American Resistance (UN Civil War)

The American Resistance, or more commonly known as the Bandits by the occupation forces, were an underground resistance movement that formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of the United States during the UN Civil War and Federation-American War. The bandits are mostly made up of American civilians, retired and active soldiers, as well as remnants of the United States Military. Fighting to disrupt the occupation of much as possible. Over the course of the war on American Soil, many Resistance cells used guerrilla tactics, salvaged weapons, years of training, stealing Korean technology, and joined side by side to take back the mainland.

United Nations Civil War
The Resistance was originated in Philadelphia, PA after the UN Invasion of 2091. The Resistance originally started as protests against people of Slavic and Asian Descent, before it became a full scale rebellion against the Russian Federation lead occupation of the United States. The protests After several weeks of uprising, the Resistance were declared outlaws by the Russian led occupation government, and were driven underground. However, instead of ultimately scaring the American People, it lead the resistance to begin to grow to soon encompass the whole United States. The uprising in Philadelphia was lead by a man named Benjamin Walker. Born in 2064, he grew to join the United States Marine Corps the day he turned 18. However, due to his nationalistic fevering, the United States Government lead by the New Founding Fathers of America, he was removed from the Marine Corps starting in 2084. However, ultimately this lead to him not just hating his current government, but after reading up on Wilsonianism, he wanted to restore the United States from a Pariah State, into a power that would dominate the globe.

2093 offensive
In 2093, Benjamin Walker, was trying to defect to the Free United States, when he was ultimately captured by the United Nations Special Service Unit. The Resistance second in command, Jack Parrish, was furious, and decided to instigate another uprising. As the United States and there allies launched there offensive against the US West Coast, Jack Parish sent out a coded radio message, demanding the people across the occupied United States rise up to allow the US forces to push into the mainland. Ultimately this worked, as the Resistance and many other ordinary citizens rose up in defiance of there invaders, ultimately allowing the United States to liberate there homeland.

However, the uprising also caused the Resistance huge pain. The United Nations Security Council and UNSSU ultimately ramped up there genocide of the American People. In addition to that, a man named James Crawford, who instead was actually a Russian UNSSU leader, Colonel Mikael Bulba had ultimately been sabotaging Resistance Attacks. Given the knowledge he learned of the resistance, he assisted the UNSSU into coordinating a massive strikes on civilian population centers throughout the remainder of the occupied. This included the famous glassing of Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City.

Despite the civilian losses, the Resistance managed to retaliate by retrieving UNSSU intelligence on attacks, and relaying them to the advancing United States Military. This though behind the scenes included beheading and decapitation of Russian collaborators, including the New Russian Federation of Occupied America's President, William Simpson. However, this forced the UNSSU into a weird spot, and forced them to release deadly Sarin and VX nerve gas upon the Philadelphia via airships. Although people survived, some communities were entirely wiped out.

Aftermath
Days after the US liberated the mainland with the help of the Bandits, most of the Resistance joined the remnants of the allied coalitions military. However, light came to show that the resistance wasn't all the innocent in war crimes, and ultimately the resistance actually tortured and coerced many UNSSU members into and making a propaganda broadcast against the United Nations. The Resistance ultimately claimed that they were attempting to demoralize the enemy, however the Resistance knew first hand it was having the opposite effect.

Although there were multiple movements in which the Resistance efforts were ultimately crushed by the UNSSU, the Resistance given there knowledge of the enemy had managed to somehow push back the more technologically advanced UNSSU. However, some areas like the Bay Area Resistance became the last major resistance cells in there respective administrative areas. Ultimately the Bay Area Resistance were eventually routed, and were forced to abandon the California Central District.

Despite their helpfulness, many in the Resistance after the UN Civil War were tried in international court for horrendous acts of war. This included the ultimate raid against the UNSSU Compound in Milford, Nebraska, where the resistance publicly hanged the UNSSU commanders. The Resistance rested there case on the ultimately the genocide against the American Population, and rested there case in the eventual allied effort, such as helping allied engineer Lisa Burnel to hack into the Russian Nuclear Weapons system during the final moments of the UN Civil War. Ultimately though, the Resistance's efforts were not unoticed, and they were ultimately helpful in the allied effort of the UN Civil War.

Federation-American War
The Resistance in the Federation-American War began roughly in the year 2077, after the Federation of the Americas hijacked the US Orbital Defense Initiative, and turning it against the Southwestern United States, killing roughly 37 Million Americans on just that day. The Federation continued by launching a full scale invasion of the United States. Although the US put the weapon into Orbit, the Federations ruthless killing ultimately lead to many Americans simply becoming infuriated with rage.

