John Macmillan's diary

**John Macmillan's diary** is important part of American Campaign. Diary was also part official website.

## Diary in the game

Macmillan's diary provides cutscenes that help telling story in American Campaign.

## Diary on website

I’ve decided that I’ll try, in my free time, to describe the span of time from when I entered the EON, and had no idea what I was in for, until today, when we’re celebrating the greatest victory in US history, perhaps the greatest victory of all time. Before the EON took me deep into the past it was 21st March 2004.

Note: I’ve attached aerial photos of all of the important locations that I’ve mentioned in this diary. Joan thinks that we should name all of them...

### Mission 1

I found myself on a hill. Stunned by the side effects of the EON, the surrounding fauna and flora were clear evidence that the 2,000,000-year leap into the past had probably succeeded. I managed to make a connection, I just had no idea who he was warning me about.

Suddenly, I heard gunfire not too far away, and my military instincts woke up immediately. I decided to hide deeper in the woods to the west, where the crash of a waterfall could be heard.

Here I came across an American soldier B. Brandon. He was scared and injured. Unfortunately, I didn't have anything to treat him with. He told me that as he materialized here, someone immediately started shooting at him. Fortunately, the stranger called again and finally introduced himself. He claimed to be a colonel in the US military, his name was Powell, and that we should proceed with the utmost caution to the northeast. He didn't say anything about what was going on…

With Corporal Brandon we walked back to where I had appeared. We had to cross north on a kind of rutted road. Before we did, we heard the sound of an engine. A combat vehicle passed along the way. It was definitely not American. We waited for him to leave and there was silence again. We crossed the road quickly. Immediately, a voice with a suspicious accent sounded on my radio, assuring us that we should still go north. But I decided to trust Colonel Powell that a trip north meant death in the form of an enemy's trap. He also told me that there should be another American nearby. After a radio interview with Col. We turned east with Powell, where we came across the American. He didn't look as distrustful and frightened as Brandon, but rather angry. His name was Cyrus Parker. A little further east was an apparently disused road that we headed north again.

Here we came across two foreign soldiers. As soon as they saw us, one of them immediately began calling for reinforcements in Russian, and the other fired almost the entire dose from his submachine gun in our direction. Now it was time. We had to kill them as soon as possible, while keeping an eye on the wounded des. Brandon. One bullet scratched me a bit, but we successfully eliminated the patrol. Now quickly to the place designated by Col. Powell.

### Mission 2

The suspicion turned into certainty. The enemies we met and whom Powell warned us about were the Russians.

I didn't understand how they could get here, but that was secondary.

We came across other people, fortunately they were Americans. Two workers and one lieutenant, Lisa Lawson. I took command of them and continued north on Powell's instructions. Suddenly a scientist materialized in front of us, an American with Arab ancestors (I). He introduced himself as nuclear physicist Paul Khattam, joined us and healed the injured Bobby Brandon.

On the way down the hill we came across several corpses in American camouflage (II). Apparently they were ours, but advanced decomposition made it impossible to determine the cause of their deaths. Military stamps were missing. But it was clear that we were probably close to the enemy base that the colonel had ordered us to conquer. However, the corpses were a clear warning not to try to attack from this position. I ordered to continue straight down south along the hill we came from.

We arrived at the river. While trying to ford her, we spotted two Russian soldiers who were about to execute the prisoners. We definitely did not intend to take this into account, so the execution did not take place in the end. In addition, Khattam managed to treat one dying prisoner (III). Unfortunately, the Russians managed to shoot the remaining hostages.

We continued down the river, still to the east. Then we changed direction to the north, where we got two Russian combat vehicles, but unfortunately with an almost empty tank. After the occupation of the Russian warehouse by our workers, Colonel Powell spoke again with further instructions. We were to occupy the second Russian base, which lay a little westerly west of our current position.

First we destroyed the advanced bunker on the hill (IV). Then por. Lawson volunteered as a heron to provoke Russian troops so we could shoot them from the same hill, which we did. But there was still one bunker left in the Russian camp. During the bloody outflow, I was forced to drag my men to safety several times, where Khattam treated them completely.

In the end, even this base fell into our hands without any serious losses. I rebuilt the destroyed bunker and had another one built so we could have some defensive position.

The colonel spoke again, ordering to transfer as much material as possible from the eastern warehouse. So I ordered everyone to take overalls in the warehouse, including work equipment.

During the transport of the material, a Russian civilian (V) appeared near the base, claiming that he was an engineer and his name was Michal Berezov. So far, I've been trapped in our northern warehouse. I assigned one person to guard him inside.

