Portal:Special Forces

Overview

Special Forces are a new breed of units

Basic Information

Special Forces are a Unit Sub-Category. The Special Forces Category itself contains several sub-categories.

• UNITS - Includes all Infantry, Vehicles and Aircraft
  • INFANTRY - Includes the Attack Dog, Hercules, Valkyrie & many more including ...
    • SPECIAL FORCES ( Infantry ) :
      • OPERATORS - Includes the Heavy Operator, Lead Heavy Operator, Operator & Sheila
      • INFILTRATORS - Includes onlyInfiltrator & Infiltrator Leader
      • OPERATIVES - Includes only Sarkis
      • PRESERVERS - Includes Brother Jeremiah, Lead Preserver & Preserver
      • COMMANDO'S - Includes Commando, Lead Commando
      • SURVIVORS - Includes Kara
  • VEHICLES - All land based Vehicles including ...
    • SPECIAL FORCES ( Vehicle ) :
      • LIGHT VEHICLES - Includes Hellhound, Jackal
      • HEAVY VEHICLES - Includes Doran, Nightmare, Ultra Tank, Warhorse
  • AIRCRAFT - All Aircraft including ...
    • SPECIAL FORCES ( Aircraft ) - Includes Cyclone & Thunderstorm

Special Forces Unit List

FULL LIST OF SPECIAL FORCES
INFANTRY SPECIAL FORCES		SUB-CATEGORY	TYPE	INTRODUCTION	RELATED FACTION	DATE
Brother Jeremiah		Preservers	Lead / Hero	Revelation	Sentinels	May 21, 2015
Kara		Survivors	Lead / Hero	Rapture	Sentinels	Jun 18, 2015
Sarkis		Mercenary	Operative	Phantom Operative	None	Jul 31, 2015
Sheila		Operators	Lead / Hero	Genesis	Sentinels	Mar 19, 2015
Infiltrator Leader		Infiltrators	Lead	Operation: Nighthawk	Corpus	Jul 23, 2015
Lead Commando		Commando	Lead	Operation: Night's End	Corpus	Oct 22, 2015
Lead Grenadier		Grenadier	Lead	Operation: Stormfront	Hell Hounds	Jul 21, 2016
Lead Heavy Operator		Operators	Lead	Gear Store	Unknown	May 06, 2015
Lead Operator		Operators	Lead	Genesis	Sentinels	Mar 19, 2015
Lead Preserver		Preservers	Lead	Revelation	Sentinels	May 21, 2015
Commando		Commando	Member	Gear Store	None	Jun 30, 2015
Grenadier		Grenadier	Member	Operation: Stormfront	Hell Hounds	Jul 21, 2016
Heavy Operator		Operators	Member	Genesis	Sentinels	Mar 19, 2015
Infiltrator		Infiltrators	Member	Operation: Nighthawk	Corpus	Jul 23, 2015
Operator		Operators	Member	Genesis	Sentinels	Mar 19, 2015
Preserver		Preservers	Member	Revelation	Sentinels	May 21, 2015
AIRCRAFT SPECIAL FORCES		CATEGORY	TYPE	INTRODUCTION	RELATED FACTION	DATE
Cyclone		SF - Aircraft	Aircraft	Operation: Night's End	Corpus	Oct 22, 2015
Deena		SF - Aircraft  •  Hero	Aircraft	Operation: Isolation	Eastern Horde	Apr 14, 2016
Hailstorm		SF - Aircraft	Aircraft	Operation: Omega	Hell Hounds	Jun 23, 2016
Nimbus		SF - Aircraft	Aircraft	Operation: Death From Above		Sep 15, 2016
Pandora		SF - Aircraft  •  Hero	Aircraft	Infamy Pre-Season 2	Unknown	Jul 06, 2016
Thunderstorm		SF - Aircraft	Aircraft	Operation: Frostbite	Red Lokust	Dec 17, 2015
VEHICLE SPECIAL FORCES		CATEGORY	TYPE	INTRODUCTION	RELATED FACTION	DATE
Baldur		SF - Vehicle  •  Hero	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Retribution	Eastern Horde	May 19, 2016
Dante		SF - Vehicle  •  Hero	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Descent	Eastern Horde	Mar 17, 2016
Doran		SF - Vehicle  •  Hero	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Aftermath	Red Lokust	Jan 21, 2016
Hellhound		SF - Vehicle	Light Vehicle	Rapture	Sentinels	Jun 18, 2015
Howler		SF - Vehicle	Light Vehicle	Operation: Dogs of War	Hell Hounds	Aug, 18, 2016
Jackal		SF - Vehicle	Light Vehicle	Operation: Nightfall	Corpus	Sep 24, 2015
Jericho		SF - Vehicle  •  Hero	Light Vehicle	Operation: Remnants	Red Lokust	Feb 18, 2016
Nightmare		SF - Vehicle	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Nightmare	Corpus	Aug 20, 2015
Punisher		SF - Vehicle	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Retribution	Eastern Horde	May 19, 2016
Tempest		SF - Vehicle	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Aftermath	Red Lokust	Jan 21, 2016
Ultra Tank		SF - Vehicle	Heavy Vehicle	Operation: Wildfire	Red Lokust	Nov 19, 2015
Warhorse		SF - Vehicle	Heavy Vehicle	Covenant	Sentinels	Apr 23, 2015

