Conflict Equestria: Operation Pale Horse (NOT Fallout Equestria!)

[Firestorm 8]

TaBCoM Unit Model-4A

NetCom Corporation

Incoming Transmission from Star Swirl Military Base........

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"You receiving this, rookie? Good. Looks like the new batch of TaBCoM units aren't malfunctioning this time. We dont have time for introductions so let me brief you quickly on the situation at hoof. I'm Captain Dark Star, overseer of Operation Pale Horse. I cannot stress how important this is because if we fail this mission, Equestria is gonna be in great danger. I know you all come from different backgrounds and political affiliations so I'm not gonna have this operation marred by petty arguments and refusal to obey orders. As of three hours ago at oh-eight-hundred hours, one of our skyships patrolling the northwest parts of Equestria spotted an unidentified skyship docking at the abandoned Pegasopolis Sky Colony. Before we could get close for an I.D. verification, the ship vanished from radar and view. My guess is that its a stealth ship of Griffon origin. I have intel suggesting that the sky colony is being used a storage area for Griffon fusion weapons. Your task now is to sweep the colony and locate any fusion weapons you can find. Also, if you happen to encounter Raphael Clawdovich, capture him alive. He's the alleged mastermind behind the Canterlot bombing incident two years ago and capturing Gryphus's top weapons expert would help a lot in our war effort against the Griffons. I'm updating your intelligence database should you need further clarification on certain subjects concerning this mission. Good luck, Equestria is counting on you.
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Target: Raphael Clawdovich

Race: Griffon

Age: 32

Appearance: Has an eyepatch over his left eye, scarred face, yellow eyes

Description: He is Equestria's most wanted enemy and Gryphus's top weapons expert. He is the alleged mastermind behind the Canterlot bombing incident where a fusion bomb went off right in the middle of Canterlot, killing thousands and flattening the city. Capturing him for interrogation would help a lot in the war effort.
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Nova Bomb

Type: Nuclear Weapon (fusion)

Usage: Infrequent

Description: Fusion technology is relatively new in Equestria but the Griffons have mastered it and are weaponizing it for use against Equestria. It produces little to no fallout and has greater destructive power than a fission bomb. Canterlot was destroyed by one of these weapons and it is paramount that they are seized.

Priority: Level Red priority. Must be seized at all costs.
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M-02 Vault Buster II

Type: Improved Bunker Buster

Usage: Fairly Often

Description: In order to wipe out the occupants of of hardened underground shelters, the Griffon military developed improved bunker buster bombs with nuclear warheads. They are the Vault Buster bombs, or Stable Buster bombs as ponies called them. These bombs are very powerful and are guided by ground-penetrating radar to hit the weakspot of shelters for maximum damage. One bomb is usually enough to wipe out one shelter.

Priority: Level Orange priority. Seize and disarm.
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New Objectives received.........

Primary Objective: Seize all Nova bombs

Secondary Objective: Capture Raphael Clawdovich

Bonus Objective: Disarm all Vault Buster bombs
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*Note: The game will commence in two days time. Operation Pale Horse will pit two teams in combat, which are the 101st Equestrian Marines and the Griffon Black Ops. There is a poll for you to vote for the team you want to join and a seperate breifing will be posted later. Also, a storyline will be provided later as a background history that narrates the events leading up to the conflict between the ponies and griffons. If you wish for a player to be killed, please inform the player first for permission. I will be playing as Raphael Clawdovich. Edited January 30, 2012 by Firestorm

[St. Pinkie 118]

Team: 101st Equestrian Marines

Name: Rueben "Ruby" Kurt

Age: 28

Race: Unicorn Cyborg

Political Affiliation: Solar Brotherhood

Rank: Major

Cutie mark: Red Fire Ruby

Background info:

Rueben was the sole survivor of the West Fillydelphia nuclear incident. A computer engineer by profession, the aftermath of the Celestia Nuclear Research Facility rendered his body unagile enough to perform the more dexterse side of his talents. Over the years he spent time working on robotic enhancements for his own body in order to reclaim his full abilities lost to the fallout. 2 years after the incident, the Coltcutta University of Technology graduate was recruited by the Star Swirl Military Unit to assist in the technical apparatus department where he now stands as Major Kurt, Weapons Engineer.

