Both sides claim victory. Under increasing pressure to join Paneurope, United Kingdom moves closer to Combine. Combine military forces are based throughout U.K., outnumbering native forces by 5 to 1. In return, Combine agrees to share military technology freely with U.K. Nihon Empire invades Philippines and New Guinea. Quebec separatist riots and strikes lead to full-scale revolution.
Ogres see combat for the first time in the Battle of Montreal.
Seattle-Vancouver facility is constructed to produce larger Ogre types. Annexation of Central America into the North American Combine. Ogre Mark III enters testing. Combine refusal to dismantle plant raises international tension. Combine forces land in France but fail to establish a permanent beachhead.