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Soldier 1: Tiberio Lottoni
 Nationality: Italian 

 Affiliation: Axis 

 Biography:  The son of a veteran of the disastrous First Italo-Ethiopian War, Tiberio Lottoni would go on to take vengeance for the defeat suffered at the hands of the Ethiopians in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, where his specialization as an artilleryman contributed greatly to overall Italian success. Lottoni's unit, based on a romanticization of the "grenadier" units of the Napoleonic era, recruited the larger and more physically intimidating soldiers of the Italian military, employing them in a variety of developing modern areas of specialized warfare - especially regarding fortifications, siege warfare, demolitions, and in support roles. Lottoni's unit was distinguished for pinning down nationalist Ethiopian forces, allowing more mobile mechanized divisions of the Italian military to consistently outmaneuver and rout their foes. Now, at the onset of the Second World War, Lottoni is ready to employ his skils in joint operations, of which his unit is especially skilled, having fought with friendly armored, paratroop, and standard infantry units for maximum coordinated effect.

 Weapons: 

1. Rifle: M1941 Johnson rifle (designed 1939)

2. Machine Gun: DP-28 (designed 1928)

3. Explosive: Modello 35 (Mortaio da 81/14) Mortar (designed 1935)

4. Sidearm: Colt M1911, Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife

5. Support: MP-40 (designed 1938)

6. Light vehicle: Volkswagen Kubelwagen (designed 1938)