Faction Name: United Cascadia
Government: Republic
Capital: Presidia(Former), Prospero (Current)
Territories: Cascadian Pacific Peninsula
Population: Approximately 8 million
Goals: Preservation of the Cascadian Peninsula, eradication of the BETA
History:
After the Fallout of Yellowstone, Cascadia was formed along the western coast to unify the surrounding areas and bring about positive relations with their neighbors. Their proximity to the Yellowstone Exclusion Zones made ease of access to the newly discovered cordium deposits, boosting their wealth and growth rapidly. They made friendly relations with the neighboring country, Britannia, offering the cordium in exchange for funds and manpower to further grow their infrastructure and society.
Cascadia boasted a powerful air force, backed by the manufacturing giants Lockweed Mardin, Northrock Grunnan, and Gründer Industries. Along with infrastructure, a large portion of Cascadia's budget went into military research and development, seeking to build a strong military to defend itself against the still unknown threats of this world.
The true threats however, would come from beyond this world, as the First BETA hive crashed into Vancouver, and brought a rude awakening to Cascadia. Proliferating beyond numbers uncountable, the BETA took the northern territory by storm, seemingly aiming to reach the Yellowstone Exclusion Zone, but paying mind to slaughter all humans along their way. Initially they were able to be dealt with by Cascadia's military, with the introduction of the Laser-Class BETA, aerial forces were rendered useless, and thus Cascadia sought to develop new weapons to deal with this threat.
The Tactical Surface Fighter program was what was born of their ideas, highly maneuverable mecha capable of taking on the BETA head on. While they were able to stand their ground somewhat, the sheer numbers of the BETA proved to be far too immense for Cascadia alone. The invaders had pushed deep into Cascadia's territory, even laying assault to the Capital City, Presidia; later turning it into a Hive.
Twenty years ago, what would become to be known as the Solistitium Incident, occurred in the major city of Solistitium. A massive force of BETA was approaching the city, beginning an invasion of one of the cities closest to the Yellowstone Exclusion Zone. At some point during this assault, a shipment of Cordium detonated, causing the cordium deposits to set off a chain reaction of explosions that left the city devastated, killing thousands, both BETA and humans. While the assault was put to an end, the city half sunk into magma from the earth's mantle. Perhaps both a blessing and a curse later down the line, it showed off the potential capability for cordium to be weaponized, though Cascadia sought to keep the production and export of cordium in the proper hands, put to good use.
With the aid of Britannia, in one of the first successful retaliations against the BETA, Operation Scarface took place, with the goal of recapturing San Diego, and eliminating the hive present there. After a grueling battle of both land, sea, and air forces, humanity had made its first victory against the BETA, And the momentum only carried them from then on.
Though over the thirty years, Cascadia has lost roughly 50% of its territory to the BETA, and more than half of its population; this nation and its people are is an enduring and vigilant, and won't give into the alien threat, even to the last citizen.
Current Force Assets:
08th Strategic Naval Fleet
-Alicorn-class Sanctuary
-Rottweiler-class Aurora
-Cerberus-class White Night
-Cerberus-class Victorious
-Cerberus-class Dawnbringer
84th Strategic Naval Fleet
-Rottweiler-class Sakuya
-Cerberus-class Einhander
-Draken-class Phoenix
-33rd Strike Team "Daredevils"
-03rd Strategic Strike Group "Widows"
-14th Strategic Strike Group "Whisperers"
-Endymion-class Longbow
-01st Amphibious Assault Group "Earthshakers"
-Endymion-class Gladiator
-34th Amphibious Assault Group "Hellseekers"
92nd Strategic Naval Fleet
-Rottweiler-class Gleipnir
-Cerberus-class Sif
-Draken-class Valhalla
-09th Strike Team "Warwolf"
-51st Strike Team "Dragonfly"
-105th Strike Team "Fortress"
-Endymion-class Savior
-07th Amphibious Assault Group "Stormbringers"
-Endymion-class Gallant
-103rd Amphibious Assault Group "Mad Dogs"
Look and Feel:
Cascadia has always been a somewhat militarist nation, if but for the purpose of self-defense, and as such they have always held firm military formality within all their military forces. Being technically an island nation, they have been able to specialize their Air Force and Navy far beyond their Army, and as such the majority of their soldiers are pilots or apart of the air force branch. Their fortified suits are top of the line for atmospheric combat, providing support for the pilots in numerous ways. With the advent of the BETA, it has become quite a literal 'survival of the fittest' society within the military; those who haven't died to the BETA assaults have become battle-hardened veterans, though there are the (un)lucky few who have become survivors, yet traumatized beyond use.
