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[DATA ACQUIRED BY HVY CPT ARTI]
[ACQUIRED ON APRIL 26TH, 2022]
Division: Metropolitan Special Operations (MSO)
Leader: CmD Mlem
Description: A constant thorn on the side of many rebels, MACE serve as the Combine's infiltration units, assassinating officers, stealing vehicles and conducting other acts of sabotage. Aided by cloaking technology, as well as their mobility and maneuverability, MACE are able to get past crowds of rebels to find their target, and waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Much like the other MSO units, these soldiers are still human and can be enslaved by the Military Police.
"MACE is an incredibly unorthodox division within the Combine. They utilise a highly experimental cloaking device in order to infiltrate behind Resistance lines and perform flanking maneuvers near-impossible without the aid of such technology. How the technology functions is unknown, as is any effect it may have on those that use it. There exists a small sum of controversy amongst Union command elements on allowing what is essentially nothing more than an elite MPF division such advanced technology.
Well founded in their distrust, and to the ire of those very same Command elements, the Resistance have managed to find ways to disable and reprogram the cloaking system for their own benefit. They’ve been given to Resistance Spectre Units after the discontinuation of the disguising technology, making MACE and SU a sort of equal for a short period of time. However, this technology for the Lambda Core has been reverted back to the disguise kit."
Uncloaking MACE will produce a distinct sound. Pay attention to their uncloaking sound and react quickly to avoid being killed by one. Normally they tend to uncloak behind rebels.
Military Police members who decide to interrogate a captured Combine should have RU or LVET Commando as guards, as they can directly shield the captured unit or block entry ways.
Technicians deploying air vehicles should always keep them as far from the ground as possible.
Equipment:
Cloaking Device
ClimbSWEP
240 HP
9 Max Weight
Increased movement speed (335 HU)
Description: MACE Enlisted use this whitelist. Their models are primarily black, and unlike other MSO divisions their gear is not customizable.
Equipment:
Cloaking Device
ClimbSWEP
255 HP
9 Max Weight
Increased movement speed (335 HU)
Description: MACE NCOs use this whitelist.
Equipment:
Cloaking Device
ClimbSWEP
270 HP
10 Max Weight
Increased movement speed (335 HU)
Description: Used mainly by MACE COs, but also occasionally given to MACE SqLs. Military Police should view these units as high-value capture targets.