Wade held Jasmine in his arms as he flew a low height down the long road to another section of the staryard, Tina on his back and Nathan and F right behind them in the air. Together, the five glided across the base grounds, taking care as to not irritate the aerial security during their search for the meeting room. Being outside for the flight, the group considered it a blessing that Wade's 'enhanced cooling unit' allowed his body to tolerate the breaching sun in the still cloudy sky, which, according to F, was dangerous to drones like her due to the inefficient cooling she and disassembly drones like her suffered from. Given F's physical fault, she had to fly under shady areas in order to safely traverse the base at day.
Originally, Wade and his friends had planned to walk to the meeting zone, but after running into a trooper experiencing a health mishap, the group did what they could to help the distressed officer. By the time he was brought to the medical ward by other soldiers, Wade found that him and his team would be at least a few minutes late if they kept on their way with their walk.
Deciding to speed things up, Wade, understanding the concern for performing such an effort, opted to carry the Fowleys around the base to the meeting area. Reluctantly, F decided to come along, carrying Nathan in a similar manner that Wade was carrying Jasmine. Taking notice of the time on his HUD, which read, "9:47 AM", Wade scouted for the building he and his friends were directed to. "8072" He said to himself, the number being for the building that would house the imminent meeting.
"They said it was down here, right?" Wade asked aloud to Tina before stopping himself in mid-air, the girl holding onto him tightly as he tried to speak over the growing sound of a retrofit Apache flying overhead.
Looking about, Tina nodded as she spotted the target building. "Yes, I believe that's the one over there!" Pointing past his head, Wade followed her finger to a large building ahead at his right. The structure was moderately tall, only about two stories high, with several soldiers and officers going in and out of the building. Wade smiled as he noticed the target number, as well as the big, bold words describing the building's designation. "8072, Briefing Center B"
"Good eye, honey. Hang on!" Continuing his low glide, Wade zoomed towards the building's entrance before stopping just meters above the ground, his two friends close behind as they slowed down as well. The troopers around them initially looked startled by the sudden arrival of Wade and his group, but quickly regained their composure as Wade hovered still above them.
"At ease! Just visitors." One of the soldiers declared as they identified the newcomers, who touched down before Wade let Jasmine down to her feet, Tina hopping onto the ground along with her.
Putting his hands up, Wade apologized for his swift surprise. "Sorry for the scare, we got delayed for a meeting we're invited to."
The soldier gave an understanding nod as he replied to the former worker drone sternly. "I can see that, just be a bit more careful next time, Mr. Carter. You gave the boys here quite a scare."
Wade returned the gesture in embarrassment as F put a hand to his back, chuckling at his efforts as Tina questioned the officer. "Is Mrs. J in there? She's the one who called for us."
The guard gave his reply as Wade and Tina pulled out their IDs for clearance. "Yes she is, Miss. The meeting's set to begin in under ten minutes." Checking the two drones' IDs, Jasmine and the others pulled out theirs as well, the watchman motioning another trooper over to verify the group. Once the guard finished checking the five's cards, he nodded in approval as the watchman spoke once more. "You're clear to enter."
"Thank you Sir, again, sorry about that spook back there." Wade replied with a smile as the trooper gave one of his own, the disassembly drone and his allies making their way towards the office door before stopping upon the call of a voice.
"Hey, Felice!" Wade turned to find the origin of the voice, F doing the same as the two quickly spotted a quartet of soldiers walking excitedly towards F. The disassembly drone glanced to her friends with a smile before turning back to the approaching entourage.
Wade examined the four troops as they got closer: Two human men, one woman, and a male worker drone. One of the male soldiers had short, blonde hair, and a small scar to the right side of their face. The second man bore a tan skin tone and had black hair, with blue strips that went down slightly in a mullet style. The woman bore a set of long, dark green hair, with the hair going down and over her left shoulder. As for the worker drone, he wore the standard green soldier helmet, single eye visor and all. He had no hair on him from what Wade could tell, and bore a pair of whiteish purple eyes on his visor.
As F walked over to the soldiers, the same one that called to her spoke again. "Felicity, I didn't expect to see you around here today! Where you been?"
The girl soldier interrupted his initial chatter. "Hang on Carlos, do you even know if she remembers us?"
"Aye, don't she have one o' them memory locks, or sumthin?" The drone added in a heavy Scottish accent.
F waved her hand as she replied to the group. "Easy, everyone. Thankfully I still got my memories, courtesy of my technician back at Central." Lowering her hand, F let down her usual persona as she gave a wide smirk to the soldiers, clearly pleased to see them. "Good to see you guys around here."
The soldiers gave light cheers to F as they all embraced her, the group having a surprise reunion as Wade and the others watched in surprise. These must've been F's old colleagues from when she was in the service, Wade thought. Quite the coincidence for them to be here at this base of all places.
Not bothering with the convenience of the matter, Wade shook the thought off as he and his friends watched F and her old friends breaking the hug, Tina wrapping an arm around her boyfriend as the second male human spoke to her in what the two discerned as Spanish. "Ay, who your new friends, F?"
"Oh, these guys?" F replied in the same language, quietly startling Wade and the others as they had never heard her speak like that until now. Glancing over to Wade, F motioned him and the others to come over. "Everyone, these are some friends I made in the past few days. Wade, Nathan, Tina, and Jasmine." She pointed her hand to the four as she said each of their names. "I met the boys here during my time on Ceres. Jasmine and Tina here are sisters."
The four soldiers gave various forms of excitement, ranging from hearty laughs to low woops and even a whistle from one of the guys. As F stood next to her old teammates, they each introduced themselves to Wade and his friends. The blonde soldier went first. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you all, name's Carlos, Lieutenant Marksman."
"I'm Private Alvaros, good with close-range and stealth operations." Said the tan soldier with a salute.
"Sergeant Lucia Vasquez, usually the one who leads this bunch around these days." The female warrior stated with a humorous smirk.
"And Corporal Duncan Wallace, at your service!" The soldier drone stated proudly as he saluted to the bunch in front of him, who gave warm smiles as Wade shook his hand.
"Quite honored to meet you all, seems you have quite the history with F." The former worker drone said as Carlos patted F on her back.
"Oh, we do! She's the one who took charge when we didn't! Did you all hear of the Pasting of Nola VI?" Jasmine and Tina gave nods of affirmation while Wade, not as familiar with such history, held his hand up in a questioning manner.
"I think, wasn't that the battle where the Navy just barely held the outpost in that system? From the Stryker Clan?" Wade asked as Carlos nodded approvingly to him.
"That's right, and if Felice weren't there, WE would've been the ones getting pasted!" Carlos' statement brought victorious cheers and "oorahs" from the group, F letting a blush loose as she chuckled at her team's praise of her efforts.
"Well, that's not wrong." Although she didn't want to break off from her friends and discuss the past few years since they'd last met, F remembered the briefing. Clearing her throat, she continued. "And as much as I'd like to chat about the good times, I've been called to a meeting here, as have Wade and his crew."
The soldier group gave understanding looks to F as Lucia spoke up. "Thought so, Carl here was real eager to see you, though."
"Maybe we can talk after the meeting?" Nathan proposed as the soldiers collectively nodded in agreement, F readying a smartcomm attachment before turning to face her friends again.
"We're probably getting low on time, you all go in, I'll catch up in a sec." Wade nodded in acknowledgement before taking Tina's hand, the lover drones continuing towards the briefing center as Jasmine and Nathan followed behind them.
Passing through the door, the four guests observed a short hallway, which seemed to split into two paths as they came closer to the other end. Looking to a sign on the wall above, they saw arrows pointing to two separate areas, "Primary Briefing Room; Main Lobby + Secondary & Tertiary" Going to the right, they entered the moderately active lobby, several officers walking and standing about in mass chatter. Walking over to the desk up against the wall to their left, Wade and his group waved a hand to the occupying attendant.
"Welcome, what do you need?" The desk attendant asked as Tina raised a finger to reply.
"We're here for a meeting, Mrs. J called us here."
The attendant nodded in understanding before directing an arm towards the other end of the room, where a single door stood. "She should be in the second briefing room down that way."
"Thank you." Tina replied warmly before she and Wade began walking towards the door, their friends behind them as they proceeded into the room.
The room beyond the door was quite sizable, a large circular table occupying the middle with several chairs surrounding it. The walls went up a few meters, with four whiteish blue lights illuminating the room. On the wall opposite to Wade and Tina were three monitor screens, all of which showed the USN in bright blue. In several of the seats were faces both familiar and unfamiliar, several men and women in varying styles of uniforms conversing about quietly or taking notice of the recent visitors. Standing up near the monitors were three people: A decorated officer whom Tina identified as a ship captain, and the so-called operatives, Tessa, albeit as a hologram, and J.
Walking slowly into the room, Wade gave a low wave of his hand as he tried to hide his nervousness. Noticing his shyness in front of the officers, Tina held his hand and rubbed his arm comfortingly while returning a pleasant smile to the staff in the room.
"Ah, Wade, Tina. Glad to see you all here." J stated with a smile as she scanned the group, raising a digital eyebrow as she noticed one missing guest. "Or, most of you, I see. Did F run off somewhere?"
Wade shook his head as he replied to his fellow disassembly drone. "Oh, no. She just ran into some old friends, she should be back-"
"Right now." F finished aloud as she entered the room, seemingly having heard Wade speaking about her absence. The warrior drone fast walked to Wade's team, taking a seat near them as they prepared to do the same. "Not too late, are we?"
"Not at all." The standing officer answered as the group took their seats, Wade and Tina sitting next to each other as they got comfortable. The captain examined the lot for a moment, glancing to J as he asked about them. "So, these are the ones you helped rescue from the Mojave?"
"Yes Captain, and they helped us out greatly in turn. This is Wade Carter, one of the captured drones whom became a disassembly drone before we could mount the rescue. The luckiest one, if you ask me." Motioning her arm over the others, she continued. "And there's his girlfriend, Mrs. Tina Fowley, and her sister Jasmine." Smirking to F and Nathan, she finished her friends' introductions. "And these two are Serial Designation F and Mr. Nathan, whom I've heard were once under your ranks."
The military captain gave a welcoming smile to the five as they returned the gesture, eyeing F and Nathan specifically before speaking to them. "Indeed they were, we still have records on their contributions to the colonies." Eyeing F, he continued. "Though, in Mrs. F's case, I won't blame her if she doesn't remember us. We've been very well aware of JCJenson's 'memory suppression' protocols when it comes to their DDs."
F laid back in her seat with a smug look as she replied to her former superior. "Well, my friend on the station's a good tech gal. She's... waived that hindrance from me."
"I see, that means your still with us, am I right, Mrs. Lee?" Unlike her friends next to her, F was not startled by her original name being said aloud, rather smiling proudly as she saluted to the captain. "Good to see you again."
"Pleased to be here, Sir." F replied as she lowered her arm, glancing to her companions next to her as J spoke up.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Captain Preston Mitchell, commander of the USNV Vickers down at the stardock."
Wade gave a respectful salute to Preston as he spoke first. "It's an honor to meet you, Sir."
"Thank you, Mr. Carter. I've heard about your efforts from J, you did an admirable job back there, son." Wade failed to hide an embarrassed blush from the compliment, but it quickly faded as a beep sounded from a small device on the table. It was swiftly silenced by the captain as he tapped a button on the small, pyramid shaped timer, then facing Wade's group before continuing. "Though, as much as we could use some small talk, it'll have to wait till later."
"Indeed, we're running late at this point." Said another officer, a highly decorated member of the base with dark skin, dark grey hair and a thin beard. He immediately won the attention of everyone in the room as he spoke up. "I'm General Hugh Hood, overseer of this base. I'm certain you know some of the reasons you're here with us, correct?"
Wade nodded as he spoke to Hood. "Yeah, it's cause of those rogue agents from the JCJenson corporation." Glancing to J, the corporate drone nodded in affirmation before speaking herself.
"Tessa and I spent the last hours of yesterday evening clearing up the matter with General Hood, along with several other officials stationed here." She stopped as the middle monitor behind her flashed with a banner at the top, reading, "INCOMING TRANSMISSION", and in place of the USN emblem was a textless version of the JCJenson logo. Below the profile image was another two lines of text. "N. Jenson (Company Exec); Comms Source: Yottrite IV"
"And also told our boss about what happened here too, he wanted to give his say on this ordeal." Looking to the general, J asked him, "May I put him on?"
Hood only gave a nod of approval to the corporate drone before she picked up a remote on the table and tapped a button, accepting the call as the picture shifted to show a middle-aged man in a pristine-looking business suit on the screen.
Wade and Tina glanced to each other before J introduced their guest on the screen. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the CEO of JCJenson: Mr. Noor Jenson."
Jenson gave a pleased nod to his subordinate as he spoke to J. "Thank you for the pleasantries, J. I see we are ready to discuss our plans on dealing with this 'recall' disaster I've bore witness to on the news this morning?"
J nodded as she replied to her boss. "Indeed, I've explained to General Hood here about our efforts yesterday, and, as of recent, we've just received a message from a source we believe to be close to the company."
Mr. Jenson looked down to J attentively as he spoke to her. "Well, that's quite intriguing news, J. Do you have this message available for us to view?" J and Hood both nodded in affirmation, but didn't get an immediate reply as Jenson gazed to Wade and his friends. "...And I presume these are some of the drones rescued from one of the factories?"
Again, J nodded to her superior before explaining her colleagues. "Yes Mr. Jenson, the two drones at the front in particular were among those taken by the Administrator and their subordinates." Pointing an arm to Wade and Tina, she introduced the drone couple. "The disassembly drone here is Mr. Wade Carter, a brother to his-technically speaking-owner, the late Ron Carter. The latter helped us recover Wade during an initial raid inside the Nevada facility." When bringing up Ron, J gave an apologetic look to Wade as to show she did not mean to be offending on him and his brother's relationship. "And this is his romantic partner, Mrs. Tina Fowley. I heard she and her sister Jasmine are pilots."
Jenson looked over the two drones as his obedient employee described them to him, quietly sighing as Wade and Tina returned the gaze with nervous smiles. Once J finished, Jenson spoke to Wade. "I... would say it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Carter. But, given recent events, I don't hold fault to you for feeling frustrated at me for my... former subordinate's actions."
Wade shook his head lightly, taking Jenson's light apology with a faint smile as he replied to the CEO. "Actually, I don't. The only person I have such feelings put towards is," He hesitated for a moment, his anger at Dr. Halloway returning for a short moment before he eased himself. "..That bastard Halloway."
"The feeling's mutual, Mr. Carter. Dr. Halloway has been trying my patience for years now, especially with you and your fellow disassembly drones." Looking to J, then F, he returned his gaze to Wade before questioning him on his new body. "I don't know if J has told you of this, but if there's one truth my company has admittedly not held up to for a while, it's our quality. Recently, some of my research staff here made blueprints for an upgraded variant of the disassembly drone design. It's intended to fix several faults we expected to be nonexistent previously, most notably that atrocious cooling unit."
As a schematic pulled up on the left monitor, everyone glanced to the improved design before F spoke up about it. "If I may ask, Mr. Jenson, how big of an improvement is this new cooling unit supposed to be?"
"Good question, F. Frankly, it's supposed to do away with the issue entirely. Saves us from sacrificing enormous supplies of oil for the poorly built unit in the previous iterations. We even tested it with a repaired drone just a few days ago, and it worked flawlessly." Then, glancing to Wade again, he questioned the former worker drone on his new form. "Speaking of, how does your enhanced body feel, Mr. Carter? I'm certain it feels better to not have to-"
"Actually, Mr. Jenson," Wade interrupted, pulling out one of his canteens as he answered the CEO on his upgrades. "I guess Halloway changed up the blueprints, cause unfortunately this new cooling unit didn't cure the overheating problem. I... kinda learned that the hard way." Wade glanced to Tina apologetically, still feeling bad from her seeing him eat the corpse of the dead murder drone back at the factory.
The corporate CEO grimaced in frustration as he took in Wade's statement, already intolerant of the head researcher's actions as he replied. "...I was worried about that, Edgar always likes to run things his own way, making excuses for that 'Administrator' he watches over." Taking an agitated breath, he continued on with his spew on the two culprits of yesterday's events. "It was only because of all the very impressive creations and enhancements she and her research team provided that I tolerated them for so long, but this..." Sitting up straight in front of the camera, Jenson finished sternly. "J said the Administrator... Cyn, I believe? She was apparently something worse than we presumed originally, and I'm very inclined to believe so after yesterday."
"As well as the program tied to the Administrator, the AbsoluteSolver." J clarified before receiving an agreeing nod from Mr. Jenson, standing corrected on his placing of blame.
Raising a hand, Nathan asked about the supposed plans. "Yeah, about this "Solver Project", what do we plan to do about that?"
"Good question, Nate." Tessa replied as she crossed her arms before looking to Jenson and beginning her explanation. "Initially, we were going to investigate the other factories spread across Earth in order to get some more info on the Administrator before things get worse. But, just this morning, it seems someone else saved us the trouble." Just as Tessa neared the end of her sentence, J held up the remote again, tapping a few buttons before the left monitor shifted to show a slightly grainy video onscreen.
The video only showed a single being, a worker drone, dressed in a chrome suit and bearing a set of yellow eyes. Behind them was what appeared to be a vacant room, a few shelves holding many books within them standing still in the back. The drone's visage indicated they were filled with immense anxiety, terrified of being caught as they spoke quietly to the camera.
"I can only hope someone gets this in time, they're gonna be on me once they find out the transmitter screens are down!" Turning the camera, he showed what appeared to be a large factory room, several more of the mysterious conveyor belts like at the factory slotted next to each other. It was hard to discern every detail due to not only the window reflection, but also the dark lighting in the inactive conveyor room. Filming the room beyond, the drone continued. "Dr. Halloway's a madman, he's got more of those stolen drones being brought here and he's going to be overseeing it in the afternoon tomorrow! I've seen what happened back in Nevada, I can't take this any longer! I'm at coordinates ##.######, -###.###### Please, send someo-"
The suspicious, partially scrambled transmission immediately cut off to static, leaving Wade, Tina, and their friends with confused expressions as Tessa spoke up. "Yeah, that caught me by surprise too."
"So, that guy says they got more drones being sent 'there', but... where is there, exactly?" Jasmine asked with immense curiosity.
"I was hoping you'd ask that, Mrs. Fowley." The technician replied as she glanced to J, who tapped a few more buttons on the remote before speaking over her boss-friend.
"While the transmission itself isn't much to work off of, our friends from Comms over here managed to intercept the signal earlier, and even better, discern where it originated from." As J started her explanation, the screen shifted once more to show a large city, with one skyscraper highlighted in red as it was zoomed towards on the screen. "That scrambled audio wasn't a simple glitch, it was intentionally done so as to hide key information for us to uncover. Upon cleaning up the message, we managed to recover a set of coordinates, which direct to this structure here, in San Francisco."
Wade and his friends stared at the building in shock, examining the tall structure as it stood over the shorter buildings in the city. Tina broke the silence in her gaze. "So, this is another factory? It looks... terribly different from the one we got out of."
"Not exactly, Mrs. Fowley." Mr. Jenson answered, Tina and the others looking to him as he continued. "THAT is the Administrator's main laboratory, its location was kept on the down low so other authorities and terrorist groups wouldn't find out what the buildings true purpose was." Sighing, Jenson completed his reply. "But, with this recent mistake of Halloway's, that place has lost all purpose for us at the company."
Wade raised a hand to speak. "So, we're going to pounce on that place? Get Halloway before he runs off again?"
"Exactly." General Hood replied as he looked up to Mr. Jenson. "This whole 'recovery/recruitment' effort has gotten out of hand all across Sol. We've gotten countless reports of people being killed because of this, be it the brutal robberies here in Nevada or the bloodbath on Ceres. Even if Mr. Jenson refuses to cooperate, this has become a dire matter for us now. One way or another, this insanity will be stopped with due haste."
The CEO nodded in acknowledgement before explaining his own plans for the mission. "Speaking of cooperation, upon seeing what was happening at Earth, I ordered a detachment of our corporate starships in orbit at the time to depart for Sol in order to help with investigating the situation. They're not warships, but they are well-armed. I'll dispatch them to your authority upon concluding this call." Glancing to Wade and his team for a moment, Jenson continued. "As for the mission, I may not have much of a say, but let it be known that you have my blessing to do whatever it takes to end this madness. I don't care what you do with Halloway or any of his lackeys, or what happens to that facility down there... I want that program shut down."
"Thank you for the extra hands, Mr. Jenson. We'll make sure this Administrator is dealt with." Hood replied gratefully as Wade sat firm in his seat, Tina and the others following suite.
"General?" The former worker drone said aloud, catching Hood's attention before he made his request. "I know I'm not a soldier, but I want to help with dealing with Halloway and his grunts. After what he did, after losing my brother, I can't rest until I see that man stopped."
Tina raised a finger as well. "As do I, Wade could use a hand with those people, and given how we did during our escape run out of that place, I think the two of us make quite the duo." She glanced to Wade with a smirk as she referenced their combat prowess when flying together.
Nathan and F stood up before the latter gave her own request. "Sir, I wish to take part in this mission as well. I can also recommend Wade for you too, as I fought alongside him during the factory raid."
"Wouldn't mind giving a hand myself! And I'm sure my pal Kurtis would love to help, he's here at the base too!" Nathan added with a confident smirk, the group's determination encouraging Jasmine to stand up as well.
"I'd like to help too." She stated simply, a smile on her face as the general and his companions observed the five guests.
Admittedly, Hood knew it would be a bit absurd to allow these people to take part in an operation which would certainly involve bloodshed, especially considering most of them merely had civilian status at the moment. But, upon careful evaluation of the five, their desire to see this problem dealt with, and the fact that some of them had experience on the field...
He paused his train of thought as Captain Mitchell spoke to him. "General? I read up on the Fowleys' files when we recovered Mrs. Jasmine here, they provided service in their early careers." He smirked to the pilot sisters as he finished adding his say. "And to be frank, we need more people like them here. The records we have of them showed them to be damn fine pilots."
Tina blushed at the praise from Mitchell as she spoke to the general. "That is true, we uh... did get discharged for our... 'fancy maneuvering'."
"Sir?" Jasmine said, the general's attention on her as she added to the conversation. "Even if our flying is a bit out of protocol, Tina saved a lot of people on that starjet a few days back. I can promise you, she's an excellent woman to have at the wheel."
Glancing to Wade again, Hood took in his face, one of begging desperation as he spoke once more. "Please, Sir. My brother, the troops he brought from the Coalition, Halloway's gotten them all killed cause of this. I want to do this. I HAVE to do this, at least for them."
The good general took a deep, quiet breath, considering his decision once more before finally revealing it to Wade and his friends. "Mr. Carter, Fowleys? I'm probably making myself a fool for saying this, but you're permitted to assist us in this mission."
The drone couple contained their gratefulness in the form of ecstatic grins as Wade replied to the general. "Thanks, General. We won't let you down."
"And Mrs. Lee?" Hood said as he glanced to F, who returned the gesture as he told her, "You're technically under Mr. Jenson's authority, whatever his answer is, it's mine as well."
Bringing her yellow-orange eyes to her CEO, F awaited Mr. Jenson's answer. "F, yes? I heard Mr. Hood call you by a different name just now, I assume you have some experience with the army?"
The warrior drone nodded as she explained herself. "I once inherited the name of Felicity Lee, Mr. Jenson. I served under the USN Defense Forces before joining the DD Division." Then, glancing to the military staff near her, she finished with, "I had hoped to provide my enhancements to the Force one day."
Jenson gave a hint of a proud smile as he finally gave his decision. "Well, it seems you'll finally get that chance. From now on, even after this mission on Earth is over with, you're hereby dispatched to serve under the USN."
F admittedly couldn't hide her excited smirk as she flung a salute to her now former boss. "Thank you Sir!"
Looking up to Jenson, General Hood asked the CEO, "Mr. Jenson, how long until your ships can reach Earth?"
Jenson glanced down at his communication console as he answered the military leader. "At max speed, their Ion drives should be able to bring them into orbit in as little as one to two days. I believe there should be some ships within the system that could help as well."
"Signal them when you can, Mr. Jenson. We could use all the help we can get from them." The CEO nodded to Hood as he stood firmly to the viewer, the general turning to face Wade and his colleagues. "And Mr. Carter? We'll be mobilizing our forces immediately after this meeting concludes. It'll be a minute, but I want you to gather whatever items and belongings you'll need for this operation. Be ready to head to the flight pads in no more than three hours."
"Understood Sir!" Wade said with a salute, Tina, Jasmine and Nathan giving their own as Jasmine raised a finger.
"What about the area around the lab? That place looks like it's in the middle of the city."
J raised a finger as she told Jasmine and the others about their resolution of the civilian obstacle. "Shortly after reporting our findings on the transmission, Hood told us that they were sending in some teams to clear out the civilian population within several miles of the facility. Once we get there, it should be of no concern."
Jasmine sighed in relief as Tina spoke up. "So the people should be safe from any sort of danger?"
"Correct, Mrs. Tina." Preston answered before continuing. "Given the resistance Halloway and his men showed during the Coalition's raid, they most certainly won't hold back there."
"One more thing, Sir." Nathan asked. "The Coalition's going to help us out with this too, right?"
"You can count on it, Mr. Nathan." The Vickers' captain replied as he looked to J, then to Jenson as he spoke further. "I met the leader of the Coalition's detachment working with us when I was introduced to J and Mrs. Elliott here, they intend to see this conflict finished. I highly doubt they're willing to sit back and let us do this by ourselves."
"And their help will be much appreciated." Hood added, everyone's attention returned to him as he looked to Tessa, curious eyes scanning her holographic form. "And Mrs. Elliott, if I may. Do you mind heading down here to assist us in our investigations later on?"
"Funny you say that, General. I'm almost done with my own snooping around on the JCJ up in orbit, Cyn has some small departments of hers aboard, and I thought I'd gather some more intel before coming down." Glancing to Mr. Jenson, she saw him giving an understanding nod before returning her gaze to the military staff. "I should be down there by the evening, judging by where you're located."
"Do what you must, Mrs. Elliott. We could use whatever you find." Hood replied firmly as he turned once more to the JCJenson CEO. "Thank you for your time, Mr. Jenson. We will get to the bottom of this."
"It's my pleasure, General." Glancing to J and Tessa, he spoke to them once more. "J? Contact me when you've finished with Halloway and his Administrator."
"It'll be done, Mr. Jenson." The obedient servant answered before saluting firmly, receiving a final nod from her boss before he ended the transmission.
With their off-world guest out of the way, Hood looked to Wade and his friends, J, Tessa and Captain Mitchells sharing the gaze with them as the general spoke to them in finality. "Well, you know what comes next everyone. You're all dismissed for now. And remember, landing zone by 1300."
"We'll be there Sir." Wade said with a nod as he and his friends stood up, pushing in their chairs before making their way out to the door.
As they neared it, Wade stopped for a moment as they heard Hood call to one of his friends. "And F?" The soldier drone looked to the general as he continued. "Before we depart, would you mind changing your uniform? I believe it could help with identifying you from the other disassembly drones more easily." Glancing to J, then back to F, he finished with, "I recall hearing about the most formidable drones having clones prepared, yes?"
"Correct, Sir. I'll stop by the nearest barracks while I can." F replied before turning back to the door with her colleagues, Wade opening the door for them all as they passed through. After them, Wade passed through himself, shutting the door to the meeting room as he returned to the lobby.
Walking about together, F spoke to Wade and the others. "Well, that went smoothly. I'll be heading down to the barracks, then head over to your place to help out."
"Actually," Wade replied, raising a finger up as he asked his fellow murder drone, "You think you could bring your friends over? We could get to know each other while we're getting ready."
F glanced to Nathan with a smile before returning her eyes to Wade. "I could see about that. You're gonna like them, I can promise you that."
Taking Tina's hand, Wade walked with his girlfriend alongside Jasmine and the others, nearing the hallway they came through as they prepared for the walk back to the apartment.

