Platinean War 1942-1945

Pururauka
There are a couple of things that I am not quite comfortable with. South America is not Northern Europe; endless and endless flat plains. The terrain itself would give way to a very different kind of warfare all of its own: the deserts in the western coast could resemble the North African campaigns; the jungles of the rainforests could resemble the Southeast Asian, Polynesian (heck even Vietnam) campaigns.
For starters, it’d be easier for the Peruvians to seize Manaus than it’d be for the Brazilians to retake it. All the Peruvians have to do is load their men down the boats and let the Amazon take them downstream, with no Brazilian garrisons around it’s done. By contrast the Brazilians would have to travel through the thickest of the rainforest, and Manaus had no major roads leading to it until around the 1940’s; you can imagine the results there.
There is a similar scenario in northern Peru if advancing from Ecuador, and if advancing into northern Bolivia from Brazil.
I’ll be glad to assist you with any of that should you wish me to.
The journey by river from Iquitos and Manaus take 10 to 15 days in 2012 in peacetime. Imagine it in war time with the ressources of the 40' and some incident.
Plus, in my timeline there's a garrison before Manaus at Manacaparu. But you're probably right on some elements.

Enigmajones
Fun little timeline, I just think you would need a POD in the 1920's to get Argentina and Peru in the Axis.
There were fascists in Peru and Argentina since the 20' and 30'. I don't mean fascist governement, but fascist influence with some politicians and militaries. But you're right, to be realistic this TL need an earlier POD.



I will (probably) not rework this timeline because after reflexion I'll not use a south american WWII in my global timeline. Because the POD is too early for obtain something realistic in south america.

But, I want thanks every people who comment my work end help me to push it better.

I don't regret to have join you and shared my work with you. That was a great occasion to improve my english.

I'will continue to follow a lot of interesting topic here, waiting to have a new story or art to share with you.
 
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