Terra Empire Introduction
In the year 2077 and on the day of October 23rd something marclous happened. Instead of destroying themselves, the United States Of America, Soviet Union and the People's Republic Of China set aside their differences and united under one banner and formed the Terran Empire. This miracle of a political union was formed by Roger Maxson and Robert House, who had convinced both powers to set aside their differences and build a brighter future for the sake of their children. As a result Maxson was declared the new Emperor with House taking the role of advisor. Maxson rebuilt a war torn world and took extreme measures to do so. He created a Stratocracy to enforce his new world order and arranged resource rationing, and lifted all ethical restraints on the advancement of technology. Humanity entered into a new golden era of peace and prosperity as the world was rebuilt, but under a harsh military dictatorship. Old cultural identities had to be erased as a new one was put in place. A much darker and violent one.
The new cultural identity was that of an Imperial Stratocracy preaching the ideals of Militarism, Sexism and "Theoretical Xenophobia". Propaganda was spread throughout the Empire. Service of some form was required by law in order to benefit one's fellow man. The role of women was reduced to little more than sexual pleasure and reproduction while men ruled the Empire. There were some women who were in positions of power but that is rather rare. No matter what role they fulfilled they were judged solely on their appearance and the amount of pleasure they could provide. The power structure of the Empire was full of backstabbing and assassination as anyone will do anything to stay ahead of the game. All of that still exists today while keeping some of retro 1950's culture that existed at the founding of the Empire. Miraculously the Empire has not fallen to Civil War and the Maxson dynasty has not fallen either, but it is not uncommon for an officer to mysteriously die and be replaced by a disgruntled subordinate.
Maxson put his Empire to work by expanding across the globe. Using scorched earth policies and genocidal tactics to reduce population. While at the same time making a law that said parents could have only one child and it had to be the offspring of a married couple. Bastards and their parents would be killed. The largest genocide in Human history occurred in that time period as nearly 108 million were killed and the rest subjugated and swear loyalty and obedience to the Empire. In the end the Terran Empire had taken the globe and redirected it's resources to space.
By 2102 Humanity established its first string of offworld colonies on the Moon and Mars, and lifted it's population laws. 2118 saw the Colonization of the belt and 2161 the first Extrasolar Colonies. From there Terrans only expanded even more. Taking habitable worlds and building colonies. When Terrans found an asteroid or inhabitable yet resource full world then they build a Vault like structure on its surface and colonize it that way.
On Terra seven billion people remain as most Terrans have been moved to offworld colonies in an effort of redistribution and reinforcement of their colonies. Needless to say Terra is still populated and powerful in its own right but people are happy. For they are not crowded and crammed into tight little spaces. Instead most of the Terran population lives offworld numbering at around 39 billion in total. This is partly due to the Terran lifespan topping out at around 170 years old thanks to their healthcare while retaining their young adult youth until around the age of 108 before aging normally again. This is all due to medical technology advancing so quickly because of the lack of restraints, and martial physical conditioning of all Terrans.
The heart of the Terran Government lies within the old structure of Vault 0 that was rebuilt and expanded to serve as the Imperial Palace. Throughout the rest of the world people live with a population density comparable to pre unification population density.
Terrans were able to save themselves at the expense of drawing from the vast expanse of Space and at their morality. Now Terrans enjoy luxuries once forgotten as they're no longer resource shortages, but service is still required. No one complains for they believe it is their duty to serve, protect and uphold the tenets, principles, and values of their Empire. Terrans are driven by the rallying cries of Terra Invicta and Ad Victoriam. Those phrases are what of inspired them to build their great Empire. Currently the year is 2293 and the Empire rules over 122 Solar Systems. Their unopposed expansion and way of life is about to change as their are soon going to discover that they are not alone in the vast expanse of space…
Terran Empire Organization
The Terran Imperial Space Force serves as the primary military force within the Terran Empire and such servers as its rule of enforcement and expansion. The ISF is divided into two sub sections; the Imperial Starfleet that serves as the naval capacity and the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps which serves as the Marine and planetary assault competent. Alongside the ISF; serves the Imperial Enforcer Corps. Which serves the role of Planetary garrison and law enforcement as Judge, Jury, and Executioner. With that in mind the Strategic Intelligence Division serves as the Empire's Intelligence apparatus. The fifth and final branch of the Imperial Military is the Imperial Brotherhood of Steel; the Emperor's private army.
