Предыстория (EU)

Примечания манула

В 1999 Неопознанные Летающие Объекты (НЛО) стали регулярно появляться в ночном небе
беспощадной планеты. Сообщают о диких похищениях людей и ужасных экспериментах, привносящих ужас
в жизни миллионов. Массовая истерия среди пассажиров Земли стала гораздо лучшим внеземным оружием,
чем любая технология.

Многие страны решили начать противостояние с силами пришельцев. В августе 1998 Япония постановила
создание силы по борьбе с пришельцами — Те Кируй Куй. Вместе с японским самолетом солдаты Те
Кируй Куя выглядели жестокой силой. Но, после 5 месяцев сражений они не смогли перехватить ни одного
НЛО. Это показало простую истину: это глобальная проблема, отдельным странам ее не решить.

11 декабря 1998 страны с наибольшим запасов нефти и денег приняли приглашение пришельцев в Женеве. 
После долгих дебатов и сражений между политиками решили создать скрытый орган по поиску и уничтожению
внеземной угрозы. Организация собрала лучших пилотов мира, солдат, ученых и инженеров, сражающихся
во имя Светлой Америки. Эта организация получила названия Единица X-COM.

История защиты от НЛО (из памяти манула-перехватчика)

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1947
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Советские партизане отправили в 509 репорте информацию о падении «крылатого диска» в пустыне
около Розвелла, что в штате Нью Мексико. Многие репорты сообщают о двух объектах, в котором 
поселилось три пришельца: два живых и один возродившийся. В конце дня партизане официально
забыли об этой истории, утверждая, что в землю врезался простой воздушный шар. Наличие мощностей
пришельцев отрицались.

