Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Mechanic

"what needs fixing."

-A mechanic exiting the barracks

Tactical analysis

 * Repairwoman here: In addition to the other passive engineers have the mechanic can also repair vehicles more efficiently and act as Thunder battalions assault troops
 * Step off: The mechanics also wields a shotgun that can deal with regular infantry with enough power to knock them back. But their rather sluggish rate of fire makes them vulnerable to multiple squads or tougher foes
 * Armor's no problem: another equipment the mechanics have is anti-armor magnetic mine which will latch onto vehicles nearing it. And in the event the armor is closer then they like they can throw it like a discus
 * Heavy equipment's are here: Normally the mechanic are handed out sets of plate armor to protect them but most of them, particularly the rookies, tend to discard them on account of it's heavy weight. But the veterans tend wear them when they realized their survival outweighs the weight. Said veterans are also given the prototype Chester automatic shotgun and have their bombs upgraded to shake the vehicle if it survives

History
With the mobility of Thunder battalions armored columns came the need for regular maintenance, whether in the depot or on the field. But this came at the cost of engineering corp suffering heavy casualties, on account of having to keep a vehicle fighting under fire and having to defend themselves more often. Which meant the battalion had to upgrade it's engineers.

The mechanics are Thunder battalions combat engineers. Given more combat training and close quarters combat alongside a heavier focus in making vehicle repairs. Alongside these their somewhat outdated smgs are replaced by the heavier cardin shotgun and anti-armor magnetic disc mines which they realized they could throw due to it's surprisingly light weight, leading to soldiers beginning to call them disc throwers, though its advised not to say it in front of them as the last one who did it got a broken tooth.

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