The War as of 1892
The Asian Region
Arguably the region of greatest human success, Australia is the only country so far to have
defeated the Martian Overlords. On the 28th of July the Martian cylinder was destroyed by
artillery fire, and the Martians surrendered shortly thereafter. The Overlords themselves were
tried, convicted, and executed for crimes against humanity. Some of the remaining Martians were
placed on trial and punished, but most were pardoned and they were granted a small section of
the north-western territories to make use of. Many have now joined the ANZAC forces in assisting
the Japanese invasion of Asia.
The war in China is a stalemate. Martian forces nominally control most of the Asian continent,
however in practise their rule is limited to the cities. The wilderness is a huge battleground,
where the Martians fight to hold their empire against a war on four fronts; British forces coming
north from Malaysia, Japanese forces in the east, Russia to the north and west, and pockets of
considerable Chinese resistance. Most of Siam is held by British forces, although they are spread
thinly throughout the region, and as one heads deeper inland Martian forces are more and more in
control. Areforming efforts in Asia are working well inland and near the cities, but elsewhere
are being defeated by organised defoliating campaigns. China's lack of heavy industry is hampering
the Martian buildup of Overlord technology, as they are having to build many factories from scratch.
The Americas
America is currently fighting for its life. Weakened by the Civil War the
US initially could do little to stop the Martian advance up the east
coast, and by March 1890 the Martians controlled Washington DC.
However as they began pushing west the Martians encountered
growing resistance, as American forces built up supplies of heavy
artillery and indigenous tank designs. The war is currently a stalemate,
with both sides holding roughly half the continent each. Canada is
providing logistic support but not military aid to the Americans, while
the Mexicans provide support to the Martians.
South America has been totally conquered by the Martians, and although
there are still some pockets of human resistance they have little chance
against the overwhelming forces of the occupation. The continent is in the advanced
stages of Areforming, with the plant and animal life now almost completely
Martian, and the temperatures are slowly decreasing.
Europe
Europe is being attacked on all sides. The Russians
are fighting to hold the Eastern front. Belgium has conquered France,
and is slowly advancing through Germany. Overlord vehicles fly or wade
from America to attack from the west. So far the combined armies of
the various Human nations have been successful in stopping the Martian
attacks, however the Overlords have been concentrating on America, so
Europe has not yet suffered the full force of their assault.
The middle-eastern states have signed non-aggression treaties with the
Martians, although they have been offered membership in the Earth treaty.
Africa
During the early years of the war Africa was without question the most
disputed battlefield. By 1892 all Overlord forces have been
driven from the continent, however it would not be true to say that
the British and French occupational forces control the continent.
Prior to the human victory the Martians succeeded in completely
Areforming most of Africa. The Sahara desert is now a plain of red dust
and rock, while the jungles have been taken over by black, red, and yellow
Martian plants.
When the European nations withdrew most of their forces after the Overlord
defeat it left no organised effort to Terraform the continent. As a
result the native tribes and animals are being driven to extinction.
There are rumours of undiscovered Martian cities deep in the jungle,
and some believe these cities are independant, or (even more unlikely)
ruled by benevolent Overlords. Most governments do not take these
rumours seriously, or at least claim not to.