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Nice AAR you have here
shame that I can't see a lot due to your photobucket issues
I'll try and fix that tonight. I thought my month was almost up already, so I figured it wouldn't be more than a few days of the pics being offline, but I guess a month is longer than I thought :huh: :rofl:
I've used it ever since (I think it was you) recommended it to me. Imgur = best thing.
Yeah, since Imageshack turned into a payed service, Imgur seems to be working just fine. The "255 pictures" limit is probably the amount you can display on the site, but definitely not on the Internet, as all my AARs made there are still up
Nice going there. seems Italy is pulling it's weight in the Med, which is Always nice to see. How strong is the army by now, are you ready for the Russians?
I get the feeling it depends on how much a Germany player mauls the Royal Navy. If the British fleet takes a beating, Italy is able to take full advantage of it. But if you don't, they tend not to do so well. Makes sense now that I think about it, actually.
I get the feeling it depends on how much a Germany player mauls the Royal Navy. If the British fleet takes a beating, Italy is able to take full advantage of it. But if you don't, they tend not to do so well. Makes sense now that I think about it, actually.
Re screenshots: I've uploaded a bunch of the images. Chapter 10 and onwards should now be visible. I'll do rest over the rest of the week.
The Italians are doing pretty well apart from that weird thing in France when they moved their entire fleet and army to Normandy. Guess they saw something coming.. I'll post an updated OOB when the game and the AAR get back in sync. I'm not playing at the moment, to let you guys catch up and give you the possibility to pitch in with ideas once Barbarossa gets going. I have two more chapters to write.
The Italians are doing pretty well apart from that weird thing in France when they moved their entire fleet and army to Normandy. Guess they saw something coming.. I'll post an updated OOB when the game and the AAR get back in sync. I'm not playing at the moment, to let you guys catch up and give you the possibility to pitch in with ideas once Barbarossa gets going. I have two more chapters to write.
Chapter 21 1 June 1941 – 15 July 1941
Chapter 21
1 June 1941 – 15 July 1941
The British keep bleeding ships. In a few battles they lose a few light cruisers, two heavy cruisers and one battlecruiser, the Repulse. The Kriegsmarine takes no losses, but will need a few days in port for some repairs.
The US is planning something with carriers. They have 9 carriers in queue at the moment and I’m sure there’ll be more. Lets hope Japan can counter that amount of force.
Next update will feature the war in Yugoslavia. I want a port in the Med to keep my convoys away from the Portuguese coast. The plan is simple. I’ll take a corridor to the coast to get my ports and I’ll let Italy and the Axis minors conquer as much territory as possible. Let them deal with the rebels.
Chapter 21
1 June 1941 – 15 July 1941
The British keep bleeding ships. In a few battles they lose a few light cruisers, two heavy cruisers and one battlecruiser, the Repulse. The Kriegsmarine takes no losses, but will need a few days in port for some repairs.
The US is planning something with carriers. They have 9 carriers in queue at the moment and I’m sure there’ll be more. Lets hope Japan can counter that amount of force.
Next update will feature the war in Yugoslavia. I want a port in the Med to keep my convoys away from the Portuguese coast. The plan is simple. I’ll take a corridor to the coast to get my ports and I’ll let Italy and the Axis minors conquer as much territory as possible. Let them deal with the rebels.
Japan might just run into some trouble
Let's hope not.
Thanks. I'm not sure if they moved the bulk of their fleet to fight Japan though.. All I know is that what they have in the Home Islands isn't really all that strong. I might want to take advantage of that.
Chapter 22 16 July – 23 August 1941
Chapter 22
16 July – 23 August 1941
The invasion of Yugoslavia starts in the early hours of the 16th. Mountaineers rush in to reach the coast as fast as possible and trap the border units between us and the Italians. To the East, the SS move down, avoiding any chokepoints to link up to the newly conquered ports. There is one unit resting at every moment to make sure there’s at least one unit ready to start another attack. Marines are landing in both ports, meeting some light resistance. Their job is to set up a front and hold on until fresh supplies arrive.
The landing fleets run into a few destroyers and a whole bunch of transports, but the Bismarck, transfered to the Med for the occasion, makes short work of them. A mountaineer corps lands in Dubrovnik and starts moving to the front. This is where we will hold until the other Axis nations conquer the rest of Yugoslavia. The situation after seven days is as it was expected. Some units are starting to run out of supplies, so the SS is focussing more on moving the front and less on defeating units, to fix that situation
A pocket is formed in the North and Yugoslavia loses a few divisions when the Italians close it.
The front to the East is easily set up with only my slight shortage of supplies being able to help the enemy. The Bulgarians seem to have gotten a real taste of conquest and they’re moving quickly into the heartland.
A last attempt to avert disaster is made on the 15th of August when two infantry divisions attack the 7th SS division. A futile attack that will only waste more Yugoslavian lives.
The country surrenders on the 23rd. I get my corridor and some extra land. Should trouble with rebels arrise I’ll let the minors handle that. I only wanted the corridor to begin with..
