Alternate (Campaign)

Alternate

Information
Source: Battlezone: Battlegrounds
Published: 1998
Period: 1974

A hexalogy of maps made by Nightwing that take place in an alternate timeline where the Biometal Wars continued into 1974. The alternate timeline forms a temporal paradox which allows both it and the original timeline to exist in tandem.

Only three of the six maps are included in Battlegrounds, but the complete set is listed below.

The Last Line of Defence

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An NSDF detachment lands on a strange biometal moon to investigate it. Intelligence suggests the moon is synthetic and of alien origin. The CCA, however, arrived first and have heavily mined the surface; projections show the CCA will be able to outnumber the NSDF by twenty to one inside one Earth day if allowed to take full control of the moon. Their advantage allowed them to quickly crush the NSDF forces, and the NSDF Recycler, Mobile Unit Factory and Supply Launch Facility are lost, with the force's Commander killed in action. His Lieutenant is awarded an emergency field promotion to replace him, and is ordered to use an incoming convoy of production units to bring what remains of their base back online and destroy all CCA forces in the area.

Return to Eagle's Nest One

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Author	Rating	Planet	Size	Scrap	Geysers
Nightwing	A	Luna	Medium	Just enough	3

The Field-Commander has been re-assigned to the NSDF Montana-A to recapture the moon from the Soviets. Intelligence suggests the CCA's largest base is on the same site Eagle's Nest One sat at five years previously, and they feel that destroying this would be a major setback to the Russians.

To give themselves an advantage, the NSDF have moved the biometalloid into orbit to eclipse the sun form the lunar perspective, but their forces on the surface are discovered before they can launch their surprise assault. The Field-Commander is left to destroy the CCA base without the advantage of surprise.

Alternate

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Author	Rating	Planet	Size	Scrap	Geysers
Nightwing	A-	Achilles	Medium	Just enough	3

The NSDF have managed to discover the origins of the biometalloid; an alien species called the Ro'chukns, who were attacked by the Furies far into the future created it and harnessed its power to travel back in time and prevent the Americans and Soviets from ever discovering the chthonian relics that led to their creation - since no Furies were created, the NSDF and CCA never formed an alliance and the Biometal War continued long into the 1970s.

Unfortunately, CCA forces on the biometalloid's surface also found this information and managed to escape to Achilles with it in tow. The NSDF, fearing that the CCA could use this technology to prevent the NSDF from ever forming, deployed the Black Dogs to Achilles to destroy them, but they have come under heavy assault and the Field-Commander is sent in to reinforce them.

It is soon discovered that the CCA forces are preparing a nuclear warhead to destroy the biometalloid on the far side of the planet; the blast would also obliterate Achilles and scatter biometal across the solar system anew.

Rebellion

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Before the CCA forces on Achilles surrender, their commander uses their nuclear missiles to destroy the Ro'chukn moon. The CCA fractured, and a rebel Soviet faction set up a large base on Titan, which the Field-Commander is ordered to destroy. The attack goes awry, however, and they are left on foot with their forces decimated. Having stolen a CCA bomber, the Field-Commander regroups with his forces and wipes out the Rebel presence on Titan.

Cool Runnings

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Author	Rating	Planet	Size	Scrap	Geysers
Nightwing	B-	Europa	Large	Plenty	3

Following his success on Titan, the Field-Commander is reassigned to Europa on a scouting mission. There, they discover a massive base containing both CCA and NSDF units, and are attacked by unrecognised units. They flee just in time for their own production convoy to arrive, and the attackers suddenly disengage. General Collins informs them the NSDF has managed to acquire one of the units that attached them, and the Field-Commander uses it to destroy the rebel base.

Finale

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With their base on Europa destroyed and their Fury units annihilated, the CCA rebels have been pushed back to Venus. The Field-Commander is dropped onto a massive wall fortifying the CCA base, and steal a Stoli from within. Once the Black Dog Recycler Annihilator arrives, the Field-Commander uses it to destroy the Soviet forces.

Paradox Explanation

Since the Furies arise despite the efforts of the Ro'chukn, both of the possible outcomes of this story are paradoxical; the first scenario (the Furies are created and nearly eradicate the Ro'chukn, who travel back in time to prevent their creation) is a predestination paradox, whilst the second (the Furies of the original timeline nearly eradicate the Ro'chukn, who travel back in time to prevent their creation but fail, resulting in the Furies arising at a different time and wiping them out completely) is a form of grandfather paradox. In order for the original storyline's integrity to remain in-tact, it must be the case that the Furies which appear in this alternate timeline are able to eradicate the Ro'Chukn completely, thereby causing both timelines to exist simultaneously.

Battlezone Storyline
Prologue		The History of Biometal Warfare
Battlezone		Combat Exercises · Stars and Stripes · The Red Brigade
The Red Odyssey		Dogs of War · Red Storm
Battle Grounds		Alternate · Enforcer & Slingshot · Nightmare · Stargate · Mars · Relics · Other Maps
Rise of the Black Dogs		Rise of the Black Dogs
Battlezone II		ISDF Campaign · A Battle Royale · A Species Not Worthy · Demo Mission
Overall		Timeline of the Battlezone universe