Machines



The machines are one of the enemy forces in Iron Rage, mostly inhabiting the north of the map, where they overran the Northern Protectorate, leading to the formation of the New Order. We know very little about the machine army, but it appears that it started when mining robots from the Northern Protectorate accidentally unearthed "The Ancient One", an ancient, evil entity hidden deep within the mountains. The Ancient One built itself a robotic body, adapted the mining robots into weapons of war, and started producing weapons of its own design.

The connection between the Ancient One's army and the Klausbot army (seen in, for example, the Christmas event Blood on the Snow) is unclear -- they are both robotic in nature, but the Klausbot army uses different robots.

The machines are the primary enemy in the Liberation campaign, as well as in battles in sectors in the far north, starting with the "Gate Ridge" zone. They also appear in various special events, such as Technology Triumph and Superiority.

The primary machine units are as follows:
 * infantry: Model "M" Mk.2
 * stormtroopers: "Chameleon" and Model "HM" Mk.2 (in higher difficulty maps)
 * heavy infantry: "Big guy"
 * specials: Sniper of the Ancient One
 * support: Artillery bombardment, Carbonite bomb, Minefield

In some of the events you can obtain "trophy" versions of these units, which are similar to the originals but somewhat more powerful.