(Known Popularly as The Gaelic Union)





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.

What Areas Do You Control: Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Kuwait

Political Party: Petros Dynasty (Far Right Dynasty that was started by Ashur Petros)
Type of Government: Absolute Monarchy

Military:
Total Enlisted Forces: 240,136
Total Active Personnel: 202,295

The Assyrian Empire itself has built something known as the Ashurian Wall. The Wall is both a wall in the physical and the electronic world. The wall covers both the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Border of the nation and every mile a Guard Tower is propped up that has 3 Assyrian Immortals and 5 Scout troops. The wall also has a Gate every 100 miles. Assyrian Immortals are like The Ottoman Janissaries as they are the kids who where picked out during the Great Cleansing. They are like the Persian Immortals from ancient times as they are the most elite warriors in the nation and they are replaced almost immediately if one dies, making them seem Immortal.

The Ashurian Wall is also one of the largest Fire walls on the planet. It is meant to keep government computers safe from foreign hackers who might want to steal information that the Glorious Assyrian Empire Has.

Assyrium is the Capital of the Assyrian Empire. Assyrium was built out of the ashes of Mosul during the Kurdish Assyrian war. It is a giant fortress as it has the Petros Wall around it, a giant wall that can be compared to the Walls of Constantinople for its near impenetrability. In the Middle of the city lies the Royal Palace where Ashur, his family, and his closest advisors live.

The Assyrian Mediterranean border holds one of the largest ports on the planet that stretches from the Southern area of Antioch all the way to the top of Israeli-Assyrian border. It also holds some of the largest Naval bases on the planet just in case the Assyrians need to invade from the Mediterranean sea against European Nations.

Productions (What your nation Produces):
The Assyrian Empire is one of the largest producers of Oil on the planet. They are also one of the largest producers of Military arms on Earth because of the mass producing areas that lie outside of Baghdad and Assyrium.

History of the Nation (Easy Pz):
In Early 2016, Israel finally joined the war against ISIS and began an invasion against the terrorist controlled areas and it seemed like they where going to succeed at destroying the terrorist menace. Soon after, Hezbollah began popping up in Iraqi and Syrian occupied areas, leading to the Israelis moving out.

This caused the Israelis to go to plan B and they began to arm Sutoro, an Assyrian militia fighting ISIS that at the time only had 2000 soldiers. The reason why the Israelis armed the Assyrians and not the Kurds is because the Assyrians had a better relationship with the Israelis then the Kurds.

The Field was set for the next stage of the Syrio-Iraq Civil War, the Iraqi and Syrian governments going against ISIS going against Hezbollah going against the PKK and Sutoro. Majority of the battles consisted of what was left from the governments in the Iraq and Syrian nations going against ISIS, with Hezbollah having small skirmishes against ISIS and the PKK. Sutoro attacked the ISIS outposts.

The 2016 year came and passed, and 2017 arrived. This year, as called by the Assyrian people, is known as the Year of Freedom. Sutoro began growing very quickly as Assyrians in both Iraq and Syria began to join the armies. By August 2017 they hit 20 thousand members in Sutoro. With the help of the PKK, they eventually managed to beat Hezbollah out of the area leaving only ISIS and the governments of the two nations to deal with.

In November 2017, ISIS had been pushed back into the edges of both nations and the governments where dissolved (finally) and where to be put back after the civil war finally ended. Majority of the members of ISIS had fled into Libya and other North African countries and the ones who where left fought to the very end, but they eventually fell, and the Civil War finally ended.

The United Nations redivided the nations of Iraq and Syria and the division lead to this. North Iraq and Syria where known as the Kurdo-Assyrian Republic, and it would be a nation for the Kurds and Assyrians. The Middle part of Iraq and Syria would be known as Syria, and the Shia muslim area of Iraq would be known as Iraq, leaving the lower part of Syria to vote with where they wanted to join, and they joined Syria.