Special Forces Stat Comparison

SPECIAL FORCES MAXIMUM STAT COMPARISON ( Max Rank )
HERO / LEADERS	LEVEL / RANK	SPACE	SPEED	RANGE	HEALTH	DAMAGE	REPAIR	DRI *
Brother Jeremiah  •  Hero	Rank 30	350	1.3	500	750,000	42,353	3h 03m	4,098
Kara  •  Hero	Rank 30	350	1.5	550	826,875	42136
Sarkis	Level 20	550	1.5	500	616,870	34,704
Sheila  •  Hero	Rank 30	350	1.5	500
LEADERS								DRI *
Infiltrator Leader	Rank 30	200	1.5	500
Lead Commando	Rank 30	200	1.3	550
Lead Grenadier	Rank 40	200	1.5	500	517,500	9,051	20m 59s	24,643
Lead Heavy Operator	Rank 30	250	1.3	500
Lead Operator	Rank 30	200	1.5	450
Lead Preserver	Rank 30	200	1.3	450
MEMBERS								DRI *
Commando	Rank 30	75	1.3	550
Grenadier	Rank 40	75	1.5	500	345,000	8,229	20m 59s	16,429
Heavy Operator	Rank 30	75	1.3	500
Infiltrator	Rank 30	60	1.5	500
Operator	Rank 30	50	1.5	450
Preserver	Rank 30	75	1.3	500
AIRCRAFT	RANK	SPACE	SPEED	RANGE	HEALTH	DAMAGE	REPAIR	DRI *
Cyclone	Rank 30	125	5.5	550	270,000	40,421	28m 33s	9,457
Deena  •  Hero	Rank 30	125	5.5	550	945,000	141,474
Hailstorm	Rank 40	125	5.5	475	1,200,000	54,857	27m 03s	44,362
Nimbus	Rank 40	125	5.5	550	800,000	12,160	45m 52s	17,448
Pandora  •  Hero	Rank 40	125	5.5	475	4,200,000	192,000
Thunderstorm	Rank 30	125	8.0	550	696,960	45,900	28m 33s	24,412
VEHICLE	RANK	SPACE	SPEED	RANGE	HEALTH	DAMAGE	REPAIR	DRI *
Baldur  •  Hero	Rank 30	400	2.2	425	3,412,500	180,000	1h 26m	39,680
Dante  •  Hero	Rank 40	400	2.2	425	5,250,000	192,472
Doran  •  Hero	Rank 30	400	2.0	500	1,653,750	31,920	1h 01m	27,111
Hellhound	Rank 30	280	5.0	475	323,400	16,838	1h 01m	5,302
Howler	Rank 40	280	5.0	475	1,000,000	60,000	58m 14s	17,167
Jackal	Rank 30	280	5.0	475	323,400	5,133	1h 01m	5,302
Jericho  •  Hero	Rank 40	280	5.0	475	1,509,200	117,865	57m 47s	26,133
Nightmare	Rank 30	400	2.0	500	472,500	9,120	1h 07m	7,052
Punisher	Rank 40	400	2.2	500	1,300,000	68,571	54m 05s	24,030
Tempest	Rank 40	400	0.9	420	840,000	57,600	57m 00s	14,737
Ultra Tank	Rank 30	400	2.2	425	1,125,000	41,244	1h 26m	13,081
Warhorse	Rank 30	400	2.0	425	657,375	48,293	1h 26m	7,644
* - DRI = DAMAGE REPAIR INDEX - Calculated - Approximate Damage Requiring 1 Minute of Repair Time ( Health div Total Repair Time )

