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 and throws accuracy out the window the hail of bullets it brings is enough cause even superheavy infantry to slow down by sheer concussive force


 * 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


 * Minigun mayhem: Elite Sentinels are being issued enhanced assault frames that not only increases their toughness but also allows them allow them to wield the M5 prototype assault rifle, which is more of a gatling gun, which can easily blanket an area in lead and project a shield when still or making a sweeping advance

Overview
The Sentinel's outfit consist of their plugsuit with an assault frame and full plate armour, normally painted blue with orange highlights, with their non dominant arm spaulder being larger then the other and the UCA emblem on their left spaulder, with a with a helmet based off the USA m1 helmet with a visor and targeting computer, and a backpack holding their HMG ammunition.

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.

History
"Covering fire!"

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

Upon being drafted the Fenrir, whether men or women, farmers or doctors, are drilled in the basics of shooting and melee for four years, which can be shorten if they choose to volunteer, after about a year of training, as Servicemen. And by the end are given their assault rifle, RPG, armor, and assault frame, becoming the pride of the UCA.

But soldier in Able battalion who have shown an aptitude in accuracy and strength are given the choice to learn how to use the Garland M-4B rifle 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 their weapon is replaced, which now fire and supresses faster, 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