[hider=The Federation]
Name of nation:

The Federation of Sol and Associated Colonies

Species:

Humans

Description of government:

The Federation is headed by a President, acting as the head of the Federation as well as having the authority to suggest and break ties on laws. A bicameral Legislature exists, consisting of a Senate and Parliament. Each individual system within the Federation sends ten senators, and then the Parliament holds 800 seats, which are elected and decided upon the people, with the seats delegated to each system dependent on population. A Supreme Court exists, managing the Federation’s judicial system as well acting as the final say on whether or not a law goes against the rights granted to citizens.

Description of military:

The Federation’s military is divided into the Federal Navy, Federal Army, and Special Forces Corp. Each has different responsibilities and tactics, but they have developed cross-branch tactics when they need to work together, and are rather efficient when working with each other. In general however the military likes a hit fast hit hard doctrine, then reorganize and defend from the enemy counter-attack, and then strike again.

[i]Federal Navy[/i]
The development of the Federal’s navies forces and tactics were heavily influenced by the Federation’s heavily efficient A.I. The F.N does not have as many Dreadnoughts or Battleships as other nations, but rather heavy amounts of carriers. Drones are used frequently and make up a bulk of the Federation’s space power, mainly again due to AI, and with nanobot swarms making it easy to replace Drones on the go. While drones have not entirely replaced human pilots, drones are more common, mainly because drones also do not need the same systems as humans pilots, allowing the efficiency, weapons, and defenses of the drones to be increased without increasing size and weight. The F.N still does use other ship types and they have roles within the drone heavy navy.

[i]Federal Army[/i]
A wide variety of super-sonic bombers, fighters, and gunships have become a main stay of the F.A’s forces, due to the belief that in atmosphere air power is one of the most crucial factors to winning in atmosphere battles beyond support from Space Naval Forces. The bulk of infantry and ground forces consist of robots managed by either symbionts or A.I. The robots consists of humanoid platforms in addition to a wide variety of tank and mech bots. Any water naval forces also serve a dual-rose as large massive airships, using anti-gravity to shift between the water and air. Much like the Navy, they strike hard and fast, then regroup to counter the enemy counter-attack and strike again.

[i]Special Forces Corps[/i]
The Special Forces exists of a number of divisions and other intelligence gathering organizations that work to support the military. Whether it be precisions strikes on enemy targets, or sneaking behind lines to gather information, they do everything not normally assigned to the F.N and F.A 





Technological Overview:

The Federation considers itself fairly advanced, being a inter-system space-faring power. The standard FTL drive of the Federation is a warp drive, powered by negative energy, with quantum entanglement used for FTL communication. Negative energy also powers the Federation’s anti-gravity systems, making factories and other production centers that produce negative energy a common site within the Federation. The Federation also makes frequent use of anti-gravity technology within in atmosphere vehicles, making the Federation’s military fast on the ground.

Anti-matter while not the most developed of things in the Federation, is used. Large-scale reactors are used to power massive industrial complexes. It is also used as a fuel source for non-FTL propulsion. Military advocates have begun requesting research on to antimatter in weaponry, but research has been slow as many see antimatter weapons as unnecessary when the Federation hasn’t even contacted any alien species yet.

The Federation has also made extensive developments into AI, cybernetics, and nano-robotics. AI is used almost everywhere in the Federation, from civilian A.I for managing trade routes, shipping lanes, and terraformers, to military A.I used to controls the Federation’s extensive robotic and drone forces in space and ground. A.I can also be seen  frequently being used in research purposes, due to their ability to manage high amounts of data. Cybernetics has also been huge within the Federation, with cybernetics being common to the point that trans humanism is perfectly acceptable to a majority of the Federation, although radicals who want to see cybernetics eliminated completely exist, and the few non-robotic forces deployed by the Federation tend to be augmented to a extreme. The Federation can also augment systems that normally be to difficult to augment with nano-bots, and the Federation as developed cybernetics that allow one to integrate a A.I into one’s mind, those with A.I implants being known as symbionts. While for a while after the AI Implant the A.I and original mind are still two separate entities they end up integrating into one entity. This had lead to cases where a symbiont suffered an accident and their A.I implant was destroyed, and they needed hospitalization due the rise of extreme mental disorders. As for nano-robotics it had stemmed from the Federation’s extreme focus on robots for military so as to avoid suffering to many casualties. Nano-bots were originally intended to assist within robotic systems, but ended up developing into so much more. They have come to be used extensively in manufacturing, with military carriers carrying swarms to eat up wrecks or resources within system to replenish a carrier’s stock of drone craft easily. They are also used in cybernetics for augmenting the nervous and other body stems with small parts. Ground forces use them to build new robots on the go as well. They are also used to help terraform planets and construct new buildings and factories.

