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AAR #5
ITALIA
LINKS FOR PICTURES ADDED ON FEBRUARY 7th
NORTH AMERICAN MP GAME
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?573357-North-America-Series-FTM/page1
During the period of January 1st to March 23rd, 1941, the Mediterranean theatre saw its share of events. First of all, Operation Zanzibar was completed in line with the timeline forecasted with the Mar Rosso Campaign. Then the Greece Campaign was completed – giving the Roman Empire total control over the Albanian border and the Northern part of The Peloponnese – and the Italian High Command successfully oversaw the conquest of Switzerland. There were also some internal dissensions in the Fascist Government, which were dealt with swiftly by Il Duce Benito Mussolini himself.
At the same time, in the rest of the world, Germany kept on rolling over whoever would dare stand in its way: Romania and Turkey being the latest liberated countries. Japan declared war on the UK, trying to manage a distant campaign in Persia and Irak, with some hazards (some would say, judging by the difficulties encountered: “trying to manage a campaign the Italian way”), and The United States of America entered the war a few weeks later, declaring war on the Axis countries as a whole, trying to establish themselves as some kind of “Saviour of the Free World”.
The World in March 1941
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=E6AF...#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!119
(1) Click on the link to see picture.
OPERATION “LINGOTTO D’ORO”
Il Popolo d’Italia
Winter 1941
“ God does not exist. You want some proof ? Here it comes: God, if you exist, you have five minutes to strike me. I insult you. I offend you.”, after a short pause, Mussolini added: “God does not exist, you see?”. Mussolini in 1903, while he was exiled in Switzerland.
A 19 days Campaign
[IMAGES REMOVED TO GAIN SOME SPACE FOR NEW AAR]
(1) Click on the picture to enlarge it.
(2) Pictures edited to mask some valuable information.
On December 8th, 1940, taking advantage of the recent success encountered by the Italian army in Yugoslavia – and of the euphoric state of mind of the Italian High Command at the time – Marshall Balbo, Commando Superiore of all Italians troops, tabled a new plan for the expansion of the Roman Empire. This plan, who would be later known as Operation “Lingotto d’Oro”, was a detailed proposal to invade and annex Switzerland. Supported by Guido Buffarini-Guidi, minister of Interior, who stated that the numerous Italian speaking natives would allow for an easy integration of these lands into the Roman Empire and thus facilitate the subsequent occupation, Marshall Balbo convinced our Beloved Leader, Il Duce, of the feasibility of this plan. By tabling this plan now, Marshall Balbo was also trying to take advantage of the fact that the pressure on Italy was low, as British troops occupied in Iraq, battling the Japanese aggression coming from Persia, would not be available to counter any actions by Italia.
Foreseeing the vast advantages of such a plan for the Italian economy, our Leader agreed to the plan in the following days. There was one condition our Beloved leader Mussolini attached to his decision: The plan was not to be implemented before the USA declared war on the Axis, as to not awake the Giant (thankfully, USA DoW Axis in the following months, releasing the condition as per se). To manage our tense relations with the 3rd Reich, Gian Galeazzo Ciano, minister of Foreign Affairs, sent a note to his homolog a few weeks before the implementation of the invasion.
On march 4th, Armata VI, led by the newly promoted Army General Messe (to honor his valor and the quality of his service to Italy and the Fascist Government), cross the frontier and began what was intended as a quick invasion. The operation, under Italian standards, could be seen as huge: 110 000 men, 10 mountain divisions and 1 armoured corps, supported by more than 1 000 planes, were unleashed on Switzerland. While the mountain divisions were to cut their way toward Berne and Zurich, the armoured corps was ordered to encircle the Swiss troops by doing an East and West wings movement, to prevent the Swiss troops from invading Southern France and Germany (as a preventive measure according to the plan, no urgency being foreseen there when the plan was elaborated).
The Swiss army was completely surprised by the attack (“no mobilisation”) which began at 6h00 AM. The first lines of defence were quickly overrun as Italian troops penetrated deeply in the Swiss territory. By March 6th, the Western section of the fortress wall had already fallen to the Italian troops, and then the Center followed a few days later (March 8th). Air superiority was quickly gained, as the Swiss Air Squadron fled to… Besançon. Besançon, the French city, taken by the Swiss Army who took advantage of one flaw of the plan… a disturbing one, we must confess.
Let us explain.
On day 3, it was obvious that the whole Operation would not unfold as planned, as the Swiss government joined the Allies the day after Italy declared a limited war on it. While the Italian High Command was still debating the value of sending new troops North to contend the Swiss invasion of Southern France and Germany, Army General Messe ordered the 1a Divisione Blindate Eugenio di Savoia to increase the pace of its encircling movement to effectively counter the Swiss Army action. His thinking was that fast troops could stop the Swiss Army’s progression and limit the damages, not to say, it would allow Germany to retake its territories before the surrendering of Switzerland. In Roma, the High Command kept on debating for the next 5 days… trying to balance the risk of a surprise attack on Roma by the Allies versus a favourable answer to Hitler’s wish that at least, Italy prevents an invasion of German soils (as answering Hitler’s demand would mean sending the reserves near Roma into Switzerland to manage a full counter-attack against the Swiss). By the time they could reach an agreement, Switzerland surrendered. It was march 23rd, 1941, on the calendar. The campaign lasted 19 days.
Messe’s emergency plan of action almost worked out as hoped… Well, almost… with some German assistance as a German panzer division repelled the Swiss, while the 1a Divisione Blindate prevented some new Swiss units from adventuring themselves into German territory. But damages were important and, as the Swiss government quickly surrendered, all the newly acquired territories moved from the Swiss hands to the… Italian ones (!).
With the annexation of Switzerland, and the extra territories gained by the act of obscure diplomacy, Operation “Lingotto d’Oro” was a major success and brought to Italy more than it thought it would get.
NDLR: The Limited War DoW was intended to avoid any Swiss manoeuvre in Southern France or Germany. Convinced that the trick would work, we did not provide enough troops North of Switzerland to prevent any aggressive action by the Swiss Army. What was not our surprise when we discovered that Swiss DoW Germany and started to take some French provinces out of the German hands… one province, then 2, then… and this was piling up. Troops were dispatched but the error made would take time to be corrected, and time was lacking to allow Germany to fully recover its territories as the Italian troops were making swift progress in Swiss territories at the same time.
