All right, here are the events for 1927, along with the information needed to have the Cristeros actually be playable - Ministers, techteams, leaders. I found pictures for some of them, and these have been included, but for the others I had no luck. Without further ado, here they are.
Leaders:
Mj-General Origel (Skill 1 Commando)
Mj-General Quintanar (Skill 2)
Mj-General Mora (Skill 1)
General Gellegos (Skill 2 Old Guard)
http://misaltos.com/cristeros/alto216.gif
Lt-General Garza (Skill 2)
http://www.sanignaciocg.com/fotos/cristeros/anacleto.jpg
Lt-General Ramirez (Skill 3 Commando)
http://valledegpe.com/historia/cartoce.jpg
Mj-General Vega (Skill 2 Offensive Doctrine)
Mj-General Pedroza (Skill 1 Defensive Doctrine)
http://misaltos.com/cristeros/alto195.gif
General Gorostieta (Skill 2 Offensive Doctrine) [Activated by event]
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/calles/cristeros-9.jpg (On the right)
Ministers:
HoS: René Capistran Garza (Benevolent Gentleman), Victoriano Ramirez (Die-Hard Reformer) [Activated by event]
Garza:
http://www.misaltos.com/cristeros/jefatura34.gif
Ramirez:
http://www.elantiquario.com/images/3desk3.jpg
HoG: René Capistran Garza (Naïve Optimist), Victoriano Ramirez (Flamboyant Tough Guy) [Activated by event]
FM: Bishop José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez (Ideological Crusader)
AM: René Capistran Garza (Infantry Proponent), Victoriano Ramirez (Military Entrepreneur)
MoS: René Capistran Garza (Man of the People), Victoriano Ramirez (Crime Fighter), Enrique Gorostieta (Prince of Terror)
Gorostieta:
http://www.misaltos.com/cristeros/jefatura14.gif
MoI: Victoriano Ramirez (Logistics Specialist)
CoS: Rodolfo Gallegos (School of Mass Combat), Victoriano Ramirez (School of Manoeuvre), Enrique Gorostieta (School of Psychology) [Activated by event]
CoA: Father José Reyes Vega (Guns and Butter), Father Aristeo Pedroza (Static Defence), Rodolfo Gallegos (Decisive Battle), Enrique Gorostieta (Decisive Battle) [Activated by event]
Gallegos:
http://misaltos.com/cristeros/alto216.gif
Pedroza:
http://misaltos.com/cristeros/alto196.gif
CoN: René Capistran Garza (Indirect Approach Doctrine), Victoriano Ramirez (Power Projection Doctrine) [Activated by event]
CoAF: René Capistran Garza (Army Aviation Doctrine), Victoriano Ramirez (Army Aviation Doctrine) [Activated by event], Enrique Gorostieta (Air Superiority Doctrine) [Activated by event]
Techteams:
Enrique Gorostieta (Skill 4 Infantry Focus, Individual Courage, Decentralized Execution, Training) [Activated by event]
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/calles/cristeros-6.jpg
Joan of Arc Brigade (Skill 3 General Equipment, Training)
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/calles/cristeros-2.jpg
Jalisco State Railroads (Skill 2 Industrial Engineering, Management, Chemistry)
http://runyon.lib.utexas.edu/r/RUN08000/RUN08600/RUN08606.JPG
Guadalajara Industry (Skill 3 Industrial Engineering, Aeronautics, Naval Engineering, General Equipment)
http://www.tramz.com/mx/gd/gd11.jpg
University of Guadalajara (Skill 4 Mathematics, Chemistry, General Equipment)
http://images.google.ca/images?q=tb.../photos3.worldisround.com/photos/8/349/25.jpg
And finally, the events for 1927:
1927 Events:
Jan. 1st – Cristero War breaks out in Mexico
Mar. 6th – Influenza epidemic in Britain
Mar. 10th – Bavaria lifts ban on Hitler’s speeches
Apr. 12th – Kuomintang troops kill communist supporters in Shanghai
May 20th – Treaty of Jedda makes Saudi Arabia independent from UK
May 24th – UK severs relations with USSR over discoveries of espionage
June 9th – USSR executes 20 British for alleged espionage
July – Ramirez replaces Garza as head of the Cristeros
July 15th – 85 protestors shot in a clash in Vienna
Aug. 1st – Nanchang Uprising
Nov. 12th – Trotsky expelled from the communist party
Dec. 14th – Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
January 1st – The Cristero War
MEXICO
Will fire between January 1st and 7th
