COBRAA Division

Regimental badge of C.O.B.R.A.A. Division.

### **Notable Commanders**

Lt. colonel Victorios QuaritchCommander Augustus GuderianFirst Captain Aurelius Glozelle

Officially attached to the Astra Militarum, the **C.O.B.R.A.A. force**, which stands for '*Commandos Opérationnels et Bataillon de Recherches en Armes Avancées*' (*Operational Commandos and Advanced Weapons Research Battalion*), are unofficially independent in their choice of mission and answer only to the orders of the Terra High Command, notably to Lord General Vernon Krennick, who himself reports directly to the Lord Commander of Terra and Primarch of the Ultramarines: Roboute Guilliman.

Composed of four divisions (Sahalii, Vadenter, Orbos and Scariff) of 5000 men each, this advanced special forces company is quite original in its operation. Indeed, it does not follow the imperial credo regarding technology, the men of the Cobra believe that the salvation of humanity will be achieved through technological supremacy over the other races. For this reason, and to the great displeasure of the Inquisition and the Adeptus Mechanicus, they recover Xenos technologies and develop their own weapons within their production unit.

More than once, they have come close to being classified as heretics, but their strategic efficiency on the battlefield allows them to remain indispensable to the command of the astra militarum.

The engineers of the Cobra Division have been working for decades on the development of the latest generation of weapons. They were at the origin of the first Tempestus equipped with the RBR (rotating barrel rifle), the originality of this weapon was that during the shooting, the barrel of the rifle turned, so the laser blast became more perforating and allowed to pierce the most resistant armor. Because of its terrifying efficiency, this rifle was nicknamed "termite laser rifle". But the new standard weapon of the Cobras is the MK-37 gas pedal rifle (even if some MK35 are still in service), this weapon conceived by combining imperial technology and the xenos technology of the T'au uses the laser power of the radiant laser rifle, coupled with the acceleration system of the rail gun, this fusion of technologies allows to accelerate the speed of the projectile, making it more effective against heavy armor.

Currently the division is deployed in the Gothic sector, they are engaged in a guerrilla war against an ambitious Iron Warriors lord who is beginning to threaten the stability of the sector.

In recent years, the Imperium generals have created a new project to allow greater tactical freedom for some of the Imperium's forces: Project F.O.U.D.R.E. (Force Opérationnelle Unique à Directives Régimentaire Unique, *Single Task Force with Single Regimental Directives*) Thus the soldiers of the COBRAA Force have obtained a very large operational autonomy compared to the other forces of the Astra Militarum.

The HQ of the Cobras is a Large Exorcist class cruiser, its macro-batteries have been replaced by macro-batteries pulses, it is the Sword Of Freedom, it is Commodore Galland who directs this building, as well as the air forces of the cobras.

## Special Units

### Combat Engineers

COBRAA combat engineers are units in charge of the most dangerous and heavy weapons in the F.O.U.D.R.E-1 Force Arsenal. Protected by anti-radiation suits, they are divided into two categories:

* Assault Engineer

* Heavy Engineer

#### Heavy Engineers

The heavy engineers are at the rear of the front to provide heavy fire support. They handle a whole arsenal of weapons developed by and for the Cobras:

* ODD missile launcher
* 40mm grenade launcher
* Orion accelerator gun
* Patrolus pulsar cannon
* Siege howitzer model Evrak

#### Assault Engineers

On the other hand, the assault engineers are much more mobile than their colleagues in their Varek-8 tactical suits:

* Pulse rifle model Stampede 2 and Stampede 3
* Grenade launcher ODD
* HS15 dark matter rifle
* Flame thrower model Tartar
* Heavy accelerator rifle model PF14

### Tempestus Brawlers

Tempestus Brawlers are the solution when overwhelming firepower prevents neo-tempestus from reaching their objectives. They are the largest and strongest men in the COBRAA Division, protected by heavy ballistic armor and the human equivalent of bullgryns. In battle they wield heavy Hydra shields as well as cobalt energy maces, anti-riot maces that have been withdrawn from service because they are too violent.

## Special weapons :

### Accelerator laser weapons

The Tempestus Cobras' standard weapon is a bit different from those of other Tempestus divisions. The entire arsenal of their standard radiant laser weaponry has been replaced by a new weapon system: the Laser Accelerator. After months of research, Cobras engineers have mastered the technology of the T'au railgun. By modifying the magnetic fields of the weapon, in particular by introducing an XR8 counter-stasis field, they have succeeded in increasing the speed of the shots, which makes it much more dangerous against heavy armor and tank armor.