To say that Germany was upset by the mess is rather an euphemism… but the results of the whole campaign were even worse for Germany… as the Swiss newly occupied territories all switch to Italian hands once Switzerland surrendered. This result was unexpected. Hopefully, since Germany is occupying the whole ex-USSR, these losses won’t have much an impact on its balance sheets. The good side is that Italy gained unexpected metals, rare and energy… plus some IC, leadership and manpower, as Besançon and some provinces (among which Colmar) fell back to Italian hands instead of German ones. Of course, we could have stopped our troops in Swiss, to allow Germany to fully recover its territories first but a bad understanding of Adolf’s wishes (we thought they wanted us to be quicker, not slower) refrained us from stopping the invasion. To our defence, we must say that channels of communication were not good at the time, as numerous exchanges were also taking place between the two German Coop Players and, as the Italian player (myself) was less attentive to all the lines poping up on the screen, we missed the lines saying “Slow down Duce, slow down, don’t take the VP provinces too fast, let us get back our provinces first”. Thus, the result…
OPERATION “ANNUNZIO”: SPARTA
Il Popolo d’Italia
Winter 1941
“Italy made its choices. We prefer to be feared and we don’t care about the hatred we cause. (…) Nobody stopped us. Nobody will stop us”, Mussolini, September 1938.
This was a one week campaign, as the German-Italians forces pressed hard on the Greek Army, whose front collapsed quickly. As a result, German Panzer divisions reached Athina in less then 5 days. The Italian Divisions Messina, Aosta, Cosseria and Pavia, supported by the Gruppo I di Bombardieri d’Assalto (Drago y Centauro squadriglias) participated to the conquest, by cleaning up the areas around Ioannina fortress. When Greece surrendered, both Kerkyra (the province along the border of Albania, mostly populated by Italians) and Northern Peloponnese were ceded to Italia. With that conquest, Roman Empire reunified with the past. To glorify this moment, the “Corpo Armata AOI” was renamed “Corpo Armata AOI (Sparta)”, as the mythic city is now part of the Roman Empire.
OPERATION “ZANZIBAR”: MAR ROSSO CAMPAIGN
Il Popolo d’Italia
Winter 1941
“Raise high, Legionnaires, your emblems, your weapons and your hearts, to salute, after 15 centuries, the reappearance of the Empire on the sacred hills of Roma ”, Benito Mussolini’s address to the Italian people at the Piazza Venezia in 1936, after the conquest of Ethiopia.
Africa Orientale Italiana (A.O.I)
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=E6AF...#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!120
(1) Click on the link to see picture.
High Command welcomed the news of the liberation of Sudan by the 151 Divisioni Peruga, and the 153 Divisioni Palerma in February 1941. This victory followed the complete destruction of the Free French army during the Mar Rosso Campaign (part of the whole Zanzibar Operation, e.g. the previous Step 2 Phase, excluding the Yemen conquest part – see AAR3 for full details). In our last report, following the fall of Djibouti, the Free French army fled North, supported by a British Mountain division. Combats were reported along the coast of the Red Sea throughout the winter, as Italian troops made constant progress toward the port of Sudan which fell to the Italian hands in late February 1941. Few weeks later, the Free French Army surrendered, after 3 days of combat.
NDLR: Finally, the Ethiopians did a nice work of conquering the remaining British territories, plus seizing Sudan’s capital. The Mare Rosso Campaign was a clear success. One sad note: The British were able to retrieve their mountain unit in time (we guess so because there were no traces of it during the last combat, so it must have left before the port of Sudan was taken). One reason the campaign was a success is that we fully integrated in our plans the fact that low infrastructure prevails in Southern Africa (ex.: relying on air supply to implement some part of the plan, using cheap, yet fast troops to cross mountains, etc.).
ITALIA
LINKS FOR PICTURES ADDED ON FEBRUARY 7th
NORTH AMERICAN MP GAME
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?573357-North-America-Series-FTM/page1
During the period of January 1st to March 23rd, 1941, the Mediterranean theatre saw its share of events. First of all, Operation Zanzibar was completed in line with the timeline forecasted with the Mar Rosso Campaign. Then the Greece Campaign was completed – giving the Roman Empire total control over the Albanian border and the Northern part of The Peloponnese – and the Italian High Command successfully oversaw the conquest of Switzerland. There were also some internal dissensions in the Fascist Government, which were dealt with swiftly by Il Duce Benito Mussolini himself.
At the same time, in the rest of the world, Germany kept on rolling over whoever would dare stand in its way: Romania and Turkey being the latest liberated countries. Japan declared war on the UK, trying to manage a distant campaign in Persia and Irak, with some hazards (some would say, judging by the difficulties encountered: “trying to manage a campaign the Italian way”), and The United States of America entered the war a few weeks later, declaring war on the Axis countries as a whole, trying to establish themselves as some kind of “Saviour of the Free World”.
The World in March 1941
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=E6AF...#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!119
(1) Click on the link to see picture.
OPERATION “LINGOTTO D’ORO”
Il Popolo d’Italia
Winter 1941
“ God does not exist. You want some proof ? Here it comes: God, if you exist, you have five minutes to strike me. I insult you. I offend you.”, after a short pause, Mussolini added: “God does not exist, you see?”. Mussolini in 1903, while he was exiled in Switzerland.
A 19 days Campaign
[IMAGES REMOVED TO GAIN SOME SPACE FOR NEW AAR]
(1) Click on the picture to enlarge it.
(2) Pictures edited to mask some valuable information.
On December 8th, 1940, taking advantage of the recent success encountered by the Italian army in Yugoslavia – and of the euphoric state of mind of the Italian High Command at the time – Marshall Balbo, Commando Superiore of all Italians troops, tabled a new plan for the expansion of the Roman Empire. This plan, who would be later known as Operation “Lingotto d’Oro”, was a detailed proposal to invade and annex Switzerland. Supported by Guido Buffarini-Guidi, minister of Interior, who stated that the numerous Italian speaking natives would allow for an easy integration of these lands into the Roman Empire and thus facilitate the subsequent occupation, Marshall Balbo convinced our Beloved Leader, Il Duce, of the feasibility of this plan. By tabling this plan now, Marshall Balbo was also trying to take advantage of the fact that the pressure on Italy was low, as British troops occupied in Iraq, battling the Japanese aggression coming from Persia, would not be available to counter any actions by Italia.
