San Esperito Military

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San Esperito Military
Their symbol, as seen on their vehicles. See the gallery below for additional secondary symbols.
Faction in Just Cause
Goal, or purpose	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 Durangos 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 1 if he should hit someone /someones vehicle with his car.

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.

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 Apache Army Model 842 Ballard series armoured vehicles Battaille GPT-6 Garret Paladin (mission only) Harland series armoured vehicles Huerta Mesa Meister LAV 4 series 2 MV Rotor industries ATRV Stinger GP Vaultier ALEV Patrol Special Vaultier Sedan Patrol Compact Wallys GP	Fixed-wing aircraft Alexander AX-14 Huerta SPA Ocelot McKenzie-Fergusson F2 Victor President's Plane (mission only) Rage-Johnston F6 Comet Rage-Johnston F10 Wraith Stirling Jet Exclusive 9 Ulysses-McCoy Redcloud
Helicopters Delta 5H4 Boxhead Delta MAH-15 Chimaera HH-22 Savior Huerta PA51 Aztek (mission only) Jackson JC - 2 Alamo Jackson Z-19 Skreemer Walker AH-16 Hammerbolt Whiptail Gyrocopter (mission only)	Boats and ships Pequod - Harpoon PC 350 Triton - patroller Triton Broadsider

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 the Fleisher AR-5 Blizzard will become the standard army gun. 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 during 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.

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."

Allies and enemies

• Montano Cartel - Alliance.
• Black Hand - Alliance.
• San Esperito Police Department - Alliance.
• San Esperito Coast Guard - 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

• Panau Military.
• Medici Military.

Gallery

NPC Models

Members of the Army in the San Esperito Military. These weapons are Adler FF M-72 (left) and Aviv Panthera (right).

Two soldiers. The soldier on the left is wielding the Aviv Panthera NPC model, and the soldier on the right is the Fleisher AR-5 Blizzard NPC model.

A pilot NPC that can appear flying some helicopters, such as the pictured HH-22 Savior. This NPC model is also used for the Agency pilots, and can rarely also be seen with the Black Hand.

A San Esperito Military veteran model, wielding the Fleisher AR-5 Blizzard. The vehicle in the background is an MV.

Soldier wielding the Adler FF M-72.

Soldier wielding the Aviv Panthera.

Vehicles exclusive to the Storyline Missions

A Cutler Bullhorn that is exclusive to the mission Devil's Drop Zone.

A Fusilier Commander that is exclusive to the mission Some Like it Hotter.

Huerta PA51 Aztek, military version, mission sink the bukaner.jpg

A Huerta PA51 Aztek which appears in 2 missions only: Sink the Buccaneer and Taking Out The Garbage.

A Whiptail Gyrocopter that is exclusive to the mission Guadalicano Choo Choo.

Ground Vehicles

A Apache Army Model 842.

A Vaultier Sedan Patrol Compact.

A Huerta Mesa.

A Vaultier ALEV Patrol Special.

A Wallys GP.

A Stinger GP.

A MV.

A Battaille GPT-6.

A Meister LAV 4 series 2.

A Ballard M5B1 Scout.

A Ballard Sentry STRL-14, the most powerful San Esperito Military ground vehicle.

A Ballard Centronnel AAWV-21.

A Harland DTWV-2 Scout.

A Harland DTWV-2 Rocket Battery.

A Harland DTWV-2 AA Gun.

A Garret Paladin (military version) next to Meister LAV 4 series 2

Helicopters

A Delta 5H4 Boxhead.

Delta MAH-15 Chimaera, the most powerful San Esperito Military helicopter.

A HH-22 Savior.

A Jackson Z-19 Skreemer.

A Jackson JC - 2 Alamo.

Walker AH-16 Hammerbolt.

Fixed-Wing Aircraft

A Huerta SPA Ocelot.

A Stirling Jet Exclusive 9.

A McKenzie-Fergusson F2 Victor.

A Rage-Johnston F6 Comet.

A Ulysses-McCoy Redcloud.

A Rage-Johnston F10 Wraith. This plane is owned by the San Esperito Military, but it will never have any decals showing its allegiance. This is also the most powerful San Esperito Military aircraft.

Watercraft

A Pequod - Harpoon PC 350.

A Triton Patroller.

A Triton Broadsider.

Structures

A row of military tents at the Los Islas Defense HQ. Likely used as living quarters for lower-ranked soldiers.

A pair of barracks at the Octava Military Camp.

An angled barrack at the Octava Military Camp.

A garage with a Ballard M5B1 Scout at the Octava Military Camp.

Inside view of the garage.

A ground-level helipad, housing a Walker AH-16 Hammerbolt. This picture was taken at the La Perla Military Base.

A raised helipad without a helicopter. This picture was taken at the Octava Military Camp.

Both San Esperito Military banners. The one on the right is the Liberation banner, and the other two are standard banners that appear elsewhere. This picture was taken at the Los Islas Defense HQ.

A San Esperito Military guard house, usually found at the front gate of every military base. This one is at the Osvaldo Guzman Military Base.

A Guard tower at the Octava Military Camp.

SAM launcher at a military base.

SAM launcher on a tower. These large towers provide a high, commanding view of the surrounding area for SAM sites to easily fire missiles at targets.

A large Communications Mast. These large towers can be found all over San Esperito, but some are inside military bases. This picture was taken at the Los Islas Defense HQ.

Decals

The San Esperito Military's primary logo.

The San Esperito Military's secondary logo.

The San Esperito Military's tertiary logo.

The San Esperito Military's stripe decal.

A smaller version of the stripe that appears on soldier's helmets.

Miscellaneous

Jackson JC - 2 Alamo: Agency version on the right and Military version on the left.

A landed San Esperito Military HH-22 Savior on a Triton Broadsider.

Landed San Esperito Military and Agency versions of the Jackson JC - 2 Alamo on a Triton Broadsider.

Some San Esperito Military troops and vehicles at the supposed medical facility featured in the mission Love is in the Air.

A Triton Broadsider and her crew outside Rioja 06 Pirates Cove.

A small unmarked military base in Provincia Aguilar.

The largest ship in the fleet, this destroyer only appears once in the mission Sink the Buccaneer.

Rear view of the destroyer. Note the helipad on the rear deck.

Side view of the destroyer.

There are two army snipers on the roof of the highest house. It's a coastal town with a nearby safehouse at Provincia de Castillo.