10 Advantages COLONIAL MARINES from ALIENS | BEST SPACE MARINE SERIES

[@meanietrooper]

Anyone else feel like the Colonial Marines are the only faction that doesn't rely on mass numbers and casualties

[@1968gadgetyo]

Never use does not mean it never use. The unite that went to LV426 was a WY setup. They got an inexperience commander, with misfits. The organisation was more like a Marine Recon, without the discipline.

[@nsytr06]

UNSC doesn't.

[@shaysilverlocke6228]

@N-word Surfer Astra Militarum? Heck is that? Your in the Imperial Guard son!

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

@N-word Surfer As long as 40k Space Marines aren't involved. I would watch this debate.

[@joshuawilliams9020]

@N-word Surfer Firepower> manpower, change my mind.

[@Wyatt0987654321]

For tech you forgot knives, sharp sticks, and sonic electronic ball breakers

[@LordSeethe]

ultimate badasses

[@hispanictrash5502]

I do believe the “Gun Gun” is the most technologically advanced of all the guns that you listed

[@Wyatt0987654321]

they also have sharp sticks

[@hispanictrash5502]

Yinzteam64 yep

[@bigtasty2715]

Do gun guns fire smaller guns?

[@grex951]

Yes Lenin

[@AlternetRedSkys]

@122 mm APHE shell LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!

[@xL1GHTBR1NG3Rx]

Don't be ridiculous. Guns fire tiny solders that fire smaller guns! Ppppffffffff!

[@AlternetRedSkys]

@122 mm APHE shell ? Not yet.

[@Seb-Storm]

@@AlternetRedSkys is the easter egg men in black cricket gun?

[@michaelmccabe3079]

The Pulse rifle is definitely a huge advantage.

[@nobleman9393]

For Argentina

[@heunam3593]

#ForArgentina

[@xestril3877]

I sit here, eagerly awaiting the Imperium of man's guardsman, they are my personal #1

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

Let's just make this a fair debate.

[@samuel10125]

@@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847 giving that everything in WH40K is op as hell and unfair none of the forces they talk about stand a chance.

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

@@samuel10125 All forces have their own advantages and DIS-Advantages. Hell, i am not a 100% Researcher but is it really that hard to admit?

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

@UCGOvFwbfDyT_MXZCG-YaPgQ The most favorable cannon fodders for the Imperium? I would prefer the Tempestus Scions to fit in the debate.

[@samuel10125]

@@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847What about the Cadians or the Steel Legion they used artillery, tanks and infantry

[@reaperaf9511]

I have a feeling these guys would wipe the floor with clone troopers... Their weaponry, training, tactics... Pretty devastating. Though i wouldnt exactly count out the clones, their tactics and equipment are equally good by the end of the clone war... But god damn, those pulse rifles and smart guns are so friggin cool!!!

[@kaidi223]

Do you guys know how a smart gun works in the Alien universe ? It can lock on to target which is very usesful again fast moving xenomorph. Also the auto turrets is very helpful in setting up choke points against xenomorphs.

[@scifience8297]

Please do an episode on the most powerful and most realistic starfighters in sci fi

[@Naramsit]

Among the sci fi already discussed, star wars takes the cake. Though if imho, eve online has the most realistic. Why have manned craft when drones are more effective. If not automated, then, remotely piloted. All the advantages of a manned craft without the biological limitations. Though if the mechanicus sees this, they'll label me a heretic.

[@spaceman6463]

Naramsit I would say Star Wars

[@grex951]

Funny thing? I was watching transformers 3 and apparently the aircraft used by the decepticons, the star fighters do alot of things most scifi star fighters dont. They can change direction like how a real fighter should, fire long distance, like a real one should. Other than that unfortunately I cant see anything else because ya know. It's the Bayverse.

[@haydnp7144]

Have a look at Space dock's channel he dose loads of spaceships including Star fighters

[@HoneyBadger1779]

Gunstar Tiger Starfury Aurora Starfury Starfuries in general

[@galbert117]

Is the Humanity First published and available at our local bookstore?

[@spaceman6463]

DrakeMarvell It available in hell you pussy !

