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OMG LOL WTF!!!!
What a great AAR this is, why havent i founded this earlier? Finaly a proper AAR for Finland, i guess..never have read AARs about Finland if i remember correctly.
Good that you started by eliminating those Swedish people in Sweden
Irland was a strange choise but a good one. The death of Ylijumala is a grave loss but a necesary loss, i guess.
Finland has become more greater than Greater-Finland.
So keep up the good work.
What a great AAR this is, why havent i founded this earlier? Finaly a proper AAR for Finland, i guess..never have read AARs about Finland if i remember correctly.
Good that you started by eliminating those Swedish people in Sweden
Irland was a strange choise but a good one. The death of Ylijumala is a grave loss but a necesary loss, i guess. Finland has become more greater than Greater-Finland.
So keep up the good work.
15. More lands, more worries
The loss of Ylijumala and the extensive damage done to the navy made clear that the Finns would not be taking any more daring attempts to claim far-off lands. Instead they focused on countries right next to them. After the fall of Norway, a quick war with Denmark ensued. The reasons for this war were mainly
to ensure safe passage from the Baltic to the Atlantic. The political standing of Denmark after their elections was too left for their own good. If Denmark joined in an alliance with the Union of Britain, the "Baltic haven" could be compromised and the navies of Finland and Germany wouldn't be able to repair and resupply in peace. War was declared on the 21st of January. The Finnish divisions in souther Sweden quickly crossed the straits of Denmark and took control of Copenhagen. Denmark capitulated on the 24th of January. The country was divided between Germany and Finland so that Finland got Copenhagen and Aalborg, while Germany got Odense and Århus. After the war, the decision was made to create the puppet state of Iceland, since Finland could not currently protect the territories of the island.
Finland and Iceland.
Meanwhile, the Italian Federation, which was fighting her own war against Union of Britain, Georgia and the Republic of the Sicilies, took the final bastion of the communists in Italy, the island of Sicily, thus annexing the Republic of the Sicilies and achieving the 2nd Italian Unification.
In the Far-East, Japan had started an offensive to take New Guinea for good and thus liberate forces to fight the Russians. The reality was that the Southern-Pacific front was a secondary front to the Japanese now. The Kaiserliche Marine had not achieved any results in the Pacific. Actually, they hadn't sunk any Japanese ships, while losing at least 7 battlecruisers and other smaller ships while battling the Japanese carrier fleets. Now that the Finnish Navy was out of action, the Germans couldn't protect their supply lines from the harassing of Japanese submarines. Singapore was completely out of supply and the Finnish forces there were losing their fighting spirit. If the Japanese would try an attack now, the Far-Security Forces wouldn't last long...
The situation in New Guinea in the end of February
The loss of Ylijumala and the extensive damage done to the navy made clear that the Finns would not be taking any more daring attempts to claim far-off lands. Instead they focused on countries right next to them. After the fall of Norway, a quick war with Denmark ensued. The reasons for this war were mainly
to ensure safe passage from the Baltic to the Atlantic. The political standing of Denmark after their elections was too left for their own good. If Denmark joined in an alliance with the Union of Britain, the "Baltic haven" could be compromised and the navies of Finland and Germany wouldn't be able to repair and resupply in peace. War was declared on the 21st of January. The Finnish divisions in souther Sweden quickly crossed the straits of Denmark and took control of Copenhagen. Denmark capitulated on the 24th of January. The country was divided between Germany and Finland so that Finland got Copenhagen and Aalborg, while Germany got Odense and Århus. After the war, the decision was made to create the puppet state of Iceland, since Finland could not currently protect the territories of the island.
Finland and Iceland.
Meanwhile, the Italian Federation, which was fighting her own war against Union of Britain, Georgia and the Republic of the Sicilies, took the final bastion of the communists in Italy, the island of Sicily, thus annexing the Republic of the Sicilies and achieving the 2nd Italian Unification.
In the Far-East, Japan had started an offensive to take New Guinea for good and thus liberate forces to fight the Russians. The reality was that the Southern-Pacific front was a secondary front to the Japanese now. The Kaiserliche Marine had not achieved any results in the Pacific. Actually, they hadn't sunk any Japanese ships, while losing at least 7 battlecruisers and other smaller ships while battling the Japanese carrier fleets. Now that the Finnish Navy was out of action, the Germans couldn't protect their supply lines from the harassing of Japanese submarines. Singapore was completely out of supply and the Finnish forces there were losing their fighting spirit. If the Japanese would try an attack now, the Far-Security Forces wouldn't last long...
The situation in New Guinea in the end of February
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Things are going well with Finland, if we wont count the losses in Asia, just blame Germany about them Italy is having also fun.
Italy is having also fun.
Well, I had most of the IC. That's all that matters.chefportnen said:I would have liked it if you took more of Denmark in that peace
16. Retaking the seas.
In April, the Don-Kuban Union, seeing a chance for expansion and political prestige, declared war on the communist Georgia. This, of course, was answered with a declaration of war from Union of Britain, but since they couldn't actually send any troops to Georgia, their declarations made little difference. The Don-Kuban Union didn't however, join the military alliance formed by German vassals and Finland, now dubbed "Mitteleuropa" in the press. The only military aid Georgia (who was now fighting a two-front war against the Don-Kuban Union
and Azerbaidzan) got from the Union of Britain was some obsolete aircrafts and a few shipments of war materials.
In June, the long-awaited carrier task-force was finished and launched with great ceremonies. They would surely make the Brits pay for the earlier losses for the RFN. Finland now had as much carriers as Germany+the most advanced carrier models in the world.
The carriers now entered a training-phase, while waiting for their aircraft groups to be finished. Their development had lagged behind because of the lack of aircraft assembly-lines, which weren't developed yet.
