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Perhaps. But, since I despise CVs and Kaiserreich's universe has a delicate flavour of steampunk... Let's say that RNS Rebbeca will surely be an addition, not core of my fleet here :p

And I'll be sinking those God-dammned carriers one by one, I promise!
 
XI
Mustering the forces

(from: From Marx to Horner and Guérin; socialism in Western Europe before the Second Great War)

The Second American Revolution was recieved with enthusiasm in all the socialist world. Huge demonstrations were organised in Paris, London, Neapol, Mexico City, Calccuta and other capitals. Peoples all over the world sent a clear message; their sympathies lied with Jack Reed and the Syndicalists. Governments of France and Britain fullfiled their obligations by equipping several battalions of Reed's Workers' Milita and covertly providing fuel and supplies for the revolutionaries' growing army.

Their freedom of action was limited, however. On the 28th of April 1937, king Edward VII declared that "Until the US Navy recovers, the Royal Navy shall patrol the US territorial waters, preserving peace and stability in the region". This declaration was followed by a narrowly avoided naval skirmish between a British convoy and a Canadian cruiser, which resulted in yet another diplomatic crisis between the two states. When Canadian forces executed the so-called "Scheme 1" - occupation of New England and Alaska - all possible ways to deliver supplies for the CSA have been cut off.

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Major factions of the American Civil War;
red - Combined Syndicates of America
green - Pacific States of America
blue - United States of America
light blue - American Union State
teal - New England (Canadian protectorate)

The British reaction was quick. The CTU declared that Chariman elections will be held in March. The battle for the post turned out to be ferocious, with Oswald Mosley and Tom Mann's supporters having divided the Congress equally. The struggle took several days, until a breakthrough happened, when Arthur Horner, wishing to end this pitiful squabble, resigned from his post as General Secretary and put forward his candidature. He hoped that his authority would be enough to gather sufficient amount of votes and end the struggle, forcing through some kind of a compromise. This ambitious plan, however, became Horner's downfall. The secong voting, which took place several days later, showed that Horner's candidature only drew away less radical supporters of Tom Mann, leaving both moderate candidates powerless against the combined force of the Maximalists. By sunset, it became obvious that Mosley was triumphant, collecting 45% of votes, with other 55% distributed equally between Horner and Mann.

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Following the procedure, the newly elected Chairman voiced his opinion upon the General Secretary's post. Horner's supporters hoped that Mosley would restore Horner to his previous post, but that was not a case; instead, the Maximalist supporter and writer, Eric Blair, became the General Secretary. Surprising as it may seem, Mosley's move was well played; Blair has been a militia commander during the Revolution, and it was hoped that he will finally finish the army reform, commenced by the Federalists during the previous CTU. The final change made by Mosley was replacing the vacant Exchequer posts, which was filled by Welsh activist Nye Bevain, creator of the Union's Health Care system in the Thirties.

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With the new government established, the Second International Congress should take place as planned...

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Some tense politicking there, but at least Mosley is not hogging all the posts of authority.
 
Ey are those second congress in kaiserreich?
 
RGB -> Hey, I'm not playing a socialist country only to make it yet another Soviet Union with Mosley being Stalin mk. II ;)

Davisx3m -> Not yet. :)
 
Just noticed I forgot about Georgia... Got to correct this ^^'
 
Georgia is kinda Bolshevik, not sydincalist. So, they may not be invited.
 
The event structure is simmilar to the first congress - first there is an event where Britain decided whether to host the congress or not, and then there are events where socialist countries all over the world decide whether to participate or not (since I'm writing this events to suit the story, I did not write events for every possible socialist country; only for those that appear in my game). Every event has two choices, but AI_chance parameter is set to make acceptance 100% certain. So we're going to have a hell lot of things going on during the Congress. :)

Still, the Congress itself will be more random - there will be 10 countries attending (Georgian event has just been added), each of them with different problems and ways to solve them... That'll be some coding. I'll try to write it all this week, filling the time with yet another in-universe (but not gameplay) update. All in all, we have Mosley + Orwell tandem in charge, which means curious things may happen. :cool:

EDIT: By the way, dear readers - which non-gameplay update style suits you best? Memoirs, speeches, newspaper articles, history book? I'm just curious. :)
 
Loving these events, and I like the direction you're taking Mosley - it's all too easy to turn him into Stalin in Kaiserreich. Nice to see Blair/Orwell taking a more prominent position too. His appointment makes my '1984' event make a lot of sense, here it is if you want to use it:

Code:
event = {
id = 999998
random = no
country = ENG
picture = "soviet_directive"
style = 0

date = { day = 8 month = june year = 1944 } # 5 years to the day before 1984 was published

name = "Comrade Blair's book is published"
desc = "Eric Arthur Blair's long-awaited vision of the future, entitled 'The Union in Forty Years', is finally running off the national presses. In it, Comrade Blair offers an inspiring vision of how far the Union of Britain will have come by 1984, describing a period of peace and prosperity for workers not only within our island, but across the world. The book will serve as a much-needed boost to morale in these trying times, and has been distributed to all members of the armed forces and national workforce."

action_a = {
name = "An excellent read!"
command = { type = dissent value = -5 } #Quite a hefty effect, much like the opposite effect the OTL book had on its publication
}
}

I enjoy history book, memoirs and speeches - anything with a historical flavour is great.
 