Veteran Experience Point Information

vXP COMPARISON
INFANTRY		TOTAL vXP NEEDED for Rank 20	vXP RATES *
			DEALT	RECEIVED
Brother Jeremiah  •  Hero		35,500,000
Kara  •  Hero		35,500,000
Sheila  •  Hero		35,500,000
Infiltrator Leader		17,750,000
Lead Commando		17,750,000
Lead Grenadier		17,750,000
Lead Heavy Operator		17,750,000
Lead Operator		17,750,000
Lead Preserver		17,750,000
Commando		17,750,000
Grenadier		17,750,000
Heavy Operator		17,750,000
Infiltrator		17,750,000
Operator		17,750,000
Preserver		17,750,000
AIRCRAFT		TOTAL vXP NEEDED for Rank 20	vXP RATES *
			DEALT	RECEIVED
Cyclone		17,750,000
Deena  •  Hero		35,500,000
Hailstorm		17,750,000
Nimbus
Pandora  •  Hero		35,500,000
Thunderstorm		17,750,000
VEHICLES		TOTAL vXP NEEDED for Rank 20	vXP RATES *
			DEALT	RECEIVED
Baldur  •  Hero		35,500,000
Dante  •  Hero		17,750,000
Doran  •  Hero		35,500,000
Hellhound		17,750,000
Howler		17,750,000
Jackal		17,750,000
Jericho  •  Hero		17,750,000
Nightmare		17,750,000
Punisher		17,750,000
Tempest		17,750,000
Ultra Tank		17,750,000
Warhorse		17,750,000
* vXP RATES = Percentage of Damage awarded as vXP. For More Info On This See Veteran Experience

Update History

Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -- Click [ Expand ] to View Earliest Updates

• Special Forces removed all Member Eligibility Restrictions in Fireteams in the Game Update of Oct 21, 2015.
• Special Forces were introduced during Genesis - ( Mar 19, 2015 )

• No Further Updates

Additional Facts

• Any Special Forces Leader may include any non-Hero, non-Lead Special Forces Member in their Fireteam.
• Special Forces will NOT target and fire upon
  • Any Missiles launched from the Missile Silo.
  • Any Hellfire Missiles fired from the Hellfire.
• Special Forces WILL target and fire upon
  • Any Hellfire Missiles fired from the Hellstorm.

Trivia

• The maximum amount of Veteran Experience a Special Forces unit can record is 2,147,483,647 vXP.
  • Once this amount is reached it starts counting down back to zero.
• The sound of Special Forces' shell (shot) may be same as the Rhino.
• The size of Special Force - Infantry may be same as the old bigger size of Hercules.
• Most of the Special Forces Aircraft names (Except Deena and Pandora) are all named from the weather related terms.

Firsts & Records

• War Commander First :
  • First Special Forces Hero to be introduced - Sheila
  • First Special Forces Non-Hero Lead to be introduced - Lead Operator
  • First Special Forces standard Member to be introduced - Operator & Heavy Operator (Tie)
  • First Special Forces - Vehicle to be introduced - Warhorse
  • First Hero Special Forces - Vehicle to be introduced - Doran
  • First Special Forces - Heavy Vehicle to be introduced - Warhorse
  • First Hero Special Forces - Heavy Vehicle to be introduced - Doran
  • First Special Forces - Light Vehicle to be introduced - Hellhound
  • First Hero Special Forces - Light Vehicle to be introduced - Jericho
  • First Special Forces - Aircraft to be introduced - Cyclone
  • First Hero Special Forces - Aircraft to be introduced - Deena

Related Pages

Forces Fire Fireteam Hero Special Forces Leader

Veteran Experience vXP Units Unit Promotion

Special Forces - Aircraft Special Forces - Light Vehicle Special Forces - Heavy Vehicle

External Links

• Kixeye Forum ( 03/06/15 ) - Special Forces - Preview Guide ( Official ) - Special Forces Preview Information
• Kixeye Forum ( 09/13/15 ) - Hidden Unit Stats: Revealed! ( Official ) - Previously unreleased data
• Kixeye Forum ( 10/13/15 ) - Special Forces: Limits, Unlocks, and Builds Explained! ( Official ) - Limit Information
• Kixeye Forum ( 11/03/15 ) - Special Forces Teams and Range ( Official ) - Fire Team Range Information

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Gallery - Historical

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Video

Special Forces  •  Released : Mar 13, 2015 Official Kixeye Video

Special Forces in Action •  Released : Mar 18, 2015 Official Kixeye Video

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