History FanFic / WorldwarWarOfEquals

* FrickinLaserBeams:
** The Russian Defense Ministry considers using anti-missile lasers.
** The YAL-1 gets its funding back and is used to fight Race killercraft. When it is finished in mid December, it shoots down five killercraft - at 200 miles away.
** The US Navy obtains funding for it's COIL laser program with everything being overlooked to get a unit available as soon as possible.

** Insurgent groups ([[TheWarOnTerror you know the ones we were fighting before]]) also cause trouble for the invaders in occupied Syria and Iraq.

* TheWarOnTerror: Ended. With NATO aware that The Race's Conquest Fleet are on the way, troops are withdrawn en mass from Iraq and Afghanistan.

* ThePoorMansAtomicBomb: Chemical warfare has been authorized against the invaders in Ukraine.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Some of the more... antagonistic world leaders such as Kim Jong-il, Hosni Mubarak, and Muammar Gaddafi are shown in a somewhat more positive light ([[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment let's just leave it at that.]]) Of course, anyone is better than alien conquerors.

--> "Fate would take a drastic turn, for the Race added another seventy years to already eight-hundred Earth years to the overall plans to implement a small but critical improvement related to killercraft. To the Race, it was a small period of time. To the majority of the humans living in the 21st century, World War Two was ancient history."

* TheScrappy: InUniverse example. Once "War Plan Teal" is revealed to the American people, President Obama's popularity plummets. When US involvement in the Colombian-Venezuelan conflict is reveal, it makes it even worse. Though he gets better after giving a RousingSpeech after the nuclear attack on Washington.

* BatmanGambit: After the incident with [[spoiler: Hugo Chavez]], the American and Russian governments actually leak news of the fleet to very unreliable sources such as Radio/AlexJones and Radio/CoastToCoastAM in order to discredit his claims. [[spoiler: It works and Hugo's claims are dismissed as complete crap.]]

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The Italian Air Force use old Cold War jets to fight of Race killercraft. The last Cold War jet Italy has in reserve is the Aeritalia F-104S, which was a licensed production Italian version of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a plane known for having for having more mechanical problems than a old car. ''[[MomentOfAwesome Amazingly, it was able to go toe-to-toe with the aircraft of an intergalactic empire and win!]]''

** The government of Lesotho is willing to surrender instantly to the invaders. It only ends up with them being invaded by South Africa to deny The Race a safe landing zone in Africa. After this incident, all members of the African Mutual Defense Pact rule that none of it's members will surrender and any puppet government The Race instals will not be recognized.

** The main reason the Iraqis lost at Al Basrah was because defeatism has been running high within the military since TheGulfWar.

* AllohistoricalAllusion: When the Race reaches Umm Qastr, Iraq, they are met by the Kuwaiti and Saudi armed forces along Highway 80. Yes, ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Death that Highway 80]]''. Wait... a Middle Eastern force defending an invasion attempt from a (somewhat) technologically advanced foe? [[TheGulfWar When's the last time that happened?]]

* OtherRoyalFamilies: The Kuwaiti Royal family flees to Saudi Arabia after Kuwait City falls.

** Despite Humanity never facing an extraterrestrial threat before, they are doing well against The Race though this is mainly due to the invader's "[[InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien insufficiently advanced]]" nature.

* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Atvar ordered the nuclear destruction of Washington D.C., Chicago, Tijuana, Milan, and Dalian because he was infuriated by Operations Zeus and Halcon and the Luanping nuclear attack.]]

'''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8509060/1/Worldwar-War-of-Equals Worldwar: War of Equals]]''' is a {{Literature/Worldwar}} {{Fanfiction}} written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3391404/Drgyen Drgyen]] that answers a popular question among fans of the series: What if the Race had invaded in the 21st century instead of in the middle of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII? The answer: the Race arrive on Earth, only this time we were prepared for them and they get much more of a fight from Humanity.

Based on [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=171995 a thread]] on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom that can only be viewed by members of the site, the story is mainly documented in a timeline format with the occasional [=POV=] chapter thrown in. The fic is also implied to have been made in universe after the war with the PointOfDivergence happening in November 2010 and the story itself currently at January 2012. A forum set up by the author can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/forum/Worldwar-War-of-Equals-water-cooler/121401/ here.]]

