The Argentinian Civil War

## Combatants

United States Armed Forces

W.T.O.

The Armed Forces of the Argentinian Republic

The Argentinian Revolutionary Front

The Liberty Bombers

## Commanders

Sophia Tucker

Trevor Bachelor

Mordecai Winchester Senior

Roberto Salazar

Angelo Salazar

## Casualties

250,850 US Soldiers

45,000 WTO Operators

65,000 Argentinian Soldiers

799,600 ARF Soldiers

2,000 Liberty Bombers

The **Argentinian Civil War** (March 10, 2029 - December 7, 2058) is a violent civil war in the Argentine Republic between the Argentine Armed Forces and two paramilitary forces. The cause of the war is unknown, but it's heavily implied that Argentina was becoming close to the United States and was planning to join NATO, causing various citizens and half of the military to side against it and becoming paramilitary groups to overthrow the government.

## Coup d'etat in Argentina

On March 10, 2029, Roberto Salazar successfully took control of Argentina in a bloody coup that took only one day to take control of Buenos Aires. With his speech coming from the televisions and megaphones throughout the city, his paramilitary force brutally slaughtered any civilians and soldiers who did not follow the new rules put into place by the new controlling government. Hugo Garcia, the former democratic president was taken captive during the short war and was beaten by his captors while awaiting execution. Garcia was taken to the execution site, tied to a pole, and executed by Salazar in front of the world watching on national television.

Eventually, the group (now known as the Argentinian Revolutionary Front or simply the Front) subdued any opposition from resistance fighters and soldiers, effectively taking control of the region. The United States, fearing that Salazar's rule may threaten the whole political stability in South America, started a military invasion of the country, aiming at removing him from power and regaining control for the remaining Argentine government, which was too fearful to fight back against the paramilitary organization.

## Operation Argentine Takedown

Reacting swiftly to the death of President Garcia at the hands of Salazar, the U.S. Department of Defense (ordered by Secretary of Defense Trevor Bachelor and General Lewis Wright) decided to launch an invasion in hopes of restoring order to the area and removing Salazar from power. A large fleet of aircraft carriers, Amphibious Assault Ships, and other Navy ships stationed in the Gulf of Mexico deploys thousands of United States Marines, including the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, to Córdoba, via Black Hawk helicopters. According to US Military Intelligence and Marine Spotters, Salazar is broadcasting propaganda from a radio station on the west side of the town. Flying through anti-aircraft and RPG-7 fire, the Black Hawk helicopters manage to deploy the Marines about 60 yards from the target building, who fast-rope down and proceed towards the HQ building. The back door is breached and the raid is quick and decisive, but Salazar's body is not amongst the dead bodies.

Receiving a report that Salazar has instead taken over a local television station half a kilometer east and is broadcasting from there, the Marines move to secure the new objective. Under the chaos of low-flying fighter jets and patrolling Blackhawks, the Marines prowl their way through the town, strategically defending themselves from enemy troops. After securing a bombed-out building and parking lot, they proceed towards the side entrance of the TV station. They breach and clear the first room and proceed to the main broadcasting studio, where they encounter heavy resistance. After the main studio is cleared, they proceed to a large open hall, where the Marines regroup with their other team. The unit proceeds upstairs to the studio and busts down the door; however, Salazar is nowhere to be found again. In fact, the entire room is empty and the broadcast is simply on a loop. Despite the considerable losses inflicted upon Salazar's forces (15,000 soldiers) and the capture of the town itself as a front line for the main invasion, the battle remains a strategic loss for the Americans, as their primary target has slipped away, presumably to the Presidential Palace.

## Operation War Scavenger

Sgt. Terry Jackson's squad (under Maj. Vasquez) fought through enemy lines to reach and defend a disabled M1A2 Abrams tank with the call sign of "War Bull". It starts with Jackson's squad moving to the bog the tank is stranded in while encountering resistance. Jackson's squad is immediately ambushed by two heavily protected MGs. The squad splits in half: one squad advances on the enemies while the other provides fire support. Upon entering the half-destroyed building, Jackson can save Pvt. Royce whilst going up a flight of stairs while also killing all of the Front soldiers by using their own MG against them. After the ambush, the Marine squad once again faces a large force of Front soldiers supported by T-90 tanks on the highway overpass, but using the FGM-148 Javelin, Jackson dispatches each of the enemy tanks in turn. With this threat neutralized, the squad then hurries over to War Bull, where they, as well as the surviving Marines of Alpha Company in the Bog, hold off attacks from the Front. Though the Front charged the M1 Abrams mercilessly with C4 packs, the Marines succeeded in holding them off and driving them back further. After rescuing War Bull, Jackson is called upon to destroy a nearby ZPU-4 and plant a beacon to receive air support from an AH-1W Super Cobra, which clears a building the squad cannot attack. The arrival of air support finishes off the remaining Front resistance and sends the few survivors fleeing. With this done, the squad regroups and sets up a defensive perimeter, allowing the engineers to come in and repair the damaged tank. While the Marines lost between 10 and 15,000 soldiers, the Front lost about 165,000 fighters while trying to be on the offensive.

