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It's great to see the war effort continuing. I have followed your war for many months and I'm still keen to see how it comes out. Now some progress in the East but the Soviets never give up! The new turbojets seem to dominate the skies.
 
August 1945 part 1

Mediterranean campaign
The Italian surface fleet attacked the US invasion force, while its recon units discovered that 83 American divisions were based in Tunis and Tripoli alone, showing the continued strength of the USA. The question is: can it land these men anywhere successfully on Fortress Europa? The Royal Navy helped the attack by launching carrier based strikes on Italian air bases in Palermo.






The USA also attempted landings in Palermo and Catania, nearly successfully taking Catania after the two Italian divisions were seriously depleted in strength and organisation in the ensuing battles. Sicily holds, but for how long this can be maintained is unknown.







The Italian navy was relatively successful with deterring US attacks, albeit at the loss of a heavy cruiser. The German u-boats in the region had an even bigger success as they sunk an American capital ship and several transports with soldiers on board, a quick reminder of its former glories.




The Italian Air Force performed spectacularly with there being several major air battles over the Gulf of Gabès, all ending in Italian victories.





Campaign in France
Fortress Europa did indeed appear penetrable as within a few days of the US attack on Malta, American forces launched an amphibious assault on Lorient and then Brest! In the face of such concentrated force by specialist troops German forces had to retreat. But the German leadership felt prepared, ordering troops all along the French coast to move towards Brittany and form a defence from Avranches-Le Mans-Cholet. One unit at Brest was ordered to fight to the death, as units in Lorient inexcusably retreated to Brest, with all units evading complete destruction. None-the-less the loss of the two garrison units is a blow to the Heer.












The Luftwaffe ordered several of its interceptor units to rebase in France and repulse Allied bombers in order to support German forces in the area. This was met with general success, until the British Royal Air Force appeared over France in strength. It seems the RAF is bigger in strength then the USAAF, it was just more concerned with defending its own air space beforehand. The German leadership attributed this to the V-1 attacks. The rockets were also used to devastate US supply lines by targeting Brest's infrastructure.






Eastern front
On Germany's eastern front the Red Army continued to attack the territory around Stalingrad, with no further success since it recaptured the two provinces east of the Volga. Saratov was voluntarily abandoned in order to strengthen the defences around the city.





Situation in Asia
The campaign in Asia between USA and Japan experienced fluid changes, with it being unpredictable. Japan had completely retaken Korea from Australian forces, as well as landing in Guam and Singapore. Australia captured Truk, is a major naval and air base. It is assumed the USA will win in the end, but the question is: when?

 
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It's great to see the war effort continuing. I have followed your war for many months and I'm still keen to see how it comes out. Now some progress in the East but the Soviets never give up! The new turbojets seem to dominate the skies.
Thankyou. I'm keep to find out how it all ends as well! Indeed, the damn Red Army has yet to be broken. Yeah I think the air war has been relatively easy for me as I over-dedicated IC to interceptors, I guess 30-35 is enough (I think I had around 50 at one point). I've never played so far as to reach turbojet interceptors before, and I have never been nuked before, so we'll see if this game is a first for me!
 
August 1945 part 2

Netherlands Campaign
The UK launched a variety of attacks on the occupied-Netherlands after most of the troops in the region had been moved to tackle the Americans in Brittany. The German surface fleet was called to respond, sinking much of the British and Dutch invasion force. Presumably the exiled Dutch government had a say on Britain's military strategy.




Following continued UK attacks, the Royal Navy had supported the invasion with a modern carrier. The Kriegsmarine hoped to be within reach of the vessel due to the advantage it had in positioning. Unfortunately this hope led to the devastation of much of Germany's surface fleet, including the sinking of the Bismarck. At least the Netherlands held firm.







Brittany Campaign
After retreating to the Avranches-Le Mans-Cholet and now Nantes line, the German force counter-attacked the American army with great success. By the 24th the entire American army in France had been destroyed.










The USAAF also took a more aggressive posture, as it destroyed several V-1 rockets based in Paris. V-1s nonetheless managed to evade the Allied air forces and destroy much of England's infrastructure.





Italian Campaign
The Regia Marina was over-confident with its success after several victories against the US navy. This lead to the virtual destruction of its capital fleet, the defence of the Mediterranean just became even harder.