[In no way is this post involved with the actual lore of APEX LEGENDS]

Wulfstan (Wolf-sh-t-ion)

Wolfkin Seeker
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Appearance/Description

• Appearance
  • Fur Colors: Navy, White, Light Grey
  • Accessories: Maroon Blindfold (bandana)
  • Build: Athletic and muscular, with a lean and agile frame
  • Clothing/Armor: Light Tactical gear on their hips and upper arms, Tactical pants, Crop-top sweatshirt.
• Description
  • Real Name: Úlfur
  • Age: 17
  • Home World: Tara (Earth)
  • Class: Recon
  • Tactical Ability: Predator’s Mark
  • Passive Ability: Echo Sense
  • Ultimate Ability: Howl of the Wild

Abilities

• Passive: Echo Sense
  • Úlfur’s heightened hearing allows him to detect enemies through sound waves. When standing still or moving slowly, he can hear enemy footsteps and actions (like reloading, etc.) from a greater distance. Visual indicators appear on his HUD to represent these sounds.
• Tactical (Q): Predator’s Mark
  • Úlfur throws a device that emits a high-pitched sound, which he can track using his enhanced hearing. This device reveals the location of enemies within a certain radius, marking them for a short duration. Enemies marked by the device have their footsteps temporarily louder for Úlfur.
• Ult (Ultimate): Howl of the Wild
  • Úlfur emits a powerful howl that boosts his and his allies’ senses. For a limited time, all allies within a certain range gain increased movement speed, heightened hearing (detecting nearby enemies more easily), and a small health regeneration boost. Enemies within range of the howl are temporarily disoriented, experiencing a ringing sound that affects their ability to hear other sounds accurately.

Playstyle

• Úlfur is best played as a recon or support legend, using their abilities to gather information and provide tactical advantages to their team. Their Echo Sense and Predator’s Mark make them excellent at tracking and ambushing enemies, while Howl of the Wild provides significant benefits in team fights and crucial moments.

