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B A N K
B I O G R A P H Y
G E N E R A L A P P E R A N C E
P U R C H A S E / M I L I T A R Y
TOTAL: $9,995
T A C T I C S
O R G A N I Z A T I O N
I M P O R T A N T P E R S O N S
General Dong Honghe is one of the oldest members of the Union Army in both appearance and actual age having been one of the Founding 100 and Hayden's older brother's leaders. A former "Communist", Dong is known as quite the stubborn hardass with what some would deem an uncomfortable level of pragmatism but he is one of the finest military might in Tiantan without a doubt.
Major Yuan Weibao has been Hayden's longest serving commanders being part of the Founding 100 and has a close relationship with Hayden. He leads the 1st Battalion and has served on many a front line combat roles garnering him quite the amount of respect from his soldiers.
Major Jin Meili is unique in her position as she commands all of the supporting elements such as tanks and artillery and logistics. Clad in handmade armor made lovingly by her former owner (Hayden's older sister), she's far smarter in terms of mental capacity than many think, able to keep track of a myriad numbers of running the Union's civilians and military. Her most famous feat was commanding an artillery gun to quite literally snipe flying bugs, hitting every one of them dead on in flight.
Major Shi Zhian, the new blood in the chain of command, recently promoted after the untimely death of the former Major of the 2nd Battalion. He's competent and seen his fair share of battles but he lacks command experience on a large scale, an unfortunate trait in many Tiantan soldiers. Its for this reason that Major Shi is often called as the reason the 2nd Battalion often plays second fiddle and reserve to the 1st Battalion although the new commander is trying his hardest to learn from his elders.
C U L T U R E
M A P L O C A T I O N S
A - Main base and homelands of the Tiantan, the Zheng's backyard. Its a comparatively ancient nation, being without a doubt one of the oldest civilization in the area. Its dotted with shrines, villages, markets, industrial workshops and cultural buildings as a sign to its heritage, some even built by Hayden and his siblings. However, it does still see some military build up from the hardened clay walls of old that defended the people from outdoor predators to more modern trenches that run across the front as well as a network of tunnel that even stretches into the territory as an underground network, clearly something learned from ant invasions.
B - Training grounds of the Army and where the barracks are located, these are host to the firing ranges and martial arts dojos that train Tiantan MockZ in the arts of war. In addition, various administrative buildings are located here as is a stockpile with some supplies and repair workshops; the other half are kept by the Motor Pool and Forward HQ to prevent the entirety of Tiantan's military supply stockpile and administration from being taken out in one strike. Although it boasts more modern defenses, there is still a great deal of culture surrounding the area such as the memorialized now-empty ant hill which remembers those who were lost in the Tunneler Campaigns against an invading ant swarm some time ago.
C - Motor Pool and Forward HQ of the Army that is linked to the Training Grounds by a transport system that runs into the Zheng's home of tubes and specialized walk ways and even a creative cart system made by one of Hayden's younger siblings using a battery powered model train, perfect for rail transport. This is also where the Army typically deploys from and houses some of the administrative "offices" (read: several reinforced shoeboxes, milk jugs and a painted doll house with additional fixtures).
D & E - Outposts Gou and Jiu respectively, they're watch stations for the Tiantan, giving them all good lines of sight and vision over the in coming roads and come equipped with both radio/scanning equipment and traditional bonfire signals. They are crewed only by infantry but have tunnels that run right under the road which link up to the Motor Pool and HQ.
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B A N K
$5.00
B I O G R A P H Y
A lover of history, Hayden can be said as one of the first people who fell in love with the MockZ product lines although his family never quite had a whole lot of money to go around leading to him having to share a single pack with his four other siblings. With 20 MockZ and 2 Horses to his name, Hayden poured everything into shaping the little figures and having them study countless hours of instructional videos online before releasing them into the untamed wilderness of his backyard along with the MockZ of his younger siblings (Hayden's older siblings had taken their's with them to college or their own apartments).
Everyday, the three siblings would dash to the backyard to be greeted by their little peoples who revered them as benevolent gods, always assisting their people. Hayden was most liked (at least according to his MockZ) as he was the one who brought the most gifts. However, the backyard was still an untamed wilderness and attacks by insects weren't uncommon. In an attempt to counteract the menace, Hayden spent some pocket change and bought a box of matches and a box of needles to be used against the bugs as weapons. In time, the MockZ of the Zheng family began to unify against a common threat with Hayden's leading the charge. The creatures were beaten back and there was peace with Hayden and his tribes been hailed as the heroes.