A mass migration began into the Kurdo-Assyrian republic as Assyrians from all around the planet began to return to there Homeland, leading to a nation that had around 3 Million Assyrians, 5.9 Million Kurds, and 1 million Iraqi/Assyrians to populate the nation.

The Iraqi/Syria area was just fine until 2029, when Ashur Petros was elected president of the Kurdo-Assyrian republic. Ashur Petros preached a return to the great Assyrian Empire, an empire that shall hold all of the areas of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Kuwait. The Kurdo-Assyrian republic began an invasion of Syria on September 16th, 2029, 6 months before the start of World War Three.

The Capital of Syria was North Baghdad. In North Baghdad a wall that divided Syria and Iraq lied known as the Baghdad Wall. Ashur personally wanted to raise the flag of the Kurdo-Assyrian republic in the city, and by the start of World War Three, he did. When the first shot was fired in the first battle of World War 3, all of what was Syria was now part of the Kurdo-Assyrian republic. Ashur began a massacre against all of the Syrian/Iraqi Adults, stating that this is merely revenge for what they did to the Assyrians and Kurds. All Children under 5 where to be taken and converted by his government.

Ashur soon released this message towards the world. "I am someone who is forming a homeland for the oppressed peoples in the Middle East. All Christian Arabs, Assyrians, and Kurds around the world will be allowed to enter our nation. We want all of you to return home."

In 2031, Ashur tore down the Baghdad wall and marched into Iraq, slaughtering people from city to city leading to the conquest of the nation in 3 months. Ashur's next target was Kuwait, and he surrounded the country in a circle his armies began to do exactly what they did in Iraq, slaughtering all who where not Assyrian, Kurd, or Christian. 2 months after the invasion of Kuwait, it too joined what Ashur had begun to call the Kurdo-Assyrian Empire.

Next, they warned Lebanon, stating that they either join the Empire, or be eradicated. Soon, the streets of Beirut where filled with Christians protesting against the government because the government chose to fight the Assyrians. Ashur voiced another message to the Christians in Lebanon. "Hello, it seems that at least some of the Lebanese are smart enough to join me, those who want to join my Empire, begin to occupy areas, I shall send armies to help you."

Ashur did just that, Lebanon was taken in only a month, and in two months, majority of the Lebanese Islamic population where destroyed. Ashur put his eyes on the country Jordan, in what would be the longest invasion the country went through. The Kurdo-Assyrian armies began to march against the nation of Jordan on October 16th, 2030. The two armies collided on October 25th, 2030 in what would begin the Great March.

Day by Day, the Kurdo-Assyrian Armies slowly pushed the armies of Jordan back. The people of Jordan knew they where going to lose, but they knew they where going to fight to there last breath, and well, they did. The last known Islamic resident of Jordan was their King, and he was put to death on live tv by Ashur by firing Squad on September 15th 2031.

For two years, mass genocide was committed against who was left in the Empire. During the 2033 election, Ashur destroyed the democracy and crowned himself Emperor of Assyria, stating that the Kurds are disgusting and they must be destroyed, and that all Kurds under the age of 7 are to be put to death, this is, except those who are in the Army as they have proven to be loyal to Emperor Ashur.

This began the darkest days in the history of the nation, known as the Kurdish Assyrian war. A mass exodus of Kurds into Turkey happened, that was, until Ashur sent his soldiers to build a wall between the two nations. Slowly, the Muslim Kurds where purged from his Empire one by one, and by 2037, nearly four years after it began, the Great Purge stopped. The Kurds had either all been eradicated or they moved. Ashur soon voiced this message around the world "The deed is done, my perfect Empire has been formed, and I shall voice this again, if any Christian Arabs from around the world want to leave their nations and join my Perfect Empire, they may."

Soon, the Copts from Egypt began to pour into the nation. Christians from Iran began to run in from the West, and Christian Arabs from South America and Australia began to fly into the nation. In 2040, the Empire had reached a population of 30 million.