Genetic modification is a thing, but the Federation’s main focus was always on cybernetics. However there is a renewed interest in the field and it has attracted government interest.

The Federation’s military makes use of a mix of energy(lasers, particle beams, and some prototype plasma weapons), kinetic(rail-guns and other accelerated projectiles, including RKVs. Most kinetic projectiles consist of tungsten or depleted uranium.), and explosive(standard explosives with chemical mixtures having been improved to provide more power to them, and of course nuclear devices of varying payloads). As mentioned above the Federation has also experiment with anti-matter weapons, but research is slow. The Federation has also begun to consider Gluon Disturbers, or more simply disruptors, as a viable weapon. Scientists say these weapons would shred up essential gluon bonds between particles, effectively shredding the fabric of matter itself. Military Officials are debating whether to focus on anti-matter or disruptors as the military’s prime research focus. 

Shielding and Armor technology is also well-developed within the Federation. Starships make use of highly-advanced and complex alloys, in addition to carbon nano-tubes or graphene for most ships, with the shields used being standard energy shields, but they can be shifted in shape and even combined with other shields to change the design to counter certain weapons. Infantry and robots also have similar shields and alloys in their power armor.

Infantry have a number of personal devices in addition to their shields and armor, including a wide variety of communication devices, stealth measures, and other packages to assist in battle.

While the cloaking measures of the Federation are not the most advanced it has allowed them to develop a few stealth ships as well as cloak important facilities. Electronic Warfare has not been a measure that has been developed as the Federation’s best estimates say that any aliens encountered would have computer systems to dissimilar for electronic warfare to be of any use. 

The Federation draws power from 3 different sources; Nuclear Fusion, Negative Energy, and Anti-matter. Cold Fusion Reactors are the main source of energy in the Federation, and quite a common site to their efficiency and relatively low risks. Negative energy as mentioned is also quite common a site, due to the fact that it powers both FTL and anti-gravity systems within the Federation. Antimatter is not as common, but as mentioned powers most non-FTL propulsion systems and large scale anti-matter reactors can be seen in massive industrial complexes. ‘

Propulsion as used by the Federation consists of mainly the aforementioned warp drive, anti-gravity for a lot of military in atmosphere vehicles, anti-matter drives for non-FTL propulsion in star ships and for launching stuff out of atmosphere, and chemical rockets that are slowly being phased out and mainly used by poorer civilian corporations.

Terraforming is also a technology possessed by the Federation. While it was mostly developed to help restore Earth, terraformers were used to help make New Siberia a bit more livable, and experiments on Mars and a few other planets with Alpha Centauri are showing promising results, leading to experts saying that within the next few years terraforming will be common within the Federation and used to make new habitable worlds.

Cultural Overview:
Ever since the end of the Third World War the overall culture of the Federation has been mixed in mashed due to the combination of so many Earth Nations. However in particular German, American, and British culture are very dominate in Sol, with English having taken over as the primary language of the Federation. Individual Systems within the Federation have come to be dominated by different cultures however. Alpha Centauri and it’s capital of New Siberia are dominated by Russian culture, with System A-1(a mere colony and not a fully developed system like Alpha Centauri or Sol) has become dominated by Asian culture. 

History:
The earliest history of the Federation of Sol and her formation goes back to events that lead to the Third World War. Europe, fearing more and more the reviving Russian Giant and their loss of influence and power to the growing Chinese Giant, formed the European Federation. Guided by the The United Kingdom and Germany, the European Federation was rising to challenge the status quo. Russia began making more aggressive moves, hoping to outpace the EF. However despite attempts by both Russia and China the EF managed to rise higher than most other nations, consolidating their power and directing influence to Africa in hopes to secure the resources there via trade agreements.

The USA also saw much change in this period, as it was forced to shut down many of it’s oversea bases amidst further economic troubles. Rioting became problem as the USA’s police forces and military began preparing for what was gearing to be a huge collapse. Both China and Russia began rapid expansion of their militaries, with plans to secure influence over huge chunks of land now that America was falling. In response to this the European Federation also began a rapid expansion of it’s military to secure itself against the coming giant. Tensions between Russia, the European Federation, and China further raised as incidents and revolutions in Africa occurred, with the European Federation and China usually supporting different sides. Many observers called this a second Cold War. The UN fell further into uselessness, as many nations withdrew and those remaining ignored the former treaties and acts that had been passed by it.

