Please note: This is entirely a work of fiction based on the game Twilight 2000, and culled from books and various sources across the web. It is also a work in progress particularly the Mexican Army section. Any inconsistencies, inaccuracies or fallacies are mine and mine alone. If you have comments or complaints, email the author at [email protected]
Twilight 2000
California
Or
California
Dreamin’
By
U.S. Forces California
6th Army
Headquarters-Presidio of San Francisco, California (1500 men)
1st Battalion/19th Special Forces Group (100 men)
63rd
U.S. Corps-Fresno, CA (1000 men)
40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) “The
Sunshine Division”(3000 men, 8 M728 CEV, 6 M60A3, 2 Stingray, 2 M8 AGS, 4 M1, 1
M1A1, 1 M1A2)-Bakersfield, CA
2nd Brigade
3rd Brigade
41st Infantry Brigade (ORNG)
29th Infantry Division (Light) “Blue and Gray”(1000
men)-Bakersfield, CA -see note
1st Brigade (VANG)
58th Infantry Brigade (MDNG)
116th Infantry Brigade (VANG)
221st Military Police Brigade (700
men)-Visalia, CA
89th
U.S. Corps-Fort Ord, CA
91st Infantry Division (Light) “Wild West” (600
men)-Camp Roberts, CA
3rd Brigade
49th Military Police Brigade (700
men)-Fort Hunter-Ligget, CA
177th Armored Brigade “60th Guards
Motorized Division” (900 men, 2 M1, 1M1A1, 1 M1A2, 2 M551)-Camp Roberts, CA
7th Fleet
The ships listed
here are not at all fully operational; they are at least afloat and capable of
generating internal power. Most of the
ships listed are missing one or more key weapons or sensor systems, and are
critically short of electronics spares and missile reloads. Also, all helicopters assigned to the
various non-carriers have been removed from those ships (if they are
operational) and assigned to composite naval aviation squadrons.
The aircraft listed here are all capable of flight
operations, but in many cases have degraded or non-functional radar or guidance gear. In addition, the USN is woefully short of
missile reloads for the aircraft, but retains a steady supply of iron bombs and
cannon reloads, and even a limited supply of guided munitions. The main limiting factor for the USN
currently is fuel; supplies from the Bakersfield oil fields have been
sufficient thus far, but are all precariously close to enemy or marauder
forces.
Alameda NAS
Concord NWS
Hunters Point Shipyard
Leemore NAS
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Moffett Field Federal Air Station
Naval Station Treasure Island
Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center
SpecWarDevGroup-(200 men)
Special Boat Unit XI-Mare Island
TF-71 - San Francisco
32nd Marine Regiment
(Provisional) (900 men)
33rd Marine
Regiment-(Provisional) (800 men)
CG-29 Jouett
SSN-704 Baltimore
DDG-32 John Paul Jones
DDG-51 Arleigh Burke
FFG-8 McInerney
FFG-47 Nicholas
FF-1038 McCloy
TAO-146 Neosho
AOR-2 Charles Town
4xLCM-6
8xPTM-2
3xPTB-3
2nd Composite Naval Aviation Wing
VF-177 (2xF-18, 1xF-14) San Francisco,
CA
VMFR-278 (3x A-4, 1xAV-8) Lemoore NAS
VFA-322 (3x A-7) Lemoore NAS
HMC-175 (6xAH-1V) Lemoore NAS
VFH-967 (3xCH-53, 2xUH-60) Lemoore NAS
VFS-645 (3xP-3, 2xSH-2, 1xS-3) San Francisco,
CA
14th Air Force
The aircraft listed here are all capable of flight
operations, but in many cases have degraded or non-functional radar or guidance gear. In addition, the USAF is woefully short of
missile reloads for the aircraft, but retains a steady supply of iron bombs and
cannon reloads, and even a limited supply of guided munitions. The main limiting factor for the USAF
currently is fuel; supplies from the Bakersfield oil fields have been
sufficient thus far, but are all precariously close to enemy or marauder
forces.
