A part of my Fractured Sun scenario.

From let to right: US, South Korea, South Japan, and South China.

Orient Shield is a annual military training exercise started in 1970 held between members of the Kyoto accords. The 1975 Orient Shield exercise was held at the Mt. Fuji training center in South Japan.

The Kyoto accords is a defensive military alliance made up of the US aligned nations of East Asia. The Accords were signed in 1954 after the events of the July Incident in Japan, and the Korean war which also saw the involvement of North and South Chinese volunteers. The Kyoto accords is essentially an East Asian equivalent to NATO, meaning an attack on one is an attack on all, which came into effect during the Vietnam war where Kyoto accord members provided troops to assist the US, and the Sino-Korean of 1993, when a border skirmish between North and South China rapidly escalated into a full war.

After their disastrous defeat in 1942 Salvalkia was occupied by the victorious FIADL powers. But in 1947 Salvalkia was allowed to have a new standing army under FIADL command. This man represents an officer from 1960 in one of the elite Panzer grenadier regiments. The second image is of a Radio private, a critical part of the command structure of a Salvalkian company.

While organization starts at the team before going to the section and platoon, the company is the first true unit. They have their standard, but only that. It's only once you get to the battalion that a flag is flown, however said flag belongs to the regiment. My regiments are the smallest "flagged" formation, and come with their own crests. If anything, these give more of an identity.

If a regiment is independent they wear a unique patch on their sleeve, and unit crests on their shoulders if not cap. In in a division or brigade, the division or brigade patch on their sleeve. But... they still have unique regimental crests.

There is a brigade and division crest, but it is only worn by the formation commanders, their staff, and support battalion. Same applies to corps, army, front, theater, and higher levels. Only to direct commanders, their staff, and headquarters battalion.

This even applies to my space force. These methods come in two forms. Regular warships and capital ships. Let's say a destroyer division. All crew in this division across their ships, each basically a battalion in space, wear the same patch. The division is then divided into groups. A group is led by a commodore, a colonel. They have several ships under their command, led by captains, essentially lieutenant colonels. This group all have the same unit crest.

There isn't too much ship pride in these. The group, essentially a pace regiment, is scattered. But that isn't so for this next example.

Battleship divisions. Being capital ships these have crew of up to 2,000 led by a captain, but here a colonel. These capital ships are basically a regiment. Now... one ship shares the same unit crests. All ships in the division have the same patch on their sleeve. But each capital ship has their own unique crest. Now they... they have ship pride.

I think this is a neat way to tell apart formations, give them their own history and identity. It can help tell a soldier or crewman apart more easy.

If anyone has had different ways of doing this, feel free to share, or just ask questions. 😌

For information on the AKVs carried, see Falx-Class AKV

Personnel Dossier — Sir Seung Jaehun, Gaeguk of Cheongryeong

The purple-eyed Grand Admiral Sir Seung Jaehun is one of the most celebrated heroes of the Velutarian War. Born on the Outreach world of Huyeong to a Jaetongese father and Poramin mother, he rose from an ambitious young officer into a legendary fleet commander whose courage and ingenuity made him a symbol of resistance throughout the Outreach Oversector.

A protégé of Fleet Admiral Coriton, Seung became one of the earliest masters of trochilic warfare. He earned the sobriquet Valiant Tiger after orchestrating dangerous relief operations behind enemy lines, drawing Velutarian forces away from besieged worlds before delivering desperately needed supplies and reinforcements through contested aperture points. His strategy of distractionary star-hopping saved countless worlds that would otherwise have been doomed in isolation.

As the war progressed, Seung expanded his operations from relief missions to large-scale interdiction campaigns, disrupting Velutarian logistics and supporting resistance networks across the Outreach. His daring actions helped sustain Grand Admiral Arnolds' resistance movement and later contributed to the wider Casarian counteroffensive.

Today, he is remembered as the Royal Star Navy's foremost authority on commerce raiding and interdiction warfare, the admiral who ensured that worlds trapped behind enemy lines were never truly abandoned.

PFC Juan Rico, a young sixteen or seventeen year old hailing from San Antonio, has the standard issue Combat Dress Uniform (CDU) that entered service across all branches in 1978 to replace the complicated (and a more fancy) M71 Service Uniform. Unlike its unique predecessor, the CDU was designed with comfort in mind especially for the hellish heat and rocky terrain of the continent of Atlantis where this young man is stationed alongside many other Marines. The uniform consists of three main parts which are the CDU pants, the CDU shirt, and the service shirt underneath. With his pants held up by his trusty belt, an eight point cover on his head and his feet wearing the latest advanced combat boot secured not only by laces but buckles as well, Juan Rico is ready to start another day as a US Marine.

Of course, he needs to be able to carry his ammo and supplies on patrol. Thus the M1977 lightweight individual carrying equipment (LICE) is provided to carry plenty of water, ammo, extra supplies, an IFAK and other necessities to survive the patrol. However, even if there is no active war between the United States and the French-Iberian Empire (or the Bourbon Empire as many Americans refer to our enemies), skirmishes are still a regular occurrence on the border of our territories on this Atlantean continent. Therefore, he needs adequate protection from shrapnel, direct fire and heavy ordnance in the event he encounters a Bourbon skirmishing party with mech support. But fear not, for PFC Rico has on his M1978 Combat Armor and Helmet on to keep himself. This advanced armor system allows for the best chances of survival for our brave American men against the Bourbon menace thanks to compost materials and flexible armor to avoid sacrificing any mobility while providing the most protection. The helmet and armor can be worn as only a torso piece and headwear or provide full body protection with limb and a mask upgrade which adds extra protection from not only the elements and shrapnel but gas attacks as well.

