28 Days Later - Death of a Nation

Guys I know 2022 happened, but please for the love of whoever you believe in to not press the full panic button over Russia and free real estate.

Europe is just wastelands that not even Russia will want it fully, Russia will effectively have an monopoly over Europe, but 80% of the people of Europe are dead.

Modifications to standardize the Infrastructure of Europe to specifications that fits for Russia will likely be done by the Russians to help simplify the transportation of Russian Gas/Oil and goods to trade across Europe as the Railways and Pipelines of Europe are eventually reopened, Russia is also likely to reopen a few Commercial Container ship terminals alongside with other types of Ports across Europe as a way to get easy warm water access into global shipping lanes without having to rely on the Baltic and Black Sea ports during Winter.

The Dream of Warm Water ports will finally be a reality, but in the most worse of circumstances.

Of course all these Infrastructure modifications and works alongside the commercial Merchant Ports will mean that Russia will build cheap Military Bases throughout the ruined landscape Europe to protect and secure their workers that are working tirelessly on rebuilding some of the parts of the corpse that is Europe.

All those military bases recently built will likely guarantee that Russian presence in Western Europe is here to stay in Europe and won't be going away for a very long time.

Now this image perfectly describes what a Russian "controlled" Europe would look like, the image even has Russian Mi-8 Helicopters.
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The image belongs to JuavT in DeviantArt.

The destroyed Europe is a place that no one wants to live in anymore, the countryside and villages can be salvaged but most of the Cities and Urban areas are next to impossible to save from the bandits and Criminal organizations operating in them along with next to money to fix the abandoned buildings.

There is no Marshall Aid 2.0 from the USA as the cost to fix Europe will cost to repair and repatriate it will cost well over tens of Trillions of $ that no one has anymore after the economy global nearly collapsed from the fall of Europe.

The only important things now left in Europe is the critical Infrastructure such as Pipelines, railways, Highway/Motorway/Autobahn Roads, Airports and Ports, the Nuclear Power Plants and the valuable Natural resources that can be exploited.

Also Russia isn't the only surviving nation left in Europe.
 
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Guys I know 2022 happened, but please for the love of whoever you believe in to not press the panic button over Russia and free real estate.

Europe is just wastelands that not even Russia will want it fully, Russia will effectively have an monopoly over Europe, but 80% of the people of Europe are dead.

Modifications to standardize the Infrastructure of Europe to specifications that fits for Russia will likely be done by the Russians to help simplify the transportation of Russian Gas/Oil and goods to trade across Europe as the Railways and Pipelines of Europe are eventually reopened, Russia is also likely to reopen a few Commercial Container ship terminals alongside with other types of Ports across Europe as a way to get easy warm water access into global shipping lanes without having to rely on the Baltic and Black Sea ports during Winter.

The Dream of Warm Water ports will finally be a reality, but in the most worse of circumstances.

Of course all these Infrastructure modifications and works alongside the commercial Merchant Ports will mean that Russia will build cheap Military Bases throughout the ruined landscape Europe to protect and secure their workers that are working tirelessly on rebuilding some of the parts of the corpse that is Europe.

All those military bases recently built will likely guarantee that Russian presence in Western Europe is here to stay in Europe and won't be going away for a very long time.

Now this image perfectly describes what a Russian "controlled" Europe would look like, the image even has Russian Mi-8 Helicopters.
33cc62df28aa8fe5add6c1d20a39b3a0.jpg

The image belongs to JuavT in DeviantArt.

The destroyed Europe is a place that no one wants to live in anymore, the countryside and villages can be salvaged but most of the Cities and Urban areas are next to impossible to save from the bandits and Criminal organizations operating in them.

There is no Marshall Aid 2.0 from the USA as the cost to fix Europe will cost to repair and repatriate it will cost well over tens of Trillions of $ that no one has anymore after the economy global economy nearly collapsed from the fall of Europe.

The only important things now left in Europe is the critical Infrastructure such as Pipelines, railways, Highway/Motorway/Autobahn Roads, Airports and Ports, the Nuclear Power Plants and the valuable Natural resources that can be exploited.
What countries would still be intact after this? And is there any way for Europe to be restored to their pre-Rage conditions?
 

MaxGerke01

Banned
Guys I know 2022 happened, but please for the love of whoever you believe in to not press the full panic button over Russia and free real estate.
Well you say that then tell us this.
Europe is just wastelands that not even Russia will want it fully, Russia will effectively have an monopoly over Europe, but 80% of the people of Europe are dead.

Modifications to standardize the Infrastructure of Europe to specifications that fits for Russia will likely be done by the Russians to help simplify the transportation of Russian Gas/Oil and goods to trade across Europe as the Railways and Pipelines of Europe are eventually reopened, Russia is also likely to reopen a few Commercial Container ship terminals alongside with other types of Ports across Europe as a way to get easy warm water access into global shipping lanes without having to rely on the Baltic and Black Sea ports during Winter.