[@ukmediawarrior]

Wow, straight out of the gate Ben is wrong, LOL. The Platoon sent to LV426 was green?! GREEN! They were perhaps the most experienced, battle hardened warriors in the USCM. That's why any of them at all survived the ambush at the atmosphere processing plant in the first place. Their Lieutenant was as green as a Leprechaun, but not the Platoon, it had the best NCO's around as well as tough PFC's.

[@deusexmachina9322]

Dunno if I'd go that far. They certainly seemed to be experienced, but they also struck me as a bit lacking in some ways. Like, they were prone to firing from the hip when overwhelmed, while I'd expect a more highly proficient infantryman to be solidly shouldering the weapon and switching from target to target, nailing that center mass. Sight, squeeze, change target, repeat. How they performed given their situation was impressive, but the actual nuts and bolts of things like that were off. Gorman was green as fuck, though, yeah, and what made matters worse is that he undercut the platoon sergeant a lot. And Apone, for his part, didn't seem to be a strong enough PS to be able to give the PL the very necessary "friendly suggestions"; PSs are often called Platoon Daddies for good reason since they have to act like it with both the subordinates and the PL. He seemed competent as a grunt, alright enough as a leader in the fight considering how bad the clusterfuck was, but him not squaring the PL away was an issue.

[@ukmediawarrior]

@@deusexmachina9322 Maybe Apone didn't have the time to deal with Gorman as he would his usual LT. The man was dumped on him and his people it seems. If I am remembering the movie right (and I haven't watched it in a while) at the start when they are first checking out the empty base they do have their rifles at the proper ready positions, it's only when the alien ambush goes down that they seem to lose it and start shooting from the hip just to get rounds down range at the bugs. Hicks is even shown tutoring Ripley in the use of the rifle and telling her to hold it into her shoulder so they do know the proper shooting position.

[@Riceball01]

@@deusexmachina9322 Agreed about Apone. When Gorman started to try to tell him what to do when the first ran into the aliens, Apone should have just ignored Gorman and did what he thought needed doing. Because clearly Gorman didn't know enough that he should tell Apone what to do but let him decide how best to do it.

[@joshuawilliams9020]

I think hip firing was just for the usual movie action.

[@aojpictures]

Deus Exmachina Hip firing in their situation isn’t really a bad idea. It’s close quarters, visibility is already limited without putting a gun against your face, reaction time is absolutely a deciding factor in survival when Aliens are coming out of the god damn walls man.

[@LegionaryAtticus]

What's so awesome about Aliens is the sheer amount of thought and detail put into the characteristics of all weapons, vehicles, and technology.

[@chrisg4314]

He’s taking shots at KZbin. He’s gonna live forever

[@IAmTheAce5]

democratic people's republic of generation films- sooooooo... it's a dictatorship?

[@osedebame3522]

It's also communist

[@DrJhengsman]

Yes, Prime Minister

[@Stratonetic]

Why do I feel like America applies to that title?

[@IAmTheAce5]

@@Stratonetic because of a certain orange menace

[@Stratonetic]

@@IAmTheAce5 Dude, just say Trump, we all are outraged by him right now.

[@DarthNicky]

did you literally just take the thumbnail from the Templin Institute's Weyland-Yutani video and toss it in at 3:00

[@lancer737]

I also have to point out, that movie Starship Troopers Star Fighters did an amazing job killing bugs... but for some reason they rarely used them. I would have just used that.

[@MandalorV7]

Why send boots on the ground when... I don't know, nuke it from orbit. lol

[@lancer737]

@@MandalorV7 that also!

[@Muscovy7]

Jacob Clark they did, the bugs burrowed underground, forcing the mobile infantry to deploy, they lost so many due to the burrows.

[@lancer737]

@@Muscovy7 Not in the movies. Unless theirs a deleted scene I haven't seen or something happened in the last movie, I didn't see that one. Granted burrowing could be an issue, I feel they could have used more or only air support and also blockaded the planet from bugs throwing more projectiles, at the least, watch the areas the asteroids come from and Intercept them.

