Approved NPC Silver Jedi Expeditionary Army Regiments - Northern Command (NORCOM)

[Gir Quee]

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"By the Dark Lord himself...there can't be possibly be so many Jedi among them...can there be?" ~anonymous foe of the Silver Jedi​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

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  Intent: To make a general purpose infantry regiment type for the Silver Jedi
  
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  Image Credit: here and here and here, combined and edited by yours truly
  
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  Role: Infantry
  
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  Links: Gir Quee, Silver Jedi, Lucerne Labs, Lucerne Personal Defense
  

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Unit Name: Silver Jedi Expeditionary Army Regiments - Northern Command (NORCOM)
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  Affiliation: Silver Jedi
  
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  Classification: Line Regiment
  
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  Equipment:
  
  Regimental: 130 Kaadu MDUs in APC Configuration (50% of regiment is motorized)
  
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  All Synthetic soldiers: 1 Silver Talon-series Vibroblade (various sword patterns, primary weapon for Antiope-series Synthetic Soldiers)
  

[*]Squad Command Element: 1 Antiope-series Synthetic Soldier sergeant in Force-User Decoy Configuration and one L4 Auxilia Battle Support Droid equipped as follows:

• 1 LPD-33 Dartfire Variable Charge Blaster Pistol (Sergeant secondary weapon)
• 1 set of Jedi apparel (Sergeant's uniform/disguise)
• 1 mission specific Auxilia module (Auxilia Battle Support Droid)

[*]Fire Team 1: (2 Hoplite Synthetic Soldier Riflemen, 1 Hoplite Synthetic Soldier Heavy Gunner, 1 Prateorian Synthetic Soldier Team Leader) equipped with the following:

• 1 set of Massiff Blast Armor with Vornskr Blast Helmet and Bantha MLBS per team member (standard armor)
• 1 Hammerfire Heavy Blaster Rifle per Rifleman (Riflemen Primary weapon)
• 2 Fireblast Dual Purpose Grenades per Rifleman (Riflemen Secondary weapon
• 2 7-PrG Proton Grenades per Rifleman (Riflemen Secondary weapon)
• 1 Flamestorm Assault Blaster Cannon (Heavy Gunner primary weapon)
• 1 Firebolt Variable Charge Blaster Rifle (team leader primary weapon)
• 1 Akk Dog Portable Shield Generator (Team Leader secondary equipment)

[*]Fire Team 2: (2 Hoplite Synthetic Soldier Riflemen, 1 Hoplite Synthetic Soldier Heavy Gunner, 1 Prateorian Synthetic Soldier Team Leader) equipped with the following:

• 1 set of Massiff Blast Armor with Vornskr Blast Helmet and Bantha MLBS per team member (standard armor)
• 1 Hammerfire Heavy Blaster Rifle per Rifleman (Riflemen Primary weapon)
• 2 Fireblast Dual Purpose Grenades per Rifleman (Riflemen Secondary weapon
• 2 7-PrG Proton Grenades per Rifleman (Riflemen Secondary weapon)
• 1 LPD-19 Shockwave Missile Launcher (Heavy Gunner primary weapon)
• 1 Firebolt Variable Charge Blaster Rifle per team leader (team leader primary weapon)
• 2 LPD-36 Fire Pillar Detonation Charges per team leader (Team Leader secondary weapon)

[*]Description: Originally formed by Admiral Quee with an eye to potentially liberate worlds from the Sith Empire, the Silver Jedi Expeditionary Regiments (Northern Command) are a standardized group of mostly synthetic soldiers designed to thrive in a variety of situations and environments. Expeditionary regiments are characterized by their highly decentralized command structure with little organic oversight and the unusually widespread use of swords in its ranks. Perhaps most unusually, Antiope-series synthetic solders within the regiment are outfitted with technologies that replicate Force abilities and are given traditional robes and tunics to give them the appearance of being Jedi. This large number of decoys makes it easy for Silver Jedi and other friendly Force users to work among the regiment without attracting too much attention to themselves. Despite these oddities, Expeditionary Regiments are largely modeled on the traditional Imperial Line regiment, making them useful general purpose infantry, with most of their associated strengths and weaknesses.