9th
Reconnaissance Wing-(1xU-2, 2xU-2S, 3xT-38)
60th Air Mobility Wing-(1xC-5, 1xC-141,
1xKC-10)
349th Air Mobility Wing-(2xC-5, 1xC-141,
1xKC-10)
144th
Fighter Wing (CANG)-(2xF-16C, 1xF-16D, 1xC26B)-Fresno Air Terminal, CA
899th
Combat Security Group(600 men)-Travis Air Force Base, CA
900th
Combat Security Group(1000 men)-Beale Air Force Base, CA
91st
Infantry Division (Light)- An Army Reserve Division, responsible for large unit
training. Comprised of 6 brigades, 1st
Brigade (Battle Command Staff Training) headquartered at Camp Parks, CA, 2nd Brigade/362 Regiment (Field Exercise)
headquartered at Norco, CA, 3rd Brigade (Field Exercise) at Camp Parks, CA, 4th
Brigade (Training Support) at Fort Lewis Washington, 5th Brigade (Training
Support) at Salt Lake City, Utah, and 6th Brigade (Field Exercise) at Denver,
Colorado. This unit trained both reservists
and newly inducted personnel within the brigade’s local areas up to 1997. After the nuclear strikes of 1997, the
division’s California brigades conducted disaster relief and law enforcement
operations throughout the Northern California area. On 20 July 1998, the division was given a combat mission, attack
the Mexican Army, elements of which were advancing up from Southern
California. The division hurriedly
entered combat on 23 July 1998. The
division was encircled by Mexican armor and mechanized forces at the Battle of
Palm Springs on 15 November 1998 and cut to pieces. Surviving personnel have reformed as the 3rd Brigade.
41st
Infantry Brigade-An Oregon National Guard unit which was brought into federal service
31 October 1996 at Camp Rilea, Oregon.
The brigade was tasked to support 8th Army in Korea but a shortage of
transportation delayed deployment. The
brigade was then made responsible for a variety of internal security and civic
action roles in the Oregon area following the nuclear exchanges of 1997. The 41st was attached to the 40th
Mechanized Division and sent to counter attack the Mexican Army. The brigade
entered combat with the Mexican Army on 16 June 1998 in central California.
177th
Armored Brigade-This brigade originally formed the OPFOR training cadre at Fort
Irwin National Training Center, where it was known as the “60th Guards
Motorized Division”. Although a
training unit, it had a secondary combat mission, using the brigade stock at Fort
Irwin. Throughout 1996-1997 the brigade
trained various units headed to various theaters. Much of the brigade stock was used as vehicle replacements and
the unit made do with trucks, HMMMVs and other vehicles. The brigade’s 87th Engineering Company and
177th Support Battalion provided relief to the Los Angeles area when the
nuclear strikes occurred. On 1 June
1998, the brigade received frantic orders, deploy to Chula Vista, California
and hold San Diego against the advancing Mexican Army. The brigade performed well despite a lack of
heavy artillery and superior numbers of the Mexican Army. It held for a week, enabling significant
numbers of civilians to flee northwards.
The brigade retreated to Bakersfield, California in a series of skillful
rearguard actions. It prefers to be
referred to as the 60th Guards Motorized Division.
1st
Battalion/19th Special Forces Group- A United States Army Reserve
unit which coordinated Special Forces reserve personnel. 19th SFG was activated at the
onset of hostilities with the Warsaw Pact.
Most of the personnel were involved with training new Green Beret
volunteers and internal security. After
the nuclear strikes, the Group added civic action and disaster relief roles to
their duties. 1st Battalion
was attached to 6th Army when the Mexican Army invaded and conducted
numerous operations in the Southern California area. Since 1999, the unit has been involved with numerous anti-Mexican
partisan groups operating in Southern California.
United States Navy
32nd
Marine Regiment (Provisional)-This regiment was formed from several Marine
Corps and Navy units based in the Northern California region. As attrition mounted and supplies dwindled,
specialized support units were no longer needed. Fleet command authorized the use of all excess personnel to
augment federal and local law enforcement agencies in riot control and
security. The unit was ordered south
when the Mexican Army invaded and was soon embroiled in combat. Detachments provide security at the Bay
Area at naval facilities while the bulk of the regiment is involved in
anti-piracy work throughout the region.
Small detachments are also involved against the Mexican Army.
33rd
Marine Regiment (Provisional)- This regiment was formed from several Marine
Corps and Navy support units based at Camp Pendleton, California, Marine Corps
Logistics Base Barstow and San Diego Naval Base and hurried into action when
the Mexican Army invaded. It was
reinforced by the recruit depot at Camp Pendleton. Lacking heavy weapons and armor, the unit was routed and fled
north towards Los Angeles. It
reinforced the 177th Armored Brigade at Costa Mesa and retreated with that unit
to Bakersfield.
NavSpecWarDevGroup-“Navy
Special Warfare Development Group”-Originally the training cadre for Underwater
Demolitions Teams, Special Boat Units and SEAL teams located at Coronado Navy
Base, Ca. This unit trained the
respective personnel for duty in the various theaters of the war. In June 1998, the NavSpecWarDevGroup was
forced into action against elements of the Mexican Army. The unit was outnumbered and fled with the
remainder of Navy personnel to Northern California. At present NavSpecWarDevGroup operates with the elements of TF 71
against the Mexican Army and various pirate bands. Detachments can be found in the Sacramento River Delta operating
in a riverine capacity.
