Between a nuke and hard place

[spaceman98]

Space Base 1:
Martian Research Station.
Alliance?: No
"These humans are strange creatures, waging nuclear war in the name of... Epicness? What may that be? This must be studied further..."

 

[Tomorrow's Dawn]

Nation: The Tomorrow Foundation

Nation Color: Silver
Geographical Location: Far Northeast + Far Northwest
Government Type: Technocracy

Affiliation: Neutral

I will update this later.

 

[Tambien]

Hey TD! I hope your people like the freezing cold poles.

What is this I don't even...

Did you guys just hijack somebody else's thread?

Nonetheless, I want in on this action

Yes, yes we did. Anyways, make a map of your nation! (Or tell me where to put you)

Space Base 1:
Martian Research Station.
Alliance?: No
"These humans are strange creatures, waging nuclear war in the name of... Epicness? What may that be? This must be studied further..."

Sorry, but no. As it has been said before- "No Space Aliens, BEMs, or other non-Earth native things." How about becoming the International Space Launch Foundation?

 

[trexeric]

Trexericism
Holy Land: Holy Island (the tiny island northwest of Trexeric Island)
Followers: Mainly in the City State of Trexericia, others scattered throughout Esandtee​

The international Trexericist church structure is very loose, as the Holy Book of Trexericism said, "The Church is reliant on its members, and its members are reliant on the Church. The Church is not reliant on other churches, nor are the members reliant on other members." The Holy Church of Trex, the largest church, has the largest income, as it resides on Holy Island, where pilgrims often venture. They spend this money on charity and improving Trexericist churches.

The beliefs of the Trexericists are often described by non-believers as 'a cheap copy of Tambism'. However, this is not the case. The Holy Book of Trexericism said, "Before there was Esandtee, there was the Void. The Void sucked anything of any mass into it's clutches, until the being Trex arrived at its gaping maw. Trex, with his awesome powers, banished the Void to the far reaches of the universe. Trex created a world, Esandtee, to house his followers, the Erimen. The Erimen created animals, and when they found some extremely attractive monkeys, bred and made humans. The Erimen soon died off, leaving humans as their successor. Meanwhile, the Void crept back toward Esandtee. Realizing his duty to stop the monster, Trex lured the Void back into the far reaches of the universe, but this time he did not come back. Trex was cursed to eternally fight the Void, and if he fails, the Void will once again reign.

The primary belief of Trexericism is that the benevolent Trex is ultimately protecting Esandtee from an ultimate evil in the world. However, it is also believed that the Void originally caused all evil, and is invincible except at the end of time, when the Trexerician Apocalypse comes. No matter what the infidels say, Trex is not a god. There are no deities in Trexericism. Trex is just an immortal being who had taken control of the Erimen. The Holy Book of Trex has three main parts, the Scripture of Trex, written by Trex and the holiest Erimen, the Grand Summary, written by humans, and the Holy Prophecies of Trex, written by the Erimen after Trex set off to battle the Void.

The Erimen, before their extinction, continued Trex's legend as prophets. The last Eriman, Errec, wrote the 'Ending Prophecy'. The Ending Prophecy said, "I am becoming old, frail, and weak. I fear soon I will end as my acquaintances... dead. Trex tells me to write one last prophecy, the prophecy to warn mankind about the possibility of his defeat. So, on with the prophecy, hm? I see skies of black, darker than night, that will consume our beautiful skies. Each night I fear is the end, but I realize that, as long as there are stars in the sky, the Void cannot reach Esandtee. I see seas of blood, spilling from those who worship Trex, and only from those who worship Trex. The humans will see that the Trexericists were correct all along, and they will attempt to redeem themselves. However, the Void will eat them, along with the mangled corpses of the Trexericists. The Void will then eat Esandtee, and then the universe, returning the world to his control. He will reign for a thousand years, until Trex is able to gather up the defeated humans, and then they will finally kill the Void. However, the damage will have been done, and all living things will die and go to Trexericist heaven.

One of the most ominous prophecies was written by the legendary Exrix. This was the Prophecy of Warring Tribes As the main part of the prophecy goes, "It has been a month since the Most Holy Trex has left us Erimen, and I know not if he will return. However, he sends me images of a horrible fate of mankind. This is the fate of fools, so I prefer our descendants will avoid it at all costs. This is the fate of each other. Once us Erimen die out, or even descend from our current nobility, the humans will begin fighting with one another. This will ultimately result in mankind's death. I wish to leave Esandtee a peaceful place, free of disagreements and quarrels, so that we cannot reach for this fate, even though the fate reaches for us.

