Base Commanders are easily recognized, as they are the only Helghast soldiers not to wear any form of headwear. They wear an armored collar/shoulder-piece worn over a black longcoat. Like Specialists, Base Commanders have better quality armor than the regular Helghast infantry, and can survive about a dozen rounds from the M82 Assault Rifle before dying, compared to the regular infantry who can be killed with just 3 or 4 rounds.