Wip... Please let me know if I got anything wrong. [center][img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/moon-guard/images/c/c4/Templar%27s_Sigil.png/revision/latest?cb=20160615144652[/img] [h2]Presenting the [sub]501st "Iron Brigade" Templar Expeditionary Corps[/sub][/h2][/center] [indent][h3][u][b]Doctrines[/b][/u][/h3] [indent][h3][sup]1) Amphibious 2) Mounted Soldiers[/sup][/h3][/indent] [h3][u][b]Theme[/b][/u][/h3] [indent]Support formation, heavy in Artillery and support with a large infantry formation mounted on amphibious APC transports, mostly themed around a mix of NATO equipment though is a eclectic mix of machines and weapons. The creator had two ideas and could not decide so both side where built and hoped would work. [/indent] [h3][u][b]History[/b][/u][/h3] [indent]The division was built slowly over a number of months and years with units adding on growing from a small force in a few cardboard structure on a side table, growing they soon gained tanks, artillery and a few dedicated and meant for mock Z buildings. in small town ranging from cardboard cereal boxes to resin cast buildings and shoe boxes linked be stairs and bridges of wooden cocktail sticks, balsewood and coffee stirrers soon formed. Months took over a spare room and new buildings built even of wood came, a great statue made from a old buzz light year toy stood in center of a plaza, ringed with its barracks, garages, food stores and a small railway bridge that linked to a training range on a ping pong table covered in flock and a few old second hand war gaming ruins. The maker of this force at first had little funds and coco pops towers is testament to it, slowly growing its split purpose soon became evident as unsure what to make, he decided to make both. now equipped with fully mechanized forces they used a ramp with raising drawbridge to floor to practice armored formations. Well equipped and armed, the unit has less experience as the owner has not had time to bring the full 501st to games and fought in skirmish games. experienced as small units but not in division operations. Every mock Z is a trained riflemen, on parade they wear fancy hats, and every unit has its own different coloured and styled hat. There eclectic, mixed up, rebuilt but the 501st is proud of its growing city, there slow beginnings and rise to a powerful division. Cereal boxes, sometimes basic food. They grew. They gained. Some joined forgotten in a mock Z building, starved, ate much and soon found brother hood in the 501st. Not everything is new, but they always had rations, later a beer silo and a growing city, bodged, battered and home made. But a city they called home. The 501st shall rise and conquer battlefield close and afar. [/indent] [h3][u][b]Leading Officer[/b][/u][/h3] [indent]Crusade General Maxamillion von Bismark A proud veteran support comander with a larger moustache, black and purple uniform and detailed chaqau. Often shouting his orders in a germanic tone and famous for winning his men a beer ration from the creator by defeeting a rival in 1 vs 1 sword duel. [/indent] [h3][u][b]Total Troop Count[/b][/u][/h3] [indent]Short list of troops and vehicles[/indent] FORCE SUPPORT . 501st TAC INFANTRY 2 Infantry squads, Regular line Units. 1Light Recon (Artillery spotters/Snipers) LIGHT ARMOUR 2 amphibious armored APC 1 recon on mix of dirt bikes and quad bikes / Fast boats for sea born oporations 1 Unit, Amphibious light tanks 1 Unit, Amphibious light tank destroyers HEAVY ARMOUR 1 Unit, medium Armour, Snorkels for fording rivers SUPPORT 1 support comander 1 combat engineer force with armoured engineering units and bridging gear 1 support truck formation. 1 armoured amphibious ambulance fornation/field hospital. ATILLARY 2 self propelled Artillery unit, 155mm 1 heavy self propelled Artillery unit, 225mm 2 self propelled AA formations AIR SUPPORT 1 recon aircraft units 2 recon helicopter units [hider=Infriantry ] [b]Name:[/b] Tactical Assult team [b]Type:[/b] Infriantry [b]Availability:[/b] 5 units of 12 mock Z [b]Description:[/b] [indent]Some of the first units to make up thr force they started as regular infriantry and now have converted to mechanised unit. Mixed from many sources in a mixture im of uniforms they make up a motley but effective crew. There creators unsure ideas mean many have different uniforms from multiple nato countries. