The Neo-Soviet influence
can be felt all over South America. They supply
virtually every country in the region in one way or
another, and in the Gulf of Mexico, Sov-Oil's presence
is huge. On a military front, in addition to
running both surface and submarine escorts for many of
their tankers, they also have invested a large stake
in El Salvador, not only supplying them with arms and
equipment, but also supplanting their military with
their own to such a point that it is estimated
Neo-Soviet troops actually outnumber the El
Salvadoran military. While they
supply arms and equipment to nearly all of the region,
including Mexico, their continued
supply of arms and
advisors to Bolivia and Colombia is what has the
United States the most nervous. Rumors abound
of Russian troops on the ground in SAA
controlled countries actively supporting them in
making ready for the 3rd South American War, but these
rumors are unverified by intelligence. If they,
or China, do throw their weight into this conflict on
the side of t
he SAA, things could escalate to a global
scale, this has everyone involved 
increasingly nervous of the implications.The Neo-Soviet army is only slightly technologically behind that of the United States and Europe, in some ways they are even superior, at least in what they issue to their military. Their training itself is also comparable, to the point of being virtually identical save for climate differences (Arctic Survival +2 instead of +1). They are well ahead of China, and still maintain a close
relationship with them, though most of the
weapons they sell them are at least 2 generations
old. Russian has had a long road rebuilding
itself militarily from the collapse of the old Soviet
Union, but it has once again risen as a prime power in
the world, their expanding relationship with the EEC
only strengthened by old grudges against the United
States.
For more
information on the Rebel Forces and Mercenaries in
the world of Cyberpunk 2020, please see the
sourcebooks Chrome Berets, Solo Of Fortune, and
Solo Of Fortune II.
(Written by Joe
"Citizen X" Klemann and Deric
"D"
Bernier. Images Red
Faction, Shadowrun, Rifts, Gurps, Flying Debris,
Twilight 2000, D20 Modern, Ukitakamuki, Darwins
World, and other unkown artists.)