As of 2016, the author declares the story DeadFic due to losing interest.

* GenreSavvy: During a UN emergency summit in Switzerland, the US reveals that the incoming fleet is way too large for their mission to be exploration or a first contact team, meaning they're coming here for one thing.

** A week before the invasion, Colombia and Venezuela agree to a cease fire but leaves some troops at the borders [[GenreSavvy in case either side tries to use The Race's arrival to their advantage.]]

* OldSoldier: The Vietnamese Defense Ministry re-recruits many VietnamWar vets to train their current generation of soldiers in guerrilla warfare.

'''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8509060/1/Worldwar-War-of-Equals Worldwar: War of Equals]]''' is a {{Literature/Worldwar}} {{Fanfiction}} written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3391404/Drgyen Drgyen]] that answers a popular question among fans of the series: What if the Race had invaded in the 21st century instead of in the middle of WorldWarII? The answer: the Race arrive on Earth, only this time we were prepared for them and they get much more of a fight from Humanity.

* DungeonBypass: Discussed. The Swiss government is confident of their military being able to hold off the aliens by using the Swiss mountains to ward them off.[[note]]The plan actually makes sense, after all [[WorldWarII that's what kept the Nazis out]].[[/note]] The plan is then mocked by the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and then EC representatives storm out of the meeting.

* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: Aside from the obvious space lizard invasion, the only separating this version of Earth and our Earth is that the WorldWar series doesn't exist in this timeline.

* RefugeeFromTVLand: Averted. WordOfGod has confirmed that the WorldWar novels as we know them do not exist in this universe.

* LaResistance:
** Militia groups in occupied America and Mexico fight against Race forces as well.
** Insurgent groups ([[TheWarOnTerror you know the ones we were fighting before]]) also cause trouble for the invaders in occupied Syria and Iraq.

* LesCollaborateurs:
** When the governments of the world announce the approach of the Race's Conquest Fleet, many UFO and doomsday cults spring up and attack military facilities in order to pave the way for their "alien masters". They all end up in jail.
** When the Race occupy Ciudad Juarez, the civilians of the city welcome them as liberators from the drug cartels.
** The government of Lesotho is willing to surrender instantly to the invaders. It only ends up with them being invaded by South Africa to deny The Race a safe landing zone in Africa. After this incident, all members of the African Mutual Defense Pact rule that none of it's members will surrender and any puppet government The Race instals will not be recognized.

** OsamaBinLaden is captured by the US in Pakistan on May 7th. He was found suffering from advanced kidney disease.

* ArabIsraeliConflict: Put on hold for now with Egypt and Israel entering an alliance with each other ([[OlderThanTheyThink referencing]] the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Israel_Peace_Treaty Peace Treaty]] between them) and the rest of the participants too busy fighting off the Race.

* BrokenBridge:
** Indian Army engineers blow up many bridges in Mumbai including the Airoli and Vashi bridges to cut off the Race.
** The Missouri National Guard blow up several main bridges in St. Louis as they put up a fighting retreat out of the city.

** According to ''Chapter 5: Interlude to War 2'' when the Race's existence was announced in Brazil, preachers in the street became common and there were rumors of cults abducting tourists.

** The drug cartels that fight Race invaders in Ciudad Juarez. Yes, the cartel is not an army, but Mexican drug cartels are some of the most well armed criminal organizations in the world so they definitely have what it takes to fight the Race forces.

* BenevolentAlienInvasion: If Ttomalss' study on Humans is to be believed, the main reason for the Race to conquest Earth is because Humans are highly aggressive and are resistant to their attempts to help them and slow them down.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: So to recap, the Race call tanks "Landcruisers", call aircraft "killercraft", and nukes "Explosive Metal Bombs".

* CassandraTruth: North Korea (and to a lesser extent, Iran) refuses to believe in the discovery of alien fleet in the begining.

* MookHorrorShow: After shooting down some civilian aircraft in the skies of Chernigov, Ukraine, Flightleader Dreek then watches in horror as Ukrainian Air Force stealth fighters take out his wing mates until its only him remaining.

** In the original novels, one Race landcruiser could slaughter entire Human tank divisions which included German tanks, which were known to be the best armored and equipped the biggest guns. Now, it's the German tanks that uphold a 4:1 kill ratio.
** In the original novels, during the Battle for Chicago General Patton uses an encirclement strategy to win the battle for the Humans. The same tactic is used by the Germans and the French during the fighting between Mannheim and Wurzburg.

