Approved NPC 19th Assault Company - "Nine's Ninety-Nine"

[FN-999]

A trooper of the 19th in the front lines of a brutal engagement. ​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an assault company that fits into FN-999's preferred combat style.
• Image Credit: Unreality Magazine - A Gallery Of What Star Wars Should Be (top image) VectorStock (19th AC symbol)
• Role: As an assault company, the 19th excels at sustained frontline combat and laying siege to fortified locations.
• Permissions: IMPCOM / Irveric Tavlar for allowing me to integrate the 19th Assault Company into their 908th Legion
• Links: Assault company, Imperial Stormtrooper Corps [NIO] (both used for a rough reference), 908th Stormtrooper Legion

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Unit Name: 19th Assault Company
  • Unofficial Nicknames: Company 999-19, The Second Order Company, Nines's Ninety-Nine
• Affiliation:
  • New Imperial Order
    • Imperial Stormtrooper Corps [NIO]
      • 908th Stormtrooper Legion
        • FN-999 (direct command)
• Classification: Assault company
• Description:

Spoiler: 19th Assault Company Symbol

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• The 19th Assault Company is a newly formed assault company of the Stormtrooper Corps that was created upon FN-999's promotion to Captain. While almost all of FN-999's previous platoon was absorbed into the company, over two-thirds of its members have come from other, previously independent assault platoons. Yet despite being a new and relatively untested company, it has a reputation for attracting some of the most passionate and capable troopers in the Corps.

COMBAT INFORMATION:

• Unit Size: Medium (~200 troopers of various specialties)
• Unit Availability: Uncommon
• Unit Experience: Veteran
• Equipment:
  Spoiler

  • Armor
    • [Minor] Storm Armor Mk. IV
  • Small Arms
    • [Mass] "Feverwasp" Pattern Particle Blaster Pistol
    • [Mass] SFR-58 Blaster Rifle
    • [Mass] "Doombringer" Pattern Combat Shotgun
  • Heavy Weapons
    • [Mass] "Reaper" Pattern Particle Beam Chainblaster
    • [Mass] "Devestator" Pattern Megacannon
    • [Mass] "Harbringer" Pattern Adaptable Warhead Launcher
    • [Minor] EW-ALE Heavy Weapon Emplacement
    • [Minor] EWR-52 'Purge' Flamethrower
  • Melee Weapons
    • [Mass] "Godendac" Pattern Power Maul
    • [Mass] "Tekko" Pattern Vibroknuckler
    • [Minor] "Ifrit" Pattern Heated Vibroweapon
    • [Minor] "Painkiller" Combat Power Hammer
  • Grenades And Explosives
    • [Canon] Thermal Detonator
    • [Canon] Concussion Grenade
    • [Canon] CryoBan Grenade
    • [Canon] Ion Grenade
    • [Canon] Stun Grenade
    • [Canon] Sonic Detonator
    • [Mass] KS-9 Firestorm Grenade
    • [Mass] IL-62g Smart Grenade
  • Misc. Equipment
    • [Mass] SBG-01x Bodyglove
    • [Mass] IL-99x Undersuit
    • [Mass] KM-21 Banshee Smart Launcher
    • [Mass] Electric Eye Optics System
    • [Mass] Thyrsian Battle Oil
    • [Mass] GC/8487-C4K35 "Escalation" - Pattern Wrist Rocket(s)
  • Droids
    • [ Canon ] SD-10 Battle Droid
    • [ Mass ] REC/SBD-01 "Evocati" - Series Battle Droid

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• Combat Function:
  • As an assault company, the 19th excels in storming fortified locations such as defensible cities and bunkers. Wielding a considerably more powerful arsenal compared to line companies of identical size, the 19th Assault Company often engages forces as large as itself or larger in open combat.
  • The 19th Assault Company also often provides infantry support to armored attack and breakthrough companies, working in tandem to lay siege to cities or other heavily fortified positions.

Strengths:

• Veterans - While the 19th Assault Company as a combined force is a fairly new unit, the platoons that were fused to create the 19th have an unusually high population of multi-campaign veterans, likely helped by the appeal of the senior officers in the company, many of whom had been FN-999's squadmates in his decades of service with the First Order. Consequently, the 19th is considered to be among the most capable assault companies in the New Imperial Order.
• Assault - Compared to a line company, the 19th Assault Company is much more difficult to defeat in a head-on engagement. Trained to overwhelm large enemy forces with superior firepower and positioning, the 19th often has very little trouble leading a charge in the frontlines of a heated battle.
• Braveheart - The 19th Assault Company's mental discipline is just as brutal and unyielding as their preferred combat style, with troopers very rarely showing fear even in the most dire of circumstances. A trooper of the 19th will often not lose their fighting spirit until they are physically incapable of moving or holding a weapon.
• We've Seen Everything - Even among the experienced ranks of the 19th, the commanders of the company stand out for their dignified service. Handpicked by FN-999 himself, most of the 19th's command staff are also ex-First Order stormtroopers who fought in FN-999's squad for years by his side. As such, their experience on the battlefield and flexibility in combat is unrivaled by all but the oldest of the New Imperial Order's military units.

Weaknesses:

• Slow As A Bantha - As an assault company, the 19th typically has to carry heavier handheld armaments than line companies. Without support from repulsorlift vehicles or APCs, the 19th and their support elements will typically travel at 6 km/h or slower.
• New Roots - While many of the 19th's members are experienced veterans of war, the company itself is mere weeks old. Consequently, the company is still in a state of consolidation and training to ensure that it can survive as a permanent unit within the Stormtrooper Corps. Its members, while relatively friendly towards each other and capable of effective combat maneuvers, have yet to reach a personal understanding that allows for troopers to follow their commanders into battle based on devotion alone.
• Split Loyalty - Within the 19th, there is a divide in devotion to the NIO between the senior and junior troopers of the company. While a majority of the 19th is loyal to a fault and unyielding in upholding the Order's will, FN-999 and many of his senior command troopers have a conflict of interests. While they are typically about as loyal to the New Imperial Order as the troopers under their command, they also have ties to the First Order and could potentially create a partial defection of the company if the First Order were to ever come into armed conflict with the New Imperials.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

Upon FN-999's promotion to Captain, his veterancy granted him the special privilege of having an entirely new company created for him. ​

The stormtrooper decided to choose a company variant that best fit his style of combat, ultimately deciding to create an assault company. To handle the larger troop count of his new unit, he recruited many of the senior troopers from his platoon to return to senior positions within the company. They also acquired heavier armaments from the assault platoons the 19th absorbed, allowing FN-999 to sustain frontline combat in a manner that he had never been capable of before. With his new unit and greatly increased firepower, FN-999 would begin to establish his reputation as a commander capable of leading ever greater quantities of troopers.