The War in 2020 is a military science fiction novel written in 1991, released after the Persian Gulf War but before the full collapse of the Soviet Union. The novel, with initial chapters covering events in 2005 up to 2020 itself, describes a world in the near future where the Soviet Union and United States of America still exist, but their superpower status largely decayed and Japan rising to become the premier global power.
Dubbed by the New York Times Book Review as "The military counterpart of Orwell's 1984," the book illustrates a world where advances in military technology in the coming decades completely revolutionizes military warfare as well as the balance of powers in the span of mere years.
Combined with economic malaise and a devastating, disfiguring and extremely lethal disease ravaging the world in a pandemic, the books direct geopolitical predictions didn't last the year, but the similarities and parallels are still interesting with how they panned out looking back from 2024. And the writing, characters and military scenes are top notch. Eschewing everything else, it is one great novel.
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The purpose of this thread though isn't to review the novel or provide much commentary on it, but examine the military technology within it... because it's pretty cool and because no one else has.
I'll be going through the novel, chapter by chapter or so as time permits and collating the observations in this thread, indexing it all in this OP and seeing how it turns out. I like analysing and cataloging military stuff like I'm designing an RPG or wargame so that is perhaps a primary motivation for this thread. If it works out, I'll likely do something similar with other random novels and game settings I have access to.
There might be spoilers... but the novel came out thirty three years ago so... I mean... yeah.
Dubbed by the New York Times Book Review as "The military counterpart of Orwell's 1984," the book illustrates a world where advances in military technology in the coming decades completely revolutionizes military warfare as well as the balance of powers in the span of mere years.
Combined with economic malaise and a devastating, disfiguring and extremely lethal disease ravaging the world in a pandemic, the books direct geopolitical predictions didn't last the year, but the similarities and parallels are still interesting with how they panned out looking back from 2024. And the writing, characters and military scenes are top notch. Eschewing everything else, it is one great novel.
War in 2020
Described as “the military counterpart of Orwell’s 1984, The War on 2020 is the breathtaking novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Red ...
www.simonandschuster.com
The purpose of this thread though isn't to review the novel or provide much commentary on it, but examine the military technology within it... because it's pretty cool and because no one else has.
I'll be going through the novel, chapter by chapter or so as time permits and collating the observations in this thread, indexing it all in this OP and seeing how it turns out. I like analysing and cataloging military stuff like I'm designing an RPG or wargame so that is perhaps a primary motivation for this thread. If it works out, I'll likely do something similar with other random novels and game settings I have access to.
There might be spoilers... but the novel came out thirty three years ago so... I mean... yeah.
Chapter One: Africa 2005
Can engage and track Apache A5 Helicopter Gunships from almost beyond visual range who are actively evading and descending to the jungle canopy. Only hits with the laser were reported and each Apache Gunship suffered catastrophic damage far beyond what the Americans though reasonably possible for such a resilient airframe from a single hit.
Can jam the Apache A5 radar and communications.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Japanese Toshiba gunships are described as 'invulnerable' by Soviet Officers who face them.
Chapter Eight: Washington D.C. 2nd November, 2020
The Toshiba Gunship Laser is power intensive and requires recharging. This means the Gunship is designed for short, sharp engagements, not prolonged ones and has a short supply tether.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
The Toshiba Gunships Electronic Warfare Countermeasures surprised the Americans by having a newer variant of them. The countermeasures upon the latest variant Toshiba Gunships cancelled out those of the Americans and vice versa.
The Toshiba Gunships spotted the M-100s at roughly the same time as the M-100s detected the Toshiba Gunships but neither sides automatic target acquisition system was able to effectively target the other, even at short ranges due to the extensive use of electronic countermeasures.
The main weapon of the Toshiba Gunship is described as being a low slung laser pod under the nose. The tactical laser pod attempted to engage the M-100s at a range between 13-20 miles. The lasers are apparently invisible to the naked eye.
The Toshiba Gunships are described as "A mongrelized forward aspect, a helicopter with turboprops on the sides. Or a plane with rotors. Take your pick."
The Japanese Gunships Tactical Laser Pod can still blind individuals, as it did in its debut back in 2005. American aircrew use helmet laser shield visors to protect their eyes.
Can engage and track Apache A5 Helicopter Gunships from almost beyond visual range who are actively evading and descending to the jungle canopy. Only hits with the laser were reported and each Apache Gunship suffered catastrophic damage far beyond what the Americans though reasonably possible for such a resilient airframe from a single hit.
Can jam the Apache A5 radar and communications.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Japanese Toshiba gunships are described as 'invulnerable' by Soviet Officers who face them.
Chapter Eight: Washington D.C. 2nd November, 2020
The Toshiba Gunship Laser is power intensive and requires recharging. This means the Gunship is designed for short, sharp engagements, not prolonged ones and has a short supply tether.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
The Toshiba Gunships Electronic Warfare Countermeasures surprised the Americans by having a newer variant of them. The countermeasures upon the latest variant Toshiba Gunships cancelled out those of the Americans and vice versa.
The Toshiba Gunships spotted the M-100s at roughly the same time as the M-100s detected the Toshiba Gunships but neither sides automatic target acquisition system was able to effectively target the other, even at short ranges due to the extensive use of electronic countermeasures.
The main weapon of the Toshiba Gunship is described as being a low slung laser pod under the nose. The tactical laser pod attempted to engage the M-100s at a range between 13-20 miles. The lasers are apparently invisible to the naked eye.
The Toshiba Gunships are described as "A mongrelized forward aspect, a helicopter with turboprops on the sides. Or a plane with rotors. Take your pick."
The Japanese Gunships Tactical Laser Pod can still blind individuals, as it did in its debut back in 2005. American aircrew use helmet laser shield visors to protect their eyes.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
After earlier revelations of 'The Scrambler' including the Soviets keeping it a high level secret to keep morale up, and the Americans reporting the Soviets are extremely worried about it, the Japanese General states its an inhumane weapon, a gruesome one, and introduce the world to a level of degradation in warfare that he did not care to contemplate. He even thinks the use of widespread chemical weapons like nerve gas to be preferable to employing it.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
Americans consider 'The Scrambler' a Number One Intelligence Concern without knowing what it could even be.