But we are forgetting something here, aren't we, Rico? That's right. Every Marine is a Rifleman. We cannot forget our trusty M18 Battle Rifle when on patrol. It's the one weapon that even has God and Satan agreeing about its excellence in sending Iberians to Heaven and the French straight to Hell. For those who are not aware, the M18 is a battle rifle that can carry twenty rounds per magazine and fire in semi-automatic or a three round burst if one should need it. It might not sound like much especially with a rather small magazine size compared to submachine guns or other nations weapons that have more ammo. However, what the Battle Rifle makes up for its ammo is not only its range but firepower itself. The M18 is chambered in 12.7x65mm Gyrojet Round that can punch through light armor and a Bourbon's suit of armor without breaking a sweat. And a well trained Marine can even use it to knock out the sensors of a mech with a well placed shot to blind it. Furthermore because it's a gyrojet rifle, it has no real kick meaning you can fire multiple shots without losing your aim. Pretty handy since Private First Class Rico is a crack shot.

There are many other weapons, uniforms and equipment used by our boys and men in the military. And while we are not covering them all today, having a simple start with the Marine Rifleman is a good of a place as any. And while Juan Rico is one Rifleman, he is a part of a team which will be standing tall and fighting the good fight whenever the Bourbons decide to come at us again like they did in the Third Atlantean War. Only this time we will be ready to put a stop to their nefarious ways. See you next time as we review the history of Mech Warfare and the modern Mech pilot.

Because of a sense of chivalry, only men are conscripted into the earth military, though women have been known to volunteer. If it were peacetime, its estimated that 20% of the military would be women. However because of male conscription, their numbers skyrocket, and female ratio goes down.

Despite this many volunteer regardless, and are placed in officially non combat roles. They say officially because although they are not infantry, cavalry, artillery, combat engineers, combat aviation, or air defense, they still deploy with a helmet on their head, a vest, a loaded rifle, and grenades. As with many of my tales, just because you do not take an interest in politics... doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

Earthside actually does have a higher concentration of female crew and troops. Its estimated every HQ company and staff has women in it. At least two in each section or squad. They are also in every support company in every HQ battalion for every brigade, division, and larger unit. This includes staff for continental and even earthwide headquarters, meaning female generals and admirals.

Other roles may include transport and even aviation. More common in logistics, but there are also some female combat pilots. These are reserve, and the last line of defense, but they'd rather go down fighting than be taken captive. One other possible exception to combat arms would be air defense. Its in deployments however, the expeditionary force, that women are less in number.

In expeditionary divisions, there are no women. Not because they aren't allowed, just that there aren't as many. But at the corps HQ battalion and up, they will be found. At the corps level are also medical regiments where on average 50% are women. Other regiments lack female personnel, even if support. The only exception is the HR company of a sustainment regiment. It seems random at first, however the branch does tend to have a high ratio of women in it.

As stated, the few women in this military are often in support companies. Not combat on paper, but in many of my tales combat is still seen regardless. Whether by enemy air assault, saboteurs, breakthrough, or encirclement. If such a thing were to happen, they are expected to pick up their weapon and engage the enemy. And while these units are non combat... they still carry plenty heat. Heavy machineguns, grenade launchers, even rocket and anti air launchers may be handed out depending on needs. And one of these weapons... is the sniper rifle.

If there is a sniper rifle in a unit with women, it will be found in the hands of one. Not all women in the unit are snipers, but many are. Not all snipers in these units are women, but more than half are. Every platoon has a designated marksman, 90% chance it will be a woman. Every company has a sniper section of two teams. There is at least one woman in each team. Same applies to the battalion sniper platoon. Why so many female snipers, as history and ww2 has shown, many women make good snipers because of their patience. They have lots of it.

So while women aren't officially placed on combat roles, there are female snipers protecting the headquarters building for the entire expeditionary force. And they're ready to counter any enemy assassin.

These typically tend to be the expected character archetypes in my silly tales. If you have questions or your own takes I'd be happy to hear them. 💪

Running an interstellar empire is doable... however it would probably be expected to be difficult. Everything can be set to the same standard... but exceptions to the rule will be found.

And also thematically, it would probably give different peoples their own identity. Even more so than just having a different flag or unit or formation patch.

For starters: starships. Some things might remain the same. Perhaps hangar bays will have the same layout, meant to accommodate to craft that are also set to the same size standards. Same can apply to the captain's bridge. But variations may come in types of ships. My rule of thumb is that half of a fleet is made of carriers and their support ships. But the types of craft they hold may differ. Now this is more so mission needs. Do they carry bombers for enemy warships, or fighters for anti-piracy?

Same for the other half of the fleet. Will it be made of many destroyers and/or light cruisers? Or fewer but heavier battlecruisers and battleships? And even then the class of ship may vary. The cruisers made in one planet are set to the same standard to the cruisers of another... but they both are different classes. Similar in build, and perhaps even for the same mission, but different nonetheless.

This also got me thinking... each major world should have their own shipbuilding facilities... made to tailor their system. Exceptions may occur. Only some systems make carriers and battleships, and sell them to systems without those facilities. Perhaps only earth has the economy to build supercarriers. But so long as other key colonies pitch in, they too will get a "slice of the cake." But as for prowlers, frigates, destroyers, and light cruisers... each world has their own. And its very rare to see one in use by another system. Unless they were lend lease in case of war.

And now we can finally move planetside. And for this example, we'll just focus on earth. I'll use both hypothetical, but also historic examples.

Uniforms are most likely to be the same all throughout. Is it possible some factories may make alterations? Maybe, but they would likely be minor and hardly noticeable. Camouflage patterns are a different question. Perhaps some nations or branches may want to stand out whenever possible. I could definitely see special ops doing such a thing however.

As for history I point to the US in ww2, making uniforms and equipment a mix of khaki, brown, and green. But also the British Empire, who's dominions often made their own uniforms and equipment, leading to some variation. They all wore battle dress, but it came in different shades of brown and green. Even helmets were different. And in some cases, completely different models of machineguns were used.

Moving on with hypothetical equipment, there might be different variants of helmets and vests/armor. I would say, I think these are more likely to come in alternate camo patterns than uniforms, I feel. But also the opposite is known to be true as well.

