HE has Britain on his side. British could land couple of divisions in Normandy to totaly confuse French.
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What luck, Myth. It seems your hiatus coincided with my own. I had some catching up to do with December's material but I am fully read up through now. Thank goodness the Turkish situation is finally solved. I feared for that poor man's life. And not because of Stalin...I feared for his liver. 
Great to see you back at it. And you'll be pleased to know I am back reading it.
Great to see you back at it. And you'll be pleased to know I am back reading it.
Mythos1978: Thanks, and great to have you along!
General Jac: Yeah, just a bit...
4th Dimension: True, but remember how incompetent Britain is in this game
coz1: That is indeed quite some luck! And yes, I'm sure Kuznetsov's liver is very thankful that the campaign is over. I'm truly glad to have to back, I missed your comments back in December!
Update coming up in a bit!
General Jac: Yeah, just a bit...
4th Dimension: True, but remember how incompetent Britain is in this game
coz1: That is indeed quite some luck! And yes, I'm sure Kuznetsov's liver is very thankful that the campaign is over. I'm truly glad to have to back, I missed your comments back in December!
Update coming up in a bit!
The Kremlin
August 3, 1936
Stalin again sat behind his desk, straining his face to smile at the men before him, half of whom were incompetent fools. They were the same men who had been present on July 18, though Lazar Kaganovich was attending the meeting as well, and Maksim Litvinov had brought along Andrei Vyshinskij, who had recently arrived from Iraq. Taking a deep breath through his pipe, Stalin leaned back into his chair and released a swirling cloud of smoke and continued gazing at these men before him through its filter. Stalin tapped ash out of his pipe before finally speaking, beginning the meeting.
“Comrade Kaganovich, I am eager to hear what plans you have for the vast industrial capacity of the Soviet Union. Tell me all of them, through to 1942. I noticed and understood that you could not make the July 18th conference, thus making your presence and contribution here even more important.”
Kaganovich smiled, his cheeks dimpling in a fashion that any upstanding Soviet woman would find almost irresistibly cute, before speaking. “Comrade Stalin, I do extend my apologies for my previous absence and hope that my humble contribution today will make up for it.” With such pleasantries out of the way, he began speaking of his plans. “As you know, in early January we began producing the armament required for one mountain rifle division, as well as one hundred and eighty standard rifle divisions, in ten series of eighteen ‘units,’ as they are. Training for the men of these units has continued apace with this production. These are the plans for 1936. In 1937, however, I expect that we will begin another round of production. This round will focus on armored divisions; I hope to produce the equipment for four, as well as interceptors, close air support craft and cavalry. Unit numbers for these range from a grand total of sixteen interceptor squadrons and twenty-four close air support squadrons to four cavalry divisions. Building upon this, in 1938 I aim to produce artillery and equipment for military police, as well as for motorized and airborne rifle divisions. Again, unit numbers would be in the range of five and twenty-seven brigades of the first two and forty-one and six in the case of the second two, respectively.”
Kaganovich halted his talk to cough into a patchwork handkerchief before continuing. “In 1939, the plan will be for the Soviet Union to create six squadrons worth of transport planes, as well as the equipment for five Front headquarters. 1940 represents the final year of new production. In this year, the equipment for another six Front headquarters will begin their production serials, as well as equipment for two brigades of combat engineers, twelve brigades of armored cars and twelve brigades of self-propelled artillery. To top this effort off will be the production of equipment for twenty-six divisions of mechanized rifle infantry. All in all, this will be a monumental gearing of our industry toward the inevitable future war. This is my plan, Comrade Stalin.”
Stalin blinked, slightly overwhelmed by Kaganovich’s plans. He was almost afraid that Kaganovich was being overly optimistic, at a time when misplaced optimism could lead to defeat in war. He was about to mention this, but suddenly decided against it. Instead, he turned to his foreign policy ministers, Maksim Litvinov and Andrei Vyshinskij. “Comrades Litvinov and Vyshinskij, I understand that you have something to report. On Iraq, I believe?”
