Blackshirt Trooper

**Key Features** | »"Red 9" Mauser C96 Pistol (With Stock)»Telescopic tactical baton (brand new)»Standardised Blackshirt uniform and gasmasks, with BUF insignias»MK.V "Dig-Dug" Dugout kit w/ Vickers–Berthier LMG»Armbands with BUAC 'crosshair' insignia

## Tactical Analysis

* **The Saviours of Britain:** The Blackshirt Trooper is the common face of the Nationalist Alliance that serves the BUAC Council. First to battle for the BUAC, and often the last to retreat, these Blackshirts are neither the best armoured or armed soldiers seen on the modern battlefield. Armed only with World War One era 9mm Mauser pistols. which are short-ranged and often inaccurate when compared to assault rifles and battle rifles, and telescopic truncheons, which are only effective at melee distance, and woefully inadequate when held in comparison to the likes of the Empire's Beam Katanas. Coupled with only basic body armour, they're fragile, underpowered, and woefully outclassed by most other forms of infantry, they are however, relatively cheap and swift soldiers.

* **For God and Country:** However, in battle, these Blackshirts show their worth via their training in building wood and turf dugouts mounting a .303 LMG that they can garrison with another soldier. While these dugouts are nowhere near as structurally sound as Soviet Bunkers or the like, they are one of the quickest and easiest ways that the BUAC can use to gain control of the battlefield. Not only does it give the BUAC an early-game anti-infantry defence on the battlefield, it also allows the occupying Blackshirt to be better defended, extending their life on the battlefield for a little while longer.

* **We Didn't Expect *that* Resistance!:** Despite the dugouts, which can be easily destroyed by tank fire and other anti-armour means (not to mention its gunner can easily be killed by a simple grenade), the Blackshirt is still woefully pitiful on the battlefield. Short-ranged, under-armoured, and lacking any sort of means to damage enemy armour, Blackshirts will be Decimated in direct assaults, destroyed by vehicular pushes, and quickly dispatched if not supported by other Nationalists or the Council forces. And even when supported by friendly troops, the Blackshirt is almost outclassed by other frontline soldiers in almost every way.

* **Making England Great Again:** To Blackshirts that have survived on the battlefield long enough, and have shown true loyalty to Fascism and the Council, they are rightfully rewarded. Their semi-automatic pistols are modified into machine pistols with better sights, giving them a much higher rate of fire and range, and their telescopic batons are given a new upgrade, turning them into shock batons, which can momentarily stun enemy infantry in melee for an easier kill.

## Background

*"Comrades, the voices of the dead battalions,*

*Of those who fell that Britain might be great,*

*Join in our song, for they still march in spirit with us,*

*And urge us on to gain the Fascist State!"*

## -'Comrades the Voices', the Anthem of the British Union of Fascists.Just the Stats

 **Armour Type** | Infantry

 **Kill Reward** | 560

 **DPS** | 20

 **DPS** | 50