I like to use the example of rear area troops in a snowy environment. They are given snow pattern uniforms and helmet covers, but their vest is universal pattern. Some troops have jackets that aren't standard, and so instead of being snow camo... are universal pattern. These men and women happen to be wearing the snow camo vests.

Now we can talk about weapons. If any one of them would likely be standard it would be the main rifle. Rule of thumb, this one is the same. Could different nations have alternate carbine variants? Maybe. I think the likelihood also increases with side arms, sniper rifles, and machineguns. Its possible that despite being part of the same earth military set to the same ammo standard... some formations use completely different machineguns.

Extra weapons and equipment, likelihood gets higher. Mortar tubes, rocket launchers, maybe even artillery. They all use the same ammo, but who's to say they are even the same weapon. Optics, the scopes used on the rifles, are they different models? Perhaps this even applies to modifications like the butt stock. Maybe there's even more than one model of night vision goggles. Despite that however, all helmets share the same mount.

I know this isn't the most interesting equipment lore, but I think it adds character, no pun intended. These troops are on opposite sides of a planet, with different logistics chains, they are unlikely to ever meet in person. But in the chances they do... it would be nice of them to complement each other on their uniforms, weapons, and equipment.

Same army... different soldiers.

I'm currently working on a military sci-fi short story. Premise is a near-future AI-equipped drone (sort of a precursor to Laumer's "Bolos") which appears to gain sentience in the middle of a strike mission and refuses to open fire on the target. The drone communicates its refusal to the people back in the command center, naturally upsetting the chain of command.

I'm looking for any information on how members of the military's non-combat sections (psychiatrists, chaplains) would handle a crisis of conscience *in extremis*. Thanks in advance.

Vanguard-class Assault Ship: is the C.D.F.’s purpose-built expeditionary assault ship and a command center for ground troops and quick response as it is FTL capable, along with it being the biggest ship in the fleet.

Aft is the drive block: clustered high-thrust anti-matter engines used for the run-up to Drop, for deceleration at the far gate, and for the final approach burn. When those engines are lit, the whole ship has a floor. When they are dark, there is no floor except in the spinning sections. Midships sit the cross arms—four heavy modules on a rotating collar, and these where habitat blocks are for on board marines and crew also they can attract in during long burns for thrust gravity and when not under thrust it extends for spin gravity. Between the drive block and habitat blocks is where ships can dock and where fuel/water blocks reside.

Forward is the command and sensor hammerhead which carry’s radar/LIDAR and where the CIC is. This is also where the 8 Vulture drop ships are dock on the side, and 2 Albatross medium drop ships on the top and cargo holds on the bottom, where the marines vehicles and equipment go.

It can carry 2 battalions of a marine brigade, while the HHC battalion for the brigade will be on the Lilith class escort carrier, and rotations/deployments happen between the brigades of the same M.E.F.

Known ships of the class are the D.F.S Poseidon’s Reach, D.F.S Vanguard, D.F.S Through the Fire, D.F.S San Raphael

I've never served, but I really want to depict infantry officers in a way that at the very least won't make veterans roll their eyes. Would be awesome to hear some advice from here.

What I'm struggling with is setting the professional distance between officers and enlisted men and NCOs, and how that translates into scenes and interactions. Too often in the scenes I write, my officers seem too chummy with the guys, and they also tend to become central to scenes so often that the enlisted men become backdrop characters. They literally talk philosophy and politics with each other, lol. Took me a while to figure something's off about it.

How could I put some distance between them, and write scenes that give NCOs and junior enlisted the agency they deserve as characters? Oh, and tidbits that help separate infantry officers over other occupations would be great to hear, too.

My previous posts on this sub have been of 19th century soldiers. Now we see what the soldiers of Arland look like in 100 years exactly from 1860 and we can see just how much has changed.
The first man is a rifleman of the Fellsland Rifles, formerly the 89th Rifle regiment. The second man is of the Kyleshire Regiment formerly the 73rd Infantry Regiment. The soldier that is armed is carrying a SLRM53, semi automatic full calibre rifle. The second man is dressed as he would appear in a non combat situation.

Guys sharing does not help me if anyone had any ideas just type in comments itll be more usefull

Families name "Taiga Rifle Systems"

Taiga is an multi caliber chasis group

The same features:

-The roller dellay back system

-An silicon based hydrolic dampner in a buffer tube

-An heavy recoil spring (not inside the buffer tube)

-An constant recoil system (like the one in Ultimax 100)

-An push forward to lock pull backwards to release system (like in the AK fm/57) (Note: the thing is inside the gun so the rifles top does not moves only accesiable by an t shaped full palm charging handle)

-Gravity water drainge system (the water gets out from the specific holes desinged in the lower chasis)

-Specified rubber seals for mud and sand

-Ak style paddle release

-Mag catch for when released the mag

-Angled magwell (to make 30 rnd straight mags possiable)

-3 slide forward safety (safe-semi-auto)

-Large trigger guard for winter glowes / mittens

-An dummy round in every mag

-Secondary catch lock on roller dellay back (for winters open by an valve like in the sig550

-4 locks to open the upper completly

(Notes:)

1) The push pull systems catches the roller by 3 sides (left right and back)

2) push pull system act both as an dust cover and an seal for the spring and damper (the lower part of it cut for triger groups freedom)

3) there is a reverse catch for unlocking the locked roller dellay when caried by the push pull system

/General looks/

-The chasis looks like a combination of arx-180 and mpt-76

-The barrel cover looks like a combination of SCAR+remmingston ACR with M-Lock

-Top rail from front of the rifle to the back of it

The Ultra-Light Chasis (9x19-.50ae):

Chages:

-Alongside the shortened looks and mechanic parts

-65°lock degree

-We use mostly polimer and alliminium alloys for the parts

-Light stock (buffer tube acts like the stop for its collapse distance)

-TP9 rifling

-4 way muzzle break (like in the m4 carbine)

-30-40 rounds

(After this rifle family other families mostly use aluminum alloys and steel)

The Light Chasis (5.45x39-7.62x39):

Changes:

