Mexican Civil War

[Rainbow Six]

I'd agree the Alliance refers to this

Originally Posted by RN7

NATIONALISTS

The Alianza Nacional del Mexico Libre (the National Alliance of Free Mexico, or the nationalists) is a far right-wing nationalist socialist group dedicated to the destruction of communists in Mexico, war against the Soviets, and the annexation of Texas.

Alianza NAcional del MExico Libre = ANAMEL

[unkated]

Is anyone else amused that the only thing the Mexican factions CAN agree on is that Texas should be annexed by Mexico?

I'd suppose one could use that as a reason that the Mexican Army is still in the field (instead of being withdrawn to fight it out the Civil War in Mexico).

Naw.


Uncle Ted

[Draq]

There's also some info in satellite down if I remember correctly. Don't know how useful though.

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by Draq

There's also some info in satellite down if I remember correctly. Don't know how useful though.

Thanks, Draq. I looked it up; there's a bit, but unfortunately it doesn't really clarify the distinction between the Nationalists/Federales and the Alliance (ANAMEL).

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

I'd agree the Alliance refers to this

Alianza NAcional del MExico Libre = ANAMEL

Yeah, that makes the most sense, but Challenge 27 has separate ORBATs for the "Nationalists (ENM)" on p. 4 and the "Alliance (ANAMEL)" on p. 5. It's also mentioned that a couple of these ANAMEL units were formerly part of the Nationalist Army. This seems to indicate quite strongly that the Nationalists and ANAMEL are two different, mutually exclusive, entities.

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Raellus

Yeah, that makes the most sense, but Challenge 27 has separate ORBATs for the "Nationalists (ENM)" on p. 4 and the "Alliance (ANAMEL)" on p. 5. It's also mentioned that a couple of these ANAMEL units were formerly part of the Nationalist Army. This seems to indicate quite strongly that the Nationalists and ANAMEL are two different, mutually exclusive, entities.

I don't have that article any more - does it have separate orbats for the Federales and the Nationalists? It sounds like they're using 'Nationalists (ENM)' as an alternative term for the Federales in this instance, either intentionally or as a result of a typo.

[Raellus]

The Nationalists and Federales are indeed one-in-the-same. It's the Alliance (ANAMEL) that I'm trying to place.

[Olefin]

There actually was a real Mexican cartel named La Familia - it was the Michoácan cartel that was based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formed around 1980 so it could be used as the basis for the game La Familia cartel. If you read about it they would be a very interesting adversary in the Mexican Civil War as they actually were originally founded to help the poor - i.e. a Robin Hood for the modern times - but one that was incredibly violent.

[Olefin]

Actually working on a module in CA and trying to actually resolve all the various discrepancies between Satellite Down, Challenge 27 and City of Angels

Definitely can see that the various authors weren't talking to each other to have a coherent story - i.e. similar to Gateway to the Spanish Main having the sub from the Last Submarine trilogy sinking a ship with a torpedo at the same time it was already in the possession of someone other than the USN

Can make new releases interesting to say the least