People's Militia of Freedom

*"Fight for your Democracy! Fight for your friends, family and loved ones! We are part of this galaxy, we deserve to be a part of it, and we need to fight for it! Join the PMF! Take back what's ours!"*

- People's Militia of Freedom propaganda, Vatleria

The People's Militia of Freedom is the collective designation for a variety of different insurgent forces under the banner of Senator Dev'aros. Fighting for freedom and separation against the Republic, the PMF specializes almost exclusively in guerilla warfare and advanced naval combat. Currently, they occupy Ando, Vatleria and Batuu.

#### Origins

In 43 BBY, on the planet of Ando, decades before the Clone Wars, members of thr Andolan Royal Council were ambushed and killed in secret by members of the Andolan Insurgent Committee, and the planet had no military power to fight the growing insurgency. Though the Republic noticed the assassination of the council and the planets' royalty, it merely ignored the plot as the government was soon overwhelmed and taken over by the Committee. This would be later organized into the headquarters and capital planet of the PMF.

In 33 BBY, the Andolan Government reorganizes itself into the People's Militia of Freedom, after exorbitant taxes on their needs by the Committee, and the growing hate for the Galactic Republic due to their inaction for the death of their royalty. A couple of cycles later, and the Committee is destroyed, with the civilian population fully committing to the PMF cause.

In 23 BBY, a little while before the Clone Wars breaks out, the PMF begins to spread its' influence across nearby planets, being Vatleria and Batuu. Though the Republic notices this as well, it once again ignores the PMF as fear of an impending war is already the main issue for such Republic. Because of this, the PMF is able to convince many species and planets to join their cause against the corrupt Republic.

Thus, when 22 BBY and the Clone Wars is in action, it comes as no surprise when the PMF declares war on the Republic, and begins an all-out campaign against the Core Worlds. Surprisingly outclassed and outgunned, the Republic gives in and accepts the PMF as a true threat to the Republic.

This is where the 104th arrives in the campaign, wiping out the PMF and its' leadership in a series of battlefronts.

### Gameplay

#### Strengths

The PMF is overly invested in the form of lightning-strike attacks and guerilla warfare, and instead of taking a Separatist main battle line approach to battles, often opt for dishonorable ambushes and squad wipes in short bursts of time. Glassing Republic vehicles is not out of the picture, so long as the Republic takes higher casualties than them.

Navy-wise, the PMF highly favors Corvettes, and often use them in battles they engage in. Cheap, fast and maneuverable, it is common to see many types of corvettes from different species on the frontlines.

While their standing army is relatively frail and fragile, they have many species which abuse their strengths to the PMF's advantage. For example, Draedens will conduct aquatic warfare and ambush clones from places they don't expect.

It is common to see scavenged armor and weaponry in their ranks, such as Clone helmets, E-5s, shoulder pads and anything else that can aid their cause. It is also common to see them employ assets left behind by Republic forces, or even utilize CIS-manufactured droids if it gives them an advantage.

The PMF is a scavenging, extremely mobile and lightning-fast ambush army. It is highly likely to be ambushed at any turn, whenever possible.

#### Weaknesses

The PMF is a mix of many militias and factions; it is especially difficult to organize efforts if they were not pre-planned already. Catching PMF forces off-guard is a death sentence for any PMF Navy or Army group.

Furthermore, they scavenge equipment; their technology is mixed and needs to account for specific species. Some PMF may be completely useless in combat, and their Infantry dies extraordinarily fast.

Corvettes also don't stand up very well against larger ships. If any large clone unit engaged against the PMF, it is usually an extremely high losing battle for the PMF, as they are just not skilled nor equipped enough to fight long-scale conflicts.

Finally, the PMF has one extremely obvious weakness; they don't target civilians. They will never glass civilian populations, even if it would be better to do so. They will also try to avoid shooting civilians, so using civilian meatshields is a way to stop ambushes from happening.

#### Notes

- The People's Militia of Freedom is hated by literally everybody besides themselves.

- Helmets do protect the heads of those that wear them; aim for the torso.

- The PMF is one of the only factions to not actively partake in open-field combat. Even on their capital planet, they try to use the Mountains to their advantage instead of the grasslands.