Stopgap 2022

STOPGAP 2022 Soon after the terror attacks conducted throughout Columbia, Brazil's hand was forced. It was only a matter of time before a constellation of forces could be brought to bear against Brazil, leading to their total defeat. In Ecuador and Venezuela, Brazilian troops were ordered to push hard to meet shortened strategic objectives, and the casualties on all sides increased dramatically. It was now well and truly a race against the clock; the US, with all its power and might, had failed to properly prepare itself for a potential conflict here, and the ample space, infrastructure and capabilities of American military bases and ready-action forces in other parts of the world was not at all the same case in the Caribbean and South America. Neglected areas of supply and maintenance were discovered at the worst possible time, and American leadership faced a logistical and strategic nightmare that was supposed to be fixed by the billions invested in military bases in the late 90's and early 2000's. Spread throughout other regions like the South China Sea and the rest of the Pacific, the Mediterranean and Europe, and Africa, it would be at least another week before strong reinforcements could be allocated to the Ecuadorian front, which was now second in line for reinforcements to Venezuela due to their stronger estimated capacity for defense. Within a few days of this aggravated conflict, the Brazilians made a breakthrough. Several mechanized and armored groups pushed past the Ecuadorian frontlines and split their army in two; one side defending the remainder of the Andes territories and the capital, Quito, while the other defends the Ecuadorian coast and lowlands. Both positions are important and are in dire need of help. The friendly air forces currently in Colombia and Ecuador have barely been able to hang on to one front, and now their job has become twice as hard... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------