South Africa

Pretoria

Democratic Government

Allies

South Africa is a Dominion and member of the British Commonwealth, so it is a starting member of the Allies. It is a minor regional power in southern Africa.

Historical Background[edit]

Eight years after the Second Boer War (1899-1902) the British Parliament created the Union of South Africa and granted it nominal independence. After the Statute of Westminster in 1931 the dominion was granted full sovereignty and got a new democratic regime. The National Party and the South African Party merged to be called the United Party and was elected into office. When the war came in 1939, the president didn't want to join the war so he was replaced and South Africa joined the war on the side of the allies on the 4th of September 1939. Although the Afrikaans-speaking white population was substantially anti-British, a very large percentage of the "English" population served in many different theaters of the war (most notably North Africa) and aided in the war in the air.

Events[edit]

Main article: South African events

National focus[edit]

South African national focus tree.

Main article: South African national focus tree

South Africa, along with other nations of the British commonwealth, gets a unique national focus tree as part of the Together for Victory expansion. Without the expansion South Africa utilizes the Generic national focus tree.

South Africa's unique focus tree has six main branches:

War Measures Act: South Africa makes war preparations, mustering its industrial capacity as well as constructing strategic defensive forts. The first focus of the branch requires more than 20% world tension OR an authoritarian government. The final focus of the branch, Expand the Cape Corps, removes the recruitment factor penalty imposed by the ‘History of Segregation’ national spirit, bolstering its army reserves available for muster, though it is mutually exclusive with another focus, Outlaw Strikes, which increases industrial output.
Support the Policy of Appeasement: The democratic path, this branch reinforces cooperation with the rest of the Commonwealth. Secure Interests in Africa, the final focus, can create Kenya and Zimbabwe as South African puppet states if the United Kingdom agrees to transfer its faraway possessions.
Support the Afrikaner Broederbond: The fascist path. This branch opens the possibility to switch to fascism immediately by starting a civil war. The player can go for greater cooperation with Germany, which comes with substantial benefits, or start a faction of its own, with a policy of revanche targeting the United Kingdom. In either case, former British king Edward VIII can be selected as the head of state.
Empower the Workers: The communist path. One branch aligns South Africa with the Soviet Union. The other is the most unique of the focus tree, Anti-Colonialist Crusade: South Africa declares war on the colonial powers to liberate all of Africa from their rule.
Army: Provides bonuses to weapons, artillery and land doctrine research.
Air: Provides bonuses to aircraft and air doctrine research.
Navy: Focuses on the Navy, giving bonuses to ship models and naval doctrine research.

Technology[edit]

South Africa starts out with many of the 1936 technologies. While strong on ground, they only start out with the Destroyer I and Transport Ships researched; fortunately, the nearest threats are the distant Italians and Japanese and these destroyers suffice for engaging any convoys passing off South Africa's coast. They start out with the Grand Battleplan land doctrine and the Fleet in Being naval doctrine. At the beginning of the game they only have two research slots, but more can be obtained by obtaining national focuses.

Technology 1936
Army Technology	Naval Technology	Air Technology	Electronics & Industry
Rifle No.4 MkI (Infantry Eq. I) Engineer Company I Recon Company I Vickers II (Light Tank I) QF 18-pounder (Towed Artillery I)	V/W Class (Destroyer I) Transport Ship	Gloster Gladiator (Interwar Fighter) Hawker Nimrod (Interwar Carrier Fighter) Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (Interwar Bomber) Hawker Hector (Close Air Support I) Fairey Swordfish (Naval Bomber I) Blackburn Shark (Carrier Naval Bomber I)	None
Doctrines
Grand Battleplan	Fleet in Being	None

Technology 1939
Army Technology	Naval Technology	Air Technology	Electronics & Industry
Lewis Mk. III DEMS & SBML two-inch mortar (Support Weapons II) Rifle No.4 MkI (Infantry Eq. I) Improved Infantry Eq. I Engineer Company I Recon Company I Matilda Local Pattern (Light Tank II) Crusader Local Pattern (Medium Tank I) Vickers A1E1 'Independent' (Heavy Tank I) QF 18-pounder (Towed Artillery I) Interwar Artillery	V/W Class (Destroyer I) Transport Ship	Hawker Nimrod (Interwar Carrier Fighter) Hawker Hurricane (Fighter I) Hawker Hector (Close Air Support I) Fairey Swordfish (Naval Bomber I) Blackburn Shark (Carrier Naval Bomber I) Vickers Wellington (Tactical Bomber I)	Radio Detection Computing Machine Advanced Machine Tools Dispersed Industry II Construction II Improved Oil Processing
Doctrines
Grand Battleplan	Fleet in Being	Strategic Destruction

Research and production[edit]

These are the choices of design companies and theorists for South Africa.