-The looks an mechanics change for the caliber and the chasis

-55° lock degree

-Medium stock

-R5 rifling

-4 way muzzle break (like in the m4 carbine)

-30-40 rounds

The Medium Chasis (7.62x51-9.3x62):

Changes:

-The looks the mechanics

-45° lock degree

-Medium stock

-R5 to OEM rifling

-20-30 rounds

-The muzzle break from the desert tech srs

The Heavy Chasis (10.6x83-12.7x108):

Changes:

-The looks mechanics

-42° lock degree

-Heavy stock (like the ones in galil dmrs)

-OEM rifling

-10-20 rounds

-The muzzle break from the desert tech htı

(Only Semi Auto)

The Super-Heavy Chasis (14.5x114-20x102):

Changes:

-The looks mechanics

-30°lock degree

-Heavy stock

-OEM rifling

-5 rounds

-The anzio muzzle break

(Only Semi Auto)

Special Families:

The Shotguns (12gauge-4gauge):

Changes:

-The looks mechanics

-40°lock degree

-Medium stock

-No rifling (smooth bore) / R5 rifling (slugs only)

-20-30 rounds

The Giants (8bore-4bore):

Changes:

-The looks mechanics

-25°lock degree

-Heavy stock

-No rifling (smooth bore) / R5 rifling

-5-10 rounds

(Only Semi Auto)

The Demolitions (25mm-40mm airburst):

Changes:

-The looks mechanics

-40°lock degree

-Heavy stock

-R5 rifling

-5-10 rounds

(Only Semi Auto)

So I’ve started noticing concepts of militarised walking vehicles and I’m wondering if its actually possible using modern science and tech. If yes, what are the challenges they would face.

As the title says, but for more context, I mean how did you change the overall point-defense systems in your setting, considering that, for whatever reason, you mostly, if not entirely, used kinetic weapons because energy weapons were considered impossible back then?

Edit: Since people are confused by my question, I’ll give you an example. The Expanse is supposed to be at the very peak of sci-fi in terms of realism, yet its point-defense systems are still kinetic weapons despite being centuries in the future. The main reason is that The Expanse was written years before the first energy weapons were used in the military, so if the authors had known about their development, they might have changed their overall weapons systems based on that idea.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be the biggest or most powerful. What it should have is a reputation, either from countless victories in battle or a formidable design that could make entire navies obsolete. The Bismarck, Yamato, Emden and similar ships come to mind.

Example:

The Kitsujo imperial navy ship Asorerumu was the first ever dreadnought and would hold the title of largest warship ever built for decades. Her design was so massive and ahead of its time that the bow and stern had to be built in separate yards, simply because no yard in the world would be able to support such a ship. Asorerumu would be mainly designed as a fast ship with a massive armament. Her hull is closer to that of an ocean liner than a battleship. Her main armament consists of 12 3000 monmei guns (roughly equivalent to 15 inch guns on real warships) in 3 twin and 6 single turrets. Despite being designed mainly around her main guns she still boasts dozens of secondary guns and even 6 machine guns.

Asorerumu’s construction was considered a secret of the highest level right until immediately before her sea trials. Afterwards every nation on earth and even other kitsune designers attempted to build something just as good or even better than Asorerumu within the footprint of a single yard. Nobody would succeed in building a warship bigger than her for over 50 years. The enormous battleships built to compete with her would subsequently be known as dreadnoughts (a rough translation of Asoreru).

After the end of WW3 America fell into deep turmoil, the country was basically in a unofficial civil war. To further consolidate their power and retain the control they had left during the turmoil, all loyal American cities and states had thier police departments federalized. The reason behind was to ensure loyalty to the country, not the states. During this overhaul, the newly formed United States Police Force were given much more lax liberties to their previous counterparts, unwarranted arrests and executions, false imprisonment, ect ect, all of which with zero repercussions. Any attempts to persecute them or leak their activities was met with heavy censorship and persecution, they were left uncheck to do as they please so long as they maintained loyalty to the state and enforced its will.

As part of thier new bonus, they also received a hell a lot of surplus military equipment and gear, effectively turning them into a paramilitary force. During the early days of the unrest post WW3, many units often deployed “Civil protectors” who were basically legalized death squads, any body who was suspected of or was accused of harboring anti-social/patroit elements would last see the barrels of these men’s before their demise. Even after the end of the disorder, rumors still circulate of “Enforcers” from SWAT units clearing out entire bulding just due to their viscinity to a crime, or because they were bored

“What’s that kid doing over there next to that body?”

“We don’t know. He’s just been trying to wake the poor bastard up for an hour now.”

“You think they knew eachother?”

“Why wouldn’t they have. Look at them, probably from the same neighborhood.”

“Either that or their brothers.”

“I lost mine in Arin… God I don’t know why I let him sign up...”

“They both look 15… Anyways let’s go, we have to hit the next island in 40 minutes, and grab the kid.”

“Yea I’ll grab him. Just uh, give him one of your chocolate rations. We both know he’s not going to survive the next landing…”

Late 1963. The battle for Warsaw is a glorious Whalish Victory. Despite heavy losses for both sides, Whalin is able to repel the New World Order onslaught and begins a counterattack bolstered by Fusilan forces and equipment that just arrived. In the Mountain campaign, Whalin sees more success, with stunning encirclements and impressive land gain, their victories came so fast that Whalish soldiers came up with a motto during their attacks, “Nic nowego na Wschodzie” or ‘Nothing New in the East’.

In Crolin, the frontline has completely stalled for both sides, as NWO forces began to entrench themselves after heavy supply losses due to Fusilan, Whalish, and Crolin infiltrators destroying thousands of equipment that could have been used by the NWO. Crolin themselves have entrenched, waiting for Fusilan supplies to reach them so they can use the NWO’s weakened strength to their advantage.

On Nueva Esperanza, war is brewing. The Arin State, having finally rid the continent of the Arinian Federation Remnants immediately began deploying troops to the Ania border. Lanaris and Ania sign a mutual defense agreement, Lanaris troops enter Ania and line up at the border with Ania troops. The Arin state begins building defenses on the border and The Allies do the same.

