United Earth Directorate/Trivia

Technology
Technology and weapons of war the UED expeditionary force employed are nearly identical to those used by Terrans. A possible explanation for this is that since the Terrans used the databanks of the ATLAS to develop their technology (which data was based on that existing on Earth), the UPL would naturally have technology that was very similar, although it is likely that they have more advanced technology too. (Chris Metzen, StarCraft's leading storyline writer theorised that this is because the expeditionary force employed much captured technology from sources such as the Dylarian Shipyards).

Some areas where UED technology differed from that of the Koprulu Sector Terrans include sidearms, rifles and flamethrowers used by UED infantry forces.

Battle Order
The UED Expedionary Fleet itself was organized into two distinct wings:
 * Atlas Wing - ground forces, main color brown
 * Cronus Wing - space forces, main color white

The Cronus Wing was by far the largest force; usually the UED forces opposed by the player focused on aerial combat rather than ground combat (which was favored by the Terran Dominion).

There were also several specialized organizations within the whole Fleet:
 * UED Blockade
 * UED Strike Team
 * UED Commando Force
 * UED Science Corps
 * UED Defense Garrison
 * Stukov's Elite Guard

The UED Blockade was formed to blockade newly conquered worlds or help prevent outside interference and escapes with ongoing planetary battles. The UED Strike Team and UED Commando Force were elite ground forces that played a role in some of the Directorate missions during the campaign. The Science Corps controlled the second Overmind. The Defense Garrison defended Braxis.

Vice Admiral Stukov himself had an Elite Guard, which used blue as its color. Stukov would actually defy the Directorate orders, although he did so in the Directorate's best interests. But disinformation by Samir Duran, a former member of Alpha Squadron, would lead to the death of Stukov.

Armored Corps
The Armored Corps, founded in 2380, is a specialized branch of the UED forces. It houses the 1st Powered Infantry. The Motto of all UED Powered Infantry troops is "Valor Beyond Death".