Why Belka Couldn't Win The Belkan War - Strategic Analysis
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- Even if Cipher didn't partake in the Belkan War it seems very unlikely that Belka could have won the conflict. In this video I discuss the several reasons why Belka's objectives were basically impossible.
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Belka: *sneezes*
Strangereal: Belka on the rise?!
Another war imminent??!
LAUNCH THE NUKES AND ALL ACE PILOTS WE HAVE IMMEDIATELY
Belka: Guys, I just sneezed…
#NotAllBelkans
#BelkaDidNothingWrong
#FuckOsea
#OseaNeedsToBeNuked
Belka at the start of Belkan war: *I'm gonna fight 'em all, A seven nation army couldn't hold me back*
*Cue the BF1 theme song*
Maybe 7 of something else would stop this
This is what v2 is for
7 nations? 7 nuclear bombs hehe
Osea, Sapin, Ustio, Recta, Gebet, FATO, Yuktobania
*Coincidence? I think NOT!*
*"Nepotism within the belken military"*
ACE COMBAT FAN ADMITTED THAT BELKA DID DO SOMETHING WONG!
Well we admitted it as well and his videos will be the information we need to have radical reforms in the military
Their only mistake, the nukes *totally* wasn't one of them
It’s not Belka’s fault
It’s the people inside it’s fault
@@isaiahlee2902 lol #EruseanPrincessWaifu
Instructions unclear.
Nuked my own country Belka.
"Why Belka couldn't win~~"
As soon as Project Ulysses hits HOI4's Workshop, we'll well show that Belkan world supremacy is possible
they still making that mod? i lost track of it's development and i though the developer give up on it...
@@thencrranger5628 As someone from the discord, the DLC Man the Guns set back the development quite a bit, but it has picked back up recently.
@@Jakeqen Could you give us more about what happen with the project?
Can't wait to see Belka annexing Osea
What a pleb you are. Real men do North Point world conquest.
All I really want is just to see your reaction and excitement and passion around a game where you get to fly for the Belkan air force. Even if it was only as a transport aircraft pilot shipping potatoes, you would be excited. I love that. 👌
Belkan Air Freighter Simulator 10/10 game
Raptor is here once again xd
I enjoyed your truck simulator thing you did, happy that you played ace combat.
Its all fun and games until Cipher decides to shoot you down because his Ace Style is only a pixel away from Mercenary.
@@AceCombatFan
If Belka had played on Easy they'd have access to infinite GUN ammo and probably could've won the war
Couldn’t other countries counter by doing the exact same thing?
What they really needed was to tap into Osea and Osean-adjacent countries’ supply of mute psychopaths.
Q: Why Belka couldn't win The Belkan war?
A: Osea
I love their approach to war. Just throwing money at a conflict until something happens
NUKE OSEA TO GROUND!
IF only Belka have the ability to mass produce nuclear weapon, Osea, Yuktobania, Usea, all great nation will fall like domino.
Belka can simply roll in and finish off small pocket of resistance, massacre/ put refugee in concentration camp, perhaps nuke off a few stray fleet still roaming the ocean, and pick off resistance on strangereal one nuke at a time.
@@Verpal Granted, that could trigger a nuclear winter, which would suck for everyone. Also, getting superweaponed back is a real risk.
@@Significantpower Nuclear winter means nothing to superior Belka technology.
Lol, basically
I guess this is a wake up call to our new struggle to retake the southern lands. Thank you for this in depth and informative video ACF. We will use the information you give us to make radical reforms in our military doctrines strategy and tactics. Ultimately once they're done we will retake the southern lands and Belka will once again reign supreme.
Note : I think why South Belkans hated us because of the hierarchy of the old Belkan society and the lack of proper infrastructure in the southern lands. When the economic crisis hit the ones that suffered the most are the South Belkans.
Belka did something wrong in the past but overall Belka did what it must do to regain their lost lands and hence Belka did nothing wrong. It's just some higher-ups' incompetence or lack of discussion on how to win the war in both long and short terms.
BELKA STRONK.
USTIO ISN'T A REAL COUNTRY.
OSEANS GET OUT.
HAIL BELKA
BURN OSEA TO THE GROUND
@Federal Republic of Aurelia TRY ME
Me : what is south belka
A person : *pointing at the map*
Me : oh it's north osea mister
#makeoseagreatagain
#buildawallinborder
One often overlooked factor is that Belka failed to maintain an independent aerospace industry.
Don't throw stones at me yet, Gründer Industries paid shills, at least let me finish my argument first.
