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08-18-2009, 12:52 AM
Loose Cannon
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I tend to look at the plain Viper as a Marine Equivalent tougher than the regular Blue Shirts but this is just the first stage.
Jungle Vipers as the Rangers.
I see the Range-Vipers as Green Berets. No they don't get the language training (or do they?), but they get sent out to the toughest places and have to make do. I figure they do interact with the locals as either a support force or pull Guerrilla and harrassing Tactics. I would assume that this is the unit that Ex-Green Berets who joined Cobra would start.
I like the Theory of the Para-Vipers as Force Recon. Works for me.
Maybe ROC Elite Vipers take this all one step further as perhaps they come from various special ops units from around the world, and they pride themselves in joining a unit that maybe the Cobra Delta Force. or SAS. but then what about the Alley-Vipers.
(I can't get over how much I like these Elite-Vipers. the only thing they are missing is a Cobra Emblem. Get yourself one if you see one would be my recommendation)
As far as the CGs go I like the idea of a self sufficient unit, but I just see all CGs as officers. Here's my take:
For me since there are a million versions now.
(This is my verse of course)
All are officers, they are commissioned as Capt. right off the bat. You figure all are college educated and Lawyers or accountants.
So much like our Armed forces they get commissions. They are the spies of Cobra as well. But they have other roles as well.
Like the SS they are the best trained troops in Cobra.
They are the Political Officers of Cobra, sort of like how Soviet era Russia was set up. So he may not be the field commander but he could just as easily put a bullet in the field commanders head and take over..
They are trained as military officers and are usually brighter than what gets put in the field.
Shadow Guards are the Gestapo wing of the Crimson Guards. Internal Affairs sort of.
Crimson Guard Immortals are the Highest ranking CGs and they do serve as battle field commanders occasionally. They all hold the rank of Colonel. They are only tapped for duty to serve with Cobra Commander guard detactment. Cobra Commander does not travel lightly armed. But he keeps his detachment with him at all times. If one of these guys tells you to do something you know it came straight from the Commander. I figure there are only like 20 of these guys.
Crimson guard commanders are 0-5 equivalents and they serve as Battlefield commanders and are the next step down.
Most CGs are Capts or Maj and there is one attached to every unit. Like a Chaplain.
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