The Dream of Warm Water ports will finally be a reality, but in the most worse of circumstances.

Of course all these Infrastructure modifications and works alongside the commercial Merchant Ports will mean that Russia will build cheap Military Bases throughout the ruined landscape Europe to protect and secure their workers that are working tirelessly on rebuilding some of the parts of the corpse that is Europe.

All those military bases recently built will likely guarantee that Russian presence in Western Europe is here to stay in Europe and won't be going away for a very long time.

Now this image perfectly describes what a Russian "controlled" Europe would look like, the image even has Russian Mi-8 Helicopters.
33cc62df28aa8fe5add6c1d20a39b3a0.jpg

The image belongs to JuavT in DeviantArt.

The destroyed Europe is a place that no one wants to live in anymore, the countryside and villages can be salvaged but most of the Cities and Urban areas are next to impossible to save from the bandits and Criminal organizations operating in them along with next to money to fix the abandoned buildings.

There is no Marshall Aid 2.0 from the USA as the cost to fix Europe will cost to repair and repatriate it will cost well over tens of Trillions of $ that no one has anymore after the economy global nearly collapsed from the fall of Europe.

The only important things now left in Europe is the critical Infrastructure such as Pipelines, railways, Highway/Motorway/Autobahn Roads, Airports and Ports, the Nuclear Power Plants and the valuable Natural resources that can be exploited.

Also Russia isn't the only surviving nation left in Europe.
Whats good about this scenario ? The only thing worse would be if Rage had spread into Russia and Asia .
 

MaxGerke01

Banned
UUMMM....... HELLO, WHAT COUNTRIES WOULD REMAIN INTACT IN EUROPE?
Im not sure.Not many survived from Rage and we are talking which ones escape Russian expansion My guess is the UK,France,Spain,Portugal and Switzerland. Everything else might face Russian occupation imo due to the Rage virus decimating them and the US/NATO failing to stop them.
 
What countries would still be intact after this? And is there any way for Europe to be restored to their pre-Rage conditions?
- Ironically is the former United Kingdom which healed after the first two rage outbreaks.
- Intact (as in never lost any territory): Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Malta.

EDIT: Turkey lost its European side.
 
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MaxGerke01

Banned
- Ironically is the former United Kingdom which healed after the first two rage outbreaks.
- Intact (as in never lost any territory): Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Malta.
On that list I would think the Russians would be interested in getting Finland and Turkey just to settle old scores.Although the US would probably growl about Turkey since its NATO if they tried and given past history they would think twice about Finland but everything else on that list otherwise is fairly safe.All the Rage ravaged ones closer to Russia are fair game and I really think Put-in would go as far as west he could. The question is what does US/NATO do about it if anything...
EDIT I cant imagine a finer wish for Put-in than Russians in (the ruins of) Amsterdam ...
 
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Im not sure.Not many survived from Rage and we are talking which ones escape Russian expansion My guess is the UK,France,Spain,Portugal and Switzerland. Everything else might face Russian occupation imo due to the Rage virus decimating them and the US/NATO failing to stop them.
Damn. How NATO gonna fail to stop'em. And it's really ironic that the country that started this actually makes it out while the rest rots to hell.
 
What countries would still be intact after this? And is there any way for Europe to be restored to their pre-Rage conditions?
UUMMM....... HELLO, WHAT COUNTRIES WOULD REMAIN INTACT IN EUROPE?
Im not sure.Not many survived from Rage and we are talking which ones escape Russian expansion My guess is the UK,France,Spain,Portugal and Switzerland. Everything else might face Russian occupation imo due to the Rage virus decimating them and the US/NATO failing to stop them.
- Ironically is the former United Kingdom which healed after the first two rage outbreaks.
- Intact (as in never lost any territory): Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Malta.

Okay I went into some digging through the original 2012 story and this would appear to be the Official Cannon map that the author intended for Europe after the Rage Virus was stopped at the Russian border.

Made this up in photoshop earlier, its not perfect but i think its ok.

Spread of the Rage Virus at its peak in June 2003

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1. Federation of Great Britain

2. United Republic of Ireland

3. Kingdom of the Netherlands

4. Iberian Union

5. Alpine Alliance (Switzerland united with remnants of western Austria, southern Bavaria and northern Italy)

6. Corsica (French remnants)

7. Sardinia Republic

8. Republic of Sicilia

9. Greece

10. Carpathia (formerly Romania)

11. Ukraine (annexed by Russia in 2004)

12. Russian Federation

13. Norway, Finland, Sweden and island of Zealand (Denmark).

Note : some of these nations did not come into existance and/or formal unification until several years after the outbreak. Map is dated before the Russian "liberation" of Belarus and the former Baltic States.

