Fortress Wall (Echoes)

Most factions possess walls to shield critical structures from unarmed engineer and spy units, and to increase their defense values against most weapons. They are constructed in a hub/segment manner, meaning a line of segments will be automatically built between two hubs. Walls are extremely cheap and thus mass-producible, so a commander should always shield structures such as Construction Yards or Ore Refineries. Do note that very big vehicles such as Apocalypse Tanks can simply crush walls.

## Combine Deco Wall

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 **Key Features** | »Steel-Titanium Composite Layering w/ gold plating»Brass/Gold frieze w/Art Deco motifs»Internal pneumetic communication tubes»Interlocking section joiners»Aesthetically complementary wall hubs

Much like with other military forces, the Technocratic Combine's Humanitarian Guard has found themselves in need of walls to augment their defensive positions. Trenches are only possible to build if there is a nearby force of people to man them, and while supporting turrets and fortifications can hold areas they are easy enough to slip through with fast or stealthed forces. As such, the Combine turn to Deco Walls to serve as solid defensive shields against opposing armies.

It has been said that of everything in the Combine's odd forces, there is nothing that more symbolizes the 'decodence' of their nation and military than the Deco Wall. Where any other faction would choose to simply focus on the defensive and toughness factors of the wall instead of focusing on aesthetics, the Technate insist on not only making their walls hard to crack, but pretty to look at. Over titanium and steel cores are lined layers of gold-titanium alloys for better shine; Intricate friezes and murals are laid in gold and brass over every wall section; even the wall hubs, section joiners, and tops are designed as much for form as actual function. They are even designed for sea use, being able to be built upon interweaving golden crossed platforms capable of blocking of ships and submarines just as easily as land-based foes.

And on the field, Deco Walls serve as more than simple base enclosures. They stretch for miles, their interiors set with pneumetic tubing for ease of communication between different sections of wall. For opponents seeking to break the lines of the Combine's Fronts, the first - and often last - sight they have of the Technocratic Combine will be the glimmering gold and brass of their walls.

## Guild Settlement Wall

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 **Key Features** | »Barbed wire»Industrial Alarms»Clocking device»Internal Tunnel»"To-Do" list

Settlement walls are something else entirely. Coming up well above the military standard , settlement walls are usually made by piling up heaps of earth and covering them with a tough brick exterior. These walls were designed as a first-ditch attempt at securing industrial sites, as the large areas required extensive fortification to keep them safe from harm. Capable of taking extensive hits, settlement walls have proven to be a unusually handy, somewhat clumsy defense.

While normally settlement walls line to large industrial areas and civilian occupation, the Guild has taken to constructing these walls on the field of battle as well.

## Contingent Frontier Wall

 **Dev. Status** | Conceptual

 **Key Features** | »» Concrete Blocks»» Explosive Reactive Armour Plates»» Lookouts»» Intruder Warning ("Cooee!")»» Throat Lozenges (For Lookouts)

For a faction as paranoid about invasion as the Contingent, it is no surprise that tough, durable walls are utilised in their operations. And indeed, the Frontier Wall is nothing if not durable.

The inner core of a Frontier Wall is made of steel and concrete, typically made on the battlefield itself. These concrete plates are then placed in a manner designed to minimise damage from bombardment. While this alone will reduce the likelihood of anyone entering, it alone is not considered enough. On top of this frame, various deterrents to those trying to climb over are added: barbed wire, broken glass, troughs full of snakes, or similar.

Periodically, a watchtower is built into the wall. These watchtowers are hardly subtle, being merely large, concrete towers with a lookout, who himself has only some binoculars and a loud voice. Should someone be sighted near the wall, the lookout will shout to attract attention, alerting anyone in earshot to defend that section of the wall.

In a last piece of (likely unnecessary) protection, the walls are covered in explosive reactive armour. This armour is designed to neutralise the damage done by anti-tank munitions, by use of high explosives underneath the superficial layer of the wall. Despite many pointing out that
only the Contingent (and possibly the Soviets...) would be crazy enough to use explosives as armour, it has proven effective at minimising damage from attacks. The many face plates on the walls have put people in mind of a frontier house, leading to the nickname of 'Frontier Wall', a name which seems to have stuck.

