Interim governments patch up a truce immediately. Anti-lCBM laser technology developed. Brazilian War fizzles out with little effect. Quebec economy worsens. Asian provinces of Paneurope wracked by riots, racial strife, strikes.
Chinese interference is suspected.
Initial thrusts and counters quickly bog down into a slow land war. Nihon brokers end to Sino-European War. Treaty of Osaka cedes Asian provinces to China in return for substantial payments in oil and strategic metals. Both sides claim victory. Under increasing pressure to join Paneurope, United Kingdom moves closer to Combine.