Edited January 30, 2012 by St. Pinkie

[Firestorm 8]

The Story

 

500 years ago, the world was devestated by an asteroid that broke apart while en route towards the planet. The asteroid shards brought untold devestation and ended the Old World in a fiery doom. Like a phoenix reborn, a new world order rose from the ashes. From their underground shelters and bunkers, a new generation of survivors began repopulating the barren wastelands that Adonis created, but many still prefer living underground where they thought they could escape the horrors of the world above. In Equestria, the road to recovery was gruelling and marred with civil wars and uprisings. The three Throne Wars marked the beginning of Equestria's descent into a broken nation as the Solar Brotherhood and Lunar Legions fought each other for control of Canterlot and the royal throne. Fortunately, Blue Sky, Equestria's largest peacekeeping organization, was there to broker a peace treaty between the two rivalling superfactions. Nevertheless, hostilities still run high between the two. Equestria could not afford anymore civil wars though, because it was involved in a war with its neighbour and long-time enemy Gryphus. Twenty years before the start of the Northern War, Gryphus had invaded the countries towards the east in an attempt to secure more resources to rebuild its nation. It also made attempts to invade the northern parts of Equestria but failed due to fierce resistance from the Solar Brotherhood, who during that time, had greater monopoly on Equestria's military power. The invasion of the northern parts of Equestria led to a peace treaty that saw Equestria gave up its northeastern tip to Gryphus in exchange for ownership of the Aurelian Sea. The Equestrians, however, did not keep their part of the promise and two years after the treaty was signed, reclaimed the northeastern tip after finding out it had rich mineral deposits and bodies of harvestable magic. This enraged the Griffons.

 

After a political row, the two countries decided to revise the treaty but as the skyship carrying the Griffon ambassadors was headed for Canterlot, it exploded in midflight and killed everyone on board, including Gryphus's crown prince and prime minister. The power vacuum in Gryphus led to a grab for control and after skirmishes, plottings and assassinations, the Ultranationalist Party of Gryphus came to power and the first thing they did was declare war on Equestria for not abiding the treaty and for assassinating the crown prince. Equestria denied these allegations but the die was cast and the UPG was hellbent on punishing Equestria. The country's defense budget became top priority as Gryphus flexed its military muscle while Equestria was still embroiled in more power struggles. It was not until the 9th of July 510 A.A when Gryphus launched a massive surprise invasion. This time though, the Solar Brotherhood had already been weakened by the Canterlot Concordat which saw half its military power placed under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Canterlot Royal Government. The military wasn't prepared for the Griffon onslaught and were quickly defeated. With some help from Diamond Dog, Griffon and Pony mercenary groups backing the Equestrian military, the Griffons found themselves on equal footing with the ponies. Two years into the war, Gryphus resorted to unorthodox tactics in an attempt to weaken Equestria and the Canterlot bombing incident marked a turning point in the war. The Griffons have yet to unleash its full military power and the ponies must do all they can to stop them from conquering Equestria.

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Faction Data Updated......

 

Solar Brotherhood: One of the more powerful political faction in Equestria though its power has been severely lessened since the signing of the Canterlot Concordat. Followers of the Solar Brotherhood are supporters of of Princess Celestia and despite the disappearance of the sun princess since the asteroid impact event, they continue to fight in her name and believe that she will return one day and rule Equestria once more as the rightful ruler. The Brotherhood refuses to acknowledge that Celestia is dead though they made no claims that she is alive either. Nevertheless, ardent supporters of the faction continue to fight in the name of Princess Celestia.

 

Lunar Legions: The second most powerful political faction excelling in guerilla warfare and stealth technology. They were not heavily affected by the Canterlot Concordat but they did lose a significant amount of troops as they were reassigned under the control of the Canterlot Royal Government and the Ministry of Defense. They are like the Solar Brotherhood except they support Princess Luna and saw her as the next ruler of Equestria. Unlike the Solar Brotherhood though, the Lunar Legions claim that Luna is still alive and that was enough of a reason for ardent supporters to continue fighting in her name. Whether or not the claim is true didn't really matter to most Legion supporters.

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

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