Backstory
Early Life on Tara
Wulfstan, originally named Úlfur, was raised on Earth, known to most as Tara. From a young age, Úlfur was immersed in the rich history and traditions of their ancestors, learning about the legacy of warriors and the primal instincts that defined their lineage. Growing up in a small, rural community, they enjoyed a simple life, surrounded by nature and family.
Abduction and Experimentation
At the age of 13, Úlfur’s life took a dramatic and devastating turn. They were abducted by operatives working for a clandestine branch of the IMC and ARES Division, who saw in them the potential to create a new breed of soldier. Úlfur was taken to a secret facility where they were subjected to intense genetic and cybernetic experiments aimed at merging human intelligence with the physical prowess and primal instincts of a wolf.
The transformation was grueling and painful, both physically and emotionally. Over time, Úlfur's physiology changed, turning them into an anthropomorphic wolf with navy, white, and light gray fur. These experiments endowed them with heightened senses and superior physical abilities, but at a great personal cost. The process left them blinded, a disability they learned to compensate for with their enhanced hearing and smell.
Escape and Survival
Despite the rigorous control and constant surveillance, Úlfur's spirit remained unbroken. They planned and executed a daring escape from the facility, using their newfound abilities to evade capture. Fleeing into the wilderness, Úlfur found themselves alone in a world that was both familiar and alien.
Now calling themselves Wulfstan, a Norse name translated to some Old English language, roamed the wilds of Tara, learning to survive and thrive despite their blindness. The maroon blindfold they wore became a symbol of their resilience and a reminder of the family and life they were forced to leave behind.
Encounter with Blisk
During their travels, Úlfur's extraordinary abilities and combat skills did not go unnoticed. Kuben Blisk, a legendary figure in the Apex Games and a former high-ranking officer of the IMC, heard rumors of a blind wolf warrior with unparalleled instincts. Intrigued, Blisk tracked down Úlfur, observing them in a skirmish against a group of mercenaries.
Impressed by their prowess and potential, Blisk approached Úlfur with an invitation to join the Apex Games. Blisk saw in Úlfur not only a formidable competitor but also a powerful symbol of defiance against the ARES Division’s unethical experiments. For Úlfur, the invitation was an opportunity to confront their past, seek justice, and carve out a new path for themselves.
Entry into the Apex Games
At 17, Úlfur accepted Blisk's invitation and entered the Apex Games. Armed with their enhanced senses and physical capabilities, Úlfur quickly became a standout competitor. Their abilities, such as Echo Sense and Predator’s Mark, made them a lethal tracker and hunter in the arena. Their ultimate ability, Howl of the Wild, boosted the senses and movement speed of their allies, making them an invaluable asset to any team.
Legacy
Úlfur’s participation in the Apex Games is a testament to their indomitable will and resilience. They stand as a symbol of resistance against the ARES Division's unethical experiments and a beacon of hope for those who have been wronged. Through their actions in the arena, Úlfur honors their past, embraces their true identity, and paves the way for a future where they can confront and overcome the shadows of their origins.

Heirloom

"Lúpína Fang"
(Loo-fean-ya Fang)
Photo(s)
[WIP]
Description:
The Lúpína Fang is a uniquely crafted weapon that embodies Úlfur's primal heritage and their journey from a lab experiment to a formidable warrior in the Apex Games. The weapon is a combination of a ceremonial dagger and a combat-ready tool, designed to be both functional and symbolic.
Appearance:

• Blade: The 32 in. blade of the Lúpína Fang is sleek and slightly curved, resembling the fang of a wolf. It's made of a high-tech alloy that shimmers with a faint, almost ethereal glow, suggesting advanced materials and craftsmanship.
• Hilt: The hilt is wrapped in a dark, weathered leather that provides a secure grip. Intricate carvings of tribal symbols and wolf motifs adorn the hilt, reflecting Úlfur's cultural heritage.
• Guard: The guard is shaped like a wolf's head, with the eyes set with small, glowing gemstones that pulse with a soft light, giving the impression that the weapon is almost alive.
• Pammol: Attached to the hilt is a small charm made of feathers and beads, reminiscent of Úlfur's tribal roots. The charm serves as both a decorative element and a reminder of Úlfur's past and the journey they've undertaken.

Background:
The Lúpína Fang was not just a weapon forged in a smithy, but a culmination of Úlfur's transformation and the battles they have fought both within and outside themselves.
After escaping the IMC and ARES Division's labs, Úlfur found refuge among the tribes of Tara. It was there that they first heard the legend of the Lúpína Fang, a sacred weapon said to hold the spirit of the wolves and imbue its bearer with unparalleled strength and instinct. Seeing it as a symbol of their own transformation and struggle, Úlfur sought out the tribe's elders, who agreed to craft the weapon as a rite of passage and symbol of acceptance into the community.
The creation of the Lúpína Fang was a deeply personal and spiritual process. Úlfur participated in its forging, infusing it with their essence and memories of their fallen comrades. The weapon was tempered in the sacred fires of the tribe, a ritual that was said to awaken the primal spirits within it.
In the Apex Games, the Lúpína Fang is more than just a weapon. It's a testament to Úlfur's resilience, a reminder of their past, and a symbol of their enduring quest for truth and justice. Wielding it in battle, Úlfur channels their primal instincts and the spirit of the wolves, becoming an unstoppable force in the arena.

This is a loosely connected set of stories that are mostly to enhance the early periods of Empty Continents, specifically right after the Vanishing.
You see the full forum here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/empty-continents.553057/
Or a more easy-to-read version here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/empty-continents.553057/reade
June 7, 2028, 7:03 PM EST.
“The sea has finally come for us.”
Hugh Desmond watched as his home of Queens was battered by rain from above and flooding from below. He only saw destruction and carnage, but he assumed it would eventually clear up.
The Borough President of Queens, Hugh Desmond was formal and grandstanding, trying to run for the mayor of NYC when the hurricane hit. His primary goal was to make sure everything was “going as planned”; he tried to unite the left, moderate, and right parts of New York City’s politics.
He only saw destruction and chaos, but he assumed it would eventually clear up.
Shelby Sherman, a government official who took refuge in Hugh Desmond’s house, looked around. She had been getting news from the blaring television, which was barely functional with all the power lines being knocked around.
“MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS… NATIONAL GUARD… HUNDREDS OF REPORTED DEATHS… CATEGORY THREE… LAGUARDIA FLIGHTS CANCELED… SUBWAY SYSTEM FLOODED… MAYOR CONFIRMED DEA”
A blackout.
Shelby was repeatedly making calls to prominent officials, but without cell service, she had been getting no luck.
30 minutes later, at 7:34 PM, the Vanishing would happen, unbeknownst to Hugh and Shelby.
“Power AND water lines?!” Shelby screamed into a now-useless phone. “Hugh Desmond, what’s going on?!”
Hugh turned around only briefly, saying that “it’s fine”, before looking back at the window. The Borough President had been strangely meditative, as if he knew something had happened.
After an hour of waiting, a group of Navy sailors knocked on the door. Shelby rushed to answer them, but Hugh stopped her, slowly getting up and walking towards the door. “How can I help you, officers?”
“The Navy?” Shelby shouted from inside the house. “Is the entire US military landing at New York?!”
“Yes,” a seaman said grimly. “You’re the only official left in this area.”
“We come with strange news,” said another sailor. “We’ve lost connection to the mainland. However, we were able to establish a radio communication with the UK and Ireland. Apparently…” he looked around and hesitated. “I don’t know how to explain this. But it seems that every human on the continental mainland has disappeared.”
Hugh Desmond closed their eyes, in full contemplation, before opening their eyes again. His expression was neutral and apathetic. Shelby reacted far more naturally, shouting from inside the house.
“So that’s the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Oceania… all gone,” said Hugh.
“Not only that,” a junior seaman interrupted, “but it’s as if humanity never existed on these continents in the first place! It’s like the wilderness has taken over!”
What followed would be commonly known as the Double Tragedy. Chaos became rampant. Looting became widespread. Thousands of desperate people clamored their way across the East River and the Staten Island Sound only to be met with the emptiness of the mainland. It’s estimated that upwards of a million people died from the destruction, chaos, and starvation. It matched 9/11 in terms of sheer psychological impact, and perhaps exceeded it in damage done.
June 8, 2028, 11:55 AM EST.
“Listen up, everyone!” Hugh Desmond shouted on top of a ruined platform. It was an overcast sky; the rain had mostly dissipated. “National Guard and US Corps of Engineers, I thank you for your service. Our main goal is the Ravenswood Generating Station. Make sure to ask for help from any civilian engineers if you can. I want a small division to go to the Park Drive East pumping station in Queens, and if possible, we should have a small force secure the JFK and LaGuardia airports. Is that clear?”
The personnel cheered, although it was a strained cheer. They had all been through a lot, and Hugh Desmond understood that.
June 12, 2028, 6:18 AM EST
Shelby entered a large, aging building. A makeshift sign saying “QUEENS CITY COUNCIL” hung on the side.
“What’s up?” said a voice from behind. Shelby was surprised; she quickly turned around. She recognized the voice as Emilia Ramos, the strong and kind Borough President of Brooklyn. Emilia pulled a cigarette and lit it, urging Shelby to come with her.
Shelby and Emilia walked inside the building. “I’m not really sure,” she said. “I was an intern for the Washington D.C government. I was just here on a vacation, and then… all this happened. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do now.”
“None of us know,” said Emilia. “I was just trying to help my people in Brooklyn, but now it seems Hugh Desmond has this whole government idea, and he wants me in.”
Shelby looked around at the derelict offices. “I haven’t really thought about that. I mean, isn’t America gone now?”
Emilia raised an eyebrow. “Why would it be? Sure, the Constitution and White House is gone, but so what? The culture, customs, and ideals of America are still here.”
“New York is a city in perpetual motion,” Emilia continued. “People come in, and come out. The city will always be a bastion of change.”
Shelby looked in contemplative silence as the two of them entered a room. It was extremely dusty, but there was a small table and a bunch of chairs. There was already a bunch of people there- NYPD, National Guard, Navy, Coast Guard, and even an Air Force pilot; Hugh Desmond was sitting at the center of it all.
“Take a seat,” Emilia said; the two of them sat down.
Hugh Desmond looked at everyone and then stood up. He took a deep breath. “Greetings, everyone. It is time to form the Provisional Government of the United States.”
June 29, 2028, 9:31 AM EST.
Shelby Sherman and Emilia Ramos sat down in the same dusty room. This was their first meeting after the formation of the Provisional Government, and Shelby was excited. She finally felt like she had something important to do.
The room was significantly more crowded this time. More high-ranking Navy officers had arrived, but the same group of NYPD, National Guard, Coast Guard, and the singular Air Force pilot were talking amongst themselves.
Hugh Desmond arrived, immediately making the room quiet. His calm and stern demeanor was perfect for leading a group.
He immediately started talking. “We are the successors to America. I understand what we’re doing is not an easy task, but our leadership is necessary in helping and securing the remainder of the American people.”
“First, let’s review what we’ve done in the past 3 weeks,” Hugh Desmond continued.
A National Guard officer spoke up. “I’m happy to say that we have practically re-United Long Island under our control. The Long Island railroad system has been restored, and the productive lands of Suffolk County have been secured.”
Shelby then had a disturbing thought. “Wait, what about all the zoos in New York? What will happen to the animals there?” she whispered to Emilia.
Having somehow understood her whispering, Hugh Desmond turned her eyes to Shelby. “Thanks for bringing it up. The Queens Zoo has been occupied by a detachment of Navy officers. The domesticated animals were set aside as livestock, while the area of the zoo is being used as homes for these livestock. We are also planning another operation in Central Park Zoo, but there’s a big obstacle. A group of locals have orchestrated ‘Operation Noah’s Ark’, a plan to evacuate all animals to the mainland.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Shelby asked.
This time, Emilia spoke up. “We don’t want to introduce animals to the untouched wilderness. Who knows what ecological consequences will follow?”
Hugh Desmond nodded. “Naval officers, what is the status of our fleet?”
“We have secured most of our East Coast ships, but we need to anchor them to conserve fuel,” said a Navy admiral. “We’re in the process of acquiring yachts, sailboats, and other light boats from the civilian population.”
“And what about the Atlantic Seaboard?” said Hugh.
A Coast Guard officer turned to him. “We’ve absorbed Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and Aquidneck. However, I don’t think we should go down to the Carolinas…”
Hugh Desmond looked at him curiously. “Why is that?”
“To put it bluntly, we’re running out of resources,” said the officer. “We need some sort of ration system in place before we can expand southwards.”
“We’ll figure out the rations soon,” Hugh responded. “But send someone to the Outer Banks at once! We need to be the clear successor to the USA, unless we want copycats to emerge.”
A Naval admiral stood up and looked at Hugh. “Unfortunately, they already have. A group calling themselves the ‘Minutemen’ has taken control of Staten Island. They’re composed of various competing factions; some Army generals, some Marines, some white nationalists, most of them anti-you.”
“And what’s stopping us from doing a little march there?” said Hugh Desmond.
2 hours later, on Staten Island.
“Listen up, USPG soldiers! This is our first real test, and we better root out these Minutemen before they establish a presence here!”
A former Navy officer, Donna Brown, was leading a few dozen young soldiers into a quiet, cramped part of Staten Island. It was now completely abandoned. Staten Island was eerily quiet, but Donna knew the Minutemen were here somewhere.
“Raise your guns,” she said quietly as they entered the Staten Island Borough Hall, supposedly the center of the Minutemen resistance. The soldiers looked left and right as the eerie silence continued. “Watch out for traps,” Donna said nervously.
They opened door after door, but there was nobody else in sight. Donna stopped and led the group into a large room.
The room was filled with notes and papers. On every single one of them laid a message: “Don’t think we’re done.”

A prior service sailor, who has been out for many years, is approved to reenlist into the same rate, but must drop a grade in rank (let's say E5 to E4, which is what I see normally). During their initial service contract, they were up for E6 upon leaving the military.
Q1. When they re-enlist as E4, will they automatically be eligible to take the E5 exam and promote as soon as the next one is offered after they re-enlist?
Q2. If the above answer is yes, then since they already satisfied the E5 TIR requirements during their initial contract, will they, then, also be able to immediately test for E6 as well if they promote to E5?
My big request here is for specific NAVADMINs to back up your interpretation of this. My searches for "navy petty officer advancement navadmin" have not been very fruitful so far. Thank you.

Anime only here, I'm asking this but I want to avoid significative spoilers (this is why I'm not looking online).
Few years ago I've read around the web that there was a character named Kong (Gorilla Zoan) who is the supreme commander of World Government armed forces, so above Navy + CP + Warlords. When I read about this I suspected he would be some sortf of final villain (above Akainu).
I've later learned that the Gorosei are not simply high autority of the world but they are also fighters, and I believe they would rank above Akainu.
In the last episode I've seen Jaygarcia Saturn arriving at egghead, and I don't think luffy is going to defeat him.
Still, if they've introduced him this would diminish Kong appearence in the future.
I'm starting to wonder if this Kong guy is real or if it was only a fake news of the time (tho I vividly remember a manga image of him on the web.
Can you enlighten me?

