For The Republic
United Republic Military
Republic Weaponry- Like most human nations the United Republic still uses bullet based weaponry though after the Vietnam War the Republic reversed engineered discarded Turian weaponry and now all of its infantry weapons is a mix of Republic and Mass Effect technology. The Republic no longer has to worry about gunpowder so all of it bullets are essentially metal slugs fired off through the use of mass accelerators. Despite having mastered the creation of handheld energy weaponry it is not mass production friendly with each weapon having to partly be made by hand so only the most elite troops get access to them.
United Republic Ground Forces- The United Republic Ground Forces or URGF is the United Republic's main military force. The URGF that can trace their roots back to the spear wielding warriors that defended the tribe that would one day become the United Republic. Today the URGF handles all large scale ground combat operations from colonial defense to planetary campaigns.
Standard URGF Weaponry
M-16 Assault Rifle
M-4 Carbine
R-91 Assault Rifle
M1A1 Thompson submachine gun
M1014 Shotgun
M249 SAW
M1911 Pistol
Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle
M72 LAW
United Republic National Guard- On larger colonies and the Earth based states instead of a URGF garrison there is a dedicated National Guard. The URNG defends Republic territory from invaders and are called up in events of severe civil disturbance like the Great Delta City Riot. The URNG has to make due with more antiquated weaponry but with the advent of miniature mass accelerators built into the gun the old style weapons of the National Guard are in some cases just as powerful as the more modern weapons.
Standard URNG Weaponry
R-91 Assault Rifle
M-14 Battle Rifle
M870 Shotgun
M1A1 Thompson submachine gun
M60 GPMG
M1918 Automatic Rifle
M1911 Pistol
Bazooka
Barret M82 Sniper Rifle
Republic Foreign Legion- The RFL was formed to allow hopeful immigrants to earn their citizenship through military service. Any soldier that serves for 5 years will be awarded citizenship. However the RFL runs extensive background checks on applicants to weed out spies and criminals trying to escape justice. The RFL's motto 'Service Guarantees Citizenship' has become a pop culture icon and was used in the famous 21st Century Scfi hit Starship Troopers.
Standard RFL Weaponry
Same as URGF
United Republic Rangers- The Rangers are some of the most elite soldiers in the United Republic. When a soldier shows exceptional skill in they are approached for Ranger training. The training is hard and brutal with a 90% dropout rate and with numerous casualties. Comparable to Asari Commandos and Spectres in their skill the Rangers are to be met with caution. Rangers also have access to basic energy based weaponry and the instantly recognizable Ranger Armor with its gas mask like helmet and trenchcoat.
NOTE: The United Republic Marine Corps was absorbed into the United Republic Rangers shortly after Second World War.
Standard Ranger Weaponry
Ranger Armor
M-16 Assault Rifle
XM8 Carbine
M1A1 Thompson submachine gun
Wattz 1000 Light Laser Pistol
Wattz 2000 Light Laser Rifle
United Republic Heavy Corps- The Heavy Corp or Heavies are a technically an armored division but instead of tanks they use powered infantry armor alongside assault walkers. The United Republic is the only human nation that can manufacture power armor but it's expensive and very tricky to make. As a result the Heavy Corps is very small with less than 100,000 members and many are without armor. The heavy's have access to the Republic's more powerful laser based weapons along with some blaster weapons.
Standard Heavy Weaponry
M249 SAW
M134 Minigun
AER12 Heavy Laser Rifle
AEP7 Heavy Laser Pistol
Gatling Laser
DC-15A Blaster Rifle
DC-15S Blaster Carbine
T-45D Light Power Armor
T-51B Medium Power Armor (Limited Number)
Armored Assault Walker
Extraterrestrial Combat Force (XCOM)- XCOM is an international organization created to protect humanity from extraterrestrial threats. They are given the most advanced technology humanity has (most of which comes from the Republic) to do their duty. XCOM is usually attacking pirates/slavers and capturing snooping STG, Spectres, and Shadow Broker agents. XCOM makes it a principle to genetically lock most of its technology. Anything non-human that attempts to take a suit of power armor or energy weapon will cause its power cells to overload and trigger and explosion and any human not authorized to handle that equipment will trigger explosion if they continue to do so.
Standard XCOM Weaponry
T-45D Light Power Armor
T-51B Medium Power Armor
T-60 Heavy Power Armor
E-11 Blaster Carbine
DC-15A Blaster Rifle
DC-15S Blaster Carbine
P-94 Plasma Rifle
P-94 Plasma Caster
P-77 Plasma Carbine
Gauss Rifle
United Republic Black Operations Group- The Black Operations Group or Black Ops are the United Republic's espionage and counter-espionage group. Not much is known about them except that they've been around since the Renaissance and had a hand in the creation of the Great Firewall. Known Operatives include… mdksndsndjanf.
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AN: I'm going to admit it now. Yes a lot of the stuff is above is from Fallout. My username is Wanderer101 and my profile picture is that of a Ranger. It's not like it's out of nowhere besides there is a good reason for all the Fallout tech. It's cool and it's something I know very well and can explain/integrate pretty easily. Star Wars blasters for very much the same reason and besides when people think of energy weapons Star Wars is usually the first to come to mind.
A little background on the Rangers. Yes they are inspired by the NCR Rangers from Fallout but they are inspired partly by Civ 5 as well. When you explore an ancient ruin with a scout there is a chance that scout will be upgraded into an archer but will still keep its scout abilities. I tend to name these units Rangers due to their combat skill and ability to flow through the roughest terrain. They remain formidable units well into late game also. Though with Gods and Kings and Brave New World they become Gatling Guns/Machine Guns/Bazookas in the Late Game not Infantry.