By the time the war started, the majority of Belkan Air Force fighters consist of aircrafts designed in Osea (think the F-4s, F-15s etc) or Yuktobania (think the Su-27s, MiG-29s etc). This initially had the benefit of having half of your fleet intact if a superpower conducts an arms embargo, and this was effective during the Cold War. However, as soon as Yuktobania decided to ally itself with Osea, it all went down the drain.
Bm-335 was crucially the last bomber aircraft Belka ever produced. Since then they failed to come up with a new design and are forced to keep buying Yuke bombers. That design know-how was lost since.
Instead, Belka went for unproven next-gen tech such as the aerial warship, onboard lasers, and artificial intelligence. Belkan AI was simply not ready until at least 1998, by which point they were first combat tested. Aerial warships, after a long development, eventually require an entire air wing to protect and by 1995 it was not evident. Lasers, on the other hand, could have been used by the Belkan Navy as the one advantage Osea could not match even in 2019. Belka however did not put that much thought in its navy and as a result Belkan ships were never equipped with lasers. In fact, it is a shame that even today, most of the world's militaries who fit lasers on their fighters don't mount them on their ships.
You're correct on that one even the Schnee team EA-6B Prowler is made in Osean Federation which would make Parts hard for them to acquire. It's possible That Belka had an independent Aeronautics industry in the 1930s 40s such as the Homegrown Ju-87 Ju-287 EF-131 Me-262 Fw-190 Bv P215 He-343. In Yuktobania that would be the Il-2 Su-10 Tu-14 Yak-9 Yak-3 Mig-15 I-215 as the equivalent
Wait, you guys are getting paid?
Oh. We got a Belkan spy here, shut him down!
Okay now I'm throwing my stone now, you ready?
That isn't how it works in Ace Combat. Aside from the custom planes that don't exist in our world the planes in Ace Combat are made by every nation it didn't matter who designed them they were built and produced by everyone. So parts and supply wouldn't be an issue unless the factories were captured or destroyed.
War doesn’t determine who is right. Only who is left
Christopher Michael is that a kimi raikonnen pfp
It used to be that way, but not anymore.
@ Quote by Bertand Russell, Welsh philosopher and mathematician.
Bwoah...
Wise words
This guy is a leftist democrat he cant be right.
What's this? A belkan who is doubting his country its military?
IT'S SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR YOUR DOUBTS
Schwarze Team wants to know your position
No more solitary. *IT'S TIME* to learn from our mistakes
THIS IS WHAT THE V2 WAS FOR
Solitary is an Osean thing, you traitor!
@@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447 funny enough, I'm osean, and I'm surprised a belkan is doubting his country
Here's my take on why Belka lost:
"Cipher, You're Galm 1 now." End of discussion.
Seriously though, I think this was very well done, And I would love to see similar videos explaining why Erusea, Leasath and other antagonist countries lost.
I think most of the antagonist countries in Ace Combat follow the same playbook for defeat:
1) Expecting to win the war by striking first in a very blitzkrieg-like manner, and not being prepared a prolonged conflict
2) Favoring quantity over quality for most of their air force, save a few elite squadrons.
3) Over-reliance on 2 or 3 expensive and unproven "super weapons"
4) Suffering from internal civil unrest due to bad economies or factionalism.
@@armedmage Those are very good reasons, And I do believe you're right about all of them.
@@armedmage I think Erusea in AC4 was pretty unified since we didn't hear any unrests inside the country, while in AC7 there was a split between the radicals and conservatives and even people whose countries were annexed by Erusea took the opportunity to regain their independence. Guess they were really pissed the royal family was in charge again, since Erusea was a kingdom in their expansionist age.
@@armedmage Except how 1 and 3 are not applicable to Leasath's defeat; the Gleipnir had proven itself instantaneously, deleting pretty much the entirety of Aurelia in a week. The *only* reason they lost is because Gryphus One, like most of the protagonist pilots, is bullshit incarnate.
@@Derpy-qg9hn 3 is kinda true since they did heavily rely on said superweapons (although it's OP).
Belka: We lost so badly
Germany: First time?
Let's not forget the elephant in the room hiding behind the window curtain. The existence of the 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The Schwarze Squadron. The whole reason the Belkan Air Force employed ruthless mercenaries like Dominic Zubov is because the morale of the pilots was so low, that they resorted to desertion. And having escapee killers like the aforementioned Vulture is to keep them in line. Sending the Vulture and the Schwarze Squadron to intercept deserters is served as an example to discourage potential deserters. This situation is similar to Operation Iraqi freedom. The Iraqi army was large enough to put up a descent resistance against the American invasion, but it suffered from low morale attributed to maltreatment, nepotism and lack of cooperation between branches. So the Baath party's radical wing, the Fedayeen Saddam, loyal only to Saddam Hussein, are employed to round up any deserters and units turning their weapons against their allies, and execute them.
