Marines

The "Devil Dogs" gained fame when they managed to dislodge the Germans from Belleau Wood. Their strength lies in mopping up the hardest points of resistance using shotguns and incendiary artillery.

- In-game Description

The Marines are an Engineer squad (motto: Semper fidelis!, Latin for always faithful), which along with the Doughboys represent the United States in the game.

Like all engineer squads, they possess a smokescreen (upgrading to white phosphorus), allowing them to obscure an enemy firing position to prevent the enemy from inflicting casualties on team members. The squad is primarily armed with close-quarters weapons, with a generous number of M1911s per squad member.

Squad Roles

Sergeant

Designate!

The Sergeant's task is to designate strongpoints for the squad and lead his squad to take the position.

Specialisations

Level	Title	Loadout
1	Observer	M1911 pistol Binoculars
2	Assault Officer	M1917 + M1917 Bayonet
3	Corpsman	Springfield Binoculars

Sapper

Demolish!

The 'Sapper's task is to destroy a strongpoint by using explosives

Specialisations

Level	Title	Loadout
1	Raider	M1911 pistol 3 F1 grenades
2	Trench Gunner	Springfield rifle 1 F1 grenade
3	Obliterator	Springfield 2 F1 grenades

Specialist

Mop them up!

The specialist is tasked with mopping up enemies in close proximity to the squad. It is also the only role in Verdun's Frontlines which has a shotgun.

Specialisations

Level	Title	Loadout
1	Trenchgun Raider	M1897 trenchgun
2	Rifle Grenadier	Springfield + M1917 Bayonet
3	Trenchgun Grenadier	M1897 trenchgun 1 F1 grenade

Base of Fire

Suppress the enemy!

The fire base is tasked with delivering a large quantity of bullets on the target, serving as the Marines' machine gun specialist.

Specialisations

Level	Title	Loadout
1	Rifle Specialist	M1917 rifle M1911 pistol
2	Firepower Raider	CSRG M18 machine gun M1911 pistol
3	Firepower Specialist	Springfield M1911

Abilities and progression

Level	Shared	Sergeant	Sapper	Specialist	Base of Fire
0	Close Combat I: All kills near order +10xp and when in enemy sector you can spawn with all team members At All Cost: -25% suppression from enemy fire within command order Uniform I	Destroy Target: Places a command order, +25% suppression from fire within the command aura into the area around the destroy target order Infiltration Tactics I: When near assault order and in command aura, cannot be made aware of Smoke Screen: A mortar launches a shell with a small smoke screen at target location	Grenade Warfare I: Explosion kill while near assault order +10xp Draftee: Movement speed lowered by 10% when not in aura Discipline I: Squad members spawn with the NCO, Sector capture bonus +25xp	Mopping Up I: Kills in close combat (6m) + 25xp Trench Warfare Adrenaline I: When near destroy order, sprint time +25% Vulnerable: health time regeneration +25%	Mopping Up I: Kills in close combat (6m) +25xp Stay On Target: When not near Destroy Order, stamina regeneration -33% Drill I: rifle reload time -20%
7					Mopping Up II: Kills in close combat (6m) +25xp
20	Close Combat II: All kills near order +25xp and when in enemy sector you can spawn with all team members Uniform II
25				Trench Warfare Adrenaline II: When near destroy order, sprint time +33%
30					Mopping Up III: Kills in close combat (10m) +25xp
33				Mopping Up II: Kills in close combat (6m) +25xp
45			Discipline II: Players spawn with NCO, Sector capture speed -15%
46					Drill II: LMG reload time -20%
50		White Phosphorus Shell: Artillery Fires a single incendiary phosphorus shell at target location
59			Grenade Warfare II: Explosion kill while near assault order +25xp
60	Close Combat II: All kills near order +25xp and when in enemy sector you can spawn with all team members
69				Mopping Up III: Kills in close combat (10m) +25xp
76			Discipline III: Players spawn with the NCO, Sector capture speed -20%
88			Grenade Warfare III: Explosion kill while near assault order +50xp
99					Drill III: LMG reload time -33%
100		White Phosphorus Barrage: Artillery fires a single incendiary phosphorus shell at target location

Trivia

• The squad was revealed by Steam-user Gumbemanden on the Verdun General Discussions page on his Steam Community thread, "The American Squads!".
• In his post, he also revealed the source of the images to originate from a German YouTuber known as TacticalViper. The video showcasing the US Marine Corps was called "Die Roadmap von Verdun".