tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post2760416154626376979..comments2024-03-29T02:47:44.652-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: News Feed: Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer!Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-90261281022170916072015-12-15T01:11:35.094-06:002015-12-15T01:11:35.094-06:00Unrealistic technological recovery.
Post july 4,...Unrealistic technological recovery.<br /><br /><br />Post july 4, 1996<br />In the aftermath Whitmore suspends federal elections activating emergency powers declaring himself president for life. The individual ownership of computers ends as governments round up every computer they can get their hand on. Laptops become a black market traded item. The homeless and starving populace are forced into labour camps.<br />Alquaeda begins construction of UNDERMOUNTAIN, an underground fortress in Afghanistan. <br />1997<br />By making use of a Eurasian black market and a network of criminals UNDERMOUNTAIN becomes the centre of a Eurasian spider's Web into which resources begin to pour.<br />1998<br />Since the destruction of NORAD and the technological apparatus that gives the United States and other governments a global view and reach, UNDERMOUNTAIN is now the most significant command and control centre in the world. From here Osama bin laden has overseen the acquiring of vast amounts of alien technology recruiting engineers and scientists from across the Islamic world to reverse engineer the technology. He intends to beat the rest of the world to the strategic throne. Fibre optic cables are being stolen. Shipments and warehouses looted. Arms, fuel, and resources are pouring into central Asia. Alquaeda establishes a research airbase of fifty alien 'fighters' which it has recovered. They are hidden beneath Bedouin tents to avoid any prying eyes. <br />'Miners' salvaging the alien mothership that crashed in Iran begin to feed the alien metal into Iranian smelters. Much of the metal is directed into the manufacture of Iranian arms. Iran rushes to rebuild.<br />1999<br />'Miners' salvaging the alien mothership that crashed in Iran discover an active core. Alquaeda agents on site retrieve the core and smuggle it to UNDERMOUNTAIN.<br />2000<br />An airfield in the shadow of UNDERMOUNTAIN is established with a fighter squadron of fifty salvaged alien fighters. Bin Laden orders his fighter squadron to strike at the remaining iranian nuclear research facility. Iranian observers notice the fighters have been painted with the Israeli flag. Iran orders its new destroyer class railgun artillery unit to begin firing on targets in Israel. Fifty ton sub orbital rods of alien metal begin dropping out of the sky over Israel. The kinetic weapons shatter the bedrock destroying entire cities.<br />2001<br />The war begins.Sean Robert Meaneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-49222461719145519962015-12-13T16:22:56.593-06:002015-12-13T16:22:56.593-06:00I do like the look of the trailer! I'm thinkin...I do like the look of the trailer! I'm thinking a good popcorn flick )and great grist for wargamers.....;-]Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.com