Alliance 45

Alliance 45 is a group of groups who originally joined forces to take the Quartly library and Roftwood and are named for their first joint operation, "Operation Colt .45" Continuing together after securing Roftwood, the alliance has embarked on a new operation, "Operation Colt Comrades" to assist The Kilt Store at Nichols Mall.

Origins

Tony Blair, legendary leader of the Cannonball Crew is credited with founding the alliance by inspiring the then unknown Leon Silverblood with a post on strategy. Leon later formed an alliance that would grow to become Alliance 45, keeping close contact with Tony and applying his ideas to great success. Tony Blair is often referred to as the "true" mastermind of A45.

Operation Colt .45

Operation Colt .45 was an assault on the Quartly library to retake it from the alleged zerger Wigglytuff. As many as 5 previous attempts by other groups had failed at this and so the alliance met with significant ambivalence from potential allies. It's first joint operation was, however, a resounding success, garnering high marks and giving rise to a quiet buzz among the largest groups from the DEM to the RRF with the successful capture of the suburb using disproportionately minimal manpower. Mostly from the Cannonball Crew with one or two from the Malton Rangers and QSG, their 9-man force took one quarter of the suburb immediately and held it while reinforcements slowly trickled in. Gathering momentum and allies, 80% of the suburb was under the alliance's control within about a week.

It should be noted that the alliance never actually captured and held the Quartly Library. Although he made exhaustive attempts to contact the leadership of the Quartly Study Group, Leon was never able to "get a real and unambiguous response" from any of them. Although he assembled a team to clear it of zombies and repair it to keep the AP repair cost down, Leon made no attempt to hold it. Arguing that the zerger was "unable to make a dent" in the alliance's forces, Leon claimed that Wiggly was "just fine where he is."

Operation Colt Comrades

While they did not secure the Quartly library, the alliance did control 80% of the suburb constantly. Early on into their dominance of Roftwood, the nearby Nichols Mall of Stanbury Village was endangered, and the alliance moved to assist them as quickly as possible. A testament to quick response, they were alerted June 8th, began planning and were scheduled to launch an operation 2 days later. The Nichols mall fell on the tenth, though, and the invasion of Stanbury Village was forestalled. The alliance then approached The Kilt Store, suggesting that they recover their decimated forces in Roftwood while planning continued. The Kilt Store accepted their offer.

Member Groups

Being a member of Alliance 45 does not include subjugation to higher leadership. Requests to join an operation and suggestions as to the best tactical method for that operation are dispatched daily to member groups, however each one is encouraged to use it's best judgment and there are no orders, per se. Excerpted from a classified post with permission:

"We've come a long way, everyone, from 9 troops who captured 1/4 of Roftwood in 24 hours and held it(!) to over 100 active members in 14 member groups. Thanks to the following groups who have sent members, detachments, or their entire forces:

41st Death Commandos
Army Control Corps
Cannonball Crew
The Corleone Family
Creedy Defense Force
The Malton Rangers
Malton Fire Department
Metal Fox
Paradox
SMUT (Southwest Mobile Tactics Unit)
Umbrella Corp
USAI
USSR
The Zodiacs

We are also working with:
The Kilt Store
Rotter's Relief

And have made contact with:
FANNY
4H
WANG
The Fortress (Hope to work with them in Tollyton!)"

Leadership

While objectives and suggested means to ends are posted on member forums daily, the alliance itself has no leader.

Supported Policies/Strategies/Etc.

At least one member of A45 supports

	Supporter of Urban Warfare Doctrine
	I fight block by block

	Uniform Barricading Policy Supporter
	This User or Group supports the Uniform Barricading Policy by actively maintaining barricades according to local plan or UBP standard.

	Sacred Ground Policy Supporter
	This user or group supports the Sacred Ground Policy and acknowledges that all Cemeteries in the city of Malton are considered Revivification Points.

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Alliance 45 supports the Random Revive Policy

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	Revivification Requests
	Undead? Want to breathe again? Make a Revivification Request! (Dead Link)