“The Mexican Constitution of 1917 had various clauses in it restricting the influence of the Roman-Catholic Church. This angered the catholic citizens in Mexico, and by the time the president of the time, Venustiano Carranza was overthrown by his once-ally Álvaro Obregón in 1919 there was an uneasy truce between the government and church. Obregón applied the anti-catholic legislation only in areas where catholic sentiment was weakest, thus maintaining the truce. However, his successor, Plutarco Elias Calles, enforced them strictly throughout the country and added new anti-catholic legislation as well. In June 1926 he signed the “Law for Reforming the Penal Code”, more widely known as the Calles Law, providing specific penalties for priests who violated the constitution – For example, a 500 peso fine for wearing priestly attire. A priest criticizing the government could be imprisoned for 5 years. At first the religious citizens protested peacefully, but it quickly spiralled out of control and escalated into armed resistance to the government. The official rebellion began on January 1st, 1927, when René Capistran Garza, leader of the Mexican Association of Catholic Youth, sent a manifesto to all of Mexico announcing the rebellion of the Cristeros, named after Christ himself, and the Cristeros began seizing villages around Guadalajara.”
Option A “This shall be a nuisance”
Liberate Cristero Rebels (Their only province is #751, but they have cores on all of Mexico)
War with Cristero Rebels
Dissent +20
Manpower -50
1 step towards Authoritarian
1 step towards Closed Society
1 step towards Hawk Lobby
Trigger the “iViva Cristo Rey!” event
iViva Cristo Rey!
CRISTERO REBELS
Triggered by event
“The Mexican Constitution of 1917 had various clauses in it restricting the influence of the Roman-Catholic Church. This angered the catholic citizens in Mexico, and by the time the president of the time, Venustiano Carranza was overthrown by his once-ally Álvaro Obregón in 1919 there was an uneasy truce between the government and church. Obregón applied the anti-catholic legislation only in areas where catholic sentiment was weakest, thus maintaining the truce. However, his successor, Plutarco Elias Calles, enforced them strictly throughout the country and added new anti-catholic legislation as well. In June 1926 he signed the “Law for Reforming the Penal Code”, more widely known as the Calles Law, providing specific penalties for priests who violated the constitution – For example, a 500 peso fine for wearing priestly attire. A priest criticizing the government could be imprisoned for 5 years. At first the religious citizens protested peacefully, but it quickly spiralled out of control and escalated into armed resistance to the government. The official rebellion began on January 1st, 1927, when René Capistran Garza, leader of the Mexican Association of Catholic Youth, sent a manifesto to all of Mexico announcing the rebellion of the Cristeros, named after Christ himself, and the Cristeros began seizing villages around Guadalajara.”
OPTION A “Armed resistance is the only path!”
Activate new corps “Cristero Guerillas” in Guadalajara (#751)
Activate 1918 militia division
Activate 1918 militia division
Activate 1918 infantry division
Manpower +50
Supplies +1000
Level of fortifications in Guadalajara (#751) increased by 2
5 free IC and the resources needed to run them
March 6th – Influenza Epidemic
UK
Will fire between March 1st and March 14th
“In March of 1927 there was an influenza outbreak in the United Kingdom. The outbreak was proclaimed on March 6th, and at the peak of the outbreak 1000 people were dying every day from the epidemic.”
Option A “This is a tragedy”
Money -50
Manpower -50
Supplies -1000
Dissent +5
March 10th – Hitler’s Banned Speeches
GERMANY
Will fire between March 1st and March 14th
“On March 10th, 1927, Bavaria lifted the absolute ban on the speeches Hitler had made as the leader of the NSDAP prior to his imprisonment.”
Option A “Lift the ban” (99% chance)
Dissent -2
1 step towards Open Society
Option B “Never!” (1% chance)
Dissent +2
1 step towards Closed Society
April 12th – Massacre of Communist Supporters in Shanghai
KUOMINTANG
Will fire anytime after Kuomintang captures Shanghai, with a fairly low chance
“After the Kuomintang and CCP troops marched into Shanghai, there were various demonstrations and protests in favour of their presence, including several in favour of communism. On April 12th, 1927, Kuomintang troops fired into a crowd of communist supporters in a Shanghai square, thus helping break apart the bond between the Kuomintang and CCP and losing some public support for the Kuomintang.”