The Japanese General reveals the Scrambler is deployable by aircraft.
Chapter Eighteen: 3 November, 2020
The Scramblers are delivered by aircraft via small drones to their target. The Japanese Officer in charge of the operation states that the Scramber has a 'huge area of effect' and incurs a fate a 'thousand times worse than death.'
Chapter Nineteen: 3rd November 2020
The Scramblers strike an American Assembly Area. All personnel within the base are incapacitated, incapable of any voluntary muscle movement while still retaining full intelligence and cognitive reasoning. It is stated the Americans were developing such a weapon almost a decade ago but decided against their manufacture and deployment as the weapon, which uses a focused "formula/composition" to target the victims brain and damage it, has effects which are believed to be irreversible.
Chapter Twenty: 3rd November, 2020
The Scrambler area of effect rendered the entire Soviet city of Orsk incapacitated along with a dozens of towns, hundreds of settlements and potentially hundreds of thousands of casualties. The effects likely spread out across tens of thousands of square kilometers.
Also no technological countermeasures apparently exist to the employment or effects of the Scrambler though it is mentioned the Americans, who were developing a similar weapon a decade earlier abandoned it but could have prototypes ready in six months.
After earlier revelations of 'The Scrambler' including the Soviets keeping it a high level secret to keep morale up, and the Americans reporting the Soviets are extremely worried about it, the Japanese General states its an inhumane weapon, a gruesome one, and introduce the world to a level of degradation in warfare that he did not care to contemplate. He even thinks the use of widespread chemical weapons like nerve gas to be preferable to employing it.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
Americans consider 'The Scrambler' a Number One Intelligence Concern without knowing what it could even be.
The Japanese General reveals the Scrambler is deployable by aircraft.
Chapter Eighteen: 3 November, 2020
The Scramblers are delivered by aircraft via small drones to their target. The Japanese Officer in charge of the operation states that the Scramber has a 'huge area of effect' and incurs a fate a 'thousand times worse than death.'
Chapter Nineteen: 3rd November 2020
The Scramblers strike an American Assembly Area. All personnel within the base are incapacitated, incapable of any voluntary muscle movement while still retaining full intelligence and cognitive reasoning. It is stated the Americans were developing such a weapon almost a decade ago but decided against their manufacture and deployment as the weapon, which uses a focused "formula/composition" to target the victims brain and damage it, has effects which are believed to be irreversible.
Chapter Twenty: 3rd November, 2020
The Scrambler area of effect rendered the entire Soviet city of Orsk incapacitated along with a dozens of towns, hundreds of settlements and potentially hundreds of thousands of casualties. The effects likely spread out across tens of thousands of square kilometers.
Also no technological countermeasures apparently exist to the employment or effects of the Scrambler though it is mentioned the Americans, who were developing a similar weapon a decade earlier abandoned it but could have prototypes ready in six months.
Chapter One: Africa 2005
Japanese countermeasures and countercountermeasures kept U.S. Army deaf and blind while their locations were always known to the Japanese proxies.
It's implied that Japanese Electronic Warfare could not be overcome by current radar-evading bombers.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Japanese Electronic Warfare can jam Soviet communications and their target acquisition systems. This includes tank fire and missiles being led astray.
Chapter Eighteen: 3 November, 2020
The latest Japanese radars can just barely track the M-100s from the rear hemisphere.
Japanese countermeasures and countercountermeasures kept U.S. Army deaf and blind while their locations were always known to the Japanese proxies.
It's implied that Japanese Electronic Warfare could not be overcome by current radar-evading bombers.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Japanese Electronic Warfare can jam Soviet communications and their target acquisition systems. This includes tank fire and missiles being led astray.
Chapter Eighteen: 3 November, 2020
The latest Japanese radars can just barely track the M-100s from the rear hemisphere.
Chapter Fifteen: Early Morning Hours 3rd November, 2020
Japanese bombers have various digital visual modes with links to satellites as well as their own jamming and electronic countermeasures suits. They can also fly at high speeds close to the 'nap of the Earth.
Chapter Sixteen/Seventeen: 3rd November, 2020
The Mitsubishi A4000 was able to jam local communications prior to deploying its highly accurate complement of compact explosive and fuel-air munitions. The aircraft also has a very low radar cross section, especially from the front but also the sides and rear, with the best approaching being from an angle described as 9-10 on a clock.
Japanese bombers have various digital visual modes with links to satellites as well as their own jamming and electronic countermeasures suits. They can also fly at high speeds close to the 'nap of the Earth.
Chapter Sixteen/Seventeen: 3rd November, 2020
The Mitsubishi A4000 was able to jam local communications prior to deploying its highly accurate complement of compact explosive and fuel-air munitions. The aircraft also has a very low radar cross section, especially from the front but also the sides and rear, with the best approaching being from an angle described as 9-10 on a clock.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Japanese Combat Vehicles are so superior to Soviet Combat Vehicles that even when ineptly used they are frequently still successful on the attack. Japanese Combat Vehicles may also have some sort of active defense system to protect them from high velocity main tank rounds and/or missiles.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
These Combat Vehicles have allowed relatively poor quality troops to make one of the greatest offensives in military history against the Soviet Union without losing a significant battle. However the vehicles require fairly basic and regular maintenance from the operators. After possibly six weeks in combat, more vehicles are awaiting maintenance then in the field. Of the vehicles in repair yards, its reportedly a twenty to one ratio of non-combat to combat damage.
Japanese Combat Vehicles are so superior to Soviet Combat Vehicles that even when ineptly used they are frequently still successful on the attack. Japanese Combat Vehicles may also have some sort of active defense system to protect them from high velocity main tank rounds and/or missiles.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
These Combat Vehicles have allowed relatively poor quality troops to make one of the greatest offensives in military history against the Soviet Union without losing a significant battle. However the vehicles require fairly basic and regular maintenance from the operators. After possibly six weeks in combat, more vehicles are awaiting maintenance then in the field. Of the vehicles in repair yards, its reportedly a twenty to one ratio of non-combat to combat damage.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Japan employs recon robots that can navigate incredibly difficult terrain and allow accurate real time target acquisition data for follow-up manned Japanese combat vehicles.
