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Colonial Defense Force Summary |
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The Colonial Defense Force generally poses a minor military threat to the GTA. They are poorly organized mostly due to the large amount of internal conflicts of interest. Many disillusioned colonists have taken to acts of senseless violence in the name of the CDF even if they do not have legitimate membership. The question of how such individuals should be delt with has birthed a great deal of angst among the upper echelons of CDF command putting the cohesion of the group in danger. Units on Beta Cygni and Ribos are no longer coordinating with each other and communications between planets in the same systems are starting to break down.
The CDF does pose a serious threat in terms of propaganda, however. The media has already shown great sympathy for their cause. This can be blamed on a tactical blunder made by the 17th infantry on Beta Cygni III where 84 neutral civilians were killed by GTA marines trying to fight off a CDF ambush in an urban area. Because the militia members looked identical to nearby civilians, properly spotting and engaging the enemy was nearly impossible. That incident caused resentment for the CDF by neutral Beta Cygni colonists, but the media and other colonies failed to see the incident as a planned propaganda move by the CDF and instead viewed GTA forces in the system to be savages. As a result the fragmented CDF forces can operate from a position of relative strength as GTA forces are now bound by public opinion and the campaign to maintain the Pan-Terran movement throughout all colonies (To the end of winning the T-V war).
Further, neutral civilians on Beta Cygni - and Ribos to a lesser degree - have begun relaying intelligence information to the GTA in hopes of getting rid of the CDF. Some civilians have gone so far as to take up arms against the CDF, causing a situation of civil war in Beta Cygni at least. A mob of angry anti-CDF protestors recently beat six CDF supporters to death in the capital. Retaliating pro-CDF colonists have resorted to terrorist acts such as arson and bombing, claiming at least 167 lives as of April 30th, 2329.
Additionally, CDF activities have led to several destructive raids on GTI holdings in Beta Cygni. Rebel movements in Ribos are also putting highly sensitive GTI holdings at extreme risk. Because of this clear and present danger it has become very apparent that GTI Special Operations Command intervention is needed to terminate the CDF without having GTA ground forces intervene and drawing more public disapproval. SOC operatives have already been installed in numerous CDF units and enough intelligence data has been gathered to begin destroying their largest logistical assets, retrieve stolen GTA property, and carry out assassinations with the intent of completely crippling their command structure. Two SOC units have already been allocated for these tasks, and it is becoming imperitive that they are deployed immediately so Beta Cygni and Ribos can maintain the ability to defend against an offensive from the growing forces of the Vasudans in Antares.
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