As part of the upcoming Storyline Campaign, we have prepared a series of articles dedicated to the world of Armored Warfare, its background and the general storyline. In the next few days, weeks and months, we will unveil the Armored Warfare background that the campaign will be built on.
Today's article focuses on the state of the world of the late 2030s.
作为剧情活动的一部分，我们准备了一系列文章来描述AW的世界，包括其背景设定和一些大致剧情。在接下来的一段时间里，我们将会为大家揭露这次活动的舞台。
今天的文章将向诸位展示21世纪30年代末期的世界。

In the wake of the attacks, the European Union became completely paralyzed as all traditional political parties collapse virtually overnight, burned away by the fires of people's rage. Populist leaders rose to power with promises to end corruption, solve the constant state of crisis and make Europe safe again.
Backed by unprecedented popular support, a massive hunt for the culprits began. By the time it ended two years later, thousands of formerly "untouchable" political figures, bankers or businessmen had been found guilty of contributing to the state of the world and executed or sentenced to life in prison. But for all their momentary support, the revolution leaders could only ride the popularity wave so far and the economic situation just kept getting worse. Many economic structures had been damaged beyond recovery, factories had been looted and closed down, the infrastructure suffering from years of neglect. While most European countries avoided complete collapse, practically every advanced country in the world saw its situation worsen with the biggest burden of funding cuts crushing the weakest members of society – the sick and the elderly.
The worsening healthcare and social service situation led to further riots that threatened to destroy the last vestiges of stability that Europe and North America clung to. And in their desperation, the leaders turned to corporations, hammering the last nail into the coffin of the old world.
袭击过后，欧盟彻底瘫痪，所有传统执政党在一夜之间下台，消失在人民群众的怒火之中。民粹主义者趁机上台，并承诺会结束腐败，解决危机，使欧洲再次变得安全。
在民众的大力支持下，一场大规模的罪犯狩猎开始了。在两年之间，数以千计的政治家，银行家和商人因被认为是导致世界秩序崩溃的罪魁祸首而被判有罪，相继遭到处决或是被判处终身监禁。但这些所谓的革命领袖搞来搞去啊，还是too simple，sometimes naive，到头来什么问题都没解决，经济状况每况愈下。许多经济结构遭到严重破坏无法恢复，工厂被洗劫一空后关门大吉，公共设施年久失修无人问津。尽管大部分国家都没有彻底崩溃，但几乎所有先进国家的状况都在不断恶化，资金不足导致的福利删减对处于社会底层的老弱病残造成了巨大的冲击。
不断变差的医保福利和社会服务引起了更多的暴动，威胁到了西方世界的最后一丝安定。在绝望之中，各国领导人向私人企业求救，这一决定成为了压垮旧世界的最后一根稻草。

RISE OF THE CORPORATIONS
企业的崛起
The largest corporations in the world survived the entire European crisis relatively unscathed due to their global nature. Many of their leaders in fact exploited the chaos, secretly fueling unrest to give them a better bargaining position. When the dust settled, many of the largest companies found themselves richer than the traditional countries. Attempts to rein them in and tax them just kept failing because of the sheer amount of power and wealth they wielded – any court proceedings were blocked by obstructions, taxmen were paid off and any politician that tried to impose new corporate rules quickly found his opposition suddenly receiving a massive monetary influx.
In their desperation, European leaders traded the only thing they had left for bailouts and relief to the beleaguered countries – rights, privileges and land. Within a few short years, entire regions were sold off as private property in exchange for financial aid and every such step only made corporations stronger and countries weaker. The process culminated in the signing of the 2029 Bordeaux Treaty, granting most major corporations complete exemption from local legal and tax systems (including local constitutions) and allowing them to form private armies and police forces.
Territories owned by corporations were known by the term Corporate Space and they became independent countries in all but name, sustained by trade and business wealth while countries withered away from lack of revenue and stability.
得益于全球化的特性，商业巨头们在欧洲危机中并没有收到什么重大损失。相反，许多资本家利用了这场动乱，在暗中煽风点火，坐收渔翁之利。等一切尘埃落定后，许多大公司发现自己比大部分传统国家更加富有。在金钱与权力保护下，一切试图限制他们或是向他们征税的行动都以失败告终。法律程序被阻碍，税务人员被贿赂，而任何试图损害他们利益的政治家都会发现自己的政敌会无缘无故多了一大笔钱。
无奈之下，欧洲领导人为了拯救各自的国家而出卖了他们仅存的东西 - 权利，特权和土地。在短短几年内，许多地区被作为私人财产出售，以换取经济援助。这种行为导致企业越来越强，国家越来越弱。2029年签署的波尔多条约将企业的权力推向了顶峰，该条约让大部分大型企业摆脱了当地法律和税收制度的束缚，并允许他们组建私人军队。
企业所持有的领土被称为企业空间，相当于没有国名的独立国家，通过商业贸易所获得的财富来维持运作。与此同时，各国则因为失去了资金收入和稳定性而变得名存实亡。

