Helghan's Rise ( Cancelled and Abandon)

by The Helghast Marine

The civil war between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance raged on, but history changes when the forgotten Empire has risen from the shadows. They fed only on war, death and destruction. Let the entire galaxy and the force trembled in terror for them to return to take their rightful place in the galaxy or let the galaxy all burn. They are the Helghast and they know war.

4. Helghast military Forces

Helghast Military

Main Core of the Helghast Armed Forces

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Army –

The Helghast Army is the major fighting core of the Helghast Empire to protect it's own citizens and authority. The Helghast Army relies on advanced weapons, technologic support, armored support, and large numbers being a large military force comprised of large battalions supported by endless troop movements to overwhelm the enemy and capture their territory. Helghast soldiers are heavily armed and well trained; using their vast numbers to their advantage and use mines and other lethal explosives to set up defensive positions against their enemies. The Helghan military's primary tactics primarily relate to the implementation of vicious, rapidly sweeping surgical strikes reliant on the element of surprise, focusing almost completely on offensive based strategies. The Army also repurposed former battle droids as support / cannon fodder and recruit mercenaries from other parts of the galaxy.

Navy –

The Helghast Navy serves as the main backbone of the Helghast Empire and is the core of the military. The Navy is responsible focused on Naval space warfare , troop deployment , orbit support bombardment and ship to ship combat. Navy tactics involved boarding actions , deployment of atmospheric starfighters and the infamous strategic void combat. Somehow the Navy had powerful vessels equipped with advanced technological weaponry crewed by countless well-trained servicemen and women. The Navy was allowed to resolve to use MWDs (Massive Weapons of Destruction) in limitation. The Navy focus it's role in defending key systems under Helghast control, supply routes and their home world Helghan and the Navy deployed fleets for offensive engagements and planetary invasion.

Starfighter Force

The Aerial Starfighter Force serves as the main spearhead of the Helghast Navy and Army. The Aerial force served as aerial defensive and offensive force tasked with conducting tactic strikes to bombing runs , gain air superiority and provide air support for ground troops. The Starfighter Force has Space and Atmospheric jets, starfighters , bombers and assault transports that play a field role in surgical combat engagements in the skies and the orbit. Aerial Star Force command and relied on carrier ships for deployment. The StarfighterForce deployed drones as support units alongside Helghast fighter squadrons or reinforcements to ground troops

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Branches

Expeditionary Force

The Helghast Expeditionary Force is the branch of the Army that was assigned to exploration in uncharted regions of the unknown corners in the galaxy to find suitable planets for colonization, resources to mine and finding other civilizations to conqueror and destroy or to trade. The militarized Expeditionary Force specialized in guerrilla warfare, specialized reconnaissance and raiding. Only Best regiments with High combat to Survival experience or Veteran Squads handpicked to become kill teams or platoons by Helghan High command for intensive Operations were giving equipment Expeditionary Force often deployed Fire Teams or Kill platoons behind enemy territory with limited support and resources. Kill platoons were usually rare seen in frontline engagements due to the fact they were operating behind enemy lines by using hit and run methods strategically.

Helghast Galactic Marine Corps

The Marine Corps of Helghan is the branch of the Navy and Helghan's Galatic Marine Corps is known for conducting galactic amphibious warfare on space or ground. The Marine Corps specialized in offensive roles such as EVO combat, ship boarding actions, Planetary landings and rapid troop were trained in operations involving hazardous environments on space or ground. Marines of Helghan responsible for safeguard and defending Helghast ships and installations.

Special Warfare Operation Legions

Special Warfare Operations are the vital artery in the Helghast High Command. They are the military branch that specialized carrying difficult operations with surgical accuracy and precision. When the Helghast were now militarized and becoming more adaptive for war. The Helghast strategic council agree to introduce new methods of surgical warfare with precision coordination with thin the military without risking high causality rates. The Special Warfare Operations involved the deployment of ruthless and dedicated Special Forces, MWDs , next-generation experimental weaponry (if chosen carefully ) on the battlefield , black op missions , and Specialized Naval assets . Special Forces excelled in rigorous training recognized in skill , talent or sheath to operate in squads or teams. Only the best of the best in the Special Warfare Operations legions were giving equipment enhancement or augmentation. Special Warfare Legions often have a deep rivalry between the Expeditionary Forces Corps.

Helghast Intelligence

Helghast Intelligence is the branch of the military specialized in analyzing, overseeing, reporting military and economic information to the High Command . This branch acts as the brain power of the Helghast war machine however they are responsible for safeguard classified information safety of the Helghast Empire even distribute propaganda . Helghast Intelligence even played a role in plotting offensive and defensive strategies in the Helghast High Command.

