User blog comment:USARMP/Ninjas in Mass Effect/@comment-4237253-20120414044902/@comment-1900300-20120414070141

Well, what woulod you do if you had a short range weapon and will face people armed with tech, biotic and/of firearms? Kai Leng and Phantoms compensated for their need to rush opponents by having heavy shielding to soak it up till they get close. But wait! Techs can bring down shields. Do we have any barrier technology which would be more effective? Good.

But this only leads to the ineffitable question that if Cerberus can provide individuals which arn't likely to survive a fight with such equipment and not their other soliders. Or why not get biotics to be Phantoms, since a Phantom using Charge will cut the distance to an opponent much quicker