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The year is 2033, and we are finally at peace. My name is Presidente Juan Ricardo, I came to power in September of 2020, the year that Argentina and Paraguay began the Paranã River war. For five years each country juggled its borders along the river, until brazil erected fortifications along the bridges. A swift and desiscive airborne assault on Buenos Aieris ended the war with Argentina. A valiant land assault by a colonel brought the war with Paraguay to an ending as well. Both operations took a heavy toll on our land and air forces. We've been rebuilding though. Our navy is stronger than ever, with mighty battleships half a year away from deployment. A new aircraft carrier, complete with heavy cruisers and destroyers was deployed just last week. Our expidentionary forces have returned from their tour in the Ukraine. New M1A3s and M2A4s have been added to our active amour roster. Our B2 spirits are completed, and have an SR-71 spy plan added to their squadron. Our air force underwent its refit, our space program is at full throttle. We are one of the highest exporters of all products in the world.

Yet all is not well.

War with Venezuela, bolivia, and russia is imminent. As I look out the window to my country, I fear what will happen next. I've been trying to avoid war, yet Venezuelan tanks patrol the borders with frequency, and the Bolivians have increased their number of battalions on the border. The storm is coming, and Brazil will not falter. We will fight. And we will win.

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

(okay guys, bad news. I was stupid and didn't save the game. All I mostly lost was my airforce refit, and my new three flotillas. Im back on my 2024 save.)

Active staff: 1,358,646
Reserves: 120,498

Air Battlegroups: 
3rd Airlift wing: 5x C-5A
1st helo supply wing: 6x UH-1N
77th Airlift/supply wing: 3 C-130H
108th Tactical Squadron: 8x F-15k
23rd Tactical Squadron: 5x AT-63
5th Naval Aviation Wing 5x F/A-18
1st Ranger Helo Wing: 10x MH-60k
1st SOF Airlift Wing: 6x MH-47E

Land Battlegroups:
412th SOF brigade: 12x special forces
57th Mechanized Battalion: 10x M2A3
99th SOF brigade: 15x Special Forces
17th Marine Battalion: 10x Marines, 5x EFVs
1st Ranger Battalion: 10x Rangers
15th Assault Battalion: 10x M2A3, 2x REC M2A4, 6x M1A2, 2x M1A3, 2x Supply tucks
42nd Assault Brigade: 3x Engineers, 1x EE-11, 1x M113A2, 2x M2A4, 1x EE-9, 2x M41C,  4x M1A2, 1x M1A3, 1x M-40A1,  5x S-23, 1x Heavy supply

Sea Battlegroups:
7th Assault flotilla (assault)
1st flotilla (transport)

Enemies: None

Important Allies: Ukraine, USA, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Japan, S. Korea, Panama

DEFCON 5

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

The Minister of Defense, Manuel Vasquez, walked into my office carrying a large Manila folder full of paper."Presidente, Ive come to recommend military action against Bolivia." "Mr. Vasquez, why would we need to deploy forces against our neighbor?" He set the folder down on my desk. "We've intercepted this communique from Moscow, it's destination was the Bolivian capitol. Moscow calls for war against us."I thumbed through the folder and skimmed the papers. "so they weren't happy about our 'wargames' in Ukraine near their border." Mr. Vasquez took a deep breathe. "Sir, I think they are more upset with our arming the Ukrainian military with modern equipment, and the fact we sold all of our outdated equipment to them just below the value line." I nodded. "Mr. Vasquez, have the 15th battalion be ready to ship out at a moments notice. As for Bolivia, put a deterrent force at their border. Draw up plans for invasion as needed. You are dismissed." "Yes sir!" He swiftly departed my office.



OPERATION: Why Not

This plan calls for the deployment of three Battlegroups with supporting air to Bolivia. There are three roads that lead into the country, each group will take a road. The 57th to the north, the 15th to the Southeast, and the 42nd to the southwest. C-130's will supply as nessicary. The 108th Tactical Squadron, 'Wardog', will provide the nessicary air coverage and support. The 99th SOF brigade will be on standby in case a rapid deployment of reinforcements are needed. Heaviest expected resistance is two BMP-2 units stationed near and in their Capitol.




At the Central Air Command

"Colonel Statford!" The SOF commander turned to see a man in dark green fatigues jogging up to him. They shook hands. "Colonel Armando, good to see you." "Likewise Stratford. I came to wish you and your SOF boys luck in Bolivia." Stratford looked at him unexpectantly. "You don't know?" "No." We're not going in with the first wave, we're to be sent to the Capitol in the even our ground forces don't force a surrender before then." Armando chuckled. "Well, at least your battalion is getting deployed. My 10th Airborne has been sitting at base since Beunos Aires" Stratford looked around at the airborne men training "Oh yeah, how did that go, the reinforcement, I mean?" Armando beamed, "I didn't get any new recruits, the 10th was reformed using the veterans. The decimated 28th airborne was folded into ours to fill the roster." Stratford nodded. "that is very good indeed. My men got reinforced my men fresh out of SOF training. The 412th got all the battle hardened ones." "Hey man, if you need some backup out there, I'm sure you could convence the brass to let us onto the C-5s." Stratford thought about it for a minute. The 10th airborne might as well have been SOF. They were veterans of both Beunos Aires and the Paranã river war. Armando alone had thirteen combat jumps under his belt. "Armando, I'm gonna go talk to the brass."

