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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheVengefulKoala" data-source="post: 5442798" data-attributes="member: 99681">A Military Overview of the 26th CenturyIn 2512, there's two sides to the Thirteenth Crusade: the New Papal States, and the various vampiric nation-states. The NPS is a massive theocracy that dominates the Western Hemisphere. On the other hand, the vampiric states have the numeric advantage, but are fractured and uncooperative with one another. It is this final fact that contributes to the slow progression of the Thirteenth Crusade: once the military of the New Papal States sufficiently weakens one of the vampiric lords, their neighbors rush to strike while they have the opportunity to obtain more territory for themselves. This leaves the Knights, Vigiles, and other soldiers of the NPS caught in the midst of an undead battle royale, which usually results in casualties and a hasty withdrawl. The militaries of the vampiric nation-states are similar to those of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The vast majority of the miltary, and by extention the civilian population, is comprised of average humans. In the past, especially during the Twelth Crusade, the vampires made use of enthralled humans. In the 26th century, however, most of mankind has lived in subjugation to undead masters that they consider the undead to be superior without having their wills broken. That being said, thralls still have a place in many vampiric militaries, and find uses as everything from cannon fodder to suicide bombers to fanatical shock troopers. The structure of the militaries of the vampiric nation-states are virtually-identical to those throughout history, but are most similar to those of the British Empire during the Victorian period. Officers are most-typically vampires, much like how British officers where usually nobility. Humans comprise the enlisted men and the non-commissioned officers. On occasion, humans who distinguish themselves in some way may be promoted to officer ranks. Usually, this promotion is accompanied by conversion into one of the undead, but occasionally, this is not the case. The New Papal States, on the other hand, is slightly different from 21st-century militaries. This is most evident in squad composition: the squad is built around the support gunner. The squad's gunner uses their SAW to engage and eliminate most targets, and keep those they cannot eliminate pinned. The role of the other soldiers in the squad is to neutralize hostiles that the gunner cannot. In addition, squads will usually have a flamethrower operator, who's main purpose is to provide incendiary cover and eliminate hostiles who are dug-in. The squad's flamethower-operator also serves to mop-up any undead opposition that exists, and to incinerate corpes if need be.If the squad in question is comprised of Knights of the Silver Cross, a Magus or Chaplain may also be present within the squad. The Vigiles, who usually lack such roles, tend to compensate for their lack of arcane and divine magic by increasing the amount of firepower and/or explosives in their load-out. Inquisitors, when engaged in combat operations, tend to favor small, highly-trained squads that usually engages in Special Operations and wetwork.</blockquote>

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