

Yo may alo wap a ingl Jgr to a sidwindr (kp in mindthat thi pgrad i on pr cadr, howvr), which i allya good ida. Th rar ca whr yo woldn't want to takadvantag of thi argably ndr-pricd option wold b whnyo'r trying to kp yor cadr to th minimm poibl TV

cot, or if yo'r filding th qad a convict. Othrwi, thaddition of th MRP/36 provid ignificant ara atration andhavy pnch in a qad who option ar typically limitd toLBZK and LGL.

spaking of Convict, if yo choo thi option for th cadr, yormodl option ar rtrictd to sD Jgr or Ap. Nithr cantak any wapon pgrad or fild armor, and it' ally a poorchoic to tak th LD pgrad in thi qad (a yo can't pndCP on thm nl thr' a MP cadr within 10"). Bca ofall of th choic, I conidr it bt to kp th qad a chapa poibl and rly pon thir HG for th blk of th damagthy will do. Don't wat kill pgrad on thm and thm forchap Forward Obrvation.


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example gp cadreS

[CGL] Ap w/ LD:2; 3x Ap - NOTe: Changd from 4x Ap to 3x Ap

Bilt from th drg of th MILICIA and armd with littl mor than thir HG, thi cadr of convict i a prhap th chapt way tofill a cor rqirmnt. evn infantry will nd p mor xpniv than thi cadr onc yo otfit thm appropriatly! Bt thi cadrdrop vrything in th prit of lowr cot, laving thm with limitd tility on th battlfild. Thy ar an xcllnt way to flood anopponnt' eCM nit with chap Forward Obrvation, and thir HG ar capabl of bing good tn gnrator and infantry killrin th ba rl. Kp thm in front of yor mor valabl aalt nit a mobil covr and don't worry whn thy ar dtroyd - yocan alway gt mor!

[CGL] sD Jgr w/ LD:2; 2x sD Jgr w/ LBZK; 1x sD Jgr

Thogh thy may look a if thy cam traight from a crapyard, thi cadr i an ffctiv anti-gar forc that can prform light aalt

dti or hold grond a ncary. With only light armamnt thy ar bt nt againt imilar troop, lik oppoing Hntr orWarrior, thogh in a pinch thy might b fl againt mdim tank and light tridr. Jt don't xpct thm to rviv a had-onconfrontation with a HT-72!

[CGL] Bailik w/ LD:2; 2x sD Jgr w/ Paratroopr Rifl; 1x sidwindr

Armd with tnning and ara atration wapon, thi qad i probably bt d to prpar th way for a mor havily armdaalt forc - or incoming fir from ditant fir pport lmnt. Th paratroopr rifl provid dcnt anti-troopr firpowr, whilth sidwindr' MRP can do rio damag to mot targt. Th Bailik ha raonabl Dtct to pot opponnt throgh lightconcalmnt, allowing it to forward obrv for it' qad from th front lin.

[60 Tv] coNvicT gp cadre 1 "dregS of SocieTy"

aspcgl

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[100 Tv] gp cadre 2 "pauper SoldierS"

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[145 Tv] gp cadre 3 "SupreSSioN fire oN The cheap"

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[CGL] silvrcal w/ LD:2; 2x Anoli R w/ Paratroopr Rifl; 1x sD Jgr w/ LBZK

uing a Vtran lot nlock th silvrcal, which i a good rcon nit for th CGL. Taking thi ida and rnning with it allow yo tofild a poor-man' rcon qad, which mak p for th lack of eW kill and rcon dron with a low, low TV cot. Yo don't hav toacrific vrything thogh; and otfittd with om raonabl wapon thi cadr can choo to ithr prform tand-off rcon ormix it p with om mar of cc. An olid addition whn yo don't want to pring for a fll-blown rcon cadr bt till wantom ddicatd rcon nit (albit fragil on) in yor army!

[CGL] Bailik w/ LD:2; 1x sidwindr; 2x Rattlnak w/ ATK:3, DeF:3

sitting omwhr btwn a jok and on-trick pony, thi qad tri to pin gold ot of md by ing th Rattlnak and sidwindr

to form a hort to mdim rang 'fir pport ' nit. Thogh capabl of ptting ot a dcnt qantity of MRP hot, and clocking inblow mot othr GP sqad, thi qad lack taying powr and will crmpl ndr a frontal aalt. Bca th MILICIA ha plntyof othr way to hav TV from pport nit, I can't rcommnd thi - nl yo'v bn drinking havily. Thn, hav at!

