Infinity/N3 Tactics/Military Orders

The unit overview and tactica for Military Orders sectoral.

Do it for her.

Why Play Military Orders

Because DEUS VULT, that's why.

Military Orders contain some of the best PanOceanian Heavy Infantry and is the most CC focused part of this overall shooty faction. It is still PanOceania though, so BS 14 all around. While they're not as adept in CC as some other factions are, they can at least put up a fight. Still, you should be shooting first, cutting later.

Unlike most sectorals, MO did not gain any Haris units; you are limited to Core and Duo.

In General a Military Orders list will be centered around strong, straightforward HI units. And they give you an excuse to blast Saxon at your opponent.

Faction features

Order and Confrere Knights

This is a rule absent from the Army Builder, yet still coded into it: you must choose one order as your main Military Order, which gives you AVA 4 of their knights. Aside from that you can take up to 2 knights from a Confrere Order – which is any order different from your main one. You are unlikely to go beyond that limit though.

Special Skills

Religious Troop: As expected, nearly all of MO units are Religious. Considering low PanO WIP, not having to roll Guts after being hit is a boon, This is a bit moot however because of the next one.

Martial Arts: Usually limited to 2, aside from Joan and De Fersen, and not every Order has them. While CC benefits are obvious, the more important ones are Courage (overriding Religious Troop) and Stealth that come packaged with it.

Frenzy: Quite a few knights get a price reduction through Frenzy; however this is not as important as it would seem, since you'll probably want to link your knights anyway, nullifying Impetuous state.

Weapons and Equipment

It's a Heavy Infantry-focused sectoral, so naturally most important units have at least ARM 3 and 2 Wounds. What this also means is that the knights are susceptible to hacking and E/M ammo, but can usually shrug off Shock and Viral. Their high BS lets them win quite a few FtF rolls, adding to their survivability. Watch out for knights with Frenzy.

Knights have a preference for medium ranged guns, namely MULTI Rifles and Spitfires. Their access to Missile Launchers, MULTI Sniper Rifles and HMGs is somewhat limited, but they also have a few linkable Panzerfausts in the mix. Being PanO you should not feel outgunned. Being knights, your units will likely have interesting CCWs and Pistols.

PanO's hi-tech nature grants them a selection of MSV troops and TO Camo capabilities, but also no regular Camo or smoke. The Hyperpower does not use tricks as much as it shuts them down, and this is still true for Military Orders.

Units

Line Infantry

Those guys will be your Cheerleaders and cheap, backup specialist. Unfortunately PanOceania does not have them in flavor cheaper than 10 pts, but at least they can fight on their own.

• Fusiliers: The PanOceanian basic line infantry, 10pts for a base one, with BS 12 and Fireteam: Core. Just like everywhere else in PanO they get all the basic heavy weaponrt and specialist options as well as a non-SWC Lieutenant. Unfortunately they're AVA 3 in MO, so you can't make a full 5-man link with just them as a defensive cheerleader link.
  • Fusilier Indigo Bipandra: A WIP13 Doctor linkable with Fusiliers. Unfortunately still costs 0,5 SWC. Unless you're hell-bent on playing a Fusilier link in MO for some reason, don't.

• Order Sergeants: The true basic MO Line Infantry. Higher CC, WIP and Religious Troop over Fusiliers, for 3 pts more. ML and HMG swapped for an HRL and Spitfire. Can't be your Lieutenant and have only one specialist profile (Paramedic), but as a back bone Core link for a Seraph or a Duo list they're workable.
  • Specialist Sergeants: These guys lose Linkable ability for a bunch of different toys and abilities. The highlights are an MSV2 Spitfire profile, perfect against Camo infiltrators, and the two TO Camo Infiltrators, since they're your only camouflage troops. They can be a little SWC hungry though, so watch out not to overcommit.
  • Indigo Brother Konstantinos: Good in vanilla, excellent in MO. Linkable with Order Sergeants, but that's not what he's for: always take him with Infiltration. Specialist Operative, D-Charges, Assault Pistol, MSV2 and Mimetism make him a great Camo Hunter as well as objective grabber. Don't be fooled by his pose though, you should keep him out of melee.

• Machinist (Father-Engineer): Basically a non-linkable Fusilier with Engineer and higher BTS. Not very good, but it's the only Engineer in entire PanOceania, so if you're heavy on Remotes, you'll be taking him anyway.

• Trauma-Doc (Father-Doctor): The cheap Doctor option. Much like Machinist she's not very good, but she's also dirt-cheap. If you are not playing Hospitallers, and you don't want to pay extra for Bipandra, you may consider her.