Japan employs recon robots that can navigate incredibly difficult terrain and allow accurate real time target acquisition data for follow-up manned Japanese combat vehicles.
Chapter Ten: Moscow, 2nd November, 2020
Housed within a stealth aircraft/drone of some sort.
Contains internal self destruction mechanisms in case of tampering.
As small as a wallet with a scale of miniaturization unknown of outside of Japan previously.
The electronic intelligence brain that processed and stored all of the data necessary to command and control vast stretches of the front fit into a solid black brick little larger than a man's wallet. It had a highly advanced artificial intelligence similar to Humans. It contained so much information it overwhelmed the Soviet servers connected to the device. It is postulated as to possessing more processing power then every supercomputer combined that existed at the turn of the century.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
The Japanese are revealed to be aware of the loss of their latest variant command aircraft. They still believe the computer system is unbreakable but the composites the aircraft was made out of was highly advanced and the loss 'enraging' to Japanese leadership.
Chapter Twenty One: 3 November 2020
The Soviet-American Access To This Electronic Intelligence Brain Can Theoretically Allow the Americans to Access Japan's Seemingly Unbreakable Main Computer System. This includes ordering units to engage friendlies, creating illusionary units, and even using built in self destruct commands to remotely destroy tactical equipment if they can get access to a Japanese Main Computer.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
Using information gleaned from the Electronic Intelligence Brain, the Americans are able to access the Japanese Main Computer System which was previously through inaccessible.
Housed within a stealth aircraft/drone of some sort.
Contains internal self destruction mechanisms in case of tampering.
As small as a wallet with a scale of miniaturization unknown of outside of Japan previously.
The electronic intelligence brain that processed and stored all of the data necessary to command and control vast stretches of the front fit into a solid black brick little larger than a man's wallet. It had a highly advanced artificial intelligence similar to Humans. It contained so much information it overwhelmed the Soviet servers connected to the device. It is postulated as to possessing more processing power then every supercomputer combined that existed at the turn of the century.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
The Japanese are revealed to be aware of the loss of their latest variant command aircraft. They still believe the computer system is unbreakable but the composites the aircraft was made out of was highly advanced and the loss 'enraging' to Japanese leadership.
Chapter Twenty One: 3 November 2020
The Soviet-American Access To This Electronic Intelligence Brain Can Theoretically Allow the Americans to Access Japan's Seemingly Unbreakable Main Computer System. This includes ordering units to engage friendlies, creating illusionary units, and even using built in self destruct commands to remotely destroy tactical equipment if they can get access to a Japanese Main Computer.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
Using information gleaned from the Electronic Intelligence Brain, the Americans are able to access the Japanese Main Computer System which was previously through inaccessible.
Chapter Twenty One: 3 November 2020
Theoretical Power of Accessing the Main Computer System of the Japanese Postulated.
"We can direct their system to make fatal errors. Not only can we completely disorient the enemy's control system, we ca direct his weapons to attack each other. We can direct communications nodes to commit electronic suicide. We can offset every grid and coordinate in his automated mapping system. And we can actually conjure up false worlds for the enemy commanders. They'll be sitting at their monitors, imagining that they're watching the battle, when in fact everything portrayed will be an illusion. And we'll be the master magicians. At the very least, we'll destroy their faith in their electronics. We'll be altering not just the parameters of the system, but the perception of its operators. But the most beautiful part is actually the simplest. Every Japanese military system has a self-destruct mechanism built into it. It's ostensibly to prevent the gear from falling into enemy hands- but it also functions as a safeguard, in case, say, the Iranians turned against them-."
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
The Japanese Main Computer is So Advanced and Well Made That Even the Most Advanced Jammers, Tactical and Strategic, Cannot Damage It.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
Reinforced that while most other electronics are damaged or non-functioning, the main computer system is undamaged.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
The Main Computer at the Headquarters is described as more invaluable than the theater commander, and the entire headquarters staff and that even the General in charge of the theater doesn't even have authority to destroy it. The computer is also quite unbreakable to outside access with statements that it could take over a year to decode a way to gain access to the system.
The Americans are able to access the Main Computer and eliminate Japan's Strategic Space Defense System that protects the Home Islands. When they attempt to remotely destroy Japanese tactical systems using their own self-destruct command, they find out they don't have a key to decipher the alphanumeric code the Japanese Computer System uses to identify things, so they have to randomly destroy system after system by pressing a single key down a list of unknown alphanumeric symbols representing each system. Hundreds of systems are remotely self-destructed by this method before the Americans scuttle the computer by detonating a grenade in the computer room.
Theoretical Power of Accessing the Main Computer System of the Japanese Postulated.
"We can direct their system to make fatal errors. Not only can we completely disorient the enemy's control system, we ca direct his weapons to attack each other. We can direct communications nodes to commit electronic suicide. We can offset every grid and coordinate in his automated mapping system. And we can actually conjure up false worlds for the enemy commanders. They'll be sitting at their monitors, imagining that they're watching the battle, when in fact everything portrayed will be an illusion. And we'll be the master magicians. At the very least, we'll destroy their faith in their electronics. We'll be altering not just the parameters of the system, but the perception of its operators. But the most beautiful part is actually the simplest. Every Japanese military system has a self-destruct mechanism built into it. It's ostensibly to prevent the gear from falling into enemy hands- but it also functions as a safeguard, in case, say, the Iranians turned against them-."
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
The Japanese Main Computer is So Advanced and Well Made That Even the Most Advanced Jammers, Tactical and Strategic, Cannot Damage It.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
Reinforced that while most other electronics are damaged or non-functioning, the main computer system is undamaged.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
The Main Computer at the Headquarters is described as more invaluable than the theater commander, and the entire headquarters staff and that even the General in charge of the theater doesn't even have authority to destroy it. The computer is also quite unbreakable to outside access with statements that it could take over a year to decode a way to gain access to the system.