### Pulsar weapons

Other than the classic gas pedal laser rifles, Cobras have other special weapons, the most widespread being the Dominion and Thorynos model pulse weapons... These are weapons whose projectile is a concentrated energy blast in a barrel that once fired can knock down a taurox.

### Deferred detonation warheads

There are also the type 091 deferred detonation warheads (DDW). These grenade-type solid projectiles are used in the Cobras' anti-personnel light weapons. The originality of these explosive warheads is that they explode before contact with the ground thanks to a unidirectional sonar mounted on their nose, their disk-shaped explosion activated at 1-2 meters from the ground can easily cut a human being or a xenox of the same constitution.

### Nano-devouring warheads

The UTD-14 Nano Devouring Warheads are the regulation anti-tank weapons of the Cobras, the warheads are filled with 6 million iron eating nanobots. Once in contact with the target, they can devour a rhino in 15 seconds.

### Dark Aster 7 Strategic missiles

The Dark Aster 7 Strategic Superiority Missiles (MSS-DA7) are inter-continental cluster munitions that equip the heaviest vehicles, in particular the Manticore platforms. Each of these missiles contains 8 separate self-propelled warheads that form a spiral before falling on the target.

The repulsion technology used by the MSS-DA7 could be extended within the COBRAA armament. Thus, at present the anti-personnel missiles used by all the launchers are RX-74 tactical rockets which also contain 8 explosive warheads just like the Dark Aster 7.

### Dark matter rifle

The Hunter Striker Type 15 (HS15) anti-matter rifle is a Cobra anti-tank assault weapon, it fires a miniaturized black hole into a very fine containment field. At the first impact the containment field breaks and releases the black hole which, controlled by the Cobras' advanced stasis technology, sucks the vehicle in and crushes it with its own mass. The result on a soldier is unimaginable.

## Special tactical equipment

### Genesis combat helmet MK6

When it comes to tactical gear, the cobras are equipped with the Genesis mk6 stealth combat helmet. This T'au-inspired tactical helmet provides the Tempestus with a full head-up display to dominate the battlefield, aiming aid and a centralized communication system to help them reach their full potential.

### Hydra M-25 Exoskeleton

The Hydra M-25 Exoskeleton is a military exoskeleton developed by the Cobras, in the long term it will be used to equip all tempestus. This motorized suit offers greater strength, speed, endurance and agility to its wearer. In addition, its wearer receives a dose of nanobots before the fight, created to protect the wearer by closing his wounds. The M-25's kinetic reflectors absorb the energy of incoming blows and shots to activate the nanobots. Due to the cost of construction, only the highest ranking frontline officers currently wear this armor.

## Special vehicles

### Multiple threats-destroyer

The standard Cobra assault vehicle is the MTD (multiple threats destroyer), an armored wheeled vehicle with two medium pulsar guns, a heavy pulsar gun and a bolter storm. This fast vehicle is more suited to the Special Forces style of engagement than the heavy Leman Russ while accommodating a reduced crew of 4: a pilot/radio operator, a turret gunner, a tank commander, and an auxiliary gunner guided by artificial intelligence who handles secondary weapons. The MTD is equipped with the following weapons:

* Heavy pulsar cannon model Dominion
* 2 medium pulsar cannons model Thorynos
* 40mm automatic grenade launcher MIK
* UTD-14 nano-devourer missile
* Bolter Storm model Cobra

### MASP walker

The new MASP (mobile armored support platform) reconnaissance walker, is a bipedal armored robot, its two armored arms are manipulated like an exoskeleton by the pilot, one of the arms ends with a heavy destructive weapon, the other has a powerful hydraulic clamp capable of perforating and tearing a light vehicle.

### Raven gunship

The support of the Aeronautica Imperialis has allowed them to develop a new troop transport: the STG-Raven (support & transport gunship). This latest VTOL embeds the latest technologies. Much more maneuverable than the Valkyrie thanks to its 4 independent engines, this aircraft allows the Tempestus to be deployed as close as possible to their objective while delivering heavy fire support thanks to its onboard weapons, allowing it to respond to both armored threats and enemy infantrymen. The Raven can be equipped with the following weapons:

* Orion accelerator gun
* H-48L accelerator gun
* pair of pulsar destroyers model Cerberus
* pair of 40mm MIK automatic grenade launchers
* UTD-14 nano devourer missiles
* RX-74 tactical rocket
* RC44 anti-riot grenade launcher
* Typhoon anti-aircraft turret