Tank designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Iscor	Medium Tank Designer	Armor Research Time: -10 % Armor: Reliability: +5 % Soft attack: +5 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150

Ship designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Naval Company	Ship Designer	Naval Research Time: -10 %	150

Aircraft designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Light Air Company	Light aircraft designer	Air Research Time: -10 % Fighter: Agility: +10 % Max Speed: +10 % Carrier Fighter: Agility: +10 % Max Speed: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Medium Air Company	Medium aircraft designer	Air Research Time: -10 % Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20 % Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Heavy Air Company	Heavy aircraft designer	Air Research Time: -10 % Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Naval Air Company	Naval aircraft designer	Air Research Time: -10 % Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10 % Naval Attack: +10 % CV Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10 % Naval Attack: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150

Materiel designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Motorization Company	Motorized Equipment Designer	Motorization Research Time: -10 %	150
Small Arms Company	Infantry Equipment Designer	Weapons and Equipment Research Time: -10 %	150
Artillery Company	Artillery Equipment Designer	Artillery Research Time: -10 %	150

Industrial concerns
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Industrial Company	Industrial Concern	Industrial Research Time: -10 %	150

Theorists
Theorist	Type	Effects	Cost ()
J. F. van Rensburg	Military Theorist	Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Land Doctrine Research Time: -7 %	150
S.P. Le Roux	Air Warfare Theorist	Air Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Air Doctrine Research Time: -7 %	150

Diplomacy[edit]

In both start dates, South Africa is a member of the allies with particularly strong diplomatic ties to the UK, but because of domestic politics it is not certain that South Africa will join the war.

With Together for Victory, South Africa starts as a Dominion of the United Kingdom and at 40% of the progress towards independence. This almost guarantees being brought into the war unless drastic action is taken to break away before that happens.

Politics[edit]

National Spirits[edit]

By default, South Africa has no national spirits. However, with the Together for Victory DLC activated, the country will have the Ossewabrandwag and History of Segregation national spirits at the start of both the 1936 and 1939 scenario. These national spirits can be modified depending on which national focuses South Africa chooses throughout the course of a game.

Ossewabrandwag

Daily Fascism Support: +0.01
Factory Output: -10.00%
Dockyard Output: -10.00%

History of Segregation

Recruitable Population Factor: -55%

Laws[edit]

1936

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost -40% Fuel Gain per Oil -25% Fuel Capacity	Export Focus 50% Resources to market +5% Research speed +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed

1939

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% Recruitable population	Early Mobilization 30% Consumer Goods factories –10% Factory construction speed -25% Fuel Gain per Oil	Export Focus 50% Resources to market +5% Research speed +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed

Political parties[edit]

Political parties, 1936
Party name	Popularity	Leader
United National South African Party	64.23%	J. B. M. Hertzog
South African Communist Party	4.23%	Moses Kotane
Gesuiwerde Nasionale Party	20.01%	D. F. Malan
African National Congress	11.35%	Pixley Ka Isaka Seme

Political parties, 1939
Party name	Popularity	Leader
United National South African Party	88.19%	Jan Smuts
South African Communist Party	0.00%	Moses Kotane
Gesuiwerde Nasionale Party	00.01%	D. F. Malan
African National Congress	11.69%	Pixley Ka Isaka Seme

Ministers[edit]

South Africa has the choice of six ministers, which are the same in both the 1936 and 1939 scenarios.

Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
Sir Patrick Duncan	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.10 Gets event 'Move Towards Democracy' (if not Democratic) Has completed focus Support the Policy of Appeasement	150
Abram Fischer	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.10 Gets event 'Communism on the Rise' (if not Communist) Has completed focus Empower the Workers	150
J. F. van Rensburg	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.10 Gets event 'Fascism on the Rise' (if not Fascist) Has completed focus Support the Afrikaner Broederbond	150
Nicolaas Havenga	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Refinery construction speed: +10.00%	150
D. F. Malan	Backroom Backstabber	Political Power Gain: +5.00% Ideology drift defense: +15.0%	150
E. G. Jansen	Silent Workhorse	Political Power Gain: +15.00%	150

Economy[edit]

Resources[edit]

Total resources 1936
Oil	Rubber	Steel	Aluminum	Tungsten	Chromium
0	0	8	0	0	170

Total resources 1939
Oil	Rubber	Steel	Aluminum	Tungsten	Chromium
0	0	8	0	0	188

These numbers represent the available resources, depending on trade law a certain amount may be traded away.

The seemingly large potential for Chromium exports should not be allowed to impair economic growth by trade policies that allocate too much Steel for export and require active Steel imports. This is particularly a concern if South Africa does not remain loyal to the British Empire.

Industry[edit]

Factories 1936
1 Military Factory	0 Naval Dockyards	9 Civilian Factories

Factories 1939
1 Military Factory	1 Naval Dockyard	11 Civilian Factories

Military[edit]

1936[edit]

6 Infantry Divisions	30 Interwar Fighters

In 1936 South Africa has a very small and poorly equipped military consisting of only three six-Infantry battalion divisions (Cape Force), three three-Infantry battalion divisions (Cape Brigade), and a single air wing of 30 Gloster Gladiator interwar fighters stationed in Transvaal. The army itself only has 30% of the equipment needed to operate at full capacity, but due to its small size and South Africa's steel industry its divisions can be fully equipped with domestically produced rifles by the end of October, if a second military factory is built. South Africa lacks a navy in 1936 and only has a small convoy fleet of 25 with no naval dockyards. However, by far the greatest hindrance to South Africa fielding a powerful military early on is their History of Segregation national spirit, present in both the 1936 and 1939 scenarios, which effectively reduces the nation's recruitable population by 55%. Despite this large penalty South Africa still has the largest recruitable population of all of the British Dominions, second only to the British Raj.

1939[edit]

6 Infantry Divisions	75 Fighters	12 Naval Bombers	12 Tactical Bombers

In the 1939 scenario South Africa's army has not increased in size compared to 1936, is still poorly equipped, and the country has not yet developed a navy. The South African Air Force has grown significantly, however, and now consists of four air wings: one wing of 45 Gloster Gladiator Interwar fighters, one wing of 30 1936 Hawker Hurricane fighters, one wing of 12 1936 Fairey Swordfish naval bombers, and one wing of 12 1936 Ju 86 Tactical Bombers. Vickers Wellington 1936 tactical bombers are also available to be manufactured, but with only one military factory in the entire country, their production would divert resources that might be put to better use strengthening the army.

If campaigning in low infrastructure/high attrition areas, (almost anywhere in Africa or the Middle East) it is recommended to use Field Hospitals and Maintenance Companies to conserve limited manpower and equipment.

Military staff[edit]

These are the Military Staff candidates for appointment in South Africa.

Chief of Army
Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Leonard Beyers	Army Defense	(Expert)	Division Defense: +10 %	150
James Mitchell-Baker	Army Maneuver	(Expert)	Division speed: +10 %	150

Chief of Navy
Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Cornelis van Zuigenbrogge	Commerce Raiding	(Expert)	Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15 %	150
Pierre Oliver-Knoll	Naval Maneuver	(Expert)	Naval Speed: +10 %	150

Chief of the Air force
Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
Pierre van Ryneveld	Ground Support	(Expert)	Air Superiority: +10 %	150
Adolf Malan	All-Weather	(Expert)	Bad Weather Penalty: -20 %	150

Military High Command
Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects	Cost ()
C. de Weenburg du Toit	Armor	(Expert)	Armor Division Attack: +10 % Armor Division Defense: +10 %	150
Robert Palmer	Army Regrouping	(Expert)	Division Recovery Rate: +8 %	150
Jeannot de la Tourier	Screens	(Expert)	Screen Attack: +10 % Screen Defense: +15 %	150
Marinus van Osterkamp	Naval Strike	(Expert)	Naval Bombing: +3 % Naval Targeting: +3 % Naval Agility: +3 %	150

Strategies and Guides[edit]

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In multiplayer, it is very common to see South Africa use her strong chromium deposits to construct heavy tanks. These can play an important role in holding Africa's northern coast from falling to the Italians.