Peacemaker

**Key Features** |  » Grummond-8 Shotgun » Legion Riot Shield » Custom-fit body armour » Helmet w/ protective visor » Jackboots (for stamping on faces)

*"We come in peace, with force."*

-The motto of the Peacemakers.
## Tactical Analysis

* Fist of the Alliance: The Peacemakers are the fist of the heavily mechanized and heavily air mobile Peacemaker corps, stomping into battle with tough NBC sealed and almost battlesuit grade armor and hard hitting, close ranged weapons capable of blasting holes in the enemy with their semi-automatic Grummond 8 shotguns; whose huge 8 gauge rounds can knock even the heaviest infantry head over heels at close range.
* A new phalanx: Peacemakers also carry reinforced Legion Riot Shields which are capable of absorbing all but the heaviest anti-infantry fire, which allows them to advance safely or provide cover for their fellows. In this state they can enter garrisons and methodically clear them out with their close quarters tactics and weaponry and are extremely resistant to suppressive fire.
* Dies like the rest: Though they are well armored, trained, and armed; the Peacemakers will get slaughtered by the likes of anti-infantry vehicles and aircraft, are vulnerable to snipers even while their shields are up, and do not have the firepower to deal with aircraft, hard vehicles, battlesuits, and structures. They must work in tandem with other units or they will be defeated.
* Now that's a shotgun: In the later stages of world war 3, a new Grummond 9 Shotgun was released; with fully automatic action capable of mowing down large numbers of infantry at a time. And they also received hand shotguns for use while advancing with the riot shield, no longer forcing the usage of pistols while the shields are up; allowing for their advances to be even swifter and deadlier.

## Background

Though who fired the first shots of the conflict between the Comintern and the Alliance is a debate that rages today, the Alliance was undoubtedly on the offensive. The Peacemaker is a clear and unmistakable sign of this, as these forces take their cut after riot control police officers to symbolize the control the Alliance exerts over the areas it occupies and to press into urban areas where the Alliance's tanks are generally thought to be of less use. The face of the Alliance's peacemaker divisions, the resemblance to officers of the law is no coincidence; being carefully chosen to represent their duties to bring civilization where it isn't. Namely the enemies of the Alliance, who are naturally bereft of the guidance of civilization.

Now these men and women are now seen on the front lines of war against the hostile powers. The Peacemakers may be relatively few in number, yet they are outfitted with superior equipment and given excellent training before they're sent to risk their lives in the name of advancing the Alliance's goals. The Peacekeeper program was jointly developed in Britain by Scotland Yard police officials, the French Army, and a panel of Alliance top aides and strategists. The results of the program were controversial at first: The Alliance green-lighted the full-scale training of forces suitably armed for heavy close-quarters combat, rather than for open battle, yet began deploying the Peacemakers in frontline engagements to deal with Comintern militias, military personnel, and insurgents.

The results of initial combat encounters silenced critics of the Peacemaker program, while disquesting the Comintern. The Peacekeepers' heavy shields provided them with ample protection against most Comintern small-arms fire, while their Belgian-made shotguns proved remarkably effective against the greater number of militia and military troops and could blow through most of the insurgents in the service of the vanguard. As the Alliance pierced further into Communist territory the tactics behind the Peacemakers became increasingly clear. Well suited to mechanized warfare, teams of Peacemakers would travel by air, sea, or by IFV or armored personnel carrier into hot zones; form into nearly irresistible sledgehammers to break open Comintern defensive lines, then form a dam against counter attacks to allow the Alliance's forces to continue their advance. The Peacekeepers soon proved even more effective when working alongside the Alliance's other infantry forces, ranging from its power armored spectrum troopers to the african bred war lions.

Clearly, however, the Peacemakers have not yet lived up to their name with many even nicknaming them the "warmongerers". Nevertheless, they have prevailed in many hostile encounters since they were formally introduced into the Alliance arsenal some time before the start of the third world war. They tend to work best in small squads and with the support of a mechanized transport, crossing most of the distance in a fast transport and then disembarking to huddle with their shield bearing brethern, all while steadily closing the distance with their foes--where one good shot from a Grummond-8 can send even a strong, well-armoured man teetering head over heels. Through it all, the men and women behind the visors remain virtually anonymous, at least while on duty. While the Peacemaker program is still fairly new, Peacemakers have exemplified highly appropriate battlefield conduct in stark contrast to the brutality of past Alliance elite formations such as the Blackwatch, and present themselves bravely and modestly during the few interviews Alliance brass has cleared. Among their many dangerous responsibilities, Peacekeepers are also tasked with clearing urban areas of civilian presence when the Alliance have reasonable suspicion that war is on its way and to prevent terrorist attacks on "liberated" territory.

### Post-War Operational History

The new Grummond-9 Combat Shotgun has finally hit the field and is being issued as fast as it can be manufactured. With the ability to unload on an enemy with fully automatic firing action and no loss in penetration, stopping power, or accuracy, the Grummond-9 has helped to level the playing field at long range, if simply by sheer weight of fire. As if that wasn't enough, new single hand shotguns have been developed, the SPAZ-14; which can be comfortable fired with a single hand, especially with peacemaker armor. These automatic and semiautomatic capable hand cannons render the need to rely on pistols while using the shield obsolete, and allow the Peacemaker to still pack a devastating punch even with their legion shields up. However, the limited number of such weapons as the Alliance retools its factories. means that their issue has been limited to Peacemakers who see heavy combat and have earned distinctions on the field of battle.

The devastation to the Peacemaker corps experienced in fighting on every front of the Third World War; particularly throughout Epsilon's assault on western Europe and the battle for the African colonies with the Pan-African League has also forced a change in training regimens. More of their training will be taken care of in boot camps around the Allied States, and more of their equipment will be produced off site, to reduce the need for building gear in the SPAM systems of field bases. This does result in a higher cost of ore credits to requisition a Peacemaker, but it does allow for newly arriving Peacemakers to take to the field just a little bit faster than before, a trade off made to allow them to more quickly respond to shifting situations or replace comrades who have fallen to mind control or the like.