Dip 53: African Diplomacy Autumn 2005 Results

[the_orange1]

Dip 53: African Diplomacy Autumn 2005 Results

Sorry for the delays, but the game should be back on track now. This turn sees the continuing ascendancy of the Ivory Coast, moving ever closer to a solo. The war with South Africa may have reached a crucial point with the capture of Angola, and South Africa’s woes were further compounded by a timely stab from Ethiopia, who take control of Tanzania (again!). Elsewhere, there was stalemate between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, but the Saudi presence in the Horn of Africa looks to be fairly comfortable. There seems to be an uneasy ceasefire in the north between Ivory Coast and Saudi, although this could just be the calm before another storm. Zaire holds on with 1 SC, but the room for manoeuvre is getting limited.

ORDERS:

Ivory Coast – Ruffhaus8 (green)
F-NAO > MAO (*bounce*)
F-WMS SUPPORTS F-Tun > ISE (ok)
F-Tun > ISE (*bounce*)
A-Alg SUPPORTS Wsd > Tri (ok)
A-Wsd > Tri (ok)
A-Tri > Esd (ok)
A-Esd > Cha (ok)
A-Ngr SUPPORTS A-Esd > Cha (ok)
A-Nga > Cam (ok)
F-MAO > SWA (*bounce*)
F-GOC > Ang (ok)
F-Gab > GOC (ok)
F-Kin SUPPORTS F-GOC > Ang (ok)

Saudi Arabia – Defiant (light red)
F-Ita SUPPORTS F-ISE (ok)
F-ISE SUPPORTS A-Ben (*support cut*)
A-Egy SUPPORTS A-Ben (ok)
A-Ben SUPPORTS A-Egy (ok)
A-Kpi > Kha (*bounce*)
F-RSE SUPPORTS A-Kpi > Kha (ok)
A-Som HOLD (ok)
F-GOA SUPPORTS A-Som (ok)

Zaire – Gerwald, proxied to Ivory Coast (blue)
A-Zam > Bot (*dislodged, DESTROYED*)
A-Lub SUPPORTS Ivory Coast F-GOC > Ang (ok)

South Africa - End Is Forever (orange)
F-Ang HOLD (*dislodged, retreat to Nam, OTB*)
F-SEA SUPPORTS F-Ang (ok)
F-SWA HOLD (ok)
F-SIO SUPPORTS F-SWA (ok)
A-Ofs > Moz (ok)
A-Zim > Zam (ok)
A-Bot SUPPORTS A-Zim > Zam (ok)
A-Tan SUPPORTS A-Zim > Zam (*support cut, dislodged, DESTROYED*)

Ethiopia – El Awrence (yellow)
A-Uga > Tan (ok)
F-Ken SUPPORTS A-Uga > Tan (ok)
A-Mmo SUPPORTS A-Uga > Tan (ok)
A-Sud > Kha (*bounce*)
A-Aab SUPPORTS A-Sud > Kha (ok)

Libya – Hacksaw (red)
Eliminated in 2002

SC COUNT AND ADJUSTMENTS:

Total SCs = 36
SCs needed for solo = 19
Home SCs in capitals

Ivory Coast – 14 SCs (ABI, OUA, FRE, Nga, Kin, Ang, Cha, Tim, Mor, Spa, Tun, Tri, Sen, Gab)
1 build

Saudi Arabia – 9 SCs (MEC, RIY, DAM, Ira, Gre, Egy, Ben, Dji, Som)
1 build

South Africa – 7 SCs (CTO, PEI, PRE, Nam, Zim, Mad, Zam)
No change

Ethiopia – 5 SCs (AAB, Uga, Kis, Tan, Kha)
No change

Zaire – 1 SC (LUB)
No Change

Map will be up tonight when I get back from work. Retreats and builds/disbands are due in on Wednesday 11 July at 1159 GMT. I’ve already retreated South Africa’s A-Tan to Nam, but would appreciate confirmation or you can retreat OTB.

GAME CONTACTS:

GM: The Orange One
email: the_orange1@hotmail.com
icq: 109943271

Saudi Arabia: Defiant
email: defiant@charter.net
icq: 46172786

Ethiopia: The Hogfather
email: hodad1984@mixmail.com
icq: 102139615

Ivory Coast: Ruffhaus
email: ruffhaus8@aol.com
icq: 63418710

Zaire: Gerwald (proxied to Ruffhaus8)
email: see above
icq: see above

South Africa: *End Is Forever*
email: iain@lindleys.force9.co.uk
icq: 33689665

[the_orange1]

Map is at:

http://www.geocities.com/the_orange1uk/Africa/africaau05.gif

Please check for accuracy

[*End Is Forever*]

Grr... no-one told me of any proxy. Bah!

Anyway, as for the moves, I believe that A Zim-Zam does succeed on the basis that the support from Bot was cut only by the Zambian unit - an invalid cut. Hence, South Africa has no further disband beyond the destroyed Tanzanian unit, and Zaire's Zambian unit is itself destroyed, and South Africa has 7 SCs.

Do correct me if I'm wrong.

F Ang retreats to Nam, as on the map.

[the_orange1]

You're right, sorry about that. I have ammended the orders, but won't be able to do the map until I get home from work. Not much to change though, so deadline stays the same. South Africa has no further disbands.