Germany's eastern front
A small offensive was also launched against the USSR, with the successful encirclement or over-running of several Red Army divisions.




 
Wow, Germany is really being pushed on all fronts, but is holding in the South and West and advancing in the East. Heavy and irreplaceable losses at sea may mean still more invasions.

It's a shame the V-1's cannot be targeted on USA fleets, though England has to be spending lots of IC on repairs.

The march to Moscow and Leningrad continues!
 
Great stuff! Nice to see you keeping air superiority this late. Too bad your Navy took a licking near Holland as that pretty much means no Seelowe for another two years. I have no idea what your plans in the East are? Your armies in the West need reinforcement just like the ones in the East but you have only 44 MP left! You still have 3 months before winter. Typhoon time?
 
Wow, Germany is really being pushed on all fronts, but is holding in the South and West and advancing in the East. Heavy and irreplaceable losses at sea may mean still more invasions.
Indeed, Gringo has made a great mod. It is just disappointing about the major hardcoded issue of the AI not reinforcing its amphibious invasions. I did try and give the USA a chance by taking my time in reorganization, but I'm not sure if the AI ever sends more troops into France after successfully landing. Good to see the AI uses all marine invasion forces though, I suppose that's due to good hardcoding (or Gringo's edits, I do not know).

It's a shame the V-1's cannot be targeted on USA fleets, though England has to be spending lots of IC on repairs.
Were they able to in real life? I thought one major deficiency of the V-1s was their inaccuracy.

The march to Moscow and Leningrad continues!
Yep, the Soviet Union can still be beaten!

Great stuff! Nice to see you keeping air superiority this late.
Thanks, yeah it is quite handy. I just hope its enough to avoid the USA dropping any nuclear bombs on Germany!

Too bad your Navy took a licking near Holland as that pretty much means no Seelowe for another two years.
True, I haven't really planned for a Seelowe yet, still need to destroy the Red bear!

I have no idea what your plans in the East are? Your armies in the West need reinforcement just like the ones in the East but you have only 44 MP left! You still have 3 months before winter. Typhoon time?
I think my plans in the East are just to attack the USSR wherever its most vulnerable, so long as I can keep my troops supplied. My ESE in Saratov (province north of Stalingrad) was 11%. My manpower situation is quite dire, which is why I've been prioritizing my reinforcements quite specifically (mainly after reading panzergeneral's great AAR).
 
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Yes, you are correct that the V-1 was a point-and-hope inaccurate weapon. I just meant that it is tremendous firepower if only you could target a ship or division with it.

Watching out for the next update!
 
Mr_B0narpte, my recent reseach indicates that you might not have to worry about nukes. The USA will likely have a little stockpile of 2 or 3 by now, but since you havent taken the UK home isles, it's democratic stance may mean it is not desperate so could be self-restrained about using them. Worry if you start winning.
I note your 43 Inf is un-brigaded, they would do better with brigades.
You only need Leningrad and Moscow to get the bitter peace. Form a defensive line at Stalingrad and move everything north to push on these two cities. It is a pity summer is almost over.
Good luck, and please continue.
Are you military controlling Japan & Italy & all other axis allies ? You should be.
You are infrastructure reducing London, a sign of your desperation.
The screen prints are very clear & sharp.

Actually you do need to take Sverdlovsk to trigger the bitter peace, if JAP doesnt hold Vladivostok. But forming the defensive line at Stalingrad is still good advice. If you advance further north east your line will become so long and thin that I fear SOV forces will break through and you will likely have to retreat from the north east anyhow.
 
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Hi. Regarding your last two posts with images, I see only messages from Photobucket regarding upgrading for more bandwidth and - sadly - no images.

Good luck with the war.
 
I just meant that it is tremendous firepower if only you could target a ship or division with it.
Very true, it probably would#ve been a game-changer for the Battle of the Atlantic if it could target ships.

