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| 2065 -- The [[history_introduction#the_apocalypse war|Apocalypse War]] begins on [[Earth]], starting with a joint Chinese and Pakistani invasion of India. Allied nations are soon dragged into the conflict on both sides. India is aided by Japan, the USA and the European Union. China is joined by Russia and unified Korea. At first the war is fought with conventional weapons, but NBC weapons of mass destruction make their debut late in 2066. | 2065 -- The [[history_introduction#the_apocalypse war|Apocalypse War]] begins on [[Earth]], starting with a joint Chinese and Pakistani invasion of India. Allied nations are soon dragged into the conflict on both sides. India is aided by Japan, the USA and the European Union. China is joined by Russia and unified Korea. At first the war is fought with conventional weapons, but NBC weapons of mass destruction make their debut late in 2066. |
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| 2067 -- [[Gamma Dome]] is destroyed. Widespread devastation is seen on Earth -- some humans return from space colonies to their home countries and families. Others attempt to flee the fighting, either to the non-aligned regions of Earth, or into space. Resupplies from Earth are only a sporadic trickle -- most of them routed through the major spaceports in Brazil and New Zeeland. Recoms revolt on Mars and establish a dictatorship under Marshall [[Redwolf]]. | 2067 -- [[Gamma Dome]] is destroyed. Widespread devastation is seen on Earth -- some humans return from space colonies to their home countries and families. Others attempt to flee the fighting, either to the non-aligned regions of Earth, or into space. Resupplies from Earth are only a sporadic trickle -- most of them routed through the major spaceports in Brazil and New Zealand. Recoms revolt on Mars and establish a dictatorship under Marshall [[Redwolf]]. |
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| 2068 Unmanned //Ogre-class// cybertanks have proven brutally effective on the battlefield. Late in the war, new kind of experimental computer is used to create //Armageddon-class// cybertanks, but is fielded without sufficient testing. Of the 16 tanks produced, 8 went completely 'insane', and one had a brief romantic relation with a recom rat who's only registered name was '86-41', which ended when the tank discovered what it was created for, and self-destructed rather than harm its lover. | 2068 Unmanned //Ogre-class// cybertanks have proven brutally effective on the battlefield. Late in the war, new kind of experimental computer is used to create //Armageddon-class// cybertanks, but is fielded without sufficient testing. Of the 16 tanks produced, 8 went completely 'insane', and one had a brief romantic relation with a recom rat who's only registered name was '86-41', which ended when the tank discovered what it was created for, and self-destructed rather than harm its lover. |
| 2185 -- A commercial venture establishes a small colony on Planet Amazon, primarily as a vacation resort for well-heeled recoms. | 2185 -- A commercial venture establishes a small colony on Planet Amazon, primarily as a vacation resort for well-heeled recoms. |
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| 2192 -- A pair of unidentified alien scout ships engage in a series of minor skirmishes with Martian (GPA) patrol craft. Near-panic is widespread among the public, as many decry the vulnerability of recom civilization to any possible conflict with aliens. The feared invasion never materializes, although budgets for SDF and other patrol forces are increased. | 2192 -- A pair of unidentified scout ships engage in a series of minor skirmishes with Martian (GPA) patrol craft. Mars asserts that the ships were from an unknown alien race. Near-panic is widespread among the public, as many decry the vulnerability of recom civilization to any possible conflict with aliens. The feared invasion never materializes, although budgets for SDF and other patrol forces are increased. |
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| 2200 -- Huge celebrations mark the arrival of the new century. | 2200 -- Huge celebrations mark the arrival of the new century. |
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| 2209 -- After several years of struggle, the Skiltaire Colony on Planet Amazon decide to pack everything up and move on. They strip all items of value and depart into deep space, searching for a planet that they consider more suitable. However, it is possible that some Skiltaire have stayed behind and may choose to integrate into recom society. | 2209 -- After several years of struggle, the Skiltaire Colony on Planet Amazon decide to pack everything up and move on. They strip all items of value and depart into deep space, searching for a planet that they consider more suitable. However, it is possible that some Skiltaire have stayed behind and may choose to integrate into recom society. |
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| | 2211 -- Under cover of riots against Secretary Paris, a massive force of robots under the direction of a Mayor Sethos captured the city of Epiphyte and held it for 77 days. Though most residents were allowed to go about their business without harm, the robots' brutal suppression of resistance caused many to flee to refugee camps outside the city (risking attack by bandits), while Seventh Wave and Coalition forces kept the robots bottled up. The Seventh Wave is suspected of ending the occupation, but the whereabouts of Paris and Sethos are as yet unknown. |