The Americans are able to access the Main Computer and eliminate Japan's Strategic Space Defense System that protects the Home Islands. When they attempt to remotely destroy Japanese tactical systems using their own self-destruct command, they find out they don't have a key to decipher the alphanumeric code the Japanese Computer System uses to identify things, so they have to randomly destroy system after system by pressing a single key down a list of unknown alphanumeric symbols representing each system. Hundreds of systems are remotely self-destructed by this method before the Americans scuttle the computer by detonating a grenade in the computer room.
Chapter Three: Mexico 2016
"Late model" Japanese MANPADs, freshly provided to Mexican Insurgents, are able to fend off an American Airborne Assault at night with the occasional threat of a missile launch keep the American helicopters at bay, reported at a considerable distance beyond the range of the flares launched by the Mexicans and through an advanced long distance nightvision device, appeared to be small insects on the horizon.
Implied the missiles could easily down US Army Helicopters if they attempted an air assault.
"Late model" Japanese MANPADs, freshly provided to Mexican Insurgents, are able to fend off an American Airborne Assault at night with the occasional threat of a missile launch keep the American helicopters at bay, reported at a considerable distance beyond the range of the flares launched by the Mexicans and through an advanced long distance nightvision device, appeared to be small insects on the horizon.
Implied the missiles could easily down US Army Helicopters if they attempted an air assault.
Chapter One: Africa 2005
The Space and Atmospheric Defense Complex or SAD-C is Japan's space based network of defense satellites.
Chapter Seven: Omsk, Siberia, 2nd November, 2020
The Japanese were able to eliminate the Russian satellites early in hostilities.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
The Japanese state that their defense systems could defeat any attempts at nuclear attack on their Home Islands.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
The Americans displace after every attack, partly out of worry that the Japanese space based recon could've detected their takeoffs.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
The remote destruction of Japan's Space Based Defense System is stated to leave the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable and compels them to pursue a peace treaty.
The Space and Atmospheric Defense Complex or SAD-C is Japan's space based network of defense satellites.
Chapter Seven: Omsk, Siberia, 2nd November, 2020
The Japanese were able to eliminate the Russian satellites early in hostilities.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
The Japanese state that their defense systems could defeat any attempts at nuclear attack on their Home Islands.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
The Americans displace after every attack, partly out of worry that the Japanese space based recon could've detected their takeoffs.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
The remote destruction of Japan's Space Based Defense System is stated to leave the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable and compels them to pursue a peace treaty.
Chapter Five: Omsk, Western Siberia November 2020
M-100 is introduced at the backdrop of the Soviet Union suffering a Japanese backed invasion from the Middle East and Central Asian front. The Soviets are reportedly not doing very well but an American 'Heavy Cavalry' Regiment equipped with M-100's is deployed to Russia in regimental strength. They are described as 'magnificent killers' but also very complex and are untested in combat. Even worry they may not work as well in the cold temperature.
Chapter Seven: Omsk, Siberia, 2nd November, 2020
The M-100 Engines are sensitive, capable of reliably operating on a certain kind of fuel (JP-10) or something close to it in the Soviet stockpile.
Chapter Eight: Washington D.C. 2nd November, 2020
The American M-100 is, if anything, a helicopter. It can carry a fireteam of 'dragoons' in its belly. It has a total range of 1400 nautical miles. It is also reported as stealth capable with a powerful electronic warfare suite capable of penetrating Japanese electronic warfare defenses and packed with advanced sensors and on-board computers. It's main weapon is an electromagnetic railgun that can fire multiple types of ammunition. One form can peentrate any known armor. One hit from the gun is capable of destroying any armored vehicle with a single hit and the M-100 can rapidly engage target after target and theoretically engage hundreds of targets per mission.
Chapter Twelve: Omsk, 2nd November, 2020
M-100's despite their teething problems, have a 95% readiness rate. In their first mission forty five of them are expected to engage thousands of Japan's latest combat vehicles spread across multiple mechanized Army Corps in engagements that are expected to take a half hour or less to prosecute. The entire area of engagement is stretched across hundreds of kilometers.
The electromagnetic gun can fire three or four hundred rounds before accuracy starts degrading from 100%. After six hundred rounds accuracy may start to approach 50%.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
An M-100 suffers a minor crash due to a hotdogging pilot crashing into some power lines.
Extensive detail given as to the M-100's advanced target acquisition system which can track small mammals dozens of kilometers away on a prairie and how it fuses data from multiple sources for its targeting, able to utilize extremely specific parameters for its targeting/ It can reportedly fight on with the human crew disabled and is described as the most advanced air-land warfare machine ever built.
The command variant also has a highly advanced sensor suite and communications package, able to operate in darkness, clouds, bad weather and make a pilot feel like a General with the amount of information he can take in that the on-board computers can process from all manners of sources as well as instantaneously distribute through communication laser based networks.
Chapter Fifteen: Early Morning Hours 3rd November, 2020
M-100 has multiple vision modes including variations known as 'radar-digital, enhanced thermal, a target sorting one and a composite digital mode.
In its combat debut a single squadron of M-100's eliminated over 2500 vehicles, mostly tanks and other armored vehicles. The railgun impacts sounded like rapid firing deafening bells. One round was able to destroy a Japanese heavy tank. A single round impact is apparently enough to destroy almost any known armored vehicle. They were also able to target bunkers, headquarters and fuel dumps for destruction as well.
Chapter Seventeen: 3rd November, 2020
Three M-100s were able to engage and destroy nine Japanese Mitsubishi 4000 Penetration Bombers which were flying at low altitude at high speed from roughly thirty five miles out in an engagement the M-100s were not ever designed for.
Chapter Eighteen: 3 November, 2020
One of the M-100s that previously engaged the penetration bombers. suffers a serious crash that injures or kills many of those on board and also causes a fire to erupt within the fuselage. As a result, all but two of those on board are killed either from the impact or smoke inhalation. The fire suppression systems also completely failed. It is unknown what caused the malfunction resulting in a crash.
The M-100 is extremely loud from the outside.
The M-100 is armed with a powerful and reliable Gatling Gun capable of engaging and setting ablaze and destroying at least older model Soviet armored personnel carriers.