## Operation War Bull

War Bull has been fixed by engineers and now the squad has to push forward into the enemy territory. After defeating a counterattack on their position, War Bull and Maj. Vasquez's squad moves down the street. After clearing the main street, the team eliminates the enemies which have gathered in two buildings that are heavily guarded by elite troops and machine guns. After killing all enemies and destroying an enemy tank, Vasquez and Sgt. Terry Jackson leaves to finish off Roberto Salazar. The operation is a success with at least 28,000 soldiers from the Front dead and 5,000 Marines K.I.A.

## Operation Shock and Awe

Sgt. Terry Jackson and the rest of Maj. Vasquez's squad joins a large-scale attack on what they believe to be Roberto Salazar's position. Jackson provides firing support with the Mk 19 grenade launcher on a CH-46 Sea Knight whilst 1st Force Recon attacks the capital city. After unloading half their chalk, Vasquez and his team relieve a squad, which is the advanced team, that is being attacked. Cobra helicopter "Deadly" came by after refueling and rearming. After clearing the area, the Marines started extracting from the city due to a massive threat (discovered by SEAL Team 6) in the city. As they are leaving, "Deadly" is shot down and Vasquez's squad stops to rescue the pilot, with Command warning them that they are not in a safe distance in the event the reinforcements come. After the pilot is rescued, whilst they are leaving the city, the soldiers use thermobaric explosives to level parts of the city; the impact causes the helicopters to crash back onto the ground, eventually killing Jackson, 300,000 U.S. troops, and 15,000,000 soldiers from the Front.

It was the killing of these men and women that prompted General Wright to start his own operations. Wright had sent in the Winchester Tactical Operations PMC, where he hired them for illegal operations across the country. This was to increase the manpower of the US Armed Forces and gain an upper hand on the Front, thus sparking a war between the two factions. Contrary to popular belief, General Wright (with aid from Bachelor) was in command of the U.S. Marines, SEALs, and Air Force operators involved in the fight against Salazar.

It is revealed later on that a great majority of the Argentine soldiers either died or defected during the conflict and the ones that defected became what's known as the Liberty Bombers, eventually siding against the American troops upon realizing that US intervention is expanding significantly into the country and because the capital is heavily blocked off and almost all of the Front taking full control of the city, it became what's now known as the Buenos Aires Siege.

## Operation Siege Takedown

With help from the remaining Argentine military officers, the American military tried several ways to reclaim the city from peaceful negotiations to a full-scale attack, but the latter failed miserably when 30,000 soldiers (half Argentine, half American) were sent in, but only 25 made it back and only 18 of the 25 soldiers died from their injuries, making it difficult to take down the Siege.

To weaken the siege, Wright and the WTO attacked small towns and villages in the area and destroyed most of their equipment, significantly putting a dent in the Front. However, Wright's ruthless methods ended up weakening the company, leading its operatives to kill Wright, practically preventing him from harming any more civilians during the war.

## Operation Province Destruction

The US Military, with the help of Argentine resistance fighters and the WTO, has managed to wipe out 536,000 Front soldiers in each province of Argentina through blitzkrieg attacks, feigned retreats, and attrition warfare to weaken them through bleeding their manpower, material, and equipment.

However, Roberto realized that his forces were being outgunned, outmatched, and potentially outclassed, so he made a final stand with the bulk of his forces and ordered all civilians and government personnel to be killed in less than 48 hours for American involvement.

Because of the Front's determination, the coalition forces gathered up almost 59,000 soldiers during the last stand.

## Operation Buenos Aires Takeover

With one final push, the coalition used the blitzkrieg tactic to kill all of their anti-aircraft and anti-tank weaponry before charging head-on into the city, killing every soldier in sight. However, the Front ended up surrendering after 3 hours of constant fighting, ending it with a ceasefire. While they're afraid of their parents, they're genuinely horrified by who didn't deserve it.

With several operators, Roberto Salazar escaped, and even things between us, the Front has lost its major victory and stood defeat, having lost 11,256,000 for good.