Homefront - Lore

M4RSHAL1 · January 15, 2025, 10:09pm

What is homefront?

Homefront is set on a fictional world, like our own, but with many different and unique things.

Real life things from our world do exist (ie. the F22 Raptor, Ford Cars and so on) in capacities, and get made to fit this world one way or another.

The game takes place in what we would call the Near Future, between the 2025-2035 timeframe.

The setting of Homefront

The map you see above is only the North Western Hemisphere of the world, with the actual globe being larger than our Earth, considerably.

The world, is known as Erda, and it has 3 moons.

The setting of Homefront takes place in this hemisphere, but occasional maps such as “Tyrrh” take place in far away lands.

“Through hell and cordite.”

“Our lungs taste the air of time, blown past fallen snow.”

Name: Federal Republic of Cascadia

Capital: Casmeridian

Largest Cities (In Order): Pandemonium, Casmeridian, Deepcastle, Sìorraidh.

Currency: Firns

Population: 365 million.

The Nation:

The Federal Republic of Cascadia (FRC) is an egalitarian, semi-democratic Republic, and considered the regional superpower.

High standard of living, excellent education, and a fervor to protect their way of life and freedoms, the Cascadians live long, fruitful lives, with a generous social welfare system ensuring everyone goes housed, fed and has their health and security taken care of. It is considered a shining beacon of the modern world.

The FRC is headed by the President, who is elected for life, and every 6 years, a General Secretary is elected to balance the power and ensure the people are represented.

The Military:

The FRC practises a form of Civil Duty Conscription, in which those not in Higher Education are conscripted to the Armed Forces or Civil Sector (Police, Local Councils, Fire and Rescue, etc) and everyone is expected to serve.

The Armed Forces of Cascadia is an incredibly large, technologically advanced and well equipped force, formed under the Combined Defence Authority.

The Armed Forces is also the name of the main 3 branches, the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those who leave the Armed Forces get enrolled in the Civil Defence Force.

Under that, there is the Civil Defence Force, consisting of the Territorial Army, Coast Guard and Air Patrol, and is made up of well trained conscripts from the populace, veterans of the Armed Forces, and volunteers.

And the final line of defence, the Reserves Militia, which is under local control.

The Cascadians also have an ace in the hole, that being that they are one of the few nations on the planet with a nuclear arsenal, having the second largest stockpile (Around 120 Warheads, the leading nation has 170)

Lore Equipment:

Strv 122, EMBT III, Challenger 2/3, CV90 (All Variants), Ajax CVR(T), Boxer IFV, Puma IFV, PzH 2000, Archer SPG, K9 Thunder, Mjölner, CAMM-ER, Stormer HVM, Patriot, Aegis Ashore, LAV-AD, Skyranger 35/30, Boxer IFV 105mm, Strv 121 (Territorial Army).
JAS 39, F35 (All Variants), F22 (Trial Squadron), F15, F16, F/A18 SuperHornet, Eurofighter (Air Patrol), NH90, AW129 Mangusta, AH64E Apache, Bell 360, H175M, AW159 Wildcat.
Type 45 Destroyer, Type 31 Frigate, Type 26 Frigate, Visby Class, Ford Class Carrier, Elizabeth Class Carrier, Galicia Class, Wasp Class, Astute Attack Submarine, Virginia Submarine, Dreadnought Class Submarine, Gotland Class Submarine.

Favoured Ingame Weapons:

AK5C, L85A2/3, C7A2, M240, MG3KWS, P226, Five Seven, MP7, Sako TRG, M4 Benelli.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

(Lore Only)

Cascadians are the undisputed masters of Modern Combined Arms Warfare, using high tech equipment and command and control systems to ensure victory.

Strengths:

Highly Motivated citizens volunteer army.
Technologically advanced and well trained Armed Forces.
Sizeable Armed Forces.
Military Intelligence is second to none.

Weaknesses:

Complex Logistics due to equipment diversity.
Political Paranoia, act brash or reactionary.
Expensive equipment means longer deployment times.
Saviour Complex.

“Strength in Unity.”

Name: The Yusanavian Alliance

Capital: Kuliyansk

Largest Cities (In Order): Poppron, Allande, Kuliyansk, Alberfansk.

Currency: Lira

Population: 523 million.

The Nation:

An industrial oligarchic powerhouse, the Yusanavian Alliance is a large expansionist superpower, nationalistic zeal grips its population.

Luxury is in short supply in Yusanavia, with utilitarian and brutalist styles of living, it has formed a rough and rugged people through carefully orchestrated hardship. People have some freedoms, but that is often on condition of absolute obedience to the norm.

Headed by the Alliance Premier, who is elected by the Central Committee, the Yusanavian Alliances’ only democratic system is electing local representatives, with Government being selected from loyal party members who conform to the ideals of the state.

The Military:

Robust, large, brutish and backed up with swathes of conscripts, the Yusanavian Guards Army is a simple but effective tool, akin to a Sledgehammer, than a Sword.

The Guards Army, Navy and Air Force make up the 3 main branches, with it being mostly consisted of conscripts who spend most of their days on parade than in training, but there’s a lot of them, and that number is not lost on their enemies.

A paramilitary force called the Fighting Legion, formed from loyal citizens who are unable to serve on the frontlines effectively, act as a political strong arm and local protection force for the Yusanavian State, akin to a Border Guard and National Guard.

A key notable point is the Yusanavian Alliance’s commitment to the Global Peace Authority (GPA, Lovingly called the “Cherry Helmets”), and provide the GPA with the bulk of its military hardware at severe discounts, as well as contributing to the training of GPA Peacekeepers and signing entire battalions of the Guards Army for temporary service to the GPA.