Vichy Federation

### Uniform

Standard Army uniform is long boots, grey pants with long trench coats of light blue and caps. Navy is the same as the Army, but shorter coats and larger brim hats

### Ruling Title

President and council of Representatives from Military Candidates

## History

The Vichy Federation is a relatively young faction but is still very vast and powerful. Originally part of the original *League of Freeworlds*. After the first war with the Vexin devastated the league, members of the League broke off and became the State of Vichy, later renamed the Vichy Federation. They occupy the western part of quadrant 2 in the milky-way galaxy, and are slowly expanding out of the Canis reach. Expansionist at their core, Vichy will often utilize gunboat diplomacy to potential worlds they wish to take if habited. Barring that they will invade full force often resulting in the *C.C.* To take action against them leading to long and often costly micro skirmishes to full out wars.

## Ship/Tech level

when The Vichy Federation split from the coalition, they took a lot of advanced technology and top scientists with them. As a result, the Vichy federation has technology comparable to the C.C. But is by C.C. Standards primitive but effective. They utilize less powerful charge particle accelerator weapons fashioned in a very old style ballistic weaponry, such as the Vichy MK-HPL-50. Their ships utilize refractile dispersal and ablative armor to better combat the more energy based C.C. Rumor has it they now have powerful torpedoes that can create powerful micro singularities. Vehicles range from simple terrestrial wheeled vehicles, to advanced hover craft and mobile weapon platforms, that makes it hard for their enemies to find a single solution to most encounters. Their also the only major power to utilize oceanic based fleets, and their space ships while not as advanced, still stand on equal ground with other major powers, especially since they discovered Hyper ring technology. Now, with more advancing armor and shields, they’re moving away form such weapons in favor or true energy based weapons such as disruptor technology, but lack the true means to mass produce. They also use powerful mechs to supplement vast armies when fighting planet side, large numbers of vehicles, and even old style tanks.

## Governing body/Economy type

Military government hyper industrial/military economy. Being prudential by nature due to a lack of recourse planets the Vichy Federation has a very prudential way of handling its economy and recourses they’re hyper expansionist often butting heads with the Coalition and often contesting for planets outside the C.C. Protected worlds treaty. Anything and everything is recycled, reused, or refited/retrofitted to have a place in the every diverse arsenal of Vichy’s stockpiles.

## Leadership

The Vichy Federation is run by elected officials, president, and council of Representatives, all selected from the military hierarchy. (18 members) Faction everyday lifestyle: While there is a significant civilian population the vast majority of citizens follow a militarized lifestyle. The fashion and mindset of people in the Vichy federation Races/species (prominent or factions specific): felines, canines, cervids, and various smaller carnivores.

## Civilian life

Civilians of the Vichy Federation are a unique class of their own. Military families live very comfortable, but very often short lives. This is due to the high mortality rate of the military, and the constant skirmishes against other factions. Thus most civilians even those in non military families embrace a military life style from fashion to behavior across its territory.

## Military doctrine

Territory expansion and spread the glory of Vichy to a brighter tomorrow.