This naturally caused hundreds of thousands of citizens to flock towards Corporate Space, but those hoping for a piece of their old life quickly found that this was not how things worked anymore. In Corporate Space, the principle of citizenship was replaced by a contract between the corporation and its subject. These contracts were often extremely restrictive with the corporate subject giving up most basic rights such as free speech, the freedom to assemble or the right for political representation and agreeing to become company workforce for an undetermined period of time in exchange for the promise of food and shelter.
These contracts became known as "indentured service", a modern version of slavery. Ruthless corporate security forces hunted down malcontents and dissidents. When caught, anyone resisting the company was deported from its territory – or worse. In the months following the signing of the Bordeaux Treaty, tens of thousands of people labeled "security risks" disappeared completely, their fate unknown. And so, millions of people found themselves in a totalitarian world that they could not have imagined in their worst nightmares.
这导致大量公民移居到了企业空间内，但这些人很快就发现，自己的旧生活一去不复返了。在企业空间内，公民权被和企业之间的合同所取代。这些合同往往极具限制性，要求签署者放弃一些很基本的权力，例如言论自由，集会自由以及政治权利，并同意成为公司的劳动力，以换取食物和庇护。
这些合同被称为“契约服务”，一种现代的奴隶制。反对者都会遭到私人部队的追捕，而被逮捕的人会被驱逐出境 - 或者更糟。在波尔多条约签署后的几个月内，过万名被标记为“安全风险”的人彻底人间蒸发 - 没人知道在他们身上发生了什么。数以百万计的人发现自己生活在一个由极权主义所统治的世界，这是他们在噩梦中也想象不到的。

CORPORATE ARMIES AND MERCENARIES
企业私兵与雇佣兵
After the Bordeaux Treaty, each major corporation established a military branch, usually based on its own security service and staffed by former professional soldiers, mercenaries and killers. While some of these units respected the basic laws of civilized warfare, others – such as the Clayburn Industries' Crimson Reavers – became infamous for their brutality and ruthlessness.
Faced with the need to protect their own assets and with traditional armies and police forces unable to protect them anymore, smaller corporations and countries came together and after many months of negotiation agreed upon the Private Military Treaty, a multilateral contract defining the conditions of establishing, running and employing private military forces available for hire. A legal Private Military Force had to be registered in Istanbul (which subsequently became known as the Mercenary City) and was subject to a number of restrictions that included a WMD ownership ban and a uniform Code of Conduct, prohibiting battlefield cruelty and attacks against civilians.
Any forces not adhering to the Code were not recognized as official PMCs, regardless of their size and were usually given no quarter in battle. After the complete annihilation of several such warbands during the bloody Operation Sentinel in Kenya, many PMCs, bent on exploiting the situation, came around and subjected themselves to Treaty registration.
在波尔多条约签署后，所有大型企业都组建了自己的军事部门，通常是以自己的安保部门为基础发展而成，职员包括退伍军人，佣兵和杀手。尽管其中一部分人遵守着现代文明的战争规则，但其他人 - 例如Clayburn工业旗下的赤色掠夺者，则因其残暴而变得声名狼藉。
为了在这个传统警察和军队都已经失去作用的世界中保护自己的资产，小型企业和政府决定联合起来，并在经过数个月的协商后签署了私人军事条约，该条约定义了私人军事公司的建立，运作以及雇佣的条件。一家合法的PMC必须要在伊斯坦布尔注册（后被改称为佣兵之城），并受到一系列限制，包括禁止拥有大规模杀伤性武器，遵守行业准则，禁止虐待战俘和攻击平民。
任何不遵守规则的部队都不会被承认为官方PMC，不论规模大小，且通常不受战争法的保护。当一些不守基本法的部队在肯尼亚的哨兵行动中被彻底歼灭后，许多PMC开始选择遵守条约进行注册。

MD，财阀政治资本家要日天了

FREEDOM AT A PRICE
自由的代价
Still, there were those who would not submit for any number of reasons. Some hated what the world had become, some wanted to be the new world's freedom fighters and some simply wanted to be left alone. These men and women were drawn to the areas of the world that the old nations were unable to control and the new corporations were not interested in. These areas eventually became known as Badlands with the biggest such areas located in the American Southwest, north-western China and central Africa. Occasional corporate attempts to annex these areas invariably led to a quick capture, followed by a protracted guerrilla war that ended in massive corporate force losses, making the corporation pull out as there was no profit in controlling such an unstable territory.
As the 2030s entered their second half, an uneasy balance was achieved between countries and corporations. But corporate greed knows no limits and dozens of freedom fighter groups, criminal organizations and deadly cults are spawned every year. It is only a question of time before the world is plunged into the chaos of war once more.
尽管如此，依然有一部分人选择当独行玩家。有些人是因为讨厌这个世界，有些人想当新世纪自由战士，而有些人只是想自己一个人静一静罢了。这些人最终去了那些国家无力控制，而企业也不感兴趣的地方。这些地区被称为荒地，其中一些较大的区域位于美国西南部，中国西北部以及非洲中部。偶尔会有企业试图吞并这些土地，但他们总会在快速攻占这些区域后陷入游击战的泥潭，损失惨重。企业选择了放弃，因为控制这些不稳定地区根本无利可图。
到了21世纪30年代中叶，国家和企业之间终于达成了一种不稳定的平衡。但企业的野心是没有限制的，而且每年都有大量自由逗士，犯罪组织以及邪教团体诞生。世界再次陷入战乱只是时间问题罢了。
Welcome to the world of Armored Warfare.
So，欢迎来到AW【RPG】的世界。

但是实际上中国这个本来就是集体主义的国家能防御这种动荡。
所以AW的任务点最多只出现在中国西北，这点还算是可以。（虽然我觉得就算出现在西北也会很快被西部战区碾平…………）

泛银河商业共同体

就喜欢这种近未来的剧情

感谢劳模
@不死鸟v8 @龙井Sky 来置顶

怕是要被奶中了，现在灯塔国真的上了个川普搞孤立主义，欧洲也离炸核电站不远了，写这个世界观的人怕不是未来20年后穿越回来的

感谢劳模柚叶酱