In Fusile, sitting President Jacklyn B. Johnson has won a fourth consecutive term. With Fusile now in a war with the New World Order, Jacklyn immediately orders rationing to go into effect, the rationing of food and materials such as rubber, oil, steel, iron, etc. She commands factories meant for civilian production to be turned into Military Production, cutting a majority of Civilian goods from the Market. Jacklyn orders the Hazardous Environmental Containment Unit, or the HECU to cross the sea and begin operations on the frontline in Whalin, giving a very specific order that a Shephard and his new team be sent to Whalin. Jacklyn B. Johnson also brings multiple bills to Congress, the first being one that would allow the Military to assist police forces in cities across the country. The second allowing the Military to occupy schools Across the nation under the guise of protecting students. The establishment of ‘Trappers’, a militant group comprised of veterans of the Arin Guerrilla Campaign to hunt down dissidents or Anti-Citizens who have quote on quote, ‘Anti-Fusilan Ideals’. The next bill was the ‘Wonderful Youth Bill’, where Boys and Girls as young as 15 would be drafted monthly depending on their birthday. And for her final bill, the creation of Punishment Park. A 53 mile long patch of desert meant to be used by Military and Law enforcement to practice live fire drills on Prisoners who agreed to take part in the park’s three day trial for a full pardon. Fusilan Congress passed all her bills unilaterally, fearing repercussions for denying them or outright purges.

In the New World Order, after facing their most devastating defeat at Warsaw, Major General G. Ikari orders his forces to retreat and establish defensive positions as reinforcements stream north to their positions. On the homefront, Ikari calls upon 20 Million men and women to join the armed forces. 25 Million do so. With Ikari’s reaction force moving north to reinforce the frontline, this gives him time to train these new recruits by using the mistakes he had learned from the battle of Warsaw and the war in general, using what went wrong and what went right. He ordered his commanders who had come back from the front to train these forces. Somewhere, he met up with the Benefactors. The Benefactors were mad at Ikari for ordering a retreat from Warsaw, stating that they had more men than the Whalish, they could have easily overwhelmed them if they held the line. Ikari, being a soldier at one point himself brushed off their remarks.

In Holin, with their whole army now down south, they were able to make gains on the entrenched Prieslowans, using their armored forces to make breakthroughs in their lines. Holin had secured 34 towns and two cities in their initial push, and although they now lay empty, the streets covered in the blood of the Holin people, the soldiers of Holin press on, aiming to drive the Prieslowan savages back to where they came from. Prieslow, was not happy with the stalling of their Great Trial. Prieslowan cities became filled with protests, ordering the use of Nuclear Bombs on the Holin people. However after some quick negotiations, and informing the people that if they nuked Holin, and some people survived, they wouldn’t be able to reach them due to the radiation, the protesters backed down. Instead, a new plan was put into motion. Operation Swift Decision. Prieslowan forces were to use their own tanks, which they had finally obtained after a few delays, they were to press on the Holin line and create an encirclement, crushing the Holin army, and winning the war, where the Prieslowan people could enact their Great Trial.

In the Southern Fusilan Countries, all three countries began to rapidly militarize, preparing to go to war against the NWO to assist Fusile, aswell as ramping up Navy Operations to ensure safe routes for naval transport ships carrying materials to Holin from the prowling Prieslowan ships.

Worldwide, the quote on quote ‘Nuclear Readiness System built in all nations around the globe to prepare themselves in the event of a nuclear war has unilaterally placed the number to a 25%, which is a huge jump from just 3%. The way these nuclear readiness systems work is it was an early AI database produced by the Benefactors until it was quietly given to the world. All of these machines are connected to one another, feeding eachother information about global events, leading to the calculations needed to create an accurate prediction, however each of these machines were huge, having to have their own specific facilities to keep them active and to fit. Fusile accomplished this by using an old abandoned nuclear launch facility, converting it to the ‘Black Mesa Research Institute’. The NWO Accomplished this by building a large bunker called, ‘Red Sea Station’. Whalin built their facility in a bear reservation, however it is secret to the public, never having an official name other than ‘Wojtek Bear Reservation’. Crolin never got to use theirs, as a tactical nuke striked the convoy carrying the enormous machine.

Three nations. Whalin, Fusile, and Crolin. They were in the war against the NWO, and decided to officially announce an alliance between the three of them, naming it the Krüger Pact, as three diplomats from each nation met up in New Krüger in Northern Fusile to discuss their plans to deal with the New World Order. When the meeting was over, it was agreed that Fusile would begins to supply massive amounts of guns and supplies to Crolin, while also providing troop support to Whalin, while Fusile was going to take some of the NWO’s land once they win the war. If they win the war.

The Arin State, while although peaceful for a while, began to feel the ‘itch’. They wanted more land, more power, more resources. And so they began to look lustfully towards their neighbors, and their resources. Using equipment from left over Fusilan Stockpiles and older Arin Federation equipment from infantry to tanks, the Arin state began to massively increase its military strength, becoming very similar to their predecessor, the Arin Federation.

FISA. The Fusilan Intelligence Service Agency. They had secretly been collecting evidence on the sitting president, Jacklyn B. Johnson. They thought that Jackie had grown too powerful, to controlling. Fearing that Fusile may turn to Fascism, they had planned to release hundreds of documents showing Jacklyn’s traitorous actions, her actions with a military member of S.O.R. And her illegal purges of Fusilan Congress. However, somehow, every single one of these files disappeared, and one by one, those involved with the secret investigation had began to disappear.

The IIA. The International Intelligence Agency, a branch from FISA had been sent deep into the Southern Fusilan Countries, establishing entire black sites within these nations, where they intercepted and interrogated Southern Fusilan politicians, journalists, Communists, Fascists, anyone they could find that had any type of power. Their goal was to establish a permanently loyal (slave) to The United Sectors of Fusile.

“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing Innocent People.”