[CGL] Black Mamba w/ LD:2, LBZK; 1x sidwindr; 2x Jgr w/ MFL, IRP

Th soth in't abov ing flamr to roat it' opponnt in thir gar, and th MFL mak a good howing for that prpo.Combining an xcllnt fighting CGL with th sidwindr giv yo olid anti-gar firpowr, ltting th Jagr with MFL targt ithrrcon gar or infantry. If yo arn't ing th Fild Tting rl th limitd rang of th MFL mak thi qad a bit hamprd, o bforwarnd.

[155 Tv] gp cadre 4 "recoN beggarS"

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[175 Tv] gp cadre 5 "The rockeTS go where Now?"

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[CGL] Black Mamba w/ LD:2, Rmov Wak Facing; 2x Black Mamba w/ LBZK, Rmov Wak Facing; 1x Black Mamba w/ ParatrooprRifl, Rmov Wak Facing

somtim, important popl nd p btd down to th MILICIA from th sRA. Oftn, thy bring whatvr connction thy canalvag with thm, granting thm acc to advancd qipmnt and wapon. Thi i ch a ca, whr yo go for brok and brakth toy ot - thr i littl thi qad lack in th pnch dpartmnt, xcpt for kill pgrad. Dpnding on th rmaindr of th armythi cadr may nd p nding to do ithr havy lifting or till b a pal rflction of how ral warrior ar qippd - bt all thy amthy will likly kill whatvr yo want dad.

iNfaNTry plaTooN[locked & loaded pg. 120]

MILICIA infantry follow th baic idiom for infantry platoonfildd by th Trra Novan, with a wid rang of tactical roldpnding on how thy ar qippd. Howvr, on criticaldiffrnc with th MILICIA i that infantry ar not ncarilyth king of low cot. Lik mot othr armi MILICIA Infantrycan fill Cor lot chaply - and thr ar way to mak MILICIAinfantry dirt chap. Yt thr ar Gar nit that can approachinfantry TV val for ntir cadr, making th choic btwnGar and infantry on of pronal athtic and playtylrathr than ffctiv army bilding.

Gnrally paking, infantry' tactical rol on th Blitz! battlfildi mot dirctly inflncd by thir movmnt mod. Infantrywithot any movmnt pgrad ar rtrictd to a Walkr movof 2/4, making thm primarily fl in a pport rol whr thycan hnkr down afly. Commonly otfittd with Light Mortaror Anti-Gar rifl for long rang pport, thy alo can bqippd with Dmo dron and hortr rang wapon in rbanara to protct dfnd objctiv. Thy can vn b marginallyfl whn thy lack any pgrad to contt objctivnar yor dploymnt zon, thogh mot gar will b abl tovntally winnow thm down.

ATV or Riding Bat allow th platoon to cro th board, whichxpo thm to rik - bt alo xpand thir option a bit. Dmoand Rcon dron ar common attachmnt to thi qad, athy can b dployd and d at Combat pd - nlik motwapon. Copling th Amphibio pgrad in Vtran qadwith th Riding Bat pgrad in particlar allow yo to gothrogh mot wamp trrain nimpdd, which can b fl toattack an opponnt' flank. Bt not that mot wapon pgradgo againt th grain of th movmnt pgrad, a yo till havth stabilizr flaw aociatd with thm - and having to it till tofir can pt yo in a vry dangro itation.

upgrading infantry to b ORV tnd to ph ach coad intoa rol that' imilar to Gar, a thy lo th stabilizr prk onthir wapon. Thi impl chang allow th hortr rangd

infantry wapon to hin, ch a th Rockt Lanchr andGrnad Rifl. ORV alo mak mch bttr of TD thanATV do, a yo can mov and Forward Obrv, kping yo atarm lngth of yor opponnt. Howvr th pric of thi pgradi that yo ar trading armor for DeF, which tnd to mak yoa bit wakr all arond. Kp thi acrific in mind whn yo'rfilding th ORV, and try to minimiz thir xpor to incomingfir.

MILICIA infantry alo hav th option to add thr diffrnt'attachmnt' to thir nit, with a choic btwn Caiman,

Hitti and Ap. Caiman ar a typical APC, bing vryfragil and carrying only a MAC in thir dfalt configration,which ffr from a -1 ATK modifir. Thy can carry a inglcoad a a tranport, bt th combination of low armor andDeF modifir mak thm practically a moving coffin. In thirba configration howvr thy can rv a abl ForwardObrvr d to thir two action ach. An fll qad of infantrywith Light Mortar will rarly find bttr frind than forCaiman for pottr.

Additionally th Caiman can trad thir tranport capability for aHRP/48, allowing thm to hid afly bhind covr and dcimata targt with atration fir. Rmmbr that yo can thircond action to add +1D ATK to thir MRP/48 hot, which kpyo from nding to giv thm kill pgrad to offt thir -2ATK modifir (-1 from th HRP, -1 from th Caiman).