As the years progressed, Hayden found himself in possession of an increasing number of MockZ saved up from his own pocket money. It was no surprise that it was his people who would come to call the backyard their kingdom and settle it in proper although raids from foul creatures still occurred.
With the release of the new WW2 line, Hayden felt obligated in a way to "level up" his MockZ and worked hard to make the money and do the math to try and be as cost effective as possible. Recently the job of making money has gotten easier as he's found a job as an exterminator and brings his armed MockZ to assist him. While this is certain an unorthodox way of both thinking and training, it has given his MockZ some interesting traits overall compared to some other people's.
Everyday, the three siblings would dash to the backyard to be greeted by their little peoples who revered them as benevolent gods, always assisting their people. Hayden was most liked (at least according to his MockZ) as he was the one who brought the most gifts. However, the backyard was still an untamed wilderness and attacks by insects weren't uncommon. In an attempt to counteract the menace, Hayden spent some pocket change and bought a box of matches and a box of needles to be used against the bugs as weapons. In time, the MockZ of the Zheng family began to unify against a common threat with Hayden's leading the charge. The creatures were beaten back and there was peace with Hayden and his tribes been hailed as the heroes.
As the years progressed, Hayden found himself in possession of an increasing number of MockZ saved up from his own pocket money. It was no surprise that it was his people who would come to call the backyard their kingdom and settle it in proper although raids from foul creatures still occurred.
With the release of the new WW2 line, Hayden felt obligated in a way to "level up" his MockZ and worked hard to make the money and do the math to try and be as cost effective as possible. Recently the job of making money has gotten easier as he's found a job as an exterminator and brings his armed MockZ to assist him. While this is certain an unorthodox way of both thinking and training, it has given his MockZ some interesting traits overall compared to some other people's.
Tiantan Union
G E N E R A L A P P E R A N C E
The Tiantan are pretty clearly modeled Asians of both genders with skin ranging from off-white to slightly tanned depending on the person. Eyes and hair are almost universally black or some dark brown and bodies that are generally either fit and strong or graceful and delicate.
P U R C H A S E / M I L I T A R Y
- 7,700 MockZ w/ 750 Horses- $1,540
- (1,500 Military & 200 Horses: 1,206 Active Combat w/ 294 Staff)
- 700x Rifles (Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr, aka VG1-5)- $350
- 200x SMGs (Sten SMG) - $320
- 40x Flamethrowers (K-Pattern Flamethrower) - $800
- 80x LMGs (Bren LMG) - $640
- 20x Snipers (VG-5, aka VK-98) - $100
- 2,000x Grenades (Stick Grenades)- $600
- 50x HMGs (Vickers MG) - $500
- 4x Light Tanks (BT-7 Cavalry Tank) - $1,350
- 25x Trucks - $3,900
- 4x AT Guns (25 Pounder Guns) - $160
- 300x Barrels of Gasoline - $45
- 48x Pounds of Steel - $48
- 60x Tools - $60
- 100x Bags of Concrete - $20
- 6,000x Nuts and Bolts - $12
TOTAL: $9,995
T A C T I C S
The Tiantan's history of being used in "Exterminator Hunts" has led to them developing some interesting traits and habits. For example, they operate much better at a squad/platoon level as during hunts, they have to learn to operate without direct link to a central HQ; such a lack of connection also means that squads have to be flexible and be able to improvise on the fly.
Given the nature of these Hunts, there is a noticeable lack of both armor and long range weaponry as these are deemed less important in the face of swarms of bugs. The environments of these hunts also translates into the Tiantan army being able to fight well in low light/nighttime operations as well has have a high degree of fearlessness even when outnumbered since there's few things that can scare a MockZ quite like a swarm of hungry insects which also happens to make them well suited in anti-infantry roles. All of these trains combined means that the Tiantan make for the finest close range shock troops in the area, boasting special "training" that few others can compare too.
Given the number of trucks and horses in active service, the Tiantan Army has also developed a good system of supplies and logistics, letting the Army as a whole have a reputation of being well equipped numerically.
One of the best examples of the Tiantan's ability of jury rigging is the Quad-MG mounts known as "Storm Drums" which is simply 4 machine guns lined up in a row and synchronized, capable of shredding infantry and even acting as a crude AA gun.
Given the nature of these Hunts, there is a noticeable lack of both armor and long range weaponry as these are deemed less important in the face of swarms of bugs. The environments of these hunts also translates into the Tiantan army being able to fight well in low light/nighttime operations as well has have a high degree of fearlessness even when outnumbered since there's few things that can scare a MockZ quite like a swarm of hungry insects which also happens to make them well suited in anti-infantry roles. All of these trains combined means that the Tiantan make for the finest close range shock troops in the area, boasting special "training" that few others can compare too.