Pops did not want to take part in the mission to bomb his own country, which is why he bailed.
@@leon4000 Are you referring to Hoffnung or the seven nuclear bombs at Waldreich?
**WW2 flashback intensifies** . Well the didn't learnt from their German counterparts , did they ?
Yep, and the Belkan doubled-down on the war fronts
*Otto von Bismarck facepalm as Belka wage war to all countries simultaneously instead of fighting against them 1 by 1.*
Everything could be summed up with: Belka had Hermann Goering level of ineptitude as air force leadership
And what little turnaround they DID do with the ADFX-02 Morgan (or Me-262) was too little, far too late.
Belka only lost because they pulled a Germany and declared war on everyone
This could have been titled "Why Germany couldn't win ww2"
I think that's just Potential History's titile
Well belka is germany in strangereal...
@@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 That's what i meant
Sadly, germany didn’t nuke itself in WWII ://
i instantly think potential history when you said that
Why the Balkan’s couldn’t win the war, why? because they didn’t have the protagonist on there side
True
But what if the next ACE combat title is this "Ace Combat 8: Belkan Rise" and we play as belkan pilot with Osea as our main enemy.
@@rpamungkas13 I hope that's what Ace Combat 8 will be.
I never clicked so fast on something in my Life. Lets See What Belka DID DO WRONG in the War.
Love your channel.
Why Belka didn't win:
"He was a true ace..."
So... basicaly, Belka is the equivalent of the Saiyans in Strangereal, cocky, arrogants and prouds and currently, full hatred.
... and radiation.
Yeah, basically. Pride killed them.
@@samanders2676"That pride's gonna get you killed, you know."
- Pixy
I just realized how those lakes on the western front look just like the great lakes.
We thought Belka was Germany, but they were Canada all along.
@@todo9633 *Germanic Canadians*
There’s only one big mistake Belka did in the war
Dragging Ustio into it by invading them!
More like fighting everyone around her corner at the same time. Heck even German at least try to fight one front at a time
I Hope Belka at least make alliance with one of the country maybe with Yuktobania or Sapin
even if they didn't, the other small countries may be the one who hire the mercenaries, then we'll be fighting on the Eastern Front under the flag of Gebet or Fato
Not picking a fight with 90% of the continent wasn't one of them?
@Sakkra101 since Heartbreak 1 on AC5 is a Belkan War veteran, it'll be cool if we could fight alongside him and his original Squadron
After all this, and after the events of 2019 strangereal, could Belka, rise one more time?
Maybe in AC8, where we, as an Ace fight a losing war for once.
Then in AC9, if project aces has the budget, do an all out Ace combat consist of 30+ straight mission with some more 20 variation of it in an all out strangereal War.
That would be an epic trilogy.
An all out Strangereal war would surely be wild
Like way to wild, whole countries could get wiped out of the map, supposing that it takes place after 2k19
Probably, which is why it should take 2 gameplay, one is defending while losing to supposedly rising belka, the last one would be a counter attack, against aces from all countries.
If you have to compare us to our real world counterparts i guess we're more like Imperial Japan. The unhealthy interservice rivalry in our armed forces and the "Victory Disease" heavily contributed to the downfall of the Rald regime.
Honestly, you're right. Germany IRL was very efficient and innovative. The complete opposite of the slow moving and tradition oriented Belkans.
@@lolmeme69_ Innovative, yes.. but efficient, really? How?
The Germans had one of the BEST officer corps throughout the war. They also were able to get the most bang for their buck. Most fighting done, pound per pound. Their military worked like clockwork, and fought very effectively. However, this wasn't enough to get over the sheer economic might and determination of the Allies. British determination, American steel, and most importantly, Soviet blood defeated the might of the German armed forces.
Don't forget the Nepotism and Elitism in the Air Forces (Both IJA and IJN have their own Air Forces), Japanese pilots were almost exclusively from the Samurai families, much like how Belkan pilots are from Knightly and Noble families.
@@Derpy-qg9hn In terms of tactical control the Germans are efficient. This is because of the legacy of the Prussian military culture but, in terms of strategy the Germans are severely lacking.
They are to focused on achieving tactical superiority and they give less emphasis on strategic initiative. Even the Soviets are better than them in this field.
Not much is known about the Sapinish military, but I can imagine that it has precured weapons and equipment from Osea, the sapinish navy could’ve had some osean made ships, their army could’ve had some osean made combat vehicles, their air force is knows to have the Su-32, J35J Drakes, and the Rafale M, but they could’ve also had some suoerhornets, tomcats, f-16s, f-15s.
