SPECIAL FORCES The Special Forces are those elite military personel used to enter the battle in the face of great odds. These men and women are of the highest caliber of military soldiers and some even rival the elit commando units such as the Death Commandos and the DEST Commandos. These soldiers are the equivalant to the seals and the black Berets of the late 20th Century. They are trained to drop from high altitudes and infiltrate enemy bases and create as much havoc as possible. These soldiers are also trained to repair as take out mechs using satchel charges and landmines. ATTRIBUTES CHARACTERISTICS EDGE: 2 ADVANTAGES BLD: 6(6+) ATHLETIC (6+) Natural REF: 6(6+) PHYSICAL (7+) Aptitude: ITN: 5(8+) MENTAL (7+) HIGH ALT LRN: 6(6+) SOCIAL (9+) DROP CHA: 4(10+) SKILLS EQUIPMENT BLADE: 2 (4+) ARMORED BODY SUIT PERCEPTION: 2 (5+) DELUXE FIELD KIT MEDTECH: 2 (5+) 2 MED KITS SURVIVAL: 1 (6+) 4 GRENADES (CHOOSE) SUPPORT WEAPONS: 1 (6+) LASER PISTOL (CHOOSE) STEALTH: 1 (6+) PERSONAL COMMUNICATOR SMALL ARMS: 3 (4+) ASSAULT RIFLE w\ SNIPER SCOPE *HIGH ALTITUDE DROPS: 3 (3+) 2 ENERGY CLIPS UNARMED COMBAT: 2 (4+) 10 RELOADS FOR RIFLE *ANTI-MECH COMBAT: 2 (4+) VIBRO DAGGER JUMP PACK: 1 (5+) DRIVE: 1 (6+) SPECIAL GEAR UPON ASSIGNMENT TECH(MECH): 2 (5+) JUMP PACK CLIMBING: 2 (4+) HIGH ALTITUDE BUBBLE VIBRO MINES LAND MINES SATCHEL CHARGES SNEAK SUITS This is a description of some of the new skills and equipment associated with these new archtype. High Altitude Drops: This is a type of combat drop in which the soldier is dropped from the dropship while still in atmosphere. The soldier sits tucked in a fetus position in a ceramic cocoon which drops toward the earth. Upon reaching a specified altitude the pod decentegrates and the soldier glides to earth on a parachute. Anti-Mech combat: This is the form of gurilla warfare in which infantry use special weapons to either destroy or incapacitate a battlemech. Some of these tactics include planting satchel charges in the knee joint of mechs and planting mines in the path of an oncomming mech. This type of warfare is extremely dangerous and takes specific training to accomplish. High Altitude Bubble: This is the bubble in which the soldier sits during a high altitude drop. The bubble is made of a high strenght ceramic to withstand the heat of going through the atmosphere. A small computer is embedded in the side of the bubble, which tells the soldier his altitude, the heat of the bubble as well as an approximate location from the designated landing zone. The bubble can withstand temperatures up to 5000c as well as having 50 points of armor to protect the soldier from any attack on the way down. Satchel Charge: This device is used by Anti-Mech Soldiers to render a mech inoperative. The unit consists of a 1ft x 1ft x 4in cloth bag in which is placed a large quantity of plastic explosives. The bag is placed in a joint(usually the knee) and a string is pulled as the soldier jumps from the mech. The string starts a fifteen second fuse and explodes the plastic explosives. Damage: 4pts to the leg in which the satchel was planted on as well as an automatic roll on the criticle hit chart. These babies can be very usefull in the hands of trained professionals or very deadly in the hands of fools.