Companion to The War in the Pacific

by BabaGannouj

The nuts and bolts behind my interpretation of Endwar's WW3. I will discuss the technology behind my stories and the various facets of WW3 not mentioned in the game, beginning with the War in Space.

1. SPACE

EWP: The Theaters of War in WW3

In 2020, war spreads across the globe in a way never before seen. Old battlefields are revisited with the new tools of destruction. The seas churn with battle above and below the waves. The air is cut and re-cut with missiles and jets, but it is no longer the high ground. Orbit has replaced the skies, and the control of space is vital to the war below. But this is the first war in space, so what would it look like?

Firstly, there would be a lot of civilian satellites in orbit. They could be used in a few ways; to relay signal, act in military functions, decoys, or simple kinetic weapons. Any resource already in space is valuable.

Non-combat Military satellites would also be in orbit. These include GPS, reconnaissance, and communication sats. They are prime targets, and their destruction hinders AGS (air ground and sea) efforts.

SLAMS: The satellites that comprise the anti-nuclear network. Control of these is vital to maintaining a regional nuclear defense.

Combat Satellites: A new and up till the outbreak of war, secret undertaking of most of the major powers. Many have defensive and offensive satellites operating in space. Some are disguised, some are stealthy, some are manned, such as the Freedom Star.

SpaceCraft: Space Shuttles and Soyuz capsules are a thing of the past. Military spacecraft come in two flavors: Lifting/maintenance, and combat. Only a few powers have operational combat spacecraft operating in orbit. The advantage of manned space flight is the freedom to act without control signals/AI control.

WMD satellites: Namely the European Orbital THEL (lasers) and American Kinetic Rod systems. Extremely valuable targets, usually closely guarded.

Uplink Stations: These hardened facilities are massive transmitter/receivers that are effectively unjammable. Designed to resist extreme concussive force, natural disaster, and sabotage, they are extremely redundant and powerful systems. Control of an uplink translates to space superiority in that sector due to signal dominance.

The battle for space