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Except for instead of Vilage coming, Israel and Palestine get Obama.
Oh yum, reason for Mr. Mushroom to research desertification.
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After seeing Gorgy's "After nearly a decade of constant drilling at the oil fields in Murzuq, the once-inexorable pockets of petroleum under the Libyan desert are revealed to have nearly run dry. Spain experiences a financial recession as share values of the Compania Petrolera Espanola plummet; several other European nations follow suit."
I feel like at that time it could be added in for the both of us that we started looking for oil elsewhere. So... Finally scouting for oil in the North Sea. It would make sense for that to happen under the circumstances. It would also let us pull off finding it much sooner.
~DED
Generally oceanic drilling is made necessary by increased prices due to the buisiness of drilling in places like the North Sea being so expensive and the equipment taking far-long to build. And there's so few places that do build them, there's generally a long waiting list for platforms when there is a oceanic-drilling boom.
There's only a handful of places in the world that I know of that make oil platforms: Britain, Norway, and Iran. And we all know how disorganized Britain is likely to be.
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(Note: This includes what Evan and I ultimately agreed on (regarding our Anatolian border dispute) since my first 'recap', but I also added more things because I feel that compared to the others' recaps, mine was super brief.)
Late 1977:
- Fierce negotiations between the Prussian and Ottoman governments end in Prussia's favor, having taken advantage of the Ottomans' dire needs. Ultimately the Ottomans agree to supply Prussia with discounted oil until Prussian-supported Ottoman forces are successful in retaking the Erzurum region (and its precious oil fields). In addition - and as payment for Prussian support - rights to some Libyan oil fields are transferred to Prussian oil companies. Though greatly beneficial for the Prussians, tensions sky-rocket between the two, and harsh criticism aimed particularly at Prussia (and sometimes the Ottoman leadership) becomes common, eventually transferring over to the battlefield, where Prussians and Turk forces hold an uneasy alliance.
Prussian forces arrived shortly after the negotiations, quickly securing the coastal areas and subsequently crushing the fledgling Armenian industrial capabilities. This initial assault culminated with the launch of the Prussian-supported Turkish push for the city of Erzurum. Intense fighting ended with Prusso-Turkish victory and the city of Erzurum (along with a small portion of its oil-rich ground) was retaken. The Armenians responded with force (and the help of its allies, particularly the Ethiopian Walinzi) and the ground between Erzurum and Armenian-controlled Anatolia became a no-man's land of burning pipelines and shattered dreams. As a side effect, Polish involvement in the region is greatly diminished thanks to Prussian intervention - tensions rise.
(For reference, this is what the battlefield looks like:
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- Red is Prussian/Turkish-controlled.
- Pink is no-man's land (the frontline)
- Grey splotches are oil fields
Harsh terrain, angry goat herders, Ethiopian saboteurs, and Turkish incompetence has left the frontlines stagnant.)
- Prussia abandons espionage efforts in Finland, choosing to focus elsewhere.
1978:
- Prussia marches into Austria with little resistance, proclaiming it part of the German state. What little resistance is encountered is swiftly crushed by Prussian forces and sympathetic Austrians in support of a united German people. Proving too troublesome however, were the then Austrian territories of Croatia and Slovenia. Rampant nationalism and often violent resistance to Prussian rule ends with Prussia granting the two states their relatively peaceful independence.
- Prussian relations with South Africa are strengthened. Trade is established and Prussia becomes a supplier of military goods. Prussian troops are stationed in South African bases with the purpose of monitoring the situation between South Africa and Ethiopia.
- Cultural enrichment programs and propaganda launched. Programs begin to surface with the aim of encouraging German unity and pride.
- Prussia invents the Precipice equivalent of Velcro (because we need it, goddammit)
- State-sponsored scientific exploration leads to the research and development for new rocketry technology.
1979:
Keeping to his promise, Frederick mobilizes Prussian forces against socialist Denmark. The brief campaign ends in Danish surrender and the subsequent rise of more right-leaning leaders, ending socialism and transforming Denmark into an ally of Prussia.
