Who said Nazis can't have nukes? - German Reich TFH HPP AAR

At the moment I don't have any assault brigades as I've not imagined that situation where I will be attacking some heavily fortified positions and this is only place in this game where they would be useful. To be honest I've underestimated British defenses in Gibraltar as in my test game it fell pretty quickly.

I have 4 wings of medium bombers ready to bomb the living sh*t out defenders before assaults will begin.
Is there any way to tell the game there should be one bombing at the time? Because when I order multiple wings to perform bombing at one place they usually end bombing it together which results in stacking penalties. I would like to have 2nd bombing start exactly when 1st ends and vice versa.

shorty84 said:

I normally order one wing to bomb at day and one wing (with the night flyer skill) to bomb at night, that should do the trick.
And, just what Brom said - rotating your tired units (when they get below 30-40% Org) is key (plus watching out for your stacking penalty).

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I have total of 4 medium bomber units of which 2 will be stationed for repairs and organization regain. Thanks for the tip with day and night missions.

SSmith said:

Seriously, TEN garrison divisions? That's a different approach from the British AI. Their build plan assumes they will leave their garrisons at home and send their combat divisions... perhaps they've done the opposite! And good luck with the assault on Gibraltar because those garrisons have probably got support brigades and hence piercing.

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Yes they have support brigades and they counter my biggest advantage in Spain - lack of armor piercing. Many of initial battles in Spain has been won with 1:7 causalities ratio (and some with even higher).

11. Unternehmen Tannenbaum, Unternehmen Nibelung

Hello, as you've seen yesterday when I posted plans for attack on Switzerland and Sweden this update will be mainly focused on Switzerland and Sweden. - Oh, you don't say.

First I would like to describe my battle plans a bit. Attack on Switzerland is relatively simple. Tanks will attack from the west on Bern and infantry will push on Zürich from east. And as Ikarases suggested I will use puppet wargoal as there's not too much to gain by conquest of Switzerland.
I am expected Switzerland to fall between 3 and 4 weeks.

Unternehmen Nibelung, plan of attack on Sweden, will be a bit complicated. Key to operation Nibelung is securing Malmö and rapid tank movement on the mostly plains coastline while infantry will push from Norway. I've forgot to add an arrow for amphibious landing in Stockholm after my marines secure Malmö.
Expected duration of Unternehmen Nibelung is 2 weeks.

Few words for notation of my battle plans, I will try to to use discontinuous arrows for tank movement and continuous ones for infantry movement.




Allied presence in middle East has been obliterated. With Suez secured Italians can ship supplies to Ethiopia.




This is what German soldiers will be facing during their attempt to take Gibraltar.




Shortly after securing middle East Italy joins war and declares war on Greece. I am hoping that Italian Regia Marina will prove useful in hunting Royal Navy in Mediterranean.




Attack in Gibraltar has begun with full support of Kriegsmarine it seems German victory is just matter of time. Bombing runs on Gibraltar are running for more than 2 weeks and will continue during attack.




However this was unexpected. 2nd Kriegsmarine is attacked by nearly whole Royal navy and forced to retreat to Cadiz. British seize the opportunity and launch an amphibious invasion.




With Finnish winter war over Soviets decided to expand their territory and claims Bessarabia, Romanians agree. At this point of game Romania is dangerously close to allies camp (I wasn't influencing them at all and they weren't drifting) while in Vanilla they join Axis pretty straightforward.




Looks like UK is trying really hard to not to loose Gibraltar, German soldiers are forced to stop attack on Gibraltar by this attack. However I am pretty sure British counter-attack will be crushed due to concentration of my forces there.




I didn't know there's such thing in HPP. If you remember from previous chapters Soviets have declined my proposal to modify Molotov-Ribbentrop pact in historical way and I've noticed that I have option to deliver ultimatum to Lithuania. This brings me to completely different borders with Soviet Union than I am used to.




War on Sweden and Switzerland is declared. Sweden will be conquered and Switzerland will be puppeted.




German tanks are making quick progress through plains of north Switzerland. However progress in mountains is not so fast.




Another British attempt to rescue their defenders of Gibraltar from the trap it is. This attack is not so powerful to stop offensive on Gibraltar and is repelled with 3 reserve divisions.




Malmö is secured and German tanks are rolling over unprepared Swedish defenders. So far Swedish offensive is like walk in a park.




Nothing can illustrate Swedish level of preparation like attack on Stockholm, 2 divisions with little organization and strength.




Last screenshot of Sweden before it falls. Surrender score is now at 100%. Whole campaign in Sweden took 11 days.




German panzers arrive in Bern. Swiss look bit more prepared than Swedes but Unternehmen Tannenbaum is still one of easier offensives so far.




Zürich is about to fall and whole Switzerland with it.







Another futile British attempt to rescue defenders of Gibraltar.




Finally that piece of rock falls and Mediterranean is sealed. Hunt for rest of Royal Navy in Med will begin soon as some of their supplies are consumed and my ships are bit more repaired.



Take a look on glorious German Reich.




I can't think of any larger offensive in near future (till Barbarossa) and my navy is too damaged by battles for Gibraltar so I don't think Sea Lion is possible in next 2 months. I will probably spend time before Barbarossa by some island hopping in Mediterranean (Cyprus and Malta, Balearic Islands) and I will also take control of Tangeir and Canary islands.

I am open to suggestions where to strike - I was thinking about Oman and Yemen.

dodedo said:

would irelnad be feasible?

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I don't thinks so as Kriegsmarine is badly damaged and some naval supremacy will be needed for Ireland. I plan to gain Irelands allegiance by gaining them northern Ireland after See Lion

12. Unternehmen desert Fox

Hello, this update will be relatively short as I have a surprise prepared for you. Unternehmen desert Fox is plan for conquest of Yemen and Oman, two British puppets.




Soviet Union has decided to deliver their ultimatum to Latvia and Estonia. Both states accept the inevitable an joins Soviet Union as federalist republics.




Look! Italians being useful. I think this is due fact that supplies can flow through Suez and big part of Royal Navy is damaged or sunk. It seems they did good job in sinking remnants of Royal Navy in Mediterranean.




First step of Unternehmen desert Fox is to secure Aden an immediately launch attack on San'a. San'a falls briefly and whole Yemen with it as San'a is only Yemen victory point. German troops immediately start march to Oman. This operation probably doesn't need any plan as its straightforward march towards Oman capital.




Meanwhile a coup has occurred in Yugoslavia. This kicks them out of Axis till order is restored and you have option to don't let them join Axis again which I don't use.




Did I say Italians are useful? Forget it, they are sitting like this for month. Staring at Greek army and Greek army is staring at them. One would say they play who blinks first game - who lasts longer without blinking takes Greece.




2nd Vienna award kicks in, I've decided it would be best for Germany to stay neutral as Romanian could prove useful in upcoming campaign in Soviet Union.




Shortly after 2nd Vienna award right wing coup takes place in Romania and they join Axis as I've excepted.