User blog:General Wild Dog/Usean Continental War

When we are talking about "Usean Continental War", it can be referred as "Usean Rebillion" in ACE Combat 2, a.k.a. "First Usean Continental War", or "Usean Continental War" in ACE Combat 04 which was triggered by impact of Ulysses 1994XF04 Asteroid, a.k.a. "Second Usean Continental War", or both of them. In the narrowest sense, it only means "Second Usean Continental War". This war began in summer of 2003, as Federal Republic of Erusea, the military power resided in western region of Usean Continent, suddenly invaded and occupied San Salvacion, a small, neutral state locaded in hinterland of continent, and the war concluded on Septenber 19th 2005, as Federal Republic of Erusea surrendered to sign a treaty under coercion from its adversary.

An Armed Peace
During the long history of Usean Continent, for reasons such as geopolitics and economy, two opposing factions were formed. In the western regions, Federal Republic of Erusea (abbr. Erusea), a strong power backed by sheer military might, always had strained relaions with eastern countries, especially the alliance which repersented such nations, Usea Treaty Organization (abbr. UTO). The main body of UTO, Federation of Central Usea (abbr. FCU), deployed oversea army corps to achieve a standoff againt Erusean forces,  a balance was reached for many years.

''The complete global map of Planet Strangereal was not disclosed in ACE Combat 04, so we can deduce Usean Continent alone repersents entire world. So Erusea can be compared to Warsaw Treaty Organization while UTO can be considered as NATO, and FCU is United States.''

Nemesis from Heaven
In October 1994, Ulysses 1994XF04 Asteroid was discovered, later International Astronomist Union (abbr. IAU) concluded it was running on a collision course to the planet. This asteroid has a diameter of 1.6 km, although way smaller than the asteroid or comet which belived to bring Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction Event 6.5 million years ago, but after the calculation of its velocity and impact angle as well as other factors, run by Shellsbridge University, this celestial body would hit planet surface on July 3rd 1999. It was also forecasted that from equator to northern hemisphere, a large portion of planet surface would fall victim to asteroid fragments, Usean Continent was in center of this area. Worse, the equivalence of impact would be 2 million nuclear warheads and would cause a global-scale nuclear winter.

The world was in panic upon acknowlegding impending catastrophe. FCU announced it will take actions to pervent the worst outcome for itself and its allies. Four major measures were implemented as starters: ''In Japanese version of ACE Combat games, there is no planet named as "Strangereal", only "Earth". When Ulysses 1994XF04 Asteroid was mentioned in a cutscene of ACE Combat 6, the narration clearly said "Earth".''
 * 1) Construct a missile defence system, much like TMD or NMD, for member nations of UTO.
 * 2) Build underground shelters in major cities.
 * 3) Recall military forces garrisoned in foreign lands.
 * 4) In order to impede political unrest caused by rumors, censorship of computer networks and cellphones are justified.

Stonehenge Turret System
The primary countermeasure against incoming asteroid, Stonehenge Turret Network (abbr. Stonehenge), was began soon. This megastructure was consisted by eight hybrid projectile launchers called "120cm-Caliber-Anti-Surface-And-Air Gunpowder-And-Electromagnetic-Propelling Semiautomatic-Fixated Guns", powered by a nuclear reactor. It links with supercomputers and observation posts around continent, as well as satellites, all for the sole purpose: Intercept and destory asteroid fragments before they hit ground.

Stonehenge was built in a desert area of southern San Salvacion. A protest was held by San Salvacion citizens, but it didn't change anything.

Aside of Stonehenge, auxiliary projects were underway too. Megalith, a giant stronghold capable of launching ballistic missiles, was under construction on Twinkle Islands, off coast of Erusea. A similar facility called Intolerance, located in the other end of Usean Continent (North Point) was being reconditioned for similar functions, but it was rendered inoperable during final phase of Usean Rebillion. There was a plan to use space-based lasers to annihilate a part of asteroid's mass, the plan was never executed due to satellites with laser weapons were destroyed in Usean Rebillion too.

As the unprecedented crisis neared, all the world banded together, waiting for the arrival of the nemesis from outer space.