U.S.A.R.

Founded: 1975 - Present

Founder(s): Leonid Brezhnev, Gerald Ford

Culture: Christianity

Language(s): English, русский

Overview
The U.S.A.R. is a joint republic between two global superpowers, the Soviet Union, and the United States. The Republic was founded in 1975, after the Apollo-Soyuz test project was completed. With leader Leonid Brezhnev, and president Gerald Ford agreeing to combine as one Republic, most other countries were a bit worried. The Republic was invested in space travel, however, the military wasn't any weaker. Each part of the Republic has it's own branch, the U.S. branch, and the Soviet branch.

Military Strength
The military of the U.S.A.R. is not a joke. The soldiers are trained under the harsher conditions, and are made to be killing machines. Their main weapons of choice are the M16A4/AK-12 with sidearms being the Walther P99. Sniper units are armed with the same pistol, but the rifle is an MSR, high precision and caliber sniper rifle. Anti armor units use the "Matador" disposable rocket launcher. And the breaching shotgun of choice is the Baikal MP-153.

Early Space Program
The U.S.A.R. started it's space program in 1976, about a year after it's formation. The United States decided to hold onto the Apollo Program, and the Soviets continued work on the N1-L3 program. The Republic only needed one method of lunar travel, however. The Soviet branch agreed to use the American Apollo spacecraft, but held onto it's N1 rockets, if Apollo was cancelled. The N1 would serve as more or less a backup, in case, once again, if Apollo ended early. The Soviet branch also gifted tips to the American branch, like a backup ignition system for the Lunar Module's ascent stage. The early space program's years were just orbital missions, until November 8, 1978.

Apollo 18
In 1978, the American branch launched the famed "Apollo 18" with astronauts Mikhail Levnovsky, Tom "Tommy" Davis, and Jack Forest to the Moon. The spacecraft departed from Earth on November 8, proceeding to the Moon as intended. The two spacecraft separated in lunar orbit, and the Lunar Module with Mikhail, and Tommy, landed on the surface of the Moon on November 11, 1978 at 10:25 UTC. After collecting samples, and planting a new flag, the crew returned to Earth, and were the first U.S.A.R. astronauts to land on the Moon.

Radar Systems
The radar systems in the Republic were as advanced as they could have been. Being able to detect satellites and stations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the Republic had a massive advantage, and could prepare for oncoming attacks from ICBM's and orbital attacks. The radar locations are divided into 4 different sites, the Northern Radar, the Southern Radar, the Eastern Radar, and the Western Radar. The radars use satellite dishes from hundreds, maybe thousands of orbital relays to bounce signals back, giving the radars a large coverage, nearly the entire globe. The American Branch uses similar radar towers to that of the Soviet branch, and allows for even more precise coverage.