Inevitably, if war must be had, then men with guns must go; Bomb an entire world, you will still need people to come in to clear the rubble, and build anew. Those people must be protected, not only from retaliation by those who were harmed in the bombardment, but also from those who would take advantage of the situation.
Here, then are SOME of the UGC’s tools thereof.
NOTE: “Parry,” in tank combat terms, means ducking quickly behind cover (hills, rubble of buildings, etc). it does not qualify as a dodge. Roll with impact means turning quickly with the attack. In either case, the damage is reduced by 50%.
Most UGC weapons can be used by Battle Armored or Power Armored Troopers; Only M-2 Machine Gun and PB-22 Particle Beam Cannon are unavailable to Battle Armored Troopers (unless vehicle-mounted or fixed-position). The M-25 Recoilless Rifle can not easily be used by Power Armored Troopers, due to the small size of the trigger guard, unless gloves are removed.
The UGC has the REF-Invid War Era Cyclone Series Power Armors and more; The Micronian Power Armor Mark II (aka “Grenadier” Power Armor) is an advanced for of the Malcontent Uprising Era Micronian Power Armor, while the Rifleman Power Armor is a fixed Battloid Mode VR-035 Battler Cyclone Power Armor.
The UGC developed “rail launcher”, an electro-magnetic rail-gun that launches missiles. Any type of missile can be used in their particular type of launcher. Only UGC-designed missiles can be used.
Tanks are more easily able to hide from Robots and Destroids, and with preparation, practice, and sometimes luck from aircraft. They add power, are faster and have more armor, and are the ultimate flanking, scouting, and screening force for Destroids, and ultimate artillery fire-support base for infantry. At generally a tenth the cost of a Robot and one-one hundredth the construction time, some malconts have taken to fully switching over to tanks, but Destroids do bring more firepower per unit; Consequently the two complement each other greatly.
The UGC has a great many Destroids available for it’s armed forces; However, most Destroids are used by the RDF’s, rather than the REF, with the exception of the Zulu, which is particularly popular with the UGC Marine (although it’s also highly popular with malcontents due to the cheap and reliable nature of the design), and the more recent Mecha Knight, which is popular with both the Marine and Army.