In a supportive role, the Army deployed robots―Sentry bots and combat versions of the popular Mister Handy―Mister Gutsy. Regular infantrymen, regardless of specialization, wore polymer combat armor (Anchorage troops used special winterized versions) while suits of power armor were reserved for Mechanized Cavalry units and special detachments (e.g.
The Armed Forces were primarily using energy weapons (laser and plasma) in the field, although due to slow production rates, many troops, in particular, those stationed on the Anchorage Front Line were still using regular firearms (such as the R91 assault rifle). Their only rival was the People's Liberation Army of China, both of whose Armed Forces clashed during the Sino-American War in the Alaskan campaign (which included Anchorage) and numerous offensive campaigns waged in China.
The Continental Army, Continental Navy, and Continental Marines were created by the Second Continental Congress in order to defend the newly formed United States of America against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War.īy 2077, the United States Armed Forces were the world's most powerful military force. The Armed Forces have a history dating back to 1754, even before the official establishment of the country by the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