• WarCor: He's a 3pts Regular Order if you play Joan. Sure, Flash Pulse and Aerocam are nice, but that's not why you're taking him.

• Indigo Spec-Ops: If your meta allows for one, you have a choice of a Fusilier, an Order Sergeant or an Acontecimento Regular. Fusilier is your only way to have a full Fusilier link in MO, so it's worth considering. Both Regular and Sergeant have base WIP 13, making them better base for a specialist, but obviously Regular will not be linkable with anything. You'll probably want a Fusilier with MULTI Sniper Rifle, Mimetism and upped BS for a defensive role or an Engineer/Hacker for Specialist purposes, since your selection of those in PanO is limited.

Medium Infantry

Not too much of it. Military Orders MI are very niche.

• Crusader Brethren: Strike from the sky, brothers! MO's AD troop has one purpose: to deliver pain from an unexpected angle. They have good ARM and BTS, but average Phys, so supportware their jumps. A MULIT Rifle + Light Flamethrower is going to be a pain for anything mid-board.

• Black Friars: You may not be expecting the Inquisition, but it certainly expects you. The Black Friar has two distinct profiles: an MSV2 MULTI Sniper, making him a Nisse substitute and an anti-shenanigan MULTI Rifle profile. MSV2, Biometric Visor and Albedo should cut short any fancy movements from Camouflaged, Holoprojector and Impersonation units, without fear of retribution from MSV ARO pieces, while Drop Bears let him mine the minelayers. The downsides are his squishiness and slow movement, but he shouldn't be moving too far; he's a bit of a scare unit.

Heavy Infantry

This is where the fun starts: the knightly orders. Nearly all of them linkable, most with AVA 4 (although not all of them worth taking 4 of). This is the meat of the sectoral. Knights are all pretty straightforward.

• Joan of Arc/2.0: Let's start with the poster-girl and obvious Lieutenant. Joan comes in two flavors, a heavier, more support one, with +1 SWC, and a lighter, faster Spitfire option (which also have +1 SWC, albeit eats 2, so it becomes 1 SWC spent). Both profiles linkable with Hospitallers and Santiago, allowing a full link. Inspiring Leadership gives you an option to run her solo, activating a pesudo-link with her Lieutenant Order. NWI and MA3 go a long way too. The only "downside" is that you don't have that many Irregular troops to take advantage of Inspiring Leadership, as well as Frenzy.

• Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre: The Holoprojector 2 knight. Martial Arts 2, DA CCW and a Spitfire (or a Combi + DEP option if you're strapped for SWC), Holy Sepulchre makes for a decent solo rambo. Now with Surprise Shot on Holoprojector and the ability to disguise Holoechoes, Sepulchre saw a rise in points, but he is still a pretty decent solo knight.

• Holy Order of Hospitaller Knights of St. John of Skovorodino: The biggest Military Order and the most versatile linkable HI in the sectoral, Hospitallers are better, cheaper ORCs when linkable. HMG, MA2 and a Doctor profile make Hospitallers a common choice of main Order.
  • Father-Officer Gabriele De Fersen: The last Templar, linkable with Hospitallers, De Fersen is a very valid multiple-purpose HI character. Armed with a Spitfire and an Assault Hacking Device, this guy is ready to inflict pain and grab objectives. He's also one of the few knights with MA3 and no Frenzy. And, obviously, has a Templar CCW. Changing his regular HD to AHD in Human Sphere N3 limited his functionality and made "A Knight and His Remotes" list less viable, but he is still one of the best PanO hackers.

• Magister Knights: The go-to Heavy Infantry Core link. Cheap as chips, armed with Panzerfausts and Light Shotguns, and can take a Missile Launcher, making them dominate both long and short range. Now that they can mix in Hospitaller or Santiagos, they can also escort a Specialist or just be a cheap source of Fireteam bonuses for your HMG/Spitfire troops. They should not run unlinked.

• Military Order of Father-Kinghts: Not actually a knightly Order, Father-Knights are extremely hardy general purpose HI. BTS 9 and WIP 13 make them a pain to hack, Assault and Kinematica lets them close distance to non-CC focused troops quite well. They can also be armed with an ML or take a specialist profile. Lastly, there's a Duo profile, so you can take two Father-Knights riding together. What's not to like?

• Sacred Military Order of Knights of Montessa: Slightly lower armor in exchange for Mechanized Deployment, Duo on all profiles and LGL/LRL options. Montessa make for a very aggressive secondary link option, able to get into optimal range very easily. Also not Impetous in any way, meaning they can deliver Speculative Fire with no regret. Chain-Colts can be useful for any links or Camo troops that stray too close.

