[center][b][u]Hailfire's Character Sheet[/u][/b][/center] Name: Andrew Marshal Callsign: "Khukuri" Age: 29 Rank: Lieutenant Image: [img=http://www.shadowspear.com/wp-content/uploads/files/news_images/sf_soldier_brazil_jungle_school_372947227-576x330.jpg]Andrew (pictured right, foreground) feeling smug after a successful training op in the Brazilian Jungle. Weapons: KAC Mk200 LMG. -Adjustable bipod. -Bayonet lug. -4x 200 round "soft pack" mags -6x Magnification ACOG with ballistic reticule and passive daytime illumination. -Pistol style foregrip. Forwards folding (locks in place). -Screw in lmg silencer -1x spare barrel -Tracer rounds (usually distributed 4 standard bullets to each 1 tracer) -Two point sling. OR MSBSa2 UW Bullpup LMG (Underwater). -Adjustable bipod. -Bayonet lug. -Convertible between standard chambering and underwater chambering. -Pistol style foregrip. Forwards folding (locks in place). -6x Magnification ACOG with ballistic reticule and passive daytime illumination -5x100 round drum mags. 3x Standard 20rd capacity UW Mags -Tracer rounds (distributed 3 normal rounds to every 1 tracer due to a slightly lower rate of fire). -Two point sling. FN Five-Seven pistol. -Green dot laser sighting. -Optional silencer. -3x 18 round magazines. Equipment: -Bayonet blade. -[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boonie_hat]Boonie hat.[/url] (Forest Green). -Collapsible machine gun tripod. -CTRG Combat Fatigues (UBACS Camoflage) --In urban environments or under other circumstances in which camouflage is less of an issue Andrew will simply wear his plate carrier over whatever is most comfortable. -CTRG Plate Carrier Mk2 (Heavy plates, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOLLE]MOLLE[/url] style attachment system. Integrated camelpak) -Carryall Rucksack (Forest Green) -Gas mask (olive green). Worn far more than necessary as a training aid. -Tactical Gloves (Tan with black palms and knuckles) -[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri]Khukuri Knife[/url]. The famed blade of the Gurkhas and the weapon from which Andrew took his callsign. -Tactical Goggles (HUD display in bottom right of right eye). Vented to avoid condensation. -Tactical pads (knees and elbows. Forest Green). -GPS -[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_Integrated_Communications_Helmet]MICH Helmet[/url]. Numerous camouflage colours available. Black standard. -2x Medical Kits -3 V40 Mini Grenades -10ft of Paracord -Red Smoke -Green Smoke -[hider=4x White Phosphorus grenades][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus]White Phosphorus[/url] grenades (sometimes dubbed "Wiley Petes") narrowly circumnavigate numerous articles of legislation regarding incendiary weapons due to their technical designation as signalling tools. White phosphorus grenades have a number of applications a special forces operator might want to take advantage of. Weight for weight white phosphorus is the most effective smoke screening agent in common use. The gas produced by its burning not only obscures vision but also scrambles infra-red radiation passing through the cloud which disrupts thermal optics and weapon tracking systems. The gas also happens to be highly toxic which makes it excellent for flushing people out of buildings. Finally there is of course the incendiary aspect of the substance. Phosphorus burns incredibly hot and will continue to do so until it either is completely consumed or runs out of oxygen, causing burns to people, igniting the environment and even melting through metal until it is finished.[/hider] Noted Skills: Fluent in Nepalese, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese. Particularly skilled in climbing and skiing due to his time with the SAS Mountain Troop. As with the rest of the team, he is a highly-skilled combat diver, HALO and HAHO trained, as well as being able to work with foreign weapons and deal with unforgiving climates. Born in 2005 Andrew moved to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheriton,_Kent]Cheriton[/url], Kent aged 7 (the year 2012) where his parents had managed to buy a store. This meant he grew up very near to the British army base RHQ:Shorncliffe, home to the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Gurkha_Rifles]Royal Gurkha Rifles[/url]. Over half Cheriton's population is Nepalese and many of them connected directly to the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha]Gurkhas[/url] at Shorncliffe camp with the only other real source of income the town coming from the channel tunnel train terminal located nearby. What this meant is that from a young age Andrew was immersed in Gurkha culture. He grew up on tales of fierce warriors from Nepal and, through his regular interaction with Nepalese folk, quickly learnt the language. Aged 14 he met a man who would change his life forever. By 2019, although technically too young for paid work, Andrews parents would let him run the store if they had something urgent that needed attending (his sisters nappies (i.e. Diapers) for example). It was during one of these brief sessions that [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_Prasad_Pun]Dipprasad Pun[/url] walked in. Dipprasad Pun was something of a legend amongst the Gurkha community and the story of his heroism and valour in the field had spread far and wide. Upon realising who he was talking to Andrew had something of a fan-gasm and swore then and there with utmost seriousness that he would join the Gurkhas. The humble and surprised Dipprasad initially laughed it off as childlike ambition but recurring visits led him to believe in the boys words. After months of observing the boys efforts to train he decided to mentor Andrew in his training to join the Gurkhas. Due to the nature of his work and the location of his home in Ashford Dipprasad was rarely in or near Cheriton for more than a week at a time. As a result of this his training regimens were all the harder. Andrew had to do his training with a breathing resistance mask on to simulate the high altitudes his competitors would have lived at all their lives. Ultimately Andrew started wearing the mask full time, something that earned him a lot of teasing even from his friendship group. Over the next few years Andrew applied himself harder at all aspects of his life, attaining respectable GCSE grades at secondary school then near the top of his classes at A-level (in which he took AS-level Psychology, and then Physical Education, Politics and Modern History through to A-level.). By the time Andrew was 18 he had turned from something of an in joke in Cheriton from someone the people supported. Aged 19 (in the year 2024) he applied for an officer position in the British Army Gurkhas. To Andrews great surprise and delight he passed selection for officer recruitment first time. Apparently the recruitment brass had been hearing rumours of him for a while which gave him an edge in selection and he was quickly patched through to the gruelling officer training course. Upon graduating the course he was placed in charge of 30 Gurkha soldiers in the 1st battalion: Royal Gurkhas Regiment. For the first months of service all was quiet for him until his unit, along with a large chunk of 1st battalion were sent on a peacekeeping mission to the Congo alongside UN forces. The Congo served as a brutal introduction to warfare for the young officer and he witnessed several of his men fall in battle, something that has made him significantly more cautious in his approach to combat since. Andrew and his men served unwaveringly in that harrowing conflict for four years before getting reassigned to Northern Nigeria in 2030. Andrew served there alongside Huscarl a measly 9 months before receiving a recommendation for one of the worlds most respected special operations forces, the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service]Special Air Service[/url]. Andrew passed the Special Air Services tests and training relatively smoothly, ending up as part of their specialised [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service#Organisation]mountain troop[/url]. A short time into his SAS career Andrew was contacted by Huscarl with a highly enticing job offer. Needless to say Andrew or, as he is now known in the field Khukuri, accepted the offer and hasn't looked back since.