Iron Coalition

#### Overwiew

The Iron Coalition is the current ruling regime governing the western half of the Primus Territory. It is the following and evolved regime after the Iron Federation, established in Y4053 after a brutal 6 years-long civil war against the growing contingent of Wian's Wrath militants and sympathizers. The current leader of the Iron Coalition is Crystal Corsair, who assumed the position after her father Trevor Corsair was assassinated by members of the Pax-Viribus Theocracy in Y4140. While only 20 years old at the time, she and her cabinet of advisors hastily forged brutal combat-ready regime that officially heralded the start of the Perennial Wars. Installations such as Fort Derringer, Fort James, and B43-12, Stalwart Penitentiary Of His Excellency were built to accommodate the newfound demand for law and defense.

31 years later, the Iron Coalition finds itself in an oscillating balance between fleeting moments of peace and brutal conflict; while their resources are run ragged, corruption and greed seep into the cracks of the frayed regime. Behind the thin veneer of a strong iron fist is a regime that teeters on the brink of collapse.

#### Military Forces Of The Iron Coalition: The Iron Horde

The Iron Horde is the name of the complete pantheon of the Iron Coalition's military forces. It speaks to the regime's dogged and relentless nature when pursuing their strategic objectives. The number of troops and ordinance expands and contracts with the diplomatic stability of the day, but it currently sits at 25 million troops, give or take.

###### Ranks

Ranking in the Iron Coalition extends across all disciplines and branches. When joining the Iron Horde (unless the enlistee graduated a military academy) they enlist as Pig Iron, or a "Pig" for short. Climbing the ranks is quite difficult, and only truly exemplary actions above one's station will merit a promotion.

* Rank: Pig Iron
* Rank: The Annealed
* Rank: Strike Black
* Rank: Strike Red
* Rank: Strike Orange
* Rank: Strike Yellow
* Rank: Strike White
* Rank: The Quenched
* Rank: The Tempered
* Rank: The Sharpened
* Rank: The Honed

###### Military Occupational Specialties

When enlisting in the Iron Horde, all new recruits will be assigned a job. This more specialized line of work is referred to as a Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS. The assignment protocols are calculated by actuaries in the Iron Cabinet and generally based on casualty data from current engagements.

* Conscript Fodder
* Rifleman
* Combat Engineer
* Squad Operations Pointman
* Field Medic

###### Specialty Tactics Squads

If a veteran soldier has proved their mettle and shown a particular interest in a specific field or profession, they will be pressed into a Specialty Tactics Squad. Specialty Tactics Squads are designed to achieve objectives using unconventional or novel tactics, and have exclusive access to the latest in battlefield technology, weapons and equipment. These inductees will then be endlessly drilled and trained, honing their deadly skills and forging them into unparalleled masters of their craft:

* Onslaught Troopers
* Welded Sentry Guards
* Seismic Special Operations Sapper
* Naval Infiltration Troopers
* Underwater Combat Specialist
* Desert Warfare Dunetrooper
* Cyber Warfare Hacktrooper
* Airborne Division Flanktrooper

###### Iron Horde Armory

The Iron Horde would be nothing without its arsenal of deadly weapons, implements and vehicles. Factories across the coalition work day and night, feverishly manufacturing and churning out these weapons of war:

* Iron Horde Weapons
* Iron Horde Battle Hardware
* Iron Horde Vehicles