| abstract | - The Revolutionary Front was a movement that had been vying for control of the CFR for over two decades, until it was destroyed as a fighting force by Operation Stabilizer in the early 21st century. Its roots lay in Iler's war, Coilerburg's disastrous bid for regional dominance. Much of the leadership and core units of the Revolutionary Front were originally fighters trained by Indhopal and others to fight Coilerburg. When that war ended, however, these fighters did not give up their arms; they simply changed their objective. Fighting primarily for their own gain, the Revolutionary Front began its campaign against Colonel Mortimer's regime in Flensburg. Slowly over the years they beat back Mortimer's forces with their campaign culminating in the killing of Mortimer in 2007 during an assault on the capital. Throughout their campaign the Revolutionary Front was known for its brutality. Since the Front's members had no real political platform other than increasing their own wealth, terror tactics were used to cow the civilian populace in areas they controlled. At its height, the Revolutionary Front fielded a wide variety of units: Everything from "small boy's units" to expert jungle fighters with over twenty years of experience. This diversity was one of their weaknesses. No one man really controlled the Revolutionary Front; it was run instead by a council of its commanders. Prior to Operation Stablizer, one commander had become something of a true leader for the Revolutionary Front. He was Troy Vortisch, the commander of the Revolutionary Front’s best unit, the Iron Tigers. Most of the Revolutionary Front pulled back into wilderness areas in the northern third of the CFR in the face of Operation Stabilizer; they were thought to have extensive supply caches hidden in that area, some of which may still remain undiscovered to this day. At its height, the Revolutionary Front was primarily a well equipped light infantry force. It did not field armor in any quantity nor an air force, but it did have access to artillery, light SAM systems and numerous gun trucks.
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