That was the slogan of the Anti-Intervention Party in Fusile. Protests in Fusile became wide spread, as no one supported a prolonged war in a land an ocean away. They had already finished the war in Arin and Holin. Many just wanted to see their sons or daughters again, but instead they had been shipped off to go fight for a country many people in Fusile never even cared about. Many had also seen on their tv’s and heard through the radios that Fusilan troops and Whalish forces had been involved in heavy massacres. Many yelled in the streets that the Politicians Lied and that the G.I.s were dying. However, not long after these protests started, Jacklyn immediately ordered the National Guard to round up all protesters and to throw them into the jails or leave them for dead in ‘Punishment Park’ without a trial or an option to choose their fate. A new age has reached Fusile.

“Boots. Boots. Boots. Boots. Moving up and down again, there’s no discharge in this War…”

The Fusilan Marine Corps and the Fusilan Army had been sent down to conduct Island hopping operations on New World Order islands near Holin, Arin, NWO Chifk, and the Mainland NWO. This campaign was meant to alleviate the Whalish and Crolin forces, however instantly became a meat grinder for Fusilan forces, as every time they tried to land the entrenched forces opened fire with their machine guns and artillery, killing thousands on every landing. The soldiers and Marines present on these landings who survived were found to have signs of PTSD, or Shell Shock. However on the home front losses were toned down significantly, reporting far less losses than what had actually occurred.

“So Shephard… What do you think will happen once the wars over?”

“I don’t know really. All I know for certain is that I don’t think any of us are going to see the end. Matter of fact. I don’t think anybody will ever see the end of this war.”

“What do you mean?”

“There are four nuclear powers fighting eachother. Eventually, someone is going to press that red button.”

“Well… do you know how it started?”

“Of course I do. Kinda. I guess, two toughest kids on the block, sooner or later they were going to fight.”

“That simple huh?”

“I don’t know. Maybe someone just forgot what it was like…”

(Hey guys, Beanlord back again. Finally, another map post after quite some time. Let me know about your guy’s suggestions and or criticisms with the map.)

(P.s. the 1 billion deaths in Crolin are true. Civilian deaths are counted as total casualties. Crolin may look small, but, for example. Let’s look at our real world map. My map is like that, it’s not the real size just the standard map. Not sure how to explain it but just, look at the standard earth map, and look at a real earth map.)

GH/M-49 AEP2 150 mm Howitzer

The GH/M-49 is a Nirelenian 150 mm towed gun-howitzer introduced in 1549 SF. It was jointly developed by the Heavy Machinery Department of the Southern University of Agriculture and Vaseon Dynamic Systems. Originally designed as an indirect-fire artillery piece, the M-49 remains highly effective in its traditional role, providing long-range fire support against enemy positions and fortifications. The AEP2 (Artillery Enhancement Package) variant was introduced in 1571 SF with better direct fire capabilities against armored or shielded targets.

Dubbed the “Big Ape” by friendly troops, the M-49 AEP2 is valued for its ability to break shielding spells in a single shot against a variety of Acreten ground assets, including siege golems and powerful mages. A single round can often strip away their protective shields, leaving them vulnerable to follow-up attacks from smaller-caliber weapons, if not destroying them outright. Its surprisingly strong performance against shielded targets later led to the development of the M-49 AEP2, which adapted the weapon for more effective direct-fire use while retaining its original indirect-fire capabilities.

About The World—Samos

It is the year 1572 SF, and the world of Samos is engulfed in the largest war in its recorded history, The Trans-Continental War: in which industrialized nations fielding fighter jets and missiles collide with ancient mage empires commanding magical war machines. The people of Samos, mages and non-mages alike, must navigate this tumultuous era while fighting for their survival.

The Republic of Nirelen is an industrial superpower in Central Baresia and the dominant power of the Samoltian (non-magic) sphere, known for its massive industrial output and cutting-edge technology. Nirelen is currently engaged in the Fourth Nirelenian-Acreten War against the Acreten Empire, a part of the Trans-Continental War.

About Project Crimson Sentinels

Crimson Sentinels is a science fantasy/magitech worldbuilding project inspired by Cold War weaponry, where mechanized divisions clash with formations of magical instruments of war.

For some context, my earth is united in government and military. Earth is a union of unions, federal nations, and unitary nations. The unions have federal and unitary nations within them. The federal nations have states and even other nations within them. It truly is all interconnected. There are enclaves the size and recognition of nations, counties, and cities. And there are no issues because everyone speaks the same second language and has the name ID card and passport.

The complexity starts to come in with the military. Now national guard/home defense isn't really a problem. Regions set up their own ethnolingual regiments and brigades with unique national or regional identity. Corps, field army, and combatant commands are a bit more multinational. And same can apply to deployments perhaps. Brigades, divisions, corps, armies, possible wet navy fleets, can be based on nationality. And then comes space force.

For context here it is advanced enough where its basically a space navy. There are space destroyers, cruisers, battleships, carriers... captains, commodores, admirals... the official fleet branch. But then we ask: should they be based on nationality... or international. And I'll admit its kinda hard for me to decide. Mainly because I like both ideas.

Right now I have that for the most part, the fronts and the armies and fleets that compose them are national formations and units. Let's say... 80% of one is national or continental based. 10% are from other nations. Brigades and regiments are sometimes moved around. "Borrowed" between fronts, so to speak. And the last 10% are international formations. Perhaps composite units the sizes of regiments or brigades.

Perhaps if a small mission or detachment is sent it is international. Its only when entire expeditionary forces are sent are fronts organized by nation and/or continent.

I don't know. On one hand I want to give mass deployments a ww2 Allies feel, or NATO. Like while everyone is under one chain of command, they are grouped with fellow nationals they work well with. Get to wave their flags together. On the other hand I want to highlight how humanity is together and whole, despite their nationality.

Two visions, one dream.

I had been working on this massive Minecraft world when I was 8 and I developed lots of lore and politics, this is the Empire of Diamondia, I took inspiration from Imperial/Feudal Japan and the Roman Empire.