Mary's perspective
So I'm tied to a fucking tree, though at least I'm in the shade. Hooded, panel gagged, wrapped in a white sleep sack, secured with rope. My ass, tits, and pussy exposed. Almost directly beneath my hanging boobs, two of Queen Of Mean's most junior Dommes play Spades on a fold out card table, ignoring me for the moment. Not that I'm complaining.
The filming for the episode where Saarya Rahul's clone is discovered by the Perseverance Co. has started. Yeah, I learned that bitch Lara Gupta is coming back, before I knew why.
I was actually mummified and trapped in the bondage frame on the Amazonian Ship's bridge. We're not filming a scene, QOM's crew just found it a convenient place to strap me into when they're busy and want to make sure their lowest slave stays out from underfoot. Just like in the ready room, I'm supposed to have a domme watch me all the time for my safety.
Of course, Daci is in charge of drawing up the rotation, and she assigns the youngest and most immature of Queen Of Mean's crew to watch me. No big surprise, sometimes they go to screw off with their friends, leaving me trapped alone on the set. A silent mummy with her lady parts hanging out, and her wide, desperate eyes tracking back and forth.
That's what happened the day I was reacquainted with Lara. I had been enjoying the peace and quiet of the set, I actually enjoyed not being tormented by one of QOM's sadistic Junior Dommes. Then I heard steps and laughing voices, coming from the sets back passageway. I braced myself from some sadistic cruelty from my Mistress Daci and her evil minions.
Instead I heard Mistress Daci say "You want to know where Girl Mary is, Miss Nora and I want to surprise you. Surprise, Miss Lara, here she is!" I heard an audible gasp that had to be Lara Gupta. "That's Mar-".
I hear Mistress Nora's girlish chuckle. "You said you read the release material, Lara, this is Girl Mary being her new super submissive self!" Both her and Mistress Daci giggle.
The three women walk around to regard my mummified ass from the front. To the right Mistress Daci, in her black Amazonian pilot flight suit, with red insignia and badges. She grins at me with her usual sadistic delight.
In the center Lara Rajaneesh Gupta in the flesh. I'm surprised she's not wearing the tight bootie shorts and unicorn T-shirt. She is wearing a loose fitting black T-Shirt saying "Want To Impress This Desi Girl? Whip Me Up Some Curry!" And what looks like faded store bought Levis. Most striking is her eyes. Last time her eyes were shifty and sneaky. Now they're warm and open, she actually looks saddened by my plight, and embarrassed for me.
I don't have much time to process that when I hear Mistress Nora speak. My eyes automatically track to my slender former student and current Domme. She's wearing her especially low cut Stellar Compact Navy blue jumpsuit with Commanders rank tabs.
"Girl Mary, why are you contaminating these two fine free ladies with your scummy slave gaze? Eyes down now!" Realizing my mistake, too late, my eyes dropped to the deck. I hear Daci giggle at my plight.
"Mistress Daci, why isn't there a domme to watch this slave and stop behavior like this? This is lax for such a professional crew as yours." Daci seems more serious when she says. "Miss Nora, I apologize, I fix it now." A moment later I hear her chewing ass, presumably on her phone, of the domme she assigned to watch me. I take no pleasure then that, I know the little bitch is going to take out Daci's butt chewing on my sorry slave hide.
"Miss Nora, Miss Lara, I apologize, the domme assigned to watch this subbie is on her way back here. She will be appropriately disciplined for not watching this slave." Miss Nora says "Thank you, Daci." Lara remains silent.
I hear footsteps running down the passage in a rush. Daci orders the junior domme to halt in the entrance, and unleashes another blistering tirade on her. Then she tells her to remain in place until her betters leave.
Nora says "Daci, Lara, lets forget this unpleasantness, I ordered us some curry from Miss Connor's favorite Thai Bistro! She's going to have lunch with Slave Sarah and Slave Constance at her living unit. Layla is going out to eat with a visiting uncle. We have the Ready Room to ourselves, we can eat and chat there."
Lara and Daci agree that sounds good and I hear the three ladies receding steps. Then I hear my designated Domme "Miss High and Mighty barks orders and eats with the cute little bunnies, while I have to watch your stupid ass! But that's okay...I can still get my own back!"
I feel the first stinging line of fire on my behind from her whip. Punishing my slave ass unfairly for her screw up...
A day later, I'm sandwiched between Nora on my right and Layla on my left. I'm naked, hooded, and panel gagged with my arms bindered behind my back. My nipple clamps chained to the desk, my clit leash anchored to the deck.
We're in the classroom where Constance and I were first indoc'd into QOM's crew's way of doing things. Guess I'm not even good enough to be in the ready room anymore. At least for script readings, Daci, for whom English is obviously not her first language, is absent. Layla and Nora can get really rough, but even together they're not as mean as that fucking Romanian bitch.
Today I focus, and obey their directions, keeping my gloomy slave feelings inside. My former protege and the Hispanic girl are surprisingly calm as they guide me through my part of the script.

 Opening Scene 

A mummified, helpless girl secured to a tree. Only her eyes, tits and pussy visible in her slave wrappings. The camera pulls back with her still centered. She's surrounded by a hellscape of burnt out vehicles, scorched earth, and blackened trees.
A robotic AI Voice gives a briefing:
AI briefer: At 0800 we spotted a hostage at the forward observer point guiding artillery pinning down the 6th Stellar Compact Marines Battalion. Obviously female, her identity remains unknown, although she might be one of the MIA Orbit Guard members from when this planet was initially assaulted by a combined Amazonian N'Docc" force.
This tactic was first noted when we were mopping up the surviving ground forces after the retaking of the Botany Bay colony. A captive is secured at a critical strategic point, to buy them time to do the most damage to Stellar Compact forces and slip away. They know we will eventually sacrifice the hostage, if we feel that's necessary. But they know our doctrine, that we have to do a cost benefit analysis and try to save the hostage if we can. They count on this to do the maximum damage as they retreat, if they can't turn the battle to their favor.
Unfortunately, a cost benefit analysis determined this unknown hostage could not be saved without unacceptable losses to the 6th Marines, and possibly jeopardizing the ground campaign on this world. At 0956, the determination was made to terminate the forward observer post with extreme prejudice.
A Plasma Mortar Smart Round was keyed to the coordinates and launched. ( A Holo Data link picture appears, showing the mortar in relation to the forward observer spot. A graphic represents the round launched, and a line with mathematical calculations represents its trajectory).
(The picture shifts back to the restrained slavegirl. You see shifty scrambling in the background) It appears all hostiles manning the outpost detected the launch and escaped without discernible casualties. (The hostage isn't so lucky, her desperate eyes track the flaming football descending on her position. She mmmphs and wiggles, her big breasts swaying. A moment later, in an Orange red flash she is incinerated, a death devoid of dignity bestowed on so many courageous Stellar Compact female soldiers before her).
(The view shifts with no further commentary, which would be superfluous. We see Commander Gail to the left of a large viewscreen, Rear Admiral Mendez to the right. Gail puts her head in her hands and takes a moment to gather herself.)
Mendez: Commander-Nora, I'm sorry. I know that must be hard, especially after what happened to Captain Rommie. But I need you to understand what's going on down there. There are still fierce pockets of resistance. Stellar Compact Intelligence has confirmed that the Amazonians want to take you alive and make you a Whipping Girl, whomever does it will attain greater honor than even Commander Sappho capturing poor Rommie. Is a morale tour really worth it?
Gail (Raises her head, visibly pulls together) I know the risks, but understand why you showed that to me. I don't want to die at all, especially not like that. But war entails risks. I knew that when I pounded my fist on that table, and yelled at a conclave Admirals, that I risked Dismissal from Service, or even Court Martial. I know it now, and think it's important enough to do.
Mendez: It's not just you. The media has dubbed you the "Heroine Of Botany Bay" and "The Savioress Of The Stellar Compact" you being killed, or slowly tortured as a Whipping Girl, could devastate our morale at a critical juncture, even turn the tide of the war against us again!
(Mendez takes a deep breath, pauses)
Don't get me wrong, I care about your well being Commander. I lost one of the finest female command Officers I knew on my watch. If I lost another-I don't know if I could forgive-(The normally poised Admiral casts her head down and seems to be wiping away tears).
(Nora reaches out to gently touch the Admiral's right shoulder with her left hand. Unsolicited contact with a Flag officer in peacetime can be a serious offence, depending on circumstances. In wartime, it can be a Capitol one. The Admiral's Marine Guard starts to move in on the impertinent commander. The Admiral pulls herself together and waves them off).
Mendez (Grabs Gail's hand with her right, clasps it in both hands) Nora, the first time I saw you, you seemed ready to jump behind the Cybo-Chief Warrant Officer ASSHO to escape from my gaze. Now you're a battle tested hero. You've come a long way baby."
Nora: Ma'am, I never wanted to be a hero. I don't FEEL like one. All I ever wanted to do was be an explorer. Also show a society on the verge of revoking women's rights, that we ARE as capable as men. But now that I am one, it's not about me, it's about us, the Stellar Compact as a whole. What kind of hero avoids risks when it comes to encouraging those who look to them as a role model?
Mendez (releases Gail's hand, looks stern again) Young woman, I could order you not to go ground side. (She gets a small, fond smile) an order you might choose not to obey. So I don't have to convene Court Martial proceedings, I give you permission. You be careful down there, Commander, or I will personally spank you like I used to do to my daughters!"
Gail (small smile) Ma'am, I have Chief Warrant Officer ASSHO protecting me-and Gabby-Staff Sergeant Perez and her Marines. I'd bet on them over a Regiment of N'Docc" any day!
Mendez (Stern and serious) Young lady, you may have to. Keep your head on a swivel. Dismissed.
(Nora salutes, the Admiral returns it, the meeting is over. Nora leaves the briefing room, her own Marine Guard falling in after her as she leaves).
I try to cover my chagrin, once again, "Boss Bitch" Miss Connor, makes me look pathetic and my Mistress looks awesome with her writing. I wish I'd never asked Dave to let me start this project! I'm still strapped to this tree, sweltering, with my lady parts exposed for all to see.
Lara's perspective
So "Boss Bitch" asked to meet me at 08:30 at the Ready room for a script meeting about my character. With my security badge, I could walk around unescorted, and I had the cypher lock combo to the ready room. Still when I came to the door ten minutes early, the red privacy light was on, I thought it polite to wait for Sheila.
The pretty half breed girl rolls up almost right on time, trademark fedora on head, coffee cup in hand. She sees the red light and frowns. She politely asks me to hold her cup and pounds the intercom button.
"Alright, bitches, I don't care if you're having a les orgy in there! You have 30 seconds to get dressed and wipe off the table, then I'm coming in!" She takes the coffee cup back and times it on her phone. When time's up, she punched in the combo and stormed in, with me close behind.
Her assertion of them having an orgy isn't far off. Constance is naked, kneeling and facing a chair, her arms secured with padded zip ties to each arm of the chair, panel gagged. Sarah is also naked, behind Constance, standing and with arms bindered behind her, though not muzzled. She is proudly standing facing us, smiling, her fine Asian assets on display.
I take a quick glance at Nora, in her blue jumpsuit, sitting across the table with a coffee cup in hand. Her proud smile shows how far her exotic subbie has come. Sarah knew without being told she had to proudly "present" to Sheila and I, because she was nude. I look back at the two naked girls.
Layla is on the other side of the chair from Constance in her Stellar Compact Marine Uniform, smiling like a Cheshire cat.
Our fearless leader fixes the two Dommes and the Alpha Slave with a "Start talking, ladies" gaze. Nora asks "Sarah, would you like to explain to Miss Connor what we're doing?" Sarah eagerly replies "Yes, Mistress Nora!"
The Asian girl turns to face Sheila earnestly. "We're helping Constance get in touch with her submissive and sapphic desires. I was rubbing my nipples on her back and whispering in her ear, while Mistress Layla reassured her and calmed her. This was an idea the four of us came up with together, and Constance has a safe signal, three mmmphs, if it gets too intense for her."
Sheila's attention turns from the happy, nude former Navy girl to the other sub. "Constance are you ok, and alright with all this?" Constance mmmphs "Yes, Miss Connor." She doesn't sound under duress, this is the most relaxed I've seen her.
Sheila nods. "Girls, make sure you clean up any messes you make, and no going down on each other on the table, remember we eat there. Carry on." Three clear, and one mmmphed "Yes, Miss Connor."
Sheila nods. "Lara and I will be in my office, don't hesitate to knock if you need me." Boss Bitch turns to her office and I move to follow.
"Miss Connor, Lara wait ." Nora is looking at us with a bold, devilish glint in her eye. Where is that mousy little waif I met the first time? "We're ahead of the shooting schedule, we have time, why don't you and Lara join us? Four Dommes, two subs, why not have a little fun, girls?"
Then the gleam in her eyes got even more wicked. "If one or both of you want to sub for awhile, relinquish some of your responsibility? Two hot dommes, four exotic subs, it would challenge Layla's and I's Mistress skills, and we'd all enjoy a big shower of girl come." Nora and Layla exchange looks like they're ready, even eager for that challenge.
Sheila looks intrigued, hell I'm a little intrigued and horny myself, despite what happened last time. But Sheila firmly asserts "Tempting, my little horndogs, but we're ahead because I put business first, my horny little bitches. Lara and I have a lot to do if we want to stay on schedule, so we'll have to pass. Have fun girls." Layla, Nora and Sarah look disappointed, but nod, they know who's in charge.
When Mary, Nora and Sarah "topped" me last time, Shelia helped them Domme me, of course, but never took off her clothing. Does she ever cut loose, get naked with her girls when they get really wild? If Sheila and I had a private session, who would top, and who would bottom? My pussy getting wet, I send those thoughts to horny jail. Sheila's right, we have priorities, not just the show but saving Sandy.
I wait for Sheila to sit, then politely take my seat. With her usual lack of preamble, Boss Bitch shoves a shooting script for my first new episode across her desk at me. I pick it up and page through it.
Basically, Commander Gail does a morale tour of the violently liberated colony world Persephone. The Stellar Compact has the upper hand, the Alliance fleet being driven out of the system. Fierce pockets of N'Docc" and Amazonian Warriors fight on ground side, they'd rather fight to the last cat and woman than surrender.
The Mobile Medical units are overwhelmed with military casualties, so liberated civilian casualties languish. The Red Cross, the Red Crescent and other medical NGO's are allowed on world to pick up the slack. The problem is some of them feel obligated to treat N'Docc" and Amazonian wounded. This causes sometimes enraged reactions among a recently liberated civilian population. Violent acts against aid workers who treat the enemy are common. Military authority usually looks the other way if a victim is the "enemy" or someone known to treat them. Most incidents are blamed on "Insurgents" even when they're obviously not the culprit.
During a tour of a hovel city, Gail, Assho, and their Marine Guard hear screaming. They head down a shadowy alley, and see several men trying to rape a dark skinned woman clad only in a tattered man's work shirt, the rest of her torn clothes strewn around the alleyway.
Gail yells at them to stop, and the woman takes the opportunity to flee her rapists and run to Gail, ASSHO, and their Marine Guard; cowering behind ASSHO. A moment of shock from Gail, when she sees the woman is a dead ringer for her mentor LCDR Saarya Rahul, but she composes herself.
Gail: What are you men doing to this poor woman? Hasn't the enemy done enough, bastards like you need to finish their work?
Scumbag 1: Begging pardon, miss, but this little tart is giving aid and comfort to the enemy, we's just seeing if she got some fur her own, miss.
Gail(looking disgusted) Really? You're a sick freak.
(She's about to say more when a local militia patrol shows up. They ignore the Scumbag and his two minions focusing on the girl hiding behind ASSHO).
Patrol Leader: Causing a ruckus again, you little tease? We let you off easy even though you were the Domina's body servant. You still can't keep from making difficulties.I'm taking you to lock up!
(Gail clears her throat pointedly)
Patrol Leader (Really looking at her, taken aback) Oh, sorry Commander, that this little twitch got you caught up in her troubles. If you'll just hand her over...
Gail: (looking for insignia, seeing faded Sergeant stripes) Sergeant, you will arrest these three men and take them to your lock up immediately, charge them with attempted rape!"
Patrol leader (looking shocked) Ma'am you can't be serious....
Gail: Take them into custody now, or we will. And I'll report you to the planetary Provost Marshall!
Patrol Leader (Looking angry) Aye, Ma'am! (To the scumbags) C'mon boys. (The patrol surrounds the three men but doesn't cuff them. The patrol laughs and jokes with the scum as they saunter away).
(Gail looks disgusted, but then turns to help ASSHO tend to the sobbing girl who is a double of her mentor).
I look up. "Your usual top notch work, Sheila, Ari will believe we're not just phoning it in. Trust me."
Sheila looks at me soberly "I do. Now let's start talking about freeing my sister....
I nod. "So my initial plan is to simply purchase her...
https://www.reddit.com/BDSMerotica/s/MLUHPP4hYL Part 7