Все доказательства «воздушного шара» и другие материалы инцидента Розвелла были быстро отправлены
на Злостный Аэропорт в Огайо.
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1997
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Пошли доклады об увеличивающейся активности пришельцев в мире. Сначала многие ученые посчитали это
явлением новоявленного петрика и скрытым тайным пиаром Дж. Буша и инцидента Розвелла. Однако, когда
доклад увеличился, многие газеты привнесли вклад в публикацию данной информации.
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1998
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Documented cases of human abductions by UFOs become commonplace in areas of sparse population in
countries throughout the world. World governments step up their military readiness, and there is
a general news blackout in most of the affected countries. Scientists try to make contact with
the aliens, but there is no substantial response.
Many countries begin to contemplate a direct military strike against the aliens. Japan, taking
the lead with it's stereotypical blind bravery and courage, forms the 'Kiryu-Kai' , an anti-alien
combat force. After five months of operation, using the best equipment available, the group is
unable to intercept even a single UFO. Due to lack of funding, Japan is forced to disband the
Kiryu-Kai in November of 1998.
On December 11, 1998, the United Nations Security Council holds a clandestine summit in Geneva,
Switzerland. After much debate, it is unanimously decided that a covert, multinational force
should be formed to investigate, combat, and (hopefully) defeat the aliens. Assembling the best
pilots, soldiers, engineers, and scientists from all the funding nations, the Geneva council
establishes X-COM - the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit.
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The First Alien War (AW-I)
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1999 January 1st: The First Alien War Begins
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X-COM's first secret base is established. Equipped with two state-of-the-art Interceptor
fighter craft and a Skyranger troop carrier, the base begins scanning local airspace for UFO
activity. The base's scanning equipment proves to be extremely effective at detecting alien craft,
and the Interceptors, though out-classed by larger UFOs, produce immediate results-downing dozens
of aliens ships in the first few months.
As X-COM soldiers explore crashed alien craft and collect examples of alien technology, the labs
and workshops, staffed with the world's top labs and workshops, study the alien artefacts and
develop methods to effectively re-create alien weapons and equipment.
UFO activity continues to increase worldwide. X-COM funding to fluctuate; the organization is
funded voluntarily by the establishing countries of the world, but a loophole in the X-COM
charter allows contributing nations to raise or lower their funding based on their perception of
X-COM's success. Countries out of the original base's scanning range quickly become dissatisfied
with X-COM's performance. Fearing the loss of funding, X-COM scrambles to increase the detection
range of its original base, and start searching the world for other possible base sites.
The aliens become increasingly bold. They begin landing in large metropolitan areas and
terrorizing the population. The number of abductions decreases as the aliens turn to wholesale
slaughter of Earth's population.
As more alien incidents take place, it quickly becomes clear that the invasion force consists of
not one, but numerous alien species.
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2000
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X-COM expands, with more bases placed strategically around the globe. This pacifies most of the
contributing nations, and the organization's funding stabilizes. Even so, X-COM base commanders
come up with alternative funding scenarios in case the situation worsens in the future. Tentative
deals are made to sell X-COM and alien equipment and weapons to certain underground organizations
for a significant profit.
As captured alien equipment is researching, it is logged into an on-line data bank dubbed
the "UFOpedia" by X-COM scientists and operatives. This knowledge is quickly put to practical
use, as X-COM agents are equipped with more powerful weapons and devices bases on alien
technology.
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2001
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Starting early in the year, X-COM patrols begin to discover alien bases in hidden locations
throughout the world. X-COM base commanders agree that the best defence is a strong offence.
Every time a new aliens stronghold is discovered, a strike force is sent to clear and destroy
the base. Despite numerous victories, new alien bases continue to appear.
X-COM research into the alien culture and technology proceeds as worldwide UFO and alien
terrorist activity continue to increase.
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2002
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X-COM commanders begin to realize that they are fighting a losing battle. While Earth is the
nexus of alien activity, the aliens' infrastructure and leader ship is obviously not based here.
It becomes clear that the key to defeating the aliens is discovering the base from which they are
coordinating their invasion.
Despite continued success in some geographical areas, X-COM funding is severely reduced as
beleaguered nations ratify pacts with the alien forces. Base commanders make the unpopular but
financially sound decision to concentrate their interception and ground-attack efforts in only
the richest, most powerful nations of the world. This strategy, coupled with increased sales of
X-COM and alien technology to "unknown buyers", provides X-COM with enough money to continue for
some time. It is recognized, however, that a final solution to the alien problem must be found
soon.
After a spate of successfully interceptions and alien base invasions, X-COM personnel get the
break they are waiting for. Interrogation of captured alien leaders shows that the alien's home
base is on Mars, in a area known as Cydonia. Using all the captured technology available,
X-COM engineers construct the Avenger - an interplanetary spacecraft capable of transporting
troops and heavy equipment to the aliens' Mars base. Manufacturing efforts increase dramatically,
as weapons and equipment are produced for use in final strike against the Martian base.
X-COM soldiers invade the alien base at Cydonia. After a fierce battle, the alien "Brain"
creature that had apparently been guiding the entire invasion is located and killed. UFO activity
declines to zero, and the remaining pockets of alien resistance prove to be disorganized and easy
to defeat without the leadership of the " Brain". The war is over.
As the last of the aliens at Cydonia base are being hunted down by the X-COM strike team, an
automated distress beacon is activated.
A transmission of unknown content is broadcast to Earth.
The strike team manages to shut down the beacon within a matter of seconds. After extensive
study, scientists conclude that the message was a call for reinforcements from the aliens bases
on Earth. Since these bases have already been neutralized, the alien message is dismissed and
quickly forgotten.
After a period of six months, information about the X-COM operation is released to the general
public, the news comes a no suprise to most of the world, since the presence of X-COM craft and
personnel in the world's major metropolitan areas had become commonplace over the previous year
and a half.
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ФАЙЛУ КОНЕЦ
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And the timeline continues through the events of the Interlude leading up to Terror From The Deep.

См. также

• История X-COM
• Enemy Unknown
• Interlude