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Contents 1 U.S. Black Ops 2 Merczateers 3 Sturm-Korps 4 Sparta 4.1 Sparta Phalanx 4.2 Sparta Air Force 4.3 Sparta Space Navy 4.4 Sparta Mechanized Division 4.5 Spartan Government 5 Task Force Omega 6 The Alpha Marines 7 The SLA

[edit] U.S. Black Ops

U.S. Black Ops was originally a branch of special operatives from U.S. Military, a military simulation group made by many from Mercz. Founded by Grey Blankes, Huffington Skolem, and Kitsune Basiat. The group recruited many ex-mercz and the best many military sims had to offer, and stayed together even after the fall of U.S. Military and went on to be a "Counter-Grieving" group. Taking contracts from residents who needed protection or who the lindens didn't help lasted awhile but with more and more updates Linden Labs made the protection service mostly moot. U.S. Black Ops store then began to provide income since the jobs became fewer and fewer. Starting off the store in Jeogori the group sold a few weapons and military themed accessories until they developed a bullet with a tracking system. Then the store began to take off and relocated to radjin. Black Ops continued to create more weapons and relocated once again to their sim Fiddlers Green and from there created a combat sim now called Radjin-3.

[edit] Merczateers

The Merczateers (pseudo-Cyrillic: Мерчатеeрс) - http://www.merczateers.org/ - are a group originally founded at a telehub near the original sandboxes, Cordova and Goguen. They never had any original intentions, but later decided that they were on a quest to create a better Second Life experience. The first base was in the Simulator, "sim", Clear. The second base was in Isere, which was remodeled twice. This sim was not favored by the group due to the fact it was an older server.

The Merczateers later relocated to the new northern continent to a sim called Adscita. While in this simulator, the group gained most of their respect and members, and ultimately grew to their largest and most powerful state. Many divisions of the Merczateers were planned but never finished. An airborne division, which would have been headed by Psyzan Matador, was never completed, along with the Merczateers Air Force which was going to be led by Super Penguin. The Air Force's inventory consisted of MiG-1.44, Mi-24 Hinds, and Su-25. At this time, the generals of the group included Super Penguin, Psyzan Matador, Anthony Lehane, Lurdan Huszar, Stephmo Deckard, Spartann Plunkett, Kalle Harmison, and Christoph Naumova. There was a large debate between the promotion of Christoph in which Lurdan Huszar was brainwashed into believe that Christoph could be a significant part of the group. Super Penguin and Psyzan Matador strongly disagreed with the promotion of Christoph, and during the debate, Super Penguin stepped down from Supreme Command, making all generals equal.

A month or so after the promotion of Christoph, many changes took place, mostly dealing with the layout and size of the base. Christoph provided the Merczateers with over 40,000 square meters of land. Super Penguin started the hefty task of remodeling the base from scratch (except for a bush, which was the first object ever laid down on the Adscita base. When the base was completed, a month later, it consisted of a Kremlin, a main base, a store, an underground network, a grunt arena, road systems, a monorail connecting the Kremlin and the main base, runway and airfield, and a parking lot in which many events took place. The day the Kremlin was completed, therefore making the entire base complete, the Merczateers was destroyed by a tragic event which its scars can still be felt today by the original founders. Spartann Plunkett argued with Christoph, telling him to "Do your worst," to the group. Christoph, taking this literally, did his worst by ejecting everyone in the group, except generals, and released all of the land to the Lindens, and destroying the Kremlin, which was a symbol of the hard work of the Merczateers.

From this day forward, the Merczateers has never been restored to its former glory. With the efforts of Anthony Lehane and Lurdan Huszar, they were able to bring back only a few of the original soldiers to the new base in Gangwon. The new Merczateers was not supposed to be created until a month of planning and building was completed beforehand. Lurdan Huszar, however, jumped the gun and started the new group the second day of planning. Psyzan Matador and Super Penguin left the group in response.

The Merczateers later moved to Hjalmer, where they decided to take a theme of future Russian military while using weapons of various origins. The Merczateers are now allied with the Alliance Navy, and their only one since the fall of the Novus Ordo Imperialis (however this alliance was briefly interrupted for a period of about three hours due to a misunderstanding involving a new sim and several suspicious personnel on either side. During this moment of pre-war, the Lurdan Huszar sent out invitations to every single organized military in existence, and completely switching polarities, requesting alliances with all current enemies and declaring a bitter war on the AN. The situation was resolved though, due to the efforts of Merczateer grunt Ethan Schuman, Alliance Fleet Cmdr Alenzia Epsilon and AN Marine Cmdr Mikael Khalamov.)

