Silent Sisters

The Silent Sisters initially utilized whatever weapons they could get their hands on. Once American forces began training the unit, They became trained with the Springfield M1903A4 rifle, becoming highly trained snipers.

The origins of the Silent Sisters date back to when the Viceroyalty was ruled over by the Kingdom of Spain. After the Treaty of Manilla, the transfer of the Philippines to Japan lessened tensions, and militants groups were quietly dealt with. That was until the commencement of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and the conscription of Filipino men into the Japanese army.

Tensions came to a head when Japan attacked America in the Battle of Guam, beginning the Pacific Theater of the World War. The Filipino men were shipped off to combat, leaving behind a large women population. Japanese soldiers stationed in the Philippines began to take advantage of the situation, leading to increased tensions. The first instance of an attack by Silent Sisters was in 1946, when a Japanese unit attempted to raid a Filipino village for supplies. The women of the village took up arms, and began to fight back, beginning a guerrilla war.

When the American military began to invade the Philippines, the Silent Sisters became immensely valuable to the local war effort. Weapons and training turned the Silent Sisters into a deadly covert unit. However, following the war, when America took ownership of the Viceroyalty instead of granting independence as was implied, the Silent Sisters were looked towards as a continued resistance. When this didn't occur, other units took their place.

The Silent Sisters have always been loyal to their native Philippines, whether it was under Spanish, Japanese, or American ownership. During the war, when Japanese soldiers began to prosecute many Silent Sisters and their families, many were granted asylum in America, settling largely in the American southeast.