COMBAT INFORMATION:

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  Unit Size: Large
  
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  Unit Availability: Common
  
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  Unit Experience: Trained
  
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  Combat Function:
  

​The NORCOM Expeditionary Regiments were formed with the intent to use them in a general infantry role, and thus have been structurally modeled on the old Imperial Line Regiment. Notably different from this model is the use of Kaadu APCs instead of general repulsorlift vehicles, which makes more the regiment actually mobile at the cost of firepower and speed. This has the practical effect of turning half of the regiment into mechanized infantry who can rapidly transverse through many battlefields in broad strategic movements before dismounting on foot to fight for tactical objectives. With only a small cadre of organic command staff due to political reasons, the NORCOM expeditionary regiments often act as "meat" or "filler" regiments on the battlefield because the mid-to-low level command lines are undeveloped and uncreative due to synthetic soldier droids filling those roles. This lack of development and creative thinking also means that practical command is decentralized in most instances, as the high level organic command staff can only truly focus on effectively directing small elements of the group on the battlefield. While strategically handicapped by this organization, the average NORCOM platoon and squad are still quite tactically effective. Somewhat unusually, the typical squad practice focuses on squad members supporting an Antiope-series Synthetic Soldier that is outfitted to appeared to be a Jedi 'hero'. Thanks to technology, this droid can appear to use Electric Judgement, Force Push or Pull, and has the acrobatic and sword skills that make it an effective duelist against many Force-users. Two separate fire teams back this synthetic soldier up much like clone soldiers supported their jedi generals in the Clone Wars. The first fire team is outfitted particularly for defending positions and the second outfitted for offensive maneuvers. This allows the two teams to work in a tandem for fire and support maneuvers: the first squad can hold a position while the second team assaults a position for the first team to occupy and hold. The riflemen in these teams are particularly important, as the Antiope-series Droids do not have long-range weaponry of their own. Lastly, a single Auxilia-series Battle Droid follows behind the rest of squad, using its mission specific module to support members of the group as needed. This may include the Auxilia acting as a mobile shield generator for the group as they travel or laying down a barrage of grenades in preparation for an assault on a position. Somewhat unusually for an infantry group, all synthetic soldiers in the regiment are equipped and trained with beskar vibroblades - originally as part of their training to fight the Sith Empire - which makes them unusually dangerous in close-quarters combat.

Strengths:

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  Versatile: Expeditionary regiment formations are designed to be highly versatile and adaptable even at the squad level. Aside from their versatile weaponry, other examples of this inherent versatility include taking defensive positions behind the Akk Dog portable shield or conversely breaching enemy defenses with their detonation charges.
  
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  Appearances are Deceiving: The vast majority of the basic foot soldiers in the NORCOM expeditionary regiments are actually droids, despite their human appearance and mannerisms. Perhaps more unusually, squad leader droids are deliberately equipped and outfitted to mimic Jedi in appearance and in fighting abilities, making it difficult for the enemy to determine where the real Silver Jedi are in an actual engagement, as well as demoralizing enemies.
  
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  Hardened Bladesmen: All synthetic soldiers within the Expeditionary Regiment are equipped with beskar-forged vibroblades and instructed in their use via very clearly Shii-Cho-derived techniques. While not on the level of experienced Jedi or Sith warriors, expeditionary soldiers are quite formidable foes in close-quarters, especially in large numbers.
  

Weaknesses:

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  Blaster Reliant: Troops of the expeditionary regiment are largely dependent on blasters for most of their firepower. Consequently, opponents equipped with energy shields or armor that's resilient to energy weapons can prove problematic for expeditionary troops.
  
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  Unarmed Vehicles: The Kaadu APCs used to transport much of the regiment on the battlefield are entirely unarmed, making them vulnerable to other vehicles and relying on their troops to disembark and fight off enemies.
  
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  What plan?: Expeditionary Regiments were inherently designed to run on decentralized leadership model in order to allow accompanying Jedi to focus on their missions goals, but this also means that lower unit levels often do not work towards a greater plan than to simply 'defeat nearby enemies'. While the Regiments do have a small organic, command staff, these officers are spread too thin to have direct oversight over most of the droid-based platoons at a single time.
  

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

While the Order of the Silver Jedi relocated to Kashyyyk, a faction of the group always considered the possibility of renewed conflict with the Sith Empire: the empire could expand its borders or there could be a call to return to their old worlds. With that in mind, Admiral Quee started a plan to organize and equip a force that could deploy quickly and easily out of their current sphere of influence. In order to maintain the secrecy of these preparations and to simplify the politics of deploying such a force, it was decided that the expeditionary force would be largely droid-based. Under the umbrella of a "Northern Command" (NORCOM) shell project for the Silver Jedi's Fourth Fleet, the first elements of the expeditionary force were formed, equipped, and trained in abandoned asteroid facilities in the Roche Asteroid Field before they were embarked and stationed with Admiral Quee's Fourth Fleet. Since then, more "NORCOM" style regiments have been raised and trained. Most NORCOM regiments serve as garrison units despite their original intent as an expeditionary force, though a sizeable number of regiments are stationed onboard Silver Jedi warships as part of a rapid reaction forces. While the "NORCOM" regiments have not found themselves thrust into any truly galactic-wide events yet, the conflagration of border conflicts with Mandalorian raiders may soon see this shadowy force's true deployment in a large combat theater.

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Gir Quee"]

Approved.