Western Frontier

The Western Frontier is a nation based on the United States of America, and the main nation in Battalion Wars.

They are one of the playable nations during the Campaign in Battalion Wars 2, once in a flashback campaign 30 years before the start of BWii, and in the final mission as part of the Alliance.

## History

### Background

The Western Frontier is a Nation State in Battalion Wars. It is based on the United States of America of our world, though unlike the real U.S.A., it finds itself on the same continent as the Tundran Territories (Soviet Union), sharing a common border with the Tundrans and thus being more vulnerable to an invasion.

### Pre-Battalion Wars

During the Lightning Wars, the Western Frontier was one of the nations that did not fall to the Iron Legion. Because of this, the Western Frontier and its neighbor; the Tundran Territories, eventually grew to become military superpowers after the Legion was defeated by the Solar Empire.

30 years before the present day presented in the games, Tsar Gorgi, leader of the Tundran Territories, was mislead to believe that the Frontier developed a super weapon, and thus he launched a pre-emptive strike on the Western Frontier. General Herman was able to drive back the invaders, and the countries have remained bitter rivals ever since.

### Battalion Wars

From that point on, the demilitarized zone on the border of the Western Frontier and Tundran Territories has been the sight of an uneasy truce between the two powerful armies, with both nations ready to retaliate in the event of a pre-emptive strike.

General Herman grows anxious with the constant peace and how a lack of combat has gotten the Frontier troops out of shape, During a combat exercise, Frontier forces come across a Tundran armored division under the command of Tsar Gorgi. The Fighting Frontier and Tundran Bear were at War once again.

After defending the radar array at Windbreak Ridge, freeing the Frontier Spies, capturing Castle Potempkin, destroying Marshall Nova's tank Division the "Iron Eight", the Frontier began an attack on the last Tundran Stronghold. However during the conflict, an Xylvanian bomber squadron commanded by Countess Ingrid was sent to bomb both armies. Disorganized after the Xylvanian assault, Frontier and Tundran forces joined together to form the Alliance of Nations, in a bid to stop the Xylvanian threat.

Their first target was to weaken the Xylvanian forces at the Dune Sea, The essential resource of this region was an element called "Nerocite," an efficient vehicle fuel, after the Alliance managed to defend their outposts in the Region, they launched an offensive on the Xylvanians and managed to push them out of the Dune Sea.

Next the Alliance headed to the Coral Atolls to help the Solar Empire in their fight against the Xylvanian Invaders, After defeating the Xylvanians, the Solar Empire joined the Alliance of Nations.

Though the war was coming to a close, Xylvania was far from defeated. However, in the foolishness of her desperation and chronic curiosity, Countess Ingrid awakens the ancient armies of the Iron Legion buried deep under the grounds of the Crater of the Sun, the Frontier forces eventually cut a swathe through both Xylvanian and Legion forces, quickly finding The Cenotaph and destroying it. The Solar Empire is quick to intervene in the battle, sending support fighters, and as the Cenotaph is finally destroyed, Empress Lei-Qo is quick to arrive and kills Ingrid.

In the final battle of the war, a combined force of Frontier and Tundran troops arrive at the Vladstag to commence a siege operation where they struggled through its three layers of static defenses and against two Battlestations until they finally captured the massive building, In its finale, the Frontier COs, as well as Marshall Nova, arrive to find Kommandant Ubel and Kaiser Vlad, Ubel is taken down by Nova in an act of vengeance, though Vlad escapes during the fight, and takes off in a helicopter.

### Battalion Wars 2

In Battalion Wars 2 the Western Frontier has a much smaller role in comparison to the first game. The Frontier forces make NPC appearances in the Solar and Tundran campaigns, and have their own campaign set 30 years ago facing the Tundra Territories.

Their first appear during the Anglo-Solar Campaign when the Anglo Army attacks the Frontier's garrison on the Solar Empire.

They reappear during the Xylvanian's Occupation of the Tundran Territories as a supporting non-playable faction during the mission Scorched Earth.