Strategic Defense Coalition

The Strategic Defense Coalition, also abbreviated as SDC, is a faction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. They are an East Asian, Chinese-led strategic military alliance and is one of the largest military alliances in the world during the Second Cold War after NATO. They also appear as a faction in multiplayer, always opposing SEAL Team Six.
Depending on how the player performs in the Strike Force missions, Russia, India, Afghanistan, and Iran may become members or they will ally with JSOC and join the fight against Raul Menendez.
If the player succeeds in all of the Strike Force missions, the SDC will ally with JSOC and Premier Chen will be relieved during the introduction of "Cordis Die". SDC will send their drones to defend the U.S.S. Barack Obama from Menendez's drone attacks in the mission "Odysseus" and will also send elite troops to eliminate Cordis Die mercenary snipers in the final mission "Judgment Day."
If the player fails in any of the Strike Force missions, the SDC will invade Russia and make them join the coalition. With this, the Chinese Army will be under Chairman Zhao's orders and Premier Chen cannot support the JSOC and their allies. During the introduction cut-scene of "Cordis Die", he will be hostile to Bosworth and blame the Americans for the drone invasion, which will result in the U.S. having a bad relationship with China.
Judging by the holographic map in the briefing before the start of the Strike Force mission, SDC has a considerable amount of members from different countries. David also stated that if Russia joined the SDC, they would be the single largest military alliance on the planet.
==History==
===Founding===
When the People's Republic of China was crippled due to terrorist Raul Menendez's cyber attack on the Chinese stock market, China cut off their mineral trade to the United States of America, denying the U.S. vital resources and setting two global superpowers against each other and starting the Second Cold War. The war led General Tian Zhao to form the Strategic Defense Coalition to try and align Asia into one large military force in order to face the Western World. The 11 founding countries were China, Pakistan, Burma, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Nepal, and Bhutan.
The original 11 countries agreed to join the military and political alliance for different reasons, but most joined so they wouldn’t be invaded by China or were pressured into joining. Out of all countries, China held the most resources and with many soldiers coming from China, they were the leader of the alliance.
The alliance was opposed to NATO, competing who would have the largest military alliance on the planet. With Raul Menendez planning a large wave of attacks on the United States and China being hacked by U.S. drones, the two descended into war.
===Second Cold War===
General Tian Zhao planned to invade India’s northern province of Himachal Pradesh, where they faced a United States Army base called FOB Spectre. The base had many defense mechanisms that defended the rest of India from attack. If the base was taken out, the SDC could invade India. On May 21, Zhao sent a large force of SDC troops to capture this base. The initial attack wiped out many U.S. troops, so JSOC sent a Strike Force to assist in the defense of the base. Depending on the player's actions, the SDC will either pull out of India or successfully invade and conquer India.
General Zhao then began to set his sights on other countries. He had cruise missiles aimed at Iran aboard the SDC navy freighter, docked in Singapore. When the US heard of this, they sent another Strike Force to destroy the freighter carrying the missiles. Depending on the player's actions again, they may either successfully take over Iran or be forced to cancel their plot. Zhao then came up with another plan to take over Afghanistan, he wanted to assassinate Afghan politicians in order to weaken the government, and depending on the player's actions, JSOC’s drones will either thwart the plot or fail and Zhao will take Afghanistan.
The United States had finally decided to end Zhao’s reign of terror, so they sent another Strike Team in order to take him out. While General Zhao was flying over Peshawar, Pakistan, the Strike Force either successfully shoots down his VTOL and shoots Zhao, or Zhao successfully escapes.
If Zhao survives, he invades and conquers Russia. In the end, China won’t be able to help JSOC and Chen won’t be able to help America. If Zhao is killed, then China will save the U.S.S. Obama and will ally with JSOC to kill/capture Raul Menendez.
==Member States==
Members List
* People's Republic of China (lead nation)
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* North Korea (Presumably a current member, observer state or dialogue partner within/maintaining close relations with the alliance as it is mentioned having a role in the story of the game.)
* Pakistan (Given the number of SDC troops stationed there, Pakistan appears to have some degree of close relations to or alliance with China. It is unknown if Pakistan is either an full state member, observer, dialogue partner, or has applied for membership.)
* Afghanistan (If the Strike Force level is failed)
* Iran (If the Strike Force level is failed)
* India (If the Strike Force level is failed)
* Russia (If the Strike Force level "Dispatch" is failed)
==Notable Members==
*Tian Zhao (Chairman)
==Equipment==
====Handguns====
KAP-40 Menu Icon BOII.png|KAP-40
====Submachine Guns====
PDW-57 Menu Icon BOII.png|PDW-57
Vector K10 Menu Icon BOII.png|Vector K10
Chicom CQB Menu Icon BOII.png|Chicom CQB
====Assault Rifles====
SMR Menu Icon BOII.png|SMR
Type 25 Menu Icon BOII.png|Type 25
MTAR Menu Icon BOII.png|MTAR
====Light Machine Guns====
QBB LSW Menu Icon BOII.png|QBB LSW
====Launchers====
SMAW Menu Icon BOII.png|SMAW
M320 Menu Icon BOII.png|M320
====Vehicles====
*T-72
*UH-60 Blackhawk
*VTOL
==Multiplayer Maps==
Cargo loadscreen BOII.png|Cargo
Carrier loadscreen BOII.png|Carrier
Drone loadscreen BOII.png|Drone
Mirage loadscreen BOII.png|Mirage
Magma loadscreen BOII.png|Magma
Uplink loadscreen BOII.png|Uplink
Pod loadscreen BOII.png|Pod
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
Map of the Strategic Defense Coalition.png|thumb|Full Map of the Strategic Defense Coalition (Dark red: Full-members , Red light: potential-members)
Strategic Defense Coalition (Basic Version).png|Strategic Defense Coalition.
