Flares

Flares
Flares
Equipment:	flares
Use:	markers
Service:	USCM
Construction:	synthetic alloy
Weight:	0.5kgs
Life support:	n/a
Dimensions:
Length:	25cms
Width:	3cms
Height:	3cms
Operational conditions:	-- - +-°C

Name

Flares are part of a Marine's armoury.

Description

Flares are signal and marker pointers, due to their brightness they can also be used to illuminate corridors in buildings, installations and aboard spacecraft.

Construction

Made from a synthetic alloy a flare is thrown by a marine and the radial glow illuminates the surrounding area.

Tactical Uses

Flares are in use in Aliens v Predator: Original, Aliens v Predator: Gold, Aliens v Predator: Classic, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Aliens v Predator 2, Aliens v Predator 3, Alien Resurrection, Aliens: Infestation and Aliens v Predator: Extinction.

Characteristics

Reference stats table.

Appearance

Appearances in the following;
Aliens v Predator: Original
Aliens v Predator: Gold
Aliens v Predator: Classic

Variations

Aliens: Colonial Marines, Aliens v Predator 2
Aliens v Predator 3
Alien Resurrection
Aliens: Infestation
Aliens v Predator: Extinction
Alien (film)
Aliens (film)
Alien 3 (film)
Alien Resurrection (film)
Alien v Predator (film)
Aliens v Predator: Requiem (film)
Alien: Isolation

Interactions

Aliens v Predator, Original, Gold, Classic

Spec for Flares: range 10-20m.

Aliens v Predator 2

Spec for Flares: range 10-20m.

Deployment

Flares are available in the following;
Aliens v Predator 3 singleplayer only.

Continuity

Various
Flares in Aliens: Infestation and Aliens (film) are used as marker pointers.

Flares in Aliens v Predator: Original, Aliens v Predator: Gold and Aliens v Predator: Classic are required as marines are not equipped with Flashlights.

Aliens: Infestation
Flares once deployed activate a GPS tagging device that is shown on screen of the map, activated flares mark areas of interest that a marine can return to, these also be used for marking alien enemies.

References

Citations

Aliens v Predator: Original
Aliens v Predator: Gold
Aliens v Predator: Classic
Aliens v Predator 2
Aliens v Predator 3
Alien Resurrection
Aliens v Predator: Extinction

Notes