[@Seb-Storm]

True their air force devastated a lot of bugs. I remember in the movie they explain intelligence was wrong, little they knew the bugs were aware of the attack so they prepared an ambush. The humans thought it was going to be a light battlefield with a few bugs here and there.

[@alexfrost2799]

Next up: the Hammer of the Emperor, the Astra Militarum, the Imperial Guard!

[@VioletEverlasting]

Im waiting for that

[@angellara7040]

THE WALL OF GUNS

[@Wyatt0987654321]

who needs a scalpel when you have a sledgehammer

[@tba113]

Another glorious day in Generation Films! A day in Generation Films is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet! Every ad a fortune! Every video a _series!_ I *LOVE* Generation Films!

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Actually, the novel of the movie clearly states they recently had a battle with a brain parasite on the colony that they make mention of during the eating scene before the “Bishop knife scene” and therefore not green, though not true veterans. And the berserker is...a knockoff of the Warhammer 40k Dreadnought...??

[@guardian5274]

He still thinks the power loader is a combat exoskeleton. (Deep inhale and exhale) are you doing that on purpose or do you actually not know that it is just a forklift.

[@someguyparagon5273]

Also sometimes they have literal individual who can survive anything... *The Rookie from AVP 2010*

[@jagarcia0705]

I heard rumors that there could be a crossover between Aliens & Star Trek. Which Star Trek would crossover? I'm leaning towards The Next Generation. Would you place your life in the hands of The Colonial Marines or Star Trek security personal?

[@GALAXIE67]

Great review/video!!👍☯️👍 Merry Christmas Ben!!🎄🎅 👎👽👎🦈

[@GenerationFilms]

Merry Xmas, thanks for being such a loyal fan.

[@kendon81]

I could have sworn Hicks told Ripley it fired ceaseless ammo.

[@edmckenzie1816]

Too soon.....

[@TheJarric]

werent those grunts in avatar just corprate guards

[@kendo5067]

They were like PMC's I believe. Which means people from all types of military and police forces

[@Daimon-X]

Semper Fi!

[@lukeskywanker7839]

Top Ten Flaws/Advantages of EarthGov or Sovereign Colonies from Dead Space? Anyone else wanna see that? Or just me?

[@GhostBear3067]

You know, as a fan of the Battletech franchise I wish they would talk about the Clan Elemental in this series but aside from limited depictions in computer games (that do not really do justice to the true capabilities of a Clan Elemental) and a 1990s cartoon of... "dubious" quality, there really is not that much media for this channel to work with. The major problem, though, is that being from the Battletech franchise Clan Elementals never fight alien civilizations or the like because one of the defining features of that franchise is the complete lack of alien civilizations, something done deliberately by FASA back in the day to separate their game from its contemporaries (first one to mention the novel "Far Country" gets the Smoke Jaguar Turtle Bay treatment). As such, Clan Elementals only ever fight other humans so they do not fit into this series's "Humanity first" theme. When they are finished with this series, I hope they consider giving the Battletech franchise's lore and tech a look and make some videos for it. I get the feeling they would like it, especially since there are no filthy aliens running around causing trouble.

[@casbot71]

#6 Also the (ultrasonic) motion trackers keep dogs out of the combat zone. Very useful if you don't want to accidentally antagonize John Wick.

[@345635356]

Again, I'd love a bonus round of the Terran Marines of Starcraft. I know they arent in film, but they are some tough sons of bitches

[@rocket_sensha4337]

The m41a its basically a lighweight mg42 with a (spas) pump action grenade launcher ,caseless munition, and the size of an m16, and the 56 on the other hand its a godamm aimbot minigun with the size of a m60 on a stabilized mount , in any other escenario other than in close quarters , being able to carry 2/3 of those things in a platoon is a huge advantage, especially when having to deal with big infestations. why so much hate against it?

[@krisgonynor689]

Merry Christmas to Alan and Ben and all the crew at Generation Films and Generation Tech!

[@GenerationFilms]

Merry Xmas, thanks for being a loyal viewer!