Litvinov turned his head to look at Vyshinskij, who nodded. Stalin made an effort, fortunately successfully, not to stare at Vyshinskij’s outfit, though he was forced to wonder what sort of madmen he had controlling his foreign policy and resolved to speak with Litvinov about it later. At that moment, however, Vyshinskij began to speak. “Yes, well, uhm, Comrade Stalin! As you know, I was sent to Iraq at the request of Field Marshal Vacietis to sort out the political details of a Communist Iraqi puppet regime, to secure the flow of oil from its oil fields. I am pleased to say that I have been successful in my task, and a fully informed and rational Communist Iraqi group is prepared to take power under our auspices, with the help of Vacietis. Unlike Persia, they are expected not to offer any trouble whatsoever. Additionally, Vacietis asked me to inform you that the campaign is going well and he expects it to end before the end of the month. This is all I have to report, Comrade.”
Stalin nodded and eyed the man warily before turning away. He blinked as his head turned, was that a dagger he saw under the man’s black cloak? Were his guards stupid and incompetent? He sighed quietly to himself as he looked toward Tukhachevskij, who had more information on the ongoing Franco-German War. “Comrade Tukhachevskij, what news do you bear on the conflict between the French and the Germans?”
“Comrade Stalin, I bring news of warfare in the Rhineland and of French advances elsewhere! As you will recall, on July 18th the French had reached Nuremberg and Munich. The Germans seem to be counterattacking, reports are coming that they have regained the Rhineland as well as Nuremberg. At the same time, however, the French have pushed into what was once Czechoslovakia and have begun what seems to be an advance on Berlin, having occupied Dresden. Their position is very tenuous, and it is my professional opinion that the Germans will gain the upper hand and in the end force at least stalemate upon the French, or perhaps actually manage to take the war into their territory. Only future events will reveal this to us. Additionally, I wish to mention that the Germans have dealt with the troublesome Bulgarians and Greeks. We now have three borders with the Fascists. These are in the Baltic, in Bessarabia and in the Balkans.”
Stalin nodded. “Thank you, Comrade Tukhachevskij. I have no more questions or requests, you all may leave. Comrade Tukhachevskij, could you please leave your map here? I will have it returned later today.”
As they filed out of the room, Stalin took the map that Tukhachevskij left behind and looked at Europe.
Europe, feeling another round of great strife approaching, on August 3, 1936.
August 3, 1936
Stalin again sat behind his desk, straining his face to smile at the men before him, half of whom were incompetent fools. They were the same men who had been present on July 18, though Lazar Kaganovich was attending the meeting as well, and Maksim Litvinov had brought along Andrei Vyshinskij, who had recently arrived from Iraq. Taking a deep breath through his pipe, Stalin leaned back into his chair and released a swirling cloud of smoke and continued gazing at these men before him through its filter. Stalin tapped ash out of his pipe before finally speaking, beginning the meeting.
“Comrade Kaganovich, I am eager to hear what plans you have for the vast industrial capacity of the Soviet Union. Tell me all of them, through to 1942. I noticed and understood that you could not make the July 18th conference, thus making your presence and contribution here even more important.”
Kaganovich smiled, his cheeks dimpling in a fashion that any upstanding Soviet woman would find almost irresistibly cute, before speaking. “Comrade Stalin, I do extend my apologies for my previous absence and hope that my humble contribution today will make up for it.” With such pleasantries out of the way, he began speaking of his plans. “As you know, in early January we began producing the armament required for one mountain rifle division, as well as one hundred and eighty standard rifle divisions, in ten series of eighteen ‘units,’ as they are. Training for the men of these units has continued apace with this production. These are the plans for 1936. In 1937, however, I expect that we will begin another round of production. This round will focus on armored divisions; I hope to produce the equipment for four, as well as interceptors, close air support craft and cavalry. Unit numbers for these range from a grand total of sixteen interceptor squadrons and twenty-four close air support squadrons to four cavalry divisions. Building upon this, in 1938 I aim to produce artillery and equipment for military police, as well as for motorized and airborne rifle divisions. Again, unit numbers would be in the range of five and twenty-seven brigades of the first two and forty-one and six in the case of the second two, respectively.”