1977:
Prusso (is that how you say it?) Armenian War: Prussia takes the coasts and west Erzurum, while the Armenian military manages to force them into a stalemate. It is their first major conflict. Guerrilla warfare inside captured territories is ongoing as Armenia builds up their defensive positions to defend their buildup of force in an attempt to reclaim the land.
Reconstruction in the East with Persian money begins: The West is somewhat ignored by the new policies due to the fact that it may fall into enemy hands. Roads, railways, and airports are built up to improve the standards of living. What meager resources in the East are exploited for export, and Armenia authorizes the building of pipelines through the region for Persian oil.
Military buildup: Assanian forms the ADF and begins modernizing it, with military spending approaching approximately 35% of the GDP (on par with US military expenditure during WWII.) Citizens are formed into a Swiss-like militia and cities are built to be defended.
Economic troubles: With the amount of foreign money being taken on, some economists worried about a potential debt problem.
1978:
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenia and Azerbaijan engage in a three month battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh, but luckily Persian troops arrive to keep the peace and the war is ended before too many troops could be stretched out. This Persian intervention also keeps Dagestan at bay, but this is also because of bandit raids on their borders.
Armenian involvement in Georgia: NSS agents are deployed to the failed state of Georgia to secure secret landing points for Polish military aid. In addition, bribes and aid are given to local warlords in order to keep Dagestan at bay and also to keep logistic routes open. The remnants of the shattered Armenian Navy are sent to the port of Poti, which has become an Armenian stronghold in the region (like Bagram in Afghanistan for the US.)
Reconstruction continues: Self explanatory.
Armenian-Ethiopian relations are heightened: Ethiopian assistance to Armenia increases in light of Prussian-South African ties. Some hypothesize that this might potentially be a proxy war between the ally of Ethiopia and the ally of South Africa. Armenia's NSS SAU (Special Action Unit) is trained by the Walinzi, and become the most hardcore badasses in the theater.
1979:
Prusso-Armenian tensions increase: New fears of a resurgent war emerge.
Armenian-Persian relations get friendlier: Open borders and trading are accomplished, as the two nations continue to support each other: Persia supplies Armenia with whatever it needs (for the most part), while Armenia acts as a buffer against the Mediterranean powers.
Elections begin: In anticipation of the 1980 elections, several Armenian candidates begin running for president. Assanian, the patriarch of the nation, quickly takes a lead due to the state of war the Armenians are in.
Spain did some more evil stuff, this time going as far as New Guinea to experiment with that uh.. zombie disease, whatever its called. They also discovered aids, but they don't know much about it. They think homosexuals have a big role in its spread though, so they started locking them up.
Yaqob of Ethiopia was put in a coma when Spanish assassins shot him in the chest. Then there was a brief standoff where Spain tried to go in to rescue Sahle (Yaqob's brother), but that kinda went ass-over-heels.
China finished it's campaing in Mindanao or whatever.
I think there might have been some more rebellion in Ethiopia in the time you were gone too, but really not much happened that would have really concerned Poland.
And know Sahle is a Blues Brother.
The Siberian Republic fell apart into a series of smaller communes since the Russian Republic kept Nikolov too long. Though this was amended during the skip and Siberia is back.
War started on the Filipino island of Mindanao between the Republic of Luzon and the loosely united nationalist bands under a theological autocracy for control of Mindanao. The war ended shortly after the skip, and the False-Pope who presided over Mindanao was killed by IB agents on the Polynesian island of Niku Hiva. This also ended in the destruction of Phalanx. Or at the least killed their leadership and their carrier has been scuttled off to China.
Also the drug-dealing group known as the Red Guard Gang has been dissolved. Things are settled in India. And N. Korea isn't being lead by the Juche Party.
The zombie disease is kuru, normally spread through the consumption of infected human meat.
Also Belgium has been admitted into the UND. And Brazil is fighting a socialist revolution of some kind. Supposedly.
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You really need to find the time to be active though, Tex. Tell Team Fortress to go to hell from time to time, so you can be active with whatever country you choose to be.
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