[@WollongongWacko]

The lmg is bulky and unnecessary? Then why does our military use the 240b, or why did we use the m60? Bar? Chauchau? Oh bc it's nice to have a member of a squad that can lay down more than average fire, gotcha thanks dude. What about the m27 replacing the 249 in instances you say? Funny how its not the m4 that they chose. Talk crap 'bout lmg's shiiiiit

[@jaketheripper7385]

What do you mean "with the difference of an under-barrel grenade launcher?" US Marines carry a variety of weapons platforms, however the two makes and models that seem most common are variations of the Colt M16/M4 and the FN Herstal SCAR platform (both Light and Heavy models, depending on the intended engagement circumstances and the assigned duty and role of the user ). At any rate, all the variations of these weapons platforms have the capability to accept a forward mounted grenade launcher, in most cases either a 30mm or 40mm. To integrate the launcher into the weapon itself is just silly and impractical. In most cases it's simply unnecessary and cumbersome to begin with, not to mention a substantial amount of extra weight to lug around, even if dry. However there have been a number of attempts over the years to produce a multi-purpose, fully integrated platform. Some are pretty cool I'll admit, but wholly unnecessary as a standard issue weapon. A few have been pitched to the military over the years, and one of the their biggest gripes with these deals is "make the damn launcher optional".

[@rus970]

so a pizza is 4.8 kg?

[@clerickolter]

I did a 4 out of 5 when they know what they are getting into they are pretty bad ass, Aliens 2 even Green and not knowing the threat taking it seriously they did okay taking down a good number of aliens and fighting hard. If they had the later better armor and mech suits and the like in the same case I'm pretty sure they would have held their own if their officer was decent and they went in with a plan.

[@dylanpailing4314]

A green Squad? You didn't take the book Bug Hunt into consideration did you? And you said the smart gun was bulky and unneeded if i remember right....it's the best gun they have in their Arsenal. It's almost like you just glanced at the movie Aliens and took all your information from that.

[@ryankaiser2702]

Why did Weyland-Yutani even want to use Xenomorphs as biological weapons? It’s not like they can domesticate a hive minded Keter Class Alien race single handily bent on capturing an impregnating every single potential host. And if they did somehow bring them to planet earth what’s the stop them from escaping and causing an end of the world scenario. Because in the comics that’s exactly what happened they thought to use them as biological weapons and ended up destroying the earth.

[@weatherspoonelias]

You guys should do Gundam’s earth federation and the principality of zeon.

[@tomastomasi975]

Honestly did not know Humanity was that advanced in Alien. I'm all for exterminating the Xenomorph. Apparently humanity now has a progenitor race in Alien that tried to wipe us out, we should find them and return the favour.

[@Team_BaM]

I don't see why you counted the Smart Gun as a disadvantage. It's basically a mobile machine-gun nest with an aim bot for a 90 degree cone in front of your soldier. Normally I would agree that it's too heavy for a soldier to reliably carry and fire it, but because it's anchored to your center of gravity it is notably easier to carry and fire than a weapon it's size would otherwise be.

[@thelonewolf9866]

The UNITED STATES COLONIAL MARINE CORPS are among if not my favourite marines ever!

[@bof8850]

Colonial Marines They actually get shit dun and don't just wait around for death or untill the big boys show up They are the most technically diverse group of friends around berserkers are cool

[@noah.w1697]

pls add the marines from StarCraft to the list

[@bobdan9856]

Ben is very wrong about the unit being green. This is supported by the fact that Hudson is nearly done with enlistment. Gorman is green as hell and it shows with the fact that when they discover where the colonist are located he does not take anytime to assess where they are going. Apone comes closers to about years old and a career marine. There training shows in the way they cleared the rooms in the building and after there encounter with the aliens. There lack of discipline is more or a result of Lt Gorman and Sgt Apone. Particularly Apone after years of do nothing missions and easy combat assignments where someone might get hurt. Hicks preparation of the defense was good but he lacked the experience to think in a 3d plane.

[@Shrapnel82]

Regarding tech, you left out independently targeting particle-beam phalanx (fry half a city with this puppy), tactical smart missiles, phase plasma pulse rifles, RPGs. They also got sonic, electronic ball-breakers, nukes, knives, and sharp sticks.