While the Finnish mastery over the seas was secured for the future, the RFN still wasn't able to act as a fighting force without the aircrafts for the carriers, so new naval operations weren't planned until Autumn.
This was a window of opportunity for the enemies of Finland. The Brits and Japanese launched attacks in Finnish positions with such unison, that it made the Finnish military intelligence suspect the possiblity of a full military alliance between Japan and the Union of Britain.
The Japanese attacked Singapore with overwhelming numbers, routing the poorly supplied 1st Far-Security Force. Singapore, which had stood defiant for almost three years, now fell.
The Finnish High Command, seeing that the situation was hopeless, ordered the withdrawal of the Finnish forces in Indochina. This was taken badly with their German counterparts, but when Finland promised that the reformed Finnish Royal Navy would enter the naval theatre in Autumn, the German military planners were satisfied.
The Brits had forced a landing in southern Portugal and the coast of Morocco only a day after the fall of Singapore and were now rapidly moving inland. The Finnish forces in Portugal were quickly ordered to halt the enemy's advance and drive them back to the sea.
British advances in Portugal and Morocco
This resulted in the battle of Faro, which can be divided into three stages:
1)The Finnish assault, which succeeds and the Brits lose one division
2) The British defence, which was succeeded because three fresh divisons were shipped from Morocco.
3) The second Finnish assault, which succeeds by careful planning and German air support. The Brits lose three divisions.
The Germans are also succesful in Morocco, after turning a would-disaster into a glorious victory when the encircled German defenders managed to hold their positions while new divisions landed in the British rear. The Brits were caught by surprise and quickly defeated by the new German divisions. After they had made contact with the heroic defenders, the Brits were now the ones encircled.
The new-carrier model and the frontlines of the South-West Front in August
In August, a new carrier-model was invented. The construction of two new heavy advanced aircraft carriers, the Pohjanmaa and the Mannerheim, quickly began.
In April, the Don-Kuban Union, seeing a chance for expansion and political prestige, declared war on the communist Georgia. This, of course, was answered with a declaration of war from Union of Britain, but since they couldn't actually send any troops to Georgia, their declarations made little difference. The Don-Kuban Union didn't however, join the military alliance formed by German vassals and Finland, now dubbed "Mitteleuropa" in the press. The only military aid Georgia (who was now fighting a two-front war against the Don-Kuban Union
and Azerbaidzan) got from the Union of Britain was some obsolete aircrafts and a few shipments of war materials.
In June, the long-awaited carrier task-force was finished and launched with great ceremonies. They would surely make the Brits pay for the earlier losses for the RFN. Finland now had as much carriers as Germany+the most advanced carrier models in the world.
The carriers now entered a training-phase, while waiting for their aircraft groups to be finished. Their development had lagged behind because of the lack of aircraft assembly-lines, which weren't developed yet.
While the Finnish mastery over the seas was secured for the future, the RFN still wasn't able to act as a fighting force without the aircrafts for the carriers, so new naval operations weren't planned until Autumn.
This was a window of opportunity for the enemies of Finland. The Brits and Japanese launched attacks in Finnish positions with such unison, that it made the Finnish military intelligence suspect the possiblity of a full military alliance between Japan and the Union of Britain.
The Japanese attacked Singapore with overwhelming numbers, routing the poorly supplied 1st Far-Security Force. Singapore, which had stood defiant for almost three years, now fell.
The Finnish High Command, seeing that the situation was hopeless, ordered the withdrawal of the Finnish forces in Indochina. This was taken badly with their German counterparts, but when Finland promised that the reformed Finnish Royal Navy would enter the naval theatre in Autumn, the German military planners were satisfied.
The Brits had forced a landing in southern Portugal and the coast of Morocco only a day after the fall of Singapore and were now rapidly moving inland. The Finnish forces in Portugal were quickly ordered to halt the enemy's advance and drive them back to the sea.
British advances in Portugal and Morocco
This resulted in the battle of Faro, which can be divided into three stages:
1)The Finnish assault, which succeeds and the Brits lose one division
2) The British defence, which was succeeded because three fresh divisons were shipped from Morocco.
3) The second Finnish assault, which succeeds by careful planning and German air support. The Brits lose three divisions.
The Germans are also succesful in Morocco, after turning a would-disaster into a glorious victory when the encircled German defenders managed to hold their positions while new divisions landed in the British rear. The Brits were caught by surprise and quickly defeated by the new German divisions. After they had made contact with the heroic defenders, the Brits were now the ones encircled.
The new-carrier model and the frontlines of the South-West Front in August
In August, a new carrier-model was invented. The construction of two new heavy advanced aircraft carriers, the Pohjanmaa and the Mannerheim, quickly began.
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Your early naval losses sucked. Congrats on the unification of Scandanavia under the Finnish banner. Although your far east losses hurt, the impending deployment of the improved RFN will make the world tremble before Finnish power.
Oi maamme Suomi, synnyin maa. Soi saana kultainen.
Ei laaksoa, ei kukkulaa. Ei vettä raa`ntaa rakkaampaa. Kuin kotimaa tää pohjoinen, maa kallis isien
(en ole varma menikö oikein :rofl
Ei laaksoa, ei kukkulaa. Ei vettä raa`ntaa rakkaampaa. Kuin kotimaa tää pohjoinen, maa kallis isien
(en ole varma menikö oikein :rofl
knugen_n1 said:
Yes this is an english forum but we can say few things in finnish as the polish dudes can say in polish and they talk more polish than we speak finnish!
Joten mees vaan nyt kotti siitä ruottin poika mammas luokse muita haukkumasta!
