Peacekeeper Dragoon

**Key Features** | »» MY-4 "Enforcer" semi-automatic shotgun»» Incendiary grenades»» Special Operations *"Dragon's Breath"* Incendiary Shotgun Shells»» Custom-fit body armour w/ ceramic inserts»» Medals earned from Europe (a lot)

*"We are the light at the end of the tunnel."*

- Vietnam Theater Peacekeeper Benjamin Willard
## Tactical Analysis

* **Feet First Into Hell:** Combat hardened veterans from the war in Europe, the Vietnam Theatre Peacekeeper "Dragoons" has traded their Grummond-8 shotguns with the lighter, but faster firing, MY-4 "Enforcer" semi-automatic shotgun, along with the new *Dragon's Breath* white phosphorus shells, along with their experience in Europe make them even more deadly, especially in the close confines of the Vietnamese jungle, where hand to hand combat is common.

* **An Old Friend:** Due to its weight heavily bogging them down in the Vietnamese marshes (making them vulnerable targets for ambush), the Dragoons have also traded their standard issue Legion Riot Shield for a set of incendiary grenades instead. The flame and smoke these grenades bring can easily burn down the foliage the Vietcongs hide in and smoke them out of their hiding spots.

* **Always on the Move:** However, Vietnam Theatre Peacekeepers are few and far in between. Their experience also means that they could hardly be expected to sit in ARVN tents and sip tea. Thus, these soldiers are only available via reinforcements, and even then in limited numbers.

* **Like Hell Itself Opened Its Mouth:** Vietnam Theatre Peacekeepers who have been awarded the Allied Gallantry Cross have access to the jungle tuned MX-24 Full-Automatic *Dragon Fire* variant. The sheer weight of fire from this improved shotgun usually leaves the enemy (and the forest around him) burnt to a crisp.

## Operational History

For many Peacekeepers, the end of World War III meant a well-deserved break for them after an exhaustingly long period of fighting. However, the most elite Peacekeepers amongst them could hardly waste their skills by sitting down and resting. These highly decorated, battle-hardened troops have been instead reassigned to Vietnam, where they aim to bring peace back to yet another warring region. With their armour painted yellow and green to camouflage them in the forests, they now stand ready to face a new enemy.

These Peacekeepers have endured the worst the previous war has thrown at them, braving through it without breaking. Their experience is unmatched and their skill with the shotgun surpassed by few. With fresh new batches of *"Dragon's Breath"* incendiary shells, each blast from their shotgun provides a white phosphorus explosion as well as a 10-foot tongue of flame, rooting enemy units out of cover and preventing them from concealing themselves inside the dense vegetation, the image of a fire spewing creature giving these Peacekeepers the nickname "**Dragoon**".

However, due to the dense jungles of Vietnam differing from the urban terrain of European cities, these Peacekeepers have also traded out both their Grummond-8, which they find too bulky to manuever in the jungle and frankly overkill against lightly armoured guerillas, for the lighter, semi-automatic, MY-4 "Enforcer" and their riot shield, again too heavy for them to use on the soft ground which causes them to sink and trap them, for a set of incendiary grenades instead to better flush out the VC.

Coupled with their Javelin counterparts, these troops tear through everything the Vietcong can ever hope to throw at them, one platoon at a time. Additionally, Peacekeepers which have shown sufficient gallantry to warrant an Allied Gallantry Cross are allowed to use the improved, jungle tuned MX-24 *“Dragon Fire”* semi-automatic shotgun. The MX-24, when coupled with the *"Dragon's Breath"*, is capable of creating a miniature conflagration in a few seconds, completely incinerating any Vietcong trapped inside the deadly inferno.

However, while their primary purpose is that of search-and-destroy missions against the Vietcong, they also serve another purpose, conducting efforts to win over the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese populace and win over their popular support. This would cut off the Vietcong, denying them food, local support, safe houses, information and money. For such a task, the Peacekeepers are exceptionally well suited, with their training and experience in humanitarian operations.

Despite the success of the *"hearts and minds"* programme up to this point, it is not without critics, however. The ARVN complains that the programme draws Peacekeepers from search-and-destroy missions where they are needed, while some high ranking members of the Reservists also disagree with the programme, and seek to put a stop to it. Proponents of the programme, however, argue that ultimately, the Vietnam War will not be won by an endless expenditure of bombs, men and ammunition, but by winning over the support of the Vietnamese people.