 

[Tambien]

OOC: Facinating! But still a cheap copy of Tambism.

 

[Dumanios]

Bumped up my ship statistics to be more in line with Daedwartin.

 

[trexeric]

OOC: Facinating! But still a cheap copy of Tambism.

Ah, but historians date Trexericism to have been started before Tambism, and to have developed completely seperate. Therefore, it is impossible

Oh, and I will be gone for most of the next week... delay most of the action until next week, please!

 

[strijder20]

Spoiler :

Presenting...

The United Southern Regions

Colour: Dark Brown

Location: Coastal Polar areas.

Affiliation: Neutral

Government: Dictatorship

History: Fleeing the eternal battlefield in the middle of the world, refugees from all nations have sought shelter at the south pole. Only it's coastal regions, and not even all of them, are habitable. Twenty years ago, Strodon the First united and organised the various little republics and kingdoms to ensure the Polarians could defend themselves in case of an attack. He rules the nation justly, but with an iron fist. Corruption is almost non-existent and the police force cracks down any dissent. The USR's army has not many offensive weapons, but has heavily invested in fortifications, and the entire coastline is shielded by a ten-meter wide concrete wall.

Fleet:
20 submarines
4 battleships (the USRS Vercingetorix, the USRS Bulkwark, the USRS Behemoth and the USRS Strodon)
6 destroyers
80 coastal patrol boats, armed with machine guns and a small piercing missile cannon
3 supercarriers

Army:
2500 Wall Patrol Guards
2400 Homeguards
2800 Marine Soldiers
27000 militia soldiers
40 light armored vehicles
3 heavy armoured vehicles
50 Anti-Aircraft guns
148 energized missile towers at the walls

Aircraft:
30 Carrier based aircraft
50 Interceptors
5 Heavy Bombers

EDIT: I have some trouble making neat borders, could someone put my nation on the map for me (and use the previous map version, of course)? Thanks in advance.

 

[Tambien]

Welcome to the USR!

Ah, but historians date Trexericism to have been started before Tambism, and to have developed completely seperate. Therefore, it is impossible

Oh, and I will be gone for most of the next week... delay most of the action until next week, please!

Historians paid off by the Trexericist Church!

We'll probably only be finalizing a few details, such as the size of each nations armed forces and where they are deployed. Just to keep powergaming under control.

So if you could make up some Navy stats, army stats, and air force stats that would be nice.

Even if its just a list of your units and where theyre deployed in parentheses.

Also, to all of you, again, if you want to name the regions near and inside your Empire, please do!

 

[trexeric]

Well, it is hard to tell from old paper scrolls.

I'll do that later... I have to go to my cousin's graduation party... our military is puny...

 

[Dumanios]

Army of the Republic of Dumanios

224,000 Troops in the Army
12,000 of them are Paratroopers
32,000 Marines
14,000 Cavalry (Although outdated, they can traverse mountainous and forested areas better than tanks)
20,000 Illia class Tanks (Pre-Epic War Mass Produced from before the Republic, used mostly to bolster Armour numbers)
4,000 Memnon class Tanks (First Republic Armour design, made after the Epic Wars)
1,000 Myrax class Tanks (Current generation tanks, can go 1v1 with most other current tanks, perhaps exempting Thanyou and Tambienist MBTs)
6,000 APCs (All models, whether they be Republic made or bought from Thanyou during the Illian Regime)

Air Force of the Republic

4,000 I-120 Interceptors (Pre-Epic Jet Fighters mass-produced during Illian Regime)
1,500 D-20 Interceptors (Post-Epic Jet Fighters produced by the Republic)
2,000 D-40 Interceptors (Current-gen Jet Fighters in service, Mach 1.5 capable)
3,000 METY class Bombers (Propeller-driven Bombers bought from Thanyou during the Illian Regime)
1,000 D-Alpha Bombers (Jet Bombers produced by the Republic between wars)
750 D-Gamma Bombers (Heavy Bombers designed for bombing cities, largest bomber in the world, carries more bombs and guns than any other)
1,500 Couger Ground-Support Jets (Produced by Republic, basically, imagine the A-10 Thunderbolt)

Other Military Stuff

Constant research is devoted into military weapons, so that the Republic does not fall behind.
The Republic possesses the ability to construct Nuclear Weapons.