The Intelligence Agency has departments ranging from security , development of technologic warfare, Coordination and Analysis , counter intelligence, and Tactical Ops. Helghast Intelligence were maintained by Intel officers, analysts , brilliant minds of the Helghast military and Operatives. Helghast Intelligence deployed uncover operatives , spies , agents, Spec-Ops insurgents and Intel cells into enemy territory to gathering sensitive to critical information on the enemy . Operatives and Helghast Spies specialized in infiltration , espionage , black propaganda, raids, assassination and psychological warfare. Intelligence networks hidden with thin the enemy provides information and data to the Helghast armies waiting for deployment. Cells acted as outposts and safehouse for Helghast operatives to take refugee or a place to encrypt message and data. However, the Intelligence agency shares a respectful pact with the inquisition force sensitive taskforce to enforced and ensure all Operatives and Intel staff even military officers kept in proper line or risk having spies or arrogance in their mist. Deep down in every Helghast agent, their hearts only remain true to Helghan.

Vanguard Legions

Vanguard legion represents the iron fist and sword of the Helghast Elite Paramilitary Legion with their reputation for overwhelming brutality , pure efficiency , use of terror tactics and brute force. They were completely feared along every soldier in the helghast armies; they were known as' Helghan's chosen' as well as the honour guard of the Helghan . Once chosen , Legions of hundreds of Elite warriors and troopers hailed from Special Forces even handpicked graduates from military academies were able to promote their status and received new weaponry and upgrades or augmentation. The Vanguard acted as the home guard of Helghan and served as enforcers or brutes within the Helghast armies. The Vanguard legions were responsible for safeguarding secret compounds, take part in heavy assault operations and act as bodyguards of VIP officials.

Auxiliaries

Auxiliaries made up of nonhuman sentient being , imperial defectors, former POWs and sympathizers in the thousands which makes them expendable. Auxiliaries served while sided along with the Helghast Empire as support forces or incase cannon fodders in exchange for their freedom. Auxiliaries fought alongside the Helghast ground forces and most of the auxiliaries act as a labor force or extra reinforcements. The Helghast neither treat most auxiliaries as slaves or assets therefore as expandable support usually resupplied ammunitions and move equipment, building defences, supplies or artillery even act as gunners or ammo auxiliaries were recognized for skills such as medical training, logistics or engineers but carefully monitored.

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The Shadow Creed

The Shadow Creed is force sensitive organization that served beside the helghast Empire only believed in the purity of the force. Duty, obedience and loyalty are the ideal mantras that Pure Order was inspired by Scolar Visari's ultimate dream ; the Pure Order's hearts belong to Helghan and Emperor Visari as they endured the helghan's dream became a reality.

The Creed had a vision stated that the force they studied for generations there is only purity of wielding the force not by the dark or light side as one. The Shadow Creed do not follow the briefs and traditions of the jedi or the sith and the order see both sides as relative concepts. The order believes as force users, they must endured hardships and their will to survive to gain strength for the greater good of the force. They saw the dark side as a curse and the light side outdated. They strongly believe in duty, sacrifice, purpose and Loyalty in the Force united as one. The Creed was able to invent a rare ability known as "shadow in the force' that be used to hid themselves without being sensed.

Those Force-sensitive individuals born through the hardships on Helghan were both gathered and incorporated into the order to train them as warriors and leaders in the Helghast Empire. Driven by purpose, the Warriors , Knights and Crusaders of the creed marched to war leading the armies of Helghan at their side vowing to lead the charge. The Knights of the Pure Order were Helghan finest heroes and represent the dream of the Helghast people furthermore The shadow knights of Helghan are the sword and shield of the true Empire the Helghast.

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Helghast Army Codex

Ground Forces

Basic Army Infantry

Light Soldier-serve as fast attack soldiers

Assault Soldier/ Infantrymen- basic soldier and backbone of the Helghast War Machine

Helghast Trooper- Mechanized and airborne main assault troops

Scouts- Pathfinders, communication operators, and Reconnaissance infantry

Riflemen- defensive units armed with STA-14 rifles or energy carbines

Support Troopers - Anti Vehicle infantry armed with rocket launchers

Grenadier-Suppressive support infantry

Heavy Weapons Support gunner- Suppressive fire sentry trooper.

Specialized infantry

Veteran Assault Infantry- experience tactic infantry soldier with upgrade equipment , armour and laser weaponry

Pyro trooper- flamethrower specialists

Sniper-Longer range marksmen

Medics - First Aid specialist

Officers and Squad Leaders- Ranking infantry leading and maintaining the troops

Artillery spotters- Communication operators in coordinating artillery and support.

Heavy Soldiers- support infantry defenders with light energy blasters or LMGs

Heavy Troopers- Heavy armoured trooper with a chaingun.