After a while, supplies arrived. Of course Russian, because they didn't even have a pair yet, that the local comrades were already dead. We tried to destroy the vehicles, but they missed us. So now a Russian attack can be expected in a short time.

I immediately stopped the transport and handed all the submachine guns back to all the people (only Khattam left his medical equipment) and sent the most capable soldiers to both bunkers. We were now ready to "welcome the Russian delegation". When she finally arrived, it was surprisingly not a big problem (thanks to the bunkers) to neutralize her. This put an end to our other tasks in this area.

Moreover, the colonel finally unknowingly pleased me with the news that I would meet my good old friend, Capt. Andy Cornell, commander of the second operational group northeast of us…

### Mission 3

After meeting Andy and listening to other orders from Commander Powell, I and my group had to continue east.

Andy took our prisoner Michal Berezov with him and continued in another direction on the colonel's orders. Before we arrived at the American base, where I took command, we had to break through a group of several Russian soldiers.

I must say that I was quite nervous about the close presence of numerous Russian forces. But if I made it clear, I would be the wrong commander. I immediately ordered a laboratory and a workshop to be built so that we could build solar-powered test vehicles. We managed to produce them, but it was clear that they could not compete with heavy Russian technology. The best part, however, was that we should have tried to bring at least one solar vehicle behind the Russian line.

The previous base commander introduced me to the best American scout (at least he seriously claimed that) - des. Frank Forsyth (II). I even trusted him because he suddenly appeared at the base - like a ghost. Surprisingly, Lawson also knew him, whom he began to tease immediately upon his arrival. Frank looked like a light-hearted guy, but I knew he really knew what he was doing. Therefore, I complied with his request and had him conduct further research.

Soon after his departure, a Russian patrol (I) crashed into our base. If we didn't have time to kill the two soldiers in time, they could call their comrades for reinforcements and flood us. For a long time, I hesitated to leave the base and solar vehicles to the enemy, take all my people and try to break through with them directly north of the base - as close as possible to the western part of the area. But that would be the simplest solution, and I knew that those solar vehicles could really come in handy.

In the end, we managed to get across the enemy line with the solar vehicle. To my great regret, Andy Cornell couldn't do it with his unit…

### Mission 4

From Alpha Main Base, where I was promoted to commander of the US Armed Forces, Gen. Ron Harrison (we became quite good friends, which cannot be said of Alpha's commander - Col. Powell) as captain, I had to go to Gamma base today. Another important task awaited me there. I was looking forward to it, because after many days of doing nothing at Alfa, I started thinking too much about Joan…

Upon arrival, I took command of Gama from Lt. Jeff Brown. In the meantime, he told me that south of us, the Russians had built their base and could be expected to try to get our oil fields soon. And it will definitely not be diplomatic.

After inspecting the oil rig, I was contacted by gen. Harrison. He informed me that the Russians had built an advanced base in the southwest, so we could soon expect their attack. He promised me reinforcements that would not arrive right away, so for now I have to endure what I have. So I immediately started giving orders.

First I had an armory and a laboratory built. I sent two workers to look for any material in the northern part of the area where the enemy had not yet operated. I had the other staff research all the available technologies. After completing the research, I rebuilt the laboratory into a weapons, built a diesel power plant and had the technology for a rotary machine gun developed. After getting the necessary material, I rebuilt the workshop into a factory. During this time, I sent several men to the armory and equipped them with submachine guns. Just in time to easily neutralize the first attack of several Russian soldiers. After the completion of the factory, the mechanics were finally able to start producing the first vehicles with a rotary machine gun, a medium wheeled chassis and (after not very good experience with solar propulsion) a newly developed internal combustion engine.

During their production, when many people had to continuously search for the missing material, the commander of the promised reinforcements - Lt. Col. Lucy Donaldson. However, the shortest way to our area was blocked by the Russians, so she won't get to us right away. In the meantime, we continued our efforts to produce as many vehicles as possible. I also sent one scientist to find out the location of another oil field for the possible construction of a second oil tower. It was east of our base, exactly as Lt. Brown.

After a while, Lt. Donaldson, apparently arriving in our area, but deliberately found herself in a grip between the southern and southwestern Russian bases. So there was no choice but to attack the enemy's outpost in the southwest (I). I ordered Lieutenant Donaldson to stay on the hill (II) for the time being so that the enemy operating in their immediate vicinity could not see them. I waited for the production of at least three vehicles, as the driver designated the most capable mechanics with orders to attack.