S - Falcons, XG
A - BB
B - Tundra, Liquid
C - Aurora, SR, Quest, AR
D - Heroic, Navi
Teams are ranked in order within tiers.
S - Championship Contender - Falcons
Malr1ne is back. It seems like no team can really compete with Falcons right now. They shaped the meta with their signature heroes so they have the greatest understanding of how things work. They seemed untouchable but with the stagnant patch giving other teams time to catch up, they seem more vulnerable than ever.
S - Championship Contender - XG
XG were undefeated in the Wallachia until the grand final, barely losing to Spirit 2-3. Ame seems back to peak form. I could see XG winning the tournament over Falcons. XM is probably best SnipeViper 2 and one of the best Zeus 2's so the fact that XG didn't pick them in the Wallachia GF vs Spirit weakens the team a bit.
A - Runner Up Contender - BB
Betboom is on the otherside of XG and Ame's upswing. Before Wallachia, I expected BB to be untouchable by everyone except Falcons and contend with XG. But their recent weakness hints at instability and their reputation as being prone to tilt. Dreamleague 23 is online so I think of Falcons, XG, BB - BB will win the tournament.
B - Dark Horses - Tundra, Liquid
Tundra
I am most hopeful about Tundra in this tier. I think they are the team with the biggest chance to surprise in this event. Falcons, XG, and BB are showing signs of weakness which I think Tundra are best poised to capitalize off of. Tobi is a great player but I would not put him in the same class as the other players on this team. Ramzes is coming from pos 1 but I think he was one of the best offlaners in the world when he played on EG. Long term, I don't expect stability particularly if they don't show results. Ramzes clearly favors pos 1 but for his first few events while passions are high, I expect big things.
Liquid
Liquid are a championship team on paper but somehow they always fall short. I also expected much more from 33 and despite one of my favorite players being zai, I think 33 is a clear upgrade. If things click, they will go far.
C - Missing something - Aurora, SR, AR, Quest
These teams should be dark horses but they are missing something.
Aurora
lorenof was exactly what this team needed. While 23savage and jabz are content farming until late, lorenof balances out their farm heavy style by pushing the tempo and outright carrying them early when he gets a good lane. The meta seems to favor longer games so the team is comfortable.
SR
My favorite team that always seems to disappoint. I was not expecting three new players around rtz and saberlight to amount to much but they surprised with flashes of greatness. skem seems like a great addition to spice up the team dynamics and he might be just what the team needs to break out and become a dark horse. I'm probably biased but I think Arteezy has it in him to match up with other great carries.
AR
AR seem like the Chinese SR but with "better" players. I think they have the potential to be as good as XG. Lou seems like the next Ame, Ori is a great and underrated mid, faith_bian and fy are legends, tianming is a sleeper 5, and their coach is lanm. What's missing?
Quest
I feel like they are being kept down by Falcons preventing them from reaching top tier events. As a result, I think their playstyle has stagnated from where it was earlier in the year. With Falcon's guaranteed invites, things are looking up for Quest.
D - Wildcard - Heroic, Navi
Heroic
Heroic surprised in Birmingham by reaching top 8. With NA pubs dying, SA is the region that suffered the most. I think they can pull of upsets against the other teams but they are definite underdogs.
Navi
Navi beat Spirit to qualify to this event so I definitely think they have a chance to go far.
Predictions
1 - BB
2 - Falcons
3 - XG
4 - Tundra
5 - Aurora
6 - SR
7 - Liquid
8 - AR
9 - Heroic
10 - Quest
11 - Navi

India 🇮🇳
Indian Armed Forces Military Grade B Navy Rank 7th Ground Force Rank 5th Air Force Rank 5th
Navy
Aircraft Carriers 2 Amphibious Ships 13 Destroyers 16 Frigates 41 Corvettes 25 Fast Attack Craft 54 EW Ships 2 Nuclear Submarines 2 Conventional Submarines 16
Navy details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ybVmFFzZzZj9A5V0UykyTatkGG6GYUDx7f5zp9P8DE/edit?usp=drivesdk
Ground Force
Tanks 4,784 (2,719) AFVs 5,344 Artillery Guns 11,645 (1,177) Rocket Artillery 1,068 Anti Aircraft Guns 1,881 (2,000) Air Defence Systems 1,596 Electronic Warfare Systems 2,363 Engineering Vehicles 808 Specialist Vehicles 291 Vehicles 58,374 Drones 210 Handheld Launchers 93,629
Ground Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JM0M4ZqgENWZeHbSLUzdUGrhlK6vIq7feHMtsPaHKkc/edit?usp=drivesdk
Air Force
Fighters 1,044 (423) Special Type Aircraft 134 (9) Logistical Aircraft 1,293 Attack Helicopters 203 Drones 268 Small Drones 1,689
Air Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1veF2Bi-4N2nzJXkEjCNUZTEUBj0z27Q5-uzfHnaLknQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Combat Manpower
Total Combat Ready 5,132,000 Active Service 1,450,000 Reserve 1,155,000 Paramilitary 2,527,000
Natural Resources
Facilities
Offshore Oil Rigs 53 Total Wells ~540 Oil Refineries 23 LNG Refineries 9 Coal Mines 350
Power Supply
Nuclear Power Stations 8 Power Stations 10,248 Power Output 1,844 Tw/h
Production
Oil Production 772,000 bbl Oil Consumption 5,000,000 bbl Deficit -4,228,000 LNG Production 27,734,833,000 C.um LNG Consumption 61,646,806,000 C.um Deficit -33,911,973,000 Coal Production 743,214,000 mt Coal Consumption 883,789,000 mt Deficit -140,765,000
Reserves
Oil Reserves 4,605,000,000 bbl LNG Reserves 1,380,614,000,000 C.um Coal Reserves 105,931,000,000 mt
Logistics
Geography
Landmass 3,287,236km² Roadways 4,699,024km Waterways 14,500km Railways 68,525km
Statistics
Population 1,417,173,173 Labour Force 523,839,158 Aircraft Technicians ~72,000 Mechanics ~500,000 Engineers ~1,500,00 Scientists ~210,000 Shipyard Builders ~30,000 Construction Workers ~70,000,000 Cargo Aircraft 771 Civilian Aircraft ~2,100 Civilian Cars ~30,000,000 Civilian Trucks ~5,000,000 Civilian Trains ~21,000 Civilian Busses ~2,600,000 Logistics Vessels 1,868 4.6m ton 5m oil brls
Domestic Hubs
Radar Installations 84 Warehouses 33,056 Police Stations 17,535 Train Stations 7,349 Gas Stations 60,799 Bus Depots 8,010 Auto Repair Shops 76,737 Military Bases 14 Air Force Bases 64 Airports 487 Heliports 500
Production Capabilities
Large Shipyards 32 Small Shipyards 586 Small Dry Docks 879 Large Dry Docks 34 Global Shipbuilding 1% Global Shipping 1.85%
Overseas Hubs
Military Satellites 14 Military Bases 3 Air Force Bases 2 Naval Bases 2
Economic Capital
Gross Domestic Product
GDP Nominal $3,732,000,000,000 GDP PPP $13,130,000,000,000 GDP Per Capita Nominal $2,612 GDP Per Capita PPP $9,183 GDP Growth up 7.2% CPI Inflation 5.62%
Credit and Debt
Credit Rating BBB Baa BBB BBB Stable Current Account -$120,000,000,000 Gross External Debt $624,700,000,000 Government Debt $3,100,000,000,000 Foreign Investment $1,613,000,000,000 Market Cap $3,750,000,000,000
Spending and Trade
Military Exports $516,384,603 Gold Reserves 822t $37,352,000,000 Defence Spending $74,000,000,000 Foreign Reserves $586,908,000,000 Tax Revenue $340,000,000,000 Tax Expense $560,000,000,000 Deficit -$220,000,000,000
Production Capabilities
Global Production
Automotive Production 17.8% Aircraft Production 1.7% Wheat Production 13.6% Timber Exports 27% Shipping 1.6% Services 0.016% Steel Production 7% Aluminium Production 1.6% Semiconductor Production 1.2% Oil Production 0.7% Liquid Natural Gas Production 0.5% Coal production 9%
Factories
Automotive Plants 74 Tank Plants 2 Equipment Producers 16 Armoured Unit Producers 2 Munitions Producers 3 Ammunition Producers 38 Small Arms Producers 11 Aircraft Producers 132
Capacity per Year
Fighters 10-30 4th and 4.5 Rotorcraft 20-40 Planes 2-12 Tanks 50-300 3rd and 3.5 Armoured Vehicles 30-90 Vehicles 3-6m Artillery Shells 300-600k Bullets 40-100m Fleet Carriers 0.3-0.4 0.4-0.6x Large Ships 0.1-0.4 0.3-1x Small Ships 3-18 4-12x Large Submarines 0.3-0.4 0.5-0.7x Small Submarines 0.7-1 0.8-2.1x
Military Technology
Aircraft
• 4.5 Gen Fighters • 3rd Gen Helicopter Gunships • 4th Gen Helicopters • 4th Gen Transports • Recon Aircraft • 1st Gen EW Aircraft • ASW Aircraft • 5th Gen CAS Aircraft • UCAVs • EW Drones
Vehicles
• 3.5 Gen Tanks • 5th Gen IFVs • 2nd Gen GMLRS • 4th Gen SAM Launchers • 4th Gen Mobile Radar Systems • 3rd Gen Counter Battery Systems • 3rd Gen EW Vehicles • 4th Gen SPAGs • 4th Gen SPAAGs • 3rd Gen AA Guns • C4 Vehicles • 3rd Gen Cruise Missile Launchers
Weapons Systems
• 4th Gen ATGMs • 4th Gen Manpads • 4th Gen Missles • 2nd Gen Manpats • 3rd Gen ICBMs • Anti Radiation Missles • ASW Rockets • CIWS • Active Sonar & Wake Seeking Torpedoes • Multi Packed VLS Cells with Guided Missles
Various Military Technology
• 2nd Gen thermal imagers • 3rd Gen night vision • 3rd Gen Reactive Armour • Global Navigation System • Soft Kill APS • ECM systems • AESA Radars
Navy Vessels
• Surveillance Ships • Amphibious Landing Ships • Fleet Carriers • Nuclear powered vessels

Peoples Republic of China 🇨🇳
Peoples Liberation Army SMR Grade A+ Ground Force Rank 1st Navy Rank 1st Air Force Rank 2nd
Land Force
Tanks 9,601 (11,440) AFVs 17,510 (6,050) Air Defence Systems 4,543 (300) Anti Aircraft Guns 15,082 (8,850) Artillery Guns 49,270 (22,060) Rocket Artillery 10,910 (5,210) Vehicles 234,270 Specialist Vehicles 4,790 Engineering Vehicles 2,300 Electronic Warfare Systems 8,689 (390) Handheld Launchers 2,959,000 (140,000)
Land Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19lTBGMFAmTw4a34RzUkhgLYMf6JY-oKI0sTz0nz74yg/edit?usp=drivesdk
Navy
Aircraft Carriers 11 (2) Amphibious Ships 435 (2) Cruisers 10 Destroyers 65 Frigates 106 (11) Corvettes 237 (24) Fast Attack Craft 494 (383) Mine Ships 50 (70) Electronic Warfare Ships 28 Naval Drones 97 Stealth Submarines 3 Nuclear Submarines 20 Conventional Submarines 65 (18) Support Ships 12,816
Navy details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDP3F0Gng3tVcu5Xt1Zkdwwj17u2jzU8ELpcGGjvVlg/edit?usp=drivesdk
Air Force
Fighters 3,891 (1,340) Logistical Aircraft 2,306 (314) Bombers 312 (200) Special Type Aircraft 737 (152) Attack Helicopters 544 Drones 2,072 Small Drones 42,200
Air Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VBsfuiROP-hjkswbaQCA-8o-uJ33TXfvkRyN0ng0EdE/edit?usp=drivesdk
Combat Manpower
Total Combat Ready 12,545,000 Active Service 2,035,000 Reserve 510,000 Paramilitary 8,000,000 Police Officers 2,000,000
Economic Capital
Gross Domestic Product
GDP Nominal $18,560,000,000,000 GDP PPP $32,032,000,000,000 GDP Per Capita Nominal $13,721 GDP Per Capita PPP $24,839 GDP Growth up 5.6% ¼ CPI Inflation 1.6%
Credit and Debt
Current Account $417,600,000,000 Credit Rating A+ A1 A+ A Stable Government Debt $12,880,946,900,000 Gross External Debt $2,640,000,000,000 Foreign Investment $8,514,000,000,000 Market Cap $10,987,120,000,000
Spending and Trade
Military Exports $20,575,363,291 Gold Reserves 1,948 Tons $135,191,200,000 Defence Spending $293,000,000,000 Foreign Reserves $3,300,000,000,000 Tax Revenue $4,864,000,000 Tax Expense $5,984,000,000 Deficit -$1,120,000,000,000
Logistics
Geography
Landmass 9,596,961km² Railways 131,000km High Speed Railway 40,500km Roadways 4,960,600km Waterways 110,000km
Statistics
Total Population 1,411,750,000 Labour Force 812,081,113 Maritime Militia Boats ~600,000 Maritime Militia Sail Boats ~370,000 Logistics Ships 7,131 20.9m brls. 18m tn Landing Craft 350 Cargo Aircraft 6,795 Civilian Aircraft ~1,900 Civilian Trains 21,366 Civilian high speed Trains 33,221 Civilian Ships ~172,000 Civilian Busses ~709,400 Civilian Cars ~415,000,000 Civilian Trucks ~30,400,000 Construction Workers ~86,000,000 Aircraft Technicians ~110,000 Engineers ~2,100,000 Scientists ~4,200,000 Shipyard Builders ~1,300,000 Mechanics ~5,000,000 Military Trucks 178,000 Military Logistical Aircraft 2,306
Domestic Hubs
Military Bases 130 Air Force Bases 167 Naval Bases 7 Gas Stations 22,686 Train Stations 5,568 Police Stations ~5,000 Bus Depots 10,384 Airports 507 Heliports 1,721 Small Ports 2,034 Large Ports 22 Small Dry Docks 2,177 Large Dry Docks 67 Warehouses ~36,000 Radar Installations ~1,335
Overseas Hubs
Naval bases 2 Military Bases 3 Total Satellites 65