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

I think you mean S.H.A.R.P. sticks as in Sonic Harpooning Acustic Reactive Projectile, but yes this video is not fully detailed.

[@AmericanUnionState1824]

Long live the Colonel Marines.🔫⚔🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jonathanhensley6141]

Honestly the colonial marines should be recruited from the colonies but they don't colonize with a sufficient population. Rate the colonial marines 3 out of 5

[@ashardalondragnipurake]

your going to have a series about marines in space without the marines in space?

[@Gruntvc]

Core to the bone, orah to ashes. Best space marines of science fiction. We need an awesome Colonial Marines video game...

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

after this one will you guys do the comparison of the special forces? like the clone comandos and the spartans?

[@jcthemonkeyking9412]

10 advantage of a droid army from Star Wars

[@jrpgnation6375]

Marines and must be human. Those are the rules.

[@ricpreganz2772]

@@jrpgnation6375 He means a 10 advantages video for Generation Tech...I think.

[@math3000]

Wrong channel bud

[@lancehatcher653]

I doubt this man is qualified to determine what weapons are unnecessary and what's not regardless of bulk

[@sgt_sus]

My dude you forgot to mention that they are also equipped with rocks, sharp sticks, and harsh language

[@taliawtf6944]

Look the fact of the matter is that the Adeptus Astartes from warhammer 40k are the best space marines period. Hell they are the grandaddies of the modern idea of them and only the star ship troopers predate them in novel form.

[@Blank55600]

Ah yes the gun guns... Absolutely terrifying

[@ichora8011]

Atleast the M14A has iron sights, unlike the Mobile Infantry's rifle lol

[@christenorio9555]

What about Stargate Command!

[@dankovskimark4540]

They are Air Force, not Marines.

[@victorbruant389]

@@dankovskimark4540 SG-3, SG-5 and SG-18 are Marines.

[@dankovskimark4540]

@@victorbruant389 Entire operation is still run by Air Force. Besides, they are still just standard US marines... which places them above Mobile Infantry (no power armor) and Avatar mercs.

[@victorbruant389]

@@dankovskimark4540 Clone Troopers are also not Marines

[@cgi2002]

@@victorbruant389 could argue that technically they are. They are for the majority ship based, providing both ship security & boarding troops, as Well as a planetary assault force. That they also preform the duties of a normal ground army too is just because they were both. Think about them in modern US terms, marines fight on the sea, in the air, and on the ground. Clone troops do all of those, and space too. Were as when compared to the Empire itself, the storm troopers lose alot of this. They seem to lack a proper definition. They no longer have pilots (now all navy), and don't fight the major ground campaigns (now army), they seem to be mostly ship & planetary security forces, who get used as an assault force when the army isn't available.

[@katze6525]

6:16 so basically a Dreadnought from Warhammer 40K

[@antonlouis612]

it says canastoga class is a light assault frigate... does that mean they have carriers/battleships and destroyers?

[@barrybend7189]

Please do a video series on the best mechanized forces. My suggestion is the Earth Sphere Federation from Gundam 00.

[@AlternetRedSkys]

That would be so bad ass!! A lot of games, Anime and shows they can use. It would be awesome to see them all.

[@barrybend7189]

@@AlternetRedSkys well I chose the ESF from Gundam 00 because its the best equipt for mech combat.

[@ztheo2280]

id guess the Titan legions of the Adeptus Mechanicus from warhammer 40k would like to have a word with them

[@barrybend7189]

@@ztheo2280 too slow and voidshields are useless against giant swords.

[@ztheo2280]

actually the smaller ones are pretty fast. you might be correct though that the gundams might be better. but then again tau battlesuits dont do so well against them either

[@bdhkstudios7600]

how are they equipped to counter the xenomorphs when on aliens they said they had never encountered such a species?

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Perhaps in the movies you'd get unfit soldiers but in the books the week have already been broken by basic training.