History
The first known American Resistance cell popped up in No Mans Land, specifically in the destroyed cities of Dallas Texas, and San Diego, California. This resistance cell wasn't organized, it was mostly made up of disorganized scavengers and drifters. These brave people who survived the ODIN Strikes, relentlessly tried to stop the advancing Federation Forces. While the effects are disputed, it clearly showed a message to the Federation that the American People were not just going to give up and play dead.

The Second Resistance Cell popped up in the city of Flagstaff Arizona. Flagstaff wasn't considering an important spot on the map by the Federation, but the people ultimately would make it that way. The people of Flagstaff Arizona blocked off roadways, and armed themselves, halting an entire Federation advance on the city for roughly 14 hours before they ran out of supplies. In response, the Federation raised the city to the ground, killing the entire population of the city in a mass execution.

Over the coming years, as the Federation continued to take more territory, and increase there hostilities against the American People, it lead to more and more people to distrust the Federation. The situation was made even worse, when the Federation started committing mass atrocities against the American People, claiming that they were doing this under the command of God. Given that the Federation of the Americas was a Theocracy, who tried to govern there nation based entirely on that of Catholicism, ultimately many American Catholics called up arms against the Federation.

Over the course of the years of 2077 to 2085, the American Resistance Cells fought across the Western, Midwestern and Northeastern Federation Occupied United States. The Resistance ultimately was underground and kept there records a secret, so not much is known about the Resistance. What is known is that the Resistance grew from individual pockets to a unified counter rebellion against the Federation. Not much is known about resistance attacks, however it is known that the Resistance ultimately liberated Federation Concentration Camps, disrupted Federation supply lines. The Denver Colorado Resistance in particular scored a major victory, when they destroyed a Federation Poison Gas factory using stolen White Phosphorous.

Major Victory
The Resistance biggest victory came in the form of the United Nations Security Command campaign to liberate the United States Mainland. During both the East Coast, and West Coast Offensives, the American Resistance aided the US Military by providing accurate intelligence towards Federation tactics, supply routes, and headquarters. During the New York and West Coast campaigns, the American Resistance joined in the fighting with the US Military in the campaign to liberate the US Mainland.

Organization
The Resistance in both the United Nations Civil War and the Federation War is a nationwide network, with safehouses and headquarters across the occupied United States. Some are connected by underground tunnels and abandoned subway stations that the Resistance use to hide from both the United Nations Special Service Unit, and the Federation Armed Forces.

Federation-American War
Due to their inferior numbers and technology, the American Resistance primarily make use of guerrilla tactics such as ambushing Federation patrols, assassinating Federation personnel, stealing Federation weapons and technology and waging petty warfare against Federation forces. Virtually all of the Resistance's weapons are improvised, as all of the Federation technology is locked down with biometric identification software, making it impossible for an individual outside the Federation to use one of their weapons. However, the Resistance are able to salvage and restock supplies such as ammunition and medical equipment from the Federation in the field.

United Nations Civil War
The uprising in Philadelphia by Benjamin Walker was attempted to be covered up by the UNSSU, however, thanks to clever mastery, the uprising was broadcasted live across the New Russian Federation of Occupied America. Given these, resistance cells started popping up across the United States, such as in New Orleans, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City. These cells are ultimately in contact with each other with secure radio channels, and portable Cell Phones.

The Resistance was forced to make use of American equipment that was either supplied by the United States, or stolen from the UNSSU. The Resistance however grew to use a modular system that allows for Resistance fighters to modify their equipment in the field; for example, Resistance Assault Rifles can be converted into a light machine gun or a limpet mine launcher, depending on the situation and the equipment required. The Resistance also makes use of the Guerrilla Toolkit, which are a series of improvised devices designed to meet the needs of the Resistance arsenal against foes such as UNSSU Armored Cars and Seeker automated drones.

United Nations Civil War
The legacy of the Bandits are one that is shrouded in controversy. On one hand, the Resistance were seen as Freedom Fighters who ultimately were willing to achieve the task of liberating the occupied United States. However, there methods of doing so were shrouded, such as public hanging, beheading, and downright execution were ultimately burned into the eyes of the public.

Federation War
The legacy of the Bandits in the Federation-American War is one that is shrouded in Myth and legend. Given the resistance so secretive operation, not much is known about there methods of achieving victories against the Federation. Ultimately though, the Resistance was a big contributor to the eventual defeat of the Federation of the Americas in North America.