The European Space Agency has finally arrived! Although a minor faction in the core rulebook, the ESA is now a fully fleshed out crew. Benefiting from their ability to ally with other factions and use their weapons and specialists, the ESA can be a powerful and flexible faction to field.
ESA Items.
Universal Translation Book
The ESA benefit from a special item card "Universal Translation Book". This ESA specific item allows a crew to acquire and use another faction's unique items, gear, and specialists as their own during missions. A space program built on international relations, the ESA truly gains it's strength when cooperating with other factions.
G44 Fléchette Rifle
Although not exclusive to the ESA faction, the G44 rifle is a new additional to the lunar arsenal. It has 4 shots with a piercing value of +5! The design was a cheeky nod to the H&K G11. Although initially made as the nail gun to end all nail guns for Lunar habitat construction, it didn't take long for crews to realize that with just a few tweaks the gun would perform as a great piercing weapon for more things than just sheet metal.
[EXCERPT FROM THE LUNAR RULEBOOK ABOUT THE ESA]
The newly formed European Union has wasted no time in ramping up its space presence. Their status as a traditional ally of the United States has allowed them to send several astronauts to the Moon as guests, and the ESA has established a small settlement north of the main US base.
This product will include the following components
- 5 ESA Astronaut bodies
- 5 ESA Astronaut legs
- Lunar Core weapon and item sprues
- 2 G11 Flachette Rifles
- 9 ESA Crew and item cards (New ESA faction item and a card for the new G44 Flachette Rifle)