Stalemate in the Philippines through Unconventional Tactics? - Malacca Strait Times
The previous battles have been pretty decisive as far as I observed it. However, "interesting" developments have cause the war to continue to drag on. Once again, it's time to take a look at the WarEra(TM) of the Far East.
I can see why people are unhappy with the current situation, since what seems to be triumph turns into a permanent state of being bogged down. You could call it unfair, tactical, "exploit-y", or "well allowed within the rules". Either way, we will be taking a dive into the state of limbo existing within the region.
East Asia is relatively quiet, but changes on the front elsewhere has lead to an opening, reinvigorating the Taiwanese fight for liberation. This allowed Taiwan to regain territories in both Central and Southern Taiwan, with the battle of Northern Taiwan progressing in Taiwan's favor due to the island being cut off from Luzon via Southern Taiwan. Minor changes have also been observed from coastal China and the Korean peninsula, where lands have been handed back to their native nations. I believe the territorial exchanges on the Chinese side is done in preparation of an attack towards Taiwan and the stalling strategy in the Philippines.
Mainland SEA became a small-scale battle royale, with 4-5 nations being involved in conflict since the last post. In Laos, the Vietnamese managed to conquer Luang Namtha against fierce resistance. Vientiane did fall to the Laotian forces however, and they have even manged to fight off a counteroffensive from Vietnam today alongside another resistance battle in Sekong. Cambodia broke free in Stung Treng once more, and immediately launched an attack into Da Nang as this article is being written. As we'll see later, Da Nang is critical towards the war as a whole for several reasons largely stemming for its strategic location. Military duties within the region has increasingly been handed over to Vietnam's control, as the geography in the region favors the long and thin Vietnamese lands.
Now we arrive at the scene of the controversy. First, Indonesia has regained Sumatra and thus is now fully reconstituted. Brunei briefly regained liberation, launched an attack on Da Nang, then promptly got defeated and reoccupied. It seems like this front of the war wouldn't be so simple after all. It is slightly surprising how spectacularly Brunei has failed to create the second front coveted by the anti-TF nations.
The War on Philippines has turned into a quagmire for the Indonesians and their allies, not because they were defeated, but instead it's due to their inability to actually reach Luzon itself. Let me explain, the cycle of delaying tactics deployed by the Federation involves attacking Luzon via Southern China and Da Nang. When that happens, Indonesia is unable to interact with Luzon itself. When the decoy battles end, the Indonesians have lost war priority and is thus subjected to a rebellion in both Visayas and Mindanao. These resistance battles are very brutal, going over 100 M damage over 2 rounds and are definitely exhausting for both sides.
While this tactic looks to be fool-proof, the fall of either Southern China or Da Nang will prevent the execution of this tactic. Hence these 2 territories must be held if the Federation wish to steady the line and prevent a total rout.
Finally, we get to look an Oceania, fighting has died down here after the total collapse of Federation nations in the area. Both East Timor and Papua New Guinea had their lands occupied by Indonesia and Australia for now. There's a low chance for these nations to regain land as long as the Philippines is put on the back foot.
This concludes the installment on the war situation in the Far East. I think the complaints are legitimate, since it's "anti-fun" so to speak. However, it is not a perfect system, it hinges on other fronts being under Federation control. By outflanking the Federation in the west, the anti-TF coalition will definitively bring down the Goliath of the region. I wish both sides good luck, as I will still be here to cover the happenings in the region.
This is unexpected, I suppose it is uniquely suited for the Philippines defense due to the distribution of control in the region. It really might go either way now. Food article comes tomorrow, maybe. See y'all then.