Wire Cutters

The Wire Cutters are a small group of highly specialized raiders who managed to take complete control of the Raid-It Radio Network in only a couple of years. Their specialized equipment for tracking, blocking, and securing radio signals gave them a distinct advantage over the technologically illiterate raiders running Raid-It Radio.

History
Wire Cutter history is kept a secret. Those brave or foolhardy enough to attempt to uncover it usually end up missing or dead. What little information that has been gleamed over the years points to them being expert engineers, highly persuasive, and highly trained combatants. Despite this seemingly professional background, they often act as little more than a common raider group.

Wire Cutters were virtually unheard of prior to 2260. It wasn't until that time, that they had made any sort of overt moves within the Wasteland. During the later half of 2260, they begin to systemically target Raid-It Radio personalities one by one. Either assassinating them, as had been done to Preacher Nick by raiders years prior, or by convincing them to sign on with the Wire Cutters. Those who capitulated tended to broadcast ideology very similar to Preacher Nick's. That raiders are strongest when coordinating and working together, rather than butting-heads over turf and settlements.

Organization
Wire Cutters are organized like any other raider band. Joshua Stewart is at the top, and the rest basically do what he tells them to do. However, the difference is that Wire Cutters are highly trained and recognize the fact that petty internal squabbling is antithetical to the idea of a United Raider Nation.

Wire Cutters are usually split into teams of about 4-6 individuals. These teams are then sent into the Wasteland to either take out high value targets, repair/construct radio towers, or "remind" faltering radio personalities of their duty. These teams are usually highly equipped and skilled, capable of laying groundwork for builders to come out and construct radio towers. They are also trained in assassination and infiltration, able to take a settlement apart from the inside.

Notable Members

 * Joshua Stewart - The current leader of the Wire Cutters. He lead the first attacks against Raid-It Radio and since then has been the defacto leader of the Network since then.