The windscreens of the M-100 are armored enough to withstand heavy machine gun fire. Also the M-100s own Gatling Gun cannot damage the composite M-100s armor. The M-100 Railgun however can reliably destroy a downed M-100 just like every other vehicle it has struck so far.
The latest Japanese radars can just barely track the M-100s from the rear hemisphere.
Chapter Nineteen: 3rd November 2020
From several kilometers away, individual personnel can be identified even if partially covered by snow.
The M-100 has environmental seals and overpressure systems in case of chemical or nerve agent attacks.
Chapter Twenty One: 3 November 2020
Regimental Commander reveals they are aware of the vulnerability of the tracking of the rear hemisphere of the M-100. Also restate in a briefing to the President that they were able to destroy Japan's finest combat systems in the previous engagement to the extent that Japan would likely be losing if not for the Scramblers due to the collapse of the Central Asian front.
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
The M-100s approach across the Caspian Sea can be masked by the oil derricks that exist in the area.
The M-100 is also able to utilize a rooftop helipad made for normal helicopters.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
The planned raid of the M-100s was intended to fly from their stations near Orsk in Russia, refuel at a Volga Estuary on the Caspian Sea, then fly onto Baku before returning back to Russian controlled territory Southeast of Saratov. With the lack of refueling, they will instead be able to make their way to Turkey in spite of significant loiter and engagement time on the way.
Though one M-100 is caught in a rocket artillery ambush, the others are able to takeoff before they are consumed by the fireball. The explosion erupts beneath them, described as a "cushion" and rocks the vessels but they survive to takeoff and continue their mission. The rocket artillery is described as powerful enough that the shockwave and heat could be felt several kilometers away.
The remaining five M-100s encounter ten of the latest variant of Toshiba Gunships who detect each other well over forty miles out. The electronic warfare countermeasures of both aircraft gunships cancel each others out but the M-100s manage to destroy all ten Toshiba Gunships using manual fire control on their railguns and taking advantage of their tighter turning radius, faster overall speed and superior tactics and training over the South African crewed gunships.
The Railgun started automatic engagement with the Toshiba Gunships at twenty miles out.
The images of the enemy aircraft was clearing up the longer the engagement went on and the Americans suspected that something similar would've been occurring with the Toshiba Gunships as well.
The Command M-100 was able to access the communications system of the South African crews of the gunships to the extend they could listen in on their voice communications.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
The impact of an M-100 Railgun round eliminating a tank in the courtyard of the headquarters temporarily blinds a soldier on top of the headquarters rooftop. The impact of the rounds on just three tanks is deafening and leaves nearby personnel with throbbing headaches from the bell-like sound.
The M-100s have noise suppressing cowls from which the engines emerge, and grow deafening, when they prepare to land.
The Gatling Guns clear out a courtyard full of armed insurgents in a very short period of time, the heavy bullets striking targets with enough force to shred their bodies and hurl the remnants of their corpses many meters away.
The M-100s on board computers thanks to the fusion of multiple sources of information are able to track multiple relief columns moving into the city as well as fast mover jets crossing over the Caspian Sea approaching Baku, allowing the ship to engage the armored columns efficiently by eliminating certain vehicles in order to block roads and avenues of access in the urban terrain.
Chapter Twenty Five: 4 November, 2020
Four of the five M-100s successfully make it to Turkey but the command M-100 has to land a half hour outside of Baku for emergency repairs, but still falls a few kilometers short of the Turkish border. The command M-100 is reported to have numerous holes in it since it was located on top of the Japanese Headquarters in the midst of a massive battle and absorbed much punishment there, and also running on fumes since it loitered more than the other aircraft.
This M-100 crashes into a conifer forest within a shallow Armenian valley covered in snow. The M-100 blows through dozens of conifers, splintering them before finally skidding to a stop on its side with a wing and rotor torn away. The ships main compartment is intact but the ergonomics, especially within the rear compartment, are revealed to be poor with one chair even ripping free of its mounting. While no one dies, everyone is injured, one of the passengers seriously.
The crash destroys most of the on-board computers but the others have to be scuttled. When scuttling the aircraft, the crew wonder if the grenades will even be enough. Two grenades are used to destroy the cockpit, the cockpit door actually withstanding the blast intact but also causing a smoke causing fire in the cockpit. Three more grenades destroy the interior of the main compartment but due to the robust design, there is no ammunition cookoff.
M-100 is introduced at the backdrop of the Soviet Union suffering a Japanese backed invasion from the Middle East and Central Asian front. The Soviets are reportedly not doing very well but an American 'Heavy Cavalry' Regiment equipped with M-100's is deployed to Russia in regimental strength. They are described as 'magnificent killers' but also very complex and are untested in combat. Even worry they may not work as well in the cold temperature.
Chapter Seven: Omsk, Siberia, 2nd November, 2020
The M-100 Engines are sensitive, capable of reliably operating on a certain kind of fuel (JP-10) or something close to it in the Soviet stockpile.
Chapter Eight: Washington D.C. 2nd November, 2020
The American M-100 is, if anything, a helicopter. It can carry a fireteam of 'dragoons' in its belly. It has a total range of 1400 nautical miles. It is also reported as stealth capable with a powerful electronic warfare suite capable of penetrating Japanese electronic warfare defenses and packed with advanced sensors and on-board computers. It's main weapon is an electromagnetic railgun that can fire multiple types of ammunition. One form can peentrate any known armor. One hit from the gun is capable of destroying any armored vehicle with a single hit and the M-100 can rapidly engage target after target and theoretically engage hundreds of targets per mission.
Chapter Twelve: Omsk, 2nd November, 2020
M-100's despite their teething problems, have a 95% readiness rate. In their first mission forty five of them are expected to engage thousands of Japan's latest combat vehicles spread across multiple mechanized Army Corps in engagements that are expected to take a half hour or less to prosecute. The entire area of engagement is stretched across hundreds of kilometers.
The electromagnetic gun can fire three or four hundred rounds before accuracy starts degrading from 100%. After six hundred rounds accuracy may start to approach 50%.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
An M-100 suffers a minor crash due to a hotdogging pilot crashing into some power lines.
