{"id":10504,"date":"2019-10-04T20:33:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=10504"},"modified":"2019-10-04T20:33:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:33:01","slug":"guardforce-ohiggins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2019\/10\/guardforce-ohiggins\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardforce O’Higgins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guardforce O’Higgins<\/strong> are, as their name might suggest, a mercenary unit that specialises in security and enforcement assignments. <\/p>\n

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Most of the Regiment-sized formation is made up of mechanised units trained in police actions or defensive scenarios. Because they are generally not deployed directly to the front line, the pay rates are commensurately lower than in other outfits who are often at the sharp end of a conflict. The quality of GFOH troops is, in the main, fairly average – in The Crucible<\/strong> they are rated merely as Trained<\/em>. Behaviour has been an issue in the past – one company had to be completely disbanded at the orders of the Bonding Authority following a breakdown of discipline while on furlough.<\/p>\n

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Line units are split into Infantry and Armoured companies. The infantry ride in Brollachan<\/strong> tracked APCs – these are cheap and cheerful ‘battle-taxi’ types built on the drive train and powerplant of a commercial all-terrain explorer vehicle. The basic model carries a twin MG turret or a hatch with a pintle-mounted flechette gun, support versions have light missile systems.<\/p>\n

The Armoured companies are mainly equipped with Fragarach<\/strong> light tanks carrying a wide variety of turret mounted weapons. The anti-tank vehicles have a pair of railguns, while an infantry support version has twin heavy gatlings instead. There are also light artillery, air defence and scout variants. The Fragarach has the same track units as the Brollachan but with uprated transmission and power plant.<\/p>\n

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The one exception is the Fian\u00f3glach<\/em>. This is a Veteran, rapid reaction force equipped with HU-1 Perseus VTOLs<\/a>, used as troubleshooters or to reinforce line companies at short notice. They are drawn from the best troops in the other line companies – which does nothing to help the standards in those units, but the increased pay and bragging rights does give the ordinary Guardforce grunt something to aim for.<\/p>\n

The unusual blue-grey scheme of the vehicles pictured is used on assignments where the Guardforce is stationed in or near active civilian populations. It is felt that the non-military colour makes the vehicles less threatening and can help to quiet dissident elements amongst populations that may otherwise react badly to having foreign mercenaries patrolling their streets.<\/p>\n

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Both the Fragarach and Brollachan are available now from our website<\/a>. Both are available with a number of different turret options beyond those shown here, which are illustrated on their respective pages.<\/p>\n

HS15-3701<\/a> – Fragarach Light Tank – \u00a38.00
\nHS15-3702<\/a> – Brollachan APC – \u00a38.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Guardforce O’Higgins are, as their name might suggest, a mercenary unit that specialises in security and enforcement assignments. Most of the Regiment-sized formation is made up of mechanised units trained in police actions or defensive scenarios. 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