Foreseeing the vast advantages of such a plan for the Italian economy, our Leader agreed to the plan in the following days. There was one condition our Beloved leader Mussolini attached to his decision: The plan was not to be implemented before the USA declared war on the Axis, as to not awake the Giant (thankfully, USA DoW Axis in the following months, releasing the condition as per se). To manage our tense relations with the 3rd Reich, Gian Galeazzo Ciano, minister of Foreign Affairs, sent a note to his homolog a few weeks before the implementation of the invasion.
On march 4th, Armata VI, led by the newly promoted Army General Messe (to honor his valor and the quality of his service to Italy and the Fascist Government), cross the frontier and began what was intended as a quick invasion. The operation, under Italian standards, could be seen as huge: 110 000 men, 10 mountain divisions and 1 armoured corps, supported by more than 1 000 planes, were unleashed on Switzerland. While the mountain divisions were to cut their way toward Berne and Zurich, the armoured corps was ordered to encircle the Swiss troops by doing an East and West wings movement, to prevent the Swiss troops from invading Southern France and Germany (as a preventive measure according to the plan, no urgency being foreseen there when the plan was elaborated).
The Swiss army was completely surprised by the attack (“no mobilisation”) which began at 6h00 AM. The first lines of defence were quickly overrun as Italian troops penetrated deeply in the Swiss territory. By March 6th, the Western section of the fortress wall had already fallen to the Italian troops, and then the Center followed a few days later (March 8th). Air superiority was quickly gained, as the Swiss Air Squadron fled to… Besançon. Besançon, the French city, taken by the Swiss Army who took advantage of one flaw of the plan… a disturbing one, we must confess.
Let us explain.
On day 3, it was obvious that the whole Operation would not unfold as planned, as the Swiss government joined the Allies the day after Italy declared a limited war on it. While the Italian High Command was still debating the value of sending new troops North to contend the Swiss invasion of Southern France and Germany, Army General Messe ordered the 1a Divisione Blindate Eugenio di Savoia to increase the pace of its encircling movement to effectively counter the Swiss Army action. His thinking was that fast troops could stop the Swiss Army’s progression and limit the damages, not to say, it would allow Germany to retake its territories before the surrendering of Switzerland. In Roma, the High Command kept on debating for the next 5 days… trying to balance the risk of a surprise attack on Roma by the Allies versus a favourable answer to Hitler’s wish that at least, Italy prevents an invasion of German soils (as answering Hitler’s demand would mean sending the reserves near Roma into Switzerland to manage a full counter-attack against the Swiss). By the time they could reach an agreement, Switzerland surrendered. It was march 23rd, 1941, on the calendar. The campaign lasted 19 days.
Messe’s emergency plan of action almost worked out as hoped… Well, almost… with some German assistance as a German panzer division repelled the Swiss, while the 1a Divisione Blindate prevented some new Swiss units from adventuring themselves into German territory. But damages were important and, as the Swiss government quickly surrendered, all the newly acquired territories moved from the Swiss hands to the… Italian ones (!).
With the annexation of Switzerland, and the extra territories gained by the act of obscure diplomacy, Operation “Lingotto d’Oro” was a major success and brought to Italy more than it thought it would get.
NDLR: The Limited War DoW was intended to avoid any Swiss manoeuvre in Southern France or Germany. Convinced that the trick would work, we did not provide enough troops North of Switzerland to prevent any aggressive action by the Swiss Army. What was not our surprise when we discovered that Swiss DoW Germany and started to take some French provinces out of the German hands… one province, then 2, then… and this was piling up. Troops were dispatched but the error made would take time to be corrected, and time was lacking to allow Germany to fully recover its territories as the Italian troops were making swift progress in Swiss territories at the same time.
To say that Germany was upset by the mess is rather an euphemism… but the results of the whole campaign were even worse for Germany… as the Swiss newly occupied territories all switch to Italian hands once Switzerland surrendered. This result was unexpected. Hopefully, since Germany is occupying the whole ex-USSR, these losses won’t have much an impact on its balance sheets. The good side is that Italy gained unexpected metals, rare and energy… plus some IC, leadership and manpower, as Besançon and some provinces (among which Colmar) fell back to Italian hands instead of German ones. Of course, we could have stopped our troops in Swiss, to allow Germany to fully recover its territories first but a bad understanding of Adolf’s wishes (we thought they wanted us to be quicker, not slower) refrained us from stopping the invasion. To our defence, we must say that channels of communication were not good at the time, as numerous exchanges were also taking place between the two German Coop Players and, as the Italian player (myself) was less attentive to all the lines poping up on the screen, we missed the lines saying “Slow down Duce, slow down, don’t take the VP provinces too fast, let us get back our provinces first”. Thus, the result…
OPERATION “ANNUNZIO”: SPARTA
Il Popolo d’Italia
Winter 1941
“Italy made its choices. We prefer to be feared and we don’t care about the hatred we cause. (…) Nobody stopped us. Nobody will stop us”, Mussolini, September 1938.
This was a one week campaign, as the German-Italians forces pressed hard on the Greek Army, whose front collapsed quickly. As a result, German Panzer divisions reached Athina in less then 5 days. The Italian Divisions Messina, Aosta, Cosseria and Pavia, supported by the Gruppo I di Bombardieri d’Assalto (Drago y Centauro squadriglias) participated to the conquest, by cleaning up the areas around Ioannina fortress. When Greece surrendered, both Kerkyra (the province along the border of Albania, mostly populated by Italians) and Northern Peloponnese were ceded to Italia. With that conquest, Roman Empire reunified with the past. To glorify this moment, the “Corpo Armata AOI” was renamed “Corpo Armata AOI (Sparta)”, as the mythic city is now part of the Roman Empire.
OPERATION “ZANZIBAR”: MAR ROSSO CAMPAIGN
Il Popolo d’Italia
Winter 1941
“Raise high, Legionnaires, your emblems, your weapons and your hearts, to salute, after 15 centuries, the reappearance of the Empire on the sacred hills of Roma ”, Benito Mussolini’s address to the Italian people at the Piazza Venezia in 1936, after the conquest of Ethiopia.
