STRATEGY U.N.A.
THE DEATH DEALER TACARMS
“HOME DELIVERY DAY AND NIGHT,
24/7. YOU WANT THE BEST, CALL
US. LEAD DELIVERED ANYWHERE,
ANYTIME.”
– TEXT ON THE BACK OF THE “ACE OF
SPADES” CALLING CARD OF THE 4TH PLATOON,
3RD MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION
(DEATH DEALER TACARMS)
The death dealer
TacArms
A new unit of TacArms joins the ranks of the White Stars: the death dealers! Until the first general
supplement for AT-43 is released, here is all the information you need.
These battlesuits are very rare machines, deployed during one-off missions and strictly dedicated
to antipersonnel combat. Created to deal with insurrection, these TacArms have fully proven their
effectiveness against infantry. For the enemies of the U.N.A., the emblem of this unit has become
the symbol of death itself.
A single death dealer TacArm has the firepower of an entire unit and it can easily withstand the
heaviest salvos of small-arms. Even battlesuits are not safe against the hailstorm of steel they can
unleash!
Tactics
Death dealer TacArms are generally deployed for
blitz missions, meant to shatter enemy infantry lines.
These units are so efficient they usually wipe out all
the soldiers in their sight. Even battlesuits are not
safe against the outrageous rate fire of a death dealer
TacArm unit. Yet this improved efficiency comes
with a cost: death dealer TacArms are useless against
armored fighting vehicles.
These TacArms’ offensive power and effectiveness
against infantry are so amazing that these TacArms will
become the enemy’s absolute priority. So they better
keep behind cover or use their movement to stay out
of the reach of enemy fire.
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THE CHRONICLES OF THE WORLD OF RACKHAM
Composition of a unit
Type: 3.
Numbers: 3.
Standard equipment: Volcano MG x 2
and gyroscopes.
Optional equipment: Pointeur laser.
Special weapons: None.
Specialists: None.
Officer: Rank 1.
EQUIPMENT
Gyroscopes: These mechanisms give the TacArms
the “Stability” ability. The fighter is not grounded
when he is caught in the area of effect of an indirect
fire weapon.
Laser targeter: This targeting system gives the
“Designator” ability to the TacArms. During his acti-
vation, a fighter can tag an enemy unit he can see.
Until the end of the round, indirect fire weapons and
locked shot weapons do not need a line of sight to
target the tagged unit.
BIRTH OF THE ACE OF SPADES
During the “Year of Skirmishes”, in AT-39, two
units of star troopers stationed on Ava were
overwhelmed by hordes of armed protesters.
Left in reserve, sergeant C.W. Brown decided
to breach orders and intervene. Unfortunately,
the steel TacArms he had at hand were unsuited
for crowd control: laser guns are extremely
powerful, but the sergeant was in need of a far
better rate of fire if he was to have a chance of
saving his besieged comrades from the swarms of
crazed protesters. He quickly found the solution.
He took his men to the armory, where the laser
guns were dismounted and replaced with the star
troopers’ reserve Volcano MGs. The TacArms
stepped into history only moments later when
they managed to contain the demonstration...
with one TacArm for every thousand protesters!
The emblem of that unit, the ace of spades,
became the emblem of the death dealer
TacArms.
COST OF A UNIT Only CentCom refuses to recognize their utility. “Death dealer”
Some people claim that general staff disregards platoon pattern
“Death dealer” TacArms them out of pure vexation: CentCom never got to
give its clearance when the first units were created. The player can choose any platoon pattern to
Equipment
Standard number
of fighters Officially, CentCom responds that it cannot sup- constitute his company, but he can only use one at
port the actions of an officer found guilty of defying a time. This platoon pattern is the only one allowed
Standard 300 A.P.
orders. for a U.N. company including death dealer TacArms.
Laser targeter 310 A.P.
Consequently, a tolerated platoon pattern was cre- It has no advantage and no disadvantage. Any other
3 death dealer TacArms including: 0 to 1 officer ated. It is the only pattern allowed to deploy death use of death dealer TacArms would be considered an
dealer TacArms. Since even CentCom needs them act of mutiny and punished in consequence.
OFFICERS sometimes...
• Unit of death dealer TacArms !
Sergeant (Sgt.): +15 A.P. • Unit of soldiers (★ / ★★)
• Unit of soldiers (★ / ★★)
Summary table • Unit of striders (★★)
• Unit of striders (★★)
Characteristics
! : Priority slot. It must always be picked first.
Profile
Death dealer
14 6 9 4
TacArm
Equipment
Standard
range weapon
Volcano MG (1) 4 3/0 - 7/1
Volcano MG (2) 4 3/0 - 7/1
Building
a death dealer company
Death dealer companies are assembled whenever
they are needed. There is no permanent company
of this kind, even though certain military formations
have the habit of summoning them very regularly,
assigning their TacArm pilots to specific training.
Death dealers
among the White Stars
Companies registered as “death dealers” are lim-
ited to one-off missions, mainly law enforcement
operations. The mere presence of a unit of death
dealer TacArms is usually enough the calm down
even the most agitated protesters. The most ardent
proponent of these units is Syndicate, which widely
uses the aura of the ace of spades to sow fear in its
enemy’s heart. In fact, Syndicate is in charge of deal-
ing with rioters and crowd movements and since the
White Stars doctrine recommends using minimum
fire power for maximum efficiency aiming to cause
minimum damage, which is close to useless in such
situations, The death dealer companies have become
Syndicate number one solution.
The M.Ind doesn’t object to deploying these units
either. Very pragmatic, the M.Ind uses only the most
appropriate tool when they have a task to accom-
plish, and, they have to admit, the death dealer
TacArms are remarkably effective specialists.
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