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| Stalingrad 2072; Post-Apocalyptic Russia | |
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| Golan2072 | Dec 20 2011, 12:53 PM Post #1 |
Cannie!
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2020 Biotech Revolution begins; Biotech Bubble begins to grow 2021 Pleistocene Park expanded in Siberia, using cloned mammoths and other extinct ice-age fauna 2022 First Caucasus War between Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on one side and Georgia and Armenia on the other side 2023 Kurdish rebellion in Eastern Turkey and northern Iran and Syria begins following the First Caucasus War 2026 Kurdistan declares independence from Turkey, Iran, Syria, Azerbaijan and Armenia; receives support from the EU (a rising world power) 2028 The Biotech Bubble reaches its height, with biotech being the number-one industry worldwide and vast strides being made in bio-engineering 2029 Fourth Chechnya war between Russia and Chechen separatists; Georgia intervenes in support of Chechnya 2030 Second Caucasus War between Russia and Azerbaijan one one side and Georgia and Armenia on the other; Armenia occupies Nakhchivan 2032 Biotech Bubble bursts, triggering an unprecedented worldwide economic depression; international tensions grow under pressure of the crisis and the powers' scramble for resources, especially oil 2033 Wars break in the Middle East (with Israel and Iran being the main combatants), between India and Pakistan, between several countries in central Africa and between Venezuela and Colombia, among others 2034 India and Pakistan exchange nuclear fire; global warming slows down due to the effects of the massive clouds of soot and dust on the atmosphere; Israeli forces take Syria and Iraq, reaching the Iranian border; war ended by nuclear exchange between Israel and Iran 2035 U.S. sends troops to reinforce Israel; China and Russia send troops to reinforce Iran; war breaks between them, eventually spreading to the entirety of Central Asia and the Middle East 2036 The war spreads across the world, becoming World War III (WWIII) with the main combatants being U.S., Russia/China and the EU; the spoils of the war are the much-needed and rapidly depleting resources, especially fossil fuels and uranium; many smaller local wars are triggered by the international conflict 2037 Large-scale nuclear exchange between the U.S., EU, Russia and China; biological weapons also deployed; 95% of humanity die immediately or within the first few months; the Long Dark begins, an era of severe nuclear winter, unstable weather and widespread radioactive fallout, with the sun blocked out by massive clouds of ash and dust; only 1% of the pre-WWIII world population survives the Long Dark; but many of the transgenic animals created during the Biotech Bubble do survive, especially underground and in wild areas far from the main targets (i.e. the cities) 2052 The Long Dark slowly comes to an end; while the Earth has entered a new, long-term ice-age, insolation is sufficient a very rapid recovery of nature, much faster than expected; most radiation subsides, though the larger cities would still be radioactive for a long time 2053 Military forces (particularly, in this region, Russian) emerge from their nuclear shelters and attempt to reassert government control; however, with central command destroyed in the war and so many opportunities for looting, desertion and local power grabs existing, as well as with stiff resistance by survivors used to live under their own rule, the military fails, an is split into several competing factions; many officers become local warlords, and many soldiers become bandits or join non-military survivors 2072 The Present [Note: Major Inspiration: S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl (one of my favorite computer games) Metro: 2033 (book and computer game) Life After People (History Channel movie and series - their best production ever IMHO) photos of the area around Chernobyl IRL real-world event in the last few years, especially in the Caucasus region Minor Inspiration: Wasteland (best post-apocalyptic computer game ever IMHO) Fallout and Fallout II (haven't bought III yet) Surviving the Apocalypse (History Channel movie) Burntime (a post-apocalyptic computer game)] |
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| Golan2072 | Dec 20 2011, 12:54 PM Post #2 |
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Cannie!