If yo choo to an Infantry Platoon to ho yor ArmyCommandr, th Caiman ha a Command pgrad that giv yorcommandr eCCM(2) and Comm +1. It alo nlock a LD pgrad,ltting yo gt p to Ladrhip 3 - which giv yo plnty of CPto throw arond ach trn. Howvr kp th xtrm fragilityof th Army Commandr in mind - a ingl airtrik or artillryhit on a toppd Caiman i likly an ovrkill. Try to combin thiwith th stalth pgrad to incra th rvivability of thi vrycritical modl.

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Hitti ar a pcializd vrion of th Hn, with a HFL and MGalong with olid armor and DeF modifir, a wll a Tranportcapabilit y. It don't acrific pd ithr, making it a prtt ygood APC to whn croing th tabl; combin thi withinfantry and Dmo dron for a vry naty rpri. Th HFLgain a maiv boot ndr th Fild Tting rl, ltting thHitti t ngag vn gar with a dcnt chanc of cc. Andwith thr potntial action (two ba and atopilot) th Hittitcan alo rv a a poor-man' rcon nit if ncary - thoghyo'r probably bttr taying with th Caiman for that rol.

Finally, yo can choo to wap a ingl tand from an coadwith an Ap, which nt yo an additional activation and HGin li of om damag oaking capability for an individalcoad. Thi addition can b vry fl pcially whncopld with ORV infantry, allowing yo to hnt in a larg 'wolfpack' for light to mdim Gar or oppoing infantry. Onimpriv combination of th rl allow yo to fild twlvactivation in a ingl combat grop, which will forc yo'ropponnt hand at raction fir and eCM action. Don't mi thMPZF pgrad, which giv th Ap mch bttr triking powr

againt Gar - it' wll worth th +5 TV cot.

[CGL] Infantry ecoad w/ Frh Mat; 3x Infantry ecoad w/ Frh Mat

A fll twlv ba marching a a ingl whol toward thir vntal dtrction, th only claim to fam thi platoon ha i that it'chap. Chap nogh to b worth it - wll, that' dbatabl. Thir trngth com motly from intimidation, thogh thir +11 RoF canb intimidating in it' own right. Mak r yo play with Gu2 Fild Tting rl; othrwi yo'r going to b ot of rang mor oftnthan not.

[CGL] Infantry ecoad w/ ATV, Dmo Dron; 3x Infantry ecoad w/ ATV, Dmo Dron

A hmbl collction of frothing at th moth brrkr, who' only hop i to driv clo nogh to omthing important and drop admo dron ndrnath it. Aftr thir on claim to fam thy tak thir zoloft and had to th hill, fnctioning a pottr. Bt in thaton glorio intant, thy might vn bag thir own whit whal - a HHT-90!

[110 Tv] coNvicT iNfaNTry plaTooN 2 "moTocroSS madNeSS"

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[CGL] Infantry ecoad w/ ORV, AGR, Dmo Dron; 1x Infantry ecoad w/ ORV, AGR, Dmo Dron; 2x Infantry ecoad w/ ORV, GL

With AGR and Dmo dron, thi qad i wll itd to flanking attack againt Gar or mdim tank in a pinch. Yo hav to thir manvrability to kp thm ot of th crohair of mot of th army, a thy can qickly fall to a ingl mortar rond or rocktpack. strik yor opponnt hard and fad away into a harar rol, and yo might mak thi platoon worth it' point.

[CGL] Infantry ecoad w/ Light Mortar, Frh Mat; 3x Infantry ecoad w/ Light Mortar, Frh Mat; 4x Caiman w/ HRP/48; 4x Apw/ MPZF

Primarily dignd to it dp in covr and rain firy dath pon thir opponnt, th addition of th Ap giv thi Platoon bilt-inpottr - or bodygard for whn thing go par hapd. Th Light Mortar ar wll itd to tnning gar or damaging light targt,whil th HRP ar olid all-arondr that can go againt prtty mch any targt hort of main battl tank. Yo'r committing aprtty ignificant amont of TV to a fragil, low cadr - o mak r th rt of yor army ha plnty of manvr lmnt to contrthi wakn.

[145Tv] iNfaNTry plaTooN 3 "piraNhaS of The deSerT"

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[280 Tv] iNfaNTry plaTooN 4 "TailgaTiNg, milicia STyle"

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iNfaNTry Special TeamSiNfaNTry SNiper eScouade [locked & loaded pg. 121]Th snipr ecoad i typically fildd a a ddicatd rconpgrad to an Infantry platoon. It' rar for an army to ndddicatd anti-infantry firpowr; typically Gar can covr thattactical ncity nicly. A ch yo hold alway tak th frwap of nipr rifl to AGR (RtCe or L&L errata), which givyo th ability to gnrat om damag againt Gar and light

vhicl. Combin thi with th dfalt stalth 2 and skill 3 thatthi coad fatr, and thy ar wll-qippd to hnkrdown in covr and lt thir targt com to thm. Not that thRcon dron i ally a raonabl addition to thi qad, btth ATV or ORV i gnrally l o, a yo can't mak a goodof of thir stath whil yo ar moving. Howvr, thr artim whn yo'll want thm to kp p with th rt of yorarmy - and thn don't b afraid to giv thm om whl.

