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The story is essentially a typical tale of [[Alien Invasion|Earth being invaded]] by a [[Horde of Alien Locusts]], while unprepared humanity tries to unite and rally its forces against the [[Planet Looters]]. [[Deconstructor Fleet|BUT this time]], it's not set in the [[Present Day]], or [[Next Sunday A.D.]], or [[World War Two]]. This time, it occurs ''[[Crapsack World|in the earliest months]] of [[World War I]].'' And it's [[Better Than It Sounds]].

 

 

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* [[Aussies With Artillery]] : One of the landing sites of the Grex is Australia, which is hard to defend given its sheer geographic size and sparse population density. The ANZAC forces are formed even in this alternate timeline, but ironically, in response to the Grex! The combined forces of Australian, New Zealander and Japanese troops pull off many [[Badass]] [[Last Stand]]s against the Grex, but it still looks like a [[Hopeless War]] for them and the entire continent of Australia will probably become a [[Doomed Hometown]] sooner or later.

* [[Ax Crazy]] : [[The Quisling|Anita Roux and her gang]].

** [[Dare to Be Badass]] : You've got [[Action Survivor|unarmoured and in every way vulnerable human soldiers]] [[Badass Normal|fighting with WWI bolt-action rifles and simple melee weapons against merciless and ferocious]] [[Eldritch Abomination]]s [[Oh Crap|which have an evolutionary advantage of millions of years and a lot of expierence in conquering advanced civilizations and assimilating them.]]

* [[Badass Crew]] : "Monty's Marauders". Also Erwin Rommel's, Gheorgiy Zhukov's and Mustafa Kemal's squads.