Strategic Defense Coalition (SDC victorious).png|Strategic Defense Coalition (Victorious).
SDC Multiplayer Emblem BO2.jpg|SDC emblem
SDC Flag BOII.png|SDC Flag.
SDC Territory.jpg|SDC's territory.
SDC Players BOII.jpg|SDC soldiers on Cargo.
SDC Soldier Shotgun BOII.png|SDC soldier with Remington 870 MCS in Mirage.
SDC Soldier LMG BOII.png|SDC soldier with HAMR in Mirage.
SDC Soldier Assault Rifle BOII.png|SDC soldier with SCAR-H in Mirage.
War Machine third person BOII.png|SDC soldier with War Machine and MP7 on Drone.
Chinese Zombies BOII.jpg|SDC zombies in Die Rise.
Strategic Defense Coalition Uplink BOII.jpg|SDC soldier in Uplink.
SDC Assault model BOII.png|Assault
SDC LMG model BOII.png|LMG
SDC SMG model BOII.png|SMG
SDC Shotgun model BOII.png|Shotgun
SDC Sniper model BOII.png|Sniper
File:Sdcassault2.png|SDC assault rifleman with an MTAR.
File:Sdcassault1.png|SDC assault rifleman with a SMAW.
File:Sdcassault3.png|SDC assault rifleman with a Trophy System.
File:Sdcsmg1.png|SDC submachine-gunner with a PDW-57 and a combat knife.
File:Sdcsmg2.png|SDC submachine-gunner with a C4 explosive.
File:Sdcsmg3.png|SDC submachine-gunner with a combat knife.
SDC-SMG-Uplink.png|SDC submachine gunner with a digital camouflage uniform on Uplink.
File:Sdclmg2.png|SDC light machine-gunner with a QBB LSW.
File:Sdclmg1.png|SDC light machine-gunner with a combat knife.
File:Sdclmg3.png|SDC light machine-gunner with two KAP-40's.
File:Sdcshotgun1.png|SDC shotgunner firing an S12.
File:Sdcshotgun2.png|SDC shotgunner with an Executioner.
File:Sdcshotgun3.png|SDC shotgunner with a combat knife.
File:Sdcsniper1.png|SDC sniper with an XPR-50.
File:Sdcsniper2.png|SDC sniper with a Ballistic Knife.
File:Sdcsniper3.png|SDC sniper with a DSR-50.
==Trivia==
*In Call of Duty ELITE, they are known as the PLA in recent matches. This is likely a mistake referring to the People's Liberation Army, the military service of China.
*In multiplayer, the scorestreak pilots will talk in Chinese.
*Zombies in Die Rise can appear in an SDC uniform and have more health from the body armor and combat helmet.
**The uniform used is a modified rifleman with desaturated colors and a mix of the submachine gunner, machine gunner and rifleman's gear. The helmet head that only appears on SDC zombies is modified from the shotgunner to have a broken visor.
**To fit the zombie setting, the uniform is dirty, has bite marks on both arms and the left thigh, and the right sleeve is torn and does not have a glove.
**For an unknown reason, the heels of the boots are covered with a black texture and the left pauldron does not have the SDC emblem.
***Under bright lighting, the tread pattern can be seen in the texture without any dirt. When turned into a crawler, the gibbed boot does not have the black texture.
*In Uplink, SDC soldiers wear a uniform with blue digital camouflage instead of the standard flat blue. 
**Oddly, the submachine gunner and sniper's shoes are also covered with the digital camouflage, which seems to be a design flaw. The same also occurs on the spare magazine in the pistol holster for the rifleman, machine gunner, and shotgunner.
**The collar of the rifleman and submachine gunner also has a star of the People's Republic of China instead of the SDC emblem.
*The sniper and shotgunner player models used for multiplayer are never seen in Campaign.
**Unlike the multiplayer models, the one used in Campaign are a mix of multiple models. The base model is a rifleman with the head and gear being randomized from either the rifleman, submachine gunner, or machine gunner.
*In the cutscene for the Strike Force mission Dispatch, Briggs incorrectly calls them "SDC's coalition forces".
*The SDC emblem appears on a flag in Call of Duty: Heroes as a decorative item.
*The Common Defense Pact seems to be the spiritual successor to the SDC, although ironically enough China is neither a leading member, nor a member at all.
*SDC soldiers speak Mandarin Chinese with an accent from Hong Kong or Taiwan.
*Oddly, when an SDC soldier melees the player in the strike force mission Shipwreck, they will occasionally shout in Russian. This is because the melee sound effect is reused from the Soviet Armed Forces in Old Wounds.
*Strangely, SDC soldiers don't scream in pain like other enemies when they are gibbed. This trait is shared with the Mercs.
*The first-person view of the rifleman and machine gunner do not match their third-person model. The first-person view for the rifleman has fingerless gloves while the third-person model has full gloves. The opposite occurs for the machine gunner.
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