UTSE Armed Forces

The UTSE Armed forces are the military forces of the United Terran States of Earth. The UTSE Military is divided into 4 Branches: The Union Navy, Union General Infantry Corps (UGIC), Storm Surge Commandos and Imperial Squadron.

The Union Navy is the most well known of the four branches, being the Majority of Space Fleets and the ground crews used for planetary assaults. The UGIC are local ground military forces tasked with defending UTSE cities and holdings on a planet. The Storm Surge Commandos are an elite task force of highly trained psionic agents often used for assassinations and counter-insurgency operations. Imperial Squadron is a low profile space fleet under the direct command of the Kaiser similiar to the SSC they are usually a counter-insurgency faction often used as a last resort due to their brutal tactics.

## Union General Infantry Corps (UGIC) - Infantry

### Light Assault Class

   Light Assault infantry are the most common infantry class in the UTSE, mostly made up of recruits at around age 18-22 the Light Assault is usually armed with a 91517-2b Ballistic Rfile, 6 Flak Grenades and a "Roaster" class pistol sidearm, though the light assauls are trained to use a variety of weapons in the UTSE arsenal.

Light Assault Infantry like most Terran Infantry of the era wore "Lite Flexible Metal" Armor (or LFM) a helmet of the same material and is equipped with a Reconaissance HUD (similiar to a Natogytt Reconnoiter device, though far less advanced) it could still identity friend or foe, help track targets, a night vision mode, an infrared mode, an ultraviolet mode as well as ammo and oxygen readouts.

The Light Assault, its armor and standard issue weapons while far inferior to the TSR were superior in every capacity to armaments of the pre-Kaiser age on Earth. Light Assaults largely remained unchanged in the reorganization of the UTSE to the UTSEA.

### Squad Leader

   The Squad Leader was typically a veteran of a previous war or major battle. They wer equipped with more or less the same equipment however they would often be equipped with the rarer more expensive weapons and tactical gear.

Most Squad leaders favored the coveted "TR-Red" Battle Rifle due to its high impact, armor piercing capabilities and long range. The Squad Leader class was redesigned and streamlined during the Reorganization.

### Heavy Assault Class

   The Heavy Assault Class are General Infantry armed with heavy duty weapons and more grenades. The Heavy Assault is typically armed with an "STGMS" or "SkyTech Guided Missile System". which though expensive tends to well against targets beyond visual range, however this is inneffective against missile jamming technology.

Heavy Assaults come equipped with twice the amount of flak grenades compared to the Light assault.

Heavy Assaults were redesigned and required to field heavier armor during the Reorganization of the UTSEA.

### Specialist

The Specialist are as their name implies specially trained soldiers for espionage, subterfuge and tactical operations. Specialists are armed almost exclusively with Pincer Rifles. These rifles could fire non-explosive metallic needles. at speeds higher than most fire-arms, the needles were made of sturdy metal alloys that could dissolve in liquid leaving little to no trace.

Specialists became even more specialzed and were equipped with weapons that the specific specialists personally preferred, as well as personalized armor.

### Incinerator Assault Class

    The Incinerator Assault Class Trooper are specialized infantry armed with dual Sunstorm gauntlets as well as an external fuel tank with enough fuel to last several weeks without refilling. The Incinerator's fire attacks heat can reach levels approaching the surface of the sun melting through most materials with ease.

Despite being a larger target and more often to be attacked, the external fuel tanks are reinforced with a much stronger armor than much of the armor worn by the soldier, lowering the risk an explosive death.

Incinerators are equipped with an altered helmet and rebreather mask that converts the waste gasses back into oxygen.

Incinerators remained largely unchanged during the reorganization of the UTSEA.

### Blizzard Assault Class

    The Blizzard Assault Class are specialized infantry armed with dual Antarctic Whirlwind gauntlets as well as a liquid Tarkagen tank similiarly to the incinerator assault, they Tarkagen fuel lasts for over a week before requiring refueling. The Blizzard Assault can flash freeze wide areas in moments often utilized against low technoogy species (like the Kandlia) or hordes of living soldiers. it will often be used instead of Incinerators to avoid causing wildfires on certain worlds.

Blizzard Assault Troopers were replaced by Remotely controlled Cryo Trooper Drones.

### Raptor Platform

    The Raptor Platform is a heavy mechanized suit deployed only for the most dangerous and heavily contested hot zones, they are equipped dual MPM Cannons (Multi Purpose Modular) armor plating that's often used for Terran Tank designs. The Raptor is armed with a variety of rounds, standard Concussion grenades, Kaiser Rockets, Stun Grenades, System Shatterer Grenades and various others.

The Raptor platform was upgraded over the years and by the era of the UTSEA it had been upgraded to the Raptor MK VII.