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Stahlrim Pact Shock Troops
- Intent: To create the standard soldier unit of the a new department of the Eternal Empire's military.
- Image Credit: The Wolf Brigade
- Role: The Stahlrim Shock Troops are the rank & file of the Stahlrim Pact, an elite department of the Eternal Empire who originates from the world of Nordmar. They field the standard troops of the Pact.
- Permissions: [N/A]
- Links: Ultranaut Corps, Stormtrooper Corps, Imperial Army
- Unit Name: Stahlrim Pact Shock Troops
- Affiliation: Eternal Empire
- Classification: Mechanized Infantry, Mechanized Artillery and Armour
- Description:
- Ranks
- Enlisted: Recruit, Shock Trooper, Corporal-at-Arms
- Non-Commissioned: Sergeant-at-Arms, Banner Sergeant, Sergeant-Commander
- Commissioned: Officer Cadet, Lieutenant-Commander, Commander-at-Arms, Captain-Commander, Major-at-Arms, Major-Commander, Colonel-at-Arms
- Flag Command: Brigade General, Banner General, General-at-Arms, Captain-General
- Uniform: The uniforms of the Shock Troops are distinctively dark grey with red shirts and black ties in their parade dress. Their armors and combat uniforms are adaptive to their surrounding terrain and therefore can vary in colour. The troops of the Stahlrim Pact have their own insignia and rank badges, separating them from the normal Eternal Army and Ultranaut Corps.
- Ideology: The troops of the Stahlrim Pact are disciplined, iron willed soldiers, fanatics for the cause of the Eternal Empire. They see order as absolute, there is noone beyond the law of the Eternal Empire and the Eternal Empire alone. They are dedicated, absolutely loyal and fierce in their picture of the enemy. They are without remorse, without conscience and would march into the gates of hell if the Eternal Sovereign ordered it.
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- Ranks
- Unit Size: Medium
- Unit Availability: Uncommon
- Unit Experience: Veteran
- Equipment:
- Standard Equipment:
- Infantry Battalion
- Main Arm(s): KC SAT Assault Rifle 21
- Sidearm(s): KC SAT Pistol 13
- Armor(s): NORD Body Carapace Mark I (officers), NORD Body Carapace Mark II (enlisted & NCOs)
- Melee Weapon(s): KC Crassus-pattern Bayonet, Nelvaanian Longsword, Cayatitr be Srumayata'yr
- Heavy Weapon(s): KC SAT Machine Blaster 33, KC MT-9 Gauss Field Mortar, KC-91 Automatic Cannon, OL-7 Portable Missile Launcher
- Light Artillery/AT: KC-91 Automatic Cannon, Sfyra-pattern Anti-Tank Artillery System
- Vehicles: Echo-series Xiphos-pattern IFV, E-Series Lykos-pattern Armored Utility Vehicle, KV-1807 'Armadillo' Armored Personnel Carrier
- Additional Equipment: Mines, Demolition Charge
- Artillery Battalion:
- Main Arm(s): KC SAT Assault Rifle 21
- Sidearm(s): KC SAT Pistol 13
- Armor(s): NORD Body Carapace Mark I (officers), NORD Body Carapace Mark II (enlisted & NCOs)
- Melee Weapon(s): KC Crassus-pattern Bayonet, Nelvaanian Longsword, Cayatitr be Srumayata'yr
- Heavy Weapon(s): KC SAT Machine Blaster 33
- Artillery: KV-1310 'Scorpion' MLRS, E-Series Drakon-pattern Self-Propelled Gauss Artillery System, Tragus Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery, Magnus Self-Propelled Howitzer
- Vehicles: Reman IFV, E-Series Lykos-pattern Armored Utility Vehicle, KV-1807 'Armadillo' Armored Personnel Carrier
- Additional Equipment: Mines, Demolition Charge
- Armoured Battalion:
- Main Arm(s): KC SAT Assault Rifle 21
- Sidearm(s): KC SAT Pistol 13
- Armor(s): NORD Body Carapace Mark I (officers), NORD Body Carapace Mark II (enlisted & NCOs)
- Melee Weapon(s): KC Crassus-pattern Bayonet, Nelvaanian Longsword, Cayatitr be Srumayata'yr
- Heavy Weapon(s): KC SAT Machine Blaster 33
- Tanks: Talos II Main Battle Tank
- Super Heavy Tanks: Varen Heavy Siege Tank
- Assault Guns: Theta-series Heavy Weapons Carrier
- Combat Function:
- Doctrine: Stormwar
- Superior Firepower: Through the extensive, even massive use of heavy weapons, tanks and artillery, the Shock Troops are capable of overpowering the enemy with their firepower. Due to versatility and expert weapon handling, they can deal with horde and specialised units alike and bring weapons to bear, that they even outgun equally equipped enemies by optimizing firing arcs, reload and redeployment.