Infantry snipr ecoad w/ AGR, Rcon Dron

With eW 3 and a Rcon Dron, thi qad can b a rliabl thrat againt any targt thy . Thir downid i thir pric, a 25 TVwill nt yo a sD Jagr, which i gnrally mor tactically fl d to thir mobility. An all-arond olid choic a long a yo kpthir limitation - and what thy ar coting yo lwhr - in mind.

Infantry snipr ecoad w/ ORV, AGR

If yo'r a fan of th Dk of Hazzard, thi might b mor p yor ally than th prvio offring. With a rpctabl Infantry skill of 3and ATV, thi coad can kp p with mor mobil lmnt of yor army and till po a crdibl thrat to light or mdim gar.Jt don't lt thm gt too clo, or yo'll qickly how dangro Gar proplld hand-grnad can b!

auxiliary combaT groupSrecoN cadre [locked & loaded pg. 111]

Whn th rt of yor army i configrd for firpowr or tohold a poition, yo omtim hav to mak acrific in thlctronic warfar dpartmnt. A ingl rcon cadr can bringth balanc of powr in that dpartmnt back into yor hand, btit' ptting qit a fw gg in a ingl bakt - normally. Thankto th grdy bdgt matr in th MILICIA, thr ar plnty ofTV aving mar availabl that can ct down th total cot ofthi cadr, and allow yo to fit it in with l gilt.

Th CGL tart in an Igana, and ha th option to pgrad to aBlack Mamba in th qad option; bt d to Limitd Rorcthy alo hav th option of an Anoli R, silvrcal, sD Jgror Bailik. A CGL that' intndd to b an Army Commandrprobably want to rtain th Igana, if for nothing l th wapof th TD and LRP/24 for eCM(3) and eCCM(3). Th lattr canb invalabl to nr Command Point ar nvr blockd; at +5on yor eW roll, it will tak a high-nd Gar to ht down thirComm vnt. Bt tmpr thi bon with th limitd Ladrhipavailabl in th qad; with only an option to hav LD:2 from thqad, yo ar making a acrific to giv th Army Commandrthi bon.

If th Igana in't to yor liking, th rmaindr of th optioncan b fl in crtain itation; bt kp in mind that yorCGL don't bnfit mch from ing th 'coordinatd attack'action that frqntly. Yo'll likly only that xtnivly if yootfit th qad a nipr; o yo probably want yor CGL to bd for rcon lik th rmaindr of th qad. Thi mak thBlack Mamba, sD Jagr and Balik option for th CGL b-parin thi particlar qad, in my opinion; thy ar mor orintdtoward combat and that' not th raon yo pickd thi qad.Howvr, if yo'r going for 'qantity ovr qality', thn it mightb worthwhil to pt yor CGL in on, jt to av th TV.

That lav both th Anoli R and th silvrcal, if yo havth Vtran lot opn for th lattr. Both ar olid contndr,with th Anoli R having bttr DeF and th silvrcal havingbttr armor and eCCM, which i (again) alway a pl for acommandr. Th Anoli R ffr from wakr armor and lnor, bt don't nd th Vtran lot - which can b thmot valabl rorc yo hav. Th silvrcal i bttrqippd for lctronic warfar, bt ha wor DeF - and i morcotly in TV. In gnral, choo th Anoli if yo nd to avth TV, and choo th silvrcal if yo can kp it ot of thimmdiat lin of fir.

[25 Tv] iNfaNTry SNiper eScouade 1 "up periScope!"

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[25 Tv] iNfaNTry SNiper eScouade 2 "STealThed TechNicalS?"

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Th rmaindr of th qad ha th choic btwn th Igana,Anoli R, silvrcal, Bailik and sD Jgr. unlik th CGL, achof th option can b qit fl in crtain itation, andwhat yo nd th qad to accomplih dtrmin whn yo'llwant th diffrnt variant. Th qad' rol will oftn b tognrat non-gidd forward obrvation for fir pport nitfrthr in th rar, in which ca th impl sD Jgr can b jta ffctiv a th mor advancd Igana - aming yo hav aclar lin of ight to yor targt.