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]9 Tavor rifles, 2 Saw LMG, 1 Spike anti tank missile [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Scout Sqaud [b]Type:[/b] Infriantry [b]Availability:[/b] 5 units of 4 man teams [b]Description:[/b] [indent]more grim veterans of the Tactical teams, the scouts are a sometimes sour and grim lot but among thr best of the regular mock Z troops. Created as artillery claimed too many freindlies and forcing the retirement of one squad they help guide in fire away from there own. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*] mk12 scout rifle, with multi scopes, laser designation and specialist anti material rounds[/list] [/hider] [hider=Light Armour] [b]Name:[/b] Spartan IV IFV Amphibious [b]Type:[/b] APC [b]Availability:[/b] 5 APC per formation [b]Description:[/b] [indent]The sturdy Spartan APC is a back bone of the mechanised force being the basis of many of there tanks and machines. Bought on mass and shipped from China the Spartans and varients where a cost effective way to equip the division. Every one in equiped with a heater to warm rations, make tea and tiny cusions to make up for the lack of suspension on cheap tanks. Upgraded with the Amphibious kits, they can ford rivers and low seas. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]1 20mm cannon, one MG42 MG and tow chains / tools [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Mudder tech ATV [b]Type:[/b] Cavalry [b]Availability:[/b] one per mock scout. [b]Description:[/b] [indent] a motley mix of quad bikes, dirt bikes and inflatable boats the Mudder tech machines are general purpose 3rd party all terrain machines. Acquired cheap second hand they are a motley mix of nations, a tad rusty and battered but reliable. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*] cheap and cheerful, they carry no weapons [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Hopolite, Light Tank. [b]Type:[/b] Light Armoured tank. [b]Availability:[/b] 5 units of 12 mock Z [b]Description:[/b] [indent]Bodged, battered and abit ugly the home made turrets on the Hopolite is ugly but it works. Running on multiple wheels and some on tracks, there a motley mix but effective tanks. Amphibious like most the tanks, there forces are able to move places others cannot. Rebuilt repaired, but ever reliable. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]M2. 50 cal, 75mm auto cannon, Storm bolter pintle mount. [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Honey Badger "rust buckets" Amphibious Tank Destroyer [b]Type:[/b] Light Tank [b]Availability:[/b] 6 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] Uglier, slower, crude and slab like the Honey Badger gives no fucks. Built from spares, Amphibious tanks, some even with paddle wheeels and one with a fake sail. The crude, yet tough the Honey badger has Suprised many a person with there formidable firepower. The main cannons take up most of the tank, a gripe among many mock Z assigned to them. Ugly, but they hit like a medium tank. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]125mm high velocity cannon (fixed casement mount) , Gattling gun on small turret. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Heavy Armour] [b]Name:[/b] Centurion Tank [b]Type:[/b] Heavy Armour [b]Availability:[/b] 4 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] Historical tanks, modified with Snorkels and heavy cannons, repainted and repaired from a historical kit on sale the centurians fill the heavier armour of thr force. Repaired after a few disastrous battles they have a couple of patches and parts glued on to repair them, there motley but still solid tanks even if a few weapons replacements are not accurate. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]105mm cannon, M2.50, MG34, browning automatic rifle. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Support ] [b]Name:[/b] Von Bismqrk Support command [b]Type:[/b] support comander [b]Availability:[/b] 1/9 support staff and staff Spartan Tank [b]Description:[/b] [indent] The personal tank of the comander and his men some of the oldest of thr mock Z. Dressed in fine uniforms, hats, assorted finery, and there swords. They are thr leaders of the 501st [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]Lee Enfield rifles, swords, Colt Revolvers with pearl handles, binoculars etc [/list] [b]Name:[/b] 501st engineers [b]Type:[/b] support [b]Availability:[/b] 40 mock Z and machines. [b]Description:[/b] [indent] Well trained, well equiped with multiple support tanks, bridge layers and mine clearer the combat engineers are some of the best of the 501st. All variants of the Spartan APC. Some may be bodges, home made or a tad strange there all effective at there jobs. Gear to beach, build, bridge and clear barriers via force, Explosives or build camps for there mock Z brothers. