The 718 Division is a KPA Special Forces Unit featured in Homefront. Their symbol is a golden East-Asian style dragon.
Overview[]
Their operations before 2026 are unknown. The 718 were the participants of Operation Water Snake in which they carried out Operation FanFire: every three to six months, they were to set fire to grasses and forests along the Mississippi River to reintroduce the radioactive isotopes into the air.
During the events of Homefront they were assigned to guard duty in some areas, including Montrose, Colorado and were known to be extremely violent toward prisoners, with one detainee warning they would "just as soon kill you as look at you." They participated in attacking and destroying the Gunnison Resistance cell's safehouse.[1] A large number of them fought in the Battle of San Francisco, defending the Golden Gate Bridge, but they were overwhelmed by the U.S. Army's 40th Infantry Division and the 185th Armor Regiment.
Gameplay[]
The 718s first appear in Why We Fight, where they can be seen alongside Korean MPs and KPA Regulars during the mass arrests.
They are briefly seen when the Montrose Resistance Cell breaks free from the wall, shooting ineffectively at the player's Humvee.
The 718's most prominent appearance is during Golden Gate, where they fight alongside the KPA Regulars, trying to defend against U.S. military forces.
Trivia[]
- The 718 are a reference to the 718 area code of Brooklyn, where many of the developers from Kaos Studios live.
- The 718 appears to be based on the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force. The existence of the SOF was first discovered by outside nations in 1968. They have skirted the boundaries of South Korea since the Korean War. They have been suspected of mounting reconnaissance against strategic targets in South Korea as well as plotting assassinations. The SOF is divided into four brigades: Airborne, Reconnaissance, Light Infantry, and Maritime.
- Despite being an elite unit that would be prioritized for the front-line, the 718 Division was stationed in Montrose and San Francisco. It is possible they were given the task of garrison duty due to the importance of both cities (San Francisco was the capital of the NKFOA and Montrose for its oil shale mines). Another simpler explanation is that the 718, as most of the world's special forces, served to perform counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency against American resistance.
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