Both th Bailik and th Anoli R ar alo low-cot option, withth Anoli R incorporating a TD and having bttr snor. Ththr modl hav Dtct rating in impl ordr; 2 on th sDJagr, 3 on th Bailik and 4 on th Anoli R, which giv yo agood mtric for chooing which on yo nd. On a battlfildclttrd with concalmnt, th highr Dtct rating will ltyo find yor targt mor oftn. Howvr, kp in mind thatnl yo'r commonly fighting in andtorm or dring night,concalmnt i going to b xit alongid a high nogh covrrating to mak yor forward obrvation a l than dirablyhot. Th common way to ngating thi - th rcon dron - worknarly a wll for th sD Jagr a th Anoli R, which complicatyor dciion. Yo gt mor flxibility ot of th bttr cotgar, bt if yo'r playing in badland trrain (lot of olid

concalmnt) a sD Jagr with a Rcon dron to pk arondcornr will work jt a wll.

if yo want th qad to b abl to ht down Comm vnt,yo'll b limitd to th Igana or th silvrcal (again, only in aVtran qad). Th Igana work bttr with Rcon Dron, btth silvrcal incorporat a snor Boom which can dplicatth Rcon Dron' ability to pk arond cornr, at a TV aving.Th Igana i gnrally hardr to kill, with a bttr DeF modifirand th ability to Fild Armor, whil th silvrcal ha bttra bttr Dtct rating. Th diffrnc btwn th nit thboil down to playtyl and vtran availability mor than anythingl; I pronally think th silvrcal ha a rocking modl and

th it' my prfrnc - whn I can afford it.

Finally, if yo want to fild th cadr a a low-nd nipr or aaltnit, yo'r going to b tck with th Igana; only thy comwith th DPG ncary to nlock th LRF and LRP/32 wap.If yo'r ing th Fild Tting rl, thy ar alo th onlymodl that can mak of th Fild Armor, which improvthir availability ndr th Gu3 Ovrkill modification. Thicombination can b a fl, if nich nit that yo probably willmotly fild a a whim or a rpri for an opponnt; jt don'tnd thm p againt a propr strik qad.

Bca thr ar no ral pgrad for thm in th qad,I ggt laving th Black Mamba ot of thi qad. Th

pgrad in th strik or GP qad pt th to ham and ar abttr of th Black Mamba' trngth than hr.

[CGL] Bailik w/ Frh Mat; 3x Bailik w/ Frh Mat

Chapn i a virt in th MILICIA, and thi qad tri to balanc that virt with a bit bttr Dtct rating, and om 'havir'wapon - at lat for cot. Bt to gt that, yo'v tradd away baically vry thing - Frh Mat drop thir eW back to 1, whichprvnt yo from making fll of tandby action. Not to mntion that it kill yor chanc to gt throgh eCM - bt a Bailikdon't xpct to do that anyway.

[120 Tv] recoN cadre 1 "JuST hope They geT The coordiNaTeS correcT"

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[CGL] Igana w/ LRP/32, LD:2; 3x Anoli R

Going with cot gar intad of rcon dron lt yo capitaliz on thir pd, whil yo hav plnty of TD to provid dignatdtargt for yor Naga. Yo'r lightly armord and hav no eCM to pak of, o yo might want to invt in a fw silvrcal lwhrin th army to compnat. Bt it' hard to bat th pric; and on th right board thy will mak back thir point aily.

[CGL] Igana w/ LRP/32, sat. uplink, LD:2; 3x Igana w/ LRF, LRP/32

A qad that tri to walk th lin btwn bing nipr and gtting clo nogh to mix it p, yo'r in dangr of trying to hav thm

do too mch and gt baically nothing ot of thm in rtrn. Thy can mix it p at point blank rang if thy hav to, ing th LRP/32againt th rar of havir Gar to cor kill, or try to tand off and fir with th LRF. Th lack of any eCM can hrt yo thogh, ayo find thm in th prfct plac to htdown an artillry trik - and don't hav a modl that can do anything abot it.

[CGL] silvrcal; 4x silvrcal

silvrcal ar vry capabl rcon nit, with both TD and eCM; thi qad tri to b a raonably cotd, all in on plac lctronicwarfar qad. With fiv modl yo can probably minimiz th nd for othr rcon modl lwhr in th army; o in many wayyo'r ptting yor gg in on bakt, bt th cot won't brak th bank. Jt don't try to hav th gy ngag in any aalt dti;thy ar bttr off fling rathr than fighting.

[195 Tv] recoN cadre 2 "liar, liar, SeNSorS oN fire"

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[250 Tv] recoN cadre 4 "laST geNeraTioN'S Top of The liNe"

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[230 Tv] recoN cadre 3 "NoT So SileNT... or deadly"

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fire SupporT cadre[locked & loaded pg. 113]Thi cadr liv p to it' nam, providing havy firpowr fromafar - prfrably from dp bhind olid covr. Bing ndrpaid,ndrfd and typically ignord by command, th MILICIA ha afondn for thi cadr - and MILICIA playr will qickly comto lov th plthora of rockt pack in thi cadr.