The Merczateers currently wage war on mostly groups broken off from themselves, such as the Sturm-Korps, a group of Ex Mercz Elites, or the infamous Mercz Resistance Force or MRF, led by Jt Buridan.

Jt Buridan was originally booted from the Merczateers by Stephmo Deckard, for constant insubordination. He now recruits others exiled or "mistreated" by Mercz High Brass in secret, growing from 10 members, to 14 members in the last month.

The Merczateers no longer reside in Hjalmer.

As of now the Merczateers now occupy their own sim Badnarik. Since the purchase of Badnarik, the base has been remodeled 3 times. Originally, Badnarik started out as a metropolitan city with a military presence in the shape of a bunker. Shortly after, never actually reaching full construction, the base was returned and remodeled. In stage 2, Badnarik was said to resemble Adscita with a Kremlin, runway, dock, and other various bunkers. Again never actually reaching completion the base was torn down again. Stage 3 was on the surface an ordinary base camp, while underground a complex tunnel and bunker system. Today Stage 4 stands as a Normandy-style beach, with bunkers and MG nests overlooking an obstacle-strewn beach.

[edit] Sturm-Korps

Founded in the Fall of 2005, the Sturm-Korps are still active with 30 members. The Sturm-Korps (S-K for short), which means Storm-Corps in English, is a German themed group originally founded by Semmi Seraph, Lenny Dannunzio, and Armanno Dannunzio in order to rival the Merczateers. Only 1 of the original founders, Semmi Seraph, is still active within the Sturm-Korps today. Shortly after the creation of the army, 2 generals within the S-K, Lenny Dannunzio, and Michael Hatfield, were kicked out due to unsoldierly conduct. One of the last founders, Armanno Dannunzio, is no longer active enough in SL to be considered a general.

In it's early days, S-K began attacking its rival army, the Merczateers. Throughout 2006, the war became less and less active. Though in the Winter of 2006, the Sturm-Korps attacked the Alliance Navy during their time of mourning a friend who had passed on. To this day, supreme commander of the Sturm-Korps, Semmi Seraph, regrets having attacked the Alliance Navy on this day. Multiple raids on the Sturm-Korps HQ in Scape eventually led to the S-K surrendering to the Alliance Navy.

Branches:

• Central Command,
• Infantry Command,
• Deathguard,
• Infantry Division,
• Recruitment,
• Kriegsmarine

Notable Members:

• Semmi Seraph (Genfeldmarshcall),
• Jaxon Fermi (Generaloberst),
• Kirill Moskvitch (Kommodore), Kriegsmarine
• Jeditoad Flimflam (Original Soldier), keeper of the peace,

[edit] Sparta

Sparta is led Bruno Ziskey, who sought to create a military roleplay group that did not grief others, and would compete against other groups using scripted Hit Point Counters. It was originally started by Ares Artizar, who had but one goal: destroy the Alliance Navy. Ares began to recruit others who would fight the AN, but did not make his group official, thus concealing it. However, Bruno Ziskey saw that this destructive behavior was irrational, as the Alliance Navy was not evil. Bruno removed Ares Artizar from power and moved Sparta to be an official group, with many branches in it.

It has not been easy to convince the Alliance Navy that Sparta was not seeking to destroy the AN (especially since everything in Second Life is virtual, thus it is impossible to actually "destroy" it). However, Bruno made friends with some in the AN, and got them to see he honestly wanted to create a non-griefing group that would compete against other military groups with organization, fair play, and respect of the enemy.

Crowning himself the king of Sparta, Bruno decreed that there would be four main branches of Sparta:

[edit] Sparta Phalanx

The Phalanx are the infantry of Sparta. They are highly trained and are armed with gear such as the Timoria Rifle, Athena Jump Pack, 3D HUD Radar, Thanatos Rocket Launcher, and deployable Hydra Plasma Artillery Cannon. Led by Archon Basileus Jaxx Loon.

[edit] Sparta Air Force

The Spartan Air Force (SAF) is responsible for protecting the Phalanx on the ground and the Spartan Navy in the air (or space, given the roleplay). The SAF has the Hyperion Fighter-Bomber, the Aegis Heavy Interceptor, the Hades Space Superiority Fighter, and the Charon Gunship. All pilots have these important weapons. They are trained in all sorts of tactics that are used against ground and flying units. The SAF is led by Air Marshal Snake Barbarossa.