Kaganovich halted his talk to cough into a patchwork handkerchief before continuing. “In 1939, the plan will be for the Soviet Union to create six squadrons worth of transport planes, as well as the equipment for five Front headquarters. 1940 represents the final year of new production. In this year, the equipment for another six Front headquarters will begin their production serials, as well as equipment for two brigades of combat engineers, twelve brigades of armored cars and twelve brigades of self-propelled artillery. To top this effort off will be the production of equipment for twenty-six divisions of mechanized rifle infantry. All in all, this will be a monumental gearing of our industry toward the inevitable future war. This is my plan, Comrade Stalin.”
Stalin blinked, slightly overwhelmed by Kaganovich’s plans. He was almost afraid that Kaganovich was being overly optimistic, at a time when misplaced optimism could lead to defeat in war. He was about to mention this, but suddenly decided against it. Instead, he turned to his foreign policy ministers, Maksim Litvinov and Andrei Vyshinskij. “Comrades Litvinov and Vyshinskij, I understand that you have something to report. On Iraq, I believe?”
Litvinov turned his head to look at Vyshinskij, who nodded. Stalin made an effort, fortunately successfully, not to stare at Vyshinskij’s outfit, though he was forced to wonder what sort of madmen he had controlling his foreign policy and resolved to speak with Litvinov about it later. At that moment, however, Vyshinskij began to speak. “Yes, well, uhm, Comrade Stalin! As you know, I was sent to Iraq at the request of Field Marshal Vacietis to sort out the political details of a Communist Iraqi puppet regime, to secure the flow of oil from its oil fields. I am pleased to say that I have been successful in my task, and a fully informed and rational Communist Iraqi group is prepared to take power under our auspices, with the help of Vacietis. Unlike Persia, they are expected not to offer any trouble whatsoever. Additionally, Vacietis asked me to inform you that the campaign is going well and he expects it to end before the end of the month. This is all I have to report, Comrade.”
Stalin nodded and eyed the man warily before turning away. He blinked as his head turned, was that a dagger he saw under the man’s black cloak? Were his guards stupid and incompetent? He sighed quietly to himself as he looked toward Tukhachevskij, who had more information on the ongoing Franco-German War. “Comrade Tukhachevskij, what news do you bear on the conflict between the French and the Germans?”
“Comrade Stalin, I bring news of warfare in the Rhineland and of French advances elsewhere! As you will recall, on July 18th the French had reached Nuremberg and Munich. The Germans seem to be counterattacking, reports are coming that they have regained the Rhineland as well as Nuremberg. At the same time, however, the French have pushed into what was once Czechoslovakia and have begun what seems to be an advance on Berlin, having occupied Dresden. Their position is very tenuous, and it is my professional opinion that the Germans will gain the upper hand and in the end force at least stalemate upon the French, or perhaps actually manage to take the war into their territory. Only future events will reveal this to us. Additionally, I wish to mention that the Germans have dealt with the troublesome Bulgarians and Greeks. We now have three borders with the Fascists. These are in the Baltic, in Bessarabia and in the Balkans.”
Stalin nodded. “Thank you, Comrade Tukhachevskij. I have no more questions or requests, you all may leave. Comrade Tukhachevskij, could you please leave your map here? I will have it returned later today.”
As they filed out of the room, Stalin took the map that Tukhachevskij left behind and looked at Europe.
Europe, feeling another round of great strife approaching, on August 3, 1936.
Only 4 Tank divisions being produced? You surely need to produce a lot more in the future though if you are to compete with the German panzers.
But I guess it's mostly Inf and IC for now?
But I guess it's mostly Inf and IC for now?
Not being aware of the game mechanics, I'll assume you are planning smartly, but regardless, you are certainly planning something. It's about to begin. The feeling is palpable. Perhaps you can catch Germany while they are still embroiled with France deep in their interior (strange shot, that.)
Oil fields , good !
I think it's especially hilarious that Discomb tried his best to cut off any possible advantage you have in Europe through a blitz on the USSR/Neutral border only to neglect his natural expansion (France) and get attacked there XD .
