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Originally Posted by kalos72
The fact that MILGOV has units spread out all over the country implies they are trying to control as much land/population as possible to me.
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This reminds me of two quotes
One from Napoleon.
When presented with a plan to protect the borders of France by using a very thin line of troops evenly spread across the entire border, his response was.
"What are you protecting me from, Smugglers???"
And one from Sun Tzu
'If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.'
Forces need mass to be effective. Isolated units are more prone take losses from insurgencies and desertion and without providing logistical support they loyalty would be difficult to guarantee.
Webs Fort Huachuca shows a perfect example of MILGOV losing control of a unit because it is out of its logistical support network.
In addition to desertion, the Soviets and the Mexicans MILGOV still has a lot to worry about. You also have CIVGOV, New America, marauders, warlords, separatists, etc. If you don't consolidate gains and fully stabilize parts of the nation you risk losing it all.