Fiver Squad (Jorian Army)

''"  Fiver Squad reporting for duty, sir!" - Squad leader Delvon Rethar, or Five-Eight (58)''

Fiver squad was a squad of Jorian soldiers that fought in the Shaka-Rivvi war, under the command of high commander Tanis Silverblade. The squad was made up of the typical nine-man unit, all with numbers going from fifty to fifty nine. They used the standard issue J-15 blaster rifles, along with silverthane swords, and several impact grenades.Their numbers were stenciled on their right shoulders, in blue paint.The squad members are generally serious, like most Jorians, although they enjoy occassional games of Addy ball on their off duty hours. Taking the name of fiver squad after being assigned to the Five hundred and fifty-fifth battalion.

History
Fiver squad was formed shortly after the battle of Aladrach. During the battle, the Five hundred and fifty fith battalion, part of the Justiciar Battle Force was decimated with only three squads surviving. The battle force was forced to fall back to the Jorian controlled planet of Denere, in order to reform the battalion. Delvon Rethar, a veteran of the battle, handpicked a group of Jorian soldiers to form the squad. The new members of Fiver squad were relatively green, and Delvon took several days running the squad through rigorous training regimes. Delvon frequently made a point of referring to his squadmates as brothers and sisters.

Due to this, the squad formed very close bonds, and worked at a higher peak of efficiency. Several members of the squad, Kivar, Iril, and Theral, where trained as specialists. Kivar, the demolitions expert, Iril, the squad sniper, and Theral, the electronics specialist. This was slightly unorthodox, as usually, only Jorian commando's actually spent time training specialists. However, the squad had a slight advantage over enemy forces, and would be deployed in more dangerous situations than the rest of the battalion, often as a vanguard unit.

Battle of Denere
Shortly after the formation of Fiver squad, and the renumeration of the 555th battalion, the Shaka-Rivvi launched a counter attack on the planet. Fiver squad lead the counter attack, using an anti air cannon to destroy several troop transports before they could deploy soldiers. During the battle, Delvon was injured by a blaster bolt, and pinned down by several Shaka-Rivvi soldiers. Fiver Squad flanked the enemy unit, and managed to wipe it out, and rescue their sargeant.

The squad linked up with several other squads of the battalion and managed to force the Shaka-Rivvi back to their ships. Besides Delvon, not a single member of the squad was badly injured. The squad was awarded several medals of merit, and appointed as the battalions command squad, answering only to high commander Tanis Silverblade.

Tactics and Equipment
Like most Jorian combat units, Fiver squad used J-15 Blaster rifles, thermal detonators, blaster pistols and silverthane swords. Their armour, like all Jorians, was near impenatrable due to the silverthane. Unlike most squads, the squad sniper, the squad demolitions man,and the electronics sepcialist used sepcialized equipment, in order to better perform their duties.

They were often utilised in a vanguard role, and were seen as the most experienced of the battalion. Often, the squad sniper would open fire, preferably on an enemy leader, before engaging. Several timses, the squad would lure an enemy unit into traps set by other squads.