Chapter 236

The revelations in Yu Feng's livestream room surprised quite a few people.

However, since the intelligence was collected from the [Global Anti-Terrorism] DLC and compiled from other people's leaks, a small portion of Blue Star players already knew.

It's just that most didn't know, so Yu Feng picked up the data and said:

"The time the Soviet Federation entered the Afghanistan Federation was 1979-1989."

"According to the investigated data and analysis."

"The Soviet Federation's desire to control the Afghanistan Federation is actually about the same as the American Federation's current goal."

"The American Federation's goal now is to control the Afghanistan Federation to hold surrounding federations and countries in check, treating it as a strategic stronghold."

"And the Soviet Federation thought the same thing back then."

"It's just that their template was, on one hand, to cut off the retreat of Europe, and on the other, to hold the Pakistan Federation south of the Afghanistan Federation in check."

"Because during that period."

"Pakistan was pro-American Federation, while India was pro-Soviet Federation."

"Even after watching the national games on this 'Earth' for so long, I still find it interesting."

"The changes are too great, unlike Blue Star, which has always been the six major federations."

"Look at the Afghanistan Federation here; when it was controlled by the Soviet Federation, it was to hold the neighboring pro-American Pakistan Federation in check."

"When the American Federation controls it now, it turns into the American Federation guarding against the Pakistan Federation, because the Pakistan Federation is close to the Republic."

As Yu Feng spoke in the livestream room, the Blue Star netizens in the room also had strange expressions.

The Soviet Federation occupied the Afghanistan Federation to guard against the pro-American Pakistan Federation.

The American Federation occupies the Afghanistan Federation to guard against the pro-Republic Pakistan Federation.

The change in camps is really fast.

Yu Feng continued:

"Time is limited right now, and the content is relatively sparse."

"However, many official reports have recorded the war, so we have found some data about the war."

"In the ten years from 1979 to 1989."

"The Soviet Federation invested a total of about 1.5 million troops in the Afghanistan Federation, and the war cost about 450 billion rubles, equivalent to 12% of the domestic gross product."

"In addition, they lost more than 300 helicopters, more than 100 aircraft and tanks, and a large number of armored vehicles."

"You can see that even though the Soviet Federation is close to Afghanistan, the equipment transported was limited; they fought a 10-year war and only lost 100-plus aircraft."

"During World War II in Europe, that wouldn't even be enough for a single day of consumption during less intense periods."

"From this, we can also see that although the geographical location of the Afghanistan Federation is critical, the environmental limitations are too great, and equipment cannot exert its due effect."

"In the 10-year war, the Soviet Federation only suffered about 50,000 casualties."

"This number is still very small compared to the World War II period."

"However."

"This war caused extremely serious damage to the Soviet Federation's international reputation and prestige."

"Let's look at these reports in the newspapers."

Saying this.

Yu Feng hung a screenshot of the intelligence in the livestream room.

Because it was all intelligence from the [Global Anti-Terrorism] DLC, he could only hang screenshots; they were all newspapers, but the wording was exceptionally sharp.

Yu Feng said:

"Looking at these newspapers, everyone should have discovered the problem."

"That's right."

"This war completely wiped out the various heroic images established by the Soviet Federation in World War II, as well as the propaganda of the past few decades."

"This war let the world's people see that the Soviet Federation was not the 'internationalist aid' they advertised, but armed interference in the internal affairs of other countries."

"It caused the trust of other countries and federations in the Soviet Federation to plummet."

"This is the terrifying thing about this war."

"It takes decades to build an image, but it only takes one wrong war to destroy it."

"The sharp criticism in those newspapers was undisguised."

"And some later newspapers often cited this war as one of the important reasons for the disintegration of the Soviet Federation."

Saying this.

Yu Feng released a few more screenshots of old newspapers, some from 1993, some from 1996, all containing analyses of the Afghanistan Federation war.

They believed that the collapse of international reputation brought about by this war, which made other member states no longer trust the Soviet Federation, was precisely an important reason for the Soviet Federation's disintegration.

Yu Feng hung the newspaper screenshots for a while, then continued:

"Of course, this kind of analysis is too one-sided."

"The disintegration of a country or federation is not composed of a single aspect."