Tensions between the European Federation and Russia finally managed to spark into a full out war. Belarus, which had been considering joining the European Federation, was swiftly occupied by Russia. The EF demanded Russia withdraw or face a full out war with Europe, and of course Russia refused. The war began as Russian forces brutally pressed into the Scandinavian Peninsula and the Baltic nations. The European Federation sent many forces, as a huge devastating war with massive loss of life began. Within the first few months the death toll rose to more than 70 million, with the Geneva Conventions having been forgotten and torn to pieces. Civilians became a primary target for Russia, with Poland and the Balkans devastated by Russian firebombing campaigns.

While the war occurred the USA government fell and anarchy spread across much of the USA. However a new highly right-wing government managed to seize control of many states, and quickly restored order. While devastated from the anarchy, the new government instituted many policies that led to a rapid rebuilding of the USA. While this new government disagreed with many of the left-wing policies of the European Federation, it saw the resurging Russia and the Chinese Dragon as more of a threat. The New USA quickly declared war on Russia, launching a invasion from Alaska. China threatened war on both the European Federation and the New USA if the invasion was not canceled. Upon the New USA’s refusal China declared war, and added a whole new layer of brutality to the war. The war had finally been called WW3, as the nations of the world devoted their entire attention to the war.

Africa quickly became divided as those who fell under EF and China influence choose to support their chosen sponsors. Africa’s deserts quickly became bathed in blood, as various Asian Nations choose whether or not to support China. Many rallied behind the USA and European Federation, and the war became more brutal than before. The Death toll quickly rose to over 200 million, with cities becoming nothing but bombed out husks.

As the war continued a combined European and New USA offensive pushed into Russia and managed to capture Moscow, forcing them to surrender. China was forced on the defensive as the New USA’s fleets began harassing supply ships from Africa and other Chinese-Allied nations. China was becoming desperate as the New USA and EF cut of many of their options.

On August 21st, 2065, Los Angeles was lit up with a Chinese Nuclear ICBM. New Delhi also fell to Chinese Nukes, as India had chosen to align themselves with the European Federation. While the New USA and European Federation quickly moved in missile defenses, they were unable to save the cities of Istanbul, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Vienna, Warsaw, Dallas, Houston, and Miami. The New USA, EF, and its allies all met at Washington D.C to discuss their plan of action, and they consorted that the only had one option.

A month after the Chinese bombings Beijing was nuked. As China did not foresee the use of nukes by the European Federation or the New USA, much of China’s central leadership was destroyed. This allowed for a final push, as China and her remaining allies were occupied. On September 19th, 2065, WW3 had finally drawn to a close. 20 years of unrelenting brutal war had devastated the Earth, cities destroyed, and pollution and radiation spreading around the globe. The final estimate for the death toll was placed at 600 million, 400 million of which was estimated to be civilian deaths.

The world’s remaining leaders convened this time in Ottawa, Canada to discuss the future. They decided that the only way to prevent another war and save the Earth was to unite it. This lead to the creation and signing of the United Earth Compact, creating a central Earth Government which held authority over all of it’s land and people, but remained democratic and free. They focused on space, hoping that with use of resources from their Earth could be saved.

Much research was conducted, leading to the development of many of the space-faring technologies possessed by the Federation today. Most of Earth’s population was moved underground, or to floating sky cities powered by new anti-gravity systems. Terraformers were placed on the surface and began removing much of the radiation caused by the bombings, as well as the pollution. Despite this not many cities were allowed on the surface, as much of it was saved for farming.

With the Earth renewed and many inter-system mining posts and small colonies on the moon and Mars, the United Earth Compact changed their name to the Federation of Sol and Associated Colonies. FTL was developed as humanity stopped looking at the destruction caused by WW3, and began looking towards space as the future for humanity. Earth entered a period of advancement, as nano-bots, AI, and cybernetics were developed to help expansion. Sol became  a fully developed system, and the government launched a operation towards Alpha Centauri, leading to the colonization of New Siberia and the growth of Alpha Centauri as a fully-developed system. 

The Federation of Sol and Associated Colonies elected Robert McClain as the newest president in 2154. His policies lead to huge growth of the Federation and her colonies, with System A-1 colonized shortly after he took control. He has been re-elected many times, and his popular amongst the Federation’s citizens.

At current the Federation is monitoring the LSN through a small outpost established in their home system. They are making determinations as whether or not to contact them due to how primitive they are compared to the federation. 

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