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THE EMPIRES TWILIGHT

Started by thedarkmaster, August 23, 2008, 04:42:51 PM

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thedarkmaster

#225


It Happened Right Here


Commander Bailey stood at the window and cursed the bad luck that saw him stuck in this bloody hospital as the world went to hell, here he was nursing a brocken leg and off active service when it looked like the balloon was about to go up, God how he cursed 7 a side Rugby.

He had avidly followed the situation in the world as it slowly desended it chaos, first the amazing news that India had applied to join the New Commonwealth. India of all places, the one country that he thought would never join the more or less UK run organisation. Whilst this was welcome news the fact that India was in a low level war with the Red Chinease was not.

He had also followed the fall of that once mighty democracy the USA, what with the contsted election that even the courts could not solve and the obssesion with the mighty Dollar. He had been shocked just three days ago when he had heard of the generals coup and the moves upon Canada. The skirmishes upon the border had been reported and reading between the lines he knew mobilisation was happening. He also knew from the apologises of friends whom where no longer available for visits that the Royal Navy was putting to sea, and putting to sea in force. This could only mean they where about to run convoys to Canada, it all made such grissly sense.

Just yesterday France had declared that it stood shoulder to shoulder with the UK, as it had been since 1956 it would be this time too. He knew that the whole New Commonwealth stood ready, the BBC new's buletins reported it almost hourly now. In fact he looked at his watch, it was due soon.

Bailey listened to the news in all that can de described as horror. Full scale war was breaking out on the Canadian border," Oh God those bloody fools "........ Then it was worse............though how it could be he didn't know,..............The Russians , taking advantage of the Chaos within Nato, where moving upon the Persian gulf. T72's where crashing through the Iranian army like a hot knife through butter.

Finally came reports of scattered fighting across the globe, it seemed the world was tearing itself apart. He walked to the window and looked outside as the National Anthem surprisigly began to play. As he looked a light as bright as the sun broke before him.......................







Hope this is a little help with the 91 disaster
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sideshowbob9

Oh....dear....

Well at least he won't have to worry about the broken leg much longer  :wacko:

ChernayaAkula

The story is pretty cool.  :thumbsup: What about that picture? It looks fantastic!  :bow:
Cheers,
Moritz


Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

thedarkmaster



the picture is really just a picture of the sun through the clouds, but it really does have that menacing look to it dosen't it.
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thedarkmaster

#229

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN.



The day before yesterday had been a good day, for once things had gone right for Pat, for once in a long while things where looking up for him. He had been part of a team that on the direct orders of the Joint Chiefs had moved into Boston and secured one of the many TV stations serving the city. God he was so proud to be a US Marine that day, the day that those pathetic looser civilian polititions where swept away.

He'd seen the faces as the moved into the building, he'd seen the fear on some the joy on others, thought that was surprisingly less than he thought. He'd heard the arguments and he'd seen his Captain hit that bleeding heart tree hugger when she demanded they leave, constitutional rights........did she not know what was going on, did she not see the hole the US of A had got itself into in the persuit of the Dollar ?

He was concerned though of the reteric that come out of the Pentagon, and he was damm sure that contrey to what the new ruling council had said Canadian forces where not launching un-provoked air attacks in the north nor where they " massing " upon the border, hell the Canadian army was too small for that. Though if the Limeys showed up than God only knows.

Today though was not such a good day, he had heard of the war raging to the north and how the Brits where back, it was like 1812 again, Godamme em. Today he was stuck on a roof over 25 stories up standing with his rifle guarding a helipad, yeah like someone was going to steal it!

He was bored though not so bored that he missed the wailing of the airaid siren, He looked to the sky,........... nothing.........then he saw them, coming in from the east six small aircraft low over the city...........they where coming right past him,........he could see them though what aircraft they where he just didnt know but he did know they wern't American and they carried bombs......bombs, here.... to kill Americans. his blood boiled.

Then he heard a differant roar and a fast moving object intersected with one of those strange craft, with a boiling flash of flame and smoke it was gone, just bits now falling to the floor. As he watched the raiders start to rise he saw the F18 claw round toward them,..........he saw the 5 objects part from the craft and continue the arc as the grey and white aircraft tried to streak away,............he watched as he turned ice cold inside. Sh +*&  this was it,... this was............then a light as bright as the sun broke before him.





above picture taken by last surviving Canadian Swashbucler SR2


(Ive modeled the Canadian aircraft involved in this attack earlier in the thread.)



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thedarkmaster

#230

It all looks so very differant over here !


Luigi sat before the TV screen and drank in the news, It was the first he had seen for 3 days now. He was shocked, shocked to the very core, so much death and so much destruction had happened.

