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Originally Posted by Raellus
I'm really impressed with the level of detail here. This piece strikes me as reasonably well thought out, and nicely written. Good work.
I'm curious about why Nicaragua was profiled for this project.
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Great question! Nicaragua is really a bit of a one-off for us, as it's largely separated from the larger conflict. This is the way we see it:
Given China's entrance into the war on the Soviet side, the MAJOR flashpoints around the globe are going to exist in these areas:
- Canon locations mentioned in the official works - Poland, Germany, Scandinavia, etc.
- The Balkans - Greece, Romania, Italy are going to be going at it with Bulgarian, Serbian, and Soviet forces.
- The Middle East - specifically with Turkey staying in NATO and Iran working with the Soviets, plus Saddam still around, this area is going to be an absolute mess.
- Korea - North Korea invasion of South Korea with Chinese support. US and Japan supporting South Korea. Eventual limited invasion of the Japanese home islands by Chinese and Soviet forces.
- India and Pakistan
In addition, we have a few smaller conflicts (not as relevant to the big picture, but still interesting setting opportunities for Refs) we're penning. These include:
- Central Africa - The African Great War still takes place but will be...greater.
- Indonesia and Australia - a localized conflict over resources.
- Vietnam and SE Asia/ASEAN fighting with China.
- South America - Venezuela and Brazil are going at it over oil resources.
There's other areas where fighting is taking place that's more tertiary to the major and minor conflicts, but we likely won't be detailing them out. This includes places like Peru/Ecuador, Guatemala/Belize, Algeria/Morocco, South Africa, Israel, etc.
Overall with the project, we want to provide Refs with opportunities to create campaigns in whatever nation they wish, but detailing out every country is simply unrealistic. Nicaragua was included because we wanted to have a location detailed in Central America, and Nicaragua fit that bill better than most other Central American nations (with the possible exception of Panama). Plus, giving Refs a setting without a bunch of nuke craters, but WITH a bunch of cartels/narcos vying for regional power, seemed like a really compelling and fun opportunity that we didn't want to pass up.