Warrior troopers- CQC melee/fast attack/ Guerrilla special force

Engineers- the soldier who performs a variety of construction of and demolition tasks

Airborne troopers- airborne assault specialist

Elite Infantry

Commandos-Special Force Elites specialized in CQC and assault operations

Rangers- Expert in wildnesses warfare and guerrilla experts

Heavy Commandos- Elite special force operatives and heavy warfare experts.

Elites-Support and tactic troopers

Capture/melee troopers- melee and fast attack specialized operative

Shock Troopers- fast attack infantry

Special Forces Class

MK1 Advance Assault Troopers- Highly Advanced troopers with enhancements and augmentation

MK2 advance Commandos- Highly Advanced Shock commando troopers

MK3 Advance Snipers- Highly Advanced Marksmen

Galatic Marines- Frontline assault Naval EVO troops and ground assault experts

Spetsnaz- Highly trained tactical troopers

Black Op-tactical Operators- fighter specialized in infiltration, guerrilla and insurgency warfare

Vanguard Forces

Brutes- enforcers of the Helghast Army specialized in heavy weapons and siege warfare

Armadillo Marine- Specialized All purpose trooper with advanced person shielding

HAZMAT trooper- trooper specialized in experimental weaponry

Vanguard Elites - Seige experts Marines specialized in heavy warfare

Auxiliaries

Conscript- support and light infantry

Vehicles

Fast attack:

Buggy- Four seated All terrain jeep design for Reconnaissance purposes

Jet Bike- fast attack aircraft

Hover Jet speeder- One seated Recon and hit and run bike.

Recon Fast Walker- one seated bipedal walker with a single weapon designed for speed and agile

Troop Carrier- trooper carrier is a quadpedel walker vehicle and has the ability to carry three troopers , equipped with a flamethrower or plasma repeater cannon.

AWC light tracker- four seated armoured car neither wheeled / hoverpads armed with a energy cannon or chaingun. A multiple purpose vehicle for the helghast army.

HAMR IFV- Cavalry Armored fighting six wheeler with an auto cannon and chain gun along with a laser beam cannon for anti armor. Purposed to be a scout and hit and run vehicle

StA-421 Difficult Terrain Assault Platform ' '

- The D-Tap has a surprising amount of agility and speed, allowing it to leap and climb tall structures with ease. It has new, state-of-the-art power supplies that last exceptionally long periods of time. Armed high-powered Petrusite infused chainguns and high powered climbing claws

IFV Vehicles

Tracked Light Tank

-Fighting infantry vehicle ;track tank is used to lay down heavy fire, always trying to keep its vulnerable rear out of the action. Its long range weaponry is in the form of twin-mounted rocket launchers , A plasma laser cannon and a machine gun or a laser repeater

VC-Light Hover tank

-Combat tank ; The helghast Light Hover Tank is armed with the same 152mm M81 smoothbore gun and plasma machine gun

Hover APC

-The APC Uses powerful anti-gravity boosters, allowing theses vehicles to navigate shallow terrain and travel at higher speeds than any other land vehicles. They were more mobile than other vehicles over the open terrain of mountains and muddy swamps. Can carry 12 soldiers and armed with a heavy chaingun and comes from three varriants

The Standard Model:
The standard model is equipped with a 360 degree cupola-mounted heavy machine gun (VnS-10 Scylla ) operated by a Alliance gunner, the vehicle is able to carry a squad of FA soldiers in a closed rear compartment; the rear of the vehicle drops to allow troops to dismount.

AA Model:(AA artillery)
The APC (AA turret) has a roof mounted over the rear compartment and no machine-gun, but instead features a rotating turret mounting four linked AA guns (EAW25/4 Chimera Heavy Weapons Platform ). To support the AA turret and the complex mounting for the necessary liquid hydrogen cooling system that is required for cooling the AA gun barrels to maintain a high rate of fire, an addition roof for carrying this extra equipment has been placed over the rear compartment.

MRL model: (Artillery)
The multiple rocket launcher (MRL) is a powerful fire-support variant of the APC. Mounting 16 rockets in a roof-mounted pack, the MRL is used to lay down a devastating blanket of explosives in a short space of time. it is believed the troop carrying ability hasn't been lost in the modification, though the rear compartment is usually used for the storage of ammunition for the MRL

Helghast tracked APC "Bull"

-repurpose as a mining vehicle modified for combat, with a front exit ramp and digging gear mounted on the front. However, it is well-respected because of the relatively heavy firepower it fields in its linked turret and passenger LARs. Its front armor is quite heavy, perfect for ramming through obstructions or minesweeping equipped with saw blades to slice through enemy vehicles and walls.

Speeder troop truck

-A hover repuslor vehicle repurposed as a troop carrier, support or cargo transport , equipped with a single assault cannon and two machine guns on both sides of the truck. Carries 12 soldiers and decorated with armour plating.

