Indonesian Civil War

Indonesian federal soldiers on a Japanese tank in the jungle of Sumatra, fighting near Keluang, Sumatra

## Belligerents

### Side 1:

**Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia:*** Unitary Republic of Indonesia
* East Java Emergency Government
* South Sulawesi Emergency Government
* KODAM I/Bukit Barisan

**Supported by:**

* Empire of Japan

### Side 2:

**Front Indonesia Merdeka:*** Free Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRIM)
* PRIM Military Council
* Siliwangi Military Council
* Permesta Military Council
* South Sulawesi Guerrilla Unit
* Islamic State of Indonesia
* People's Democratic Armed Forces

**Supported by:**

* United States of America
* Commonwealth of Australia
* ComIntern (potentially)

## Commanders and leaders

### Commanders and leaders:

Sukarno
 Sungkono
 Andi Pangerang
 Abdul Manaf Lubis

### Commanders and leaders:

Mohammad Hatta
Ahmad Husein
 Zulklifli Lubis
 Ventje Sumual
 Abdul Kahar Muzakkar
 Teungku Muhammad Daud Beureueh
 Amir Sjarifuddin

The **Indonesian** **Civil War** is a rebellion against the unitary government of Indonesia and associated loyalists, as well as the Free Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRIM) and its various associated rebellions beginning in March of 1965. It serves as a proxy conflict between the United States and the Japanese Empire and will ultimately decide the fate and factionship of Indonesia, as well as its vast oil and rubber reserves.

The civil war arises out of a series of complications in the Indonesian government combined with rising instability and a general distaste for Japanese control over the nation. The United States, Commonwealth of Australia, and Japan can intervene in the conflict, the United States supporting the PRIM and the Japanese attempting to uphold the Sukharno administration.

In 1968, Suharto will depose Sukharno and bring an end to the war with PRIM, though various other separatist factions will continue to fight.

## Background

Indonesia declared its independence in the *Proklamasi* on the 17th of August, 1945, following the Japanese victory in the Second World War. Sukharno was named president of the new republic, and Mohammad Hatta his vice-president.

Despite Sukharno's resistance to Japanese exploitation, confrontation was inevitable, and eventually in order to preserve Indonesian independence, he was forced to turn over rights to Indonesia's vast resources, some of the largest rubber and oil deposits in the Pacific. While this did him little in terms of opinion with the Japanese, it made the people of Indonesia lose enough faith for separatist groups to begin forming. Furthermore, concepts of Pan-Asianism spoonfed to the people did little to quell discontent with economic stagnation in the outer islands of Indonesia beyond Java due to the central government's refusal to devolve enough power to the regions to bolster their local economies.

The United States and the CIA, not only seeing the value in securing the Commonwealth of Australia against invasion but cutting off the majority of Japanese oil access (though not to rubber as despite being the sphere's basket case, Vietnam still provides significant enough rubber) began funneling money and guns into the Indonesian resistance movement; the majority of these would fall into the hands of various different separatist groups, some completely unrelated to the official PRIM or Permesta councils.

## In-Game

The Indonesian Civil War is split up into several phases of escalation, during which both sides can provide various temporary buffs to the coalitions they back, before escalating into full-on war. While the super event for this war will fire off at the very start of the first phase, the conflict is unlikely to begin until much later.

While tanks will often otherwise be sent as volunteers, it is not recommended to send armored divisions to this conflict due to the high damage debuffs they receive in the jungles of Indonesia. It is therefore recommended that one send airborne divisions not only due to their speed (allowing for the quick capture of supply depots and capitals that can quickly eliminate each faction's co-belligerents) but also because they receive bonuses in the particular environments.

While the COMINTERN can send volunteers to the People's Democratic Armed Forces, they are likely to capitulate before the volunteers arrive.

## Outcomes

If Sukharno's government survives the civil war and comes out on top prior to 1968, he will remain in power until inevitably being deposed by Suharto. Suharto will also depose Sukharno during the civil war if it lasts for three years or longer.

If the Free Government of Indonesia overthrows the existing government, Sukharno will be deposed and Indonesia will leave the Co-Prosperity Sphere, along with the Japanese companies taking the country's resources.