Special
Boat Unit XI- A prewar Naval Reserve unit stationed at Mare Island Naval
Shipyard. This unit trained for
riverine warfare operations on the nearby Sacramento River Delta. It was mobilized during Desert Shield and
Desert Storm to provide security at Concord Naval Weapons Station. At the onset
of hostilities in 1995 SBU XI mobilized again as an additional security force
for Mare Island, Hunter’s Point, Alameda NAS and Concord NWS. In 1998 the unit was badly damaged by the
nuclear strikes on the refineries at Martinez and Benicia. SBU XI reformed at Hunters Point and continues
to provide security in the Bay Area.
Small contingents operate with NavSpecWarDevGroup and the 32nd
and 33rd Marine Regiments.
United States Air Force
144th
Fighter Wing (CANG)-Originally a California Air National Guard unit responsible
for regional air defense. This unit was
activated at the onset of hostilities with the Warsaw Pact. The F-16s of the unit provided CAP for much
of the West Coast from San Diego to the Washington/Canadian border. As loses mounted in the war, many aircrews
and aircraft were siphoned off to other units abroad. When the Mexican Army invaded, the 144th tangled with
the Mexican Air Force. Upon achieving
air superiority, the unit changed missions to provide interdiction strikes and
close air support for the 6th Army.
Operations are severely limited by fuel and spares.
899th
Combat Security Group-As in the Persian Gulf, excess stateside Air Force
personnel were formed into Combat Security Groups. In California, most Combat Security Group personnel came from Air
Force Bases in Southern California.
This group was formed ad hoc when the Mexican Army attacked. Surviving personnel from Vandenburg, Los
Angeles, March and Edwards Air Force Bases rushed to the aid of the 177th
Armored in defending Los Angeles and retreated in good order with the brigade
to Bakersfield. They serve a military
police function and also provide security for remaining special weapons. As most of the personnel have technical
backgrounds, contingents can be found in the Silicon Valley area, helping in
salvage operations.
900th
Combat Security Group-similar in function to the 899th. This group was formed from personnel from
Travis, Beale and McClellan Air Force Bases, in the Northern portion of the
state. Responsible for base security
for those bases and also provides escort for convoys along the San
Francisco-Colorado Springs corridor and the San Francisco-Portland-Seattle
corridor. This group has had several
skirmishes with the Nation of Klamath.
A detachment provides security at the state capitol and other small
contingents also aid in salvage operations in the Silicon Valley. This Group is also responsible for security
at the small nuclear reactor at McClellan AFB.
Note:
The American Combat Vehicle Handbook states that the 46th Division
was formed from the 58th Maryland National Guard Infantry Brigade,
92nd Puerto Rico National Guard Infantry Brigade and the 116th
Virginia National Guard Brigade. Inside
the U.S. Army Today lists the 92nd Infantry Brigade as the Caribbean
defense force during war time. It also
lists the 29th Division (Light) as containing the 116th
and 58th Brigades, in addition to a 1st Brigade
(VANG). I feel that in T2k, the 92nd
would remain in Puerto Rico and the American territories in the Caribbean,
while the 29th Division would be mobilized. The 29th follows the same history
as the 46th Division.
Mexican Army
The
Mexican Army occupies territory from Vandenburg Airforce Base in the West to
Barstow in the East and all territory south to the Mexican border. The bulk of the Ejercito se California
supports the Constitutionalist faction of the Mexican government.
Compania
A/Special Operations Group Zorro (50 men)
Marine
Parachute Regiment (500 men)
1a
Brigada (1100 men, 6 ERC-90 Lynx)
2o
Regimento Caballeria (500 men, 2 ERC-90 Lynx)
Brigada
La Paz (600 men, 3 ERC-90 Lynx)
Brigada
Nogales (600 men, 1 ERC-90Lynx)
Regimento
Infanteria Activo Tijuana (200 men)
Brigadas
Populares-units established by the FRMP faction of the Mexican government. Originally most of the personnel were recruited
from Mexican nationals living in the United States. Now the units take anyone willing to fight, regardless of
origin. These units spend almost as
much time fighting the other factions of the Mexican government as they do the
Americans.
1o Brigada-1000 men
2o Brigada-900 men
3o Brigada-1000 men
4o Brigada-800 men
5o
Brigada-600 men
South
American Frontal Aviation- (2 Mig-29, 1 Mig-21, 1 SU-25, 1 AN-12, 1 Mi-24 Hind,
2 Mi-8)A group of former Warsaw Pact pilots and technicians who, following the
fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent disbanding of the Warsaw Pact, took
their skills to various Latin American countries as mercenaries. Many had decided to sit the war out when it
first began in Asia, then when the war expanded to Europe and the Middle East,
found themselves stranded by a hostile North America. When Division Cuba went to Mexico, the personnel congregated
there and lent their services to the Mexican government. Their Mig-29’s contested with the USAF in
the early days of the offensive. Like
the USAF, this unit suffers from equipment and fuel shortages. Sorties are severely limited.