He knew of the US generals coup and their moves upon Canada, he had also heard of the UK jumping striaght in to Canada's defence. He had seen on the radar screens the battle to the south. He had seen the US 7th fleet and the Soviet 5th Eskadrille destroy each other, he'd seen the combined Nato fleet fight it out with the Warpac and Damascus pact navies. He'd also seen Malta destroyed and the revenge attack by the brave but small defence force. Now if the reports where true the Mediteranian belonged to the UK and it's Commonwealth lap dogs.

He saw on the news that Turkey was screaming for help from NATO, Soviet aero-naval forces where taking the Bosphorous and Istanbul away from them, but no help was coming, from what he knew it seemed that Nato command ability had fallen apart and they where floundering. The once great alliance seemed dead with countries only looking out for themselves. Hell, he saw on the screens that Italy was helping noone and only patroling it's own airspace.

The next peice on the news made him sit up, India, The Red Chinease and the Soviets where fighting a vicious three way war were the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Delhi was gone, Ho che min city and Valdivostock with them and a map or unpronounceable and instantly forgetable chinease cities joined them.

The Holy Father had called for peace but at this time was celebrating a mass of peace in times of war and calls for National unity came from Rome.

He Jawned.........then the alert siren cut through him like hot knife through butter, he rushed back to the battery command centre and avidly searched the screens in front of him........they were coming from the south east and were identified by radar signature as Soviet..........The Battery came to full alert...........search radars locked on.........Targets where allocated and the call for release was sent.........long seconds went by then the authorisation came through, and missiles where launched



Tense seconds that seemed like hours ticked away, as on the screen the markers for the missiles clawed towards their Targets, It was like a game, one second they were on the screen the next they where gone. No feeling of death at work, no smell no screams nothing to mark the passing of the Soviet airmen .

The mood in the room began to lift, just 3 left...........now only 2......come on come on ...........Yes just one now....a cheer came from somewhere, instantly hushed..........Oh God, nothing could catch it in time........Rome,Rome lay wide open...........They had failed......The holy Father, the people, his Grandmother, they were all there.........He was an officer, he must carry on......... His voice rang out in the silence, he ordered the reloads and got the battery moving.

He watched  as the Bomber moved over Rome, he saw the Detonation on the screen, he knew it was gone.....................




This is the last bit on the 91 disaster for now.........hope you like it

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GTX

Wicked!!!  Keep it coming! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Regards,

Greg
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

lancer

Quote from: GTX on May 07, 2009, 01:02:05 PM
Wicked!!!  Keep it coming! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Regards,

Greg

What he said!And I would also add BLOODY HECK!!
If you love, love without reservation; If you fight, fight without fear - THAT is the way of the warrior

If you go into battle knowing you will die, then you will live. If you go into battle hoping to live, then you will die

bobbo

This is simply awe-inspiring (if a bit depressing!) and I, along with MANY OTHERS am looking forward with bated breath . . . .

PLEASE hurry!

Bobbo

sideshowbob9

It is depressing but at least we know life goes on after '91 from all the "preserved aircraft" in this thread.

To echo the above statements, please keep it coming  :thumbsup:

bobbo

Darkmaster:  Have you considered putting the story together and posting it over here:  http://www.alternatehistory.com/

There are a LOT of nifty threads here in all the assorted forums.  And, I would bet, quite a few Whiffers . . .

Bobbo

thedarkmaster



not much of a what if this time.


two aircraft from the HMS Eagle air wing 1975 ( pacific cruise )

SEA VIXEN FR3 and BUCCANEER SR2





































to answer a few questions , the 91 Disaster is something i will bring out now and again, it depresses me to be fair !  but the timeline is a work in progress and it will also go in alternatehistory.com as i'm a member !

i would have more time but for this



she keeps me to busy cause i love her too much to be away from her  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:


anyway thanks for the comments, the next 91 bit will be about India and another about a US ship in the Pacific.
Everything looks better with the addition of British Roundels!



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"My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right." - Carl Schurz

sudzonic

All together now AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. What a cuteie
Great work on the story keep it coming darkmaster. :thumbsup:
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul!

Kerrillc

1. I agree with the assessment of that there little darling! Or then again, is that she who must be obeyed?

2. On the Empire's Twilight, the whole thing is one of the most stunning what-ifs that I have ever seen posted here. There have been times recently when I keep wondering if I haven't fallen into an ATL!

Really wonderful mods and it gets posted onto Alternatehistory! Love it! More pleeeaaasssee!


K
If I am targetted by JMNs, I'm in good Company.

No, no, no! You do not die for your country, you make the other one die!

sideshowbob9

My niece has the exact same top! She is a cutie.

About the most recent models, which look great btw, I'm curious as to why they are still white as late as '75?