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler: Atvar ordered the nuclear attacks on Washington D.C., Chicago, Tijuana, Milan, and Dalian thinking it would the death knell for Human resistance. As it turns out, [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant people don't like it when a nuke is dropped on their cities]].]]
* NeutralNoLonger: Switzerland at first refuses to join the European Coalition due to their longstanding neutrality. Though after many meeting with the EC where ''a lot'' of neutrality pacts, alliance treaties, two-way and one-way agreements, and organizations were considered and ratified, extended or nullified, or created or dissolved.
* NeutralityBacklash: The Swiss refused to join the European Coalition because it would violate their famed neutral position on conflicts, much to the frustration of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. Though they decide to abandon the neutral stance once they realize how big a threat the invasion may be.
* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: The Race thought they had brought [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill more than enough]] to take over a species they thought were still using spears and crossbows. Cue their surprise when they get contacted by the same species when they get spotted.

** Humans are called Big Uglies.

* [[RefugeeFromTVLand Refugee from Book Land]]: Averted. WordOfGod has confirmed that The WorldWar novels as we know them do not exist in this universe.

* [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Screw This, We're Outta Here!]]: During the Colombian-Venezuelan war, the National Army of Venezuela invades Cucuta and Valledupar. They give up on Valledupar a week later thank to fierce Colombian resistance.

* [[SexIsEvil Sex Is Disgusting]]: Ttomalss is disgusted by all forms of Human sexual activities and warns readers of his study on Humans not to watch any videos of it [[NauseaFuel unless they have a strong stomach]].

* OutsideContextVillain:

Based on [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=171995 a thread]] on AlternateHistoryDotCom that can only be viewed by members of the site, the story is mainly documented in a timeline format with the occasional [=POV=] chapter thrown in. The fic is also implied to have been made in universe after the war with the PointOfDivergence happening in November 2010 and the story itself currently at January 2012. A forum set up by the author can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/forum/Worldwar-War-of-Equals-water-cooler/121401/ here.]]

* BatmanGambit: After the incident with [[spoiler: Hugo Chavez]], the American and Russian governments actually leak news of the fleet to very unreliable sources such as AlexJones and CoastToCoastAM in order to discredit his claims. [[spoiler: It works and Hugo's claims are dismissed as complete crap.]]

* ASimplePlan: The last time Race probes looked at Earth, we were in the middle ages. The entire Conquest Fleet believed that this campaign would be another curbstomp war against spear swinging primitives. When they actually invade Earth however, they find out the hard way that we moved [[CoolPlane way]] [[TankGoodness past]] [[GunshipRescue swinging]] [[CoolBoat spe]][[NuclearOption ars.]]

'''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8509060/1/Worldwar-War-of-Equals Worldwar: War of Equals]]''' is a {{Literature/Worldwar}} {{Fanfiction}} written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3391404/Drgyen Drgyen]] that answers a popular question among fans of the series: What if The Race had invaded in the 21st century instead of in the middle of WorldWarII? The answer: The Race arrive on Earth, only this time we were prepared for them and they get much more of a fight from Humanity.

* ActionGirl: Naomi Cohen and Ruth Meyer, former IDF conscripts on vacation in Sao Paulo who got caught up in The Race's invasion of the city. While stuck in Brazil, they enlist in the military and get assigned to the 11th Infantry Brigade.
* ActualPacifist: Lesotho refuses to fight The Race and seeks peace with them instead. It ends up getting them invaded by South Africa to deny The Race a landing zone.

** In the original novels, all of South America, Central America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe were conquered very quickly by The Race due to many nations in those areas not having a strong military back in the 40s. Here, South American nations such as Brazil and Eastern Euro nations like Ukraine are putting up much more of a fight.

* AKA47: They may be [[CallARabbitASmeerp known by different names,]] but The Race's military hardware is no different from any other Human military's.