Africa Orientale Italiana (A.O.I)
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=E6AF...#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!120
(1) Click on the link to see picture.
High Command welcomed the news of the liberation of Sudan by the 151 Divisioni Peruga, and the 153 Divisioni Palerma in February 1941. This victory followed the complete destruction of the Free French army during the Mar Rosso Campaign (part of the whole Zanzibar Operation, e.g. the previous Step 2 Phase, excluding the Yemen conquest part – see AAR3 for full details). In our last report, following the fall of Djibouti, the Free French army fled North, supported by a British Mountain division. Combats were reported along the coast of the Red Sea throughout the winter, as Italian troops made constant progress toward the port of Sudan which fell to the Italian hands in late February 1941. Few weeks later, the Free French Army surrendered, after 3 days of combat.
NDLR: Finally, the Ethiopians did a nice work of conquering the remaining British territories, plus seizing Sudan’s capital. The Mare Rosso Campaign was a clear success. One sad note: The British were able to retrieve their mountain unit in time (we guess so because there were no traces of it during the last combat, so it must have left before the port of Sudan was taken). One reason the campaign was a success is that we fully integrated in our plans the fact that low infrastructure prevails in Southern Africa (ex.: relying on air supply to implement some part of the plan, using cheap, yet fast troops to cross mountains, etc.).
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The Japanese government resents your characterization of our actions within our Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. We hope that one of our allied nations would be more careful with the verbage that they use to describe our attempts at self-preservation.
OOC: Just having fun Paglia.
OOC: Just having fun Paglia.
Communique Imperial Japanese Government: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dear America,
Sorry for the 8 carriers we have sank.
Hope to see you soon,
IJN
P.S. Why did you leave Midway so soon? We still had more fleets coming to the party. *kisses*
Dear America,
Sorry for the 8 carriers we have sank.
Hope to see you soon,
IJN
P.S. Why did you leave Midway so soon? We still had more fleets coming to the party. *kisses*
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And I (Italyy) was happy with sinking 10+ UK/CAN ships [The Hood (Pride of UK Fleet), Cruisers, DD and transports]...
Yes, the UK has been strangely silent in the Pacific. I expected to see at least some of their fleet hanging around.
Well, I'm counting at least 6 CAGs in the Med so far... in two distinct Fleet + couple of standard Fleets (one of which suffered hell lately... Détails soon in our next AAR). And there are probably more in the Atlantic, trying to fight off our Dear Adolf's Subs Fleet (
)So I guess UK doesn't have much left to go against you.
From the desk of the Fuhrer:
Note to self: Please fire the person who is in charge of scheduling. Clearly their incompetence is overwhelming as whoever it is let the the Fuhrer sleep through the session! Sorry to all, I will hire a new secretary and put new batteries in the alarm clock!
night
Note to self: Please fire the person who is in charge of scheduling. Clearly their incompetence is overwhelming as whoever it is let the the Fuhrer sleep through the session! Sorry to all, I will hire a new secretary and put new batteries in the alarm clock!
night
Communique Imperial Japanese Government: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Japanese government strongly encourages the ruling elite of both the United Kingdom and its associated lackey nations as well as the United States to return to the tables of peace. Your former allies, the sovereign nations of New Zealand and Australia, have disavowed your wanton imperialism abandoned the reckless course of barbarism and carnage that you have embarked upon. New Zealand and Australia have taken their place beside the Phillipines as partners in the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere and have realized the peace and economic benefits that it provides their peoples. More and more of your island colonial possessions are rising up and reclaiming their sovereignty. Surely you can see that your policies of economic and social exploitation have been weighed in the balances and found wanting by the vast majority of your Pacific colonial empires.
It has become apparent by the size of your military presence in the Hawaiin Islands that you have been forced to use troops to suppress the "freedom spirit" in your own peoples. We implore you to stop the brutal oppression of the Hawaiin peoples by removing your occupation forces and allowing Japanese peacekeepers and Japanese humantiarian aid into the affected territory. We have the utmost confidence that despite your continued belligerent posturing and actions that this could be accomplished with minimal harm to the civilian population. We even guarantee safe passage of your military occupational forces out of the "no sail zone" that would be established around the Hawaiin archipelago.
Lastly, we must express our dismay that the United States would blockade and actively destroy our relief supply shipments to Midway Island. These actions violate the laws of common decency and represent the worst of mankind. We want the world to know that over the course of several weeks the United States killed over 300 Japanese peace monitors on the island of Midway, along with damaging and sinking countless suppy ships that were carrying much needed food and medical supplies to the civilian populace. We applaud the courage and conviction that spurred the entire population of Midway to throw back into the sea this invasion of their homeland. The brazen attacks on the lightly armed Japanese naval vessels assigned to protect these convoys from Pacific pirates is appalling, the dastardlyness of the deeds only being surpassed by the United States ignoring our pleas to halt these actions, should show the rest of the freedom loving world what is at stake in this global conflict. It was only after we felt we had no recourse but to send in the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy to reestablish the supply lines to Midway that the American fleets ran off in cowardly retreat back to their hide-a-way in the Hawaiis.
The consequence of these actions is that the Imperial Japanese Government is now declaring a blanket of protection to all nations that border the Pacific Ocean. No longer will American imperialism(diplomatic, economic, or military) be tolerated in this region known as the Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere. We want all nations to know that the protection already provide to those in the area formerly known as the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere is now extended to you as well. Throw off the American yoke and declare yourself a full member of the GPCPS.
The Japanese government strongly encourages the ruling elite of both the United Kingdom and its associated lackey nations as well as the United States to return to the tables of peace. Your former allies, the sovereign nations of New Zealand and Australia, have disavowed your wanton imperialism abandoned the reckless course of barbarism and carnage that you have embarked upon. New Zealand and Australia have taken their place beside the Phillipines as partners in the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere and have realized the peace and economic benefits that it provides their peoples. More and more of your island colonial possessions are rising up and reclaiming their sovereignty. Surely you can see that your policies of economic and social exploitation have been weighed in the balances and found wanting by the vast majority of your Pacific colonial empires.
