Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps

> "Difficillimum est prospere gestum sine incommodo nequeat fieri"
>
> - APMC motto

The **Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps** (APMC), also referred to as the Panamoan Marines or *Marines of Mother Panamoa*, is the prestigious and widely praised maritime land force service branch of the **Armed Forces of the Panamoan Republic**, responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, armor, artillery, aerial and special operations forces. The PAR Marine Corps is one of the eight uniformed services of the Panamoan Republic. Their special operations unit is designated as **MSOC**, standing for *Marine Special Operations Command*.

## Structure

The **Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps** (APMC) is currently the largest, most powerful and one of the marine combined-arms force in the planet Nexus Prime. Created in 1859, it was originally intended only to guard naval vessels during the Supernatural War. While the APMC is a component part of the Panamoan Department of the Navy in the military command structure, it is a separate military branch from the Panamoan Navy, with its own representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Corps’ major functions include: seizure or defence of advanced naval bases and land operations essential to a naval campaign, providing detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of naval property at naval stations and bases, and such other duties as the President may direct and develop those phases of amphibious operations that pertain to the tactics, technique, and equipment used by landing forces. It also conducts maritime boarding operations and operates its own aviation units mainly to provide air support to the rest of its forces. It also has other missions. These include, among others, providing personnel as security guards at PAR diplomatic missions throughout the world, and providing helicopter transportation for the President of the Panamoan Republic aboard Marine One.

Their motto is "Difficillimum est prospere gestum sine incommodo nequeat fieri", which accurately translates into "The Hardest fought victories cannot be achieved without sacrifice".

### Marksmanship Program

Every Marine recruit is drilled with the basics of marksmanship, through their exemplary marksmanship program. Right from the very beginning of a Marine’s enlistment recruits are taught things like sight alignment/sight picture, proper cheek/stock weld, natural point of aim, breath/trigger control, firing in short bursts and trigger discipline. Marksmanship is an essential part of our identity, beginning with Marines’ role acting as marksmen on sailing ships, sniping the enemy from high up in the riggings. Marines like to say every Marine is a rifleman.

Unlike the Panamoan Army, being a poor shot is something a marine could be ashamed of, especially on carbines, marksman rifles, sniper rifles and the notorious Assault rifle 600-Meter range, that is widely considered for being so difficult when using carbines and mid length assault rifles, that's why marines try with lesser accurate 5.56 weapons before using the MK16A2/A4, as these assault rifles pseudo-DMRs are proven to hit it's target with great precision and proven to not miss a shot until that said distance, or that certain trainee has bad marksmanship.

### Known Units

* 24th Desert Storm Battalion
	+ 32nd Autumnal Battalion (Alternative designation when stationed on forested environments)
		- Wolfpack Company
		- Echo Company
		- Bravo Company
		- Rhino Company
		- Charlie Company
* 22nd Marine Raiders Regiment
* Rubicon Personnel Roundabout (Those who are affiliated to Rubicon)
* 36th Infantry Battalion
* 18th Infantry Division
* 6th Infantry Division

### Members

* Colonel David Church
* Colonel William Church
* 1st Lieutenant John Davis
* 1st Lieutenant Frank Carlington
* 2nd Lieutenant Sean Wilcox
* 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Taggart (Formerly Seargent)
* Major Seargent Klaus Nebserek
* Platoon Sergeant Nick Wolfgang Bale (Formerly Staff Seargent)
* Staff Sergeant Craig Taggart (Formerly 1st Lieutenant and Seargent)
* Staff Seargent Jack Blackburn (KIA)
* Staff Seargent Dave Mitchell
* Staff Seargent Andrew Marks
* Lance Corporal Karl Matkovic (Temporary, but an Army soldier, due to his Scorpion camouflage)
* Lance Corporal Rachelle Palmer (WIA)
* Lance Corporal Gamora
* Lance Corporal Holt Johnson
* Corporal Frank Montes
* Corporal Dave Mitchell
* Private Jack Miller
* Private Frank Johnson (KIA)
* Private Mark Armstrong

## Vehicles and Weaponry

### Aircraft

* OC28 Groundbreaker
* OC14 Seeker
* CX-17 Load Master III
* MK3/5 Jackal

### Ground Vehicles

* MK16 Guardian Knight
* M7A3 Rhino
* M7A2 Rhino
* M7A1 Rhino
* M7 Rhino
* XC4 MRAP
* Buffalo
* Dirt Bike

### Weapons

#### Assault rifles

* **MK16A4**
* ACR 5.56
* MK16A2
* MK16A1
* MK16
* XM16

#### Carbines

* ACR 5.56 CQB
* MK36C
* MK4 Commando
* MK4A1
* MK4
* MK166
* XM166

#### Semi Automatic rifles

* M1 Lockram
* M1-30C Carbine
* MK1940 Jackson
* XM1 Pedersen

#### Sniper rifles

* MK338 ESR
* MK40A3
* MK40A4
* MK40A2
* MK40A1
* MK40
* MK24 SWS

#### Submachine guns

* MP45
* XM90
* MK11 Windbreaker
* MK10
* MK9 Ripper
* MK2 Grease Gun
* MK1 Tomahawk

#### Shotguns

* SWAT-1200
* MSG-800 Tactical
* MSG-800
* M1896 Trencher

#### Sidearms

* M45
* Compact 45
* MK9 Vendetta
* MK226
* Holt 45

#### Launchers

* MK153 LATW
* M80 LATW

#### Melee weapons

* MK1 Bayonet
* Combat Knife

#### Light/Medium Machine Guns

* SAW-200
* SAW-74
* MK600

#### General Purpose Machine Guns

* Holt M1915A1
* Holt M1913
* Holt M18

#### Heavy Machine Guns

* Holt M1915
* Holt M1917 Echohawk
* Holt M1898 Maximus
* Holt M1867 Stryke

### Equipment

#### Uniforms

The Marine Corps has the most stable and most recognizable uniforms in the Panamoan military; the Dress Blues dates back to the early 19th century and the service uniform to the early 20th century. An early forest camouflage pattern was used in 1730s in a very limited scale, being notably worn by Nick "Wolf" Bale.

The **Panamoan Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform** (PMCCUU) is the current battledress uniform of the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps, that are camouflaged in MK03 Woodland, MK03 Desert and MK03 Arctic digital multi-scale camouflage patterns, that are all undeniably effective in their respective environments. The Marine Corps requires coyote brown rough-out combat boots, either hot weather or temperate weather versions, that can provide sufficient insulation, protection, traction and mobility while providing a rudimentary camouflage.

#### Personal Protection

A modern day marine infantry notably dons the tried and tested Lightweight Combat Helmet, Cypher Eye Protection/Rubicon TCG goggles and wears the latest Modular Interceptor Ballistic Vest manufactured by Ceradyne Corporation and Rubicon Industries. In 2012, the Marine Corps are following a strict Armor policy from the Department of Defense, no personnel should be going in military deployments without any headwear, and optional but highly durable, comfortable lightweight shoulder, arm and leg protective pads are available, being an inseparable part of the marines' current gear.

Marines in the 60-80s wear Flak jackets for protecting themselves from Shrapnel, and provide limited protection against handgun rounds, with little to no resistance against blunt weapons. They wear a machined steel MK6 Helmet, notably encased in a Kevlar jungle camouflage cover.