** The astronauts aboard the ISS are captured by The Race before the invasion.

* AlienInvasion
* AlienLunch: Ginger, which is just an ordinary spice to humans, is found to have narcotic effects on The Race.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The Race has captured many Humans cities such as St. Louis, Monterrey, and Kiev and even entire countries such as Iraq, Iran, and 90% of Ukraine.
* AllohistoricalAllusion: When The Race reaches Umm Qastr, Iraq, they are met by the Kuwaiti and Saudi armed forces along Highway 80. Yes, ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Death that Highway 80]]''. Wait... a Middle Eastern force defending an invasion attempt from a (somewhat) technologically advanced foe? [[TheGulfWar When's the last time that happened?]]

* AmericaSavesTheDay: The US leads several operations in the North American theater that pushes back Race forces and gives assistance to several countries fighting The Race.

** According to ''Chapter 5: Interlude to War 2'' when The Race's existence was announced in Brazil, preachers in the street became common and there were rumors of cults abducting tourists.

* ArabIsraeliConflict: Put on hold for now with Egypt and Israel entering an alliance with each other ([[OlderThanTheyThink referencing]] the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Israel_Peace_Treaty Peace Treaty]] between them) and the rest of the participants too busy fighting off The Race.

* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: Oh boy, if Humanity wasn't pissed when The Race first invaded, then we sure as hell are now [[spoiler: when they launch nukes at several Human cities, killing thousands]].
* AwesomeAussie: The Australians are able to fight The Race invaders more effectively this time.

* BackStory: The entire point for the ''Preface'' chapter is to point out that The Race's invasion of 21st century Earth takes place in an AlternateUniverse.

** All of Humanity's militaries. They've spent almost two years preparing for The Race invasion and it shows by how well we fight them.

** The drug cartels that fight Race invaders in Ciudad Juarez. Yes, the cartel is not an army, but Mexican drug cartels are some of the most well armed criminal organizations in the world so they definitely have what it takes to fight The Race forces.

** Naomi Cohen and Ruth Meyer, former IDF conscripts on vacation in Sao Paulo who put their training to use when The Race invade.
* BalkanizeMe: Inverted. With Iraq close to falling to The Race, Iran, Syria, and Jordan absorb several Iraqi border towns for "security reasons".

** Indian Army engineers blow up many bridges in Mumbai including the Airoli and Vashi bridges to cut off The Race.

* BenevolentAlienInvasion: If Ttomalss' study on Humans is to be believed, the main reason for The Race to conquest Earth is because Humans are highly aggressive and are resistant to their attempts to help them and slow them down.

* BigBulkyBomb: During Operation Piledriver, three [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast Massive Ordnance Air Blast bombs]] are released on The Race forces advancing on Texas.
* BizarreAlienBiology: For The Race, they have a mating season and [[AlienCatnip that thing with the ginger]]. The Race also find breast milk and Human sexual practices disgusting.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: So to recap, The Race call tanks "Landcruisers", call aircraft "killercraft", and nukes "Explosive Metal Bombs".

** During the actual war, many aircraft prove their worth by holding off The Race's killercraft:

* CultureClash: When The Race learn about Human culture through captured [=POW=]s, they are shocked by such a different culture that counteracts their own.

* [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Dangerous Forbidden Weapons]]: Weapons of Mass Destruction that have been outlawed for decades such as nerve gas and eventually [[spoiler: nukes]] are pulled out to fight The Race.

** Pope Benedict XVI, who refuses to evacuate The Vatican despite it being constantly being bombarded by The Race.
** All of the Human alliances refuse to surrender to The Race.

* DirtyCoward: When Lesotho states that it will seek peace with the potential invaders, they receive a lot of flak from most of Africa. They actually keep their promise and surrender, despite being thousands of kilometers away from any of the fighting. [[LaserGuidedKarma They get invaded by South Africa to deny The Race a safe landing zone into Africa and all of the country's leaders are arrested under charges of treason]].
* DoNotGoGentle: After [[spoiler: The Race launch several nukes at five highly populated Human cities]], Barack Obama addresses the American people with "The Union will hold" speech, which goes down in history alongside Franklin D Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech.

* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: Subverted. Both sides appear to be on par with one another in terms of war tech, however Humans have much more experience in warfare and as a result have way more advanced tactics and weapons that The Race would have never imagined such as stealth fighters, giving us the edge.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Race starships are able to travel across the galaxy but they lack weapons, effectively making them giant unarmed troop transports that make easy targets for fighter jets.