Extensive detail given as to the M-100's advanced target acquisition system which can track small mammals dozens of kilometers away on a prairie and how it fuses data from multiple sources for its targeting, able to utilize extremely specific parameters for its targeting/ It can reportedly fight on with the human crew disabled and is described as the most advanced air-land warfare machine ever built.
The command variant also has a highly advanced sensor suite and communications package, able to operate in darkness, clouds, bad weather and make a pilot feel like a General with the amount of information he can take in that the on-board computers can process from all manners of sources as well as instantaneously distribute through communication laser based networks.
Chapter Fifteen: Early Morning Hours 3rd November, 2020
M-100 has multiple vision modes including variations known as 'radar-digital, enhanced thermal, a target sorting one and a composite digital mode.
In its combat debut a single squadron of M-100's eliminated over 2500 vehicles, mostly tanks and other armored vehicles. The railgun impacts sounded like rapid firing deafening bells. One round was able to destroy a Japanese heavy tank. A single round impact is apparently enough to destroy almost any known armored vehicle. They were also able to target bunkers, headquarters and fuel dumps for destruction as well.
Chapter Seventeen: 3rd November, 2020
Three M-100s were able to engage and destroy nine Japanese Mitsubishi 4000 Penetration Bombers which were flying at low altitude at high speed from roughly thirty five miles out in an engagement the M-100s were not ever designed for.
Chapter Eighteen: 3 November, 2020
One of the M-100s that previously engaged the penetration bombers. suffers a serious crash that injures or kills many of those on board and also causes a fire to erupt within the fuselage. As a result, all but two of those on board are killed either from the impact or smoke inhalation. The fire suppression systems also completely failed. It is unknown what caused the malfunction resulting in a crash.
The M-100 is extremely loud from the outside.
The M-100 is armed with a powerful and reliable Gatling Gun capable of engaging and setting ablaze and destroying at least older model Soviet armored personnel carriers.
The windscreens of the M-100 are armored enough to withstand heavy machine gun fire. Also the M-100s own Gatling Gun cannot damage the composite M-100s armor. The M-100 Railgun however can reliably destroy a downed M-100 just like every other vehicle it has struck so far.
The latest Japanese radars can just barely track the M-100s from the rear hemisphere.
Chapter Nineteen: 3rd November 2020
From several kilometers away, individual personnel can be identified even if partially covered by snow.
The M-100 has environmental seals and overpressure systems in case of chemical or nerve agent attacks.
Chapter Twenty One: 3 November 2020
Regimental Commander reveals they are aware of the vulnerability of the tracking of the rear hemisphere of the M-100. Also restate in a briefing to the President that they were able to destroy Japan's finest combat systems in the previous engagement to the extent that Japan would likely be losing if not for the Scramblers due to the collapse of the Central Asian front.
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
The M-100s approach across the Caspian Sea can be masked by the oil derricks that exist in the area.
The M-100 is also able to utilize a rooftop helipad made for normal helicopters.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
The planned raid of the M-100s was intended to fly from their stations near Orsk in Russia, refuel at a Volga Estuary on the Caspian Sea, then fly onto Baku before returning back to Russian controlled territory Southeast of Saratov. With the lack of refueling, they will instead be able to make their way to Turkey in spite of significant loiter and engagement time on the way.
Though one M-100 is caught in a rocket artillery ambush, the others are able to takeoff before they are consumed by the fireball. The explosion erupts beneath them, described as a "cushion" and rocks the vessels but they survive to takeoff and continue their mission. The rocket artillery is described as powerful enough that the shockwave and heat could be felt several kilometers away.
The remaining five M-100s encounter ten of the latest variant of Toshiba Gunships who detect each other well over forty miles out. The electronic warfare countermeasures of both aircraft gunships cancel each others out but the M-100s manage to destroy all ten Toshiba Gunships using manual fire control on their railguns and taking advantage of their tighter turning radius, faster overall speed and superior tactics and training over the South African crewed gunships.
The Railgun started automatic engagement with the Toshiba Gunships at twenty miles out.
The images of the enemy aircraft was clearing up the longer the engagement went on and the Americans suspected that something similar would've been occurring with the Toshiba Gunships as well.
The Command M-100 was able to access the communications system of the South African crews of the gunships to the extend they could listen in on their voice communications.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
The impact of an M-100 Railgun round eliminating a tank in the courtyard of the headquarters temporarily blinds a soldier on top of the headquarters rooftop. The impact of the rounds on just three tanks is deafening and leaves nearby personnel with throbbing headaches from the bell-like sound.
The M-100s have noise suppressing cowls from which the engines emerge, and grow deafening, when they prepare to land.
The Gatling Guns clear out a courtyard full of armed insurgents in a very short period of time, the heavy bullets striking targets with enough force to shred their bodies and hurl the remnants of their corpses many meters away.
The M-100s on board computers thanks to the fusion of multiple sources of information are able to track multiple relief columns moving into the city as well as fast mover jets crossing over the Caspian Sea approaching Baku, allowing the ship to engage the armored columns efficiently by eliminating certain vehicles in order to block roads and avenues of access in the urban terrain.
Chapter Twenty Five: 4 November, 2020
Four of the five M-100s successfully make it to Turkey but the command M-100 has to land a half hour outside of Baku for emergency repairs, but still falls a few kilometers short of the Turkish border. The command M-100 is reported to have numerous holes in it since it was located on top of the Japanese Headquarters in the midst of a massive battle and absorbed much punishment there, and also running on fumes since it loitered more than the other aircraft.
This M-100 crashes into a conifer forest within a shallow Armenian valley covered in snow. The M-100 blows through dozens of conifers, splintering them before finally skidding to a stop on its side with a wing and rotor torn away. The ships main compartment is intact but the ergonomics, especially within the rear compartment, are revealed to be poor with one chair even ripping free of its mounting. While no one dies, everyone is injured, one of the passengers seriously.
The crash destroys most of the on-board computers but the others have to be scuttled. When scuttling the aircraft, the crew wonder if the grenades will even be enough. Two grenades are used to destroy the cockpit, the cockpit door actually withstanding the blast intact but also causing a smoke causing fire in the cockpit. Three more grenades destroy the interior of the main compartment but due to the robust design, there is no ammunition cookoff.