• Military Satellites 30
• BeiDou Global Navigation Satellites 35

Production Capabilities
Global Production
manufacturing 28.7% Shipbuilding 44.2% Aircraft Manufacturing 2.4% Shipping 33.6% Steel Production 54% Aluminium Production 57% Semiconductor Production 22% Wheat Production 17% Services 6.2% Timber Exports 12.6% Automobile Production 45.8% Oil Production 4.1% Liquid Natural Gas Production 5.3% Coal Production 50%
Military Production
Tank Plants 6 Munitions Producers 144 Equipment Producers 266 Small Arms Producers 324 Ammunition Producers 509 Armoured Unit Producers 158
Capacity per Year
Tanks ~300-700 3+ and 3.5 Vehicles ~20-30m Armoured Vehicles ~400-1,200 Shells ~6-20m Bullets 200-600m Fighters ~40-110 4.5 & 5th Gen Rotorcraft ~60-120 Large Ships ~0.2-0.6 4-12x Small Ships ~4-30 10-40x Fleet Carriers 0.1-0.4 1-2x Escort Carriers 0.3-0.5 2-5x Large Submarines 0.2-0.7 1-2x Small Submarines 0.5-2 2-4x
Industry
Large Shipyards 22 Small Shipyards 1,093 Aircraft Producers 544 Automotive Producers 263 Manufacturing Factories 2,801,143
Natural Resources
Production
Oil 4,715,000,000 bbl Liquid Natural Gas 179,317,459,000 Cu.m Coal 4,314,681,000 mt
Consumption
Oil 14,010,000 bbl -9,295,000 deficit Liquid Natural Gas 306,576,649,000 Cu.m -127,259,154,000 deficit Coal 4,506,387,000 mt -191,706,000 deficit
Reserves
Oil 26,000,000,000 bbl Liquid Natural Gas 6,654,000,000,000 Cu.m Coal 141,595,000,000 mt
Energy
Nuclear Power Stations 55 Power Stations 7,431 Power Output 8,566tw/h
Facilities
Total Oil Wells ~118,000 Offshore Oil Rigs 45 Oil Refineries 34 LNG Refineries 194 Coal Mines 1,032
Military Technology
Aircraft
• 5th Gen Fighters • Combat Trainer Aircraft • 4th Gen CAS Aircraft • 4th Gen Helicopter Gunships • 3rd Gen AEWAC Aircraft • 5th Gen Transports • 4th Gen Helicopters • Drone Motherships • Ariel Refueling Tankers • 4th Gen Strategic Bombers • Stealth UCAVs • Unmanned AEW Aircraft • Unmanned EW Aircraft • Unmanned Stealth Bombers • 2nd Gen Stealth Strategic Bombers • ASW Planes • Hypersonic Ariel Vehicles • 3rd Gen EW Aircraft • Recon Aircraft • 3rd Gen ASW Helicopters
Vehicles
• 3.5 Gen Tanks • 5th Gen IFVs • 5th Gen SAM Launchers • 4th Gen Mobile Radar Systems • 3rd Gen Counter Battery Systems • 2nd Gen GMLRS • 3rd Gen MLRS • 3rd Gen EW Vehicles • 4th Gen SPAGs • 4th Gen SPAAGs • 5th Gen AA Guns • C4 Vehicles • Munition Drone Launchers • 4th Gen Cruise Missile Launchers
Weapons Systems
• 4th Gen ATGMs • 4th Gen Manpads • 4th Gen Ballastic Missles • 3rd Gen Manpats • Anti ICBM Systems • 4th Gen ICBMs • Anti Radiation Missles • MIRV Warheads • ASW Rockets • CIWS • Active Sonar & Wake Seeking Torpedoes • Homing Mines • Loitering Munition Drones • Hypersonic Cruise Missiles • Hypersonic Glide Vehicles • Programmable Ammunition • Multi Packed VLS Cells with Guided Missles
Various Military Technology
• 3rd Gen thermal imagers • 4th Gen Night Vision • 3rd Gen Reactive Armour • Global Navigation System • Hard & Soft Kill APS • ECM systems • AESA Radars • Stealth Technology
Navy Vessels
• Nuclear Powered Ships • Stealth Ships • Fast Combat Support Ships • Tracking Ships • Amphibious Transport Ships • MCV Ships • Fleet Carriers

European Union 🇪🇺
European Defence Forces SMR Grade AZ Ground Force Rank 3rd Air Force Rank 3rd Navy Rank 2nd
Land Force
Tanks 6,555 (4,644) AFVs 28,149 (5,706) Artillery Guns 29,398 (4,426) Rocket Artillery 1,782 (524) Handheld Launchers 1,678,242 (23,524) Air Defense Systems 2,836 (305) Anti Aircraft Guns 12,441 Specialist Vehicles 3,865 Electronic Warfare Systems 2,528 Vehicles 101,766 (42,000) Engineering Vehicles 1,916
Land Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KvRlaD_Kd-GAwIg19VSaT1fJOv5tuPljD1M7HOoq0zo/edit?usp=drivesdk
Air Force
Fighters 2,840 (731) Bombers (54) Special Type Aircraft 414 Logistical Aircraft 3,740 (82) Attack Helicopters 750 (51) Drones 488 Small Drones 13,718
Air Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1596J8MeP9zuLKUQ0tVvrJCdEZKY94EwAFoEtsU31YP4/edit?usp=drivesdk
Naval Force
Aircraft Carriers 11 Amphibious Ships 30 Cruisers (1) Destroyers 50 (2) Frigates 85 (24) Corvettes 126 (29) Fast Attack Craft 308 (10) Mine Ships 132 Electronic Warfare Ships 12 Stealth Submarines 13 Nuclear Submarines 10 (1) Conventional Submarines 26 (32) Support Ships 21,479
Navy details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CdPDEDOazTWWH9W6I9KBZgTGPmB11-nF1El5ln96fMY/edit?usp=drivesdk
Combat Manpower
Total Combat Ready 9,003,925 Active Service 1,819,656 Deployed 28,051 Paramilitary forces 522,000 Reserve forces 5,152,269 Police Officers 1,510,000
Economic Capital
Gross Domestic Product
GDP Nominal €16,923,497,760,000 GDP PPP €24,132,172,125,000 GDP Per Capita Nominal €36,822 GDP Per Capita PPP €52,544 GDP Growth up 5.4% CPI Inflation 7.5%
Business
Current Account €161,000,000,000 Credit Rating AA AAA AAA AAA Stable Government Debt €11,470,104,360,000 Gross External Debt €12,446,392,500,000 Foreign Investment €12,189,233,160,000 Market Cap €15,364,380,075,000
Spending and Trade
Military Exports €65.489 Billion Defence Spending €313,000,000,000 Gold Reserves 11,420t €679,806,709,000 Foreign Reserves €2,029,233,960,000 Tax Revenue €11,266,229,000,000 Tax Expense €12,225,057,000,000 Deficit -€958,838,400,000
Logistics
Geography
Landmass 4,233,255 km² Railways 260,961km High Speed Railway 12,676km Roadways 6,270,233km Waterways 75,455km
Statistics
Total Population 447,706,209 Labour Force 216,229,439 Civilian Ships ~23,400 Civilian Cars ~253,000,000 Civilian Busses ~882,000 Civilian Trucks ~6,200,000 Civilian Trains 29,788 Civilian Aircraft ~40,000 Cargo Aircraft 6,711 Construction Workers ~18,000,000 Aircraft Technicians ~195,000 Scientists ~13,300,000 Shipyard Builders ~500,000 Engineers ~4,700,000 Mechanics ~829,000 Military Trucks 406,820 Military Transport Planes 405 Military Ariel Refueling Tankers 34
Domestic Hubs
Small Ports 1,200 Large Ports 174 Small Dry Docks 1,351 Large Dry Docks 155 Military Bases 534 Naval Bases 33 Air & Space Force Bases 130 Gas Stations 140,165 Police Stations 3,416 Bus Depots 47,355 Auto Repair Shops 464,503 Train Stations 43,633 Airports 2,710 Heliports 2,088 Radar Installations ~570 Warehouses ~27,000
Overseas Hubs
Military Bases 198 Naval Bases 10 Air Force Bases 9 Total Satellites 110

• Military Satellites in orbit 21
• Space Force Satellites in orbit 51
• Galileo Global Navigation Satellites 28

Production Capabilities
Global Production
manufacturing 17.4% Shipbuilding 2.31% Shipping 37.5% Aircraft Manufacturing 19.6% Steel Production 12.7% Aluminium Production 4% Semiconductor Production 5.27% Services 54.1% Wheat Production 18.9% Timber Exports 24% Automobile Production 11.3% Oil Production 6.1% Liquid Natural Gas Production 3.1% Coal Production 3%
Military Production
Tank Plants 5 Armoured Unit Producers 93 Munitions Producers 27 Equipment Producers 132 Small Arms Producers 277 Ammunition Producers 459
Capacity per Year for past ten on average
Tanks 100-500 3+ and 4th Vehicles 10-15m Armoured Vehicles 300-800 Shells 400k-2m Bullets 200-600m Small Arms 4-10m Planes 400-700 Rotorcraft 40-130 Fighters 40-130 4.5 and 5th Fleet Carriers 0.3-0.5 0.6-0.8x Escort Carriers 0.5-0.9 1-1.5x Large Ships 0.4-0.6 0.5-1x Small Ships 30-110 3-15x Large Submarines 0.06-0.2 0.2-0.5x Small Submarines 0.3-0.7 0.5-1x
Industry
Manufacturing Factories 2,631,652 Small Shipyards 1,093 Large Shipyards 137 Aircraft Producers 1,413 Automotive Plants 213
Natural Resources
Production
Oil 9,590,000 bbl Natural Gas 202,365,000,000 Cu.m Coal 441,724,000 mt
Consumption
Oil 12,556,000 bbl -2,966,000 Deficit Liquid Natural Gas 185,470,668,000 Cu.m +16,894,332,000 Deficit Coal 239,408,608 mt +202,315,392 Deficit
Reserves
Oil 115,824,000,000bbl Liquid Natural Gas 11,447,000,000,000Cu.m Coal 96,396,000,000mt
Energy
Nuclear Power Stations 101 Power Stations 9,511 Power Output 2.785tw/h
Facilities
Offshore Oil Rigs 184 Total Oil Wells 147,456 Oil Refineries 85 LNG Refineries 29 Coal Mines 150
Military Technology
Aircraft
• 4.5 Gen fighters • 2nd Gen AEWAC Aircraft • Ariel Refueling Tankers • 1st Gen Supersonic Bombers • 3rd Gen Strategic Bombers • Recon Aircraft • ASW Planes • 3rd Gen EW Aircraft • 4th Gen CAS Aircraft • C3 Aircraft • 3rd Gen Helicopter Gunships • 4th Gen Helicopters • 5th Gen Transports • 3rd Gen ASW Helicopters • Unmanned Combat Ariel Vehicles
Weapons Systems
• ERBVRAAMs • 5th Gen ATGMs • 5th Gen Manpads • 5th Gen Missles • 3rd Gen Manpats • Multi packed VLS Cells with Guided Missles • 3rd Gen ICBMs • CIWS • Active Sonar & Wake Seeking Torpedoes • Anti Radiation Missles • MIRV Warheads • Homing Mines • Loitering Munition Drones • ASW Rockets
Various Military Technology
• 3rd Gen thermal imagers • 4th Gen Night Vision • 4th Gen Sabots • 3rd Gen Reactive armour • Programmable Ammunition • Caseless Ammunition • Global Navigation System • Hard & Soft Kill APS • ECM systems • AESA Radars • Stealth Technology
Vehicles
• 6th Gen IFVs • 4th Gen tanks • 4th Gen Radar Systems • 3rd Gen Counter Batteries • 5th Gen SAM Launchers • 4th Gen SPAGs • 5th Gen Towed Artillery • 2nd Gen GMLRS • 3rd Gen MLRS • 4th Gen SPAAGs • 5th Gen Towed AA Guns • C4 Vehicles • 3rd Gen EW Vehicles • 3rd Gen Cruise Missiles
Naval Vessels
• Fleet Carriers • Stealth ships • Stealth Submarines • Nuclear Powered Ships • Guided Missle Submarines • MCV Ships • Tracking Ships • Amphibious Command Ships

Russian Federation 🇷🇺
Russian Armed Forces SMR Grade A4Z Ground Force Rank 2nd Navy Rank 4th Air Force Rank 4th
Land Force
Tanks 8,846 (13,746) Armoured Fighting Vehicles 26,361 (21,800) Artillery Guns 25,228 (46,000) Rocket Artillery 2,123 (4,550) Vehicles 107,664 (20,000) Anti Aircraft Guns 17,696 (36,550) Air Defense Systems 8,379 (3,900) Specialist Vehicles 4,201 Engineering Vehicles 2,430 (770) Electronic Warfare Systems 9,269 (1,077) Handheld Launchers 5,711,000 (210,000)
Land Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dvBM53yYcZMNyt4YQDByBFBKmMhE0BQuUOpPxsfOKYs/edit?usp=drivesdk
Air Force
Fighters 2,198 (1,670) Special Type Aircraft 1,242 (408) Logistical Aircraft 1,701 (1,113) Bombers 137 (122) Attack Helicopters 1,667 (228) Drones 826 Small Drones 17,229
Air Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGTOllk3FaWBtV51j7AAPWgzaARQxGCoGDSSHWpEqc4/edit?usp=drivesdk
Naval Force
Aircraft Carriers 1 Amphibious Ships 34 (2) Battlecruisers 2 (1) Cruisers 2 Destroyers 17 (5) Frigates 35 (4) Corvettes 142 (15) Fast Attack Craft 172 Mine Ships 52 EW Ships 22 Nuclear Submarines 53 (28) Conventional Submarines 25 (26) Support Ships 2,452
Navy details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aPyoxoirRDH4sWTVWkBl8-_pyW7J_Mr2RQbHU_ceCTE/edit?usp=drivesdk
Combat Manpower
Total Combat Ready 4,438,000 Active Service 1,300,000 Deployed ~900,000 Reserve 2,00,000 Paramilitary 200,000 Police Officers 938,000
Economic Capital
Gross Domestic Product
GDP Nominal $2,000,600,000,000 GDP PPP $5,056,000,000,000 GDP Per Capita Nominal $14,404 GDP Per Capita PPP $34,837 GDP Growth Up 2.2% CPI Inflation 5.2%
Credit and Debt
Current Account N/A Credit Rating Sovereign Default Government Debt $249,221,000,000 Gross External Debt $281,900,000,000 Foreign Investment $479,700,000,000 Market Cap $56,844,000,000
Spending and Trade
Military Exports $46,630,246,835,443 Gold Reserves 2,299t $159,550,600,000 Foreign Reserves $592,000,000,000 Defence Spending $86,400,000,000 Tax Revenue $664,000,000,000 Tax Expense $704,000,000,000 Deficit -$160,000,000,000
Logistics
Geography
Landmass 17,098,242km² Railways 87,157km High Speed Railway 772km Roadways 1,283,387km Waterways 102,000km
Statistics
Total Population 147,182,123 Labour Force 72,443,666 Military Trucks 98,877 Military Logistical Aircraft 1,701 Mechanics ~600,000 Aircraft Technicians ~44,000 Scientists ~330,000 Engineers ~1,200,000 Construction Workers ~7,000,000 Civilian Trains 12,344 Civilian Ships ~2,100 Civilian Cars ~57,812,000 Civilian Busses ~414,500 Civilian Trucks ~4,929,000 Civilian Aircraft 1,290 Logistics Vessels 1,968 3m brls. 2.7m tns Landing Craft 97 Cargo Aircraft 1,101
Domestic Hubs
Military Bases 122 Air Force Bases 92 Naval Bases 15 Small Dry Docks 244 Large Dry Docks 4 Gas Stations 25,402 Train Stations 3,530 Police Stations 874 Auto Repair Shops ~22,000 Bus Depots 2,646 Small Ports 87 Large Ports 8 Airports 1,218 Heliports 5,579 Warehouses ~11,000 Radar Installations 133
Foreign Hubs
Military Bases 33 Naval Bases 2 Total Satellites 111

