Update IV
I watched the Balkan ''network'' of independece guarantees, and selected, that it's better to attack first to Romania? Why? If I declare war on Yugoslavia, and Romania joins to war on Yugoslav side, I'll be overrun. But if I first start war against Romania and Yugoslavia joins to war, I can easily first destroy Romania and then continue my assault through Romania to Serbia.
October 23 I declared war against Romania. Mountain provinces were frozen and plain provinces muddy, so it wasn't best date to start assault... Octover 29 first bigger battle in Beltsy started. My superiority in numbers promised that I would easily crush Romanians...
November 3 large front assault in Transylvania started.
Axis forces easily pushed through Romanian frontline in south. Till november 8 Axis were almost on Ploesti oilfields.
December 1: Beltsy battle still ongoing! Unbelievable!
Battle of Beltsy ended finally in December 28! So it took some two months... During the battle, I lost 12,000 men (12.13 manpower).
January I started assault to Bacau: maybe breakthrough in south could break whole Romanian frontline... Also note that my armour is quite experienced
First assaults were defeats: how ever assaults, assaults, assaults, assaults... It worked: in March 9 Romanian defense fallen and I pocketed Presov. Even one Romanian division was pocketed and destroyed in Presov. Myself I lost in Bacau battles some 18 manpower, it means 18,000 men and almost two divisions... Anggggstttt...
There's situation in March 30 1940...
Next update Romanians may taste my Iron Fist
I watched the Balkan ''network'' of independece guarantees, and selected, that it's better to attack first to Romania? Why? If I declare war on Yugoslavia, and Romania joins to war on Yugoslav side, I'll be overrun. But if I first start war against Romania and Yugoslavia joins to war, I can easily first destroy Romania and then continue my assault through Romania to Serbia.
October 23 I declared war against Romania. Mountain provinces were frozen and plain provinces muddy, so it wasn't best date to start assault... Octover 29 first bigger battle in Beltsy started. My superiority in numbers promised that I would easily crush Romanians...
November 3 large front assault in Transylvania started.
Axis forces easily pushed through Romanian frontline in south. Till november 8 Axis were almost on Ploesti oilfields.
December 1: Beltsy battle still ongoing! Unbelievable!
Battle of Beltsy ended finally in December 28! So it took some two months... During the battle, I lost 12,000 men (12.13 manpower).
January I started assault to Bacau: maybe breakthrough in south could break whole Romanian frontline... Also note that my armour is quite experienced
First assaults were defeats: how ever assaults, assaults, assaults, assaults... It worked: in March 9 Romanian defense fallen and I pocketed Presov. Even one Romanian division was pocketed and destroyed in Presov. Myself I lost in Bacau battles some 18 manpower, it means 18,000 men and almost two divisions... Anggggstttt...
There's situation in March 30 1940...
Next update Romanians may taste my Iron Fist
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