TW+2126+EoT+14

Stats
MIL: 8 ECO: 20 ESP: 24 TEC: 11 MOR: 9 REP: 4

Inflated: 1 Mil Hidden: 3 Esp

Traits
Early Telepathy Telepathy I HeartSeed Early Nanotechnology Nanotechnology I Genetic Manipulation Metamaterials I

Captured Space Elevator Space Station
 * Assets**

Brazil 1 Mil, 1 TEC
 * Co-opted Stats**

MIL: 8 1. Cooperate with Brazil in the coming military campaign against Cuba and Tamoanchan. Orders are to be cautious. Take ground when possible, but try to minimize casualties. It is expected that the sabotage campaign will be effective, and even if not this strategy only loses time, of which we have the advantage.
 * Actions**

ECO: 20 1. Send 2 permanent econ to Hypereax in exchange for 2 Esp. If that Espionage is available for use this turn it will be used to track Blue heaven. Very very carefully track Blue heaven. I just paid for this espionage I don't want to lose it to Blue Heaven's remaining defenses. Priority is on safety rather than results. 2. Pay Stichelhaar 10 temp econ for 6 temp esp. 3. The other 8 goes into funding People Helping People and working to enhance the Andean Federation's image as a philanthropic nation.

ESP: 24 1. 6 Goes into defending and internal counter espionage 2. 18 will go into infiltrating Tamoanchan and destroying their military through sabotage. Brazil, Project Earth, and Stichelhaar mercenaries should all be helping here. The goal is to destroy is to hopefully destroy all of Tamoanchan's military in one blow, or at least most of it. If by chance we manage to have some capability left over doing so the rest will go into anti-government propaganda. Basically "look how easily we destroyed your vaunted military. Do you really think your government has your best interests in mind when it repeatedly gets into wars that have things like this happen."

TEC: 11 1. 5 will go into researching nanotechnology with Brazil, the Lunar Empire, and Project Earth 2. 6 will go into researching somatic replacements picking up where the last project left off several years ago.

MOR: 9 1. All will go into helping the espionage strike. Patriotic encouragements, reminders that Tamoanchan was never probably repaid for its invasion of the Andean Union, and encouragements to do their duty to protect their friends and family who would be destroyed if the oppressive Tamoanchan regime managed to win. I had an entire speech planned for this, but sadly am too tired to write it up now. Maybe next turn in the IC assuming things go well.

REP: 4 1. The diplomats will try to salvage the Federation's reputation with the world. No denials are made of the surprise attack. Instead the diplomats will say that it was justified. That occasionally preemptive strikes have to be taken for the good of all. That Cuba, and its ally Tamoanchan, are pariahs on the world stage, which have repeatedly assaulted their neighbors. The Andean Federation meanwhile, while not the most beloved of all nations, is still a sold member of the international community. Draw attention both to the current charitable works of PHP, but also the fact that it has a solid history of past works and wasn't created on the spur of the moment to make the Federation look good. The overall argument is simply that if the Federation and Brazil hadn't struck now then Tamoanchan would have attacked sometime in the next few years anyway as soon as they felt strong enough. Better to settle things now, and remove such pariahs from a position where they can have a negative impact on global politics.

ECO: 22 ESP: 26 TEC: 13 MOR: 9 REP: 6
 * Response**
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HOSTILE ALERT: Heinlein’s Wrath: Your forces, preparing an assault, are suddenly shocked as mass drivers begin to plow down into them from orbit. A tremendous military force from the Lunar Empire has entered low orbit and begin bombardment of the Andean Federation’s military forces in theatre, trying to reduce them as a prelude to a ground invasion. Initial bombardment is successful, as the Lunar attack comes as an utter shock to the Andean and Brazilian forces, expecting a counter-attack on land. Brazilian losses are light, as the bulk of the assault is focused against Andean regiments, which leaves Brazil well-placed as the inevitable second wave comes. [Andean Federation loses 1 MIL] Lunar Empire: 11 MIL (44; +2 Sneak Attack) Andean Federation: 8 MIL (37) Brazil: 6 MIL (23) (TOTL. 60)

Within the day, the Tamoanchan-Cuban forces launch their attack. The assault is haphazard and ill-planned, suggesting that this was not a joint operation. Rather than planning it out with the Lunar Empire, it was clearly an act designed to take advantage of an attack that came as much to a shock to the enemies as it did to the Andean Federation and their allies. This lack of coordination shows through, as the Brazilian and surviving Andean forces successfully fend off the Tamoanchan and Cuban attack. Unfortunately, the damage is such that they cannot follow through effectively. [Roll summary:] Tamoanchan: 8 MIL (45) Cuba: 5 MIL (18) (TOTL. 63) Andean Federation: 7 MIL (41; -1 suppression) Brazil: 6 MIL (34) (67)

Public reaction to the unilateral attack by the Lunar Empire is one of outrage. No one understands why the Lunar Empire would have launched such an attack, but the use of such a massive military force precludes any possibility of misunderstanding. [Lunar Empire loses 1 REP] Lunar Empire: 33 (-50 PERFIDY!)