Option A “Rats”
Dissent +2
1 step towards Closed Society
1 step towards Hawk Lobby
May 20th – The Treaty of Jedda
UK
Will fire between May 1st and May 21st
“The Arabian Peninsula had been a British protectorate for some time, and especially so since the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Great War. On May 20th, 1927, the Treaty of Jedda was signed in Jedda, recognizing the sovereignty of King Abdul Aziz over what was then known as the Kingdom of Hijaz and Nejd. These regions were solidified into Saudi Arabia in 1932.”
Option A “Recognize the king” (99% chance)
Liberate Saudi Arabia (Non-puppet, non-alliance)
Belligerence -5.0
1 step towards Democratic
1 step towards Dove Lobby
Option B “It is still our territory” (1% chance)
1 step towards Authoritarian
May 24th – UK-USSR Espionage Dispute
UK
Will fire between May 21st and May 28th
“In May 1927 it was discovered by various British security services that there were Soviet spies living inside the United Kingdom and reporting back to the Kremlin. In response to this, on May 24th the United Kingdom severed diplomatic ties with Russia. In protest of this action, the USSR on June 8th executed 20 British citizens living in the USSR under allegations of espionage.”
Option A “Sever all ties!” (99% chance)
Relations with USSR -100
1 step towards Hawk Lobby
Trigger the “UK and USSR Espionage Dispute” event
Option A “They deserve another chance” (1% chance)
Dissent +5
Relations with USSR +50
1 step towards Dove Lobby
UK-USSR Espionage Dispute
USSR
Triggered by event
“In May 1927 it was discovered by various British security services that there were Soviet spies living inside the United Kingdom and reporting back to the Kremlin. In response to this, on May 24th the United Kingdom severed diplomatic ties with Russia. In protest of this action, the USSR on June 8th executed 20 British citizens living in the USSR under allegations of espionage.”
Option A “Execute them!” (99% chance)
Dissent -5
Relations with UK -100
1 step towards Hawk Lobby
1 step towards Authoritarianism
Belligerence +1.0
Trigger the “UK-USSR Dispute – USSR Executes Spies” event
Option B “Release them” (1% chance)
Dissent +2
Relations with UK +50
1 step towards Dove Lobby
UK-USSR Dispute – USSR Executes Spies
UK
Triggered by event
“In May 1927 it was discovered by various British security services that there were Soviet spies living inside the United Kingdom and reporting back to the Kremlin. In response to this, on May 24th the United Kingdom severed diplomatic ties with Russia. In protest of this action, the USSR on June 8th executed 20 British citizens living in the USSR under allegations of espionage.”
Option A “We must let this slide” (99% chance)
Relations with USSR -10
Option B “They will not get away with this!” (1% chance)
Relations with USSR set to -200
2 steps towards Interventionism
1 step towards Hawk Lobby
War with USSR
July – The Appointment of El Catorce
CRISTERO REBELS
Will fire between July 1st and July 30th
“Public sentiment turned against the Cristeros following an incident on April 19th when during a raid on a train carrying supplies and money, Father José Vega had the train cars doused in gasoline and set on fire, killing 51 people. By the summer of 1927 the rebellion was almost entirely quelled, and Garza resigned as head of the rebellion in July after a failed attempt to raise funds in the USA, and Victoriano Ramirez became the head of the rebellion. Ramirez was better known as El Catorce, or “The Fourteen” because legend had it when he broke out of jail he killed all fourteen members of the posse sent after him and then sent a message to the mayor of the town (His uncle) to send more troops next time. He was illiterate but a born guerrilla leader. He revitalized the rebellion and arranged the hire of a mercenary general named Enrique Gorostieta who, despite his vast lack of piety, trained the troops well, producing disciplined units and officers. Following this the Cristeros gradually began to gain the upper hand.”
