The year is 1932, and Australia has declared war on the emus—yes, you heard that right, the large, flightless birds—as it turns out, national symbols can also cause national crises. Because of the ongoing and debilitating droughts across the country, these birds are rolling out in the tens of thousands across the Outback in search of food.  Unfortunately, the only thing the emus have found to eat is the farmland of the already struggling soldier-settlers, and they are making short work of the limited crops available. These 6-foot tall dinosaur descendants can easily jump over farm fences, trampling crops and creating gaps that other pests can exploit in their wake.  Such destruction will only make worse the economic troubles of what international murmurs call a “great depression.”  Clearly, Australia is under an advanced avian attack—so who better to handle this crisis than the Australian armed forces?  Under the order of Defense Minister George Pearce, three soldiers will be dispatched to tackle the avian tramplers.  These brave men, armed only with two Lewis automatic machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition, will have the job of eliminating approximately 20,000 large birds.  

Of course, some are naturally skeptical of the soldiers’ ability to succeed, and in the necessity of killing swaths of the country’s most iconic bird. Regardless, the emus’ rampage must be halted, and delegates will have to work together to save Australia’s farms and prevent further economic collapse.