[ti]GR[/ti]The Force Hunters

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
• Intent: A unit type for the Republic to go after Force Users


• Image Credit: Republic Commando art (from what I can tell)


• Role: To Hunt down enemy force users


• Links: Galactic Republic


GENERAL INFORMATION
• Unit Name: Force Hunters


• Affiliation: Galactic Republic


• Classification: Special Force


• Equipment:

Weapons:
REEM rocket launchers[/url]
Sonic Rifles
Sonic Pistol
Additional Ear protection.
Sniper Rifle
Scatter Gun
Reflection Emitter Gauntlets

Armor:
Usually either:
V1 Rocket Armor
Or
Infiltration Environmental armor

Force Shield helmet layer underneath their usual armor. Also used for containment.

Usually the Rocket armor.


With: Tarentatek hide cloaks

Containment:
Universal energy Cages for storage
Force Traps for capture
SC-401 Stun Cuffs
Electro Collar


Animals:
Trained Vornskr’s

Ships:
Cuaae Gunships
Heavy Dropships
Carrier for the AT-AC

Vehicles:
AT-AC
BARC speeder



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• Description: [The Force Hunters are an elite group trained specifically to know how to hunt down and take out force sensitives, they have been given a variety of training comprised from information provided by Tasha Blackmoore combined with training techniques used to train a variety of Clone Troopers. They are all required to provide resistance to mental force powers, considerable determination, and physical aptitude. Every Hunter is a skilled marksman and are taught specifically how to take out force users whether as a group or one on one if the need be using a variety of techniques and equipments. They are a lot more resilient and are usually able to handle losses better, while also being unimpressed by their own victories. Force Hunters are not all clones though a lot are, but are a part of the Republic’s military, some are even force sensitive themselves and are a range of species.]



COMBAT INFORMATION:



• Unit Size:
Medium


• Unit Availability:
Rare


• Unit Experience:
Elite

• Combat Function:
Hunt down and take out or capture enemy force users that can’t be handled using more usual methods. Usually Hunters take in information about their targets, or possible targets, such as whether or not it’s actually a force user, analyze the situation, then plan out their attack to enact it. Usually Force Hunters only show up in full on wars to aid against more difficult force users, otherwise waiting to see if one shows up. But more often they go after lone or small groups.


Strengths:
•Very skilled and especially trained to deal with force sensitives as a group or one on one.
*Highly resilient and determined
*Equipment is designed to take on Force users, Tarentatek hides help deal with some, as well as having anti-telepathy helmets and mental resilience. Sonic and scattershot weaponry help to get past lightsabers and blades that are usually used.
*Excellent teamwork
*Vornskr trained animals make excellent additions to the assault, as they’re already expecting to hunt down force sensitives and can more easily track them down. Have to be ordered off.
*Bring Universal Energy Cages with them for captured force users, and Force Traps (sometimes thrown) to deal with those that they can’t handle due to their abilities in the force. Or to use as a surprise.
*Reflection Emitter Gauntlets are very useful due to their highly destructive nature.


Weaknesses:
•Because of their specialization in force wielders, they aren’t always as equipped to deal with every other enemy. The Sonic Weaponry has its own limitations against larger soldier forces.
*Limitations of how many places they can be, as the Hunters have been specially trained they usually can’t waste time on anything but their jobs. And since taking on a force user safely usually requires quite a number of individuals, they tend to travel in groups of 12 or more.
*Vornskr’s have to be properly watched and controlled, as they can also hunt down allies. Usually this means keeping them well fed with something else until the time comes that they are needed.
*Becuase they mostly use V1 Rocket armor and IEA armor, they come with the weaknesses of those armors as well aside from if they bring additional protection.
*Because they are mostly trained to outplay force users, most of them couldn’t win a one on one battle with them if they managed to force it into close range. As the best way to beat them is get past their abilities, not beat them at their own games, so they can’t always carry enough equipment to deal with them at close range.
*The Reflection Emitter Gauntlets can actually be used incorrectly and harm the user. So they have to be careful with how they’re applied.


HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Force Hunters were made for a variety of reason, it was deemed a necessary possibility that the Galactic Republic would need to take on Force Users again. Now the Hunters were primarily trained and armed to take down individuals or small groups, so would only have been somewhat useful against the Dread Soldiers that partially inspired the idea of their creation. Every aspect of the Force Hunters was thought out as to how they could take on a Force User, the V1 Rocket armor was an excellent way to keep out of range and move fast, while they used Sonic and Scattershot weapons which lightsabers and blades couldn’t block, while the IEA armor had good assassination possibilities, Tarentatek cloaks around it all to give a bit of additional protection against force abilities. And of course the Force Traps, specifically made to encase a force user.

Even their space to space ship they use in the case they go up against one, the Cuaae Gunship, is an excellent counter to a force users superior speed. It’s considerable armor allows it to stand up to its opponent while dishing out power, and while the Warpods it releases have far more maneuverability and speed then most force sensitives would be able to handle, let alone being outnumbered by them. Usually they travel in a group of three ships

A Cuaae gunship, a Heavy Dropship, and carrier for an AT-AC. Allowing them to take on their targets in space or land. And with it all they bring Vornskr’s, force sensitive creatures that naturally hunt down force sensitives to eat them. Of course these are trained to obey orders, but their abilities are very useful in tracking down and taking on their targets.

There are some issues of course with the Hunters, the extensive training they have to go through is one. But another is the fact that with all their equipment being designed to handle Force Users, they have to let off on weapons that would make them good soldier to soldiers. They’re still dangerous most certainly, but may have more limitations. The addition is the issue of actually hunting down their targets, they have to rely on reports to know the planet, and from their have to do investigating. The exception is if they actually already know they’re facing a target that’s a force sensitive. This means that enemies on the move regularly can be more difficult to track down.

Because of the necessity of taking down force sensitives, all Hunters are stunningly fast and reactive, and typically very strong.