Once again, Shadowbound has it figured out. The second Argentina got stuck in Chile, I know Brazil's hammer was coming down. It's the reverse Jason's Superpower game, with Brazil this time the relevant power. We shall see how this goes....
This is a war game. The purpose of a war game is war. Beating up an NPC isn't entertaining. Methodically picking apart a player, kept alive only because the mod feels like being nice...
...that is what is best in life.
While my strategy is refined somewhat, the circumstances of the actual conflict are different. In the original I was able to trade a fleet for two army containers, which let me one-two punch Brazil and outmaneuver them. Here, I was in the opposite situation, as Darth has the starting unit buy set up differently. This both help and hurt me. On one hand, I judged that manually buying a second army wasn't worthwhile. On the other, my opposition didn't come to this conclusion. So I had one beefy, highly maneuverable army, while he had two smaller ones.
One of which is now gone.
He'd also chosen to go after Chile instead of Paraguay or Uruguay. Probably my fault, but I'm not in the mood for delicate diplomacy. If he had gone after one of my neighbors I'd have been able to destroy his main field army much easier.
The other hiccup was that Darth is a dick about redeployment, as I'd banked on being able to deploy the air force to the front lines. With proper air superiority I'd have absolutely creamed the Argentines. I'll have that next turn instead, as their air force will need to redeploy out of the way of my army or it will be crushed.
Speaking of Russia and Europe, I'd like to point out that your starting strategies are absolutely terrible. You've both overstretched massively in Norway and Cyprus, and the only reason you're not going to pay heavily for it is because your principal opposition (Russia/Europe) has done the same. But if you hadn't, you'd be able to secure early supremacy. You've both lost a fantastic opportunity.
Finally, more people should care about how China, Russia, and Japan are allied.