First, they destroyed a Russian vehicle, which fortunately had the same parameters as ours. Russian soldiers, who ran out of their defenses without hesitation, were easy prey for our machine guns. Immediately our vehicles launched into the defense tower. As soon as there was a risk of excessive damage to a vehicle, the driver always withdrew with it in time, repaired it and continued the attack again. The bunker was destroyed in the same way, the last defense of this small base where the Russians extracted oil as much as we did.

Before the rather expected reaction of the southern Russian base (in the form of several Russian tanks and soldiers), I had all my units withdrawn to the safety of our base. With five vehicles produced (production continued, of course, continued) and an armory manned by soldiers, it was not a big problem to destroy another, stronger Russian attack. After a while, I received with all caution Lt. Donaldson and her group to our base.

At about this time, the gene sounded again. Harrison informed that the area was of strategic importance to the Russians and they would want to seize it at all costs. I was given the task of preventing this by pushing the Russians out of the area. Harrison promised me more reinforcements. Perhaps they will be happier than Lt. Donaldson. I started preparing for the final attack. I had the vehicles refueled and repaired, and commanded the soldiers in the armory to be extremely vigilant.

Then I set off with all the vehicles towards the Russian base. According to previous surveys, it was clear that we did not have enough troops for a sudden and overwhelming attack. In addition, we would suffer significant losses because the enemy was very well fortified. That's why I ordered one vehicle to provoke mobile enemy units. We then managed to destroy them out of reach of the defense towers. It was also necessary to gradually shoot down the Russian fortifications. It was important that all units always focus on only one defensive position. During this time, we had to withdraw damaged vehicles from the fight in time and repair them. When not a single Russian fortification remained functional and most of the base's crew was dead or dying, the rest of the Russian bastards fled.

It was - at least for me - a sweet moment that marked our first important victory!

### Mission 5

After winning the Gama, I had to attend a summit on further action against the Russians. Here, our experienced scientist Tim Gladstone proposed a somewhat fantastic but interesting idea - to try to tame the local opolids. The management agreed. I don't think they had much left.

And when they chose me as commander of this mission, I wasn't too surprised.

My task was to escort Tim Gladston back to Gama, where indigenous tribes lived in the nearby northeast sector. Upon our arrival, I appointed the interim commander of Gama, selected a unit, and together we set out for the northeast sector.

But I didn't expect to find ourselves in the wild jungle.

I started building the Delta base in the nearest suitable area. I built a warehouse, set up a laboratory for Tim, where he and other scientists explored the possibility of using solar energy. But before we could build a solar power plant, brown people in unknown military uniforms suddenly emerged from the jungle and started firing at us. One of them even managed to steal our vehicle, but we didn't let it go with him. During the attack, they shouted some unknown language. Pore. But Lawson reportedly heard one attacker speak German. How many more surprises are waiting for me here? Even though we repulsed their attack, it was necessary to take into account that there could be more of these unknown aggressors in the jungle, so I had two bunkers built.

After the completion of the solar power plant, another surprise awaited us, this time pleasant. This was the discovery of the missing scientist Denis Peterson (I), an optoelectronics specialist. Upset, he told us how EON "spat" him away from the others and spent many days wandering in the jungle before he came across us. With Denis's help, the scientists set out to analyze the language of the opolids (which we all talked about as monkeys). After completing the research, Tim said he was ready to try taming an opaque in the field. I sent other capable scientists with him, because I assumed that this would speed up the process, and I was right. We managed to tame several monkeys. Needless to say, they did not show high levels of intelligence and further research was needed on how to make them useful. But we had to watch out for aggressive individuals, often such an angry monkey chased our scientists to the camp. That's why we had to kill several of them. It soon became clear that when the scientists had a domesticated monkey with them, the wild monkeys were much quieter in their vicinity and trusted our scientists more in their communication attempts.

In the laboratory, while researching their psychology with the participation of a selected specimen, we found that all monkeys can be taught simpler manual activities and thus do most of the work of our workers. That was a great result, of course. Denis also explored in the laboratory the possibility of building a radar that would warn us in time of an enemy invasion. So I ordered one to be tested.

To do this, however, we first had to build a factory and add a specialized workshop, the so-called radar annex. Although it was possible to place the radar on the defense tower, I chose the mobile location on the vehicle. However, it turned out that we would have to build another power plant for a sufficient supply of energy, otherwise production would take an unnecessarily long time.

After the successful commissioning of the radar, I reported to the Alpha base the completion of the task.