The possibilities are endless
Belka poked Osea and paid dearly for it. On the other hand, Erusea was giving the blues a run for their money... with Belkan technology.
Considering what Osea did to Belka prior to the Belkan war... Yeah, Belka hated Osea. #BelkaDidNothingWrong
Erusea did seem to put up a better fight ( probably learned from other countries past mistakes) against Osea, than Yuktobania & Belka.
@@bigballzmcdrawz2921 You can bet your ass Osea will have a civil war...
@bigballzmcdrawz2921 Not really. The first time they got pushed back the moment Osea got involved.
The second time they only made gains due to pulling a sneaky with Belkan drones and taking control of the Lighthouse.
Both times managing to get their own capital assaulted. Say what you like about Belka but they did whatever it took to stop that from happening whereas Erusea is a glass cannon.
Thank you for making content like this! Personally, Ace Combat videos like this one have inspired me to make videos of my own (including a ‘movie’ of sorts). You don’t know how much of an inspiration you are to a lot of people!
During the Past Videos =
Ace Combat Fan: "Belka did nothing Wrong!"
Belkan War Timeline: "Am I a Joke to you?"
who would have thought picking a fight with 90% of the continent would make you end up on the losing side
extra points for not modernizing your military branches properly aswell
Shoutout to the graphical effects on this one - really great stuff.
Great Video, im now finished watching it and i agree on all of your named points.
One Interessting Point though is that Osea being allied with many smaller Nations had a major Impact on the Belkan Advance which, and that i surely can say was more motivated than the 2019 Erusean Assault on Osean and IUN Airbases.
Oseas and its allies Joint Arms doctrin is what really makes the differences. Erusea had to much trust in its Arsenalbirds they had stolen. Belka was arrogant with its Air Force. Yuktobanias Army and Air Force also lacked of support for one another.
However Osea and its alllies had well coordinated Forces. In belka this is shown by the Offensive campaign. In Yuktobania the entire defensive war and the landing in Yuktobania have been a proof of it.
And later in 2019 the Outstanding Coordination between the IUN, Osean Forces and the LRSSG crushed Eruseas Drone Fleet.
Oseas Adaptability also were crucial in both belka and Usea. while Osea was able to repell the belkan offensive. Osea and the IUN went on the counteroffensive in erusea due to changed long range tactics, follwed up by Ground troops reclaiming the land. occupied by Erusean forces.
In both Cases, Belka And later erusea used desperate meassures such as Nuclear weapons or a simultainosley Anti Sat Attack(And IRBMs) to hold off Osea from counter Blitzkrieging them.
All in All the Osean and Allied Command structures do work way better than the Agressors Command.
And even in failure(Two Pronged Strategy) Osea won vital information in how eruseas defenses worked and bypassed them with the Implementation of the LRSSG.
Also Oseas Ability to strike back against Yuktobania is a sign of an overall well command structure.
In Belka this was shown by Solis ortus were the Paratroopers and Air support were well coordinated.
Belkas,Yuktobanias and Eruseas Failure point was Arrogance and Overestimation of their own skills. This lead in all Cases to their Military defeat. Yuktobania however, has a special situation due to the Conspiracy. in Erusea however this does not apply, since the lead goverment has been Willingly let themselves manipulate into the war with Usea. The Arrogance by posessing the Abirds or Excalibur or the Scinfaxi made them careless. Osea however did used the Arkbird for example wisely as a counter to the scinfaxi. the later on usage of it for a false assault on yuktobania however was also the part of the conspiracy.
The whole Osea-Yuktobania conspiracy is a different story.
But its really good to see how the Agressors in Ace Combat are arrogant and rely to much on new techs and superweapons, instead of a good chain of command and the war of combined Arms.
Great video! Honestly I think Belka figured it could take the eastern nations out of the war early on (which it very nearly did) and then turn its attention onto Osea. More importantly I think Belka counted on Yuktobanian support in the conflict. UYR rhetoric at the time suggested it condemned Osean activity in the region and sympathised with the Belkan cause, and even even if it didnt join in the fighting it would have been an essential supply partner. Once Yuktobania joined the allied forces, I think Belka was pretty much screwed.
Umberto Eco said it best when he wrote that fascists lose wars because "they are unable to objectively evaluate their opponents".
Belkan ideology prior to 1995 probably portrayed outsiders as both an important hyper-virulent scourge but also as weak, effeminate, and barbaric.
This stopped any attempts to reform military organization for joint operations, it implied a defensive or even defeatist attitude towards Belkan power vis a vis their enemies.