Good work, sir. Really enjoying this.

I enjoy history book style updates the most, but speeches are also very cool. A well written speech can convey both a story and a character.:cool:
 
XII
Opening

Eric Blair climbed the podium. He was quite nervous. He had been the General Secretary for less than two months, but he already had to face numerous difficulties, associated with organising the International Congress. His post was equivalent to pre-war's Prime Minister - and it carried a simmilar load of responsibility. There were moments when he envied his younger self - the one who was storming York in 1925, fearing only that he won't make it in time to aid his comrades assaulting the York Castle. Back then, everything was clear and simple. Now... It has become complicated. Politics.

He adjusted the microphone and cleared his throat. The House of Congress - or Commons, as it used to be called before the revolution - was crowed with people. Not only congressmen, but also visitors and delegates from all over the world. For a short second, he made eye contact with a sturdy man, smoking a pipe. He recognised him instantly. Ernest Hemingway, writer and journalist from Daily Worker, the same newspaper comrade Reed used to work in before becoming leader of the CSA. Blair blinked and the American blended back into the crowd. Well, he'd have to try to catch him in the evening. Or perhaps sometime later... The Congress was planned to take at least two weeks. He'd have enough time to do this.

"Comrades delegates" He started his speech. The silent whispering dissappeared instantly "We gather here, in London, in perhaps the most important moment in our history. The First Congress, held by our great French friends, has turned out to be a grand success and and inspiration for the Third Internationale. Still, events of the previous year require us to refine our approach, to take a more decisive stand against our foes."

People crowded in the House of Congress were completely silent, waiting for him to continue. Blair has already witnessed this state during Horner or Mosley's speeches. Still, he was quite surprised to reach this effect so quickly on his own. Oh well.

"We all know the news. The fall of Chicago and narrow escape of comrade Reed have shocked the whole socialist world. Therefore, we must act quickly and swiftly. I realise that many of you crave blood. Personally, I believe in peace. I believe that peace is achievable without bloodshed, through conversation and negotiation, not negation. But it seems that world is not that simple. Long and Curtis are bloodthirsty and treacherous. Their protectors - Edward VIII and Wilhelm II - are those who stand between our justice and their crimes. But the time of reckoning has not come yet. The Red Shield - French Robespierre's Line and our Republican Navy - is ready. But we still need time to craft a sword. A sword that will become our Damocles, a sword that will hang above imperialists' necks, ready to fall should they do a false step."

He paused for a while, taking a deep breath. His legs were shaking and he had to lean towards the pulpit in order to maintain stability. He never thought this would be so exhausting and stressful... Still, he had to carry on.

"But even if we can't fight directly, we must not stand still, waiting for our enemies to strike. The most pressing matter is the survival - and I want to make it clear, comrade Reed is now fighitng for his survival - of the Combined Syndicates of America. All our actions, all our plans, must be made, keeping this in mind. We must be united. We must walk forward toghether, fighitng with all our united strenght, until victory is achieved. Therefore, I announce the beginning of the Second International Congress!"

After a moment of silence, the chamber exploded. Applause, cheers, occasional "All hail Brittania!" slogan - all this mixed together into a hardly bearable noise. Blair smiled slightly, feeling as all the stress leaves his body, draining him of all his remaining strenght. But he was glad. Truely happy. For he knew that a very interesting time has come.

A time in which he'd have a chance to become one of those building the world anew.
 
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A fiery Shield-and-Sword speech that's sure to be taught to all the kids in school should you win.

That's the downside of this kind of thing, for later generations at least :D
 
The 'Sword of Damocles Speech' as it came to be known was a bane for me at school, lemme tell you. I don't know how many times I had to write essays on 'To what extent was the Sword of Damocles Speech representative of the aims and achievements of the Internationale and Britain in the 1930s?'.
 
Arise from the dead, thread!

First of all - this is not an update. At least, not yet. ;)
Secondly - it seems I've finally found the willingness to complete the Second Congress' events and proceed with the AAR, this time on a new, improved, KR 1.1 platform ^^

My plan is to launch a new game (with my custom events included, of course), play it all the way up to V 1937, keeping events mentioned in the AAR as they were (if the game refused to cooperate, I could always temporarly edit the AI event choice chances), add the events regarding the Second International Congress and then let the ball roll forward. The question is - is there anyone out there interested in seeing this AAR ressurected? :)
 
Just started reading... but Goa'uld-King George pic is immense!

Wat? :eek: But he doesn't have glowing eyes and stuff... Maybe he's speaking with an echo, but it's hard to tell from the picture ^^'

OK, just started recreating the V 1937 situation. I've noticed the team made quite a lot of changes in British Fleet's composition - I'm currently editing the savefile, trying to at least bring back the Grand Fleet. Plus it's good to see I've gained new readers ^^