User blog comment:JWarrior89/Season 3 Episode 7: Cerberus vs Brotherhood of Nod (Rematch)/@comment-99.150.244.173-20120801060332

Fanatics as heavy infantry? I disagree with that choice. If anything, the Black Hand troopers (elite flamethower infantry which actually have heavy armor) or the Enlightened Cyborgs (with EMP and Particle cannons) would count as heavy infantry more than Fanatics which are lightly armored (actually they aren't even armored) suicide infantry.

The comment about Confessors not being frontline infantry is partially wrong as Confessors have been used as frontline infantry for organizations within the Brotherhood such as the Black Hand.

As for some food for thought -

- Barriers and shields do protect the user substantially from incoming fire, which the Centurion, Phantom, Nemesis, the Engineer's turret, and Atlas utilize to their advantage. Not sure if shields and barriers will be counted in the battle, but it's still something to consider.

- As for fanatical, most Cerberus operatives in the field go through indoctrination which makes them unflinchingly loyal to the Illusive Man, where as Nod soldiers are only loyal to the cause if Kane is alive (if he disappears, Nod's entire chain of command goes down the tube). So as long as Kane is alive during this battle, they should have no problem, but if he isn't.... ;-).

- Guardians are literally terrible at range because their Talon pistol is essentially a shotgun with a revolver mechanism.

- Atlas's have little to no manueverability and are absolutely SLOW compared to the Avatar.

- A Nod Commando's detonation pack can take out the legs of Mechanized Walkers such as Titans and Juggarnauts, so an Atlas would not fare as well considering it's speed.

Anyways, on a squad level it'd be a close one with Nod stealing a win from the grips of defeat because without the Atlas, Cerberus has no anti-vehicular capabilities and the Avatar can pretty much take out the entire Cerberus force from range. If the Avatar is taken out, Cerberus wipes the floor simply because their infantry is better armored. On a larger scale, Nod still wins because of numbers, their expertise in hit-and-run tactics and their experience in fighting a better equipped army.

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