Holy crap, Pops was a knight
I see you are having fun with after effects. Keep em coming those are cool
I know this has nothing to do with this vid, but noticed that u haven't made a vid in a while, are there any plans of one in the near future? Love the concept and graphics of your vids btw.
@@acfnugget7880 yes! There's several projects planned and halfway done. But my real time job takes a lot of my time so it's going very slow at the moment. Thanks!
@@Dawn-Shade thanks for the reply. Work is a bit of drag but must be done. I look forward to future vids. All the best.
Cipher spammed QAAM’s thats why
Danish Alhamid my cipher committed war crimes.
Nah Cipher doing GUN only challenge the entire war. That why.
@@ThisIsAHandleOrSomething Which war crimes? ( joke )
@@goose4919 yeah, i dont remember if he did any warcrime. *'The Inferno' plays in the Background*
Excellent video, ACF.
I think too that the Belkan War pretty much saw the rise and then immediate fall of Mercenary Squadrons, lingering only in Usea for another 3 years.
Amazing video.
Now, that's a pretty good Knight ranking u're getting with that background gameplay.
Knight rank best rank
Having half of your air force wiped out by a single mercenary in a dinky little fighter from the 1950's probably didn't help the attrition, either.
4:53-5:30 Looks like my headcanon came turned out to be true. Would be interesting to see how Belka got on Yuktobania's bad side. Would be nice if Ace Combat 8 (whenever it comes out) takes place on the Verusan continent (it's the only continent we have yet to really explore). before the Belkan war like mid 1980's to early 1990's. Their was the conflicts with Kaluga and Romny. Perhaps Belka was involved somehow? Advising & training Kalugan forces. My assumption is that Kaluga is the Strangereal equiviant to Ukraine? Except they were always independent from Yuktobania.
maybe we'll see the Strangereal equivalent of the Soviet-Afghan War.
Maybe the yukes started shifting away from militarism plus Yuktobania seeing how this would go and this siding with the side that was gonna win.
Also more than likely that Osea had way more economic and trade ties to Yuktobania than Belka.
TFW you realize that The Demon Lord of the Round Table was fighting on a secondary front.
It's amazing how much more fun the PS2 missions are compared to AC7's with its short timers and chaos.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels that way. I always felt something was off about Skies Unknown, but I couldn't put my finger on it. The story just didn't have as big an impact on me as the previous games, and I never really felt like a badass pilot who beat the odds and won the war.
@@cadebedlam5195 The story of AC7 didn't do much for me since its a mish mash of plots from the PS2 games.
It's the story of AC5 in the setting of AC4, with penal units instead mercenary squadrons, and Z.O.E tossed in.
@@cadebedlam5195 yep you´re right. In AC7 only the first four Missions felt like the good old AC but after Mission 4, I felt more like a benched Player watching the game ehm.. the war from a far.
I've only beaten 7 twice. The remaster copy of AC5 that I got with it I've beaten at least 5. It's just so much better
The issue with ACE 7 is that it doesn’t have many dramatic plot twists or situations that happen that make your jaw drop as was the case in the previous titles (ACE 3 Dision as an ai/ ACE 5 - nuking of belkan soil).
Ace Combat Fan: It's like joining the Soviet Union and the United States in the same war against you.
Nazi Germany: fights a two front war
Technically Germany didn't provoke the US. Japan, OTOH.....
@@MrDalisclock
Germany was sinking US trade ships with Britain as early as 1940.
I'd say that's provocation.
Would you consider doing a breakdown of all Belkas aircraft during the war? And give us your opinion on them and their role in the Airforce
Meanwhile Bepsi Mig wining Belkan War as Belka:
You don't even know what's possible
So Belka was basically Germany during WW2?
Yes, but not as evil
They even had similar superweapons, like with
The Gustav Cannon and Excalibur
The Me 262 and ADFX-01
And the V-2's
Yes. Even Belkan names are Germanic
Except no genocidal tendencies in Belka's case.
(As far as the lore is concerned).
Great analysis. But let me make some additions.
Osea also issued a Rearmament Declaration in 1992, as such it had thrown significant money into modernising it's military several years before the war.
Assumption that it was wrong to field the huge number of old aircraft is itself wrong. They had a large stock of obsolete, but still good enough for some missions equipment available in the reserve right now at a low cost. While the industrial and financial capabilities to build a substantial number of modern planes in just a few years was at least doubtful. They had to show everything they had, and fielding old aircraft didn't really affect production of modern planes. It was just rational.