## Unionist Metal Walls

 **Dev. Status** | Conceptual

 **Key Features** | »» "Made In America" Stamp»» Iron from Michigan»» Paint from New Jersey»» Propaganda from New York»» Unsettling Feeling That There's Something Underneath the Paint

The American Unionists make use of Steel Walls to surround their bases. These towering walls of steel buff friendly infantry and debuff enemy infantry.

## Commonwealth Hedge

 **Dev. Status** | Conceptual

 **Key Features** | »» Leaves»» Twigs»» Branches»» Roots»» Thorns

*"The enemy is advancing! You must bring us... another shrubbery!"*

- Supply request from a Frontier Corps outpost in Pakistan
While it may seem almost useless on the modern battlefield, the Greater Indian Commonwealth has been known to use Hedges to block the passage of enemy infantry and vehicles. In fact, this tactic is so common, that there have been reports of entire hedge mazes being built in a manner of hours, put together entirely by manual labour. Unusual as it may seem, there are advantages to their use.

Due to India's dependence on heavy industry for the economy, virtually all building materials are used for construction in cities, with little being spared for the front lines. Thus, traditional concrete or brick and mortar walls are a complete rarity due to lack of supplies. While this would normally cause materials such as sandbags, barbed wire, wood or rammed earth to be the go-to alternative, problems restrict their use. Due to widespread poverty, corruption is a constant and widespread problem to the Commonwealth, and this directly impacts on availability. Heavy bribes may be required to secure passage, portions of shipments may be stolen, or shipments may even be sold to the highest bidder, resulting in an unreliable supply of equipment or materials. While this is a fact of life for small businesses in India, this is a life or death issue in wartime, and an unacceptable risk.

This led directly to the use of hedges as impromptu 'walls' by the Indians. As few people could be bothered to steal hedges, the supply of hedges is unlikely to be sabotaged or interrupted. Manual labour can rapidly set up rows of hedges, without any equipment more expensive than a shovel, and upkeep only involves periodic watering. Trimmings or dead hedges can be burned to help power the dynamos that supply Indian bases with power, even if other sources of fuel are interrupted. And finally, hedges remain effective as walls, despite their organic nature. They are thick enough to block passage or sight, and, while not made of concrete, are surprisingly resistant to damage (as bullets are hardly designed to kill shrubberies). While there are the disadvantages of being far more susceptible to flame-based weapons, or dissolving into goo upon contact with desolator defoliant, the advantages they offer have made hedges are the go-to battlefield obstacle for the Frontier Corps.

## Forum

### Forum Barricade

An often overlooked fact of life is just how broken the armed forces of Southern Cone are. The War for Chile and subsequent discharges has meant that the actual army is but a shadow of what the former nations that formerly composed this alliance held, mostly kept alive by the fact that Paraguay’s is mostly intact, and even then, most of it is busy fighting the good fight for the full control of Argentina.

This has meant in turn that the protection of the Nation has fallen not onto the armed forces, but Militia, Vigilantes who’ve taken on arms and sworn to defends the people’s will. Though the country has done most that has been up to their capacities to help this impromptu militia so their efforts are somewhat effective, it still means that they've had to improvise in many areas where other groups would never even question the availability of some tactics.

Walls Is a prime example of this. Even when other Militia groups abroad such as the Unionists or the Industrial Guild can count on building materials to build tough, sturdy walls, it’s is simply a fact of life that the reconstruction efforts on the Federation have meant that most construction materials have been diverted elsewhere, to more peaceful endeavors.

Nonetheless, what the Vigilante Forces have is experience, street savvy after having lived through the worst days of the occupation and/or dictatorship, they've gotten to know the true value of a well-built barricade. Not only will Peacekeepers stay away from a Barricade after a good shower of god knows what coming from the other side, but with the right materials and a keen eye even heavy vehicles can have their movement obstructed, if momentarily, when a barricade is put in the right alley. Barricades are rarely long lasting, true, but then again, the Vigilante forces aren't meant to be on battle for long either.

## See Also

* Fortress Wall (Paradox)

* Fortress Wall (Quantum)

* Fortress Wall (Annihilation)

* Fortress Wall (Null)

* Fortress Wall (Pandemonium)

* Fortress Wall (Insanity)

* Fortress Wall (Extremis)

* Fortress Wall (Silentium)