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(click here to learn more)| San Esperito Military | |
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 Their symbol, as seen on their vehicles. See the gallery below for additional secondary symbols. | |
| Faction in Just Cause | |
| Goal, or purpose | None (They are the official military of San Esperito) |
| Ideology | None (they follow orders from San Esperito government) |
| Leader | General Salvador Mendoza |
| Starting base, or HQ | Unknown |
| Source of money | San Esperito military budget |
The San Esperito Military is an armed group in Just Cause (1).
General info[]
They are the official armed forces of the Republic of San Esperito.
Their duties include:
- Doing the bidding of the head of state.
- Guarding all the Types of settlements in San Esperito from rebels such as the Ejértico Revolucionario de Liberación.
- Patrolling the roads.
- Killing all who oppose them.
Other than the above duties, the military is deployed whenever the San Esperito Police Department is no longer able to control the situation.
The official color of the military is grey, but some vehicles are painted with a combination of different greys and white.
See the heat article for when they show up and what weapons they use at what level.
The San Esperito Military is mostly made up of volunteers, as proven by Jose Durango's call for young people to join the military. Based on the quote, it's also possible to speculate that the armed forces of San Esperito accept volunteers from both genders, but one can never see any female solders in the game.
Quote from the game manual:
- "General Jose Durango has criticised the young people of San Esperito for not taking control of their lives. Their presence on the streets and beaches is largely down to a lack of alternatives. "I would attempt to identify some of the fundamental problems faced by young people today and suggest possible solutions to these problems". He went on to say, "Perhaps the most fundamental problem faced by young people today is unemployment. I believe that young people need role models, discipline and morals instilled into them. The kind you get through military training."
In politically unstable provinces they can sometimes be seen machine gunning civilians, but in stable ones the San Esperito Military is actually somewhat benevolent with its arms fair charity and there is no obvious oppression of Civilians, as opposed to the Panau Military, which constantly oppresses its own people at road Checkpoints. Oddly, even when the military is shooting at civilians, Rico will get heat level 1 if he should hit someone's vehicle with his car.
In Guerrilla stable provinces, the military change from appearing very commonly to appearing rarely. However they can still spawn in heat and in side missions.
Members[]
- The most common members are the soldiers. They're the ones who wear grey uniforms.
- There's probably many middle levels of officers, but they don't appear in the game. There is however one Guerrilla sidemission, where the PDA says something along the lines of "A military sergeant is offering some military plans in exchange for some booze." Of course, this is only a sidemission, so it's assumed those plans don't provide much information.
- The highest level members are generals. Only two generals are known:
- General Salvador Mendoza, who became the president.
- General Jose Durango, who is mentioned by Tom Sheldon to be "Mendoza's fixer". One of the Provinces is called Durango, but it's not known if it was named after him.
- As mentioned in the guerrilla sidemission 11, an unnamed general got his head cut off and Rico was tasked with bringing it to the Guerrillas.
- In one of the side missions Rico is tasked with going to an unmarked army base and stealing a briefcase from a general.
Branches of the military[]
The San Esperito Military is consisted of 3 branches. The army; the airforce and the navy.
- Army - By far the largest branch, owning most of the bases and operating 15 different vehicles.
- Airforce - The second largest branch, owning several bases and operating 15 different kinds of aircraft.
- Navy - The weakest branch, operating a fleet of 3 different types of patrol ships and a single unnamed destroyer, which is sunk in the mission Sink the Buccaneer.
Facilities[]
Main article: Military bases in San Esperito.
All marked bases.
The San Esperito Military owns 26 bases that are available to be taken over by Rico and the Guerrillas, but they also control several other facilities, such as:
- The entire main island of Isla San Cristobal province (which remains under their control forever, apart from the SAMs, which are of indeterminate control after controlling Isla San Cristobal, although they usually fire on Rico).
- Isla Dominio.
- A few military outposts that aren't marked on the map. Note that not every unmarked base belongs to them. Most of these belong to the Guerrillas. An example of a military controlled one can be seen in the mission Some Like it Hotter.
- Don Ernesto Harbor in the mission Sink the Buccaneer.
- The supposed "medical facility" featured in the mission Love is in the Air.
Almost all bases have at least one automatic surface to air missile launcher and provide some kind of a vehicle.
International arms fair[]
San Esperito hosts an annual international arms fair. The second time the event was held (2005), it was done at the Mendoza International Airport. This takes place in the mission Some Enchanted Evening.
The event is used to sell weapons to international buyers. As reported by the Gaceta Nacional del San Esperito, the profit goes to charity.
There are several hand weapons and even San Esperito army Ballard series armoured vehicles on display at the event.
Vehicles[]
Main article: Military Vehicles.
| Ground vehicles | Fixed-wing aircraft |
| Helicopters | Boats and ships |
Weapons[]
Other than the above armed vehicles, the San Esperito Military uses several types of hand held weapons. During the first half of the game, the soldiers can be seen using lighter weapons like the Adler FF M-72 and the Aviv Panthera, but later, soldiers wielding the Fleisher AR-5 Blizzard will become very commonplace. During liberations, sidemissions and other odd events, they can also be seen using rocket launchers.