[@bensnumber1fan708]

why is the imperial guard last?! they are the most humanity fuck yeah that existed

[@nanachimakenshi2512]

Are you guys going to do one about special OPs guys since you said they were separate?

[@ODSTOninersIxTwO]

Mass effect systems alliance marine when? Terran Marines when?

[@Reilly-Maresca]

IDK about Mass Effect, but do you mean The StarCraft Chinese knockoff "I can't believe its not a Space Marine!"

[@CollinBuckman]

The Berserker sounds a lot like the Dreadnoughts of 40k.

[@spaceman6463]

Hay can we put trump space force in this places

[@juanpabloc1903]

As an Argentinian I feel so glad with the endings of these videos. Thanks guys

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

1 like = 1 warrior’s prayer for Pvt. Hudson.

[@Rawkit_Surgeon]

Maybe the Adeptus Astartes from Warhammer 40k?

[@rougee46]

Your intro is worthy of the Imperium of Man

[@leaaronsanchez]

If that ship has 90 crew, where was all the crew, was only that one half a platoon?

[@erodot6315]

The Ape suit also protect from facehugger attacks

[@schachmaster]

>Tachyon mentioned >Feel like killing it intensifies

[@nikkovalidor4890]

ive listened to a lot of aliens lore, and the whole mythos suffers from the lack of actual depth. its always the same corporate/military idiots doing something idiotic. for those who only know of tehy films, the comic plotline eventually leads to the whole of earth being taken over by the xenomorphs.

[@lancer737]

Not really, your forgetting Cults, various different corporations, or they flat out are fighting aliens because they are in human territory, and it had nothing to do with humans.

[@adalfyre7937]

Do the Adeptus Astartes from Warhammer 40k

[@Pfletch83]

You forgot the remote sentry guns as used at choke points outside of the operations center. Those alone repelled the first wave of Xeno's when setup.

[@MrChupacabra555]

at about 4:25 : I've always been curious about the FTL system of the "Aliens" universe. It seems to make sense they would have some form of FTL, otherwise we are talking about up to decades or MUCH longer to get to the nearest stars. But if they have FTL, then why the 'cryo sleep' pods aboard ships? Is there something inherently dangerous about being awake and aware during FTL travel that makes this necessary? Time at long last to find a wiki on the subject, I guess ^_^

[@officerlatrel]

Chup Smith FTL travel in halo also requires cryo pods. Traveling faster than light still takes a long time. In halo a slip space jump could take weeks to a month to get to where you are going. Just think about the massive scale of the universe the nearest star to earth is a couple of light years away. Even if you could go faster than light it is going to take some time to get there. Edit: if you did not have cryo pods then your troops would age a lot over the course of their deployment

[@maestro-zq8gu]

I never knew about those berserker units. Badass!

[@Stratonetic]

Let us now populate the newly found comment section. xD (Btw, I think your editor favors Alan.)

[@vondantalingting]

There is one thing that I do not agree with in this video. Its the m577.

[@nsytr06]

So point 5 is human enough but Spartans aren't?

[@markmagician2471]

The Marines maybe have advanced weapons and tech but they still can't kill Xenomorphs.

[@joshuawilliams9020]

Remember Alien Isolation is cannon and just one warrior utterly wrecked that entire space station. The security team armed with assualt rifle only were able to blind it.

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Merry Christmas, Ben. Human Victor!

[@GenerationFilms]

Merry Xmas

[@GenerationFilms]

To everyone but the aliens.

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

@@GenerationFilms indeed! :)

[@xianderthest8014]

You guys should do some videos in the future about the Killzone armies.

[@austinreid3951]

this series is going to end with the Adeptus Astartes From 40K, and there will only be advantages, no disadvantages

[@joshuawilliams9020]

I mean they do have weaknesses

[@christiandauz3742]

One shot from a Lasgun would cut the Synths in half!

[@lancer737]

Not a combat synth, they are Terminators.

[@johnclardy7081]

You guys going to do any vids on a faction from 40k?

