Talk:The Future: Eve of War/@comment-25588282-20160406185435

Confederation of the Indian Ocean(CIO): Republic of Australia

Government : Becomes more centerist. Works with the AFA in space and starts mining Mercury, which brings in a large swath of income. After long talks with the Indian Union (EmprorCheeseBritannia) the leaders of the two nations realize that the only way to survive and protect ourselves in this world is to unite. In the treaty of Mumbai, the two nations agree to unite into the Confederation of the Indian Ocean or CIO for short. ((Ask Empror on skype if u need proof of his approval)) with shared capitals in both nations.

Military: Australia is close to completing the Railgun IV.

The Sumtaran Front:
Although previous attacks on the island had failed last year. On January 6, Australian Marines liberate Krakatoa. On Feburary 16, forces in southern Sumatra broke the Lampung line of IS defense, and after a month, all of Lampung province is occupied. Australian marines take the Banka Belitung islands on March 10 and captured Palembang city on the 22nd, and captured Bengkulu city on April 1st. The forces suffer some defeats throughout the month of April, yet by May 1st, the coalition had taken Bengkulu and South Sumatra province from the IS. Yet the IS stepped up its game in the second 2/3rds of the year. The Jambi line is not able to be broke for months, as it is super heavily guarded. Eventually, with external Air Support, the line is broken on July 22, and forced spill farther into Sumatra; they make it to the Painan line by August 12. Again, this line is heavily contested, and held for a long time. Eventually, after lots of fighting, Coalition troops reach the Pekanbaru Line, the last and the most heavily defended of the three lines. The advances halt at the Pekanbaru line for the rest of the year.

==The Bornean Front:==

Australia's goal was to liberate Borneo this year. Australians capture Lawas on April 9, and advance across Brunei. Limbang is taken May 1, and forces march towards Brunei's capital, which surrenders by the end of May. In the south, Ketapang is taken on June 9. Advances begin to somewhat slow at this point. Nothing major happens until mid July when forces announce that they have liberated all of Brunei from the IS. On July 30, the city of Miri is liberated in northern Malaysia. The fighting continues in West Kalimantan, which has begun falling faster than in the north. By late August, half of the province had been liberated. Throughout September, the towns of Pontianak and Sanggau are taken. By the arrival of mid October, all of West Kalimantan is liberated by coalition forces. The northern forces by this time has made it to Kapit. Once the coalition had captured Kuching, IS resistance in Borneo began to crumble; and by December 3, all of Borneo has been liberated by the coalition. Excess forces there are sent to the three other fronts, the Sumatran and the Thai front, and the newly opened southern Malay front.

==Southern Malay Front==

Realizing how the Sumatran front would be a stalemate and would not require so many soldiers, a new front is set up in August. After taking islands off of the coast of Sumatra, an assault on Singapore is set up. With fierce fighting throughout the city streets, it take a while, but eventually the coalition fights their way through Singapore. The IS launched several assaults on the city once the coalition has taken it, but it holds strong. At the conclusion of the year, coalition forces have occupied Johor Province.

Diplomacy: Australia annexes the eastern side of Papua New Guinea. The rest remains an Australian Vassal. Since FSA was never taken by KKAP, the deal about the Indonesian islands is canceled. Australia does not focus much on diplomacy since of how much they are focusing on the war. The coalition includes Australia, Indonesian Paupa (Australian Vassal), Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand, with possible external support from the LU and Flamings country who has a complicated name that I don't remember. Australia continues seeking external help.

Economy: Not much is to be said. The economy is still heavily military based and people are encouraged to buy war bonds and to grow their own food. Yet, people are pretty optimistic about the war ending sometime soon.