Given the number of trucks and horses in active service, the Tiantan Army has also developed a good system of supplies and logistics, letting the Army as a whole have a reputation of being well equipped numerically.
One of the best examples of the Tiantan's ability of jury rigging is the Quad-MG mounts known as "Storm Drums" which is simply 4 machine guns lined up in a row and synchronized, capable of shredding infantry and even acting as a crude AA gun.
O R G A N I Z A T I O N
The very basic formation of a Tiantan unit is the platoon which consists of 50 men and 4 squads of infantry and a special weapons squad. An infantry squad has 10 men focused around the machine gune: 6 Rifles, 3 SMGs and a LMG; the officer of these squads generally carry rifles as to not mark themselves out. A Special weapons team is made of 2 Flame Squads (1 Rifle, 2 SMGs and a Flamethrower each) and one snipe team (1 Rifle and 1 Sniper Rifle).
Above a platoon is a company made of two platoons (100 soldiers), then a battalion of five companies (500 soldiers) and finally a regiment of 2 battalions (1000 soldiers) and is the entire strength of the Tiantan army. Although most of the army is on foot, there is a single motorized company mounted in trucks. In addition, a stock of horses are granted to the army as either transports and to serve as mounts for recon if needed.
The tanks operate in squadrons of two as do the artillery who operate in batteries of two with the artillery guns being either towed by horses or spare trucks.
Above a platoon is a company made of two platoons (100 soldiers), then a battalion of five companies (500 soldiers) and finally a regiment of 2 battalions (1000 soldiers) and is the entire strength of the Tiantan army. Although most of the army is on foot, there is a single motorized company mounted in trucks. In addition, a stock of horses are granted to the army as either transports and to serve as mounts for recon if needed.
The tanks operate in squadrons of two as do the artillery who operate in batteries of two with the artillery guns being either towed by horses or spare trucks.
- Regiment - 1,000 MockZ (2 Battalions)
- Battalion - 500 MockZ (5 Companies)
- Company - 100 MockZ (2 Platoons)
- Platoon - 50 MockZ (4 Inf. Squads, 2 Flamer Squads and 1 Marksmen Team)
- Infantry Squad - 10 MockZ
- 1 LMG
- 3 SMG
- 6 Rifles (Officer has a Rifle)
- Flamer Squad - 4 MockZ
- 1 Flamethrower
- 1 SMG
- 2 Rifles (Officer has a Rifle)
- Marksmen Team - 2 MockZ
- 1 Sniper Rifle
- 1 Rifles
- Infantry Squad - 10 MockZ
- Platoon - 50 MockZ (4 Inf. Squads, 2 Flamer Squads and 1 Marksmen Team)
- Company - 100 MockZ (2 Platoons)
- Battalion - 500 MockZ (5 Companies)
- Regimental Equipment
- 580 Rifles (Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr)
- 280 SMGs (Czech ZK-383)
- 40 Flamethrowers (K-Pattern Flamethrower)
- 80 LMGs (Madsen Machine Gun)
- 20 Snipers (Volkssturmgewehr VG-5)
I M P O R T A N T P E R S O N S
General Dong Honghe is one of the oldest members of the Union Army in both appearance and actual age having been one of the Founding 100 and Hayden's older brother's leaders. A former "Communist", Dong is known as quite the stubborn hardass with what some would deem an uncomfortable level of pragmatism but he is one of the finest military might in Tiantan without a doubt.
Major Yuan Weibao has been Hayden's longest serving commanders being part of the Founding 100 and has a close relationship with Hayden. He leads the 1st Battalion and has served on many a front line combat roles garnering him quite the amount of respect from his soldiers.
Major Jin Meili is unique in her position as she commands all of the supporting elements such as tanks and artillery and logistics. Clad in handmade armor made lovingly by her former owner (Hayden's older sister), she's far smarter in terms of mental capacity than many think, able to keep track of a myriad numbers of running the Union's civilians and military. Her most famous feat was commanding an artillery gun to quite literally snipe flying bugs, hitting every one of them dead on in flight.
Major Shi Zhian, the new blood in the chain of command, recently promoted after the untimely death of the former Major of the 2nd Battalion. He's competent and seen his fair share of battles but he lacks command experience on a large scale, an unfortunate trait in many Tiantan soldiers. Its for this reason that Major Shi is often called as the reason the 2nd Battalion often plays second fiddle and reserve to the 1st Battalion although the new commander is trying his hardest to learn from his elders.
