FILE NAME: Professor Anthony B. Richards, PhD
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: Weapon Design
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: Astrophysicist
BIRTHPLACE: London, England
GRADE: 0F-3
Born in Chelsea, Richards went to Harrow before heading for Oxford where he studied physics. Recruited to the British Army for a laser-weapons programme, he was granted a commission as a Major. Retains the rank today, though it's largely honorary. Spent most of the next twenty years at Porton Down developing high-tech weapons. Recruited to head up Special Weapons Force shortly after Action Force's formation. Boffin’s innovations range from modifying normal assault rifles to be near-silent for the added stealth factor, to developing directed energy weapons and from developing autonomous cruise missiles capable of targeting multiple sites to a programme to create unmanned fighter jets. He was involved in adapting the Dart, Shaft and Lance units from the original American PAC-RAT designs and assisted in the development of the Skystorm X-Wing.
Boffin’s one of the best weapons developers around and is constantly amazing Action Force Command. The budget department hates him, though, his designs are so expensive.
BOFFIN