About Northern and Southern Belka. Since Belka is loosely based on Germany, we can see them like the Northern and Southern Germany, (Prussia and Bavaria mainly). They are both German in culure, but the Northerners were protestant and militaristic, while the Southerners were catholic and not warmongers. The dialects are also somewhat different. Just like Germany, Belka was united by the Northerners. So... The Southerners in Belka were just not that militaristic and may even had some dislike of "Prussian militarism" analogue and to some degree their own ethnic nationalism, but still they would prefer to be Belkans, not, say, Oseans.
I Guess the only war in Strangereal that ISN'T caused by Belka, is the Aurelian War
I would like to see a video like this but about the Aurelian War
This is very interesting though curious are you gonna do a video on other nations in the Ace Combat series? Like why Erusea keeps declaring war with Usea, or the war Enmera and Estovaka?
Thank you for a great video! Now I see the assault record was the greatest invention in Ace Combat.
As for the separation between North and South Belka, I think it's basically because of the Waldreich Mountains. I believe such a big series of high mountains are solid enough to separate them not only geographically, but also psychologically.
Also, as the mountains are between them, it is unnatural to assume they were originally in one society. Ancient civilization in North Belka probably couldn't have such a power as it could make one nation over the mountains, so I think it's rather natural to assume that South Belka was just the oldest "colony" of theirs. For reallife example, we can see the conflicts between UK and Ireland(was a part of UK for a long time).
yet we hear in AC5 that many "North Oseans" will scowl and say that "this is South Belka"
Please do more videos like this!!!
They were probably hoping that the Skully Islands insurrection would divert some of the superpowers' attention. When Scarface Squadron managed to handle the conflict more-or-less single-handedly it threw a serious wrench into their plans.
Putting a carrier in a lake... yes that sounds like a good idea.
Russia have a carrier on sea
a close sea
A couple points...
1. I love the intro to the video.
2. Really great lore video. I like how the lore was presented and how your theories were backed up by those events.
Rank: S
Seems we've got a new briefing guy
An underrated series has so much lore, compared to all the BS going on these days. SMH
#remasterAC045
They should have just invaded one Ustio and never declared war on Ocea
The Alternate Kaiserreich Germany is on the border of the alternate Mega USA, what do you think would happen.
Belka was betrayed and simply ran out of "money" to fight the war. It is worth asking where the real fault for the War of 1995 belonged to. No surprise that OBC's coverage of the war present Belka being the aggressor is extremely short sighted. There was civil unrest in the former Belkan territories, caused by civil activists and NGO groups playing both sides. They could well have been justified retaliating proportionately to the unprovoked aggression by the neighboring countries.
-Discovery of natural resources? Try neighbors looting the resources
-[FF] event to turn the international narrative against [target] country
The committee of international banking financiers decided to pull the credit lines on Belka when the offensive stalled in the wake of Galm Squadron and the private military contractors operating in Ustio. The economy gets crippled and war industry fails to keep up with attrition. This shadowy group of bankers played both sides, providing "humanitarian development" and "military assistance" loans to Belka's opportunistic enemies as well: Osea and Yuktobania.
-War is the banker's richest harvest
The Seven Suns incident that reduced most of south and central Belka to wasteland, was either a desperately suicidal attempt to stop the empowered enemy advance into their home territory, or the shadow group's declaration to the world of what they will do to any country on Strangereal that dared to stray from their United World agenda.
-Could the Belkans develop nuclear weapons entirely on their own?
-Back channel to launder OSN and YKB WMD?
With Belka weakened, bought-out politicians from all sides, Osean corporate raiders and Yuktobanian oligarchs, whose allegiance is never doubted thanks to [propaganda] news media controlled narrative, seized the country and its technological assets. The proliferation of Belkan technology in subsequent wars was not a coincidence.
-South Belka/North Osea city Sudentor, a tech hub to export military technology?
All told, the next Ace Combat should be told from the Belkan perspective. An political and military thriller of epic proportions that includes the recapture of the government by the Knights of Belka, the dismantling of the hardline Osean control structure over the southern territories, and the ultimate goal of destroying the international banking financiers in a land never before explored in Ace Combat lore.
Scorched earth would have worked better. Back in the early 1900s, Canada's plan for war against the US was to invade on all fronts as far until resistance was met, then retreat back to the border wrecking infrastructure as they went. This would hamper any us invasion. They then relied on Britain shipping in huge armies.
Belka demonstrated huge success in rapid invasions. They should have kept that momentum up. Instead of holding on to all captured territory, withdraw fully at any counter attack, then launch another blitz catching whats left of the enemy in a cauldron.
Alternatively, Yuktobania seems to be the wild card. If they even stayed neutral, much of osea's resources would be committed to the cold war. I doubt they would spare a top of the line carrier.