Th Combat Grop Ladr in thi cadr ha mor option than

thy qit litrally know what to do with. In a rglar cadr,thy hav th option of a Jgr, Command Jgr, sD Jgr,Dartjagr, Rattlnak, sidwindr, Bailik, Igana or Anoli R.In a vtran qad thy can choo btwn a silvrcal, BlackMamba, spitting Cobra, Razor Fang spitting Cobra, Python, Boaor King Cobra. Thi litral plthora of choic provid a dizzingarray of poibiliti, dpnding on what yo want to accomplihwith th cadr and how rorc yo hav availabl.

In a non-vtran cadr, th choic brak down along thr gnralrol; gnral command dti, rconnaianc or firpowr.Th sidwindr grant ignificant pnch with it' MRP, whilth Igana and Anoli R provid olid rcon capabilit y. eithrcan nhanc th main rol of th qad ignificantly, allowing

th rt of thir cadr-mmbr to hin. Th rmaindr of thchoic baically com down to pronal prfrnc and howmch yo'r willing to acrific to av TV. Th sD Jgr andRattlnak ar th chapt option, thogh yo mak yor CGLxtrmly vlnrabl in th proc; if all yo nd for him to doi mak 'coordinatd attack' action thogh, th aving can bworth it. Th Dartjagr i likly too fragil to b fl, bt thBailik i jt a fl a th tock Jgr whil aving TV. ThCommand Jgr i typically a poor choic adly; th addition ofth Comm bon don't add mch to th qad' tility.

Vtran cadr hak p th mixtr a bit; th silvrcal ianothr rcon modl, and follow in th vin of th Igana andAnoli R. Th Black Mamba i a mor lit CGL nit, that can ba naty trikr nit with om of th pgrad. Th King Cobrapgrad provid rio firpowr, pcially with th King ofth Fild pgrad, at a tp cot in TV. Bt th biggt changcom from th spitting Cobra, which grant an vn gratr

firpowr boot than th sidwindr. With a plthora of TVaving option on th ba spitting Cobra, along with choicof th Python and Boa, yo can th CGL a yt anothrindirct attackr to rally crank yor cadr' firpowr p to 11.unfortnatly, th Razor Fang spitting Cobra pgrad adly maynot b qit worth th cot, a th vry high total nit cot totranfr th CGL' action via th satlli t uplink i ovrhadowdby chapr nit lwhr.

Th rmaindr of th cadr offr a imilar lvl of flxibility, bta th majority of th cadr tart in spitting Cobra th choicbaically rvolv arond that modl, th Python and Boa. ThPython i gnrally a poor choic nl yo lik th athticof th modl; vrything it can do th spitting Cobra can do

bttr thank to th many downgrad option availabl in thcadr. Th Boa on th othr hand can b xcptionally toghto kill, and fatr a MFM that i rar in th sothrn lit; btagain, th spit ting Cobra ha nogh option to go to to to withan qivalnt Boa, with l watd TV. Howvr, if yo'r ingth Fild Tting rl, don't rl ot a Boa with Fild Armor; withan ovrkill of 132 (!) it' prtty hard to wip ot in a ingl hit.

Don't ovrlook a Black Mamba with dal MRP/36 in thi qad;combind with th HRP/48 from th spitting Cobra, yo canatrat a vry larg ara with rockt from mdim to longrang. If yo prfr a mor prciion oltion, a Bailik withMRF or a sD Jagr with HAC can alo complmnt a qad ofATM wilding spitting Cobra. Throw in a King Cobra with th

King of th Fild upgrad and an LLC for vn mor firwork; atlat ntil thy ar hntd down at clo rang.

[CGL] sidwindr w/ LD:2; 3x Python

I'v incldd thi cadr ot of a prvr n of malic toward yo, gntl radr. I ay thi bca for a mr -10 TV, yo tradaway qit a bit to pickp th Python. spcifically, two point of armor, a trdy box and a drop in th HRP iz. Thi armor lo iparticlarly naty a yo cro th armor 20 thrhold, which i vry common among th highr DAM wapon. And g what? Ifyo'd kpt th spitting Cobra, yo cold hav wappd th l MRP/18 and a HAC for a VHAC - obvioly, hardly a downgrad.so adly, th only raon yo'd want to fild thi cadr i if yo ar going for a 'chap' athtic in a MILICIA forc - how mch ar yowilling to trad for athnticity?

