Faction: EU Supporter

EU SUPPORTER
The current logo for the EU supporters; the European Union flag
General Information
Type	Faction
Ideology	Militarism
Leader	EU Appointed General
Affiliation(s)	European Union
Branches	N/A
Unique Features
Unlocked Units	BMW Tiger X Orca Heavy Transport
Unlocked Building	EU Command Centre
Leader’s Abilities	Spy Satellite Air Supremacy MOAB Attack Helicopters Orbital Bombardment

The EU Support is a playable faction in Risk Malaysia, which focuses on quality over quantity.

Overview

The EU Supporter is a militarism-based government which welcomes EU assistance to unite the country. The E.U. Supporters prefer to utilise EU's modern weaponries to conduct precision strikes and reduce needless casualties.

The EU Supporters focuses on using airstrikes and off-map fire support to deliver victory. The high quality equipment imported from EU provides bonus armour to the army. Hence, the EU-supported army is suitable for players who prefer quality over quantity.

History

As the strength of the U.S. as a world superpower waned, E.U. intensified its effort to unite more European countries to strengthen its economy. Eventually, E.U.'s combined GDP surpassed that of U.S (US$ 15 trillion) and China (US$8 trillion).

IT and military defenses were the main export of E.U. to the restive world. The Union then focused on modernising and bulking up its military hardware and power, with armies stationed as far as Turkey to the east and Iceland to the West.

Now seen as a new emerging superpower apart from China, several Malaysians have decided to appeal to E.U.'s help to stabilise the region using their modern hi-tech weaponries. The threats of simple looters escalated to the impending invasion of China and the growing influential sphere from EU. These external threats have further motivated party members and the people to repel the foreign invaders. People of all walks of life joined the Party's cause hoping to bring Malaysia back to its former glory, or a better stature.

Political Structure
The E.U Supporters is a well-organised faction where Malaysian splinter cells answer to a centralised E.U. central command. Seen as a puppet faction by others, Malaysian E.U. supporters actually have full control in their political and militaristic decision-making processes and only receive off-map support from their E.U. advisers who wishes to turn the tide against China and the Socialist Bloc in the region. Local leaders are appointed by E.U. after a thorough screening process and then they are answerable to their respective E.U. advisers at their local Command Centres. Interested candidates must have a minimum CGPA of 3.5 and have at least 2 years working experience.

Military
E.U. Supporters rely heavily on off-map aerial supports and imported technologies to boost the default Malaysian armed forces. The bonus defenses they receive allow their units to survive longer in intense combats. Albeit slow, the firepower from tanks and mechs as well as unlimited air supports allow E.U. leaders to slowly tank his way into enemy territory. 

Trivia

• The EU Supporter is based on an alternative version of the typical "Blue Player is 'Murica!" as inspired by Rise of the Reds mod. And no, they are not related to Generals 2 EU development as that game were made in the middle of version 1.3's creation, but unfortunately that game was cancelled.
• The EU was developed in a way that they will eventually grow to mimic the Command & Conquer's Global Defense Initiative universe. This is seen in their special unit BMW Tiger X (a bipedal walking cannon) and Orca Heavy Transport (which appears to be the prototype of another model which will be adopted by GDI in the future.
• Initially the EU was supposed to have Contracts, or special attribute boosting upgrades. Players can choose 1 out of 3 available contractors to boost either their Air, Armoured or Infantry division. This feature was later removed due to insignificant effect when faced against propaganda-buffed Socialists and the fragile but nimble Nationalists. Seriously, at one point 5 Snipers took out Tiger X in less than 5 seconds due to Critical Hits. 
• There were a few abilities scrapped as well:
• Carpet Bombing - Saturate an area with bombs, removed because I could not make a straight line bombing line work perfectly.
• AC130 Spartan Gunship Support - Saturate an area with cannons and bullets with a friendly AC130, removed because it sounds more like an American ability and of course bugs.
• Air Support - Enemies who come close to EU players will be attacked by off-map jet fighters, removed due to clear game imbalance. The closest thing you can see this feature work in-game is when you try to approach the American carrier and it launches all those jet fighters to stop your advances.
• The EU is slotted to appear in Risk Malaysia II due to story continuity. And the potential of giant robots.
• The EU is the most forgiving Faction developed based on the least man hours spent testing and developing it.