I think it's especially hilarious that Discomb tried his best to cut off any possible advantage you have in Europe through a blitz on the USSR/Neutral border only to neglect his natural expansion (France) and get attacked there XD .
Not USA. It's Equatorial Africa. They are playing a modded game without guaranties and events, and since Germans are Allied with British, in order to reduce the amount of fronts to Europe, ALL British territories outside British Isles were given to Equatorial Africa. Same is for French and I suppose also for Belgium and Holland, in order to make their annexation easier.Marchalk_Zjukov said:
Can just someone tell me the current situation and who is playing against who, because im more the watching guy not reading.
Myth is playing as USSR, while Discomb and his brother are Germany and Britain respectively, and are in alliance against Myth. Currently they are not at war with each other but are clearing the battlefield by crushing neutrals.Delex said:
Two updates providing a nice strategic overview. Very funny when certain ministers cannot even find maps of western Europe. Iraq is under control, and the Germans now have a pretty solid border with you, except for Poland. It must have caused Discomb some consternation when the French came flooding in his back door.
Marchalk_Zjukov: Thanks! And as someone else's answered your latter question, I won't myself
Mythos1978 The USA is totally neutral
General Jac: No IC, that's coming from conquest, though lots of infantry definitely. Remember the first STAVKA report, when I had a screenshot of 10 series of 18 infantry divisions each
coz1: Well, I'm actually somewhat role-playing so I'm not developing my army as intelligently as I could be doing. Also, these early years are just for positioning--we had a gentleman's agreement that our war would start during the spring of 1942, when we both figured our respective armies would be created. This would thus make the war a relatively even test of skill (and luck). Sorry to disappoint, but I won't be catching him with his pants down like that, except maybe from a positioning point of view
canonized: Yep, I have plenty of oilfields now, and Discomb is jealous. And yes, he did not expect the French invasion at all.
4th Dimension: Just about, yeah. EQA got all overseas possessions--from Hawaii and Panama to the Congo to India to Indochina and Indonesia and Korea
Marchalk_Zjukov: Given that they're all national provinces as well, its 300+
Delex: What 4th Dimension said.
4th Dimension: I'll also add that we're using the time to build up the armies we want to use when war does come. Everyone, of course, needs the right army for the right job, hence focusing all available IC on production and conquering other states for more IC!
grayghost: Maybe just a bit, since I doubt he trusted me much, but I doubt he was overly worried, for the reasons I described to coz1 above
Comment day again, folks!
Mythos1978 The USA is totally neutral
General Jac: No IC, that's coming from conquest, though lots of infantry definitely. Remember the first STAVKA report, when I had a screenshot of 10 series of 18 infantry divisions each
coz1: Well, I'm actually somewhat role-playing so I'm not developing my army as intelligently as I could be doing. Also, these early years are just for positioning--we had a gentleman's agreement that our war would start during the spring of 1942, when we both figured our respective armies would be created. This would thus make the war a relatively even test of skill (and luck). Sorry to disappoint, but I won't be catching him with his pants down like that, except maybe from a positioning point of view
canonized: Yep, I have plenty of oilfields now, and Discomb is jealous. And yes, he did not expect the French invasion at all.
4th Dimension: Just about, yeah. EQA got all overseas possessions--from Hawaii and Panama to the Congo to India to Indochina and Indonesia and Korea
Marchalk_Zjukov: Given that they're all national provinces as well, its 300+
Delex: What 4th Dimension said.
4th Dimension: I'll also add that we're using the time to build up the armies we want to use when war does come. Everyone, of course, needs the right army for the right job, hence focusing all available IC on production and conquering other states for more IC!
grayghost: Maybe just a bit, since I doubt he trusted me much, but I doubt he was overly worried, for the reasons I described to coz1 above
Comment day again, folks!
Discomb is so cornered with France. He must be clean up this mess if he want to be ready for the spring of 42.
Because France caught Discomb with his pants down and is now spearheading his rear, before he turns around and returns the favor to the France's displeasure.
