Eternal Phalanx
Order through Duty.
Duty with Discipline.
Discipline through Order.
- Intent: A new elite combat unit for veterans of the Ultranaut Corps and extremely capable and talented Eternal Empire recruits.
- Image Credit: Here,
Kainan Wolfe
for headders. - Role: Elite, gene-engineered super-soldiers serving as ultra-heavy shock troops and super heavy infantry. They are not designed to be subtle nor to be used in battles of attrition, they go in, achieve the goal and mission and raise the standards of victory.
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Nelvaan, Kalidan, Zakuul, Aurelian Sigismund, Vandemar Legion, Roman Army Structure and Ranks, Eastern Roman Army, Project Exarch
- Unit Name: Eternal Phalanx
- Affiliation: Eternal Empire
- Classification: Ultra-Heavy Shock Troopers
- Description:
- Organisation: The Eternal Phalanx is based off the elite Ultranauts, the iron-disciplined backbone of the Eternal Army. They have adopted their structure but put further emphasis on the fact that they have to deal with even lesser manpower and possibilities to replenish these.
- Legion "Name", strength of 4.400 Phalangites, commanded by a Magister Militum
- 10 Cohorts, each with 400 Phalangites, commanded by a Tribune, the First Cohort has twice the strength
- 5 Centuries per Cohort, each with 80 Phalangites, commanded by a Centurion
- 10 Sections per Century, each with 8 Phalangites, commanded by an Optio
- 5 Centuries per Cohort, each with 80 Phalangites, commanded by a Centurion
- 10 Cohorts, each with 400 Phalangites, commanded by a Tribune, the First Cohort has twice the strength
- Legion "Name", strength of 4.400 Phalangites, commanded by a Magister Militum
- Special Ranks and Formations:
- Praetor: Regimental Drill Instructors.
- First Centurion: Commander of the First Century in the First Cohort.
- Achilleus: Melee Champion of the Legion.
- Warsmith: Taking care of equipment and vehicles.
- Velites Section: Squad of freshly altered Phalangites, serving in light infantry fashion.
- Principes Section: Standard squad with one special or heavy weapon.
- Ballistari Section: Squad with four special of heavy weapons.
- Triarius Section: Squad dedicated to close combat, often with jet-packs.
- Gryphonier Section: Command squad.
- Emblem & Colors: The Eternal Phalanx has adopted a colour scheme more akin to its brothers and sisters of the Ultranauts. Black armor with some red, gold and white highlights provides a sober but elegant appearance. Picking the Crusaders Cross as their badge, they are declaring to eternally serve and fight for the cause of the Eternal Empire, vowing to spread its influence.
- Organisation: The Eternal Phalanx is based off the elite Ultranauts, the iron-disciplined backbone of the Eternal Army. They have adopted their structure but put further emphasis on the fact that they have to deal with even lesser manpower and possibilities to replenish these.
- Unit Size: Medium
- Unit Availability: Rare
- Unit Experience: Elite
- Equipment:
- Armor: Sk-SH Mark 7 Power Suit (for Phalangites), Sk-AR Mk1 Armor (for Velites), RG Combat Shield Mk. II Scutum
- Main Arm: RG Aggressive Tactical Rifle Mk. I Lancer.
- Side Arm: RG Aggressive Tactical Pistol Mk. I Lancer.
- Melee weapon: RG Paladin Battleblade, RG Mk. I Motorblade or Nelvaanian Longsword.
- Grenades: Variety of up to five grenades.
- Special Weapons: KC-249 General Purpose Repeating Blaster, KC-M74S Designated Marksman Rifle, KC-451 Flamethrower, KC-T80 40mm Grenade Launcher,
- Heavy Weapons: KC-M2 Portable Missile Launcher, KC-MT9 Guass Field Mortar, KC-M5 Heavy Machine Gun,
- Dropships: Orbital Assault Gunship Stormeagle, Styx-class Assault Dropship
- Infantry Fighting Vehicle/Armored Personnel Carrier: Gamma-series Titan-pattern Armored Heavy Transport, Echo-Series Xyphos Pattern IFV
- Combat Function:
- Tactics & Deployment: The Eternal Phalanx is a unit type for pure force concentration, putting overwhelming firepower and resilience to the field to simply annihilate any conventional resistance. A Legion will generally deploy into a warzone to either end a stalemate together with the already deployed units, performing either speartip tactics or hammer & anvil, embracing the Storm War doctrine.
- Training: The base training for the Phalanx is the Ultranaut training regime of at least two years in terribly demanding conditions, but that is not remotely enough to become a Phalangite. They are put to training daily, with little time to rest or any time for themselves at all. They are drilled in close quarters, melee, handling of heavy weapons, artillery, boarding actions and can basically perform everything between heavy infantry or grenadier operations and SpecOps deployments, the latter without major stealth involved.
- Recruitment: Recruits for the Phalanx are selected from the most battle hardened Ultranauts and the most promising cadets for the Eternal Army. They are put through a series of extreme challenges, attacking their instincts, willpower and demanding extreme display of courage and skill. If surviving these harsh tests and trials, the future phalangites are put to the surgeons tables, receiving bio and gene engineering to extremely boost survivability, physical strength and indoctrination.
- Years of Service: At least 7 years or five campaigns.
- Citizenship: Full Citizenship
- Goals: Serve. Triumph.
- Force Abilities (Force User Units Only): N/A
- As Long As We Stand: The Phalanx will die standing and fighting, there is no retreat from a theater except ordered to and then they will make it a fighting retreat. The possibility to overpower them is nigh impossible, their will to resistant and triumph is eternal.
- Technological Edge: With their high-end equipment the Phalangites would be supported in any way possible beyond ordinary infantry already, but with their bio and cybernetical enhancements, they are truly marvels of military and biological engineering, making so much more than mere mortals.
- Tactical: Despite their super-heavy infantry status, the Phalangites are extremely versatile to deploy, both in regards to environment and mission parameters.
- Ironclad: The Phalangites are very heavily armed and armored, making them more of a walking tank than just heavy infantry.
- Experience Cannot Be Paid For: Taking only the most skilled and experienced candidates from the Eternal Army, the supply of recruits is very low.
- Recruitment And Enhancement: Time can of essence to get replenishments, but the time for selection, trials and then the enhancement process is immense and therefore new troops come only slowly.
- Expensive: The improvement process, the equipment and the maintenance of these troops is very expensive.
- Stealth: The Phalangites are not made to walk silently or conceal themselves in conjunction with the terrain.
The Ultranaut Corps had slowly built up a reputation for discipline and efficiency, especially during the Battle of Eshan they truly showed what they are capable of accomplishing, maintaining their unit cohesion even under the most dire of circumstances, proving themselves the equals of some of the most respected and known combat units in the history of the galaxy.
As the Eternal Empire claimed one of the great power spots on the grand map of the galaxy, the Ultranaut Corps grew with it and became even more famous for its rigid discipline and cold-blooded professionalism.
This aspect was recognised and selected as basis for the, at the time, High Justice for the new Eternal Empire to form a combat unit in his own spirit and making. Picking the most capable of Ultranauts, he put them through a program which would also serve as basis for the Rim-Guard Order paladins later on. Enhancing the troops with cybernetics and gene-engineering, making them bigger, stronger, more enduring and more resilient to all forms of warfare and environment.
Running under the designation of Project: Phalanx it was a well coordinated and funded program only known to the high command itself. The name was chosen as a distraction due to the personal flagship of Sigismund bearing the same name, indicating a connection to that, rather than a new Eternal Army unit.
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