• Sacred Military Order of Knights of Santiago: The 360 visor knights and the second Order that can take Joan. With both Fireteam Core and Duo, Santiago are a purely aggressive option, with no blind spots. Their only downside is no long-range weaponry, but since you can just add one or two to a Magister link, that should not be a problem. They want to push forward anyway.

• Sacred Military Order of Teutonic Knights: Sadly, they're kinda shit. Non-linkable, Frenzy, buffed up Magisters with none of their perks. They provide a cheap BS 14 Spitfire platform, so it may be worth considering for a low-points game or as filler, but nothing more.

Tactical Armoured Gear

• Seraph Armoured Cavalry: From the wide selection of PanO TAGs, knights have access to the fastest one with the smallest gun. Seraph is a jumping, mid-range TAG with great BS and ARM, a dedicated Active Turn killer. Don't worry about keeping the Auxbot in range too much, it's more of a bonus which you are bound to lose when jumping around. CC 20 and an EXP CCW makes it also one of the few TAGs able to stand on their own in melee, although much like with knights, you should consider it plan B or even C. Just remember to hide it or put it in Suppressive Fire at the end of your turn.

Remotes

• Dronbots: Standard issue S3 Remotes, PanOceanian ones are not special in any way.
  • Clipper: The Smart Missile Launcher Remote. Unfortunately PanO does not have good FOs or Hackers, so it's usually a waste to take one.
  • Fugazi: The Repeater/Flash Pulse Remote. Cheap Regular Order and a mobile Repeater, always good to have.
  • Pathfinder: The Forward Observer Remote. Mobile Repeater, armed, specialist, for 16 pts. Good, cheap, fast.
  • Sierra: The HMG Total Reaction Remote. Always good to have, expecially in a sectoral with limited access to HMGs and Snipers. Can give your forward-pushing knights much needed long-range support.

• Mulebots: Standard issue S4 Baggage Remotes. Come with Minesweeper, EVO Hacker and TR Combi profiles. EVO Hacker is the one to take if you plan on using Crusader Brethren or Armbots. Minesweeper is a standard cheap Order and a way to dominate a quadrant. You may want to park one near Magisters and shoot Panzerfaust everywhere, but that tactic is order-intensive.

• Armbots: PanO-specific combat Remotes, come in two flavors:
  • Bulleteer: ODD, BS 12, Spitfire, Repeater, 23 pts. Bulleteers are known cheap killers. With Marksmanship supportware a Bulleteer is a sure way to clear out enemy TR Remote and other ARO pieces in a straight up gunfight. When the knight link is on one side of the table, a Bulleteer is a sure way to cover the other one.
  • Peacemaker: Just like Bulleteer, comes with a Repeater and a Heavy Shotgun and Spitfire options. Loses ODD in favour of an Auxbot, making it a less straight-up aggressive bot, fit more for clearing out infiltrators. Much like Bulleteer, can be used to fill a blind spot, arguably better due to it's two-in-one nature.

• Palbots: PanOceanian G: Servants. If you take Machinist or any of the Doctors (aside form a linked Hospitaller), it's good to have one.

Warbands

None. Your Warband are the Magister Knights.

Building Your Army

Since Military Orders are a rather straightforward, low model count sectoral, it mostly comes down to what do you want to be your main Order and Core link. There's three main immediately apparent styles:

• LI core + Rambo: A Core link of Order Sergeants or Fusiliers acting as defence and order pool while a Duo, solo knights or Seraph take the field. For this you'll need either the MO Starter or Fusilier SWC box, as well as your chosen heavies.
• Magister link: Probably the most common style, a link of hardy yet cheap Magister Knights as the main combat force, clearing the field for Specialists to take the objectives in Turn 2 and 3. Start with Magister Knights box, possibly get the two Hospitallers or Santiagos for a mixed link.
• Full Heavy: Hospitallers or Santiago + Joan. Just a Knightly steamroller. A bit of a risk of putting all your eggs in one basket, but on the other hand a HI link is hard to remove. Santiagos come neatly in one box, unfortunately Hospitallers are just two blisters, so be ready to proxy.

Once you've selected your style and played around with Army Builder, you should be able to clarify a concrete shopping list. Things to consider:

• PanOceanian Support Pack: I know Trauma-Doc is ugly, but the units inside are useful. No word of an MO-specific Support Box so far.
• Dronbot Remotes and Mulebots: As cheap filler for your top-heavy army.
• Indigo Brother Konstantinos: Find a Haqq player to split the box with or a good proxy model, because Konstantinos is almost auto-include. The MO starter pack Teuton could work as one.
• Father-Knight, Black Friar and Holy Sepulchre or Montessa: Either is easy to include in any MO force, while providing a lot of benefits.

Hints and Strategies

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