Mr_B0narpte, my recent reseach indicates that you might not have to worrk about nukes. The USA will likely have a little stockpile of 2 or 3 by now, but since you havent taken the UK home isles, it's democratic stance may mean it is not desperate so could be self-restrained about using them.
I hope so. Maybe my battering of the USAAF bombers has also had its effect on preventing nuke attacks.
Worry if you start winning.
Duly noted, but if I start winning I'll probably be swept away with over-confidence!
I note your 43 Inf is un-brigaded, they would do better with brigades.
You only need Leningrad and Moscow to get the bitter peace. Form a defensive line at Stalingrad and move everything north to push on these two cities. It is a pity summer is almost over.... Actually you do need to take Sverdlovsk to trigger the bitter peace, if JAP doesnt hold Vladivostok. But forming the defensive line at Stalingrad is still good advice. If you advance further north east your line will become so long and thin that I fear SOV forces will break through and you will likely have to retreat from the north east anyhow.
We'll see what I can achieve before the summer of '45 is out :D

Watching out for the next update!
Good luck, and please continue.
Thankyou, I'll make another update.... sometime in the future :blush:
Are you military controlling Japan & Italy & all other axis allies ? You should be.
I have MC over Italy and the European Axis miniors. MCing Japan, to me, feels too ahistorical and would be too much effort for me. Plus I find it interesting to see how the USA and Japan AI battle it out.
You are infrastructure reducing London, a sign of your desperation.
The UK isn't much of a threat, but I can't really use the V rockets elsewhere.
The screen prints are very clear & sharp.
Thanks, I just use use the F11 button to take them, then convert them to PNG. I'm using a HDMI cable for my computer, if that makes any difference, I have no idea.

Hi. Regarding your last two posts with images, I see only messages from Photobucket regarding upgrading for more bandwidth and - sadly - no images.
Hello, thanks for notifying me. I think it applies to all the Photobucket images. It's because I've uploaded so many pictures using them, combined with the amount of people viewing them, that I've reached the bandwidth limit for this month. To solve it I could pay to use them, but I'm a cheap skate. :p I could also find a different website and re-upload all those screenshots but I'm too lazy. :blush: It should all be 'fixed' by 1st February.
Good luck with the war.
Thankyou :)
 
It does not seem to apply to all the images. Checking 2 other pages some images are displaying today, although most are not. OK, will check Feb 1st when your account gets new bandwidth cap. Seems the Wehrmacht war machine is now at critical levels in both the virtual game and the real world. :laugh:
 
All looks better today. I meant the images are all displaying - not your war.

Regarding the German situation all looks much worse, I think. Another amphibious landing in Normandy by Americans. Even if eventually repelled, it only shows how much the USA as to put into the effort. How many attempts is that now that they successfully landed there?

Combined with the considerable destruction of the German surface fleet and U-boats, seems the only thing left going in the German favour on the western Front is the rocket attacks on England... and the fact you have not yet been nuked.

But the American build up in North Africa is frightening. And with the significant losses the Italian Navy just suffered, it seems only time before a new land front opens up. For sure, the Yanks will never quit as long as they have troop transports!

So that leaves the Eastern Front. I only see a continuing see-saw. You currently have Stalingrad but not sure you'll even hold it.

Economically you are managing to just maintain minimum levels it seems. Hard to say anything without some production shots. But basically I'm judging the Eastern Front only as a time killer until the Americans finally successfully open a third front. Doubt the Italians will hold them for long, or that the Atlantic Wall will hold either. If true, that should result in a rapid collapse of the Eastern Front as you'll need to pull out divisions to defend Europe closer to home.

Unfortunately for you (but fortunate for us readers) this war will go as long as it must to reach a bitter end. Can your Germany survive until 1950... because UK and USA definitely will. Seems that the expectation is "If only Russia collapses then Germany will be able to defend itself from the Allies". But it seems Russia simply is not collapsing. Even taking Moscow (should you get that lucky) leaves you a very long ways from getting Bitter Peace. I mean long in length of time that it gives the Allies to finally manage a successful invasion. And - once that happens - the tide will change rapidly.

On the bright side, you have air dominance but that won't stop enemy ground troops if they are strong enough. At least your units are not getting bombed which is probably the only reason you have so far repelled every amphibious landing. Of course, we might also credit the USA AI for failing, but I think eventually it will get it right. And the seemingly forever continuing war in the East is giving them the time to get it right, sooner or later.

So, I can only wish you the best of luck to crush the Reds quickly. You still have a few weeks left before the next winter sets in.