Infiltration: As the Andean forces continue to clash against the sudden new enemy that has emerged, the infiltration continues apace. Too late to handle the unexpected attack, the goal now becomes to prevent it from happening again, and with Stichelhaar and Brazil, the Andean Federation is ready. The initial infiltration is successful, albeit with disturbing realization that the Tamoanchan and Cubans have taken a page from the Andean book. Having learned of the Andean Federation’s powerful intelligence agency, they have pooled their own intelligence resources in exactly the same manner the then-Southern Federation and Andean Union once had. Still, even their combined strength is inadequate to fend off the attackers, and Tamoanchan forces are scattered piece-meal as subverted communication networks set them astray into kill zones specifically designed for their attack. [Tamoanchan loses 4 MIL] Andean Federation: 18 ESP (74) Brazil: 6 ESP (17) Project Earth: 7 ESP (30) Stichelhaar: 6 ESP (24) (TOTL. 135) Tamoanchan: 5 ESP, 7 MOR (61) Cuba: 7 ESP (33) (TOTL. 94)

You send payment to the Hypereux League for their remaining intelligence assets. [Hypereux League gains 2 ECO, loses 2 ESP. Andean Federation loses 2 ECO, gains 2 ESP]

Your efforts to increase your philanthropic acts are greatly successful. [Andean Federation gains 2 REP]

Joint Research: Together, the Andean Federation, Project Earth, and Brazil continue their work on Nanotechnology. The results of the final standardization and testing processes are extremely optimistic, as the three nations together put together a new design of nanite that is far more capable than earlier designs. Capable of manipulating and modifying extremely complex molecules such as DNA, these nanites are also durable enough to survive in the human body for extended periods. Though they still require external power sources, power consumption has also been decreased, and the nanites are also more capable of autonomous operation. Ongoing research also begins to completely solve the issues of power production and improve onboard computing capabilities. [Andean Federation, Project Earth, Brazil gain 4 ECO, 2 TEC; Nanotechnology II]

Your research into somatic replacement of the genetic structure resumes, with positive results.

Your efforts to encourage people to accept the pre-emptive strike are only somewhat successful. People don’t feel much better about your actions, but as none have moved to support Tamoanchan and Cuba, it seems like they may let it slide. || Did the Tamoanchan attack happen before the infiltration. I mean did they take the 4 mil damage from the 8, leaving them with 4, or did they take the 4 damage and then attack with 8 meaning they had 12 to start with. And did Tamoanchan and Cuba take any losses from their unsuccessful follow up attack or was it too much of a stalemate.

Did the Lunar Empire get any advantage out of the fact that I thought we were going to cooperate on research. I assume they were cut out of the project as soon as the news of the attack came in.

How much more work is needed for Nanotechnology III?

How much more work is needed for Somatic Replacements? Tamoanchan's first attack came before your agents were in position. The MIL losses from the ESP attack are being fluffed as bad intel leading them into traps and other fun methods.

They did not send anything to the research project, and did not receive anything from your work this turn. All they have is what you and they had worked up to last turn. Which, to be honest, is pretty much enough, since completion was reduced to trivial levels of investment.

Nanotech III: Unknown due to the relatively preliminary nature of the work, but estimated to be several years at the present rate of investment.

Somatic Modifications/Somatic Replacement: Similar, again due to the preliminary nature of the work you've conducted so far. Estimated rate of completion will depend on the investment, but may be at least a year, or likely more, if you work on it alone.

Does the research estimate for nanotechnology take into account Brazil and Project Earth's contributions or are they solely based on my own input?

If I do an espionage attack, either to steal or to destroy can I designate multiple priorities. For example pulling half the final points stolen from espionage and half from military. Would doing so have a penalty in comparison to only targeting one stat.

How much harder is stealing than destroying again? Based solely on your input, as other nations may vary their contributions from turn to turn.

You can set priorities, but results may vary from your intentions. Asking for a 50:50 ESP/MIL split may come back, based on the dice, with a 25:75, or even a 100:0 split. Additional penalties may be levied in certain circumstances, but I don't believe they're likely in this case if you target Tamoanchan or Cuba since you're keeping their militaries busy as well.

50% harder by default (assuming neutral or friendly conditions), give or take, and it may not be possible in all cases. For instance, you're at war with the Lunar Empire, Tamoanchan, and Cuba, so convincing people to defect will be even more difficult if you target them. For the record we will be able to contribute [8 mil] and [22 Esp] to the attack. What will your forces consist of. 7 MIL and 6 ESP. Much of our military is the product of recent expansion after having gauged the Cuban-Tamoanchan resistance, but though untried, they will be more than ready to deliver a decisive blow to our foes. As a note we feel that it would be best to direct our spies against Cuba rather than Tamoanchan. First they have more armed forces in service, we expect them to have 7 based on their past rate of expansion, and second given the two countries combined counter intelligence workings Cuba has lower defenses. Only by a small margin true, but it is best to use every available advantage when possible. We'll make sure our agents are directed accordingly. Also, in case your diplomatic efforts with NAFTA reach a last-minute breakthrough, our military forces will be instructed to follow your lead for the upcoming operations. We doubt they will. They have not even replied to our query, much less opened negotiation. Our plan currently is simple. We settle our forces in a defensive stance, not least because it is still possible they may face another orbital bombardment, and wait for the attack which we believe Tamoanchan and Cuba will inevitably launch.
 * To Brazil (PM)**
 * To Brazil (PM)**

At that point our forces will be evenly matched, but with the advantage of defensive positions we expect to win through. However that will not be the end of it. Even as our enemies advance our spies will be hard at work in their midst. We expect them to strike a significant blow at some point which we cannot pinpoint with precision. Our forces will then uncoil. Striking with from their emplacements to take advantage of the Tamoanchan and Cuban weariness from their failed assault along with the new losses from the espionage strike. We expect this plan to work quite well, although the war so far has taught us better than to expect this to be the end.

OOC: Will this work. Defend, and then attack after the espionage strike to take advantage of enemy losses and disorganization. An excellent plan. We will have our generals prepare.

OOC: Yes. Unless someone sneak-attacks you again and tries to disrupt your plan two times running, but even then, your army should be a bit more prepared now. I forgot to ask. Did Brazil get stats from researching nanotechnology II? Did I co-opt them like when the Andean Union researched nanotechnology I? Yes, and yes, they should have been co-opted. [Andean Federation subverts 4 ECO, 2 TEC]