The Leviathan Brigade

**The rage of the Old Gods incarnate**

## What is the Leviathan Brigade?

> *"Tell them Lilith is coming for their sons."* *--* The Pagan Ambush, LF2035
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The Leviathan Brigade occupies the liminal space of the New American Wasteland. Terrifying close combat capability, workshopped hydraulic power armor, expertise in Psychological warfare, aggressive ambush tactics, and morale that is only matched by the zealotry of the most feverous of Dominion units makes them one of the most fearsome Factions on the battlefield. Their origin is unknown to all but the Pagans themselves, spawning rumors to run rampant where ever they appear; with many theorizing the original founders were rogue Special Warfare Operators, infiltrators from foreign nations, or even demons from another world (for the extremely superstitious.)

With one foot in the forgotten attire and practices of old world Pagans, and the other in the evolving combat landscape of 2035, Leviathan maintains a mythical, and often, infamous reputation amongst the factions and Communes of the Wasteland. A nomadic band of Pagans, Satanists, and Renegades; Leviathan is welcomed by few Communes and is barred from entering most. They call no single location home and instead roam the Wastes resupplying and trading with friendly communes in a single caravan with families and camp followers in tow.

## Unit Composition

The Leviathan Brigade is focused on 3 different units in the Combat action group, each with a democratically elected Captain.

1. >    **Vanguard:** The Vanguard unit is the primary fighting force within the Brigade. Armored in workshopped hydraulic powered armor based off of heavy engineering or industrial grade lifter frames rigged to carry a power bank and mount ballistic rated the Vanguard is the most recognizable troop within Leviathan to the common Wastelander despite being the most numerically inferior troop type. Focusing on shock and awe melee combat the Vanguard's mission is to draw fire or route the enemy with torrential melee charges. When unable to wade into their foes with axes and hammers the Vanguard can deploy heavy weapons such as shoulder fired ordinance and heavy machine guns. The strength enhancing power armor giving each individual Vanguard trooper the ability wield recoilless rifles and large caliber guns as an individual, however they should be supported by assistant gunners to assist with spotting and reloading. Despite being able to render armored support and sustain heavy fire the power armor of the Vanguard requires near constant maintenance and requires inspections and upkeep after every engagement to prevent catastrophic failure of equipment. Due to this the Vanguard should be deployed with caution and awareness and never deployed without support. They are lead by Vanguard Captain Ironsides'.
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>    *" Carrying ballistic shields, machine pistols, swords, and axes. Each one of the Vanguard troops equipped in hydraulic powered armor, most adorned in a chaotic mix of welded spikes, human skulls, and beastly horns, all spray painted a deep crimson. Micah emptied his bowels at the site."* -- The Pagan Ambush, LF2035.
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2. >     **Scouts:** The Scout unit is the primary reconnaissance force within the Brigade. Handling pathfinding, sniping, surveillance, and infiltration, the Scouts are a diverse unit with multi-role capabilities depending on mission type. Scouts stay ahead and behind the main force, operating as an early warning and perimeter security unit when not in active combat. Although excellent guerilla fighters and able to adapt to a variety of terrain they are not employed as infantry and cannot sustain themselves in an extended firefight without support. They are lead by Scout Captain Lilith.
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>     *"Turning Micah saw the contact. It horrified him. Just 25 yards from him a broad woman was standing tall. An Elk’s skull adorned her head and fur draped over her shoulders." -- The Pagan Ambush, LF2035.*
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3. **Support:** The Support unit is the backbone of the Leviathan Brigade. The most numerically superior section of the force they are responsible for the maintenance of the Brigade's equipment, medical needs, logistics, food supply, and manning of direct and indirect fire heavy weapons during combat operations. They also assist in manning armed watches during resupply or rest periods in friendly communes. Although they have greater numbers than the Vanguard and Scouts combined they are well suited to direct combat action and do not function as infantry unless the situation is dire. They are lead by Support Captain Jet Fuel.

## Battlefield Doctrine

Although an excellent force multiplier and spectral force in combat, Leviathan is few in number. Only estimated to be fielding somewhere between 300 to 800 combat arms personnel, and potentially 100 to 400 camp followers. Due to their relatively small numbers the Brigade rarely splits its forces, and never stays in one place for very long. Unless setting ambushes or defending friendly Communes it is against their battlefield doctrine to engage in static defense.

> *"He felt like his body was made of stone, and before Ezekiel could call on the radio again a horn blasted. Some ancient and bowel wrenching thing that filled all their ears and rendered their comms inaudible." --* The Pagan Ambush, LF2035
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The preferred assault doctrine of Leviathan is to utilize escalating Psychological warfare on the target force when applicable. The first phase of an attack focusing on careful reconnaissance followed by disruption of the Enemy's routine and rest cycle. This can be as simple as the deployment of war horns to unnerve the enemy or as complicated as sporadic sniper fire and small unit infiltrations to prevent the hostile force from consistent rest or recovery periods. The key component of this phase relying on irregular timing to keep the Enemy on an alert status until the will of their opponents is worn down. This phase can last anywhere between a handful of hours or several days depending on the mission and constraints.

>     *"Micah had seen mortars before, seen them used, but had never been on the receiving end of them. All around him men were blown off their feet or eviscerated by shrapnel and high explosive. His Brothers torn apart by an enemy they could not see." --* The Pagan Ambush, LF2035
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The pre-contact phase focuses on brief suppression of the target via fusillades or barrages of direct fire or indirect fire weapons respectively. When terrain, ammunition, or collateral damage restricts these suppression tactics from use decoy or delaying forces are deployed to draw enemy focus away from the main target of the attack while a flanking or infiltrated force engages the targets most vulnerable section.

> *"Nightmarish terrors waded through his friends with a barbaric frenzy, bellowing strange battle chants while they plunged into the crusaders ripping and tearing with gore spurting out onto their crimson armor."* -- The Pagan Ambush, LF2035
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Once the opposing force is successfully drawn away or suppressed the ideal doctrine is to have the Vanguard unit close the distance with the enemy to engage in melee combat to route the enemy or drive a wedge between forces while the Scout unit flanks to whittle down down the enemy with precision fire, focusing on targets of opportunity or closing for CQB themselves to eliminate high value targets. The Support unit may deploy heavy weapons to assist when friendly fire is not a risk.

## Controversy

The Leviathan Brigade by nature and ideology is primarily engaged in perpetual war with The Dominion, giving them a shared enemy with many factions within the New American Wasteland. However given their Psychological warfare tactics and frequent mutilation of Dominion Crusaders this attracts the ire of many more civilized factions that would otherwise be open to partnership. Even in friendly territory they may be regarded with caution, with parents using them as a boogey men to scare their children away from the danger of the Wastes.

> *"Her silhouette that of a great beast, and her body armor dripping with blood, but what terrified Micah the most was the heads of the scout team in her hands and strewn onto her plate carrier. All their faces frozen in pain and horror."* -- The Pagan Ambush, LF2035
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