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
The WHITE LIGHT Program is a US Air Force Electronic Plane that is based off a Bomber but utilized as a strategic jammer and electronic warfare platform. They cost nine billion dollars for each plane and four of them are launched a day late in support of Army Operations in Central Asia due to bad weather.
WHITE LIGHT Aircraft have a range similar to strategic bombers, able to fly from Montana to Central Asia and back again apparently on a single tank of gas.
The WHITE LIGHT Aircraft is very stealthy, apparently undetectable by anything the Japanese have in theater. It is also capable of going from a near hover to Mach 3, also while still maintaining stealth. The craft is also described as possessing fifth-generation electronic defenses as well.
The WHITE LIGHT Aircraft reportedly burns out and destroys billions of dollars worth of Japanese electronics across a wide swath covering hundreds of miles of Central Asia including radars, communication sets and much, much more. It also almost completely jams all communications in the theater as well.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
Reports of the WHITE LIGHT program are known to the Japanese but even they are unsure if they conducted the electronic warfare strike.
The Aftermath of the Electronic Warfare Sweep by the WHITE LIGHT Aircraft fried out every means of communication out of the Japanese Headquarters and all nearby bases with the exception of some Soviet era VHF radios. Even air operations are grounded in theater due to the damage and frying of electronics by the WHITE LIGHT sweep.
The WHITE LIGHT Program is a US Air Force Electronic Plane that is based off a Bomber but utilized as a strategic jammer and electronic warfare platform. They cost nine billion dollars for each plane and four of them are launched a day late in support of Army Operations in Central Asia due to bad weather.
WHITE LIGHT Aircraft have a range similar to strategic bombers, able to fly from Montana to Central Asia and back again apparently on a single tank of gas.
The WHITE LIGHT Aircraft is very stealthy, apparently undetectable by anything the Japanese have in theater. It is also capable of going from a near hover to Mach 3, also while still maintaining stealth. The craft is also described as possessing fifth-generation electronic defenses as well.
The WHITE LIGHT Aircraft reportedly burns out and destroys billions of dollars worth of Japanese electronics across a wide swath covering hundreds of miles of Central Asia including radars, communication sets and much, much more. It also almost completely jams all communications in the theater as well.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
Reports of the WHITE LIGHT program are known to the Japanese but even they are unsure if they conducted the electronic warfare strike.
The Aftermath of the Electronic Warfare Sweep by the WHITE LIGHT Aircraft fried out every means of communication out of the Japanese Headquarters and all nearby bases with the exception of some Soviet era VHF radios. Even air operations are grounded in theater due to the damage and frying of electronics by the WHITE LIGHT sweep.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
The Tenth Cavalry's unmanned electronic warfare drones manage to shut down the communications of the enemy units in the area of operations and maintain deception as the Japanese believe it is due to bad weather and other non-related issues.
Chapter Fifteen: Early Morning Hours 3rd November, 2020
The Tenth Cavalry's broad based jamming stretched across hundreds of square kilometers of the front, jamming long range communications but also making even short range communication between modern Japanese bombers difficult. The jamming of radars also allowed the attack to achieve full surprise and apparently would've been in effect as long as the Tenth Cavalry's electronic warfare birds were in the air.
Chapter Sixteen/Seventeen: 3rd November, 2020
American Electronic Warfare had an ongoing deleterious effect on Japanese bombers, eventually preventing them from using their terrain monitors with confidence and even plane to plane short range communication was shut down, reducing them to communication via visual signals.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
American Electronic Warfare from the Tenth Cavalry shuts down even the Soviet-era radios the Japanese were using to coordinate their forces in the wake of the devastating WHITE LIGHT Electronic Warfare Sweep that eliminated their more advanced systems.
The Tenth Cavalry's unmanned electronic warfare drones manage to shut down the communications of the enemy units in the area of operations and maintain deception as the Japanese believe it is due to bad weather and other non-related issues.
Chapter Fifteen: Early Morning Hours 3rd November, 2020
The Tenth Cavalry's broad based jamming stretched across hundreds of square kilometers of the front, jamming long range communications but also making even short range communication between modern Japanese bombers difficult. The jamming of radars also allowed the attack to achieve full surprise and apparently would've been in effect as long as the Tenth Cavalry's electronic warfare birds were in the air.
Chapter Sixteen/Seventeen: 3rd November, 2020
American Electronic Warfare had an ongoing deleterious effect on Japanese bombers, eventually preventing them from using their terrain monitors with confidence and even plane to plane short range communication was shut down, reducing them to communication via visual signals.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
American Electronic Warfare from the Tenth Cavalry shuts down even the Soviet-era radios the Japanese were using to coordinate their forces in the wake of the devastating WHITE LIGHT Electronic Warfare Sweep that eliminated their more advanced systems.
Chapter Eight: Washington D.C. 2nd November, 2020
The Americans have access to heavy anti-aircraft lasers on a tactical level and large ground effect vehicles described as 'wing-in ground transporters' capable of heavy lift duties.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
A Japanese General has a very high opinion of America's strategic defense system.
Chapter Twelve: Omsk, 2nd November, 2020
The Seventh and Tenth Cavalry will launch an array of unmanned flying drones, recon and electronic warfare, preceding the inaugural mission of the M-100 Gunships.
The artillery battalion deployed with the Americans is considered dual use, including an anti-air role and deployed to defend the M-100 assembly areas from possible Japanese Allied retaliation.
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
American Personnel Use Something called 'Wide-Awake' Pills to Keep Themselves Functioning On Long Days.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
American aircrew use helmet mounted laser shield visors to protect from the blinding effects of the Toshiba Gunship lasers.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
American Dragoons which are the Regiments Light Infantry are described as "their short automatic rifles clearing each fire team's path toward the headquarters building. Protected by lightweight body armor and face shields, here and there an American fell backward, knocked down by the force of a bullet, only to rise from the dead and follow his comrades into the fight."
The Americans have access to heavy anti-aircraft lasers on a tactical level and large ground effect vehicles described as 'wing-in ground transporters' capable of heavy lift duties.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
A Japanese General has a very high opinion of America's strategic defense system.