[edit] Sparta Space Navy

The Spartan Navy (SN)is well known as the most powerful division of the group and ensures that no enemy ships can attack Sparta without serious retribution. The SN support the Phalanx on the ground with their bombardment cannons while engaging other ships. The SN has many ships to include the Hydra-Class Corvette, the monstrous Guided Judgement-Class Wrath of Sparta, and the personal command ship of King Bruno Ziskey. The ships in the SN are mainly classed based on their power, number of weapons, and speed (not size). Led by Nauarchos Tig Spijkers.

[edit] Sparta Mechanized Division

The Sparta Mechanized Division (SMD) is commanded by Lancer Marshal Alind Back. The SMD employs the latest in mech technology, making mechs that are more than a match for the fiercest enemy forces. They include the basic Trojan Battlesuit, Hydra Walker, and others assorted mechs. [edit] Sparta High Guard

The High Guard are the elite infantry of Sparta who act as the bodyguards to the King and Branch Commanders. They are equipped with the most advanced weaponry in order to better serve Sparta, including the Space Jump Boosters and the Xyphos Assault Rifle. This Rifle can use Plasma Grenades, Grappling Beam, Laser-guided missiles, and of course ordinary bullets. As stated above the High Guard are the elite of the elite. You do not ask to join; you are asked. Led by Grand Einodolos Wasaac Hax.

[edit] Spartan Government

To provide a safe, structured, and disciplined group, Sparta's government officials make the laws that allow Sparta to operate.

1. King: Sparta is ruled by Bruno Ziskey, the Spartan King. As King of Sparta, Bruno is responsible for every major decision, the two most important of which are declaring war and choosing recruits. Under Bruno is the Queen, the Gerousia, and the Supreme Court.
2. Queen: Second in Command of Sparta, Ivy Contepomi is the Queen of Sparta, and largely responsible for the training of most Phalanx recruits, as well as keeping morale up among troops. She is the 'den mother' of Sparta, and responsible for operations when Bruno is not online.
3. Spartan Gerousia (Council): This Gerousia is made up of the four commanders of each of the four branches of Sparta. It is responsible for making most of the decisions of Sparta when the King is not online, as well as being the advisers to the King on different subjects and actions. The Gerousia shares the power with the King of awarding medals and merits to Spartans who have proven themselves in battle and other actions necessary to earn a badge.
4. Spartan Supreme Court: The Spartan Supreme Court is in charge of punishing violators of Spartan law. The only people on the Court are the Officers who are second in command of the three military Branches of Sparta, and the Spartan King, although the Court does not always need the King to be present to be in session. However, in violations concerning higher officers, the Spartan King must be present in order for the Court to be in session. Ephors are the military law officers that look at evidence and serve out the punishment according to the Handbook.

[edit] Task Force Omega

The TFO was founded after the creation of a treaty between several faction. All members of Task Force Omega are handpicked as the best of the best from all branches of the SL Military, and are equipped with the most modern, high-tech equipment available. An action team able to fight in the air, on the water and on the ground. The TFO includes the ex-SLA, the GDI, TFT, and the MA(GASL). There are four ranks only in the TFO : TFO Trooper/Pilot/Marine, TFO Under-Officer, TFO Officer and TFO General. Ranks are reached by High Command Citations and rewards. Marshal Herbert Alderson (Ex-GDI) leads the Task Force Omega since 2008, before him the TFO was led by Admiral Kacey Harrop (Ex-SLA). http://www.taskforceomega.co.cc

[edit] The Alpha Marines

The Alpha Marines were founded originally by Clemens Yosuke. They were then named the Ultra Marines. After Clemens Vanished, the Ultra Marines (UMAR) Began to fall apart. After several incidents where members openly Griefed sandboxes, Luke Dwi (An owner of UMAR With Clemens) Formed the Alpha Marines. AM Began to rise, in technology and reputation. Divisions were formed, money changed hands, land was bought, and AM Began to patrol sandboxes. Their first base was in Ninca, after a shooting that involved a rival military, they were forced to move on. AM Member bennyboy Ball then bought AM Land in Tails, opposite the SLSN Base of Psychwar. At that time AM and SLSN were at war and waged several long, brutal, sieges on each other. AM Moved to another part of Tails. They then went to own half a sim in Guide Island, but the Group Sparta, attacked and flagged it until the Land owner had had enough.

AMs lost their base during a war againts the ShadowTec.

Their land baron kicked them out.

[edit] The SLA

Founded in 2007 by General Ceawlin, the Second Life Army has a base located in Barete. The SLA soldiers can be compared to "high-tech" or "future" soldiers because of their futuristic and advanced equipment. The SLA is in war against Merczateers and Ordo Imperialis. Relations with Alpha Marines, Sturm-Korps and Sparta are neutral. As we know their old base was deleted and will be replaced soon.