Tanks

Sta-Hammer Head Tank

-plays a role of a repulsor hover tank as an main battle tank of the Helghast armed forces ; equipped with armour plates and twin linked smoothbore coil/rail cannons that fire ballistic or charge laser lance along with anti personal laser cannon. Also includes heat seeking rocket launchers.

AWC Hover Tank

- new front line assault tank equipped with repulsorlifts pads and two thrusters for speed and maneuver . Armed with missle pod , petrusite cannon and energy or ballistic machinegun along with a missile pod

VC-Heavy Hover Tank

-Heavily armed and well protected, the Helghast Heavy tank is the toughest of all land vehicles. An anti-gravity power source allows the tank to hover over the terrain, although its vast weight greatly reduces its speed. The heavy tank is armed with a 152mm M81 smoothbore gun-launcher with an automatic loader, co-axial machine gun, and a manually operated machine gun in a separately rotating cupola on top of the turret.

VC Assault Class Repulsor Tank

-(Version of an M1 Abram tank without trends) This speedy medium-weight hover tank designed to bring heavy firepower quickly to anywhere on the battlefield and is the brother of the Helghast Hover tank series. Armed with Laser cannon/ Repeater railcannon or plasma cannon.

VC-battle Tank

-The VC battle tank developed by Visari Cooperation is used for frontline combat . This tank run on four quad-track design and a main energy / rail cannon with twin anti personal cannon mounted on both sides of the tank as pods.

Combat Walker

VC-Tank Walker (Assault Artillery)

The tank walker is an mobile assault mechanized walker with quad leg like claws , large than heavy hover tank and is the size of a AT-ST and the walker has a wide long tank turret with a plasma charged coil cannon and two rocket launchers. The tank walker plays a role as front line artillery.

StA-Spider Tank walker

- The spider walker is a mobile droid assault platform design by Stahl Arms , it body has four quad clawlegs and a torsoplatform that rotates 360 degrees ; includes a shoulder mingun , twin missile pods and an auto cannon / turbo plas-laser cannon. THe walker has the ability to claw up on buildings.

Demolisher APU walker

- These armoured personal unit Walker were the toughs bad boys of the Helghast Army , These Powered suits were armed with autocannons/chaingun wrist mount on the arms enought to slaughter and demolished enemy structures and infantry. They included thruster packs that can jumped in mid air .

-Heavy Walker

-A massive walker with thick armoured to the feet with twin plasma/ gauss rail cannons on its shoulders, missile pods and laser charged cannon. It's thick articulated legs flexibly to move through difficult terrain. Served as mobile artillery.

- Assault Mech

- These helghast mechs were the workhorse of the Helghast army, these mechs were the spearhead of the armoured cavalry known for their adaptation in terrain, armored with shoulder min-guns, beam cannon and a quad laser cannon on the chin

All Terrian Combat Walker

- Inspired by the Predecessor AT ST , the Helghast modified their own walker version this time with a menacing armament, armour plates and killer instincts design, neither piloted by a single crewmen or drone AI controlled. These walkers had chin anti-personal chain guns , twin RPG pods and an auto grenade launcher.

Starcraft and Aerial fighters

(Helghast 'star corps')

VC-Ragor Eye Starfighter

-Designed for space combat as a multi-role starfighter . Popular with Veteran pilots. The VTOL Fighter features a canopy and integrated armoured cockpit, VTOL generators, powerful countermeasures and detection devices from jammer, a communication array and other radar devices on a tail, fin, and front-back section of the fighter hull. The Fighter includes speed brakes a sonic ion engine, rocket pods containing missiles or bombs. Its armament is two rapid-fire laser, plasma or ballistic cannons and a railgun bottom for heavier targets.

StA-Ostriker strike fighter

-The Ostriker fighter is a large heavy VTOL starfighter designed as a bomber fighter capable of delivering ordnance on ships and ground is petrusite powered by a large anti-gravity ring allowing the fighter to unlimited VTOL abilities and fast speed allowing it to maneuver. Also equipped with a hyperdrive and other anti-starfighter cannons. Piloted by two pilots and had enough space for 8 people as cargo. Later the strike fighters redesign and place under command of special forces and later removed it's ordnance pods for laser cannons and extra room for camo-generators and jammers.

StA-Ostriker-light bomber

- The light bomber of the Ostriker class is the next generation of star bomber as precursors to the strike fighter. These new breed redesign to be faster. It's cargo bay served as the bombardment bays for dropping bombs, two missile pods anda chin assault cannon for frontline assault. Plus the best pilots of the Helghast star corps get to have turrets on the back. Piloted by two crewmen.

VC-talon fighter

- The talon fighter serves as the backbone of the Helghast star corps; the fighters equipped with twin ion engines and a petrusite thruster for speed has medium armour and contains heat-seeking missiles, petrusite twin laser cannons and a rapid-fire auto cannon with armor piecing were deployed on the atmosphere as air support and cover but there were plans to redesign the talon fighters for space combat.