• Military Satellites in orbit 85
• GLONASS Global Navigation Satellites 26

Production Capabilities
Global Production
Shipbuilding 0.22% Aircraft Manufacturing 0.13% manufacturing 1.2% Steel Production 8.7% Aluminium Production 6% Semiconductor Production 0.21% Wheat Production 13.5% Shipping 2.8% Services 0.9% Timber Exports 6.5% Automobile Production 0.18% Oil Production 11.2% Liquid Natural Gas Production 26.6% Coal Production 5%
Military Production
Armoured Units Producers 18 Tank Producers 2 Munitions Producers 31 Equipment Producers 56 Small Arms Producers 144 Ammunition Producers 86
Estimates per year
Tanks ~200-400 3.5 and 4th Vehicles ~700-900k Armoured Vehicles ~100-300 Shells ~1-5m Bullets ~100-300m Small Arms 1-4m Planes 10-40 Fighters ~30-60 4.5 and 5th Gen. Rotorcraft ~20-50 Fleet Carriers ~0.1-0.3 0.3x Escort Carriers ~0.4-0.8 0.5-1x Large Ships ~0.2-0.4 1-2x Small Ships ~5-10 8-18x Large Submarines ~0.08-0.1 0.3-0.7x Small Submarines ~0.4-0.8 0.5-1x
Industry
Large Shipyards 3 Small Shipyards 100 Manufacturing Factories ~376,000 Automotive Factories 11 Aircraft Factories 96
Natural Resources
Production
Oil 10,750,000 bbl Liquid Natural Gas 701,544,189,000 Cu.m Coal 447,332,000 mt
Consumption
Oil 3,700,000 bbl + 7,050,000 bbl Deficit Liquid Natural Gas 460,612,169,000 Cu.m + 240,932,020,000 Cu.m Deficit Coal 266,038,000 + 181,294,000 mt Deficit
Reserves
Oil reserves 80,000,000,000bbl Natural gas reserves 47,805,205,000,000Cu.m Coal reserves 162,166,000,000mt
Energy
Nuclear Power Stations 38 Power Stations 440 Power Output 1,085tw/h
Facilities
Offshore Oil Rigs 102 Oil Wells ~212,000 LNG Refineries 9 Oil Refineries 13 Coal Mines 127
Military Technology
Aircraft
• 5th Gen Fighters • 4th Gen CAS Aircraft • 3rd Gen Supersonic Bombers • 4th Gen Strategic Bombers • 3rd Gen AEWAC Aircraft • 3rd Gen Helicopter Gunships • 5th Gen Transports • 4th Gen Helicopters • Ariel Refueling Tankers • C4 Aircraft • Unmanned Stealth Bombers • Stealth UCAVs • Specialist Planes • ASW Planes • Recon Aircraft • 3rd Gen EW Aircraft • 3rd Gen ASW Helicopters
Weapons Systems
• ERBVRAAMs • 4th Gen ATGMs • 3rd Gen Manpats • 4th Gen Manpads • Anti ICBM Systems • 4th Gen ICBMs • ASW Rockets • Hypersonic Cruise Missiles • Hypersonic Glide Vehicles • 4th Gen Missles • MIRV Warheads • CIWS • Anti Radiation Missles • Homing Mines • Active Sonar & Wake Seeking Torpedoes • Multi Packed VLS Cells with Guided Missles • Loitering Munition Drones
Various Military Technology
• 3rd Gen Thermal Imagers • 4th Gen Reactive Armour • Global Navigation System • Caseless Ammunition • Programmable Ammunition • Dual APS systems • ECM systems • AESA Radars • Stealth Technology
Vehicles
• 4th Gen Tanks • 6th Gen IFVs • 4th Gen Radar Systems • 3rd Gen Counter Battery Systems • 5th Gen SAM Launchers • 4th Gen SPAGs • 5th Gen Towed Artillery • 3rd Gen Anti Tank Guns • 2nd Gen GMLRS • 3rd Gen MLRS • 4th Gen SPAAGs • 5th Gen AA Guns • 3rd Gen EW Vehicles • 4th Gen Cruise Missile Launchers • C4 Vehicles
Naval Vessels
• Nuclear Powered Ships • Fleet Carriers • Stealth Ships • Guided Missle Submarines • ICBM Submarines • Minehunters • Amphibious Landing Ships • Tracking Ships

I've been wondering just how the sophisticated the NCR military actually is. New Vegas does show off their military which is more of a conscript army rather than a professional one. Since the Mojave is presented as a politically important war for President Kimball, it makes sense to me a large percentage of their military assets would be deployed in the region. Then of course we do see in the TV show the NCR barely surviving.
First we have the troopers. The NCR seem to be rich enough to afford an army with standardized equipment seen with service rifles. They likely have some kind of industry and have devoted a large percentage of their GDP to their military. Although manpower wise they may not have enough for a volunteer army.
There are also the rangers which I think would qualify as special forces. Although the rangers themselves seem to be heavily integrated with the rank and file troopers.
Heavy troopers also exist. They are just troops with power armor that got stripped with no fusion cores. It's important to note but it doesn't seem like they can deploy actual power armor troops.
During the mission to assassinate/protect President Kimball. There is a flak gun capable of shooting down his vertibird. Granted it is one weapon and I don't recall seeing anything like it anywhere else in the game, not even on the Dam. However we do see other NCR AA guns in the TV show during their battle with the Brotherhood of Steel. They have both missile turrets and flak guns. The NCR probably does have reliable AA capabilities.
We also see a single vertibird called Bear Force One which transports the president. It is unknown how many of these are actually in service with the NCR. Most likely they are way too expensive to risk deploying in combat. It's safe to assume the NCR probably doesn't have air power of their own.
Here is where things start to get a little unclear.
I have heard some fans talk about the NCR utilizing trucks to transport troops implying there may be motorized infantry divisions somewhere in the NCR. The trucks are static props in New Vegas and are seen often enough to say they're probably not uncommon. Does the NCR utilize motorized divisions or are they doing supply runs similar to every other wasteland caravans?
Another thing is in one of the comics. A character hallucinates NCR with horses. Given it's a hallucination, I can't say for sure whether or not the NCR actually has cavalry. This brings up a separate debate about whether or not horses even exist at all in the Fallout universe.
I haven't heard of the NCR deploying tanks, apcs, nor other armored vehicles into battle. Not even a mention of the NCR deploying these kinds of assets. It's possible the NCR may not be able to afford to deploy mechanized infantry nor tanks.
Finally they probably don't have a navy. Much of their conflicts seem to be inland. Caravans also seem to travel mostly on land. Not much reason for them to have a navy when pretty much every conflict the NCR may be interested in is so far away from the coast.
What are your thoughts on the NCR military? How sophisticated do you think their military actually is? I've mostly been focusing on the technology side of things.

United Kingdom 🇬🇧
British Armed Forces Military Grade C Navy Rank 8th Ground Force Rank 21st Air Force Rank 14th
Land Force
Tanks 228 (434) AFVs 669 (235) Artillery Guns 797 (178) Rocket Artillery 41 Vehicles 8,492 Air Defense Systems 215 (57) Anti Aircraft Guns (15) Specialist Vehicles 198 (20) Electronic Warfare Systems 373 Drones 222 Handheld Launchers 13,750
Land Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uN28WefhBUlH2XDnZLaD51BSi-rNvnDBhId1AindIu0/edit?usp=drivesdk
Navy
Aircraft Carriers 2 Amphibious Ships 14 Destroyers 18 Frigates 8 Fast Attack Craft 17 Mine Ships 8 EW Ships 1 Nuclear Submarines 10 (4) Support Ships 1,830
Navy details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ojq0ZvcQLK1ZLlMX5nqoCQZQVILK4i3PmmbV0N9Y8FU/edit?usp=drivesdk
Air Force
Fighters 215 (568) Bombers (1) Special Type Aircraft 21 (11) Logistical Aircraft 490 (136) Attack Helicopters 67 Drones 74 Small Drones 1,117
Air Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ny3D9naGY5qed4Iiog9ubwkAF6yT65G7NVQfgYGk40/edit?usp=drivesdk
Combat Manpower
Total Combat Ready 402,000 Active Service 194,000 Police Officers 171,000 Reserve 37,000
Logistics
Geography
Landmass 243,610km² Roadways 394,428km Waterways 3,200km Railways 16,837km High Speed Railway 108km
Statistics
Population 66,971,411 Labour Force 34,699,630 Logistics Vessels 1,255 oil. 28.7m ton. 27.4m Landing Craft 152 Military Trucks 6,988 Mechanics ~200,000 Shipyard Builders 26,104 Aircraft Technicians 24,845 Engineers ~541,000 Scientists ~155,600 Construction Workers ~3,100,000 Cargo Aircraft 568 Civilian Ships ~70 Civilian Trains 15,220 Civilian Cars ~33,580,000 Civilian Busses ~37,800 Civilian Trucks ~504,600 Civilian Aircraft ~21,000
Domestic Hubs
Military Bases 135 Air Force Bases 40 Naval Bases 3 Radar installations 7 Large Dry Docks 17 Small Dry Docks 339 Large Ports 16 Small Ports 120 Airports 460 Heliports 170 Bus Depots 283 Warehouse 5,090 Auto Repair Shops 42,413 Train Stations 2,579 Gas Stations 8,365 Police Stations ~1,100
Overseas Hubs
Military Satellites 8 Military Bases 45 Air Force Bases 4 Naval Bases 2
ECONOMIC CAPITAL
Gross Domestic Product
GDP Nominal $3,332,000,000,000 GDP PPP $3,872,000,000,000 GDP Per Capita Nominal $48,913 GDP Per Capita PPP $56,836 GDP Growth up 0.5% CPI Inflation 6.7%
Credit and Debt
Credit Rating A AA AAA Aa2 AA AA Stable Current Account -£15,800,000,000 Gross External Debt $7,499,000,000,000 Government Debt £2,599,000,000,000 Foreign Investment $2,545,236,223,074 Market Cap $4,455,000,000,000
Spending and Trade
Gold Reserves 310t $16,127,954,131 Military Exports $1,146,211,641 Defence Spending $54,201,250,000 Foreign Reserves $194,200,000,000 Tax Revenue $1,296,148,000,000 Tax Expense $1,366,120,000,000 Deficit -$30,128,000,000
Natural Resources
Production Oil Production 890,500 bbl Oil Consumption 1,580,000 bbl Deficit -689,500 bbl LNG Production 32,482,541,000 Cu.m LNG Consumption 75,969,895,000 Cu.m Deficit -43,487,354,000 Cu.m Coal Production 2,892,000 mt Coal Consumption 9,401,000 Deficit -6,509,000
Reserves Oil Reserves 2,500,000,000 bbl LNG Reserves 180,661,000,000 Coal Reserves 26,000,000 mt
Facilities Offshore Oil Rigs 184 Total Oil Wells ~370 Coal Mines 6 Oil Refineries 6 LNG Refineries 4
Energy Nuclear Power Stations 9 Power Stations 2,751 Power Output 1,651 Tw/h
Production Capabilities
Global Production
Manufacturing 1.4% Oil Production 0.8% Liquid Natural Gas Production 0.9% Coal production 1.9% Shipping 1.5% Steel Production 1.2% Aluminium Production 3.2% Automobile Production 7.6% Semiconductor Production 0.6% Services 11.4% Timber Exports 3% Wheat Production 1.9% Aircraft Manufacturing 0.9% Shipbuilding 1.3% Automobile Production 6.1%
Industry
Large Shipyards 6 Small Shipyards 261 Small Arms Producers 9 Armoured Unit Producers 2 Munitions Producers 1 Equipment Producers 31 Ammunition Producers 33 Automotive Plants 27 Aircraft Producers 1,224
Capacity per Year
Armoured Vehicles 5-30 Artillery Shells 100-300k Bullets 40-200m Vehicles 600-800k Fleet Carriers 0.1-0.2 0.2-0.3x Escort Carriers 0.4-0.6 0.4-0.8x Large Ships 0.2-0.4 0.8-2x Small Ships 4-20 4-10x Large Submarines 0.1-0.3 0.4-0.8x Small Submarines 0.5-1 0.6-2.4x Planes 8-20 Rotorcraft 10-30
Military Technology
Aircraft
• 4++ Gen Fighters • 3rd Gen Helicopter Gunships • 1st Gen AEWAC Aircraft • 4th Gen Helicopters • 5th Gen Transports • Recon Aircraft • 2nd Gen EW Aircraft • AGS Aircraft • ASW Aircraft • 3rd Gen CAS Aircraft • 2nd Gen Strategic Bombers • UCAVs • EW Drones
Vehicles
• 3rd Gen Tanks • 5th Gen IFVs • 1st Gen MLRS • 4th Gen SAM Launchers • 4th Gen Mobile Radar Systems • 2nd Gen Counter Battery Systems • 3rd Gen EW Vehicles • 3rd Gen SPAGs • 2nd Gen SPAAGs • 3rd Gen AA Guns • C4 Vehicles • 2nd Gen Cruise Missile Launchers
Weapons Systems
• 2nd Gen ATGMs • 4th Gen Manpads • 4th Gen Missles • 2nd Gen Manpats • 2nd Gen ICBMs • Anti Radiation Missles • ASW Rockets • CIWS • Active Sonar & Wake Seeking Torpedoes • Homing Mines • Programmable Ammunition • Multi Packed VLS Cells with Guided Missles
Various Military Technology
• 3rd Gen thermal imagers • 4th Gen night vision • 3rd Gen Reactive Armour • Global Navigation System • Soft Kill APS • ECM systems • AESA Radars
Navy Vessels
• Surveillance Ships • Amphibious Transport Ships • MCV Ships • Fleet Carriers • Nuclear powered vessels