Also note Britain is a federal Republic as opposed to a monarchy, largely due to the Royal Family being unable to return, and a severe lack of communications with the rest of the world, plus many felt the Royals had abandoned Britain and as such wished to become a republic.




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Apparently for some odd bizarre reason the monarchy was abolished in the UK, despite the significant role that the Royal Family has in uniting the rest of the Commonwealth nations together.

The Queen did die from health conditions in the story but 2012 @kspence92 clearly underestimated the longevity of Queen Elizabeth II and the memes and conspiracies theories that would be made with her very long reign.
 
On that list I would think the Russians would be interested in getting Finland and Turkey just to settle old scores.Although the US would probably growl about Turkey since its NATO if they tried and given past history they would think twice about Finland but everything else on that list otherwise is fairly safe.All the Rage ravaged ones closer to Russia are fair game and I really think Put-in would go as far as west he could. The question is what does US/NATO do about it if anything...
EDIT I cant imagine a finer wish for Put-in than Russians in (the ruins of) Amsterdam ...
I forgot to mention that Turkey had to abandon the European side and they destroyed the Bosphorus Bridge to prevent the rage from crossing over the Western Asia.
Ouch................................

Northern Ireland, what they got that prevented them from getting it?
Northern Ireland is the only country within the UK to have not been affected. The capital of the UK was relocated to Belfast after the Fall of Edinburgh.

So basically with this info:
Capital: London (de jure)
Temporary Capitals: York --> Edinburgh --> Belfast --> Glasgow (after the Scottish Civil War) --> Richmond (de facto since 2006 after the UK slowly reclaims Great Britain)

Also mentioned here was a temporary country called the Federation of Great Britain was formed in 2006 with the repatriated cities where British citizens were returned to begin slowly repopulating the big island. Perhaps we would see a unification of the FGB and UK somewhere around the late 2010s?
Apparently for some odd bizarre reason the monarchy was abolished in the UK, despite the significant role that the Royal Family has in uniting the rest of the Commonwealth nations together.

The Queen did die from health conditions in the story but 2012 @kspence92 clearly underestimated the longevity of Queen Elizabeth II and the memes and conspiracies theories that would be made with her very long reign.
Yeah, the Queen outlasted all in OTL. Here she dies of stress which is understandable because Rage caught everyone off guard. Even the toughest soldier and criminal would lose their shit seeing those red-eye frothing maniacs rampaging in the streets and the way they murder their victims.
 

MaxGerke01

Banned
Okay I went into some digging through the original 2012 story and this would appear to be the Official Cannon map that the author intended for Europe after the Rage Virus was stopped at the Russian border.
How did the Netherlands and a piece of Romania survive this ?Switzerland is more obvious.
Apparently for some odd bizarre reason the monarchy was abolished in the UK, despite the significant role that the Royal Family has in uniting the rest of the Commonwealth nations together.
I dont remember this at all.
The Queen did die from health conditions in the story but 2012 @kspence92 clearly underestimated the longevity of Queen Elizabeth II and the memes and conspiracies theories that would be made with her very long reign.
She died prematurely because of stress brought on by the Rage virus outbreak wasnt it ?
 

MaxGerke01

Banned
I forgot to mention that Turkey had to abandon the European side and they destroyed the Bosphorus Bridge to prevent the rage from crossing over the Western Asia.
Thats right so maybe Russia at least goes after that section to stick a finger in the Turks eye ?
 
How did the Netherlands and a piece of Romania survive this ?Switzerland is more obvious.

I dont remember this at all.

She died prematurely because of stress brought on by the Rage virus outbreak wasnt it ?
Transylvania is mountainous just like Switzerland. And the Netherlands with its dikes is "segmentable", you could blow a few bridges and keep a large enough chunk of land to take in shipping from the US and stay zombie-free. You could then blow a few additional bridges, have the zombies die out in another piece of land and then reconnect them. Not great, but much better than trying to stop them across the Northern European plain. See the Dutch attempts to keep out the Nazis in 1940.
 
She died prematurely because of stress brought on by the Rage virus outbreak wasnt it ?
Yes.
Thats right so maybe Russia at least goes after that section to stick a finger in the Turks eye ?
Nope. Russia won't get anything going to war with Turkey besides another drain of its resources.
Transylvania is mountainous just like Switzerland. And the Netherlands with its dikes is "segmentable", you could blow a few bridges and keep a large enough chunk of land to take in shipping from the US and stay zombie-free. You could then blow a few additional bridges, have the zombies die out in another piece of land and then reconnect them. Not great, but much better than trying to stop them across the Northern European plain. See the Dutch attempts to keep out the Nazis in 1940.
It was mentioned on this chapter the Dutch had to abandon parts of the country to save Amsterdam, Haarlem, and the coastal islands. They did this by detonating bridges on the Noord Holland Kanaal Defense Line. It succeeded but at the cost of abandoning the other half and angry population that were left behind.
 
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