Behold! The armed forces of the Eridanian Republic!
The Eridanian republic was founded by a group of soldiers who deserted their nations army, which they found to be tyrannical, and elected to start anew in the Epsilon Eridani star system. Because of the fact that this country was founded by members of a military, military service is highly prized. Although it is not mandatory, it is almost taboo not to join and fight in some way or another.
Although the civilian government itself is politician, the military is almost like a seperate government, in fact, when a minfig joins the Eridani armed forces they are granted dual citizen ship, with their service in the military now counting as a seperate for of citizenship.
The Eridani armed forces have only three branches, Army, Navy, and Armored. There is no need for an Airforce as most most aviation is conducted by the navy, and no need for a Marine Corps, as those are attached to the navy as well.
The orange color is representative of the Orange plasma that was used by their forefathers weapons, which they see as having bought their freedom. To this day they still rely heavily upon ot weapons.
The mainstay of armored vehicles for the Eridanian Republic is the M65 Storm bringer infantry fighting vehicle (M65 IFV)
The stormbringer IFV packs all the punch of an MBT with its 105mm rail gun and quad laser weapons in adition to an optional .30cal machine gun, while still being light and mobile. Although not nearly as well armored as an MBT, it is still a force to be reckoned with.
For transport and recon, the most popular vehicle the Eridani arsenal is the M13 Razorback Light Wheeled Vehicle (M13LWV):
The M13 is a highly versatile vehicle, preferred by many units as their mode of battle field transportation. It's cheap, lightly armored, fast, and although very lightly armed (only one .30 caliber machine gun) it can get troops into and out of battle quickly and transport all the necessary supplies to sustain a unit in need of resupply.
For close air support, the Eridani mostly rely on the ACTV-35 yellow jacket Gunship:
The Yellow Jacket sports several powerful pieces of ot weaponry, including an automatic chin gun, and two large overwing cannons. It's power plant is two ion engines in VSTOL configuration, allowing for quick landings and short takeoffs anywhere on the battlefield. It can carry up to seven passengers (6 passengers+pilot) or 1,500 lbs of cargo. It has been used in most Eridani conflicts as the Army and Navy's primary ground support aircraft.
Here are the heroes:
To the left is general Yankee. General yankee earned his name from the far northern region of the Eridani system he comes from. A cold place that ensures only the most badass warriors survive. He's a realtively skilled tactician, but his real skill is using his badassery and rhetoric to convince minifigs to die for the cause.
To the right is Comander Alison Lawson.
Cmdr. Lawson is a ruthless fighter and leader of the army's tier one special forces unit. She fought her way to the top of the army over the backs of dead minifigsm and is not to be messed with, and neither are her Rangers.
Next are the Eridani Rangers:
The Eridani Rangers are a tier one special operations unit specializing in asymmetric warfare. Their uniforms might be flashy, but trust me, they know what they're doing. All of the Rangers are expected to carry a ceremonial plasma blade into combat, incase the battle gets down to hand and hand and tooth and nail combat.
The bulk of Eridani infantry consist of Eridani Marines:
Eridani Marines are skilled general purpose infantry, specializing in everything from standard squad based operations, all the way to demolitions and close quarters combat.
Eridani pilots are in charge of military vehicle operation:
Eridani pilots are trained in operating a wide variety of vehicles, from aircraft to armored vehicles. Each carries a shotgun incase they are shutdown behind enemy lines and an air tank incase they are forced to eject in space.
Damage control specialist are the Eridanus Military's primary Mechanix:
Trained in repairing all Eridani military equipment, damage control specialist are highly versatile mechanix and a valuable asset on the battlefield. Each one carries a general purpose tool and a fire suppression weapon, both for use as tools and as weapons.
And last but not least, we have a crazed combat surgeon from the Eridani medical Corps:
She's a smart and capable doctor, and may treat you kindly upon first seeing your injury, but don't be fooled. If your injury seems the least bit abnormal or interesting to her, she may just start poking and prodding around inside of it, completly forgetting the fact that she was supposed to keep you alive and not kill you.
So, that's my army. It should be expanding a tad bit more in the coming days, as I have a shipment of minfig parts coming in for some more Marines and another pilot, but that's the majority of it right there.
Let me know what you think. Criticism is welcome.
Edit: plans for the future
- boost the number of marines
Pick up some brickarms plate carriers and helmets for the infantry
Find orange hair for the combat medic
Make three new variants of razorback(medical, engineering, and gauss cannon variants)
Fix the clashing colors on one of the IFV's
Boost the number of pilots
Modify one of my boring coast gaurd sets into a orange naval destroyer
Create a main battle tank
The IFV was done superbly and the yellow jackets is pretty good i might have to "borrow" some design elements from it but just a suggestion but photos are better when they fit on the screen might wanna make them smaller.
that's high praise coming from you.