Description[]
Things to Come is the sixth and final scenario of the Asian Campaign in Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest.
Briefing[]
UFAR Webcast -- June 11, 2246
Ominous rumblings from the USCN Government continue today as President Allison Hardcastle makes it clear that the Earth will not recognize the newly organized Martian Alliance. Khan Sun Do, interim prime minister for the Alliance, worried that the Earth did not take the Alliance seriously, saying that "a military solution to the problem would cost both sides dearly."
When asked if he would consider military action against UCSN holdings on the Moon the Prime Minister would not comment.
Sun Do also spoke about the building unity amongst the members of the Martian Alliance. But private observers have noted that spokespersons for both Baker's Ridge, the North American settlement, and Port Chernobyl, the Russian group, have remained publicly subdued about the prospects of a Pan-Martian alliance, and privately have voiced concerns regarding military "maneuvers" near their bases. Scattered reports of military engagements to the South and West of UFAR base have been reported, but remain unverified at this time.
Objectives[]
° Do not allow Khan Sun Do to be killed.
° Do not allow General Bhuta to be killed.
° Coerce or subdue the two additional settlements on Mars.
° Destroy Baker's Ridge and Port Chernobyl, or attack their Capitols with a Cyber Ninja's Logic Bomb to force them to cooperate.
° Take Phobos to obtain a long term resource supply.
° Take the Moon to use as a forward staging area to attack the Earth.
° Building the Orbital Space Station will give all your space units a morale bonus.
° Move General Bhuta near an Earth capitol to capture it. Capturing three capitols will cause the Earth to sue for peace.
Hints[]
° Destroying the other colonies on Mars will give you access to their resources. Coercing them will give you a constant source of units.
° The Dune Patrol is an excellent weapon to use against USCN troops, should they invade Mars.
° Your resources on Mars are limited. You will have to expand to survive. Phobos is an excellent source of gold and iron.
° The Moon can be used as a forward base for attacks on the Earth.
° Beware of Earth attacks using the Wormhole to avoid your defenses.
° The Yamato is on the other side of Mars, and will arrive to help you defend Mars.
° Your scientists are working on building an Orbital Space Station, which will inspire your troops and provide morale to space units.
History[]
Toronto Star -- April 2247
President Allison Hardcastle, recently elected into the presidency of the USCN on a hard line military platform, will address the Joint Senate tomorrow evening. While pollution and food shortages are high on the public's list of concerns, President Hardcastle's address is expected to focus primarily on the Mars Crisis.
Since the capture of the Yamato two years ago, political strain between the Mars colonies and the Corporate conglomerates has peaked. The much touted "Mars Workers Security Cooperative", designed to provide Earth corporations with increased profits from, and control over, their Mars holdings, has instead led to resentment and violence from the workers on Mars. Constant sabotage of Company operations, and even outright revolt in a few instances, had increased USCN's military presence on Mars.
During this period of unrest Khan Sun Do, formerly a leader of a minor Martian Outpost, quickly consolidated his power. By espousing Martian independence he quickly gained the support of the disenfranchised Martian workers. Using a mixture of political savvy and military aggression, he became the de-facto leader of virtually every Mars outpost. Only Port Chernobyl and Baker's Ridge remain independent.
When the USCN took over Phobos as a forward military base, citing increased security concerns on Mars, Sun Do's regime protested bitterly. Stating that Phobos had been a Mars property for over 200 years (since the first settlers landed on Mars), the Mars Alliance likened the Phobos situation to the Cuban Missile Crisis of the mid 20th century. Sun Do's press secretary compared the USCN's presence on Phobos to a Mars Alliance military presence on the Earth's moon, and rhetorically asked Earth's citizens "how would they react to a threat so close to their home planet."
Critics of President Hardcastle complain that his hard-line political stance was designed to sweep him into office on a wave on patriotic "Earth First" fervor. But President Hardcastle responds that the future of space exploration will be determined by the precedents set regarding Mars.
Certainly few can argue that tonight's address will set the tone for Mars-Earth relations for some time to come. And while most agree that an easy political solution is not likely, no-one feels the prospect of war is an outcome that either side embraces.
