War Caravan is a Tropas Libre vehicle. It is the supply vehicle of the Tropas Libre faction, and arguably the most versatile of the supply units.
Background[]
Before Tropas Libre established itself as the preeminent power in Randia, petty disputes between the strongmen that formed self-defense organizations often evolved into gunfights. Given the rampant usage of guns, it was only natural for the firearm industry to blossom. However, the firearms industry were targets of the strongmen as well: as such, the firearm industry adapted by either aligning with a strongman or becoming self-defense organizations themselves, but of a different nature than the traditional vigilante bands or the mafia-life self-defense organizations of Randia.
Whereas the more traditional self-defense organization were territorial, the firearm manufacturer turned self-defense organization were more commercial in nature. These manufacturers will deal with anyone willing to pay the price, and unless subjugated by a strongman of far greater power, will stay neutral in most cases because more customers means more profit. Should a local warlord threaten the business, the self-defense organization will back its proclaimed right to business with arms. To that manner, most of the supply vehicles that the firearm manufacturers employed were armed and armored to keep raiders away, and it proved effective enough to get most of the strongmen to respect the rights of the firearm manufacturers, and those who did not eventually were forced into submission by Tropas Libre, which protected the rights of these firearms dealer in the Proclamation of John's Gulch.
A significant innovation came when some of the firearm companies joined forces with the newly created Atlas-Pinkerton Conglomerate: firearm companies often armed their transport vehicles and often had basic maintenance equipment on them. The Atlas-Pinkerton Conglomerate took their expertise together and helped them firearm companies come up with the early prototype of the War Caravan, in which the equipment facilities were augmented to allow manufacturing of some on the fly. This War Caravan would prove effective in protecting caravans against raiders in a treacherous long journey, as they would now have the capability to make and repair equipment on the spot. The Atlas-Pinkerton Conglomerate would provide data to help optimize the vehicle, and the War Caravan is an impressive addition to the libertarian arsenal.
Description[]
Lagikos Exegetes[]
These xenoi have an ethos of self-sufficiency: they do not rely on each other and are indifferent to the plight of their neighbors. One virtue that these people have is their handiness: they always seem to have some form of capital to produce whatever tool they need to complete the task. The War Caravan is their supply transport, and these vehicles are not only more heavily armed than a typical supply truck, but also equipped with miniaturized manufacturing modules to create equipments on the go.
Posterity Mentis[]
The libetarian culture of self-reliance is omnipresent in their society. Their supply trucks are equally as heavily armored and armed as their mining counterparts, and these trucks even can create smaller equipment on the fly, making Libertarian infantry quite difficult to predict. As these vehicles can get costly, find opportunities to ambush them, although I doubt that the libertarians would leave such an important vehicle unprotected for long.
Infantid Smartsmith[]
These shooty people sure have a thing for big boxy cars, because there seem to be two primary types of big boxy cars: one used to mine the shiny crystals, and other is a shooty boxy car which stores their guns and ammo and bombs. Apparently they have this magic thingy or machine, as the shooty people could make stuff from them that weren't there! Maybe we should capture them, I bet we could make us our own cool guns and bombs to beat back the bad guys, no?
Imperial Grammateus[]
The Libertarian obsession with armored trucks is indeed impressive. The War Caravan is their armored supply truck, and it is also made to be used in combat situations. War Caravan's capabilities are variable, as is their ability to support the infantry: War Caravans come with a small manufacturing module, making it a mobile mini-Inventors' Workshop. These are quite valuable targets, and no doubt the libertarians will defend these vehicles as they are critical to their war effort.
Libertarian Advisor[]
Our supply trucks are stronger than those of our rivals: Our War Caravan is a rugged supply truck with basic combat capability strong enough to ward off infantry raids, while upgrades can allow them to put up a fight against tanks to a limited degree. While anti-tank duties is possible, it is advised to leave it to the simpler Dumpers, as the War Caravan is an expensive piece of machine. It is also a powerful support vehicle, allowing our infantry to build simple equipment on the fly unlike our statist enemies.
In-game Appearance[]
Ε.Α.Β.Ε: Commoners' Legion[]
| Commoners' Legion Data | |
|---|---|
| Hit points | 3000 |
| Armor | Heavy Vehicle |
| Cost | x Requisition |
| Production and Tech Requirements | Motor Pool, Freedom Shop, Inventors' Workshop |
| Basic Weapon (clip/reserve ammo) | Dual Machine Gun (400/1600) |
These are the Tropas Libre's supply units in E.A.B.E.: Commoners' Legion. They are the most convenient of the supply units. Foremost, they are armed and quite heavily armored, so they are able to withstand great deal of harassment and can even force infantry to retreat. Secondly, unlike most supply units, the War Caravan may purchase supply on the field using requisition, which immediately replenishes supply if it is deployed into an Instant Market. Furthermore, they can be upgraded with a Manufacturing Plant, which not only allows them to generate supply at a small cost of requisition income rate, but also allows them to repair vehicles. They may be upgraded instead with a Smoothbore cannon, making them the primary tanks of the Tropas Libre.