Spetznaz
Group 509- (500 men) Like the South American Frontal Aviation, this was
originally a group of Russian and Eastern Bloc mercenaries working throughout
Latin America. Most came from an elite
background and most often worked as bodyguards or as cadre for various military
and para-military forces. They too
found themselves stranded when the war with the Americans broke out and offered
their services to the Mexican Government.
This unit operated with Special Operations Group Zorro and the Marine
Parachute Regiment during the offensive.
KGB-
(100 men) The KGB operates as advisors to the Mexican Army. Although serving only as technical advisors
and intelligence gatherers, the KGB provides clandestine assistance to the FMRP
faction in the region.
GRU-(90
men) The GRU also operates as advisors
to the Mexican Army. They prefer to
keep out of the squabbles between the various Mexican factions. Although they work alongside the KGB, like
the GRU and KGB around the world, they have their share of mutually hostile
encounters.
Other Armed Groups
West
Side Posse (300 men)- This group was formed from the remnants of several
Southern California street gangs. After
the Mexican invasion several street gangs banded together to fight the
invaders, some fighting for patriotism, some fighting because they found the
Mexican army intolerant of non-Mexicans.
This group operates in Mexican held territory from San Bernardino in the
east to Long Beach in the west and from San Fernando in the north to San Diego
in the south. Several members of this
group are Mexican American and have put their language skills to good use the actions
against the Mexican Army.
The
Raiders (500 men)-A collection of street gangs which has formed an alliance
with the Mexican army. This group
exists for more base reasons than the West Side Posse, power, food and shelter. They and the West Side Posse are blood
rivals, when one side encounters the other no quarter is given. They operate out of the town of Devore,
north of Los Angeles, serving as scouts and advance warning of a U.S. attack.
The
State of Klamath (4000 men, 2 M48A5, 1 M60A3, 1 UH-1D)-located in extreme
Northern California, this group was formed from separatists, who desired their
own nation-state. The northern
California border in the 1980’s attracted many types of people who felt the
need to escape big government for reasons fair and foul. They include separatists, strict
constitutionalists, criminals of all sorts, marijuana farmers and amphetamine
manufacturers. After the chaos of the
nuclear strikes, this group seized power in several towns, ejecting any federal
government prescience. Currently this
group funds itself by smuggling drugs into San Francisco, Sacramento, Oregon
and Washington. At present this group
occupies the land north of the Alturas-Redding-Eureka line to the Oregon
border. Milgov is aware of the State of
Klamath, but considers them misguided “Americans” and is more concerned with
ejecting the Mexican Army from the United States. The State of Klamath is rumored to have Chemical and Biological
weapons seized from the Sierra Army Depot.
The
Lost Brigade (300 men)-formerly part of the 91st Division. This group was originally comprised of
personnel cut off from their parent organization, but now includes marauders,
Mexican Army deserters and others. This
unit lives a semi-marauder existence, having fought both the Mexican Army and
U.S. government forces, but preferring to stay out of hostilities. Located mainly in the South-Eastern part of
the state, small raiding parties can be found attempting to infiltrate to
Central California. In early 2000 this
unit conducted a joint raid with Brigada Tepic and Brigada Ensenada and severly
mauled the Regimento Infanteria Activo Tijuana.
Brigada
Tepic-(1000 men, 1 ERC-90 Lynx) Formerly a component unit of Ejercito Se
California. In late 1999, the commander
was murdered by a group of mutineers who supported the Nationalist faction of
the Mexican government. The unit
refused to return to its cantonment and started to move to Mexico, along with
Brigada Ensenada. As it moved south it
was ambushed by the Westside Posse and further broke into smaller bands. Former Brigada Tepic soldiers can be found
ranging from Los Angeles down to Ensenada and as far East as Las Vegas.
Brigada
Ensenada-(800 men) Also a former component of Ejercito Se California. This unit mutinied along with Brigada
Tepic. The core of the unit has
returned to Ensenada and rules it as a protectorate. Engaged in continuous conflict with the remnants of Brigada
Tijuana over the ruins of Tijuana.
sources
Wiseman,
Loren American Combat Vehicle Handbook
Rottman,
Gordon Inside the U.S. Army Today
Charlton,
Steve U.S.
Order of Battle 2003
Clancy,
Tom Armored Cav
Baumgardner,
Neil Order of Battle Website http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/9059/
Shelley,
Craig City of Angels
Chadwick,
Frank Mexican Army 1998-2000 Challenge Magazine (Special Thanks to
graebarde and Paul Mulcahy)
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