General Infantry

**Key Features** | »Recovered Thompson .45 SMG»Well worn M1919 .30 cal»Secondhand Allied Flashbang grenades»Unwavering loyalty to the Union»Small copy of the constitution in pocket

## Tactical Analysis

* **General Issued:** The bread-and-butter of the Unionist cause, the General Infantry are the volunteers who willingly joined the Unionist Defense Forces and received the basic training needed to fight back against the Continental rebels. When out on patrol they carry an old Thompson, or a BAR for frontline soldiers, but in an fortified position they break out a .30 caliber machine gun, or a M2 carbine for OSS affiliated forces.

* **Blinded by Patriotism:** Since they are technically trying to keep the peace to supplement the Allies, the General Infantry are also equipped with flash-bang grenades. Though designed to disorient and leave opposing threats open for capture, more often than not it means enemy infantry are killed in combat.

* **Too General:** Like all the world's infantry, the GI suffers against anything heavier than a light armored car. Worse, they actually have shorter range than many others outside of a structure due to their SMG.

* **The Great American Tradition, Commerce:** Thanks to their contacts within the Allies, the Unionist leadership has been able to secure more modern guns (whether it be a German SMG/American SAW or French machine gun/American rifle), putting their best forces on the same level as other forces.

## Background

*"AMERICA! ████ YEAH!"*

-(Unofficial) anthem of the G.I. (censored for the children)
The core idea of the Unionists is that they've been brought together by the need to common defense against the threat of invasion. A fear proven true by the attack on New York by Gen. Moskvin near the end of WWIII. Since then, many Americans have found the idea of being ready for another attack a kind of comfort in confusing times. It helped that the majority of men and women joining the Unionists in New Jersey were veterans of the wars. In weeks the Civil Defense Force were organized and training to repel the next Soviet attack. Over time, these training weekends started to take on a picnic atmosphere for the members of the CDF. After the training exercises are completed, the Unionists will set up for a BBQ and radios. Since most Unionist companies are drawn from the same neighborhoods and towns, this has the effect of bringing together these communities into tight-knit groups. Units that work perfectly together should they need to go into combat. It doesn't matter to these men and women that they're only working with weapons that were state of the art in 1945. When the Unionists formed the idea was that they'd act as a paramilitary reserve to the Allies, not serve at the front. In fact, no one expected anyone to invade the United States again. The logistical strain the Empire had faced in Los Angeles and the fact that Moskvin had no support when he attacked New York had told American military planners that it was at best something that would happen in a last desperate act.

That was before the Continentals started forming in the West. As the Allies started to face stiffening resistance to their actions in the United States, the Unionists claimed that their Civil Defense Force could act in their intended role. Protecting the factories on the East Coast, the Allies were able to shift resources to the Midwest. The Unionists also went on a propaganda blitz, pushing the narrative that the Continentals were weakening America in the face of a hostile world. Unionist members agreed, pushing against any idea of the growing counter-culture in their own neighborhoods. Time seems to have reversed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The sprawling suburban developments of Levittowns has remained locked in the 1950s, housewives tending to their families in gingham gowns as the men rush off to the factories every shift. Then both parents throw on their gray fatigues and combat webbing to take care of their training requirements every weekend. The kids come along, waving American and Unionist flags as they watch mom and dad get ready to fight the commies and hippies threatening America.

## Just the Stats

 **Armour Type** | Infantry

 **Kill Reward** | 600

 **DPS** | 40

 **DPS** | 120