[255 Tv] fire SupporT cadre 1 "far from opTimal"

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[CGL] silvrcal; 2x spitting Cobra w/ VLFG, VHAC; 1x spitting Cobra w/ ATM

A bit mor lik what yo'd in th wild, thi qad i configrd for anti-armor firpowr at th xpn of ara atration. Thsilvrcal can provid a dignatd forward obrvation targt for th ATM Cobra, whil th VLFG Cobra can fir from long rangithr dirctly or throgh a mor convntional forward obrvation. Thir low cot i omthing of a bling a yo probably wantthi nit alongid a mor convntional fir pport cadr to handl both typ of dti; againt hord armi thi cadr will hav ahard tim.

[CGL] sidwindr w/ LD:2; 3x Boa w/ MFM

Garup! I 3 rvita lizd th Fir spport cadr by providing th Boa a MFM option in a Vtran qad. Prvioly th soth

wa known for mor for ara atration throgh rockt rathr than Ae wapon, which alway ran th rik of going Ot of Ammo.Th MFM' rathr ignificant Ae allow thi cadr to pnih any oppoing qad that gt too clo togthr, whil th sidwindrcontribt to th ignatr sothrn flair in a fir pport cadr.

[CGL] Black Mamba w/ LD:2, 2x MRP/36 (linkd), Rmov Wak Facing, Fild Armor; 3x Boa w/ Fild Armor, MBZK

Yt anothr odd-ball nit, thi cadr tri to b an aalt forc rathr than a fir pport nit. Th Boa ar dammdly difficlt to killwith thir xciv ovrkill val ndr th Fild Tting rl, whil th Black Mamba' dal MRP/36 ar wll known and fard forthir dtrctiv potntial. still, th Boa ar low and won't b croing th board in any typical gam, bt th gy can b dadlyin a dfniv rol. I'm not r thi cadr i a good ida, bt I'm paid th big bck to try to figr ot odd combination; and thi ia odd a it com.

[225 Tv] fire SupporT cadre 2 "The moNgooSe rarely wiNS oN Terra Nova"

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[310 Tv] fire SupporT cadre 3 "iNcomiNg!"

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[350 Tv] fire SupporT cadre 4 "deaTh before 72kph"

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mp cadre[locked & loaded pg. 114]Whn half of yor oldir ar tarving convict, and th othrhalf ar bloodthirt y yphocant yo nd omon who' willingto crack a fw kll and nr loyalty - or at lat far. Thdiciplind, initr warrior who flfill thi tak in th MILICIAar th Military Polic Cadr, who work tirl to nrth gn of thir 'fllow' ar pointd toward th fo and nottoward hatd commanding officr. Armd with brtal hort-

rangd wapon and armord with riot hild and fild armor,th MP Cadr can b a difficlt , tnacio fo for any who woldtry to tall th march of a MILICIA army.

Th MP Cadr rv an important rol a part of a MILICIAarmy - having a mmbr of th Cadr within 10" of a convictcadr allow th convict to mak of CP. Thogh gnrallyconvict cadr won't mak th bt of CP, it can occaionallyprov fl, and having th flxibility i fl. Larg, diprdgrop of convict will mak thi a loing tratgy howvr, ath individal mmbr of thi cadr will nd to b too far apartto pport ach othr.

unlik mot of th Gar cadr in th MILICIA army, th Combat

Grop Ladr in thi cadr only may b fildd in a Black MambaMP. Thogh yo do gain th option of a Razor Fang Black MambaMP in a Vtran qad, th diffrnc i only th addition of thsatllit uplink - and whil a fl bnfit, it hardly changth rol for th nit. With th addition of p to two trdy boxovr th ba Black Mamba, along with a raonabl Ladrhipcor thi modl can b an xcllnt candidat for yor ArmyCommandr - pcially if yo ar ing th Fild Tting Ovrkillrl.

Th baic Igana MP com qippd with th chai' ignatrDeF and a trdy box, bt trad it' wapon and lctronicqipmnt for a mr FGC. Thi giv yo littl in th way ofoffniv powr, pcially ndr th ba rl, bt in th Fild

Tting rl yo wind p with om dcnt hort-rangd powr.upgrading an Igana to a Black Mamba MP lo yo a point ofDeF, bt gain yo MPZF and a point of ATK, which mor thanofft th minor lo of pd and eW capabilit y. If yo canpar th TV, it' wll worth taking thi pgrad a it nt yo agood incra in hitting powr, and copl wll with th variowapon option in th qad.

Of th rmaining modl wap, th spitting Cobra MP i motin kping with th gnral thm of th MP Cadr, albit mchlowr and hardr hitting. Th dfalt HPZF can b xtrmlydamaging at hort rang, and th Cobra MP work wll with thLAAC pgrad a a tand-off fightr. Kp in mind that ndrth ba rl yo'll want to b vry carfl abot xpoingth Cobra to fir, a th poor DeF modifir mor than offtit' high armor and trdy box. unfortnatly yo can't th Brahmin pgrad to offt thi wakn; bt th Garup!3 Ovrkill Fild Tting rl do rtor a grat mar oftoghn to th Cobra MP. Jt mak r to qip thm withFild Armor in a Vtran qad, which will pt thir ovrkill valat a vry rpctabl 105.

