Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Sentinel

"Sentinels ready to support!"

-UCA Sentinel exiting barrack upon arming

Tactical analysis

 * Heavy suppressive support: UCA Sentinels are tough, machine gun armed infantry. They use their machine guns to great effect, suppressing enemy infantry for their shotgun armed Vanguards to finish off at point blank range or aiming their gun skywards to cut down low flying aircrafts. Or provide long range fire support with their smoke mortars


 * Sweeping advance: If needed Sentinels can advance while firing their machine gun at full power. While this slows their speed when they fire and throws accuracy out the window the hail of bullets it brings is enough cause even superheavy infantry to slow down by sheer mass of fire, and blinds tanks by shattering their visors/camera and forcing the crew to button up


 * Need a bigger caliber: But for their power the Sentinels machine guns are less than effective against tank armour and heavy aircraft, not to mention needing to be completely still to actually hit something. And despite their thick armour, prolonged fire from anti-infantry weapons will still kill them


 * EXPLOSION: Elite Sentinels are being issued enhanced assault frames that not only increases their toughness but also allows them allow them to wield the heavier 40mm grenade machinegun, which lays down a devastating barrage of suppressive fire and wrecking entire concentrations of light vehicles and infantry within seconds, while projecting a shield when standing still or making a sweeping advance

Overview
The Sentinel's outfit consist of full plate armour over their plugsuit and assault frame, normally painted blue with orange highlights, with their non dominant arm spaulder being larger then the other with the UCA emblem on it, while their other spaulder has Able battalion emblem, with a with a helmet based off the USA m1 helmet and targeting computer, and a backpack holding their HMG ammunition, with an ammo belt directly feeding into the gun.

Upon reaching ace rank their assault frame is upgraded with a small generator on the back of the frame and servos to the joints and their gun wielding arm reinforced with more recoil compensating pistons. Alongside a sleeveless trenchcoat.

History
"Covering fire!"

-Captain Maya of the 7th rifles division supporting advancing troops

Upon volunteering for advance military training the Fenrir, whether men or women, farmers or doctors, soldiers in Able battalion who have shown an aptitude in accuracy and strength are given the choice to learn how to use the Bronson HMG instead to provide long ranged automatic firepower and support. These machine gun wielding specialists soon gained the unofficial nickname of Sentinels, since they "watched over" their fellow soldiers as they closed the distance with the enemy.

Ace upgrade
Sentinel gains an increase to health and armor and their weapon is replaced, which now fire faster, deals more suppression, increased damage against light vehicles, and has splash damage, fire more accurately when using sweeping advance, and now projects a shield when stationary or using sweeping advance

Trivia

 * Their rifle is based off the BAR, browning hmg, and the rifles from doom and doom eternal. While their ace weaponry is based off the the minigun and the chaingun from doom and doom eternal