Black Guards

The **Black Guards** is an insurrectionary anarchist movement, founded and based in Seattle, Washington. Most of the m by Thomas Richards at the beginning of the Second Civil War.

Under the leadership of Thomas Richards they begin organizing themselves into cell-like guerrilla bands led by cell leaders. They engage in guerrilla warfare with the local police and national guard. They maintained a number of communes in the free territories within the United States of America, in an attempt to form a stateless anarchist society.

During the prelude to the Second Civil War they primarily target police officers, banks, prisons and government buildings, they are allied with the Revolutionary Army and New Patriot Movement against the United States Government.

## History

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## Internal Structure

### Strength

The Black Guards were initally organized in a clandestine cell system organization with cells (led by a cell leader) along with moles and sentries strategically set in the various parts of each sector with specific goals. The organization specializes in assassinations of corrupt city officials, police officers, pimps as well as bank robberies and bombings of important strategic locations. Because of this most of their weaponry consists of sniper rifles, sub machine guns, sidearms and explosives both professional and homemade.

In time however they became larger and elected Thomas Richards as thier military commanmder and representative. The structure of the Black Guards was not that of a traditional army. Instead, the group was a democratic militia based on soldier committees with the senior military commanders being elected which applied to all officers within the organization. General assemblies were held regularly to discuss policy. The army was based on self-discipline, and all of the army's policies were approved by assemblies. Due to the secretive decentralized nature coupled with it's relatively small numbers in comparison to the Revolutionary Army and the New Patriot Movement made it very difficult to infiltrate.

While their organization is considerably smaller than most of the other rebel factions, the anarchists has shown to fair favorably against the military forces of the Seattle, as they've been victorious in a number of urban skirmishes by relying on ambushes, hit and run tactics. The Black Guards specialize in sabotage and infiltration when acting out on missions. When in combat their greatest skill however is their teamwork with Even Conrad Smith a former Delta Force operator killed through the efforts of Thomas's cell.

### Known Members

Thomas Richards - Commander of the Black Guards

Dexter Simmons - Cell leader of the Black Guards in Seattle, Washington

Julia Evans - Cell Member of the Black Guards in Seattle, Washington

Emily Roberts - Cell Member of the Black Guards in Seattle, Washington

Yara - Cell Member of the Black Guards in Seattle, Washington

Lev - Cell Member of the Black Guards in Seattle, Washington

Melvin Edwards - Mole of the Brigade of the Black Rose

Warren Smith - Mole of the Brigade of the Black Rose

Black Guards sentries

## Equipment

### Firearms

* IMI Uzi
* TMP
* M24 Sniper Rifle
* M240L
* AT-4 Anti Tank Rocket Launcher

### Sidearms

* Beretta 92FS
* Glock 19

### Melee Weapons

* Survival Knife
* Machete

### Others

* Pipe Bomb
* M18 Claymore
* Ballistic Vests
* Combat helmets
* Gas masks