Barricades

"Roadblock ahead" -Unknown Marine infantryman
Barricades are deployable fortification utilized by the USCM combat engineers. 
=== Origins ===
As the Marine deployment to LV-698 Baja continued, Marines increasingly found the need to step up improvised Forward Operating Bases (FOB) and defensive fortifications against increasing UPP and UPP backed insurgent attacks. The areas frequently patroled by Marine forces were relatively large, due to the open nature and (relatively) developed dirt roads of the colonised parts of the planet. As reports from Marines caught out in the open, in what were supposed to be relatively secure outposts and forward observation posts grew, High Command commissioned Armat Battlefield Systems to develop an easy to assemble, temporary barricade system that would offer more protection to encamped marines.
== Overview ==
Typically deployed in conjunction with the M92 HMG, Barricades are the primary tool used by the Colonial Marines to set up improvised Forward Operating Bases, roadblocks and tank traps. Barricades are assembled in pieces, as each individual piece is kept in a small container. This means that while barricades can be set up quickly, even while under fire (not advised), they are only at 50% of their maximum integrity once fully deployed. For the barricade to reach its full health pool, the deployed barricades parts need to be welded together. 
The barricades design is a small, practical one. Barricades are relatively small, so as to be stored in small handheld containers, and so naturally cannot stand up to heavy concentrated enemy fire for very long, nor can they stand against enemy explosives or armored vehicles. Barricades are deployed sloped on one side. This design choice is so that marines may peek out and fire their weapons while minimally exposing themselves to return fire. 
== Gallery ==
File:Box.png|A barricade before it has been constructed
File:Engineer.png|Logo of the USCM combat engineers
Category:Equipment