Chapter Ninety Five
The World in January 1780
Something to note is that neither the Caribbean or the Eastern Seaboard of North America are within my naval range (Northern Brazil barely is). This means that until I can establish land control of provinces in the area my fleets will pick up a lot of attrition damage. Not good if those waters are hostile and any of the AI’s group a single fleet (GB & Castile both do that).
Countries of the World
Ran out of fingers and toes
Portugal
Sweden
Castile
Great Britain
Quite big
France : 14
Mexico : 11
Cherokee : 10
USA : 9
Japan : 9
Venezuela : 9
Canada : 9
Iroquois : 8
Two wars small
Ireland : 5
Scotland : 4
Peru : 4
Quebec : 3
Chimu : 3
Milan : 2
Haiti : 2
Roadkill
Cyprus : 1
Tuscany : 1
Sardinia : 1
Ryukyu : 1
Papal States : 1
Corsica : 1
Gotland : 1
Problems
Morocco (Sunni) : 4
Sokoto (Sunni) : 2
Kanem Bornu (Sunni) : 1
Morea (Sunni) : 1
Ran out of fingers and toes
Portugal
Sweden
Castile
Great Britain
Quite big
France : 14
Mexico : 11
Cherokee : 10
USA : 9
Japan : 9
Venezuela : 9
Canada : 9
Iroquois : 8
Two wars small
Ireland : 5
Scotland : 4
Peru : 4
Quebec : 3
Chimu : 3
Milan : 2
Haiti : 2
Roadkill
Cyprus : 1
Tuscany : 1
Sardinia : 1
Ryukyu : 1
Papal States : 1
Corsica : 1
Gotland : 1
Problems
Morocco (Sunni) : 4
Sokoto (Sunni) : 2
Kanem Bornu (Sunni) : 1
Morea (Sunni) : 1
And since I’m doing some random screenies…
Comparative Technology
Armies
Navies
1780 starts quietly with no rebels until February; Castilla La Vieja, Gangwon and Guayra. Chaco Boreal and Solikamsk revolt in March. Solikamsk is by event, my nearest units are on the coast of modern day Pakistan! Itenines revolts in April. May has four revolts; Champassak, Jiangsu, the Kurils and Shikoku. June brings revolts in Vizcaya and Minas Gerais. War exhaustion is only falling slowly as I’m picking up attrition running an extra 24 regiments to South America. Sweden sends a warning at the end of the month which makes some future decisions interesting. July has revolts in Anhui and Cuenca. August has another four revolts; Marches, Fez, Pirineo and Diamentina. September also brings four revolts; Limousin, Bundjalung, Sayin Noyan and Atacama.
War with Tuscany - 1st October 1780
Only Sweden has any serious capacity to fight. Every one of these foes can be hurt in this war… Haixi, Xeres and Rio de la Plata rebel.
War with Cherokee - 2nd October 1780
Sweden having already joined a war against me can’t join this one. Iroquois and Cherokee are landlocked so this essentially a straight war against Portugal once primitive minor Chimu is knocked out. Toubkhal rebels.
War with Cyprus - 3rd October 1780
This is a straight war against Great Britain, I may occupy Cyprus for the war score but my goals are a large chunk of the British Empire. Tangiers, Hinggan, Vanuatu, Copiapo and Chungcheong rebel.
War with Venezuela - 4th October 1780
DOWing Cherokee means I’m already at war with Portugal so this war becomes a straight fight with Castile once Venezuela is knocked out. Ndongo and Atacama rebel.
The overall effect of that lot is to put me into separate wars with the four biggest powers with each of them as alliance leader - so the potential +25 war score from battles will count against them. If I’m going to be jumped by minors it’s hopefully going to be now. A TSC would be inconvenient!
If you haven’t followed the reasoning then go back and check the alliances for each war to see how the majors have all been pulled into battle one on one.
Rebel Count = 5836 (+33)
Rebels = 28,322,000 (+122,000)
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Rebels = 28,322,000 (+122,000)
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