 

[Daedwartin]

The insulting names are the other branches' names for that branch.
Iron Tubes and Meatshields of dirt
200,000 Infantry
10,000 are Paratroopers
40,000 Marines
100,000 AA railguns. rate of fire is very high. accuracy not so much. this is abnormal for projectiles going this quick. we think it has to d
20,000 Revenge Tanks. in servie 15 years. currently being replaced over time by Cals. still, its hard t5o replace your MBT from Epic War !, as when you mass produced them in very large numbers( about 50,000. only 15,000 say combat. we couldn't find the crews for all of them.). Generally decommissioned by selling to private collectors. Civilians are well armed here...which is why only a trusted family is allowed to buy one, and are prone to them being repossessed.

6000 Cals MBT. can go one to one with most tanks. theorized stalemate against Myrax class Tanks. hopefully we dont have to find out. have been in use for 10 years.
100 Experimental Railgun Tanks. Prone to break downs. Experimental designs do this. not currently being used in combat. too expensive to do so.

10 Mas MBT. experimental replacement for Cals MBT. same issue with break downs as the railgun tanks. also not going into combat as there is only 10.

10,000 APCs. all are of Tamb design. we never got the hang of designing these. plus, the railgun tank is eating up most our designers anyway.man, i tell you, politicians and their impression of what they think we need to fight.

The Breakers Of All things Glass
8000 Current Gen Intercepters. We are willing to spend a pretty buck for this.
3000 Heavy Jet Bombers. same as above on willingness to buy.
600 D-Gamma Bombers. Dumanios, you make some damn good bombers.

The destroyer of all things we attack.
500 ICBMs. if only we could get a submarine-based one working. damn railgun tank.

The Chair Force
CLASSIFIED. do you think i was seriously going to tell you about our general staff and logistical departments.

The whitecoats.
A lot of scientists working on a large array of projects. the Mas and Railgun MBTs are the only ones we have officially revealed. Yes, we are researching better nuclear technology.

The Zampolits.
enough to make one puke. not well loved. (zampolit is Russian for political Officer. I did say we aren't really a federal republic.) recently assigned to non-military manners. mainly making sure our prison's beds stay warm. coup de'tats only work if you have military support. you seriously though 30,000 political officers could actually overwhelm 3000 machine gun using troops.

The navy's insulting name is: The Nuclear Kettles of Offensive Combat.

 

[Tomorrow's Dawn]

Nation: The Tomorrow Foundation

Nation Color: Silver
Geographical Location: Far Northeast + Far Northwest
Government Type: Technocracy
Motto: In Science We Trust
Ethnic Makeup: 42% Dawn, 16% Tambien, 14% Thanyou, 8% Christos, 20% Other
Official Languages: Dayspeak (A very breathy, sharp and light language)
Main Exports: Oil, Salt, Fish
Main Imports: Iron, Silicon, Wood

Affiliation: Neutral

What is The Tomorrow Foundation? Is it an ethnic-nation state, a state bound by faith? No. The Tomorrow Foundation is something different. It is a technocracy.

In pre-modern times, there were a loose collection of ethnic Dawn tribals that occupied the great northern wastes. Advanced explorers from the south attempted to harness the land, exploit the wildlife and enslave the people, but a shrewd leader emerged, and was able to unite the tribes & secure foreign firearms to repel encroachment. From there, the nascent Dawn nation-state emerged and entered international politics, albeit quietly and hardly one to make a splash. But they couldn't catch up. So what could they do? Their population was low. The once united Dawns, while one nation on paper, devolved again into a loose confederation of city-states. They had few natural resources other than fish, fur, oil, bone & salt. Iron deposits were rare and land was not readily arable. They had to stop making offerings to the old pantheon. And they had to look to a new. They had to look to science.

In the coastal cities, circles of intellectuals collected. They unanimously agreed that only science could make Tomorrow matter. And they were the ones most qualified to do it. So they set out on their campaign trail, but not without difficulty. Members of the old guard harried them every step of the way. The scientists and their followers fled to the north pole, where they found massive deposits of lodestones. This was their answer. Oil was plentiful in the Dawn nation, but the Iron needed to shape into harnessing machines was scarce. Oil was mostly sold anyway to the ceaselessly warring nations in the south. This was mostly the reason why the Dawns could not muster a sizable air fleet or naval fleet. But with the lodestones, the scientists were able to shape massive ships the world has never seen the likes of. They were powered not by black poison, but by magnetic force and with them, the nascent Foundation blotted out the skies and took control of the homeland. Thanyou & Tambien were startled by such a development, but later, it became evident that the Foundation aerial platforms could not operate away from the extremity of the North Pole, where the strength of the magnetism required to maintain their flight is sufficient.