It has become apparent by the size of your military presence in the Hawaiin Islands that you have been forced to use troops to suppress the "freedom spirit" in your own peoples. We implore you to stop the brutal oppression of the Hawaiin peoples by removing your occupation forces and allowing Japanese peacekeepers and Japanese humantiarian aid into the affected territory. We have the utmost confidence that despite your continued belligerent posturing and actions that this could be accomplished with minimal harm to the civilian population. We even guarantee safe passage of your military occupational forces out of the "no sail zone" that would be established around the Hawaiin archipelago.
Lastly, we must express our dismay that the United States would blockade and actively destroy our relief supply shipments to Midway Island. These actions violate the laws of common decency and represent the worst of mankind. We want the world to know that over the course of several weeks the United States killed over 300 Japanese peace monitors on the island of Midway, along with damaging and sinking countless suppy ships that were carrying much needed food and medical supplies to the civilian populace. We applaud the courage and conviction that spurred the entire population of Midway to throw back into the sea this invasion of their homeland. The brazen attacks on the lightly armed Japanese naval vessels assigned to protect these convoys from Pacific pirates is appalling, the dastardlyness of the deeds only being surpassed by the United States ignoring our pleas to halt these actions, should show the rest of the freedom loving world what is at stake in this global conflict. It was only after we felt we had no recourse but to send in the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy to reestablish the supply lines to Midway that the American fleets ran off in cowardly retreat back to their hide-a-way in the Hawaiis.
The consequence of these actions is that the Imperial Japanese Government is now declaring a blanket of protection to all nations that border the Pacific Ocean. No longer will American imperialism(diplomatic, economic, or military) be tolerated in this region known as the Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere. We want all nations to know that the protection already provide to those in the area formerly known as the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere is now extended to you as well. Throw off the American yoke and declare yourself a full member of the GPCPS.
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AAR #6
ITALIA
NEW POST FEBRUARY 7th
NORTH AMERICAN MP GAME
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?573357-North-America-Series-FTM/page1
During the period of March 24th to June 24th, 1941, the Italians fought fiercely with the British for the control of Cagliari. There were 3 major naval battles during that span of time, 1 near Cyrenaica (interception of a Canadian Fleet reinforcing British troops in the Middle East) and 2 for the control of Cagliari’s surrounding waters.
At the same time, in the rest of the world, Germany forces pushed back British troop in Middle East, penetrating in Syria and making steady progress in Iraq. In the Far East, as reported by the Japanese authorities (see http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...Game-1-AAR&p=13374373&viewfull=1#post13374373), the British Imperialism lost ground, as both New Zealand and Australia joined the Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere.
The World in Spring 1941
https://skydrive.live.com/?lc=3084#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!126
(1) Click on the link to see the picture
OPERATION “GUERRE PUNICHE”
Il Popolo d’Italia
May 1941
“We will never be a nation without war”, Mussolini 1903.
On Easter Eve, ecstatic at the plan tabled by Armata General Messe (the Hero of Switzerland) for the reconquest of Cagliari, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini, ordered the full mobilisation of the Aramata IV with the order to land on Cagliari Island and retake what was once part of the Roman Empire. The Armata IV, rearmed and reinforced after the Switzerland campaign, answered the call with emotion. “A Noi! A Noi! A Noi!”, shouted the troops.
On May 7th, two Italian divisions, of Armata IV, landed on the Northern shores of Cagliari, near Olbia. Italians quickly surrounded the port of Olbia and took it quite easily. The British garrisons’ forces were able to retreat in order, through the mountains. As soon as the port was captured, the whole Armata IV landed safely in the harbor, moving South, in a movement to encircle Cagliari. After some early skirmishes, the fight quickly turned to a full engagement in the Mountain Pass of Laconi on May 14th. While the fight was progressing, Canadians (6th and 9th divisions of infantry) tried and failed to invade Port Olbia, the Italian garrisons holding its ground. Canadians’ plan was to cut the supply (and reinforcement) source of the Italian Army.
At sea, Italians (7 ships) and Canadians/UK Fleet (29 ships) engaged each other. The Italian Fleet lost 1 DD while inflicting damages to many Allies ships, as the Allies Fleet positioning was quite poor during the battle. During the fight, the Littorio, pride of the fleet, successfully hit the Hood, the British’s Pride, and sunk it. British lost also 4DD and 1 CL (Despath), while the Italians lost a couple of DDs during the battle.
During the following week, Italians kept fighting the British in the mountains, but failed to make any progress. Province North of Cagliari was taken by the Italians but Laconi Mountain Pass in the middle of the island could not be taken. That pass was the key element of the British defensive line and it was clear to Italian High Command that victory could only be achieved once this pass would be taken.
In early June, 2 divisions of British Elite troops, the Royal Marines (1st and 2nd divisions) launched a second invasion on the Port of Olbia. Overwhelmed, the Italian garrisons failed to hold the port and retreated inland, in total rout. Italians quickly reacted by launching simultaneous offensives on both the British troops in the South of the Island (to pin them down) and the British Elite troops on June 4th. Air support was brought in, as the Regia Aeria pounded every inches of territory controlled by the British. More than 2 000 planes hit the Island on day/night missions: airfields, roads, supply depots, troops… everything was targeted. The Island was pummeled, levelled to the ground. The Port of Olbia suffered the most heavily. After 1 week of intense fighting, the Royal marines surrendered to the Italians.
The Battle of Cagliari
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At Sea, the Regia Marina engaged the British Fleet again for the control of Cagliari’s surrounding waters. Nearly 30 Italian ships, supported by multiple waves of airplanes (Aeronautica Flotilla I & II, plus the Centauro i Drago Ssquadrone, supported by Cacciatore Squadrones) – NDLR: in waves, which worked quite well, to avoid the penalty of sending too many planes on the same mission at the same time – attacked the British transport fleet composed of 30 ships, more or less. The battle raged for 2 days, as the British brought in a CAGs Fleet to reinforce its fleet. The Italians won the fight and, according to the report, sunk 4 cargos, 1 DD and the HMS Delhi, while losing 1 DD and the RM Fiume during the battle.
2nd Sea Battle off Cagliari Island
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On June 17th, Italian troops launched their last assault on the Mountain Pass of Laconi, finally breaking the British resistance. On June 24th, day of John the Baptist, Cagliari port was taken and what was left of the British garrisons surrendered in Iglesias. The British did retrieve some troops off the island: at least 2 divisions managed to escape that way. Flotillas of naval bombers kept on bombing the sea off Cagliari but damages inflicted to the British Fleet were minimal.