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]various machines, tools, tanks and materials for Construction. [/list] [b]Name:[/b] GAZ truck. [b]Type:[/b] support [b]Availability:[/b] 30-40 trucks [b]Description:[/b] [indent] reliable, simple the GAZ trucks are ever cheap, Cheerful and ever practical back bone of the unit. Hauling everything from water to weapons. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]crew defense weapons only. [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Allerous armoured Amphibious ambulence [b]Type:[/b] support [b]Availability:[/b] 10 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] basic, armoured, Amphibious ambulances, many mock Z are glad to see them arrive. Equiped with a medical bay, doctor and medical they can patch up and save the lives of a mock Z wounded in battle. There armour and amphibious nature gives them go anywhere abilities. Painted white and clearly marked, these tanks are firm favourites of the 501st. Built from a Spartan, they represent the perfectly adaptable nature of the Spartans APC. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]unarmed, medical support tanks. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Artillery] [b]Name:[/b] Balista medium artillery [b]Type:[/b] Artillery [b]Availability:[/b] 12 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] as the creator found he had ordered way too many Spartans, some hit the chopping block and soon where converted into self propelled guns. Mounting some spare guns from another kit, turrets from a third and bits and pieces the Balista was formed. Enclosed self propelled guns, there tin armour is only proof vs small arms, but there's range and big guns are more than capable of keeping a foe afar. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]155mm auto loaded guns. Saw LMG. [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Master Blaster, "SLEDGE HAMMER" artillery. [b]Type:[/b] Artillery [b]Availability:[/b] 4 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] a favorite for there ugly looks, two spartans mounted together. Ugly side plates and a monsterous main gun the master blaster is the premiere heavy guns of the 501st. When Bordem hit, a box load of spartans spare. The master blaster was born. Mounting a single heavy gun impossible to mount on a single spartan. The heavy gun is a hard one to use. Many mock Z hate the loading but love the firepower. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list] [*] 220mm heavy cannon. Does it need any more? [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Sky Gurdian 1200 SPAA [b]Type:[/b] support [b]Availability:[/b] 10 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] the 501st loves blasting stuff, but being bombed less so. The sky Gurdian self propelled AA are able to clear a sphere around them and there brother mock Z and keep it free of enemy air units. Built from stock kits, they are few and rare unnoticed machines and some of newest in the 501st [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]sky hunter missiles, 25mm quad rapid fire auto cannon., sky seeker radar. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Air Support] [b]Name:[/b] cyclops recon helicopter [b]Type:[/b] Air support [b]Availability:[/b] 4 per unit [b]Description:[/b] [indent] Cyclops recon helicopters are eyes and ears of the 501st. Light, fast, agile and able to detect targets at long range they find targets for the big guns of the unit, and direct the commanders plans. With a single central window, circular. They earner the name cyclops. Highly trained nock Z scouts pilot there's machines seek the enemies wherever they be. They may also deploy 4 mock Z via Air insertion or rescue. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*]2 single shot javalin missiles, M2.50 machine guns. [/list] [b]Name:[/b] Capitano "eye in the sky" recon planes [b]Type:[/b] air support. [b]Availability:[/b] 2 per unit. [b]Description:[/b] [indent] Light fast and able to go places before anyone else sees them the recon planes fly deeper and faster into teritory seeking targets for the "sledge hammers" back in the lines. Flown by the craziest, bravest and most reckless of the mock Z troops they seek the enemy in hottest places. [/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list][*] un armed. Recon gear, comms etc [/list] [/hider] [/indent] [/indent]