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Cleaver
It appears that the intended purpose of the Cleaver was not as a weapon, but as a cooking utensil. Locust units were known to sometimes bring Butchers into combat with them so they could prepare food for them during prolonged engagements, and the Butchers often participated in combat alongside Locust troops, using Cleavers as improvised weapons.

Cleavers were somewhat crude devices crafted from metal and stone, designed to be able to slice through the armored hide of a Rockworm. The blade was not particularly sharp, and thus the weapon was only able to cut into thick, tough materials by virtue of its prodigious mass.

Hammerburst Rifles
The Hammerburst was more than just a rifle; it was a personification of Locust military doctrine. If the Lancer was a sword then the Hammerburst was decidedly a cudgel; simple, ugly, crude, and brutal, yet effective all the same.

The Hammerburst came in two very distinct flavors; the burst-fire Hammerburst Type I and the selective-fire Hammerburst Type II.

Hammerburst Type I
The Hammerburst Type I was the eponymous service rifle of the Locust Horde. True to its name, the original Hammerburst was a burst-fire weapon with brutal stopping power and ferocious recoil.

Despite being seemingly based on Pendulum Wars era weapon design which were roughly a half-century obsolete by the time of E-Day, the Hammerburst's brutal stopping power, impressive accuracy, and rugged dependability made it able to perform toe-to-toe with the modern COG Lancer rifles. While it displays obvious similarities to human weapons in terms of both basic design and function, the Hammerburst's crude construction, bizarrely organic profile, and rune-encrusted outer casing are something which could only be produced by the savage, totemistic culture of the Locust Horde.

Despite being unwieldy and difficult to handle for an average human, the Hammerburst's ruggedness and abundance made it a common staple in the armories of Stranded settlements. Gears were also known to often pick up Hammerbursts from the bodies of dead Drones when ammo was scarce, although they could typically handle the rifle more proficiently than a Stranded could.

Hammerburst Type II
The Hammerburst Type II was the second iteration of the Hammerburst design. Created shortly after the Locust began their assault on the surface world, the Hammerburst Type II (or simply Hammerburst II), was a refinement of the original Hammerburst design using knowledge obtained from recovered Lancers and other modern Seran firearms. While the Hammerburst II was in use by the Locust as early as 9 A.E., it did not replace its predecessor until after the Lightmass Offensive.

Like most Locust weapons, the Swarm would make heavy use of the Hammerburst II, as the weapons were buried in the same mass graves as the supposedly-deceased Locust.

Hammer of Dawn
The Hammer of Dawn is unlike any other weapon on Sera. The Hammer of Dawn is a complex array of weaponized satellites in geosynchronous orbit above the planet, capable of unleashing unthinkable destruction with the press of a button so long as there are clear skies and a clear line of sight, and able to do anything from killing a rat-sized creature with almost no collateral damage to razing an entire city in the blink of an eye.

Lancer
The second iteration of Jacinto Armory's Lancer assault rifle to enter full-scale production, the ML82 Model II Standardized Service Rifle, more commonly known as the Mark 2 Lancer, was an extensive redesign of the orginal Lancer from the Pendulum Wars. Hastily designed by Adam Fenix in conjunction with Jacinto Armory shortly after Emergence Day, the success of the Mark 2 Lancer was in many ways a happy accident. Despite its rushed development and the limited resources available to its creators in light of E-day, the Mark 2 Lancer proved to be a rugged, dependable, and brutally effective piece of equipment in the hands of trained Gears.

The most noticable and recognizable feature of the Mark 2 Lancer was of course its unique built-in chainsaw bayonet. Traditional bayonets such as the one commonly used with the Mark 1 Lancer were generally ineffective at piercing the armor-like skin of various Locust creatures, unless an extreme amount of force was applied (and even then this would drastically decrease the lifespan of the blade). However, Gears soon discovered that chainsaws could easily carve into Locust flesh. Marcus Fenix told his father about this discovery, and the idea of using a chainsaw for a bayonet instead of a traditional knife quickly came together.