Option A “Appoint El Catorce” (99% chance)
Deactivate Garza as HoS and Hog, activate Ramirez
Activate the leader “Gorostieta”
Activate the techteam “Enrique Gorostieta”
Activate the minister “Enrique Gorostieta”
Money -50
Supplies -500
Dissent -5
Activate 1925 infantry division
Activate 1918 militia division
Option B “Keep Garza”
No change
Concede Defeat?
MEXICO
Will fire if the rebels control 5 of the following: Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla, Acapulco, Villahermosa, Mérida, Hermosille, or if Mexico has lost 80% of national provinces
“The Cristero rebels gradually gained the upper hand over the federal troops, despite their better training and equipment. The Cristeros’ fanatical loyalty to their cause was unbeatable, and gradually they pushed the government forces back. President Calles realized there was no hope for victory and called a meeting to admit defeat at the hands of the rebels and try and seek favourable terms.”
Option A “Admit defeat” (80% chance)
Peace with the Cristeros
Trigger the “Cristero Victory! – Peace Treaty” event
Option B “Fight to the last!” (20% chance)
No change
Cristero Victory! – Peace Treaty
CRISTERO REBELS
Triggered by event
“The Cristero rebels gradually gained the upper hand over the federal troops, despite their better training and equipment. The Cristeros’ fanatical loyalty to their cause was unbeatable, and gradually they pushed the government forces back. President Calles realized there was no hope for victory and called a meeting to admit defeat at the hands of the rebels and try and seek favourable terms.”
Option A “Impose reforms throughout the country!” (70% chance)
Inherit the realms of Mexico
Liberate Cristero Mexico (Exact same AI, etc. as Mexico but with Cristero ministers and leaders and added Enrique Gorostieta as a techteam and sliders like the Cristeros)
Trigger the “Rebuilding Mexico - Mexico” event
Option B “Establish a Cristero state in the south” (30% chance)
Lberate Cristero Republic, with provinces (And cores) 756, 755, 754, 753, 751, 749 and capitol 755
Trigger the “Rebuilding Mexico – Cristero Republic” event
Cristero Victory! – Total Conquest
CRISTERO REBELS
Will trigger if Mexico no longer exists (Namely, if the Cristeros have annexed them)
“The Cristero rebels gradually gained the upper hand over the federal troops, despite their better training and equipment. The Cristeros’ fanatical loyalty to their cause was unbeatable, and gradually they pushed the government forces back. President Calles refused to admit defeat, and eventually the Cristeros defeated all government forces throughout the country.”
Option A “Impose reforms throughout the country!” (85% chance)
Inherit the realms of Mexico
Liberate Cristero Mexico (Exact same AI, etc. as Mexico but with Cristero ministers and leaders and added Enrique Gorostieta as a techteam and sliders like the Cristeros)
Trigger the “Rebuilding Mexico - Mexico” event
Option B “Establish a Cristero state in the south” (15% chance)
Liberate Mexico (Non-puppet, non-allied, set to non-Cristero government)
Lberate Cristero Republic, with provinces (And cores) 756, 755, 754, 753, 751, 749 and capitol 755
Trigger the “Rebuilding Mexico – Cristero Republic” event
Rebuilding Mexico – Mexico
CRISTERO MEXICO
Triggered by event
“After the defeat of the Mexican government, the new Cristero state sent the guerrilla fighters home and established a proper military.”
Option A “Okay”
Disband all militia divisions
Activate new 1918 infantry division
Activate new 1918 infantry division
Activate new 1918 infantry division
Activate new 1925 infantry division
Activate new 1925 infantry division
Gain blueprints for 1925 Infantry tech
Money +50
Manpower +50
Rebuilding Mexico – Cristero Republic
CRISTERO REPUBLIC
Triggered by event
“After the defeat of the Mexican government, the new Cristero state sent the guerrilla fighters home and established a proper military.”
Option A “Okay”
Disband all militia divisions
Activate new 1918 infantry division
Activate new 1925 infantry division
Activate new 1925 infantry division
Gain blueprints for 1925 Infantry tech
Money +50
Manpower +30
July 15th – Protestors clash with police
AUSTRIA
Will trigger between July 7th and 21st
“Two paramilitary forces had been created in Austria in the 1920s: The Heimwehr, serving the Church and a group of wealthy industrialists, and the Schutzbund, serving the Socialist party. Following a clash on January 30th that resulted in two deaths, a general strike was called with the intent to bring down the government headed by Chancellor Ignaz Seipel. Massive protests in Vienna resulted in a fire at the Justizpalast. The police attempted to suppress the protestors with force, which resulted in the deaths of 85 protestors and 4 policemen.”
