Mechanized Response Brigades, or MRBs, were military units deployed during Operation: Enduring Victory.
History[]
Operation: Enduring Victory[]
In response to the inevitable extinction of life on Earth due to the Faro Plague devastating the biosphere, the United States Robot Command (USRC), under the direction of General Aaron Herres, implemented a war plan called Operation: Enduring Victory. As part of this plan, Mechanized Response Brigades were sent out across the United States to slow down the Faro Plague and buy the time for Project Zero Dawn to be completed. To this end, the MRBs were heavily engaged and constantly on the move between warzones. Each one fostered mixed results.
Much like the rest of those in Operation: Enduring Victory, the MRBs were unaware of the true purpose of Project Zero Dawn.[1]
Known Units[]
3rd MRB[]
In December 2065, the 3rd MRB refused USRC recall orders from the Pensacola-Tallahassee defensive line, forcing court-martial proceedings.[2]
4th MRB[]
The 4th MRB engaged a Horus in the hills of Los Angeles, alongside the 9th and 11th MRBs. Lillian Barnett doubted that many survived.[3]
6th MRB[]
The 6th MRB, alongside the 9th MRB, destroyed a Horus at Lithium Beach.[1]
7th MRB[]
The 7th MRB was posted at the New York Engagement Zone until it was recalled in December 2065 to reinforce the Wichita theater.[2]
9th MRB[]
The 9th MRB, nicknamed the "Wreckin' Recalls",[1] is the MRB with the most recovered information.
The 9th MRB was at one point, alongside the 15th MRB, engaged with the swarm coming in from the Pacific Ocean. While it's unclear if it was the 15th MRB or the local minutemen, but the garbage patch was set alight, igniting the sea. The two MRBs were slaughtering the robots on the beaches before the swarm recalculated. They then pulled them inland, back through the Cal-Mar sprawl, dropping buildings on them and EMP'ing the grid.[4]
At some point, the 9th MRB fought alongside the 4th and 11th MRBs against a Horus in Los Angeles (a battle Lillian Barnett doubted many survived).[3]
The 9th MRB took part in Operation Body Blow in Akron, Ohio in the first week of December 2065, where they helped the 10th MRB destroy a Horus resupplying the Eastern Seaboard swarm ES-18, this being the 9th MRB's third Horus kill with minimal losses. After this, they were stood down for refitting.[2]
The 9th MRB were eventually overrun and destroyed during a final battle at USRC Headquarters.[5][6][7][8]
Known Members[]
- Lieutenant Fiona Murell
- Sergeant Ames Guliyev
- Sergeant Usizo Wandari
- Corporal Lana Acosta
- Corporal Yana Mills
- Corporal Vandana Sarai
- Three unnamed soldiers[9]
10th MRB[]
The 10th MRB took part in Operation Body Blow in Akron, Ohio where they helped the 9th MRB destroy a Horus resupplying the Eastern Seaboard swarm ES-18. During the first week of December 2065, they were transferred from the California-Marine theater of operations.[2]
11th MRB[]
The 11th MRB engaged a Horus in the hills of Los Angeles, alongside the 4th and 9th MRBs. Lillian Barnett doubted that many survived.[3]
12th MRB[]
During the first week of December 2065, the 12th MRB supported by a Civilian Guard Brigade fought a rear-guard action against the Eastern Seaboard swarm ES-17 at the Shenandoah Valley SA-Tec facility in Virginia. About six hours into the battle, they reported the position was overrun and received authorization to detonate SA-Tec facility, inflicting significant damage on the swarm. Surviving elements of the 12th MRB were withdrawn to the Akron-Cleveland defensive line.[2]
15th MRB[]
The 15th MRB, also known as the "Crazy 15th", was at one point, alongside the 9th MRB, engaged with the swarm coming in from the Pacific Ocean. While it's unclear if it was the 15th MRB or the local minutemen, but the garbage patch was set alight, igniting the sea. The two MRBs were slaughtering the robots on the beaches before the swarm recalculated. They then pulled them inland, back through the Cal-Mar sprawl, dropping buildings on them and EMP'ing the grid.[4]
Trivia[]
- Nothing is known about the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th, 13th, or 14th MRBs, or if there are any further MRBs.