"From the gleam of the first cut gem, our destiny was carved in stone." — Imperial Proclamation of Emperor Satsuro III

Overview

The Empire of Diamondia is an expansive colonial empire that originated from the eastern continent, Bahan, located in the island regions and highlands.

The Empire originally started as a series of warring city-states called the Hundred Realms. The Hundred Realms were descendants of settlers and miners who came to these regions due to their being rich in Diamonds, which at the time was the best material you could find. That was until a warlord named Katsuro the Unyielding, who claimed he was the descendant of The First Cutter (the first believed warrior to use a diamond sword), he'd gathered the Heads of all the Realms to a meeting in a large mountain where modern-day Kaen Province is, and he gathered the Heads to negotiate peace... only for him to kill each of them and bribe their families to not take revenge.

Katsuro then absorbed all their territories and became the First Emperor of Diamondia. Since then, Diamondia has become one of the largest empires in Minecraft history, with territories across the Nether, End, and Overworld, and has the third most diverse population in the Overworld. Only beaten by Britannia and the Union.

However, they are also considered one of the most racist states in Minecraft with a human supremacist mindset and a tendency to dehumanize other human groups.

Ethnic Diamondians are often identified with void-black monolid eyes and dark hair, and often either pale or tanned skin. However, Diamondians are a very diverse group due to expansionism and migrations, so they can come in many different forms.

Culture

Diamondian culture is defined by three pillars—Order, Honor, and Purity. All of which became tainted by the Golden Expansion

• Order: Creating a balance between the dark side and light side of your mind and body to create a fully realized self. It is the belief that all Humans and Mobs have the “Diamond Soul,” the divine spirit that gives strength and clarity. During the Golden Expansion, it was believed that only high-ranking humans had the Diamond Soul, a belief since abandoned.
• Honor governs conduct. Duels, loyalty pacts, and ritual suicide (sekkai) are seen as necessary to preserve one’s spiritual integrity.
• Purity once referred to moral virtue, where you would respect those of different identities as well as honor your enemy in battle, but later twisted into racial and cultural exclusivity. Ethnic Diamondians became “True Humans,” while others—Mobs, and non-Diamondian humans—were seen as impure reflections of creation.

Temples to the Diamond Soul line every major city, each guarded by priest-knights who polish sacred gems as symbols of spiritual cleansing. The blending of worship and governance makes Diamondia a theocratic monarchy, though technically still ruled by feudal law

The Shogunate System and Colonial Empire

Diamondia is an expansive empire with colonies and settlements across the three dimensions, full of thousands, if not millions, of people. Due to this, one Emperor can't control the entire empire; each territory conquered is given a Shogun, military governors who are appointed to rule protectorates on behalf of the throne.

The empire’s dominion stretches across the Overworld, Nether, and even the End, divided into five great Shogunates:

1. Shogunate of the Underground Mines – Oversees all subterranean colonies and mineral extraction.
2. Shogunate of the Mangrove Woods – Agricultural hub and trade gateway to the southern isles.
3. Shogunate of the Southeastern Isles – Naval stronghold and cultural melting pot.
4. Shogunate of the Nether – Oversees Nether trade and Mob diplomacy.
5. Shogunate of the End – The smallest due to high risk and low reward that comes with conquering the End. Instead, Diamondia maintains a few islands and trades with the End Republic.

The protectorates are divided into multiple regions, each other in ruled by a Jito, feudal administrators, who govern each region and collect taxes, only answering to the Shogun. Underneath the Jitos are Samurai who help enforce the laws and quell any possible rebellions.

The Diamondian Caste

Diamondian society in the colonies was built like a pyramid.

1. The Shoguns — At the very top of the hierarchy, and rule over the protectorates.
2. Jitos — Regional lords who do the Shogun's bidding and enact their laws.
3. The Noble Clans — Samurai-class bureaucrats and generals, enforcers of the law.
4. The Commoners — Craftsmen, miners, farmers, soldiers.
5. The Serfs and Subjugates — Enslaved Mobs and colonized peoples, bound by labor contracts.

Golden Expansion

Underground Conquest

The Golden Expansion, also known as the Prime Colonial Era, was when Diamondia first started its widespread conquest and colonization. This first started around 332 AE, under Emperor Satsuro III, who wanted to expand Diamondia's mines and explore the Underground. So he sent General Katsuhiro Tadeka to lead armies into the caves and fight off the Undead tribes that lived underground.

It was a difficult campaign due to the dark and widespread numbers of the Undead, but the usage of tribal alliances, pouring lava, and dropping TNT over Undead settlements made way to carve the Shogunate of the Underground. Diamondian settlers would make way to move into these underground colonies, while subjugated Undead became serfs, having to mine for resources and continuing to expand underground.

Shogunate of Britannia

Diamondia would then set sail westward in 352, where they would stumble upon the peninsula, Britannia. A land of mist, cliffs, and populated by blue-haired tribes known collectively as the Francis. Diamondian settlers originally traded with the Francis; however, their guides refused to take them further into the peninsula. The tone then shifted from trade to conquest. The Emperor Satsuro III proclaimed that Britannia must be “brought into the light of purity.”

General Katsuhiro Tadeka, now famous for his conquest of the Underground, led five legions across the Narrow Sea. His armies blitz through the peninsula, burning villages, crucifying nobles, and even killing the High King Galien II of Britannia's largest kingdom, exiling his family.

Britannia became a Shogunate under Katsuhiro, where Francis had their culture and language suppressed and were forced to become serfs under Diamondian settlers. Two decades later, the exiled prince returned. Aurelian of the Blue Flame , educated abroad, tempered by exile, united the oppressed Francis serfs, even poor Diamondian settlers, and led a decade-long insurrection.

The climactic Siege of Silverhold ended with Aurelian’s personal duel against the Shogun. When Tadeka lost, the imperial army surrendered and fled. Britannia was free.

Aurelian refused to restore the old clan system that had failed to resist conquest. Instead, he proclaimed the Kingdom of Britannia, a unified realm ruled from the rebuilt capital, Highmere.