Notable People:
Name: Keith Vaulande
Age: 39
Occupation: 36th President of United Cascadia
Biography:
Former Vice President of Cascadia, Keith was vaulted into the role of President after the death of the previous president who had died in a surprise attack by BETA on a Cascadian military base he was visiting. It was perhaps a strange omen to him, becoming the 36th President at the age of 36, he took it as a 'lucky' event that gave him the motivation to become a great leader for the people. Despite only having been in office for one year, he was reelected by a landslide vote; his resolute attitude towards the BETA, while still remaining a kind man who does his best to lend a hand to those in need, making him an obviously popular figure amongst the people.
That said, he is no superhuman, and behind closed doors, he likely is stressed far beyond anyone else within Cascadia, the duty of keeping on a strong face for the populace while dealing with the seemingly endless fight against the BETA, the proper management of Cordium, among other internal issues, there far more on his plate than he's comfortable dealing with.
Nonetheless, he's committed to his duty until he is able to no more.
Name: Adolf König
Age: 43
Occupation: Current President and CEO of Gründer Industries
Biography:
Adolf was raised within the Grunder circle of family acquaintances, and from a young age was groomed to one day take over the business. As such, there are few who are as savvy in the world of political and business intrigue as he, learning how to make connections work for you and take advantage of those who are useful to you. Despite this cold-blooded approach to business, he is a charismatic and charming man, having seduced his way into the hearts and minds of politicians, businessmen, and women alike.
Adopting the somewhat radical mindset from his father and grandfather, he seeks the radical and rapid advancement and expansion of technology, if but at the cost of his humanity, believing that no price is too great for a new scientific or technological discovery. And if some lives must be sacrificed for the eradication of BETA, then such a decision will be made.
Mass Produced Machines:
Model Number: F-14D
Code Name: Tomcat
Manufacturer: Northrock Grunnan
Operator: Cascadia
Power Source: General Electric FE110-GE-400
Armor Material: Super-Carbon
Height: 19.3 m
Weight: 24.7 tons
Propulsion: 2x Jump Units
Armament:
2x AMWS-21 Combat System (1x 36mm Chaingun, 1x 120mm Smoothbore Cannon)
AIM-54 Phoenix Air-to-Ground Missiles
2x CIWS-1B Close Combat Knife
History:
The Second Generation Heavy TSF Operated by Cascadia, it is a carrier-based TSF that was ambitious and innovative for its time. It was one of the first TSFs to be equipped with variable mechanism wings on its jump unit, allowing for increased mobility at the cost of speed. The signature weapon of the F-14D, the AIM-54 Phoenix Missiles are often used in the first-strike bombardment of an assault to soften up BETA forces, or even hunt Laser-class BETA. The Tomcat can hold up to six missiles, three on each shoulder pylon.
Model Number: F-15E
Code Name: Strike Eagle
Manufacturer: McDaell Douglam
Operator: Cascadia
Power Source: Pratts & Witney FE100-PW-220
Armor Material: Super-Carbon
Height: 18.0 m
Weight: 17.9 tons
Propulsion: 2x Jump Units
Armament:
2x AMWS-21 Combat System (1x 36mm Chaingun, 1x 120mm Smoothbore Cannon)
2x CIWS-1B Close Combat Knife
History:
A 2.5 generation TSF built by Cascadia, seeking to upgrade their F-15Cs into more modern machines. A less-costly alternative to the F-22 Project, it is a heavily refurbished F-15 Eagle with increased armament capabilities, improved avionics and composite armor, as well as the exchange of internal components for modernized versions. It is Cascadia's currently most produced TSF, seeing deployment across all fronts.
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