Rogue Army

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“Rogue Army” refers to units that have broken off from the Planetary Jingwei and now pursue their own agendas; frequently bringing them into conflict with the Player. Unlike the Pirates, Rogue Army units are well equipped and trained - presenting a significantly harder challenge.

The backbone of any Rogue Army force consists of large infantry squads with varying levels of equipment and training. This human wave will be supported by raw firepower from a variety of sources. The overall theme is quantity over quality, which is also reflected in the simple and cumbersome nature of most Rogue Army equipment.

All units heavily rely on supporting each other, so it's important to isolate individual units and defeat them one by one. The lack of maneuverability and speed of most Rogue Army units further facilitates this approach.

Finding ways to mitigate the impact of their long range fire support is essential to win engagements without taking heavy losses. Possible approaches involve gathering intelligence before the actual combat, deep reconnaissance and offmap abilities as well as a strict target prioritization to disable the most dangerous units first.

Rogue Army Strategy

The Rogue Army makes heavy use of infantry squads to lock the player down and Officer squads to mark targets for ATGM strikes or buff allied units. A diverse range of heavy weapons teams supported by Light Walker units are very easily able to pin down most player built squads; while heavy armor units such as the Mercenary Medium Walker and the Heavy Tank hammer exposed or pinned down units.

When fighting the Rogue Army, it is recommended to bring ample anti-tank weapons such as Anti-Tank Missiles, Autocannon or EMP Rifles to combat their light armor units. High penetration squad weapons such as the BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar" and R10A6 K-PAC can damage or finish off heavily damaged mechanized units. A high concealment squad may be of use in infiltrating ahead of other player units in order to snipe weapons teams or Officers. If the player wishes to deploy armored units like Tanks or Mechs, they are advised to bring plenty of Smoke Grenades or Smoke Launchers in order to screen their advance and prevent units being marked by Officers or targeted by ATGM Teams. Alternatively players may wish to utilise armor upgrades such as ERA to reduce or entirely negate the damage from ATGM Teams.

Rogue Army Units

Infantry

Name	Squad Size	Squad Weapon	Special Weapon	Hit Points per soldier	Armor	Armor Durability	Description
Conscripts	7-8	R10A6 K-PAC		10	10	25	Ill-equipped soldiers who are a mix of volunteers and forced conscripts. Not very effective fighters, but they come in large numbers.
Infantry	6	BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar"		10	40	40	Local Forces gone rogue. Still equpped with their standard loadout of printed carbines, bundled grenades, and frag grenades.
Heavy Infantry	6	R10A6 K-PAC	IMX SA-RPG 2	10	75	60	Local Forces gone rogue. These special forces are equipped with heavy, armor, capable battle rifles, and decent RPGs.
Officer	3	BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar"		10	40	40	Rogue Army seasoned officers that command and motivate the forces around them.
Jaegar Team	2	BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar"	K-SAS Designated Marksman Rifle	10	15	30	A specialized rogue army sniper team armed with a precision rifle.
Storm Troopers	5	XL1A14		10	55	45	Highly trained and well-equipped storm troopers who are only detached for special, high intensity missions. They operate outside of the normal Jingwei structures and are the most loyal, die-hard forces available to any Rogue Army contingent.
MG Team	3	C1A2 SPC	Tripod CMG50	10	40	40	Local Forces gone rogue. Armed with a medium machine gun to deliver suppressive fire.
Autocannon Team	3	BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar"	Tripod MK20A3	10	40	40	Local Forces gone rogue. Armed with an autocannon to deliver suppressive fire.
Mortar Team	3	BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar"	Kingpost M8	10	40	40	Local Forces gone rogue. Armed with a mortar for indirect fire support.
ATGM Team	3	BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar"	Zayntech ASGM 2	10	40	40	Local Forces gone rogue. Armed with a tripod based ATGM launcher.

Vehicles

Name	Hit Points	Front Armor	Armor Durability	Vehicle Weapon	Description
Autocannon Walker	160	110	280	MK20A3 BC Autocannon	A light walker armed with an autocannon that is effective against heavy infantry and light vehicles.
Laser Walker	160	110	280	Auto-Laser	A light walker armed with an auto-laser that is effective against heavy infantry and light vehicles.
Mercenary Medium Walker	250	140	400	Swarm Airburst Launcher, Laser Lance	A well trained and equipped mercenary who brings their own medium walker equipped with a variety of medium weapons. Armed with a swarm airburst launcher and a laser lance, it is very combat effective and dangerous.
Battle Tank	450	190	800	Long Barreled Tank Gun CMG50 MMG	A flexible main battle tank that is well armored, mobile and fitted with a long-barrel tank gun and a medium machine gun on top. This machine is the backbone of most local forces across the wayback and although it is technologically outdated, it is still very effective.
Heavy Tank	600	220	900	15cm Assault Howitzer CMG50 MMG	An extremely heavily armored tank armed with a short-barrelled howitzer that has a limited firing arc. It can change between HE and HEAT rounds. Slow but hard to knock out.

Transports

Name	Hit Points	Front Armor	Armor Durability	Vehicle Weapon	Description
Infantry (Carrier)	180	125	350	CMG50 MMG	Rogue Army Infantry in light carrier.

Artillery

Name	Unit Size	Emplacement Weapon	Hit Points	Front Armor	Armor Durability	Description
Artillery	1	Artillery	150	60	200	Heavy on-map artillery pieces that cannot move. It can shoot across the whole battlefield but has a long minimum range. The shells fired are inaccurate but deadly.

Rogue Army Operations

Name	Description
Turn the Tide	Rogue Army units have overrun local defenses and are advancing quickly and mostly unhindered. We have to stop them so that an effective defense can be mustered and prepared further back. Be prepared to operate behind enemy lines and fight outnumbered and outgunned.

Rogue Army Army Lists

• Rogue Army Early Game
• Rogue Army Early Game Reinforcements
• Rogue Army Mid Game
• Rogue Army Mid Game Reinforcements

Behind the Scenes

The Rogue Army voice actor is Joe Corrigall.

References

Dev Diary #15

Changelog

• Patch #5 - FIXED The secondary time limit objectives in the Rogue army POW Rescue missions weren't configured correctly