| abstract | - Base Commanders are easily recognized, as they are the only Helghast soldiers not to wear any form of headwear. They wear an armored collar/shoulder-piece worn over a black longcoat. Like Specialists, Base Commanders have better quality armor than the regular Helghast infantry, and can survive about a dozen rounds from the M82 Assault Rifle before dying, compared to the regular infantry who can be killed with just 3 or 4 rounds. Base Commanders first appear in Mission 8: "Foraging a Path", with one Commander appearing at each of the 3 forward bases in the mission's first level, and a group of 3 Commanders in the command bunker at the end of the mission. Like many enemies in Mission 8, the 3 forward base Commanders with be equipped with the BP-02 Pup Grenade Launcher pistol, while the 3 Commanders in the command bunker are equipped with StA-52 Assault Rifles. Commanders encountered in later missions (Mission 9: Hidden Pasts through Mission 11: Hope) carry IvP-18 Tropov Machine Pistols. In total there are only 10 Base Commanders in the Killzone campaign. Commanders equipped with the grenade pistol can be very dangerous and should be a priority target. Commanders equipped with the regular pistol or assault rifle are less of a threat, and other than being to survive somewhat more damage aren't significantly more dangerous than standard Helghast soldiers.
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