"There are many other reasons."

"It's just that I'm not a historian, so I can't analyze it, and if you want to know more clearly, we'll have to wait until the timeline of the [World War II] series reaches 1991."

"Let's continue to analyze the impact of this war."

"It's not just about losses and prestige."

"Just like the Gulf War, the American Federation's move shocked the world."

"And this time, the Soviet Federation's move stunned the world."

"Because decades had passed since World War II, and the countries of the world discovered that the performance of Soviet soldiers in the war with the Afghanistan Federation had almost no progress."

"Tactical command was rigid, and weapons and equipment were unsuited for mountain warfare, Mobile Corps Commander warfare, and other defects."

"With about 50,000 casualties, they failed to complete their strategic goals."

"It was simply a replica of the 'American Federation's Vietnam War'."

"Brothers, pay attention to this timeline."

"The final phase of the war was 1989."

"That is to say, the Soviet Federation at this time still maintained World War II-era tactics, rigid command, unsuitable weapons and equipment, and other problems."

"But what did the American Federation demonstrate in the Gulf War two years later in 1991?"

"A dimensionality-reduction strike of modern warfare against the steel torrent tactics of the World War II era."

"From the perspective of 'Earth' at that time, it was even slightly sci-fi."

"So the gap in military strength exposed by both the American Federation and the Soviet Federation was also the reason why many member states did not dare to continue trusting them later on."

"After all, the gap shown was really too large."

"However, this cannot be blamed on the Soviet Federation."

"In fact."

"On Earth at that time, no country or federation could withstand this wave of textbook modern warfare strikes from the American Federation."

"Perhaps except for the Soviet Federation and the Republic, almost no one could withstand it."

"Even the British Federation and the French Federation, which were also among the five permanent members, couldn't withstand it."

"Why?"

"To put it bluntly, land area."

"The Iraq Federation has an area of about 430,000 square kilometers."

"The Afghanistan Federation has an area of about 650,000 square kilometers."

"The American Federation's reconnaissance planes flying on the periphery could detect the dynamics of the entire federation; how did the Iraq Federation lose during the Gulf War?"

"The American Federation's reconnaissance planes flew a circle around the periphery and could almost monitor the entire electronic information of the Iraq Federation."

"Then what about the area of the British Federation?"

"Not counting other territories, just the British mainland, it is only about 240,000 square kilometers."

"Almost half smaller than the Iraq Federation."

"What about the French Federation?"

"It is also only about 550,000 square kilometers."

"So, assuming the American Federation was attacking the British Federation or the French Federation at that time, based on the situation shown in the Gulf War, these two wouldn't have fared much better."

"Of course, the result would certainly be better than the Iraq Federation."

"Because many of the British Federation's technologies were contributed by the American Federation, so some tactics and electronic jamming that had miraculous effects on the Iraq Federation..."

"Would not have had such a great effect on the British Federation."

"The process of the battle would not be a crushing defeat, but the British Federation couldn't outlast the American Federation."

"The French Federation is the same."

"Their technology was also considered advanced at the time, offsetting part of the American Federation's advantage; the battle might have been very intense, but after several months, the American Federation would still have the upper hand."

"Because the land area of these two federations is too small."

"Not enough depth."

"And assuming the American Federation were to attack the Soviet Federation or the Republic."

"Although one side had rigid tactics and the other had lagging technology, their land area is large and their depth is long."

"The American Federation might have been able to advance a few British Federation-sized territories on their land in the early stages, but just like the Empire in World War II..."

"They blitzed the Soviet Federation, but the front line was stretched too long, and the Soviet territory was too vast."

Accidentally found a receipt, the $16,000 refrigerator is fine, what is the 3 million+ bio-safe toilet?"

"It just depends on who can hold out."

Saying this, Yu Feng pulled out a world map and then ranked the land areas:

"Of course."

"The above are all assumptions."

"Because at that time, the Soviet Federation's land area was about 22.4 million square kilometers."

"The Republic is about 9.6 million-plus square kilometers."

"The American Federation is about 9.36 million square kilometers."

"It is impossible for these three superpowers with such land areas to fight, not to mention that all five permanent members have the ultimate weapon—nuclear weapons."