If yuktobania stayed out and belka demonstrated the high cost of reconstruction if you manage to defeat them, then maybe they broker a peace.
Not only a single german word was pronounced correct. THAT‘S WHAT V2 IS FOR!!!!!!!!!!!
It is canon that Sapin did not fall because they had been modernizing and upsizing their army for the last two decades or something(don't remember the exact time), and that Belka was basically stalling on that front very badly after the element of surprise was lost.
Can you imagine if Yuketobania decided to help Belka fight Osea?
That'd be interesting, seeing Osea fight a two front war.
The Belkan leaders were probably the worst geopolitical players in the history of geopolitical players. Maybe ever.
Who would like a strangereal world war, with you flying through a small country?
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Thought it may interest the ace combat community, but has anyone heard of the recent passing of Jessi Combs? The story shared a lot in common with Avril rebuilding her f-104c. Jessi combs was a fabricator and welder who was driving an f-104a that she and her team had turned into a jet car when a mechanical problem lead to her passing this last week. Thought someone may find the similarities interesting, and I'd love if we could give her some recognition as a group.
ACF is actually giving constructive criticism against Belka and not nationalistically circlejerking its glory? I’m beyond shooketh.
Osea: No to Belka! Yes to Osea!
Ustio: Belka go out! Belka is People's Republic of China!
Sapin: Belka is North Korea!
Come to think of it, Ustio is basically the Philippines, they have a nearly non-existent air force dependent on foreigners for aerial protection.
I would compare the territorial dispute between Ustio & Belka to the South China Sea between Philippines & China.
Will there be Belkan bias in this video? Does anyone wants to bet on it?
Jokes aside, nice video, this is very informative.
Good analysis, keep up the great work!
And now I started to dream of new genre(new gameplay mode?) for Ace series that works like Gihren no Yabou of Gundam series, where you combine strategic and action play while be able to change the course of history as you wish.
That would be Great!
Ace Combat X is the closest you'll get to that.
Serves to show, Waldemarr Rald was just as bonkers as Hitler, just not in the genocidal part. If Belka had decided to strike Sapin first, ally with Ustio, establish a solid front to attack the eastern countries, and THEN attack Osea, with Yuktobania as support, the world of Strangereal would be mostly Belka, by now.
But it's really interesting that this puts the lore a bit into a deeper perspective. It's really interesting that a militaristic strategy so flawed was pictured quite nicely, and it shows in Gelb 2's interview.
By the way, there was another dynasty that is mentioned in the record. The Albrecht descendant, where Lola Sommer (Iris) hails.
Interesting, I missed this other family.
As for Belka allying with Ustio I’d say that was almost impossible because Usto got independent from Belka due to Osea’s backing and I believe Belka saw Ustio as an illegitimate state.
@@AceCombatFan Super late response, but that's also a valid point. At some point, Belka should have considered the idea of hiring mercenaries, too. Which puts into perspective... What would have happened if they happened to hire once certain demonic mercenary boi into their air force?
No AC5 se não me engano há uma forte implicação de uma falta de pilotos experientes para pilotarem os caças militares da Osea e também que os oficiais militares da Osea são incompetentes demais, (e tá errado?) será que isso deve ser porque a maioria desses ases de combate talvez foram perdidos durante a guerra da Belka e por isso a Osea no AC5 foi para a guerra contra Yuktobania, mas levemente enfraquecida pela guerra anterior?
I'm surprised this Waldemarr Rald guy didn't end like Mussolini. I mean, nuking the shit out of their own contrymen wouldn't sit very well with the rest of the belkan population. If I was belkan I'd be calling for his head.
Obviously if Belka mass-produced the XB-01 experimental air cruiser and just not invaded Ustio they would have won the war /s
Belka: exist*
Literally everyone else in Strangereal: “I’m about to end this mans whole career... again... and again...
and again.”
I think the Belkan war is sorta similar to WW2, as Osea defeated Belka and helped the countries invaded by Belka while the US literally destroyed Nazi Germany and helped the countries in the war. Not only that, I may think that since Belka is an allegory for Nazi Germany, I think that Belka today would be very not very nationalist due to its past just like Germany, and I would also think it may possibly become an economic powerhouse too just like Germany...
acf. the only thing you reveal in this video is that you just hacked ustio axe & hamme system and change the information for propaganda purposes!
Well done and speaking of Belkan Air Force in the native language it would be written as Luftwaffe they might have spent money on the ground attack planes like their 1940s homegrown Ju-87 in Yuktobania the Il-2 before the BM-335 Lindwrum and the joint North Point Wellow Emmeria Tornado 1974.
