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That British landing was really neat - it looked just like a coordinated allied action should look! 
These premature liberation events are a problem I think. I've seen Poland (after Soviet liberation) fall once or twice and Allied liberation of the Netherlands, Belgium or France usually seems to go badly!
Italy is in big trouble, isn't it? Although Germany will no doubt find some divisions to form a defensive line sooner or later, every bit of pressure helps.
These premature liberation events are a problem I think. I've seen Poland (after Soviet liberation) fall once or twice and Allied liberation of the Netherlands, Belgium or France usually seems to go badly!
Italy is in big trouble, isn't it? Although Germany will no doubt find some divisions to form a defensive line sooner or later, every bit of pressure helps.
Dutch liberation isn't that much of a problem if East Indies are still free, it would only ease your pain then .
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Is the liberated Dutch capital in the Netherlands or in Dutch Guinea? In the latter case they are doomed.
A very fine reading aar. I enjoyed it. Is there a final chapter on the conquest of Germany?
Greetings
Greetings
I'd say at this point a small landing in Greece might help keep the Russkies out of all of Eastern Europe.
Chapter XIII - Italian Ambition
Chapter XIII
Italian Ambition
Italian Ambition
As expected, this Chapter will be mostly about taking care of Italy. As you might remember from last time, I have two beachheads in Italy: one in Sicily (almost got to Messina!) and one around Napoli. Resistance in France has become more and more stiff, so the fate of the war now depends primarily on the USSR, or more precisely whether they can hold out as long as required. As it has been suggested, I could probably help them out a lot by making yet another landing somewhere on the Balkans, but unfortunatelly I don't have the forces to do that yet.
By the 5th of June, 1943, I had my third landing in Italy, in Taranto, and the first one had reached Messina and was ready to leave Sicily. To ensure their safety (and basically their ability to even get accross the Strait of Messina) I positioned Nimitz's USN First SAG in the Strait. During that time, the fighting didn't stop in the North either: the Sightseeing Sixth entered Germany proper, in Aachen:
They took pictures and everything!
The Italian Front recieved some reinforcements on the 15th of June.
The 6th Armoured Corps and the 1st Reserve Corps will help secure Italy that much faster.
The British are prepared for the eventuality that Spain joins the Axis:
They almost have more soldiers in Gibraltar than on their Home Islands.
By the 21th of June, the 14th Armoured 'Liberator' Division reached the formerly so magnificent Maginot Line, now reduced only to a mere shadow of its former self. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, since this made my job a lot easier, not having to take back the mighty fortresses. (Also note that the idea of blowing up the Maginot by decision was not mine, I only turned the event devised by PI into a decision.) On the next day, Patton arrived in Napoli in person. The man in charge in the Africa Expeditionary Force (an Army Group by the way) likes to see the battlefield for himself. Later that day Rome was taken without firing a single shot. Both the Garrison and the HQ there retreated immediately.
While that's very nice of them, it costed them 10 points of National Unity. Losing a major city without a fight is not really a good idea, no matter the historical importance of the place.
With all of the Netherlands already liberated and the fighting moved into Germany, Belgium was liberated on the 28th of June. I'm not yet sure if the inivisble Supply transfer will help or hinder my advance, we'll see. Technically it should help, since the required supplies go directly to the Belgian capital but unfortunatelly I have no idea where that is. I mean I know it should be in Bruxelles, but I can't see the marker anywhere... But that might be fixed in a few days. The Dutch capital returned to Amsterdam at least.
Italian forces attempted a counterattack along the Northern shore of the boot, but they ended up getting themselves surrounded by the fresh reinforcements.
They should have formed a proper line of defense instead.
Come to think of it, I'm kinda sad about the Italians. They are stuck fighting in a foreign country in a foreign land while their own homeland is under attack and basically defended only by Slovakian and Serbian forces, which are even worse than Italians! (Alright, there are a few German Divisions here and there, but far from enough to have a chance.)
They are retreating mostly in order.
On the 27th of July, France was finally cut off from Germany proper, only accessible through soon-to-fall Italy.
The rest of France should be liberated (or at least secured, because I don't plan to actually liberate them for quite some time now) by the end of the Summer of '43.
Then I suddenly found the Italians:
Will this newly found 10 or so Divisions cause trouble for the American invaders? Find out in the next Chapter!
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Nope. At the moment only the USSR is at war with both Japan and the Germans and they are holding off both!
Hmmm, maybe we can see Patton vacationing in Moscow? Heheheheh... After all, Oppenheimer's little friend isn't going anywhere. *EVIL LAUGHTER*
Just took the time to read through this, and I have to say it's a blast. I usually don't like majors like the US but I'm a sucker for HPP and I like the forthright way you present it all. It's a good advertisement for the mod and I'll definitely consider it if I'm ever trying to sell HPP to someone.
Still using unescorted transports, I see. Well, I guess that some people never learn
In Berlin by Christmas?
In Berlin by Christmas?
Still using unescorted transports, I see. Well, I guess that some people never learn
Yeah, I didn't even realise that the SAG was left states-side until the transports were already in the Mediterranean. But it wasn't intentional this time...
In Berlin by Christmas?
Well, the British maybe, but definitely not me. And even then it will be under Dutch control
And even then it will be under Dutch control
This game cracks me up sometimes
Great update, though I'd love to see Europe in its entirety and Asia as well.
Cheers
Moe
Things are looking good! How is the Soviet front though?
Perhaps those Italian divisions are just staying out the way and hoping for Mussolini to fall soon?
Perhaps those Italian divisions are just staying out the way and hoping for Mussolini to fall soon?
I'm looking forward to the eventual defeat of Franco. How's John S. Wood doing BTW? He is an awesome general and I always make him the commander of the first armored division I build as the US. In any event, I'd like some updates about your research and production. Also, what will your postwar policy in Spain be? Any chance of some of the ethnic minorities getting their own countries?
Those transports are hardly unarmed, 2000 Shermans would fire at anything that moved on the sea
Would not do much to 14 inch armor of Littorio class BB. Especiallly on the distance where 15inch guns would become effective. ;-)Those transports are hardly unarmed, 2000 Shermans would fire at anything that moved on the sea