The Golden Legion

One of the indigenous military units of Talak (D687839-6).

Legion TOE has 1,200 troopers, these are typically picked troops.

Support Company: 100 troopers

Mess Section has 12 truck-mounted Field Kitchens with 24 cooks.

Quarter Master Section has 12 Supply Trucks each armed with 1 HMG, and carrying 12 crew driver/stevedores.

Medical Platoon: 64 troopers

• 12 Company Clearing Stations/Ambulances
• 1 Battalion Aid Station
• 40 Medics
• 16 Nurses
• 8 Surgeon/Doctors

Cavalry Troop: 100 troopers

• 20 Armored Scout Cars with 60 crew
• 10 Scout Observation Planes STOL armed with two HMGs, and one heavy bomb rack. Two crew in each plane for a total of 20 crew, which includes the Squadron Commander

Maintenance Platoon

1 Workshop, 20 mechanics with electronic, mechanical and weapon tool kits.

Ten Infantry Companies 1,000men

Infantry Companies each have two platoons.

The company is commanded by a captain who also commands the 1st platoon. His XO is a lieutenant who also commands the 2nd platoon. Each officer has a senior NCO to assist them.

Attached Assets

• At least two Scout Recon Cars 6x6 with 2 HMG in Turret, 3 Crew
• One scout plane with 2 crew, a pilot and an observer
• 2 medics with kits

There are a total of 20 Infantry Platoons, with 50 troopers each

• Two sections of 24 men, led by one officer and one SNCO.
• Organic to each platoon is one 5cm Mortar with 20 HE rounds, 2 HMG, and 4 LMG

Individual Weapons include SMGs, rifles, auto rifles, hand grenades, and combat blades.

Vehicle Description (Specifications)

Desert Rat Armored Scout Car TECH LEVEL 6):

This is a 6x6 wheeled reconnaissance vehicle. This lightly armored vehicle has a crew of three (driver, gunner, commander). The 2.27m3 six wheeled suspension ensures it never gets stuck in mud, snow, or sand. It mounts a pair of heavy machine guns coaxially in the stabilized turret mount on the chassis deck.

Vehicle Dimensions:

Height: 1 m (+1m turret)

Width: 2 m

Length: 5 m

Total usable volume: 14 m3

Total mass loaded: 11.385 metric tons

Production Cost: Cr. 21,840

Movement: Road: 75kph/62.5cm Cross Country 22.5kph/18.75cm.

Movement effect on fire: Stabilized, move less than half speed -4 EFP, more than 1/2 speed -4 FFP, no EFP

Armor: Chassis front 6, chassis sides, rear, belly and deck 4, turret all faces 6.

Target Size DMs: +1 low, +0 high

Equipment: weapon stabilization, 30 power radio.

Power: 0.25 megawatt improved internal combustion power plant consumes 125 liters of fuel/ hour; fuel capacity 3,000 liters, enough for 24 hours. Power to weight is 21.9 and the ground pressure is 5tons/m2.

Weapons: The turret mounted HMGs are linked to fire together. They can engage 8 targets/fire phase and have a +4 signature when they fire. They have a combined ROF 80, and there is storage for 4,200 rounds, enough for 52.5 fire phases. A full load of belt fed ammo is included in the price. This system requires no fire control.

Its direct fire characteristics:

Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range

50(6) +3 100(5) +2 150(3) +1

Maintenance:

Vehicle 5

Electronics 1

Weapons 0

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