- Blitzkrieg: Through the use of fast moving infantry and armoured units, in conjunction with the coordination of coordinated close air strikes, the Shock Troops are capable of rapidly deploying and advancing, both with their main fighting bodies as well as with their fire support units. Through extreme cohesion and coordination the rapidly assaulting troops are ideal for mobile warfare or to launch retaliating strikes from within fortified positions.
- Double Envelopment: Through quick armoured spearheads, the Shock Troops aim to pierce through the frontline of the enemy. With mechanized and motorised infantry in tow, they press on while the infantry covers a corridor for supplies which constantly flow towards the assaulting front. By two spearheads meeting behind enemy lines, complete encirclement can be achieved.
- Goals: The Stahlrim Pact has a simple goal: Serve the Eternal Empire. Serve the Eternal Sovereign. They do not ask why or what for, they just do.
- Doctrine: Stormwar
- Force Abilities (Force User Units Only): N/A
- Mobile Warfare Experts
- Tank Specialists
- Offensive Doctrine
- Zealous Loyalty and Obedience
- Fanatism
- Death over Retreat
- Lacking on the Defensive
- Weak to Airstrikes
"I swear by my life and honour this sacred oath:
That I shall render unconditional obedience to the Sovereign of the Eternal Empire, supreme commander of the military and rightful claimant to the Eternal Throne,
And that I shall at all times be ready to give my life for this oath."
Stahlrim Oath, taken upon finishing Basic Training
The Stahlrim Pact is the new military branch of the Eternal Military, raised and drilled on the world of Nordmar for the sole purpose to obey and serve the Eternal Empire's sovereign, enforce and execute any orders in their name. They are being armed with the best of equipment and even compared to the formidable Ultranauts, the training of the Stahlrim troops is tough. They are especially loyal, fanatical to the cause of order and structure through unity, force and terror if necessary.
The Stahlrim Shock Troops are the heavy lifting backbone of the Stahlrim Pact, the line troops which are fulfilling a general fighting purpose. Deploying as highly mobile and armoured forces, the Shock Troops are fighting as ultimate interpretation of the Stormwar Doctrine of the Eternal Empire by utilizing fast acting mechanized infantry, with heavily armored spearheads and hard-hitting artillery.
The training of the Shock Troops is extremely thorough and tough. And it starts at young age. Starting as Project: Nord more than forty years ago, children from the age of 6 to 12 of patriotic families, voluntarily offered, were introduced into a separate training program of the Ultranauts. The emphasis of dedication, service and loyalty was extreme, just as the tough physical and military education. Life fire exercises are still issued after just four weeks of training, military maneuvres after two months in the cold storms of Nordmar.
If they excel in close combat and melee scores, they will be assigned to the Landsknecht units. Do they show promise in direct assaults and the handling of special weapons as well as grenades, the soldiers are assigned to become Stormtroopers. Those with special devotion and a seemingly unbreakable will, are becoming part of the Security, the military police and field enforcers. The standard unit though, the Panzerfusiliers, are excellent mechanised units, working well in conjunction with all forms of armor.
Those few that excel in all aspects of training, education and especially discipline and loyalty, are assigned to the Wehrkin, the elite soldiers who are more of a legend.
