International disapproval of the CW and its anti-aboriginal programmes was a factor but in that day and age, wars were not fought because someone was right or wrong. The Cuashium Confederation's army was sub-standard, even by second world nation levels, but its navy successfully defended port cities from direct invasion. CW land incursions southward were not walkovers but were promising. The next year 2095(1342) Roman and Nupiatican troops were routing CW defences and the CW invasions lost vital logistical support as resources were moved to protect the CW from Rome and the CM.