Overall, during the Cagliari’s Campaign, the Italians lost 1 CL and 2 DD, while they sunk 6 DD, 4 cargos, 2 CL and 1 BB. On the ground, Italians losses were minimal, while the British lost 2 Marines Royal Divisions and between 4 and 6 divisions.
NAVAL BATTLE OF CYRENAIC COAST
Il Popolo d’Italia
Spring 1941
“Illusion may be the sole reality of life”, Mussolini, 1914.
In April, the Canadian Royal Fleet tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea in order to reinforce British troops fighting Germans in Syria and Iraq. The Fleet was quickly spotted by the Regia Marina. Interception of the Fleet was mandatory and the Regia Marina ordered the Incursione Flottilla and Regia Marina II to follow the Fleet and engage the Canadians as soon as possible.
On the morning of April 3rd, the Canadian Fleet was sighted near Cyrenaica Coast and Admiral Campioni I engaged his 15 ships in the battle. At first, victory was at hand, but, at mid-day, British CAGs Fleet joined the fight, and quickly turned the fight into Allies’ favor. Aeronautica Flotilla I & II were called in (NAV bombers), which contributed to balance the fight a little. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, Admiral Campioni I ordered the Italian Fleet to retreat. CL d’Aosta and 1 DD were lost in the operation, while 1 cargo and 1 DD were lost on the Canadian side.
Sea Battle of the Cyrenaic Coast: Canadians caught off guard
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NDLR: It’s hard to assess how close we were to inflict major losses to the Canadians during the battle. Canadians transports were probably very badly hit. The CAGs Fleet did turn the battle into their favor and, above all, created the screen needed to protect the cargos from a more fatal destiny. According to further recon reports we got – as we kept trying to hit the Canadian Fleet with other means before it could reach Syria – the cargo fleet had lost all its screen during the fight and, without the help of the British, we could say that Cyrenaica battle would have turned into a real disaster for the Canadians. Only the Canadian Player can, at this point, confirm our assessment of how close we were to deal a deadly blow.
ITALIA
NEW POST FEBRUARY 7th
NORTH AMERICAN MP GAME
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?573357-North-America-Series-FTM/page1
During the period of March 24th to June 24th, 1941, the Italians fought fiercely with the British for the control of Cagliari. There were 3 major naval battles during that span of time, 1 near Cyrenaica (interception of a Canadian Fleet reinforcing British troops in the Middle East) and 2 for the control of Cagliari’s surrounding waters.
At the same time, in the rest of the world, Germany forces pushed back British troop in Middle East, penetrating in Syria and making steady progress in Iraq. In the Far East, as reported by the Japanese authorities (see http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...Game-1-AAR&p=13374373&viewfull=1#post13374373), the British Imperialism lost ground, as both New Zealand and Australia joined the Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere.
The World in Spring 1941
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OPERATION “GUERRE PUNICHE”
Il Popolo d’Italia
May 1941
“We will never be a nation without war”, Mussolini 1903.
On Easter Eve, ecstatic at the plan tabled by Armata General Messe (the Hero of Switzerland) for the reconquest of Cagliari, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini, ordered the full mobilisation of the Aramata IV with the order to land on Cagliari Island and retake what was once part of the Roman Empire. The Armata IV, rearmed and reinforced after the Switzerland campaign, answered the call with emotion. “A Noi! A Noi! A Noi!”, shouted the troops.
On May 7th, two Italian divisions, of Armata IV, landed on the Northern shores of Cagliari, near Olbia. Italians quickly surrounded the port of Olbia and took it quite easily. The British garrisons’ forces were able to retreat in order, through the mountains. As soon as the port was captured, the whole Armata IV landed safely in the harbor, moving South, in a movement to encircle Cagliari. After some early skirmishes, the fight quickly turned to a full engagement in the Mountain Pass of Laconi on May 14th. While the fight was progressing, Canadians (6th and 9th divisions of infantry) tried and failed to invade Port Olbia, the Italian garrisons holding its ground. Canadians’ plan was to cut the supply (and reinforcement) source of the Italian Army.
At sea, Italians (7 ships) and Canadians/UK Fleet (29 ships) engaged each other. The Italian Fleet lost 1 DD while inflicting damages to many Allies ships, as the Allies Fleet positioning was quite poor during the battle. During the fight, the Littorio, pride of the fleet, successfully hit the Hood, the British’s Pride, and sunk it. British lost also 4DD and 1 CL (Despath), while the Italians lost a couple of DDs during the battle.
During the following week, Italians kept fighting the British in the mountains, but failed to make any progress. Province North of Cagliari was taken by the Italians but Laconi Mountain Pass in the middle of the island could not be taken. That pass was the key element of the British defensive line and it was clear to Italian High Command that victory could only be achieved once this pass would be taken.
In early June, 2 divisions of British Elite troops, the Royal Marines (1st and 2nd divisions) launched a second invasion on the Port of Olbia. Overwhelmed, the Italian garrisons failed to hold the port and retreated inland, in total rout. Italians quickly reacted by launching simultaneous offensives on both the British troops in the South of the Island (to pin them down) and the British Elite troops on June 4th. Air support was brought in, as the Regia Aeria pounded every inches of territory controlled by the British. More than 2 000 planes hit the Island on day/night missions: airfields, roads, supply depots, troops… everything was targeted. The Island was pummeled, levelled to the ground. The Port of Olbia suffered the most heavily. After 1 week of intense fighting, the Royal marines surrendered to the Italians.
The Battle of Cagliari
https://skydrive.live.com/?lc=3084#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!125
(1) Click on the link to see the picture
At Sea, the Regia Marina engaged the British Fleet again for the control of Cagliari’s surrounding waters. Nearly 30 Italian ships, supported by multiple waves of airplanes (Aeronautica Flotilla I & II, plus the Centauro i Drago Ssquadrone, supported by Cacciatore Squadrones) – NDLR: in waves, which worked quite well, to avoid the penalty of sending too many planes on the same mission at the same time – attacked the British transport fleet composed of 30 ships, more or less. The battle raged for 2 days, as the British brought in a CAGs Fleet to reinforce its fleet. The Italians won the fight and, according to the report, sunk 4 cargos, 1 DD and the HMS Delhi, while losing 1 DD and the RM Fiume during the battle.