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

Galactic Marines vs. ODSTs

[@LordSeethe]

Aw man, I can't wait for the RDA videos. James Cameron is a freaking genius when it comes to graphic design and conceptual military sci-fi. I don't even know how he does it. The director of Titanic has no business being so well-versed in firearms, theoretical sci-fi concepts, military structure, and other similar applied sci-fi concepts, yet he made Terminator 2, Aliens, and Avatar. The RDA might not have the best Interstellar Fleet, but their ground troops are tough and willing, working under seasoned military leadership, and backed by one of the wealthiest corporations known to mankind in the Avatar universe. Their Modular Combat Rifle (CARB) from Matanza arms is one of my personal favorite sci-fi weapons, alongside another one of Cameron's inventions (the M41A Pulse Rifle), and the RDA is one of the few fictional paramilitary organizations I've seen who even bother with combined arms tactics, ranging from exosuit operators, to mechanized infantry, to some very impressive air support. Being a private military, each soldier is hired from very diverse, capable backgrounds; usually long-time veterans or ex-special forces, and are paid handsomely, and given whatever the hell they want in terms of armament and loadout. Speaking of loadout, I have to get back to the RDA mercenary's weapon of choice; the modular CARB rifle developed by Matanza arms. It holds an 80 round disposable box type magazine with built in ammo counter, firing a caseless 5.56 round at a rate of 800-900 rounds per minute. This is all well and good, but the important part I want to talk about is the often packaged underslung grenade launcher that seems to be popular with these RDA forces. Fully semi-automatic, 8 HE on-contact shells? WHAT? That just turned EVERYONE under your employ into their own personal grenadier. That's one of the largest force multipliers you could possibly grant your troops. Imagine that kind of firepower in a modern day setting. Imagine that sort of firepower given to 1000 troops. That's 8000 20mm HE shells being launched out at a rate of around 1 shot a second. That kind of firepower just opened up a whole new Pandora's box. Jesus Christ. Anyway, their Exosuits are cool, their air support is cool, their troops are tough, crazy, experienced, and their armament is insane. These guys have the James Cameron trademark of future sci-fi badasses.

[@warrior921994]

What about the Imperial Guard?

[@brandonm1881]

Are you guys going to do the Astartes as well?

[@gavinlee27]

I view the Colonial Marines as more civilian mercenaries than military trained commandos

[@joshuawilliams9020]

They aren't. That be the Iron bears. Why would WY have to mercenary groups fight it out. But they're not commandos. This this list is the standard ground pounders. If you want spec ops for the colonial Marines that be recon and Pathfinders. Which don't appear in the movies.

[@DarkDayGaming]

But wouldn't the only good way to cook Xenomorph steaks is well done because if it's bloody you will burn you mouth

[@GenerationFilms]

Damn fine point.

[@christianhjelmstrom224]

Wait a minue. A Xenomorph arm accelerating from a short distance, is stronger than a bulletproof glass? I mean in the 22th century, the materials used in vehicles are suposed to be far stronger than those we have today. The tiny glass windows (or windshields) we see in modern Tanks, AFVs and even in APCs are the thickest and most resistant bulletproof glass ever made. To have an Idea they are the only glass of it's kind to actually not be pierced by a .50 caliber round, being necessary 2-3 well placed shots to go through it. So, it's hard to imagine over a century in the future, an armoured vehicle can't resist to small arms shots. That is, assuming a Xenomorph arm can generate as much kinetic energy than a assault rifle, wich, also makes no sense, once the creature's arm didn't show having eather the mass neather speed to do so. And the worst: considering the vehicle is designed to work on places that not even have an atmosphere, a breach on that size could kill everyone inside, by discompression. And we actually have in real life a transparent material that can stop even antitank rounds. ALONtm is a transparent crystaline material that is over 10 times more resistant than bulletproof glass. And also, more transparent and scratch resistant. Even the NASA is adopting it for International Space Station.

[@lancer737]

It's not glass. The APC is using Armored Quartz, Fused Quarts has a compression strength of 160k PSI over 3 times that of mild steel.

[@joshuawilliams9020]

Aliens are strong. They can beat down welded blast doors.

[@fy4370]

this guy is just awesome xD

[@darthracer777]

I liked the sentry guns.