South Africa

Pretoria

Democratic, Conservative

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 | edit source]

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 Prime Minister didn't want to join the war. 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 | edit source]

Main article: South African events

National focus[edit | edit source]

The 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 it utilizes the Generic national focus tree instead.

South Africa's unique focus tree has 6 main branches and 2 sub-branches:

War Measures Act/Support the Policy of Appeasement branch: This branch focuses on war preparations, mustering South Africa's industrial capacity as well as constructing strategic defensive forts. The other half of the branch reinforces cooperation with the rest of the Commonwealth.
Abandon Westminster branch: This branch focuses on independence from the Commonwealth, with a choice of becoming either a Fascist or Communist country.
Support the Afrikaner Broederbond sub-branch: The Fascist sub-branch. This branch opens the possibility to switch to fascism by starting a civil war. The player can go for greater cooperation with the German Reich, which comes with substantial benefits, or start a faction of its own, with a policy of revanchism targeting the United Kingdom. In either case, former British king Edward VIII can be selected as the head of state.
Empower the Workers sub-branch: The Communist sub-branch. One path 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 Africa from their rule.
South African Railways branch: This branch focuses on improving infrastructure, expanding industrial capacity, and providing additional research slots.
Special Service Battalion branch: This branch provides bonuses to weapons, artillery and land doctrine research.
Commit to the Five-Year Plan branch: This branch provides bonuses to aircraft and air doctrine research.
Seaward Defense Force branch: This branch focuses on the navy, giving bonuses to ship models and naval doctrine research.

Technology[edit | edit source]

South Africa starts out with many of the 1936 technologies. While strong on ground, they only start out with Early Destroyer Hull, Transport Ships and some basic armaments 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 2 research slots. 3 more can be obtained by respectively completing the national focuses "Fund the University of South Africa", "The Cape Defense Institute" and "Defense Collaboration Initiative". Note that the latter two focuses requires South Africa to be fully independent. The "Defense Collaboration Initiative" requires South Africa to be at war in a faction.

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)	Early Destroyer Hull Basic Torpedo Naval Gunnery Transport Ship	Gloster Gladiator (Interwar Fighter) Hawker Nimrod (Interwar Carrier Fighter) Hawker Hector (Close Air Support I) Fairey Swordfish (Naval Bomber I) Blackburn Shark (Carrier Naval Bomber I) Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (Interwar Bomber)	Fuel Storage
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	Early Destroyer Hull Basic Torpedo Naval Gunnery 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 Fuel Refining I
Doctrines
Grand Battleplan	Fleet in Being	Strategic Destruction

Cosmetic names[edit | edit source]

South Africa, being a British dominion, shares most of their technologies and equipment with the United Kingdom, but still fields equipment that separates it from its mother country. Note that generic names are not listed.

Infantry & motorized techs
Type	1918	1936	1938	1939	1940	1942	1943	1944
Support Weapons	Vickers MG & Stokes mortar		Lewis Mk. III DEMS & SBML two-inch mortar		Bren Mk. I & ML 3 inch mortar	Bren Mk. III & ML 4.2 inch Mortar
Infantry Equipment	Rifle No.1 MkIII	Rifle No.4 MkI		Sten MkII		Rieder SMLE-CAR
Infantry Anti-Tank						Boys Anti-Tank Rifle	PIAT
Motorized		Austin K5
Mechanized					Bren Carrier	Universal Carrier		Churchill Kangaroo

Armor techs
Tech year	Light (TD/SPG/AA)	Medium (TD/SPG/AA)	Modern (TD/SPG/AA)	Heavy (TD/SPG/AA)	Super-Heavy (TD/SPG/AA)
1918	Mark V
1934	Vickers II (Deacon / Birch / Vickers II AA)			Vickers (NA / Gun Carrier Mk. I / NA)
1936	Matilda (Valiant / Priest / Matilda AA)
1939		Crusader (Cavalier / (Centaur / Crusader AA)
1940
1941	Valentine (Archer / Bishop / Valentine AA)	Cromwell (Charioteer / Avenger / Cromwell AA)		Churchill ( Churchill Gun Carrier / Churchill AVRE / Churchill AA )
1942
1943		Comet (Contentious / Sexton / Comet Marksman)		Black Prince (Hector / Black Prince AVRE / Black Prince Marksman)	Tortoise (Iron Duke/ NA / NA)
1945			Centurion (Centurion Malkara / Centurion AVRE / Centurion Marksman)

Artillery techs
Tech year	Anti-Air	Artillery	Rocket Artillery	Anti-Tank
1934		QF 18-pounder
1936	QF 3-inch			QF 2-pounder
1939		QF 25-pounder
1940	QF 40 mm Bofors		RP-3 HE/GP	QF 6-pounder
1942		BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun
1943	QF 3.7-inch		RP-3 HE/SAP	QF 17-pounder

