Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Motorcade

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The Motorcade is Baron Vladimir Harkonnen's personal vehicle, serving as a epic unit of House Harkonnen. Planned to be voiced by.

Tactical analysis

 * Glory!: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, the General nominally in charge of the battle, and his Baronets often ride into the thick of it in their motorcade. Though having no command functions, most lower rankers believe they're leading them in battle personally. This they do to the best of their ability, as they and the two others in the car can fire with their small arms.
 * Do as I Say: The Baron and his Baronets aren't just for show, as they can and do lead tactically. They can order soldiers to fire at particular targets, yell at fleeing targets to return to battle, and generally act as an officer should. This has an effect on the infantry around him, increasing all their attributes by a small degree. And their mere presence (or more accurately, booming voice) can inspire wounded soldiers to get back into it. In short order, they dust themselves off and start firing again. They remain wounded, though, and are generally incapacitated again, though their commander will have escaped by this time.
 * Staff Car: The Baron's Motorcade is just that; a car. It has little armor, and it would be useless anyways given the Baron's visibility. It's fairly fast, but many hostile units can catch up to it. In essence, if it's not escorted, it will die.
 * Stop exploding, you COWARDS!: Through the crucible of war battle hardened Baronets emerge. Compared to their inexperienced fellows these Baronets lead with tactics and skill, able to turn a division of rookies into elites, with their voice and authority loud enough that entire battalions will refuse to die if they order it and every soldier will gladly lay down their lives to protect the Baronet and their car.

History
"To the front!"

"He shouts, I shoot."

"Quiet, I can't drive."

-Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Bodyguard, Driver

Like other armies, the House Harkonnen is led not by a general staff (though they control the whole operation), but by a Commander taking control of a battlefield. The Elonans have done an admirable job in keeping their communications and computing equipment for commanders up to date, and so far no problems have arisen due to it. While strategically satisfying, some junior officers were noticing a degradation of morale due to mistrust of their commanding officers. While not stupid in any way, the average Sepoy is often not well educated and has difficulty understanding that a far-off person can have such control of a battlefield. Unlike the Voshkod, the Sepoy is also raised in a measure of freedom, so simply saying "Big Sister is watching you" like Conscripts are told wouldn't satisfy them. It was noted as a result that soldiers in many positions grew apathetic and bitter, convinced this "Commander" used and discarded them in the same manner a child would his chess pieces, caring only for victory.

In response to this, the Elonan armed forces promoted several war heroes of all branches to "Baronets" (intentionally misspelled from the actual rank of Baron/Baroness). Though a rank with no real authority, the pomp and bravado of this position, and the heroic actions of the men and women who became them while still retaining the dignity of an officer and a gentleman/lady, inspired a nation. Instead of issuing orders from a computer miles from the combat zone, the Baronets would be right there at the front, in the trenches, for all to see. In the Army Corps, they would ride in the cupolas of AMX-13s, directing targets with other main guns with their swords or canes. They copilot in Hamsa EWAs in the Air Corps, issuing carefully worded orders to inspire the fighter pilots and bomber crews to brave more enemy fire and g-forces. They even serve in the riverine forces, sometimes striding the decks themselves, shooting their revolvers at ambushers on the river's edge. In the Frontier Corps, they ride staff cars to and from skirmishes, the most visible role of all.

Needless to say, all this activity puts the Baronet in danger. While the loss of one has already been ensured to do no damage to the chain of command due to the ceremonial function, the morale of the troops would plunge, not to mention the heartening of the enemy whose intelligence likely has not revealed this fact. To that end, each Baronet is issued a bodyguard, who is usually at special ops training levels and an excellent soldier in his or her own right. Beyond that, each and every military man/woman (including non-combatants) are taught to protect a Baronet with their life and are issued arms for that purpose if need be. The Baronet isn't a pushover in combat, either, and is well-skilled with their revolver, for picking off enemy soldiers or threatening deserters. Despite these precautions, the Baronet can fall prey to a variety of threats, and analysts have determined the death of a "leading" Baronet will usually lead to a major plummet in moreale. And often a rout is followed.

Great Leader
Doubles stat buffs and radius, ability now effects all units around Motorcade, and any damage toward the Motorcade will be redirected to a nearby unit.

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