Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/For the Motherland!

For the Motherland! is one of the Voshkod's support powers.

Overview
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH MOTHERLAND!"

-A common battlecry.

A Commander can make the troops fight better than their expected performance if one can convince the common troopers of the importance of holding a specific area. During the GVAW, it was the Kommissars on the field who were assigned the task to inspire patriotic zeal into the soldiers. Most infamous is the order "Not one step back" which prohibited retreat no matter the circumstances, often to catastrophic results. Violators were often shot by the Kommissar themselves. Thousands of soldiers were killed in so-called "Last Stands" which were more or less suicide for the soldiers, thanks to the lack of tactical knowledge of the commanding Kommissars, who were unable to pick their battles effectively. The modernization of the Red Army has led to that only Commanders being allowed to issue such orders, and summary executions are now just a dark spot in the Union's historical record. A further change is a standing order that all available units are to come to the aid of any "Last Stands", even if they have to neglect the target of opportunities to do so.