Warzone Unit Spotlight: Capitol Light Infantry

Spotlight: Capitol Light Infantry

In the Lore:
Capitol has a huge number of ground troops, the most numerous of which are formed into a multitude of Light Infantry divisions. These are the people expected to engage with the enemy and risk their lives amid the blood and dirt of actual combat. Capitol’s Supreme Commanders never forget that their solders are citizens. The Commanders have a duty, when possible, to preserve the lives of those citizens. Each citizen of Capitol is a shareholder in the megacorporation and this fact is never entirely set aside; it comes to the fore in several ways. Capitol troops are always given the best training possible under the circumstances. They are taught comprehensively about self-preservation and force security on the battlefield. Capitol’s Light Infantry are issued a suit of Mk1. Tortoise body armour and protective helmets. The cost of such equipment is negligible compared to the cost of training another soldier.

On the Tabletop:
The grunts of the Capitol forces, the Light Infantry are an omnipresent sight in every Capitolian Warzone. Each and every one is armed with a standard issue combat knife, M50 Rifle and their trusty under-slung grenade launcher. They are an inexpensive Troop unit to field allowing for large squads and spending more points on your support options.

Never underestimate the firepower of a full sized squad of Light Infantry, they have been known to mow down small squads of elite support units that have the misfortune to get in front of them.

You can also upgrade their squad commander to be a medic giving the squad heal 2, which may not seem like much but with a large squad comes in handy.

Finally depending on the type of Warlord the army has grants them access to special ammunition as well,

You can purchase the Light Infantry in the online shop: http://shop.prodosgames.com/en/capitol-troops/13-light-infantry.html

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