C U L T U R E
With a clear base in Chinese culture, the Tiantan are interesting as they are comprised of three "factions" with each hailing from a different person and modeled after a certain faction within China during the Chinese Civil War. There's the "Communists" who were originally from Hayden's older brother and are amongst the most experienced, the "Warlords" who were once that of Hayden's older sister and show clear evidence of heavy custom ornaments made by hand, and the "Nationalists" that are Hayden's own personal soldier that are the most numerous.
Tiantan are known to be highly resourceful and inventive, often reusing old bits of junk to their advantage such as reusing old cutlery and bowls as part of defenses and using what some consider to be inferior and crude "last ditch" weapons from the tail end of WW2. However, all of these practices stems from the fact that for much of their history, the Tiantan didn't have much as their owner Hayden couldn't afford much and thus encouraged and instilled them a culture of innovating and reusing old junk; the use of VG weapons is mostly due to the fact how easy it is for the MockZ to repair and maintain them on their own. Perhaps the most notable and long lasting example of this cultural practice is the Zhen Jian, or "Needle Sword" which was the first weapons that Hayden gave his MockZ to defend from the bugs that plagued their early history.
In regards to Hayden, the MockZ of Tiantan do see him as a god as any other but have more of a "polytheistic" approach, seeing him as part of the greater Zheng Dynasty of Gods. Such has made Hayden an effective "King of Gods" in their eyes and while they (the MockZ) may have different creators, they all owe allegiance to the Zheng Dynasty and its head, Great Lord Hayden.
Tiantan are known to be highly resourceful and inventive, often reusing old bits of junk to their advantage such as reusing old cutlery and bowls as part of defenses and using what some consider to be inferior and crude "last ditch" weapons from the tail end of WW2. However, all of these practices stems from the fact that for much of their history, the Tiantan didn't have much as their owner Hayden couldn't afford much and thus encouraged and instilled them a culture of innovating and reusing old junk; the use of VG weapons is mostly due to the fact how easy it is for the MockZ to repair and maintain them on their own. Perhaps the most notable and long lasting example of this cultural practice is the Zhen Jian, or "Needle Sword" which was the first weapons that Hayden gave his MockZ to defend from the bugs that plagued their early history.
In regards to Hayden, the MockZ of Tiantan do see him as a god as any other but have more of a "polytheistic" approach, seeing him as part of the greater Zheng Dynasty of Gods. Such has made Hayden an effective "King of Gods" in their eyes and while they (the MockZ) may have different creators, they all owe allegiance to the Zheng Dynasty and its head, Great Lord Hayden.
M A P L O C A T I O N S
A - Main base and homelands of the Tiantan, the Zheng's backyard. Its a comparatively ancient nation, being without a doubt one of the oldest civilization in the area. Its dotted with shrines, villages, markets, industrial workshops and cultural buildings as a sign to its heritage, some even built by Hayden and his siblings. However, it does still see some military build up from the hardened clay walls of old that defended the people from outdoor predators to more modern trenches that run across the front as well as a network of tunnel that even stretches into the territory as an underground network, clearly something learned from ant invasions.
B - Training grounds of the Army and where the barracks are located, these are host to the firing ranges and martial arts dojos that train Tiantan MockZ in the arts of war. In addition, various administrative buildings are located here as is a stockpile with some supplies and repair workshops; the other half are kept by the Motor Pool and Forward HQ to prevent the entirety of Tiantan's military supply stockpile and administration from being taken out in one strike. Although it boasts more modern defenses, there is still a great deal of culture surrounding the area such as the memorialized now-empty ant hill which remembers those who were lost in the Tunneler Campaigns against an invading ant swarm some time ago.
C - Motor Pool and Forward HQ of the Army that is linked to the Training Grounds by a transport system that runs into the Zheng's home of tubes and specialized walk ways and even a creative cart system made by one of Hayden's younger siblings using a battery powered model train, perfect for rail transport. This is also where the Army typically deploys from and houses some of the administrative "offices" (read: several reinforced shoeboxes, milk jugs and a painted doll house with additional fixtures).
D & E - Outposts Gou and Jiu respectively, they're watch stations for the Tiantan, giving them all good lines of sight and vision over the in coming roads and come equipped with both radio/scanning equipment and traditional bonfire signals. They are crewed only by infantry but have tunnels that run right under the road which link up to the Motor Pool and HQ.