Consolidation was complete. But manpower was always scarce.
The environment of the Northern Wastes ensured that there was to be a hard population cap. It was also known that existing fertility and virility enhancers had detrimental effects on the resulting offspring and their parents as well. So the Foundation had to attract foreigners to their land. And they had to engineer their loyalty and synergy with the Foundation while they continued to progress in technology.

They offered asylum to scientists and defecting officers from Thanyou & Tambien, refugees fleeing Christos & immigrants from just about every other part of the world.
This was easily achieved considering the amount of near ceaseless warring that occurs between the two main superpowers, Thanyou & Tambien.
Today, more immigrants and refugees come to The Foundation every year than all other countries combined. This is before accounting for those who stay that is.
More than half of them leave though, for the harsh environment makes life impossible for many. Those who stay on and weather it are worthy of being part of The Foundation.

This feat of social engineering worked. But while The Tomorrow Foundation is medium-sized and advanced, it still finds itself sparsely populated.
What has been achieved so far, has been nothing short of remarkable.
There are at least three underwater cities located beneath the frozen north powered ingeniously by undersea thermal vents. An armada of lodestone skyships patrols indefinitely, thanks to magnetic power and numerous other secret innovations dot the Foundation. It's rumored that magnetic shielding technologies and EMP shielding have been looked into... The Tomorrow Foundation is home to the Large Hadron Collider, one of the Foundation's few international ventures, partially funded by itself and by foreign donors and governments.

In the harsh northern wastes, everyday is Fimbulvetr. Humans need to set aside their differences in order to survive. Many perish by trying to go it alone. And many abandon their faiths and look to things that are guaranteed. On the skyships of the Foundation, people still work hard to survive. Maintenance, careful watch of the synthetic food farms and many other specific, yet crucial functions occupy their time.

But in science we trust. For it is the beginning of a Tomorrow's Dawn.

 

[Tambien]

EVEN MORE STATS

150 Armies
35 Pursuit Squadrons
35 Bomb Squadrons

Imperial Army Organization

Active Duty Troops: 1,500,000
National Reserves: 3,000,000
Regional Militias: 5,000,000

Grand Army (All Armies; commanded by Duke-Emperor)
Army (10,000 soldiers; commanded by General)
Half Army (5,000 soldiers; commanded by Second General)
Quarter Army (2,500 soldiers; commanded by Third General)
Unit (100 soldiers; commanded by Commander)

Imperial Air Force

35 Pursuit Squadrons (300 fighters per squadron)
35 Bomb Squadrons (300 bombers per squadron)

 

[Tomorrow's Dawn]

Army Stats:

10,000 Snowtroopers
10,000 Divetroopers
1,000 Railgun Tanks

Air Fleet Stats:

1,200 Oil-Based Interceptor Regulars
500 MagLev Interceptor Regulars
1,500 MagLev Interceptor Militia
800 Stealth Bombers
6 Aerial Cities each armed with:
1 Capital Weapon (ICBM level particle cannon without deleterious radiation)
400 Gun Platforms
1,200 Long-Range Missile Bays
12 Hangar Bays, each capable of housing 6 MagLev Drone Aircraft
Varying Numbers of Militia

Navy Stats:

40 Submarines
25 Frigates
15 Destroyers
5 Aircraft Carriers

 

[Tambien]

Brand New Map!

Spoiler :

-Thanyou Empire (Yellow)
-Imperial Tambien Duchy (Red)
-Republic of Dumanios (Light Brown)
-Grand Daedwartian Union (Light Blue)
-Republic of New England (Light Green)
-City State of Trexericia (Purple)
-Holy Christosian Dominion (Peach)
-Noerland (Dark Blue)
-Thalassocracy of Bairisiland (Dark Green)
-Southern Kingdom (Brownish Yellow)
-The Tomorrow Foundation (Grey)
-The United Southern Regions (Maroon)

 

[Tomorrow's Dawn]

Guys... I know I'm being a little ridiculous with MagLev technology, but it needs to be said...

15,000+ of any military-grade aircraft at any one time is pretty much impossible, considering oil caps and military expenditures UNLESS,
and this a very big UNLESS, you are willing to run an economic deficit.
Unless you include civilian aircraft, which should be listed separately as militia.

^Tambien, a standing 350K aircraft fleet kind of... is irrational.

 

[Tambien]

True. Dumanios- you need to make your airfleet smaller! 17,000 at the max. (We'll assume that oil is a little more abundant, thus cheaper and easier accessed- even for smaller nations.)

EDIT: And my fleet is MUCH more rational now. Only 21,000 craft! Half fighters and half bombers!

 

[Dumanios]

There are less aircraft, especially the very obsolete ones.

 

[Tambien]

Nicely done, Dumanios.

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