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 launched "Operation Colt Comrades" to assist The Kilt Store at Nichols Mall and make Stanbury Village safe.
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 and Tony would become their chief strategist, masterminding many of the A45's assault plans.
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 Leon made exhaustive attempts to contact the leadership of the Quartly Study Group, sustained positive contact eluded him. Although he assembled a team to clear it of zombies and repair it to keep the AP repair cost down, the alliance's focus had now shifted to Operation Colt Comrades. Meanwhile, sexualharrison and The Know Nothings arrived and are credited with clearing the Quartly, barricading it, and leaving shortly thereafter. The Quartly was up for about 2 days before being overrun by Wigglytuff and company.
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 and Operation Colt Comrades was launched on Saturday, June 13th.
In a meticulously planned and tightly coordinated assault spearheaded by the Cannonball Crew and the Army Control Corps with reinforcements from 8 of the 11 other A45 member groups, the alliance gained control of the entire suburb within approximately 6 hours- over 90% of Stanbury Village was again in human hands. The Kilt Store recaptured Nichols mall themselves. The area occupied by Alliance 45 and it's allies had been extended to roughly 200 city blocks.
While victory was clear and absolute by Sunday evening, the operation was officially closed June 18th. An occupying force was left behind to monitor and maintain the suburb as the rest of the Alliance embarked on Operation Colt Trooper.
Invasion?
Only hours before the launch of Operation Colt Trooper, a sweep of Roftwood showed the suburb had been under organized attack. Members of Minions of the Apocalypse were observed assaulting safehouses and resource buildings and Leon, in his capacities as ambassador, visited their forums. While at least one zed showed interest in ripping his kidneys out through his nose, he was impressed with their civility and good humor.
Meanwhile, the alliance recovered most of the suburb and considered their newest enemy, the only zed force to give them even a moments pause so far. The coming battle would speak volumes about all concerned.
As of this writing, the battle is ongoing.
Member Groups
Being a member of Alliance 45 is not a 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:
"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)
Team Xtreme
Umbrella Corp
USAI
USSR
The Zodiacs
The 4-H
We are also working with:
The Kilt Store (great neighbors!)
FANNY
Rotter's Relief
And have made contact with:
The Fortress (Hope to work with them in Tollyton!)
WANG"
Organization/Structure
Alliance 45 capitalizes on the structure already in place in it's member groups. Objectives are agreed upon and assigned to groups as a whole and they are left to their own devices to achieve them with no interference, if possible. This eliminates the need for additional leadership or any hierarchy whatsoever within the alliance.
There are, however, certain roles/positions which have been filled voluntarily by those best suited to the position.
Captain BoSS, leader of the 41st Death Commandos showed his political and networking abilities early on and is the Alliance's ambassador to many groups. He is also a trusted adviser to Leon.
Tony Blair, leader of the Cannonball Crew, has laid the initial framework of many of the Alliance's assaults and is widely recognized as the strategic mastermind of Alliance 45. He is the most active member of the Alliance's think-tank and is at the core of their battlefield success.
If there were ever a void of leadership to be filled in the Alliance, these two would do best to take it on together. Captain Boss's skills as a mediator and his ties to most member groups would help ensure consensus and the thorough dispatching of plans and updates. Tony's strategic skills would ensure that operations were successful in the field, provided he made use of all allied power. With these things satisfied, all that would be left then would be to keep the Alliance focused and goal-oriented.
Supported Policies/Strategies/Etc.
At least one member of A45 supports
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Supporter of Urban Warfare Doctrine |
| I fight block by block |
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Uniform Barricading Policy Supporter |
| This User or Group supports the Uniform Barricading Policy by actively maintaining barricades according to local plan or UBP standard. |
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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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Revivification Requests |
| Undead? Want to breathe again? Make a Revivification Request! (Dead Link) |