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The factions I have in mind are: Emergency Administration (military) White Legion (fascist neo-czarists) Commune (leftist coalition based in the old Volgograd State University) Chornaya Svoboda/Black Freedom (anarchist gang/splinter-group who broke from the Commune for ideological reasons) Bandits (criminals, raiders and thugs) Rail Nomads (nomads/traders with AN ARMOURED TRAIN!) Free Village of Peschanka (autonomous farming community) Mole People (or Goblins) (residents of the underground Metrotram stations) Independents (people who don't belong to any major faction; in many cases petty traders/scavs) And, of course, there are transgenic animals and rogue pre-WWIII robots to worry about...  Other potential factions I might add include a cult of sorts (I love the 15mm.co.uk cultist figures!), a high-tech Soviet restorationalist enclave (using the minis from Kremlin Miniatures - http://www.kremlinminiatures.co.uk/cdc.htm) and heavily biomodded humans. |
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| Golan2072 | Dec 20 2011, 12:57 PM Post #3 |
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The Emergency Administration Towards the end of WWIII, elements of the 33rd Separate Motor Rifle Regiment, equipped with somewhat outdated gear, were left to garrison Volgograd as better-equipped units were sent to the South to fight in the front lines. When the bombs fell, many of these soldiers found refuge in a large military bunker near the Volgograd International Airport. In the chaos of the 2050's, these surviving Russian military forces tried to re-establish order, but faced stiff resistance by the emerging survivor faction, as well as attrition by transgenic animals and a high desertion rate among the military's ranks. Nevertheless, their commanding officer, General Dimitrov, set up the Emergency Administration of the Volgograd Oblast. This Emergency Administration claims that it represent the legitimate Russian Federation government in the area. However, the Russian Federation is dead for thirty-five years, and, in practice, the Emergency administration failed to enforce its rule over the many warring factions of the ruined city. It controls the old Airport, though, and uses it as its base, holding into its three remaining Mi-8 helicopters, which are seldom used due to the extreme shortage of the jet-quality fuel they require. Today, in the 2070's, the Emergency Administration functions more or less on a feudal basis, demanding a cut of the crops from its area's farmers in exchange for protection from bandits, transgenics and the other factions. Emergency Administration soldiers are usually equipped with AN-94 Abakan assault rifles, RPK-74M LMGs, RPG-29 shoulder-mounted missile launchers, BTR-90 wheeled APCs, and seven T-80 tanks. The normal forces are not equipped with NBC protection outside of their APCs, but a special SPETZNAZ team is rumored to exist with full anti-radiation gear. |
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| Gasmasked Mook | Dec 20 2011, 02:27 PM Post #4 |
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Very interesting. I especially like the central asian conflict. Not a lot of people seem to care about the region but it has a heck of a lot of minerals, oil and so on. Biotech is a cool touch - I suppose we'll be seeing all sorts of weird and wonderful monsters come out of that. BTW - Do you have any miniatures in mind? I would quite like to see that ARMOURED TRAIN if you ever get round to it... Gasmasked Mook |
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| Golan2072 | Dec 20 2011, 02:40 PM Post #5 |
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As there is a nuclear winter, various re-cloned and re-introduced Pleistocene species have spread from the Pleistocene Park in northern Russia, meaning that you have a chance to run into mammoths (sometimes tamed by nomads), sabertooth tigers and cave-bears, in addition to the usual fare of wolves, stray dogs and boars. There might also be weirder things around, including people infected with Neo-Rabies (AKA zombies, but they are not undead and they die after several agonizing months). The armoured train I have in mind is the one from Peter Pig's WWI/WWII ranges, which is 15mm. Do you know what scale of rails fits it? |
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| mattblackgod | Dec 23 2011, 10:20 AM Post #6 |
Big boss warlord dude!
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Great fluff. I like the Ice Age critters idea. Will you have a crazy prehistoric squirrel and the last acorn? 
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| Gasmasked Mook | Dec 23 2011, 07:20 PM Post #7 |
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On the subject of the train: http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=161695 You probably have already found this link but I hope its helpful. |
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| Golan2072 | Dec 24 2011, 01:44 PM Post #8 |
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Cannie!
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Thanks! |
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