Aircraft techs
Tech year	Close Air Support (Carrier)	Fighter (Carrier)	Naval Bomber (Carrier)	Heavy Fighter	Tactical Bomber	Strategic Bomber
1933		Gladiator (Nimrod)			B-18 Bolo
1936	Hector (Osprey)	Hurricane (Sea Gladiator)	Swordfish (Shark)	Blenheim	Wellington	Halifax
1940	Typhoon (Skua)	Spitfire (Fulmar)	Albacore (Roc)	Beaufighter	Beaufort	Lancaster
1944	Tempest (Sea Fury)	Spiteful (Firefly)	Barracuda (Firebrand)	Mosquito FB	Mosquito B	Lincoln
Jet Engine Technology
1945		Meteor			Venom
1950		Vampire			Canberra	Valiant

Politics[edit | edit source]

South Africa is a minor nation whose main feature is its unique position. Far away from Europe, it is the only African country with a national government other than tiny Liberia (unless a player-led Ethiopia pulls off a miracle). Although South Africa is not affected by the Great Depression, it suffers from History of Segregation, which inflicts a crippling -55% recruitment factor on an already limited manpower pool. The nation has a small industry by Western standards, but it is far more developed than the rest of the continent. Once Europe has been engulfed in the flames of the World War, it will fall upon South Africa to protect the colonial empires - or destroy them.

National spirits[edit | edit source]

By default, South Africa has no national spirits. With the Together for Victory DLC enabled, South Africa 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

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

History of Segregation

Recruitable Population Factor: -55%

Diplomacy[edit | edit source]

In both start dates, South Africa is a member of the allies with particularly strong diplomatic ties to the United Kingdom, 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.

Political parties[edit | edit source]

Political parties, 1936
Party name	Popularity	Leader
United National South African Party	74.99%	J. B. M. Hertzog
South African Communist Party	4.99%	Moses Kotane
Gesuiwerde Nasionale Party	20.01%	D. F. Malan
African National Congress	0.00%	Pixley Ka Isaka Seme

Political parties, 1939
Party name	Popularity	Leader
United National South African Party	99.99%	Jan Smuts
South African Communist Party	0.00%	Moses Kotane
Gesuiwerde Nasionale Party	0.01%	D. F. Malan
African National Congress	0.00%	Pixley Ka Isaka Seme

Staff and designers[edit | edit source]

These are choices of advisors and design companies for South Africa.

Political advisors
Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Sir Patrick Duncan	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.10 Has completed focus Support the Policy of Appeasement Is not Supervised State	150
Abram Fischer	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.10 Has completed focus Empower the Workers Is not Supervised State	150
J. F. van Rensburg	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.10 Has completed focus Support the Afrikaner Broederbond Is not Supervised State	150
Nicolaas Havenga	Captain of Industry	Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: +10.00% Refinery construction speed: +10.00%	150
D. F. Malan	Backroom Backstabber	Political Power Gain: +5% Ideology drift defense: +15.0%	150
E.G. Jansen	Silent Workhorse	Political Power Gain: +15%	150

Tank designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Iscor	Medium Tank Designer	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor: Reliability: +5% Soft attack: +5%	150

Ship designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Naval Company	Ship Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15%	150

Aircraft designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Light Air Company	Light Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +15% Fighter: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Medium Air Company	Medium Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +15% Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20% Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20%	150
Heavy Air Company	Heavy Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +15% Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10%	150
Naval Air Company	Naval Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +15% Naval Bomber: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10% CV Naval Bomber: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10% Carrier Fighter: Range: +10% Agility: +10% Carrier CAS: Range: +10% Naval Attack: +10%	150

Materiel designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Motorization Company	Motorized Equipment Designer	Motorization Research Speed: +15%	150
Small Arms Company	Infantry Equipment Designer	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
Artillery Company	Artillery Equipment Designer	Artillery Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial concerns
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Industrial Company	Industrial Concern	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Electronics Company	Electronics Concern	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Theorist	Type	Effects	Cost ()
J. F. van Rensburg	Military Theorist	Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Land Doctrine Research Speed: +10%	150
S.P. Le Roux	Air Warfare Theorist	Air Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Air Doctrine Research Speed: +10%	150

Economy[edit | edit source]

Laws[edit | edit source]

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 +20% Civilian intelligence to others +10% Navy intelligence to others

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 +20% Civilian intelligence to others +10% Navy intelligence to others

Industry and resources[edit | edit source]

Resources 1936
	Type	No.
	Aluminum	0
	Chromium	170
	Oil	0
	Rubber	0
	Steel	8
	Tungsten	0

Industry 1936
	Type	No.
	Civilian factory	9
	Military factory	1
	Naval dockyard	0

Resources 1939
	Type	No.
	Aluminum	0
	Chromium	188
	Oil	0
	Rubber	0
	Steel	8
	Tungsten	0

Industry 1939
	Type	No.
	Civilian factory	11
	Military factory	1
	Naval dockyard	1

Industry: South Africa starts with a small industrial base with limited room for further growth.
Resources: 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.