Another reason to have they lost the war against was probably giving good aircraft and tanks to some of the foreigners in the Belkan military.
Had they had an Ally such as Federal Republic of Estovakia Belka can open a second front by invading Northern Yuktobania using a Joint Belkan Estovakian invasion
Erusea could also have been a potential ally and struck Usea.
@@lolmeme69_ forgot about that one and Belka would have obtained some Erusean X-02s and Super Etendard Mirage 4000 and Mirage 2000D and open a seaborne Invasion of Western Yuktobania Yuktobania
Imagine using this for a presentation in history class and nobody suspects it's all imaginary
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You'd be surprised to know that Belka did the opposite of what N*zi Germany did with its Air Force and STILL LOST. Germany insisted on a small, peacetime Air Force at the start of the war (despite being aware that the Soviets were capable of training thousands of pilots east of the Urals) but when the losses started to mount they sent raw recruits en masse to fight veteran pilots of the Eastern and Western Fronts.
This seems very potential history....
Belka should have cut the war in two phases, first anhilate quickly the eastern countries and sapin , and secondly 5 years after the first phase and serious preparations attack osea, using mercenaries in tactical ground attacks ( for air superiority, osea pay more). adfx would be ready in suffisant number, XB-O too and would burn to the ground all resisting osean cities, something to demorolize osean ground forces and force them to surrender.
so...Belka did everything wrong, then?
Belka couldn't win for the same reason Germany lost WW2. Their initial victories were based on speed and technological superiority, but soon they would get overrun by the combined force of several united countries
German "technological superiority" rarely actually meant they have better stuff than everyone else
What German technological superiority? Germany had craptastic armor when they invaded Poland and France they just really outplayed France. Germany started their efforts at improving their technology when they realized they were screwed and being squished by the Soviets and the Allies. Their superheavy tanks and jet aircraft didn't work half the time unlike the spammed t34 and the very reliable and low casualty Sherman(Google the crew casualty ratios for the Sherman it was the safest tank of the war! Armor does not mean everything).
Belka be like: "I'm going to declare war on literally everyone" and then be like
"In hindsight this was a bad plan" within two months.
Refreshing to go back to an Ace Combat game whose plot makes sense :)
Also, subscribed. Glad I found your channel.
Belka: Let's do a Blitzkrieg war against our neighbors!
Germany: Erm, not a good idea pal!
It's like Belkan military was based on the worst parts of the German, British, and Japanese empires.
Perfect explanation. As an Osea citizen, i am really approved this
#makeoseagreatagain
#belkadideverythingwrong
#razgriz
Should’ve taken care of the eastern countries before attacking sapin and osea
Cara, só agora que percebi que isso é praticamente uma Segunda Guerra Mundial só que invertida, com a Yuktobania (URSS) sendo intocável pelos Belkans (Alemanha) devido à distância e Osea (EUA) tomando uma porrada no lugar do que seria a versão da URSS.
No AC5 também há essa inversão histórica, onde Cinigrad (Moscow) é cercada pelas tropas da Osea (EUA) da mesma forma que os nazistas cercaram, mas nunca conseguiram invadir Moscow durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
É claro, há outras semelhanças e diferenças, mas adorei o jeito que eles fizeram. Realmente, estranhamente real, como o nome do universo "strangereal" sugere.
Ótimo vídeo.
Dude, it's only now that I realize this is literally a World War II but reversed, Yuktobania (USSR) being untouched by the Belkans (Germany) due to the distance and Osea (USA) taking a beating instead of what would be the version of the USSR.
In AC5 there is also this "historical inversion" (not sure if you guys will get the meaning of this), where Cinigrad (Moscow) is surrounded by Osean troops (US) just as the Nazis surrounded Moscow but never managed to invade and occupy it during World War II.
Of course, there are other similarities and differences, but I loved the way the devs did. Really, strangely real, as the name of the "strangereal" universe suggests.
Great video.
Corrija-me se o meu inglês está errado, haha.
1995 Belka looks like India while 2010 Belka looks like present day Germany only slightly larger
How dare you say Belka couldn't win! You... *groaning sigh* you're right... Belka just didn't have the capability for a long term war. As for Yuktobania joining the Osean side I blame Osea.
Why Belka couldn’t win the Belkan War:
_Because Osea is a Mary Sue._
This is one of your best videos for sure.So much detail and lore I've never heard of in this.
yuktobania most likely joined the war in order to have grounds to insert forces in order to try to seize belkan technologies and scientists, rather than letting osea lay hands on them uncontested
This franchise really needs an animu
Yo buddy... still alive ?