Tom Clancy's EndWar Faction Spotlight - The Riflemen
Get a look at the three superpowers struggling for global supremacy in this upcoming strategy game from Ubisoft Shanghai.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Once strong allies, the US has broken ranks with the EU due to a controversial and costly military space race. This rivalry peaks when the US prepares to launch the Freedom Star, an orbital space station that will upset the balance of power.
Joint Strike Force This group of elite soldiers is modeled after today's Marine Expeditionary Units, which are known for their integration of air and ground combat elements. The Joint Strike Force (JSF) excels in precision firepower and is capable of rapid deployment anywhere in the world. Epitomizing the saying, "high speed, low drag," the JSF is built around small, fast, and light units. It also specializes in state-of-the-art stealth technology and battlefield robotics. The JSF has access to unmanned aerial vehicles, automated sentry drones, and state-of-the-art stealth technology.
JSF - Infantry - Rifleman
Micro Summary: The standard JSF Rifleman is anything but standard. They come from all branches of the military, such as the Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, and Ghost Recon. Every JSF Rifleman undergoes a one-of-a-kind advanced training school developed by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that further hones their impressive abilities to a razor's edge.
Summary: Soldiers come from every branch of the US military to become a member of the JSF. If you walk into any JSF barracks, you'll see men and women from Marine Force Recon, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Green Berets, Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs), and even Ghost Recon teams. This means that many fresh JSF recruits have already undergone extensive training before they even put on the JSF uniforms. The purpose of JSF training is to unite all the different doctrines from other special operations unit into one, unified doctrine. JSF instructors have learned to glean the best parts of every special operations branch and implement it into JSF training.
Tech Commentary: JSF riflemen are armed with the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle Advance 1, or SCAR A1. The events which led up to the adoption of this weapon are actually quite controversial. The rifle itself is of Belgian origin and was originally designed in two variants, one chambered in 5.56mm NATO and another which used 7.62mm NATO cartridges.
The current SCAR A1 is essentially the same weapon, only it has been redesigned by a US company to chamber the newer 6.8mm cartridge. The US claimed that the SCAR A1 is a different weapon with its own patent due to the changes US arms makers implemented to enable the weapon to chamber the 6.8mm round. This claim infuriated the original manufacturers of the weapon and numerous lawsuits followed, none of which have been settled. Despite its rocky adoption, the SCAR A1 has proven to be a formidable rifle and a marked improvement over the US Military's previous weapon systems.
JSF riflemen are fully wired and carry the latest in communications gear and body armor, all of which is a direct descendent of the Land Warrior program. JSF snipers have access to semiautomatic .50 caliber sniper rifles, which can be upgraded to use anti-material shells for additional firepower.
Primary Armament: SCAR A1/M120 .50 Caliber Rifle
Special Features: Can take advantage of cover, garrison buildings, can capture uplink points.
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