FOAM Troopers

Free-jumping Oceanic & Air Marines, or FOAM Troopers, were a division of Dwarven Marines specializing in aquatic warfare but deployed from airships.

Equipment
FOAM troopers were equipped with extremely light armor plates attached to a waterproof and coldproof diving suit. They carried megarepeater rifles and hand mortars, along with a portable oar that could be unscrewed into two sections and strapped to the chest. Their helmets were waterproof and had gills attached (filters that allow only air in and push water out). The lenses on the helmets were specially made to withstand the multitude of forces in diving.

FOAM troopers did not use any sort of device to make the landing softer — they simply jumped out of the airship that carried them and into the water.

Transportation
FOAM troopers typically traveled via Assault Gunboat Carriers, with each AGC carrying a single FOAM Gunboat, twelve canoes, and machine-gun rowboat, along with 2 barges for bringing supplies.

FOAM troopers enjoyed decorating their AG with the mascot of their platoon or a motivational image for the troopers.

Numbers and Ranks
At any time, there were five thousand FOAM troopers in the Dwarven Marines, all of them serving in the 42nd Legion, under the Deg Silversage-Dellstar, who was their first Commandant.

Under the Commandant, there were five regiments of one thousand, each serving under a colonel. Within each regiment, there were two battalions of 500, each led by a captain. Within each battalion there were twenty platoons of 25, each led by a sergeant. There were no permanent teams within each platoon, and each AGC carried 2 platoons. In these troop counts, officers are included. A pair of AGCs was known as a squadron and was the typical mission unit size.

With a grand total of 200 platoons, there were 100 active AGCs at any time.

Squadron Nicknames

 * 1) Walrus Squadron
 * 2) Shark Squadron
 * 3) Inca Squadron
 * 4) Sea Tiger Squadron
 * 5) Dragon Squadron
 * 6) Tapir Squadron
 * 7) Puffin Squadron
 * 8) Albatross Squadron
 * 9) Gull Squadron
 * 10) Seahawk Squadron
 * 11) Whale Squadron
 * 12) Flying Manta Squadron
 * 13) Stork Squadron
 * 14) Heron Squadron
 * 15) Urchin Squadron
 * 16) Ibis Squadron
 * 17) Pelican Squadron
 * 18) Kingfisher Squadron
 * 19) Hammerhead Squadron
 * 20) Orca Squadron
 * 21) Petrel Squadron
 * 22) Skua Squadron
 * 23) Owl Squadron
 * 24) Sea-Harpy Squadron
 * 25) Falcon Squadron
 * 26) Harrier Squadron
 * 27) Sea Raven Squadron
 * 28) Sea Scorpion Squadron
 * 29) Sea Spider Squadron
 * 30) Marlin Squadron
 * 31) Sea Vulture Squadron
 * 32) Sea Buzzard Squadron
 * 33) Sea Moa Squadron
 * 34) Sea Hornbill Squadron
 * 35) Cormorant Squadron
 * 36) Sea Bustard Squadron
 * 37) Terror Bird Squadron
 * 38) Screamer Squadron
 * 39) Cassowary Squadron
 * 40) Tinamou Squadron
 * 41) Sea Shryke Squadron
 * 42) Hoopoe Squadron
 * 43) Scimitarbill Squadron
 * 44) Sea Roller Squadron
 * 45) Sea Quetzal Squadron
 * 46) Sea Starthroat Squadron
 * 47) Sea Thornbill Squadron
 * 48) Sea Metaltail Squadron
 * 49) Sea Helmetcrest Squadron
 * 50) Sea Puffleg Squadron