2nd Sea Battle off Cagliari Island
https://skydrive.live.com/?lc=3084#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!124
(1) Click on the link to see the picture
On June 17th, Italian troops launched their last assault on the Mountain Pass of Laconi, finally breaking the British resistance. On June 24th, day of John the Baptist, Cagliari port was taken and what was left of the British garrisons surrendered in Iglesias. The British did retrieve some troops off the island: at least 2 divisions managed to escape that way. Flotillas of naval bombers kept on bombing the sea off Cagliari but damages inflicted to the British Fleet were minimal.
Overall, during the Cagliari’s Campaign, the Italians lost 1 CL and 2 DD, while they sunk 6 DD, 4 cargos, 2 CL and 1 BB. On the ground, Italians losses were minimal, while the British lost 2 Marines Royal Divisions and between 4 and 6 divisions.
NAVAL BATTLE OF CYRENAIC COAST
Il Popolo d’Italia
Spring 1941
“Illusion may be the sole reality of life”, Mussolini, 1914.
In April, the Canadian Royal Fleet tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea in order to reinforce British troops fighting Germans in Syria and Iraq. The Fleet was quickly spotted by the Regia Marina. Interception of the Fleet was mandatory and the Regia Marina ordered the Incursione Flottilla and Regia Marina II to follow the Fleet and engage the Canadians as soon as possible.
On the morning of April 3rd, the Canadian Fleet was sighted near Cyrenaica Coast and Admiral Campioni I engaged his 15 ships in the battle. At first, victory was at hand, but, at mid-day, British CAGs Fleet joined the fight, and quickly turned the fight into Allies’ favor. Aeronautica Flotilla I & II were called in (NAV bombers), which contributed to balance the fight a little. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, Admiral Campioni I ordered the Italian Fleet to retreat. CL d’Aosta and 1 DD were lost in the operation, while 1 cargo and 1 DD were lost on the Canadian side.
Sea Battle of the Cyrenaic Coast: Canadians caught off guard
https://skydrive.live.com/?lc=3084#cid=E6AF355183388B4A&id=E6AF355183388B4A!123
(1) Click on the link to see the picture
NDLR: It’s hard to assess how close we were to inflict major losses to the Canadians during the battle. Canadians transports were probably very badly hit. The CAGs Fleet did turn the battle into their favor and, above all, created the screen needed to protect the cargos from a more fatal destiny. According to further recon reports we got – as we kept trying to hit the Canadian Fleet with other means before it could reach Syria – the cargo fleet had lost all its screen during the fight and, without the help of the British, we could say that Cyrenaica battle would have turned into a real disaster for the Canadians. Only the Canadian Player can, at this point, confirm our assessment of how close we were to deal a deadly blow.
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Impressive fight of Cagliari. I didn't think you could pull that off. Couldn't RN block the ocean and then bring in fresh troops? Oh, I see why. Stacking 29 ships is seldom useful.... A very dangerous Operation - but well done!
Wow, I love the action! Very intensive! Good job.
My only complaint is that without screenshots things can be quite confusing sometimes (clicking on the links and switching between the text and SCs is painful), especially that your writing style is a bit chaotic, which is good for entertainment, but bad for clarity.
My only complaint is that without screenshots things can be quite confusing sometimes (clicking on the links and switching between the text and SCs is painful), especially that your writing style is a bit chaotic, which is good for entertainment, but bad for clarity.
Communique Imperial Japanese Government: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Japanese Imperial Government is pleased to announce the addition of South Africa to the GPCPS. The delighted citizens of South Africa rejoiced as Japanese peacekeepers drove off the thugs that kept the populace cowed under the bootheels of those loyal to the British Imperialists. Long have South Africans long to be free from the yoke of oppression, long have they yearned for a government of their choosing. Of South Africans for South Africans, without any meddling of the those whose real loyalty lies in London.
As of yesterday, Japanese naval vessels have closed off the last of renegade ports within the GPCPS that were giving safe harbor to those ships who would seek to undermine the peace and stability of our Sphere. It was with great dismay that the Japanese people learned that our friends in the Soviet Union had been providing free access of their naval ports to our enemies. It was with great reluctance, but fervent resolve that the decision was made to free those naval facilities with Japanese security forces. The operation was quick, relentless, but handled in such a way to minimize bloodshed. The Soviet government was given safe passage off the island and civilian casualties were minimal.
The Indian question within the Japanese Imperial Government has finally been resolved. No longer could we stand idly by watch the peoples of India be victims of British neglect. Because of this, we have authorized the immediate deployment and movement of thousands of Japanese relief workers across the Japanese/India border to begin conducting humantitarian operations in partnership with the local governmental authorities. Small security details have been dispatched with these relief workers to provide protection from local criminals, ruffians, and British mercenaries that would otherwise seek to undermine our aid mission.
Once again, we implore the United States to stop their aggression against the peaceful island of Midway. The citizenry of Midway had to endure almost 30 days of indiscriminate bombings against the islands. It is believed that the port facilities were being targetted to deprive their use to the IJN, despite lack of an IJN presences in the harbor. Infact, pursuant to our policy of peace in the GPCPS, the IJN was docked over 1000 km away at the home islands, its sailors enjoying well deserved time with their families. We believe this aggression to be nothing more than a deliberate attempt at provoking a fight with the IJN. We have shown before we will not back down in defense of our peoples, and the IJN did not back down this time either. The American fleet was driven off, the details of the encounter are still being compiled, and we expect a press release within the next few days detailing our continued victory over the warmongers.
The Japanese Imperial Government is pleased to announce the addition of South Africa to the GPCPS. The delighted citizens of South Africa rejoiced as Japanese peacekeepers drove off the thugs that kept the populace cowed under the bootheels of those loyal to the British Imperialists. Long have South Africans long to be free from the yoke of oppression, long have they yearned for a government of their choosing. Of South Africans for South Africans, without any meddling of the those whose real loyalty lies in London.