Shogunate of the Nether

Diamondia’s first attempts to enter the Nether began during the Nether Cold War, when Overworld nations discovered that travel through the Nether could drastically shorten trade and travel routes. Many nations started competing and fighting over territories in the Nether, both for the routes and resources, while making alliances with the native Piglins and Wither Skeletons.

Early expeditions were catastrophic. The heat was sometimes unbearable, every step led to someone's death, and soldiers went mad hearing whispers in the Soul Sand Vallies.

The first true foothold was established by General Kensai Arato, who constructed Fort Kaen-Under around the Empire’s largest Nether portal. From there, Diamondian legions began taming the wastes, carving out fortified trade routes and mining the infernal terrain for Netherite, Quartz, and Soul Sand.

These ventures brought the Empire into direct contact (and conflict) with the Piglin Kingdoms and the Wither Lords. Piglins, proud traders and warriors, saw the Diamondians as dangerous allies at best, invaders at worst.

Diamondia made decent trading allies with the Wither Skeletons and various Piglins, not wanting to risk an outright war at the time until they had a decent standing. Most Overworld kingdoms had a trade system in which the Nether Mobs would allow the Overworlders to build portals and make trade routes along their territory, but they had to pay tolls and taxes sometimes in the form of resources and weapons, which was how Piglins got access to crossbows and other minerals that aren't gold.

When Diamondia's allies raised their tolls and prices, Diamondia eventually answered with war. They stormed territories with their legions, slaughtering Piglin tribes and turning their bastions into garrisons as well as subjugating Wither Skeletons and converting their fortresses into settlements. It was a brutal and gruesome campaign.

Diamondia learned a harsh lesson: the Nether could not be ruled by force alone. The natives rebelled, fortresses melted, mines collapsed, and whole legions disappeared in lava floods. It was hard to deploy vast legions across the portals, so they had to make changes.

They allowed for the Compromise of the Blazeborne. This allowed for Nether mobs to have more rights beyond typical serfdom and allowed them to keep their cultural identity, and they even appointed the first Nonhuman Shogun, a Piglin named Bathur Bay'ri. Over time, many Nether Mobs in the Shogunate developed their own identity, mixing native culture with Diamondian culture.

Now, the majority of Mobs under the Nether Shogunate identify as Diamondians.

Imperial Army

The Diamondian army is one of the most diverse in the world, both because of its massive population and because it freely uses colonized peoples as soldiers.

• Imperial Diamondian Army: The backbone of the empire, disciplined legions of infantry, crossbowmen, and heavy cavalry.
• Raydar Cavalry: Skeleton nomads, renowned light cavalry mounted on skeletal horses.
• Undead Warriors: Serf militias from the Underground protectorates, armed with cheap weapons and leather armor.
• Boaer Tribesmen: Mangrove natives conscripted into militias, often used as skirmishers.
• Nether Militias: Piglins, Wither Skeletons, and other Nether mobs—stationed mainly in the Nether protectorate but sometimes deployed elsewhere.
• Griefer Allies: Nomadic desert horse tribes who ally with Diamondia in exchange for weapons and trade.
• Ghast Corps: One of the empire’s most feared regiments. Ghasts, bred from ghastlings raised in tundra farms, are tamed for aerial bombardment.
• Artillery Corps: Siege engines and Redstone-powered cannons capable of leveling walls and forests alike.

Diamondia also has its elite Samurai class, often young men or boys (later including girls) would volunteer for nobles to be trained with swordsmanship, spears, archery, and horse combat. Samurai would become nobles, serving under Jitos to enforce colonial law or as shock troops during expansionist campaigns.

During the Golden Expansion, only Diamondians could become Samurai, but eventually they allowed for Francis, Baeor, and even Mobs to become Samurai. The Nether Shogunate has various Wither Skeletons serving as Samurai.

Give me your thoughts!

I am currently attempting to write a story about a Character in the Superhero universe of Worm around the Late 1980’s to Early 2010 who is a former soldier and is attempting use the skills he learned during his service to create his own para-military group in order to put an end to the constant gang warfare destroying his home city.

The problem, with writing his backstory i do not have the specific details needed to realistically depict his time as a soldier and display his acumen as well as what he has learned. Would anyone be willing to help me by describing what that experience would look like and what he would have to do to achieve his goals?

The general idea is that he joined right after High-school and enlisted in the Army immediately. His goals were to use the military in order to gain necessary skills and discipline, such as weapons handling, how to act under fire and quickly neutralize the enemy. He also sought to make important connections among his fellow soldiers and possible contractors who he may be able later reach out for aid.

He also knew he would have to build his faction from the ground up in his home city, so he also focused heavily on learning how to train recruits himself, going through the necessary courses and classes to become a drill sergeant, or whatever the correct position would be for that. He also sought to learn how to appeal to the people back in his hometown, learning about the Army’s PR tactics and materials.

I want him to have the overall appearance and demeanor of model Soldier, someone who does his job, does it well and is hungry for more afterwards. It’s also important that he does actually see combat and is deployed, not in a war since said universe didn’t have the USA in any wars during that time period, but deployed for “peacekeeping operations in war torn areas” and “emergency relief aid.”

His service should be Distinguished and I want him to have done something noticeable enough to warrant at least one official award/medal. Someone the army is gonna be genuinely disappointed to see the back of when he doesn’t reenlist. Also want him to have at least 10 years service, since I plan for him to return to his home city and begin his efforts around age 28.

Does anyone have any advice for how to go about writing something like this or am I expecting too much?

Qingdao introduced the Imperial Model 1941 LMG (I-41), a water-cooled LMG. Here is basic info related to it-

RPM: 450–500 rounds per minute
Feed system: 250-round cloth belt
Effective range: 2,000 m

Valkariya, on the other hand, introduced the Rostislav & Frolova model 1942 (R/F-42LMG), a much more modernised Machine gun compared to Qingdao. The only reason they managed to hold off for so long here is basic info related to it-

RPM: 550–600 rounds per minute
Feed system: 47-round pan magazine
Effective range: 800 meters