"What fits the American Federation's war interests is bullying those small countries."

"There's no point in going up against the Republic."

"I've digressed."

"Let's cut back to the Afghanistan Federation."

"Let's talk about the losses of the Afghanistan Federation in that 10-year war."

"Why did the Soviet Federation's reputation plummet?"

"First of all, about 1.3 million civilians died in the Afghanistan Federation, more than 2 million were displaced, and more than 5 million fled overseas."

"Almost all of the Afghanistan Federation's national infrastructure was destroyed."

"The social structure completely collapsed."

"Just this data makes one's scalp tingle."

"The literal data alone is so miserable; how would other federations and countries think?"

"This is also the reason why the Soviet Federation's reputation collapsed so quickly."

Yu Feng shook his head and put the newspaper screenshots collected in the game into the livestream room, which the Blue Star netizens in the room could also see.

Added to the previous articles with sharp words against the Soviet Federation, even the Blue Star players couldn't help but empathize.

After finishing talking about the British Federation and Afghanistan, and the Soviet Federation and Afghanistan.

Yu Feng removed the screenshots hanging in the livestream room and then said:

"Let's talk about the American Federation and the Afghanistan Federation now."

"The current situation of the American Federation is the same as the previous British Federation and Soviet Federation."

"The advance is very smooth."

"The Afghanistan Federation is also magical."

"It's been thousands of years."

"Anyone who comes can beat them up, but they are just resilient, fighting Mobile Corps Commander warfare from ancient times to modern times."

"We can look at the current map."

"The regime supported by the American Federation, plus the American Federation's occupied areas, already accounts for 70% of the land area; it is estimated that it won't be long before they occupy it all."

"But the problem is that this place is not small, and it's all mountains."

"The Afghanistan Federation, which has fought Mobile Corps Commander warfare for thousands of years, has already prepared for a long-term battle."

"The British Federation resisted here for 81 years, couldn't hold on, and withdrew."

"The Soviet Federation resisted here for 10 years, couldn't hold on, and withdrew."

"Everyone guess how long the American Federation will last?"

"After all, the American Federation's logistical capability is far superior to the previous two countries; I estimate they can last a bit longer."

The Blue Star netizens in the livestream room also chimed in:

[15 years?]

[That can't be right, 20 years is about it.]

[Forget 20 years, what if the Afghanistan Federation is worn out by the American Federation?]

[Are you kidding? So many empires have been buried here, one more American Federation won't make a difference.]

[Wake up, look at the technology and logistical capabilities within "Earth" now.]

[That's right, when the British Federation occupied it, there were no airplanes; now large transport planes can transport armored tanks?]

[Based on the American Federation's logistical capability, it's not impossible to wear out the Afghanistan Federation.]

[The premise of wearing them out is that the American Federation can maintain this; I don't believe an American Federation where even an anti-biochemical toilet costs over 3 million US dollars can last long.]

[Indeed... even if they are greedy, they shouldn't be this greedy; a year or two is fine, but if they keep being this greedy, the American Federation won't be able to hold up either.]

The Blue Star netizens in the livestream room discussed and discussed, and one barrage silenced all the Blue Star players.

Indeed.

According to the level of greed of the American Federation troops, you might not find anything after a few years of fighting, but over a long period of time, who can hold up?

Is military spending consumed like this?

Over 3 million US dollars for an anti-biochemical toilet?

Does Afghanistan even have biochemical weapons?

Besides, how the hell does a toilet protect against biochemicals? Do you wear it on your head?

This kind of military expenditure is outrageous.

Yet it actually passed.

One can imagine the situation inside the American Federation; this would be fine for a year or two, but over a long period of time, wait until the day a president suddenly decides to do a spot check.

Everyone will die.

One check, one hit.

Yu Feng glanced at the barrage; based on the analysis of the situation within "Earth," most Blue Star players here believe that the American Federation should be able to last 15 or 20 years.

After all, times are progressing.

The American Federation's logistical capability is far stronger than it was during the Soviet Federation's time.

Since the Soviet Federation lasted 10 years here.

Then the American Federation, with its powerful logistical capability, should be able to last longer, maybe one and a half to two times as long.

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