Talk:Years of Blood: Cold War (Map Game)/@comment-5590986-20160927211530

South Vietnam


 * Government: It is 1967. Facing pressure from the general population of South Vietnam, it's staff and allies included, Ngo Dinh Diem set the beginning of presidential elections to 1967 back in 1966, his term will end in early 1968 for the new president to be inaugurated. Now that election year is here, Candidates in early 1967 began to sign up for Presidency. There was no major political party in South Vietnam. Only 8, which are unaffiliated had stand out. Names will be revealed later.


 * Military: Army still stands at 500,000 + 100,000 from allied support.  Navy had grown to larger size, estimated a total of 16,000 personell and almost 800 ships in 1967, expected to reach 1,200 ships in late 1970. Airforce were funded from foreign militaries dating from the Vietnam war, South Vietnam had re-invented those planes left behind and became the 6th strongest airforce just as they were (but 4th strongest) in our timeline.


 * Economy: South Vietnamese economy remains stable but showed recently showed signs of a small reccession. Expect full recovery in mid-1968.


 * Diplomacy: None so far.