Though the chainsaw was unquestionably effective, if somewhat barbaric, it still had drawbacks. It was difficult to maintain, requiring constant disassembly and cleaning, and it would often become jammed up with gore. The chainsaw also sprayed flesh, blood, and gore towards the Lancer's wielder. Stray bone fragments commonly blinded Gears who chose not to wear head or eye protection, and exposure to airborne viscera (intestinal tissue in particular) also often resulted in illness.

Following the end of the Locust War, the Mark 2 Lancer remained the Coalition's standard service rifle for quite some time. However, with the COG eventually replacing the bulk of its human troops with militarized DeeBees following the Andius Expedition, the Coalition would phase the Lancer out of service. The breakaway Confederation of Ordered Governments, however, would keep on fielding the Mark 2 Lancer as their standard-issue service rifle.

Retro Lancer
The ML57 Model I Standardized Service Rifle, also known as the Mark 1 Lancer and, during the later years of the Locust War, the Retro Lancer, was the standard-issue assault rifle of the Coalition of Ordered Governments during the Pendulum Wars and early Locust War.

Torque Bow
Although anomalously advanced for Locust technology, the Torque Bow was undeniably cruel in its design. Essentially a handheld linear induction motor styled after primitive Seran bow and arrow weapons, the Torque Bow utilized powerful electromagnets to propel long metal arrows tipped with Imulsion charges. These arrows would explode momentarily after embedding themselves in something, giving a potential victim just enough time to make the horrifying realization of what was about to become of them. However, the weapon required a second or two to charge its induction motors before firing, emitting a telltale light and sound that could provide keener foes with warning and an ample chance to find cover.

The Torque Bow was the preferred weapon of the Locust Horde's elite Theron Guards, whose deadly proficiency with all manner of weapons combined with the Torque Bow's terrible efficiency and profound effect on enemy morale made for a horrifically effective combination.

Troika
The Troika Heavy Machine Gun was an ultra-heavy machine gun manufactured and used by the Locust Horde. An utterly massive weapon, the Troika was was based on early Seran machine gun designs recovered by the Locust. Proven in battle during the Locust Horde's struggles against the Lambent in the decades prior to Emergence Day, the weapon was named "Troika" by UIR soldiers during Karn's invasion of Gorasnaya. The name is Gorasni for "triad", originating from early eyewitness reports of a triple-barreled automatic weapon capable of ripping men to shreds and tearing apart tanks with relative ease. By the time it was realized that the weapon in fact only possessed two barrels, the name had already ingrained itself into the vocabulary of UIR soldiers. The name was soon spread to Tyran forces as well by Gorasni refugees taken in by the COG's Open Arms Program.

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"Fuck, I thought we didn't have to deal with international relations anymore.''"


 * "''You know that this whole campaign is a goddamned PR stunt, right?"

- SFC Colin Davis and SSG Craig Randall during the Fall of Nanikawa.

"People of the COG, it saddens me deeply to have to deliver this news. But the reckless vagabonds that were mistakenly placed in charge of the Clayvale city-state have betrayed our trust; threatened our unity. Thanks to the actions of General Donald Berkeley and his cohorts, the Clayvale city-state has severed its ties with our Coalition, and in doing so have placed the many thousands of Clayvalian innocents that they were sworn to defend in jeopardy and strife. In rebelling against our righteous cause, they have caused massive loss of human life that our weakened race cannot afford.


 * People of the COG, I am here today to assure you that this will not, no, cannot'' stand. I accept full responsibility for allowing these criminals to have attained positions of power; for placing our Clayvalian brothers and sisters at risk. I promise you that I will not rest until these despicable villians are deposed and our people are freed from their vile clutches. This I swear!"

- First Minister Jinn addresses the New Ephyran public after the Clayvale Rebellion.