▁characters ▁from ▁two ▁fa ctions ▁make ▁up ▁a ▁single ▁squad . ▁The ▁Reich ▁and ▁Sh og un ate ▁fa ctions ▁form ▁the ▁N ipp on ▁Acc ords ▁and ▁the ▁Union ▁and ▁Mat ri archy ▁fa ctions ▁form ▁U M TO MA . ▁ ▁Story ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁alternate ▁historical ▁setting ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁on ward , ▁al beit ▁with ▁many ▁fant ast ical ▁elements . ▁Instead ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁played ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁conflict ▁has ▁ra ged ▁on ▁beyond ▁the ▁normal ▁tim eline ▁of ▁events , ▁including ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁In ▁this ▁war ▁the ▁Western ▁European ▁and ▁North ▁American ▁nations ▁have ▁formed ▁the ▁" Union " ▁that ▁under ▁the ▁invent ive ▁direction ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Ed ison ▁have ▁developed ▁new ▁forms ▁of ▁weapon ry , ▁along ▁with ▁new ▁discover ies ▁of ▁secret ▁al ien ▁technology . ▁The ▁German ▁" Re ich " ▁mean while ▁have ▁master ed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁occ ult ▁powers , ▁including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁new ▁demon ic ▁soldiers ▁through ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁Card inal ▁Point s , ▁gate ways ▁to ▁hell ish ▁dimensions ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁discover ies ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁General , ▁Hermann ▁Von ▁He ï z inger . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁Reich ▁from ▁finding ▁the ▁remaining ▁points , ▁the ▁Union ▁has ▁deployed ▁an ▁el ite ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁Mac Ne al . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁develop ments ▁however ▁have ▁forced ▁the ▁still ▁Ts