Option A “Suppress with force” (95% chance)
Revolt in Vienna
1 step towards Authoritarianism
1 step towards Closed Society
Dissent +10
Option B “Negotiate with the protestors” (5% chance)
Money -25
1 step towards Democratic
1 step towards Open Society
1 step towards Dove Lobby
Dissent -5
August 1st – The Nanchang Uprising
KUOMINTANG
Will trigger between July 25th and August 10th
“On August 1st, 1927, Kuomintang troops in Nanchang defected following the dissolution of the Communist-Kuomintang alliance, and attempted to seize control of the city. They escaped a siege by Kuomintang forces on August 5th and withdrew to the Jinggang Mountains in western Jiangxi, a communist bastion. August 1st is widely regarded as the day of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.”
Option A “We must crush this with force!”
I can’t decide what to put here. By rights it should be the liberation of Communist China, who would be at war with the Kuomintang, but they would be crushed by the Kuomintang long before 1934, when the Long March began. I also can’t decide whether to represent the Long March by event or by actually just trying to work out AI that would have the CCP make their way to Shaanxi. When the Long March began 150,000 Communist soldiers broke through 400,000 Koumintang soldiers. Those kinds of numbers would have the CCP crushed in the seven-year prelude to the Long March unless we tell the Kuomintang AI not to attack them, which I suppose we could do. Another solution would be to represent the Nanchang Uprising and any other major battles as partisan uprisings, and then have a Long March event that establishes the communists in the north.
November 12th – Expel Trotsky?
USSR
Will fire between November 12th and November 21st
“In 1927 Stalin started using the Soviet secret police to infiltrate the United Opposition led by Leon Trotsky, and used the information gathered by this to have members of the Untied Opposition expelled or arrested. In October 1927, Trotsky and Grigory Zinoviev were expelled from the Central Committee. When the United Opposition tried to organize demonstrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power in November 1927, the demonstrations were dispersed with force and Trotsky and Zinoviev were expelled from the Communist Party. Their leading supporters were expelled a short time later, and in January 1928 Trotsky was exiled to Alma Ata in modern-day Kazakhstan, leaving no serious opposition to Stalin’s government.”
Option A “Expel and exile Trostky” (95% chance)
Sleep any ministers, leaders or techteams which are Trotsky
1 step towards Authoritarianism
1 step towards Closed Society
1 step towards Hawk Lobby
Belligerence +1.0
Option B “Allow him to remain” (5% chance)
No effect
December 14th – Iraqi Independence
UK
Will trigger between December 7th and 21st
“Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Empire’s middle-eastern lands were carved up between the United Kingdom and France. The United Kingdom gained control over Iraq, which was a League of Nations mandate since 1920. On December 14th, 1927, Iraq gained independence in name if not in fact, as the nation remained basically a puppet of the British government, and British troops remained in Iraq, largely to guard the large Kirkuk oil fields and the British pipeline that ran through Iraq and supplied the Royal Navy.”
Option A “Grant them independence” (98% chance)
Grant independence to Iraq (Puppet, alliance)
Belligerence -5.0
Oil +500
Money +50
Option B “They shall remain a British mandate” (2% chance)
No change
And finally, an idea: I think we should include an alternate history event chain wherein Trotsky can somehow become head of the USSR and begin a series of wars/reforms that make the game more exciting, especially if playing the USSR. The problem is, where would we put it? If we put it early in the game, it can be Trostsky and Zinoviev bumping off Stalin and seizing control of the USSR, and if we put it after Trotsky's exile, it can be a coup deposing Stalin and then a formal request for Trotsky to come back and become leader of the USSR. Also, what events could stem from that?
Any idea are great. The problem with this mod is there might not be all too much action in it because of the lack of serious wars in that time period, so I think any alternate history ones we can add are great. For example, I just had an idea of maybe a Central American League teaming up on the Cristeros if they do succeed in their war, while they're still weak the small Central American states and Mexico could ally to defeat them, etcetera. So anybody with ideas like this, I can make events for it.
