The Cromwell tank, officially designated as the Tank, Cruiser, A27M, has proven to be one of the most successful Commonwealth armoured vehicles. Developed as a cruiser tank, it prioritized a balance of speed, firepower, and manoeuvrability, embodying the Commonwealth doctrine of using 'cavalry' tanks for rapid, mobile warfare with direct support for troops provided by slower 'infantry' tanks. Originally armed with a 75mm gun, many Cromwells have been retrofitted with a Tesla cannon to make it relevant in the new era of warfare.

The directed energy weapons conceived and developed by Nikola Tesla have had an immediate impact on the battlefield. Even heavily-armoured vehicles are vulnerable to electricity and with a dispersion setting, squads of infantry can be attacked just as easily.

Whilst relatively short ranged and bulky, they are effective against both vehicles and infantry, which makes them popular with the tank crews that use them. Tactically the glow of the Tesla Cannon’s coils makes ambushes and fighting at night difficult, but the psychological effect of the electrical arcs on enemy soldiers is worth the side effects.

The Automated Infantry are capable of carrying considerable firepower, these 10 ft tall automatons can be used to spearhead assaults and defend rear-guards, protecting the British solider from these dangerous and casualty-heavy tasks.

The Rift-tech advances to Alan Turing's early computers have allowed British scientists to create a very rudimentary but effective AI, capable of carrying out orders and reacting to stimulus around it.

Coming with MMGs standard on their profile, the bare minimum number of automatons can dish out 8 shots together which can certainly keep any wary squad on its toes. Take 5 of these and you are looking at 20 shots from this squad alone, no need for an army if you have two squads of these tin soldiers advancing relentlessly into the enemies ranks!

These mechanical monstrosities tower over the average soldier, this allows them to bear heavy machine guns with little penalty. Used to spearhead assaults or guard rear-flanks, these are mainly used for casualty heavy missions. The ideal solider to counter all of the British Empire threats, and to protect the British solider on the front-line.

After the impact the first Rift-tech has on the battlefield, neither side is under any illusion of the importance of exploiting the material they are receiving. The US step up their efforts and bring in many leading British scientists in an effort to beat the Axis powers in this new arms race.

Automated Infantry can act like mobile machine gun teams, being able to equip an heavy machine gun and support any unit with a huge volley of fire. Whilst individually tough, each casualty will hurt so ensure they are behind cover or give them appropriate support.

In a bid to utilise more Rift-technology in enhanced combat power, a relatively minor line of development inadvertently spawned the Meteor Rocket and subsequently its tank-mounted launcher. The discovery of a metal degrading enzyme that could rapidly degrade armour plate led Britain’s Rift-tech scientists to develop a ceramic-tipped rocket that could be launched from a multiple launcher against heavily armoured targets.

The rockets worked best when fired in a staggered wave, being able to strike the target with multiple rounds, as the enzymes quickly turned the armour brittle and fragile in preparation for the next incoming round. An armour-piercing core to the rounds would then penetrate the hull and disable the target’s crew.

With a large variety of weaponry and heavily armoured chassis, the Churchill meteor is certainly a threat to any army. As a result, the enemy will heavily target it, either through combined targeted fire or outflanking it. To keep this from happening ensure your Churchill is supported on the flanks with infantry or weapon teams and keep a solid firing line.

In order to test new equipment and technology coming from the UK’s Rift-tech labs and workshops, the 7th Bn Grenadier Guards were seconded to the Rift Research Department in order to provide troops to trial new equipment and technology. Once initial trials were completed, platoons of the Battalion would deploy forward to test the equipment on the front line, often to the benefit of the infantry they were supporting, but occasionally proving a project a disappointing failure.

Over the past two years, the Battalion has developed a greater understanding of the weaponry at its disposal and is now considered an elite shock unit as much as an R&D unit. This, of course, fits nicely with the role the Grenadiers and the Guards Division has played in the British Army’s history.

Although technically still part of the Guard’s Division, the unit is often referred to as The Grenadiers, or more recently, the Rift Grenadiers.

As most nations began adopting heavily-armoured infantry, the British took a more extreme view. With automatons providing close fire support to the infantry, it was decided that any armoured troops should be capable of providing a punch beyond that of current infantry. Therefore the British developed the Galahad Armoured Suits, intended to overwhelm opposition strong points. Although limited in number, careful and considered use has meant they have a growing and largely victorious reputation.

These Troops are large, tough, and resilient infantry ideal for bolstering a weak point in defences or spearheading a break through attack!

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• 8 Galahad Armoured Infantry