* WARNING: LONG *
tl;dr: I got in trouble for placing an idea in the Captain's Suggestion Box. During subsequent Captain's Mast, I was ordered to do only what I was trained to do. Later, I was ordered to do something I was NOT trained to do. Both the Captain and the Commend Master Chief had to deal with the consequences.
• • •
My Navy training was in radaradio maintenance and repair, but my Associate Degree in Electronics Engineering meant that I was also tasked to repair anything electronic, up to and including the command's only photo-copier, located in the Yeoman's office.
One day, it dawned on me that the capabilities of the Comms Center could be vastly improved. I spent a week going through the spares inventory and determined that less than 6 hours downtime was all I needed, as we already had the necessary materials on-hand. So I wrote up the plan from start to finish, and submitted it through the Captain's Suggestion Box.
At morning muster, I received word to report to the Captain's office IMMEDIATELY. Luckily, I was already in my dress blue (e.g., "Cracker-Jack") uniform -- having just come off Watch -- because when I arrived, all the officers and the Command Master Chief were there.
It was the dreaded Captain's Mast, and I was the Guest of Honor.
Little mention was made of the merits of my suggestion, but only that I had bypassed the Chain of Command in making it. Several counts of insubordination were levied against me, and the only saving graces were: (1) this was my first-ever offense, and (2) the Captain Himself had encouraged the use of his suggestion box (which disappeared that same day).
Then the Master Chief of the Command -- a Master Chief Yeoman (YMC) -- gave me a dressing-down while criticizing me roundly for my "bright ideas" as only a Master Chief Petty Officer with nearly 20 years in the Navy can. Then he told me that if I had any more "bright ideas", that I should just forget them and never mention them again.
Then the Captain, "after careful consideration of the circumstances", awarded me a reduction in rank (suspended) and 30-days forfeiture of pay (suspended). He also ordered me to work only within the purview of my formal Navy training. Finally, he dismissed me.
I saluted, thanked him, did an about-face, went back to my quarters, changed into my working uniform, and returned to my duties.
About a week later, I got a message telling me to report immediately to the Master Chief Yeoman's office. I made quick time and arrived a minute later.
The YMC's copier had broken down (again), and it needed to be fixed (again) right away.
Cue the Malicious Compliance
"I'm sorry, Master Chief, but that equipment is outside the purview of my Navy training."
"BULLS***! I want that copier fixed and I want it fixed NOW!"
"Master Chief, I have Navy training only in radaradio maintenance and repair, and the Captain Himself gave me strict orders not to mess with anything unrelated to my Navy training. I could get busted in rank and lose pay for even clearing a paper jam!"
Suddenly, it was quiet; too quiet. The Master Chief then told me to not move while he went and spoke with the Captain. A few minutes later, they both came back. The Captain asked me to explain my refusal to follow a direct order.
I reminded him of HIS direct order, and explained again that copier repair was outside the purview of my Navy training. (By this time, a small crowd of enlisted's had gathered within earshot of the Chief Yeoman's office.) Then the Captain asked me what I thought was wrong with the copier.
I paused, glanced over at the YMC, and said, "I have no idea, sir. No ideas at all."
Looking like he had just swallowed something unpleasant, the Captain turned to the now red-faced Master Chief and ordered him to request a copier technician -- a TRAINED copier technician -- from another command to come in and service the copier. Then he dismissed me.
I received several thumbs-up on my way back to the Comms Center, and no-one at that command ever asked me again to do anything that did not involve radaradio maintenance or standing regular watches.
I shipped out a few months later on regular rotation, and the Captain's Mast entry was expunged from my record.

*United States of America 🇺🇸
United States Armed Forces SMR Grade AZ+ Ground Force Rank 4th Navy Rank 3rd Air Force Rank 1st
Land Force
Tanks 2,799x (6,121) AFVs 15,544x (11,556) Vehicles 185,941x (114,300) Artillery Guns 8,445x (2,432) Rocket Artillery 2,125x (990) Air Defense Systems 1,423x (1,911) Anti Aircraft Guns 43x (480) Specialist Vehicles 6,998x (1,094) Engineering Vehicles 3,436x Electronic Warfare Systems 4,093x (564) Drones 357x Handheld Launchers 2,215,000x (325,000)
Land Force details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdak1cMd-NRaBlrBWY7TbbgfHKi54Dl4T0AMwA-ub5E/edit?usp=drivesdk
Navy
Aircraft Carriers 24x (8) Amphibious Ships 202x (8) Battleships (9) Battlecruisers (1) Cruisers 3x (3) Destroyers 99x (1) Frigates 44x (23) Corvettes 26x (3) Fast Attack Craft 76x (4) Mine Ships 8x Electronic Warfare Ships 11x Conventional Submarines (34) Nuclear Submarines 72x (31) Support Ships 4,421x
Navy details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1prbzvKQ1KDhC0YCJ_P1_5hNIWoOAE4HkFCPx-wHM8jM/edit?usp=drivesdk
Air Force
Fighters 4,019 (1,348) Special Type Aircraft 1,909 (874) Bombers 134 (206) Logistical Aircraft 7,151 (1,133) Attack Helicopters 1,432 (386) Drones 1,639 (170) Small Drones 31,440
Air Force Details
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LWfekcZKfs_p3bCnxMyNW_BBzWl8BjEmchCuaOhIHOM/edit?usp=drivesdk
Combat Manpower
Total Combat Ready 1,832,000 Active Service 2,835,501 Deployed 171,736 Reserve 799,500 Police Officers 708,001
Economic Capital
Gross Domestic Product
GDP Nominal £26,854,000,000,000 GDP PPP $26,854,000,000,000 GDP Per Capita Nominal $80,034 GDP Per Capita PPP $80,034 GDP Growth up 2.1% CPI Inflation 3%
Credit and Debt
Credit Rating AA+ A AA+ A Negative Current Account -$985,250,000,000 Gross External Debt $27,000,000,000,000 Government Debt $30,568,951,000,000 Foreign Investment $8,084,000,000,000 Market Cap $46,200,000,000,000
Spending and Trade
Military Exports $129,315,902,129 Gold Reserves 8,133t $528,157,020,000 Defence Spending $886,300,000,000 Foreign Reserves $217,300,000,000 Tax Revenue $8,580,000,000,000 Tax Expense $9,820,000,000,000 Deficit -$1,240,000,000,000
Logistics
Domestic Geography
Landmass 9,826,675km² Roadways 6,586,610km Railways 293,564km High Speed Railway 935km Waterways 41,009km
Statistics
Total Population 340,332,281 Labour Force 161,200,000 Cargo Aircraft 5,791 Civilian Ships ~5,500 Civilian Cars ~290,800,000 Civilian Trucks ~168,600,000 Civilian Busses ~939,200 Civilian Trains 28,674 Civilian Aircraft 204,405 Construction Workers 10,755,099 Aircraft Technicians 312,890 Engineers 931,640 Shipyard Builders 105,652 Scientists ~9,000,000 Mechanics 768,917 Landing Craft 130 Logistics Vessels 2,123 10.8m Brls. 6.4m tn Patrol Vessels 1,807 Military Trucks 153,420 Military Logistical Aircraft 7,151
Domestic Hubs
Minor Ports 360 Major Ports 35 Airports 10,211 Helipads 6,104 Bus Depots 10,314 Train Stations 39,568 Police Stations 3,110 Auto shops 286,016 Gas Stations 127,588 Warehouses ~21,000 Small Dry Docks 188 Large Dry Docks 24 Military Bases 178 Air & Space Force Bases 77 Naval Bases 27 Radar Installations 455
Overseas Hubs
Military Bases 520 Naval Bases 8 Air & Space Force Bases 30 Total Satellites 238

• Military Satellites 170
• Space Force Satellites 30
• GPS Global Navigation Satellites 38

Production Capabilities
Global Production
Shipbuilding 0.21% Aircraft Manufacturing 38.3% manufacturing 16.82% Steel Production 10.1% Aluminium Production 1% Semiconductor Production 6.31% Wheat Production 8.4% Shipping 3.4% Total Services 18.7% Timber Exports 8% Automobile Production 20.1% Oil Production 17.7% Liquid Natural Gas Production 23.8% Coal Production 6%
Military Production
Large Shipyards 22 Small Shipyards 120 Tank Factories 1 Armoured Unit Producers 43 Equipment Producers 98 Munitions Producers 3 Small Arms Producers 591 Ammunition Producers 376 Aircraft Producers 1,408
Estimates per year capacity
Tanks ~100-200 Armoured Vehicles ~150-200 Vehicles 2-3m Shells ~400-900k Bullets ~300-600m Small Arms ~10-16m Fighters ~60-160 4.5 & 5th Gen Planes 200-400 Rotorcraft ~40-200 Fleet Carriers 0.05-0.2 Escort Carriers 0.2-0.4 Large Ships ~0.1-0.3 Small Ships ~2-10 Large Submarines 0.1-0.3 Small Submarines 0.3-0.8
Industry
Major Shipyards 22 Minor Shipyards 120 Automotive Plants 55 Manufacturing Factories 628,334 Aircraft Producers 1,408
Natural Resources
Production
Oil 18,000,000 bbl Liquid Natural Gas 967,144,362,000 Cu.m Coal 495,130,000 mt
Consumption
Oil 20,555,000 bbl -2,555,000 deficit Liquid Natural Gas 857,542,658,000 Cu.m +109,601,704,000 deficit Coal 441,968,000 mt +53,162,000 deficit
Reserves
Oil reserves 50,000,000,000bbl Natural gas reserves 13,178,780,000,000Cu.m Coal reserves 228,662,000,000mt
Energy
Nuclear Power Stations 54 Power Stations 12,538 Power Output 4,230tw/h
Facilities
Offshore Oil Rigs 626 Total Oil Wells 916,934 Oil Refineries 129 LNG Refineries 170 Coal Mines 991
Military Technology
Aircraft
• 5th Gen Fighters • 3rd Gen AEWAC Aircraft • 4th Gen CAS Aircraft • 4th Gen Helicopters • 5th Gen Transports • Ariel Refueling Tankers • ASW planes • Reconnaissance Aircraft • C2 Aircraft • Specialist Planes • Stealth Unmanned Ariel Vehicles • 3rd Gen Electronic Warfare Aircraft • 2nd Gen Stealth Bombers • 3rd Gen Strategic Bombers • 3rd Gen Supersonic Bombers • 4th Gen Helicopter Gunships • 3rd Gen ASW Helicopters
Weapons Systems
• ERBVRAAMs • 4th Gen ATGMs • 4th Gen Missles • 3rd Gen Manpads • 2nd Gen Manpats • 3rd Gen ICBMs • Anti ICBM Systems • ASW Rockets • MIRV Warheads • CIWS • Multi Packed VLS Cells with Guided Missles • Direct Energy Weapons • Homing Mines • Active Sonar & Wake Seeking Torpedoes • Loitering Munition Drones • Anti Radiation Missles
Various Military Technology
• 3rd Gen Reactive Armour • 3rd Gen thermal imagers • Programmable Ammunition • Caseless Ammunition • Global Navigation System • ECM systems • AESA Radars • Hard & Soft Kill APS • Stealth Technology
Vehicles • 5th Gen IFVs • 3.5 Gen Tanks • 4th Generation Radar Systems • 3rd Gen Counter Battery Systems • 4th Gen SAM Launchers • 2nd Gen GMLRS • 1st Gen MLRS • 3rd Gen Tank Destroyers • 3rd Gen Cruise Missile Launchers • 5th Gen Towed Artillery • 4th Gen SPAGs • 4th Gen AA Guns • 3rd Gen SPAAGs • C4 Vehicles • 3rd Gen EW Vehicles
Naval Vessels
• Stealth Ships • Nuclear Powered Ships • Fleet Carriers • MCV Ships • Amphibious Command Ships • Guided Missle Submarines • Fast Combat Support Ships • Tracking Ships

It has been a generation now since the end of World War 2. Canada's naval officers who founght in the great naval battles of the war are now beginning to retire. Most ships are now being captained by officers who haven't seen combat experience outside of the brief conflicts with Labrador and Wisconsin. The loss of half of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Labrador War meant that many of those WW2 veterans that were young enough that they could be captains today were sunk along with their ships.
Thus, Canada's navy, while it now ranks amongst the world's best in terms of ship quality, is lacking in terms of training. A new set of war games will be staged in both our Atlantic and Pacific fleets in order to ensure that our crews can get the experience they need to fight their best. Resources once dedicatsd towards ship production are now being devoted to training and tactics to ensure that our assets can be made as effective as possible.
[Allocating more DP to Naval Tactics]

Hello totalwar,
I'm in an interesting position. I'm playing as the Sendai on a VH/VH long campaign and I'm on turn 110. I'm one region away from causing a realm divide. I have an American military mission and decided to conquer the northern part of Japan from the Matsumae and other clans.
I've been at war with other factions for a while (it ramped up around turn 80 when I traded with the Hirado) but for the most part I'm mainly at war with the Tosa, Jozai, and Nagaoka. The Jozai and Nagaoka border me at the moment as I vassilized the Aizu but they got steamrolled shortly after. Initially the Jozai threw a few Shogitai at me and because of my general's command it wasn't too difficult to country. Now, however, they're throwing the max number of Shogitai along with other units; the last few included line infantry. Nagaoka initially threw levy infantry with a few line infantry regiments but now its mostly Shogunate infantry and 2 Armstrong guns (I had two Parrott guns but had to disband them due to money issues.) The Tosa are probably the weakest but twice they've tried to attack my northernmost areas with infantry which distracts my own navy of 5 ships trying to find them. I fear that they might land next turn if I don't find them.
6 turns ago I built a Military Academy after struggling to do so juggling so many economic buildings; I haven't upgraded most towns to also have a Police Office yet. I wanted to re recruit the Parrott guns and at least two units of US Marines but I'm juggling with just over 2k koku per turn. I have 4 units of Shogitai spread out over 2 armies, one headed by my daimyo and the other by his heir. Command-wise I'm probably leading everyone else as both the Jozai and Nagaoka lost their best generals early on and the Tosa lost their 4 command daimyo trying to land up north. I finally was able to recruit 4 units of Line Infantry and I have kneel fire unlocked (level 4 development) so with my generals it should be enough firepower to beat most units and combined with others can cause easy routs.
My problem is, however, that I wanted to become a republic. I know I probably have enough time to do it but once the realm divide starts I'll be on the defensive again and I'm trying to figure out how I should form my armies for this. I'll have access to Republican Infantry and 5 of them should carry me easily, but I'm wondering if I should go with whatever is available instead of trying to get a doomstack. I'm hoping to capture an Armstrong gun the next time the Nagaoka attack me but its unlikely. I can't always charge across a battlefield and hope to take no casualties, and defensive sieges would be a nightmare.
My navy is commanded by a rank 3 general and costs me 1.8k for 6 ships. I feel like this is overkill but the Tosa has fielded 8 ships before (I beat them) so I feel that once the other factions attack me they'll probably have strong ships as well.
Has anyone done a traditional republic run with a Shogunate faction? I'd assume the Aizu are the easiest even with their bad position but I could be wrong.