Member
The Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Man
(Known Popularly as The Gaelic Union)
Ireland
Scotland
Man
Scotland
Man
What Areas Do You Control:
Political Party:
Aontacht - a left center Unionist Party who spearheaded the union of Ireland and Scotland
Type of Government:
Federal Republic
Military:
Total Enlisted Forces: 235,803
Total Active Personnel: 147,161
Army:
The Gaelic Army is by far one of the most advanced thanks to the technological prowess of the Union. All active personnel in the army are equipped with "Belfast Model" exosuits, designed to act as both a kind of lightweight armor, being constructed from lightweight ceramics on the outside and with an interior made from kevlar. In addition, each suit is filled with high tech computers and medical supplies to treat solider on the battlefield with little need for manual first aid. The suit is able to administer antibiotics and analgesics when prompted by the internal implant connected to the soldier's nervous system. Other functions include portions of the suit compressing to stop bleeding a sort of interconnection between suits to provide easy communication among soldiers.
Soldiers are armed with ballistic weapons such as automatic rifles and pistols, but artillery have access to a kind of prototype sonic cannon. The weapon is designed to debilitate enemies and sap their morale, the painful experience of being exposed to the weapon as enough to force a surrender being the goal. The weapons are currently nonlethal, and often found equipped onto tanks or carried by artillery soldiers. These weapons played a vital role in the conquest of Northern Ireland.
Navy
The Union has a proud history of Naval Power, and the modern age is no exception. Galway, Man, Cork Aberdeen and Glasgow are the major ports in the union. It currently has a fleet of 50 Ships. Comprised of 15 Figates, 10 Submarines, 9 destroyers, 10 Patrols, 3 Surveys, 3 Icebreakers. The ships' models were developed mostly in Scotland, and are powered mostly as Nuclear or Hydrogen based vehicles.
Air Force
The Air Force is a sadly neglected portion of the Gaelic Military. It is in possetion of about 200 Aircraft, most of which are stationed in either Dublin or Glasgow.
Productions:
Since the union between Ireland and Scotland was cemented in the fires of WW3, the two nations have begun to produce far beyond what they were capable of before the war. In particular, the Gaelic Union has been paving the way in advanced robotics and software.
The "Edinburgh Model" exosuit is by far the most famous of Gaelic inventions, being the basis for most modern forms of military exosuits. More recently, the improved "Belfast Model" was created, using a built in neural interface computer to communicate with a medical implant to administer antibiotics and painkillers, along with basic first aid to those who are injured; either through thought or instinctive brain reactions to pain or disease.
Through this also came the Gaelic Union's innovations in medicine. It is the #1 producer of neural interface prosthetics and implants such as the Belfast Implant, which are becoming more and more affordable thanks to Ireland's deposits of necessary materials and the many production centers in Scotland and Man. Ireland is currently a major producer and exporter of Base Metals and Natural Gas, which has almost entirely replaced the need for Oil in the Union, in conjunction with Scotland's abundant Energy Sources including Gas, Oil, Wind and Tidal Power.
History of the Nation:
When WW3 broke out, it was only inevitable that Britain would become a target in the fight between world powers. In the chaos that became of World War 3, the Union collapsed under the vicious assaults, leaving Scotland and Northern Ireland as independent nations. England was in no position to be anything of use to Scotland after the severe blows it had taken in the war, leaving Scotland to propose a union with Ireland, who had by comparison suffered little. Ireland accepted the proposal, using leverage from Scotland in the war to begin the conquest of Northern Ireland.
Irish Republic Forces invaded from the south while Scottish forces came from the North. The invasion was long and drawn out, with the Northern Irish holding on for a good 3 years of the assault from both sides. However, the war would come to an end when Scottish soldiers using ships mounted with sonic devices attacked Belfast, and finished off with a full out attack on the city. The North had no choice but to surrender, being incorporated into the territory of Ireland.
When the war was beginning to come to an end, the Union was asked by the Isle of Man for admittance into their state. The request was granted, creating the modern borders of the Gaelic Union. Once a peace was achieved, the Gaels looked not to war, but to economics. Working off of the technological advancements made in the war by Scotland, plus the valuable natural resources of Ireland, The Union began carving a niche in medical robotics, banking on this to secure a favorable economic position, and boost their damaged economy that came from ww3.
In many ways, it worked. The Union has a very strong economy, and technology is only increasing in the electronics and software fields, with medicine following in as well. The Gaelic Union is recognized for having one of the greatest qualities of life post war, but also for its extensive infrastructural damage, which has ironically only boosted their search for machines and people to maintain them as rebuilding commences.
Main Race:
Total Population: 11,790,197
Irish: 36%
Scottish: 35%
Manx: 5%
English: 10%
Other:7%
Main Religion:
Catholic: 38%
Protestant: 47%
Irreligious/Atheist: 12%
Other: 3%
Other: The Goidelic languages are beginning to once again see use as widespread toungues, with a standard "Gaelic" language even beginning to develop from Irish, Scots Gaelic, and Manx. This standard is mostly based off of Connacht Irish, and is becoming more important on the international scale with the Gaelic Union's rise to power in place of the steadily plummeting England.