Chapter Twelve: Omsk, 2nd November, 2020
The Seventh and Tenth Cavalry will launch an array of unmanned flying drones, recon and electronic warfare, preceding the inaugural mission of the M-100 Gunships.
The artillery battalion deployed with the Americans is considered dual use, including an anti-air role and deployed to defend the M-100 assembly areas from possible Japanese Allied retaliation.
Chapter Twenty Two: 4 November, 2020
American Personnel Use Something called 'Wide-Awake' Pills to Keep Themselves Functioning On Long Days.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
American aircrew use helmet mounted laser shield visors to protect from the blinding effects of the Toshiba Gunship lasers.
Chapter Twenty Four: 4 November, 2020
American Dragoons which are the Regiments Light Infantry are described as "their short automatic rifles clearing each fire team's path toward the headquarters building. Protected by lightweight body armor and face shields, here and there an American fell backward, knocked down by the force of a bullet, only to rise from the dead and follow his comrades into the fight."
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
T-94 tanks are capable of automatically engaging targets within certain parameters at ranges of at least five thousand meters, if not greater with what are called acquire-and-fire or autosystems. When properly employed, the 'cyclic' sound of its firing can almost form a pattern, audio and visual, when the sight of their targets bursting into flames. The Soviets also had quantities of even longer ranged top-attack missiles available. The main battle tank is basically a traditional tank hull with an elevated gun mount packed with optics and sensors which gives it a smaller profile.
Chapter Nine: Northern Kazakhstan, 2nd November 2020
T-94, due to having a flat top, are able to carry more personnel on the flat top then a conventional turreted tank. Also indicates the gun mount is very slim.
T-94 tanks are capable of automatically engaging targets within certain parameters at ranges of at least five thousand meters, if not greater with what are called acquire-and-fire or autosystems. When properly employed, the 'cyclic' sound of its firing can almost form a pattern, audio and visual, when the sight of their targets bursting into flames. The Soviets also had quantities of even longer ranged top-attack missiles available. The main battle tank is basically a traditional tank hull with an elevated gun mount packed with optics and sensors which gives it a smaller profile.
Chapter Nine: Northern Kazakhstan, 2nd November 2020
T-94, due to having a flat top, are able to carry more personnel on the flat top then a conventional turreted tank. Also indicates the gun mount is very slim.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Soviet Forces had widespread access to long range 7500m or greater ranged top-attack missiles.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
The Japanese General is impressed with Soviet technical camouflage and deception techniques, including almost evading both space based thermal and X-ray imaging.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
Americans praise the Soviet security plan in keeping their regiments deployment hidden so far.
Soviet Forces had widespread access to long range 7500m or greater ranged top-attack missiles.
Chapter Eleven: The Provisional Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan, 2nd November 2020
The Japanese General is impressed with Soviet technical camouflage and deception techniques, including almost evading both space based thermal and X-ray imaging.
Chapter Fourteen: Night of November 2-3, 2020
Americans praise the Soviet security plan in keeping their regiments deployment hidden so far.
Chapter Ten: Moscow, 2nd November, 2020
The Soviets secretly developed a 'pain machine' that can be used to access some of the most advanced Japanese tactical-operational airborne command centers.
The Soviets secretly developed a 'pain machine' that can be used to access some of the most advanced Japanese tactical-operational airborne command centers.
Chapter One: Africa 2005
Japanese South African proxies bombed a fifty mile long column with something identified as 'improved napalm.'
Chapter Sixteen: 3rd November, 2020
Standoff, guided weapons, loaded with the most powerful compacted conventional explosives that were available, a new generation in destructive power, with a fierce equivalent to the yield of tactical nuclear weapons. These would be followed by the latest variety of fuel-air explosives, which would burn anything left by the bombs. The nine aircraft under his command had more than enough power to flatten the extensive industrial site.
Japanese South African proxies bombed a fifty mile long column with something identified as 'improved napalm.'
Chapter Sixteen: 3rd November, 2020
Standoff, guided weapons, loaded with the most powerful compacted conventional explosives that were available, a new generation in destructive power, with a fierce equivalent to the yield of tactical nuclear weapons. These would be followed by the latest variety of fuel-air explosives, which would burn anything left by the bombs. The nine aircraft under his command had more than enough power to flatten the extensive industrial site.
Chapter Twenty Three: 4 November, 2020
An impact of rocket artillery creates a deafening shockwave that can be felt several kilometers away.
The cushion of explosions buffets the M-100s as they gain altitude.
The artillery is described as standoff, air-launched rockets, with compact conventional explosives and fuel-airs. The only reason the M-100s didn't survive was because they landed a few kilometers away from the intended landing site for refueling.
An impact of rocket artillery creates a deafening shockwave that can be felt several kilometers away.
The cushion of explosions buffets the M-100s as they gain altitude.
The artillery is described as standoff, air-launched rockets, with compact conventional explosives and fuel-airs. The only reason the M-100s didn't survive was because they landed a few kilometers away from the intended landing site for refueling.
Chapter Six: Northern Kazakhstan, November 2020
Chemical warfare is widely used by the Japanese backed Muslim forces. Using both burning-blister agents and nerve agents, they incur 100% casualties upon unprotected refugee columns. A Soviet officer comments using the former and then the latter afterwards is almost redundant.
Chapter Nine: Northern Kazakhstan, 2nd November 2020
A nerve gas strike hits a refugee column. All of the unprotected refugees, and several Soviet military vehicles whose overpressure and sealant based chemical warfare defenses failed were killed quickly. It is described as "The enemy had become addicted to them, having grasped the marvelous economy of such weapons."
Chemical warfare is widely used by the Japanese backed Muslim forces. Using both burning-blister agents and nerve agents, they incur 100% casualties upon unprotected refugee columns. A Soviet officer comments using the former and then the latter afterwards is almost redundant.
Chapter Nine: Northern Kazakhstan, 2nd November 2020
A nerve gas strike hits a refugee column. All of the unprotected refugees, and several Soviet military vehicles whose overpressure and sealant based chemical warfare defenses failed were killed quickly. It is described as "The enemy had become addicted to them, having grasped the marvelous economy of such weapons."
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