As of yesterday, Japanese naval vessels have closed off the last of renegade ports within the GPCPS that were giving safe harbor to those ships who would seek to undermine the peace and stability of our Sphere. It was with great dismay that the Japanese people learned that our friends in the Soviet Union had been providing free access of their naval ports to our enemies. It was with great reluctance, but fervent resolve that the decision was made to free those naval facilities with Japanese security forces. The operation was quick, relentless, but handled in such a way to minimize bloodshed. The Soviet government was given safe passage off the island and civilian casualties were minimal.
The Indian question within the Japanese Imperial Government has finally been resolved. No longer could we stand idly by watch the peoples of India be victims of British neglect. Because of this, we have authorized the immediate deployment and movement of thousands of Japanese relief workers across the Japanese/India border to begin conducting humantitarian operations in partnership with the local governmental authorities. Small security details have been dispatched with these relief workers to provide protection from local criminals, ruffians, and British mercenaries that would otherwise seek to undermine our aid mission.
Once again, we implore the United States to stop their aggression against the peaceful island of Midway. The citizenry of Midway had to endure almost 30 days of indiscriminate bombings against the islands. It is believed that the port facilities were being targetted to deprive their use to the IJN, despite lack of an IJN presences in the harbor. Infact, pursuant to our policy of peace in the GPCPS, the IJN was docked over 1000 km away at the home islands, its sailors enjoying well deserved time with their families. We believe this aggression to be nothing more than a deliberate attempt at provoking a fight with the IJN. We have shown before we will not back down in defense of our peoples, and the IJN did not back down this time either. The American fleet was driven off, the details of the encounter are still being compiled, and we expect a press release within the next few days detailing our continued victory over the warmongers.
Agreed. This was my 1st with external links. My Paradox box is full of attachments (9.4 MB) + entangled with a bug (I have images I can't delete but which are not posted in any thread. Which is kind a weird). Anyway, point is, I'll work on the clarity issue. To help you guys get through. So next one should be easier. Well, I hope so.
The CTF joined the fight, than retreated. I guess their organisation level was too low, and/or their CAGs were too damaged to fight longer. I must admit that, once those battles were won, avergae level of BBs and DDs sthrengh was around 30%, same for aircraft. We went all in. And it paid.
One thing that could explain why Canadians, nor Brits didn't come back is that we had couple of other minor sea battles near Tunis and Italians NAV were hitting everything in sight. So ennemy movement were kept to a minimal level, probably to save the CAN Fleet, whose escort was minimal after the sea battle. And about the UK Transport Fleet, I guess it has been severly damaged during the fight. Also, another possibility, is since Germans were making steady progress in Syria/Iraq, the Brits kept their reserves over there, as defending Suez Channel is a priority, compared to holding Cagliari.
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On yesterday session (AAR #7, soon in a theater near you), we took back Sicily, while Germans were stopped at the Suez Channel by a British wall of troops. By pinning down numerous UK troops, the Germans provided us with a great opportunity to get back our land. Nevertheless, the presence of a British CTF (4 CV) is still a problem as we still have to dispute the supremacy of the Med to the Brits.
There was a German attempt to land in Brittany... they seized London but were then driven back.
More very soon...
You deserve a part of this success. Indeed, I read your previous AAR, same for Valantinan AAR on Italy naval strategy. I change radically the way my fleet were organized, to minimize penalty, while getting the most out of what is left of Regia Marina.
Basically, I tried a combination of 2 BBs + 4-5 DDs, depending on hull size (to stay below 10). Results were impressive (againts the AI in testing mode (SP game at very hard level) and against my opponent in this MP game). I will expand on this very soon. in a special AAR on the Regia Marina Naval Reform. But I need to wait a little, as the fight for the Med Supremacy is still undergoing.
Communique Imperial Japanese Government: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Japanese Imperial Government has to decided to release the following photographs as evidence that we desire peace and to convince the world in joining our call that the United States no longer has the means to wage an effective campaign of aggression against the members of the GPCPS. Not only this, but the United States government insists that we have been building up our carrier forces in an effort to further the mutually destructive arms race between our countries. We would like to declare to the free nations of the world that we only have one aircraft carrier that assists with hunting vagabonds and vagrants that seek to raid our high seas convoys. The Imperialists cannot believe the truth, that their campaign of destruction against our lightly armed relief convoys has been a massive failure due to a combination of Karma and their own naval officers incompetency.
The first picture we release is to show you one so called "American Naval Victory" that their propaganda papers has touted in their own papers. Here is, for the world to see, the "American Victory" at East Johnston Islands.
The second picture we release is to show the world the latest carpet bombing campaign against the habors at Midway. This is a picture of the fight between the brutal oppressors and a relief convoy that was being hunted down.
The third picture, well...screenshot says it all. (OOC: Sorry about the chatter, I'm new to taking pictures.)
Carrier score now stands at 15-0 in favor of the Japanese.
The Japanese Imperial Government has to decided to release the following photographs as evidence that we desire peace and to convince the world in joining our call that the United States no longer has the means to wage an effective campaign of aggression against the members of the GPCPS. Not only this, but the United States government insists that we have been building up our carrier forces in an effort to further the mutually destructive arms race between our countries. We would like to declare to the free nations of the world that we only have one aircraft carrier that assists with hunting vagabonds and vagrants that seek to raid our high seas convoys. The Imperialists cannot believe the truth, that their campaign of destruction against our lightly armed relief convoys has been a massive failure due to a combination of Karma and their own naval officers incompetency.
The first picture we release is to show you one so called "American Naval Victory" that their propaganda papers has touted in their own papers. Here is, for the world to see, the "American Victory" at East Johnston Islands.
The second picture we release is to show the world the latest carpet bombing campaign against the habors at Midway. This is a picture of the fight between the brutal oppressors and a relief convoy that was being hunted down.
The third picture, well...screenshot says it all. (OOC: Sorry about the chatter, I'm new to taking pictures.)
Carrier score now stands at 15-0 in favor of the Japanese.
Heu, USA, maybe you should take a look at "air cumulative penalty" section in the rules.
For the record, 7 CV = 14 CAG = more than -100% penalty on your air forces... e.g. your air support is totally ineffective.
Too many is like none at all.
For the record, 7 CV = 14 CAG = more than -100% penalty on your air forces... e.g. your air support is totally ineffective.
Too many is like none at all.