Starfleet is arguably the strongest force within the Empire due to them manning the Empire's starships and as a result carry a level of responsibility with them. The ranks of Starfleet are as follows: Starman, Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer, Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Captain, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Admiral, Fleet Admiral, and Grand Admiral. Imperial Starfleet organizes its warships typically into battle groups but most ships operate independently under the supervision of a superior.
Imperial Starfleet uniforms were designed with dark blue with golden tint. The uniforms were modeled off the old Vault-Tec jumpsuits only more militarised. An armored plate rested on the left shoulder. Various medals and rank insignias on the right. For a sidearm Starfleet officers carried a five inch knife and AEP-41 Particle Magnum that has the appearance of a long revolver with the barrel ending in a standard muzzle akin to the old AEP-7 Laser Pistol.
The F-312 Firehawk Strike Craft is the Terran Empire's multirole space capable combat craft that fulfils the role of both a fighter and a bomber. The F-312 was based off the design of the pre-unification Helion Arielbattleship. It carries two missile pods with eight joint-strike missiles in each pod, and twin laser canons in its hull.
Their are considered to be four capital ship specifications within the ISF. The Destroyer exists to provide cover for larger ships and handle small ship to ship engagements and carry out boarding actions; as such it is 525 meters long, 352 meters wide, and 414 meters in height. It carries 25 Point Defense Laser Cannon, 125 missile pods, and 15 Viper IX Coilguns, with a Startrooper detachment of a battalion along with a squadron of eight Firehawks.
The Cruiser exists to serve as a direct ship to ship combatant and such has a length of 720 meters, width of 425 meters, and a height of 510 meters. For an arment it carries 35 PDLCs, 150 Missile Pods, and 25 Coilguns, along with a Startrooper detachment of a Battalion, and four squadrons of Firehawks.
The Battleship exists for the role of large ship to ship, and ship to group engagement. Clocking in at 1300 meters long, 575 meters wide and 570 meters in height. It carries 125 PDLC's and 200 missile pods along with 28 Coilguns and a Brigade of Startroopers, along with 68 Firehawk squadrons.
The Supercarrier was designed primarily for troop transport and planetary assault as well as fleet leadership. The Supercarrier is 2550 meters long, 770 meters across and 775 meters tall. It carries 340 PDLC's, 450 Missile Pods and 32 Coilguns, atop all that it carries a full Startrooper Division along with 306 squadrons of Firehawks.
The Imperial Startrooper Corps serves as the primary infantry arm of the ISF. Their members are well trained and physically conditioned. Startroopers follow the ranking structure of Trooper, Specialist, Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Lieutenant Major, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and General. Star troopers are divided into various groups; a fireteam is made up of two and lead by a Specialist. A squad is made up ten and lead by a Sergeant. A platoon of a hundred commanded by a Lieutenant. A Company of 500 lead by a Captain. A Battalion of 1500 lead by a major. A Brigade of 7500 commanded by a Colonel and finally a Division of 30,000 lead by a General.
Startroopers are equipped with standard issue XA-05 Power Armor and AER-43 Particle Rifle. XA-05 Power Armor is currently the most advanced form of armor developed by the Terran Empire. The design of the armor appears to be bulky but lightweight in comparison to pre-unification power armor. The helmet is designed to look akin to an ancient Samurai helmet with a curved back. The faceplate contains a downwards curve near the chin before coming back up around the nose in the shape of a triangle. A large slit is used for the eyepiece and can be set to glow red in combat. Aside from enhancing a users strength, endurance, agility, and sight; it also has a built in auto repair system, autodoc and a small jump pack for jump boosts that lies on the upper back of the armor. The AER-43 Particle Rifle is the rifle variant of AEP-41 Laser Magnum. The AER-43 feautures a foldable butstock and laser sight. For a scope it has an advance target finder that has a zoom range of 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, and includes thermal, night, and standard vision. When fired the rifle releases a large red bolt that can be set to either a stun bolt, kill bolt, or incinerate bolt.