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Posted by: Adoge 19 Apr 2015, 5:36

Inspired by the Gunman (Movie), my interest in the rising power of Private Military Contractors, Atlas Corporation and the Cartel in the upcoming RTS Act of Aggression, I'm currently working on a FanFic/Faction called Echelon.

You're probably thinking at this point, so what? Why should I care?

All I am asking is for opinions on this idea so far:

Here's a quick summary of what Echelon is:

-A compartmentalised group of arms manufacturers and private militaries gathered under a single head- Jason Krueger
- The Corporation is split into two wings- Echelon Securities (with an active strength of 300'000 active personnel) and Echelon Armaments Ltd. (Arms Manufacturing)
- Due to this, Echelon does not remain as much of a threat to nations and hides many of its shadier sides from public view.
- It is a Cartel of South African and American PMC/Military-Industrial Corporations joined by an Australian PMC firm
- Given the US's withdrawal from World Affairs, Echelon sought out other contracts around the world
- in the aftermath of the Middle Eastern Cataclysm, a large bulk of Echelon's soldiers are deployed assisting the Middle-Eastern Council
- Echelon supplies arms to the Maghreb Union as well as South Africa
- a considerable bulk of their remaining security forces are deployed in the Eastern African Federation fighting the GLA
- Their security officers can be seen guarding firms in Japan, the offices of multinationals in Gibraltar and the villas of South American billionaires
- The two companies draw in Billions in profit every year, but the exact figures are impossible to come by
- Echelon troops have fought the GLA in East Africa, assisted Russian troops in pacifying Kiev during the Ukrainian civil war, helped rebuild part of the European militaries (national not ECA) and operate in many conflict areas around the world.

- Following the GLA's withdrawal from Europe, Echelon "advisor's" swept into Europe, bribing Chinese military officials which allowed them to cannibalise designs such as the Polish Pl-01 Stealth Tank- rebranding it the 0-4 experimental tank and aming it with a rail-gun
- The AR-X is Echelon's high-tech assault rifle, with several variants including the AR-S, a highpowered sniper Rifle and the AR420, the standard issue machine pistol for Echelon operators
- Echelon has been accused of 'fascism' and 'miitarism'- their Jet black body armour and equipment- with Neon-Orange stripes - invoke feelings of aggression and (daresay) 'Nazism'
- They have also cannibalised other weapons including the Russian BMPT 'Terminator' which has been transformed into a sleek anti-infantry+armour and the South African Super hind which now operates as a devastating fast attack helicopter.
- There are reports coming out of the EAF, suggesting their aircraft have been shot down by new sleek Echelon-made surface to air missiles. If this is true, this means that Echelon will have at some point worked for all 5 Factions
- Echelon is deploying a lot of prototype drones in its forces, testing them so that it can reap the benefits of the U.S dependence on drones

Posted by: Adoge 19 Apr 2015, 10:53

A note: Echelon is nowhere near a superpower, however, its advanced troops and high-tech weapon systems earn it a place among the best

Posted by: Adoge 2 May 2015, 9:42

I'm not sure if I should go ahead and design this fanfaction

Posted by: Svea Rike 2 May 2015, 11:24

What's stopping you?