Convrly, th Black Addr and Drt Vipr wap altr thdynamic of th combat grop in diffrnt way. Th BlackAddr lack th linkd MRP pgrad prnt in th strik Cadr,which ph it toward an anti-armor rol mor than a pportrol; pcially whn combind with th Ddicatd Tankhntrpgrad from Rtrn to Cat' ey. undr ba rl thicombination can b a riky, xpniv gambit - with only avrag

DeF modifir all of tho trdy box won't hlp mch againta olid AGM or HGLC hot. Howvr, ndr th Fild Ttingrl th Black Addr' ovrkill of 80 mak it rlint againt onhot hit, ltting yo gt mor milag ot of it' hortr rangdwapon.

Th Drt Vipr altrnativly pack mor of a pport rol, withth HGL and MRP/18 prfrring Gar and light armor for thirtargt. Th tnning capabilit y of th HGL complmnt thFGC carrid on th MP gar, wakning highly agil targtbfor ltting th rmaindr of th qad dlivr th killing blow.Th drawback i th lack of any Grond pd on th DrtVipr, along with only an avrag DeF modifir and th lack ofany trdy box. undr both th ba and Fild Tting rl,

thi combination i difficl t to proprly wild. Yo nd to bcarfl to bring yor targt clo nogh to hrt with th HGLwithot xpoing yorlf to too mch rtrn fir, a th lack ofany trdy box prvnt yo from taking advantag of th Gu3Ovrkill rl.

Th cadr ha two main wapon pgrad, with th choic towap th FGC to a LAC and HHG, or to a LAAC in a Vtranqad. Th HHG provid havy pnch at a vry hort rang,althogh thy ar a bit nrliabl againt anything with a poitivDeF modifir. still, mixing a fw of thm into a qad nvrhrt, a normally th MP Cadr i rtrictd to lightr wapon.Th LAAC i alo a light wapon, althogh it ha an xcptionallyhigh RoF which can b fl to atrat an ara with fir. Thi

high RoF alo allow it to gt a raonabl DAM againt ingltargt, thogh withot Rload thi can b a gambl.

Th LMG and APM wapon wap ar gnrally typically poorchoic, a anti-infantry firpowr i alrady radily covrdby th FGC and adding mor i gnrally watfl. Th APM'long rang can howvr b fl againt GReL and FLAIL atlong rang, pcially whn ing th Fild Tting rl. If yocommonly fac tho opponnt, it might b a worthwhil wapon an Igana or Black Mamba, if yo'r willing to liv with thirincrad fragility.


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[CGL] Black Mamba MP w/ Rmov Wak Facing; 2x Igana MP w/ LAC, HHG; 1x Igana MP

Yor bog-tandard MP cadr, with only th bart minimm of pgrad to giv om light anti-armor pnch. Th Igana can rva raonabl forward obrvr if ncary, and thir HHG can allow thm to ngag mdim armor a wll. Thy will b bt dagaint lightr targt and infantry, whr thir FGC can b pt to th bt .

[CGL] Black Mamba MP w/ LAC, HHG, Rmov Wak Facing; 1x Black Mamba MP w/ LAC, HHG, Rmov Wak Facing; 2x Drt Vipr

Trading th Igana for Black Mamba and Drt Vipr ph thi cadr toward a mor aalt rol, thogh in gnral thy till

rmain a bit light for that rol. Th low pd of th Vipr will prvnt thm from kping pac with th Black Mamba; bt thi in'tmch of a diadvantag if yo plan on kping thi cadr in a dfniv rol. epcially copld with om convict infantr y dg into abnkr thy can b a forc to b rckond with.

[220 TV] MP Cadr 3 "Go Big or Go Hom"

[CGL] Black Mamba MP w/ LAAC, LD:3, Rmov Wak Facing, Fild Armor; 3x Cobra MP w/ Fild Armor

evn mor dfniv in natr than th prior cadr, th Cobra MP ar carrying vry naty HPZF and ar difficlt to wip ot, pciallyndr th Fild Tting rl. Thy can rv a impriv bodygard, a thir largr ba hold compltly covr th CGL' BlackMamba MP - and with LD:3 th CGL can rv a a vry olid Army Commandr. In a pinch th modl can b d for aalting ahard point, thogh with thir limitd rang xpct to tak om caalti on th way in.

[210 Tv] mp cadre 1 "keepiNg

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