Military[edit | edit source]

1936[edit | edit source]

Army
	Type	No.
	Infantry	6
	Total divisions	6

Navy
	Type	No.
	Total ships	0

Air force
	Type	No.
	Fighter	30
	Total planes	30

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. 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 | edit source]

Army
	Type	No.
	Infantry	6
	Total divisions	6

Navy
	Type	No.
	Total ships	0

Air force
	Type	No.
	Fighter	75
	Naval bomber	12
	Tactical bomber	12
	Total planes	99

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, 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 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 | edit source]

These are the military staff candidates for appointment in South Africa.

Chief of Army
Name	Type	Effect	Cost ()
James Mitchell-Baker	Army Maneuver (Expert)	Division speed: +10.00%	150
Leonard Beyers	Army Defense (Expert)	Division Defense: +10.0%	150

Chief of Navy
Name	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Pierre Oliver-Knoll	Naval Maneuver (Expert)	Naval Speed: +10%	150
Cornelis van Zuigenbrogge	Commerce Raiding (Expert)	Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15.00%	150

Chief of Airforce
Name	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Adolf Malan	All-Weather (Expert)	Bad Weather Penalty: -20.00%	150
Pierre van Ryneveld	Ground Support (Expert)	Air Superiority: +10.00%	150

Military High Command
Name	Type	Effect	Cost ()
Robert Palmer	Army Regrouping (Expert)	Division Recovery Rate: +8.0%	150
C. de Weenburg du Toit	Armor (Expert)	Armor Division Attack: +10.0% Armor Division Defense: +10.0%	150
Marinus van Osterkamp	Naval Strike(Expert)	Naval Bombing: +3% Naval Targeting: +3% Naval Agility: +3%	150
Jeannot de la Tourier	Screens (Expert)	Screen Attack: +10.00% Screen Defense: +15.00%	150

Strategies and guides[edit | edit source]

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Crusader Kings (also, District 9 and I am the Tong Master)

To start out, do the focuses Abandon Westminster, Support the Afrikaaner Broederbond, Support Ossewabrandwag and Support Nazification of South West Africa. Build up your Industry, Civilian Factories first, especially in Transvaal, as that will give you another achievement, District 9, as well. Do not build an army, but do produce a variety of equipment to build one later, I usually add at least a few factories on Artillery and Support equipment as those are very useful. For political advisors, get the Fascist Demagogue, the Silent Workhorse and the Captain of Industry. Around mid to late 1938 do the Focus Support the German Coup, (followed by A King for our People) this will trigger the South African civil war. To win this, rush for the supply depots and encircle your out of supplies enemies and destroy them where possible. Going for Grand Battleplan will be very useful as it grants you both Command power to use Force attack more often and Breakthrough, however, Superior Firepower should also work just fine. Win the civil war by mid 1939 at the latest and join the Axis. Build up an army of at least 10 Divisions, add whatever you like to add, I went with 7 Inf, 1 Art, 1 AA with Art, AA, Engineer support, later adding Logistics as well. When Italy joins the Axis, set up a Naval invasion order from Taranto to Tel Aviv and the two tiles above it. Wait until the Axis gain Naval supremacy, you probably won't be able to help a lot with this but it will happen anyways, then launch your naval Invasion. Once these three Tiles are secured, you will get the Crusader Kings Achievement.

By this point, the year should be 1940 or 1941. If you have been building your industry as described above, you will have gotten the District 9 achievement as well, and releasing any 1 Subject, such as Namibia, while independent will also grant you the I am the Tong Master achievement. Unless your Invasion of the Levant gets crushed like mine was, you can probably also go on to win the War and potentially get the Rule Britannia achievement.

Crusader Kings

As South Africa, finish the A King for our People focus and take Jerusalem.

Crusader Kings 2

As South Africa, finish the Anti-Colonialist Crusade focus, release all European colonies via the focus, and take London.

District 9

As South Africa, have 9 civilian factories in Transvaal.

I Am the Tong Master

As South Africa, break free from the UK and puppet another nation.

Rule Britannia

As any British Subject state, conquer all of Britain.

Countries

Europe

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North America

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South America

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