Sometimes there may be army snipers on the roofs of some village houses. They seem to disappear after a liberation.
During the events of the game, the military also obtains nuclear weapons. For more info on that, see: Nuclear missiles, Love is in the Air, Sink the Buccaneer, and Taking Out The Garbage.
They possess these weapons (list may be incomplete):
- Adler FF M-72 - usual weapon for soldiers with helmets.
- Aviv Panthera - usual weapon for soldiers without helmets.
- Aviv Scarab - Devil's Drop Zone only.
- Barclay Phantom - used by some snipers seen in village liberations.
- Fleisher AR-5 Blizzard - used by soldiers wearing darker clothing.
- Mako Hammerhead - might be exclusive to city/town liberations. Also might not actually fire the weapon.
- Mako Ocra - might be extremely rare to see.
- RPG M-112 - might be extremely rare to see.
- SAMs in San Esperito - unusable to Rico.
- Vehicle mounted weapons on various vehicles.
- Mounted Gun on MV, Stinger GP, Wallys GP, Triton - patroller, and Pequod - Harpoon PC 350.
- Machine guns on Garret Paladin, HH-22 Savior, Jackson JC - 2 Alamo, and McKenzie-Fergusson F2 Victor.
- Missiles and machine guns on Delta 5H4 Boxhead, Jackson Z-19 Skreemer, Walker AH-16 Hammerbolt, Delta MAH-15 Chimaera, Rage-Johnston F6 Comet, and Rage-Johnston F10 Wraith.
- Dual cannons on Triton Broadsider.
- Missiles on Ulysses-McCoy Redcloud.
Memorable quotes[]
- "Cover your ass, soldier!"
- "Cover your culo, soldado!" ("culo" means ass in Spanish, "soldado" means soldier).
- "Eh, what can I say? It's a job."
- "The uniforms are so crisp and they don't itch at all."
- "Put down your weapon, senor."
- "Ah, pendejo. Take him out."
Allies and enemies[]
- Montano Cartel - Alliance.
- Black Hand - Alliance.
- San Esperito Police Department - Alliance.
- Ejértico Revolucionario de Liberación (the Guerrillas) - Enemy.
- The Agency (Rico) - Enemy.
- Rioja Cartel - Enemy.
- Anyone else who opposes them - Enemy.
- Unnamed traitors in several sidemissions - Enemy.
See also[]
Trivia[]
- A lot of their vehicles are based on American vehicles, so possibly in-universe, the previous government(s) may have purchased them from America:
- The Apache Army Model 842 is based on the Indian 841, a U.S. Army motorcycle from World War II.
- The Ballard series armored vehicles are partially based on the LAV-25, an American built armored reconaissance vehicle.
- The Battaille GPT-6 is based on (or at least resembles) the AM General M813 military truck.
- The Meister LAV 4 series 2 is based on (or at least resembles) the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle.
- The MV is based on the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (colloquially known as Humvee).
- The Stinger GP is based on the Desert Patrol Vehicle.
- The Wallys GP is based on the Willys MB.
- The Huerta PA51 Aztek is based on the Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin.
- The HH-22 Savior is based on the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.
- The Jackson JC - 2 Alamo is based on the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion.
- The Delta 5H4 Boxhead is based on the MH-6 Little Bird.
- The Jackson Z-19 Skreemer is obviously based on the Boeing AH-64 Apache.
- The Walker AH-16 Hammerbolt is partially based on the Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk.
- The Delta MAH-15 Chimaera's tail heavily resembles the Piasecki_X-49.
- The McKenzie-Fergusson F2 Victor is based on (or at least resembles) the P-51C Mustang.
- The Rage-Johnston F6 Comet is based on many jet fighters from the 1980s to present, one of them being the F-15 Eagle.
- The Rage-Johnston F10 Wraith is based on a A-10 Thunderbolt, with the cockpit of a Boeing AH-64 Apache.
- The Ulysses-McCoy Redcloud wings resemble those from the F-16XL prototype jet fighter.
- Depending upon the player's progress, by the end of the game, the San Esperito Military will have lost all their military bases and settlements. However, they have a permanent presence around the Isla San Cristobal nuclear reactor that even after Isla San Cristobal is captured by the Guerrillas, the island is locked in a state of constant war. That is also not mentioning the occasional Wallys GP and Battaille GPT-6 spawning on the roads of San Esperito.
Gallery[]
NPC Models[]
Vehicles exclusive to storyline missions[]
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Ground Vehicles[]
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Helicopters[]
.png "Delta 5H4 Boxhead (military, front).png (485 KB)")
.jpg "Delta MAH-15 Chimaera (Military).jpg (273 KB)")
.png "Walker AH-16 Hammerbolt (military, front).png (463 KB)")
Fixed-Wing Aircraft[]
.png "Rage-Johnston F6 Comet (2).png (573 KB)")
Watercraft[]
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Structures[]
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Decals[]
Miscellaneous[]