Main Race: The High Class and Dynasty is Assyrian.
Assyrian 17%
Copt (Egyptian Christian) 50%
Iraqi/Syrian Christian 10%
Iraqi/Syrian Muslim 3% (Mostly Hiding)
Kurdish Christian 10%
Kurdish Muslim 5% (Mostly Hiding)
Other Arab 5% (Mostly Hiding)
Total Population: 24 Million

Main Religion: The State Religion is Syriac Christian, but all sects of Christianity are accepted.
Syriac Christian: 37%
Coptic: 50%
Islamic: 12%
Atheist: 0.9%
Jewish: 0.1%

- Carbon-nanotubes: Their diverse properties make them potentially the building block of all near-future technology. They can be cathalists for various reactions, electrodes and the heart of computer systems (replacing silicon chips). They are also rather light yet strong which makes them important for buildings and vehicles. Cost-wise they'll be only marginally more expensive than steel if all costs are cut back with its massed use.

- Energy Storage: CNT-based batteries and supercapacitors will be smaller for the same stored power which is already a boon. In addition CNT makes fuel cell tech viable, somewhat expensive but a possible option for anything that consumes a lot of power. If larger energy densities are needed then they can use antimatter storage but such methods would be obviously expensive and only used in the most expensive cases. Think of the latter as this RP's equivalent of nuclear reactors. Basically you should be able to design storages with the capacity of a car battery but size as small as an ammo clip. Fuel cells can also allow you to substitute typical fuels for electricity if you want to.

- Fusion Reactors: At last this technology would be plausible during this RP. The question is about the scale. Neutron radiation hazard may also limit how small we are willing to build these (since you need some distance and shielding to avoid that issue). So nuclear-powered tanks might be an unlikely scenario still.

- Directed Energy Weapons: They won't be anywhere as convenient as shown in sci-fi. They fail as effective conventional weapons compared to guns. On the other hand they could be cheap (when compared to ordnance, not to handheld firearms) and certain types of radiation would require special protection. As such it'd be effective at disabling electronics or affecting soldiers regardless their protection. The question is whether radiation-weapons would be considered humane enough to avoid it being internationally banned.

- Railguns, coilguns: Oh yes, these will be there. Electromagnetic propulsion will be on the rise. Of the two designs railguns have more potential at smaller scales. With the advance of electronics though I'm not sure whether rails or coilguns are more efficient at large scales. It's up to you. Anyways, railguns with sufficient money and sophistication can replace any firearm we have. The difference would be important yet far from OP.

- Mechs, Walkers, Power Armors: Yeah, with some decades of sophistication and the energy issues solved you can start thinking about your walking vehicles and cool powered armors. Don't think you can build anything like the Gundam, though. Your soldiers may carry more with powered exoskeletons but they are no Ironman, either. Walker vehicles also have several issues in general but I think our nice and benevolent GM would make bits of allowances so long it isn't anything OP.

- Antimatter: The immense energy densities of antimatter would be necessary for certain technologies (especially the nukes). To get this you'd need colliders and particle accelerators designed for this purpose and even then the process would be very wasteful in energy so antimatter would remain expensive. Though you don't need too much of this to begin with. As for storage either electromagnetic traps (ie: Penning Trap) or using fullerenes/CNTs and their electron-dense structure to keep anti-protons. The latter would have a nice potential because you can store the mix as an inert black powder and can "activate" it by just burning it, which is amazing. This makes the "antimatter powder" simple to use and can be even an alternative for space rocket fuels.

- Pure Nukes: By either using lasers or bits of antimatter it's possible to start fusion without leaving behind nuclear fallout. In addition this makes it plausible to scale down nukes to almost any size, especially with the "antimatter powder" idea from above. All you need is a well-designed bomb casing, some explosives, tiny amounts of "antimatter powder" and tanks of liquid hydrgogen or other material you use for fusions. These methods also save up weight compared to older designs so a strategic warhead may even weigh below a ton.