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

( I'm gong to try and get pictures, but my iPad won't let me upload, when I get PC access I'll get some up, I have them ready. )

February 10

At the Bloivian Border

Captain Maize sat atop his tank, "conquistador", when the word came. He was the leader of the 16th  M1A2 Tank unit of the 15th Assault Battalion. The 42nd Assault Brigade had just been ordered to the Chilean border fortress, and he had just been ordered to vanguard the assault into Bolivian territory. "Men, I have an announcement to make. We have been ordered to Bolivia. However, we will not be making the rendezvous with the 42nd. They have been ordered to Chile. We, however, will press to our objective. More than likely, we will have the air force dropping down a couple thousand SOF operatives. So watch your fire out there. Mount up, and be ready in ten."

February 11: Brazil Declaration of War Against Bolivia

The 15th Battalion proceeded along the southern highway at a good pace. Only stopping to engage numerous engineers and some light infantry. I activated the 14th guard company to defend the South Western border with their heavy guns. They fended off light attacks and managed to use their M113A2's to secure a few towns. No Unit-level losses were taken, the wounded were put on guard duty for towns & villages. The Special Forces and Airborne QRF was never deployed, and Bolivia surrendered after the capture of Santa Cruz and its adjacent military facilities. The 57th mechanized battalion was only a few days away from the capital, and the were expected to capture it before the end of the week.

February 17: End of War

President's Office
Vasquez walked into my office and slipped a note onto my desk. We've taken Bolivia "Mr. President," he boomed "We've taken Bolivia." "Good man. Give my congratulations to the troops. I've had word of Chilean-supported insurgents launching rocket attacks over the border. Is this true?" Vasquez sighed. "Yes, Mr. President. I took the liberty of deploying the 42nd Battalion to the border, and ordered the construction of a fortress on our side of the Andes." I nodded. "Good. I ordered a new battalion be raised. They are to be completely Amphibious. The Panarã Battalion. This is to be one of our largest battalions. Possibly the largest. Not much longer until they're trained."  He looked surprised. Always a nice look. "Mr. President, why did you order a new battalion?" "We're low on combat-capable units. Yes, we have our siege battalions, and our few auxiliary. But since we sold most of our reserve combat units to Ukraine, we only have a handful of good fighting units left. Yes, I know we have our airborne divisions. But leg-infantry only has so much it can do. And in a war that requires constant mobility, we need mechanized and armored units. So, I ordered a new battalion." Vasquez nodded. "Makes sense, sir. I apologize. With your permission, i'd like to deploy the first fleet to the cost of Venezuela, and I'd like to send the 1st Flotilla too. That way we can deploy the 17th marine battalion in case things go bad with Venezuela." I nodded, he handed me a paper to approve the order, and I signed. "Carry on Mr. Vasquez." "Yes sir."

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

Is anybody reading these? I could do pictures, but I can't upload from my iPad. I have several pics

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

are you having fun writing it? If so write it for yourself. and as always others are reading it, thow few post replies about them. As for pictures, the best way to do it is to hit the print screen button on your keyboard then open up paint and past it there. Then crop the picture to just include the juicy bits. And if you want to get even more creative edit the pictures to include captions and notes.

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I do like writing it, i just like feedback. I like your stuff though, ruges

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

I am gonna try something new for pictures though, hopefully it'll work.
And I realized, you must be reading my stuff if you commented =/

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

C-5 Transport ten minutes away from target
"Alright boys, listen up! The 17th marine force took a thrashing when they hit the beaches, and are now unable to go on the offensive effectively. We, along with the 28th Airborne, 44th Airborne, and 99th SOF, will be dropping to the north to secure the rest of the island. We will then push south, and rendezvous with the remaining Marine EEV's. Once we hit the ground, it'll be a straight up push for every town, village, and city in the northern sector. Make it happen!"

The airborne landed, and quickly neutralised all hostiles in the north. From their capital, they tried sending pattons. But by the time they arrived, I was in control of every village and most if not all of the roads

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

Why not simply pressing "Print screen" button on the keyboard while in game, ALT+TAB to desktop, open MS paint (if you don't have any better program) select "new" and just click paste. Can't get easier than that (or better quality)

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"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking."
- General George Patton Jr
In Brazilian IAAR as Pascoal Humberto de Souza Branco

I had a picture on my iPad, and before I emailed myself the print screen ones, I wanted to make sure I could upload a picture at all

If that makes sense =/
I am happy though, it let me upload one

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them

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Ten thousand men descending from the clouds might do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them