Hunter

*"Snipin's a good job, mate."*

- Hunter Mundy
## Tactical Analysis

* **Boom. Headshot:** Gunman and game hunters hired to protect the farmsteads, the Hunter is now the Contingent's sniper specialist. Armed with a Metalstorm sniper rifle chambering .950 caliber rounds, the Hunter annihilates enemy infantry and even does decent damage against enemy battlesuits and vehicles, and shooting at tanks slows them down.

* **Clip the wings:** Unlike other snipers, the Hunter, by mounting a bigger but bulkier scope, can take proper aim to increase their range and target and do respectable damage against enemy aircraft and helicopters. This means, however, that the Hunter is severely slowed down.

* **I'm *not* a "crazed gunman":** Even the Soviet and Continental sniper forces have faster-firing weapons than the Hunter, who needs to reload each round one at a time after firing. And when not deployed their range is subpar to other snipers in comparison, though they are much faster and can swim.

* **Have a plan to kill everyone you meet:** Hunters who have shown their loyalty to the Contingents cause, often by combat, would gain access to prototype gravity rifles that fires a gravity beam that crushes tanks and force enemies to a standstill, though they can only fire in short bursts as they need to vent out the heat after a few seconds. This gives the hunter the final push to make a match with the world's other snipers.

## Background

*"Wave goodbye to your head, wanker!"*

- A Hunter upon sniping a Rocket Angel
Back in the dawn of wild Australia, where law enforcement was far and few between and/or corrupt. Farmers and ranchers often have to hire mercenaries and gunmen to protect their flocks /crops from bandit and cattle rustlers. And in turn for cash, lodging, food, and even a bride or groom, or other rewards, these mercenaries would stand watch for anyone trying to trespass on the farmer's property, and often gunning down anyone trying to steal.

Now, years later, many Australian farmers and ranchers in the outback now face bandits, rustlers, Empire soldiers, and even nutjobs who loves animal “a little too much” raiding their livestock, who are often much better armed than they are, within the ruins of their homes. Whereas they had law enforcement protecting them before, the devastation to their nation when the Empire attacked had killed many of them. And those that survive, and aren't corrupt, are mainly situated within major cities such as Brisbane to try to maintain order or within the Allied military trying to provide aid. Thus these farmers and ranchers began to hire security details to protect their land, mainly International Inc and Syndicate. Though most of their hire had came from New Zealand.

Though less affected compared to their neighbor. The Empire attacks on New Zealand still did major damage to their cities and economy, causing most of their population to turn towards bounty hunting and freelance work to survive, most of which were game **Hunters**. With many more willing to help their neighbors, for a price (at a discount to their fellow neighbour).

Most of these Hunters are armed with WW1-era rifles but their skill at it makes them able to reliably defend against light attacks. And when the Contingent formed many of these farmers/ranchers often bring their guards with them. And the Contingent, seeing their skills, has given them another offer; join them on a permanent contract where they'll leave with them, choose to indefinitely follow them until they leave and get paid in riches beyond belief, both of which they will also be given living quarters and meals, or refuse and return to their normal work.

With such an offer, almost every Hunter joined the Contingent and have their equipment upgraded to better suit their new role. Mainly upgrading their rifles with a .950 caliber, single-shot, metalstorm rifle, a special scope with a rangefinder that allows them to snipe at aircraft, which can even work on water, and an anti-gravity harness that lets them carry it. Tasked with protecting the farms and settlements under the Contingent's control, particularly from aircraft, or Australia’s wildlife.

Though they provide the Contingent much range support and anti-air protection. Many of them tend to be distant from the Contingent, to them working with the Contingent is just their ticket to a rich, early, retirement, venturing out for more opportunities, or just a simple meal ticket and lodging. Leading to most of the Contingent looking at them with contempt, comparing them to Syndicate mercenaries who’ll betray their client when given a bigger contract. The Hunters, on their part, don’t care what the others think, only that they support them and they’ll support back. But Hunters who have shown to be loyal, often by not voiding their contract after a few skirmish and/or big battles, are further incentivised to stay by being given prototype “gravity cannons”.