UNDERGOING RECONSTRUCTION
Vanguard International (VI) is a private military company featured in High Value Target, serving as the main antagonistic faction. It is the world's largest and most powerful private military company, with headquarters on every continent. Vanguard has not only led operations against crime and terrorism but has also excelled in security consulting, risk management, international aid, finance, and arms manufacturing. It is renowned for its exceptionally skilled teams and high mission success rates.
History[]
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Known Operations[]
Operation Golden Arrow[]
Operation Blacksite Blitz[]
- Launched an attack on the White Mantle Research Facility, with the intent of destroying the facility. Some success was achieved, but the attack was ultimately aborted after most Vanguard forces perished. This is considered Vanguard's largest loss to date.
Defence of Skyline Data Centre[]
- Vanguard security teams defended the Skyline Data Centre from oncoming Raider forces led by Andrei Makarov. The situation became catastrophic very quickly, leading to the activation of the WOLFRAM Protocol. With the aid of WOLFRAM, the Raiders were defeated, but Vanguard suffered massive damage to personnel and infrastructure.
Operation Murkywater[]
- Launched an assault on an abandoned oil rig located in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig contained blueprints and prototypes of chemical weapons being developed by ARC Security (and by extension, Mirage Group). The operation was successful, with all ARC personnel onboard killed and the rig destroyed with explosives. The explosion was covered up as an accident. ARC Security denied any involvement in the rig.
Operation Flamechaser[]
- Vanguard deployed 2 squads of WOLFRAM operators to chase down Hellstar after the latter's location was revealed while recording a live speech with The Boss. Hellstar's convoy was cornered into an abandoned shipyard, and a brutal firefight ensued.
- Hellstar and his forces perished, but not before leaving 2 WOLFRAM operators dead and many others critically injured.
Operation Final Arrow[]
- While Operation Flamechaser was ongoing, Vanguard deployed another 2 squads of WOLFRAM operators to pursue The Boss, who was en route to the Seclusion Zone. They encountered moderate resistance, and The Boss was swiftly dispatched. However, before he was killed, he had already activated HAVOC, a bioweapon program by the Raiders.
Personnel[]
Operators[]
Vanguard's operators are heavily armed, highly efficient, and, by no surprise, dangerous. Their choice of weapons consists of modern weapons, with the KRISS Vector and the SIG MCX Virtus being their primary firearms. Operators are distinguished by their unique black, orange, and tan colour scheme.
Operators wear combat jackets underneath lightweight plate carriers, which hold essential equipment such as magazines, radios, and medical supplies. On their belts are extra magazines and varying types of grenades. They wear a FAST helmet to protect their heads from shrapnel and debris; if needed, night vision equipment, such as batteries and NVGs, is mounted onto the helmet. A holster may be fastened to their leg. They may also wear knee pads. Various masks, like bandanas and balaclavas, conceal their faces.
WOLFRAM[]
WOLFRAM is Vanguard International's emergency operations unit acting under the direct orders of the Vesper Command. It is a black ops squad of highly trained operators who have also received cybernetic enhancements to their bodies. They are the magnum opus of Vanguard International's armed forces and the ultimate display of Vanguard's military and technological dominance.
WOLFRAM is only deployed if a Vanguard facility is under attack and the facility's Chief of Security has deemed the situation unsalvageable. In any case, the Chief will initiate the WOLFRAM Protocol, and a distress signal will be sent to the nearest WOLFRAM base. Before WOLFRAM's arrival, the Chief must evacuate all non-combat personnel from the building, as they will be treated as targets by WOLFRAM and will be terminated on sight.
WOLFRAM operators have the same gear as standard operators, with minimal changes. Rather than black and orange, their jackets and helmets are painted in Kryptek Typhon camouflage. The Vanguard patch on their shoulders is dark red instead of orange. All WOLFRAM operators wear a black full-face metal mask designed to encrypt and distort their voices; only those with the same masks can decipher the voices.
Equipment[]
Vehicles[]
- Drones
- Boeing AH-64 Apache
- Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
- M1126 Stryker ICV (custom)
- VI-T1 "Titan" Tank (proprietary)
- VI-V1 "Falcon" Assault VTOL (proprietary)
Gadgets[]
- M50 gas mask
- L3Harris Binocular Night Vision Device (AN/PVS-31A)
- L3Harris Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (GPNVG-18)
- Foldable ballistic shield (proprietary)
- 'Little Eye' portable scout drone
Weapons[]
Assault Rifles[]
- MK18
- M14 EBR
- Sig-Sauer MCX VIRTUS
- Heckler & Koch HK433
- Heckler & Koch HK416
- Brügger & Thomet APC556
- HS Produkt VHS-K2
Submachine Guns[]
- KRISS Vector
- Sig-Sauer MPX
- AAC Honey Badger
- HK MP5
- HK MP7
Sniper Rifles[]
- HK SL8
- AWP
- Barrett M82
Shotguns[]
- SPAS-12
- DP-12
- Mossberg 590A1
- Remington M870
Heavy Weapons[]
- M249 SAW
- M60
Pistols[]
- HK USP
- HK MK23
- FN Five-seveN
- Beretta M9
Launchers[]
- MK 153 SMAW
- M202 FLASH
- Milkor MGL
Miscellaneous[]
- Grenades
- Frag
- Smoke
- Stun
- Incendiary
- Flare
- Chemical lights
- Breach charge
- C4 explosive
- Combat knife
- Sledgehammer
Notable Members[]
- Nadia Romanova † (bodyguard)
- Ivan Romanov (WOLFRAM commander)
- Alex Mercer (Skyline Data Centre Chief of Security)
Vesper Command[]
- Ryoma Murasame (founder)
- Damian Kingsley (co-founder)
- Yeliz Levni (co-founder)
- Dakota Kushinada (co-founder)
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Vanguard has a special hitlist, containing individuals who were up for elimination by the agents.