Chapter 22
16 July – 23 August 1941
The invasion of Yugoslavia starts in the early hours of the 16th. Mountaineers rush in to reach the coast as fast as possible and trap the border units between us and the Italians. To the East, the SS move down, avoiding any chokepoints to link up to the newly conquered ports. There is one unit resting at every moment to make sure there’s at least one unit ready to start another attack. Marines are landing in both ports, meeting some light resistance. Their job is to set up a front and hold on until fresh supplies arrive.
The landing fleets run into a few destroyers and a whole bunch of transports, but the Bismarck, transfered to the Med for the occasion, makes short work of them. A mountaineer corps lands in Dubrovnik and starts moving to the front. This is where we will hold until the other Axis nations conquer the rest of Yugoslavia. The situation after seven days is as it was expected. Some units are starting to run out of supplies, so the SS is focussing more on moving the front and less on defeating units, to fix that situation
A pocket is formed in the North and Yugoslavia loses a few divisions when the Italians close it.
The front to the East is easily set up with only my slight shortage of supplies being able to help the enemy. The Bulgarians seem to have gotten a real taste of conquest and they’re moving quickly into the heartland.
A last attempt to avert disaster is made on the 15th of August when two infantry divisions attack the 7th SS division. A futile attack that will only waste more Yugoslavian lives.
The country surrenders on the 23rd. I get my corridor and some extra land. Should trouble with rebels arrise I’ll let the minors handle that. I only wanted the corridor to begin with..
They survived over a month
that's actually insane for Yugoslavia to survive upwards of a week usually haha
that's actually insane for Yugoslavia to survive upwards of a week usually haha
With no other enemy standing in Europe, it's time to go for the real enemy. The Union of the Socialist Soviet Republics (now with 100% less soviets as before!)!
Excellent, everything is in place for the eastern showdown
I love the swath of land Bulgaria conquered there, a pity Hungary didn't retake her cores on Yugoslavia. But the nation is down and you get most of the resources, that's what counts.
I love the swath of land Bulgaria conquered there, a pity Hungary didn't retake her cores on Yugoslavia. But the nation is down and you get most of the resources, that's what counts.
They survived over a month
that's actually insane for Yugoslavia to survive upwards of a week usually haha
I wasn't going for a record. The last two weeks was just me sitting there waiting for Bulgaria to get the last VP
Portugal and Turkey are still remaining. :rofl:
Excellent, everything is in place for the eastern showdown
I love the swath of land Bulgaria conquered there, a pity Hungary didn't retake her cores on Yugoslavia. But the nation is down and you get most of the resources, that's what counts.
Yeah, I was hoping for some more action from Hungary, but only Bulgaria took some land. I might look into some custom events to give the extra land to Hungary. I don't really want it as it'll only be more rebels for me to stomp :mellow:
Chapter 23 24 August 1941 – 5 November 1941
Chapter 23
24 August 1941 – 5 November 1941
Now that I have a port in the Med, I decide to move on to Suez. Despite the Italians conquering Egypt, the Suez Canal isn’t fully secure yet. I declare war on the Saudis and let the Italians deal with them. Once they are conquered, they’ll become a puppet. I begin invasions in Africa and in Yemen, to kick a few more countries out of the Allies. Yemen quickly becomes a puppet and is soon after followed by Oman.
My marines try and capture the coastline along the Red Sea. The Bismarck, covering the marines, is found by two British carriers. We manage to damage the Eagle heavily and get some minor hits to the Ark Royal, but our destroyer escort is heavily damaged.
Another fleet joins and the British lose a destroyer and the battleship Warspite. Amazingly, we lose nothing and quickly return to a friendly port.
After a few months of fighting, the Italians are making decent progress in the Arabian deserts. It shouldn’t be long before the Arabs join the Axis.
Chapter 23
24 August 1941 – 5 November 1941
Now that I have a port in the Med, I decide to move on to Suez. Despite the Italians conquering Egypt, the Suez Canal isn’t fully secure yet. I declare war on the Saudis and let the Italians deal with them. Once they are conquered, they’ll become a puppet. I begin invasions in Africa and in Yemen, to kick a few more countries out of the Allies. Yemen quickly becomes a puppet and is soon after followed by Oman.
My marines try and capture the coastline along the Red Sea. The Bismarck, covering the marines, is found by two British carriers. We manage to damage the Eagle heavily and get some minor hits to the Ark Royal, but our destroyer escort is heavily damaged.
Another fleet joins and the British lose a destroyer and the battleship Warspite. Amazingly, we lose nothing and quickly return to a friendly port.
After a few months of fighting, the Italians are making decent progress in the Arabian deserts. It shouldn’t be long before the Arabs join the Axis.
Your ships were not looking in good condition in that second battle, I'm surprised to see you came out with no losses.
It was the same battle, just a few hours apart. I'm glad about the losses the UK took. Ships can be repaired as long as they can reach a port. Those Brits will never visit a port again