South Africa Removes Brazil from Africa, Argentina Remains, Day 878-879

Day 879, 18:30 • Published in USA USA • by Lieutenant Scheisskopf

Since eSouth Africa’s declaration of war on eBrazil resulted in the country’s attacks on two eBrazil-occupied regions of eSA, Mpumalanga and Gauteng, late in Day 877, as predicted in a previous article. Both of these battles fell in the attackers’ favor, as eSA and its EDEN backers won large victories in a fight for the population and resource-rich Gauteng, along with a successful resistance war (RW) in Mpumalanga a few hours later, returning the regions to eSouth Africa. Combined, eBrazil has now been removed from Africa, and only eArgentina remains an occupant of any African regions.

Gauteng, Mpumalanga Fall to South Africa and EDEN Supporters

The numbers from eReptools.net show the teamwork needed by the EDEN partners in overcoming a primarily
eBrazil-eSerb defense in Gauteng, while eCroats spearheaded the Mpumalanga RW (right-click for full size).

The two victories by EDEN are a positive sign for the alliance, as their working in tandem has signaled tangible victories. A concern for the alliance, however, is that Phoenix did not bring out any eHungarian, eRussian, or eIndonesian fighters to counter; nonetheless, although this makes the tactical significance of the victory smaller for EDEN, the strategic significance of having removed eBrazil from Africa remains notable and is not diminished.

Moreover, eSouth Africa, once again, has control of Gauteng, a region which has slipped from their hands on several occasions. Gauteng affords eSA a high diamond resource and with it, increased business revenue for gifts-- especially important considering the new hospital policy. Additionally, Gauteng holds a substantial concentration of RL South Africans who may move into the region by default, and are now able to claim eSA citizenship and (likely eventually) already reside in a high quality hospital region.

What’s Next in Africa

Even if Limpopo (circled) is liberated, eSA is in a rough neighborhood and remains menaced by eBrazil
(yellow), eArgentina (off map), and eIndonesia’s eAustralian territory (purple) (right-click for full size)

Only Limpopo remains occupied in South Africa now, as eArgentina holds the region. As can be seen in the picture, eArgentina has made Limpopo into a minor fortress whose conquest would not be easy. The most immediate challenge on the eArgentine colony would be to RW the region as was done in retaking Mpumalanga. It is unknown whether eSA and EDEN would have the capability to challenge Limpopo in this way; instead, the more probable scenario would be the conventional attack, taking advantage of the active war between eSA and eArgentina. Indeed, a battle is now underway for Limpopo, and will be determined late on Day 880. It would be possible to see the combination of these two options in a 'double whammy' which also took place in the Gauteng and Mpumalanga operations. This puts the pressure on the defender, who has to prevent both battles from falling and does not know where the attacker will concentrate harder in the closing minutes. Regardless, no double whammy seems to have been pursued, so for this first attack, the attackers' success will rest with the single strike on Limpopo.

Were eSouth Africa to gain more momentum in the region, we could see the Phoenix powers surrounding it intervene once more, either conventionally or in less savory ways. Any attacks, as with an eSA attack on Limpopo, would require a previous declaration of war which would give away Phoenix’s intentions. Of course, also to consider is the high costs which could be inferred by any of the attackers, especially if eIndonesia were to lose control or overextend-- they could risk losing Western Australia. The second option would be to work a political takeover (PTO) of eSA, which has traditionally been an Achilles’ heel for eSA when they reach their full size and cannot account for all the Congressional seats. It is worth noting that eSA is gaining its size so close before the 25th when Congress will be elected; if eSA is not well-prepared for the election or the country is infiltrated by a well-organized group, the government could be PTOed and repetitions of past months could once again ensue in eSouth Africa. So even while the goal for eSA and EDEN may be a unified South Africa, pragmatic limitations may be necessary to make sure eSA remains secure after Election Day.

I believe we are in for a wild couple of days, so stay tuned for the latest.

God Bless America,

Lt. Scheisskopf

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