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"UK Motorway”
{A Blitzkrieg-Scenario AAR}

To deal with the UK as it is set for this Scenario and I have to make the best of how things are. I will report an overview of how I find the status of the UK and report my initial changes, as well as the purpose of those changes and hope the war goes well.

Chapter 1 - The Initial Status of the UK.
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/#post-22155469"
Chapter 2 - “Overview and the RN”
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/#post-22162766"
Chapter 3 - “Before the Storm” {18 September 1939 to early January1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-2#post-22193850"
Chapter 4 - “On the Brink” {Early January to 19 May, 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-2#post-22203187"
Chapter 5 - “19 May, 1940"
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-2#post-22218849"
Chapter 6 - “Flying Black Snakes” {10 May – 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-2#post-22236990"
Chapter 7 - “The Fate of France” - {11 June - 14 June, 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-2#post-22251939"
Chapter 8 - “On Shaky Ground” {June 15 – Aug 8, 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-3#post-22261451"
Chapter 9 - "The Start of The Battle of Britain" {9 August, 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-3#post-22273401"
Chapter 10 - “The Convoy War & The Garrison Struggle” {11 August – 26 August. 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-3#post-22277817"
Chapter 11 “Handcuffed” {12 August – 12 September, 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-3#post-22289227"
Chapter 12 “In Fits & Starts” {11 September – 12 October, 1940}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-3#post-22313039"
Chapter 13 “Jimma Jamma” {12 October – 7 December, 1940
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-4#post-22319088"
Chapter 14 - From London High Command HQ - 5 December, 1940
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-4#post-22322603"
Chapter 15 - “The Empire Strikes Back!” {9 December, 1940 – 9 March, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-4#post-22340383"
Chapter 16 (Part 1) - “Bomber-Runs” {10 March – 9 May, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-5#post-22354428"
Chapter 16 (Part 2) - “The Persian Gulf” {10 March – 9 May, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-5#post-22362738"
Chapter 17 (Part-1) “One by One” {9 May – 5 July, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-5#post-22368720"
Chapter 17 (Part 2) “One by One” {9 May – 5 July, 1941
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-5#post-22373023"
Chapter 18 “No News is Good News” 5 July – 2 September, 1941
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-6#post-22384909"
Chapter 19 “The Shetland Bus” {2 September – 27 September, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-7#post-22399054"
Chapter 20 “The OOB of Meetings” {A prelude to the next report}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-7#post-22405384"
Chapter 21 “Two Left Jabs and a Right Cross” {27 September – 17 October, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-8#post-22413500"
Chapter 22 “Storm in a Teacup” {17 October 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-8#post-22421860"
Chapter 23 “From Bad to Worse to Cataclysmic” {18 October – 8 November, 1941}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-9#post-22433968"
Chapter 24 (Part 1) “Operation Change-Up – Preparing A.I. Britain” {8 November – 1 January. 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-9#post-22454887"
Chapter 24 (Part 2) “Waking A Giant’s Slumber” {January 2nd, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-10#post-22459203"
Chapter 25 “Thirty-Eight Days” {January 2nd, 1942 – February 19th,1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-10#post-22470082"
Chapter 25 {Part 2} “Operation STxP” {February 10th, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-11#post-22477296"
Chapter 26 “The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly” {February 11th – March 7th, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-11#post-22486542"
Chapter 27 “The Fronts” {March 7th, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-11#post-22494443"
Chapter 28 “April Fool’s Day” {8 March – 1 April, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-12#post-22513532"
Chapter 29 “A World at War” {1 April – 1 July, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-12#post-22518450"
Chapter 30 “Winston’s Back” {2 July – 21 July, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-13#post-22523176"
Chapter 31 “Another AAR edition of WTH?” {23 July, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-13#post-22527242"
Chapter 32 “A Hard-Pressed Empire” {23 July – 25 August, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-14#post-22550216"
Chapter 33 “The Empire’s Battles {25 August – 15 September, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-14#post-22557121"
Chapter 34 “Full-Tilt Boogie” {15 September – 24 September, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-15#post-22573375"
Chapter 35 “A Strong Second Wind” {25 September – 10 October, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-15#post-22581413"
Chapter 36 “Whata Bloody Mess!” (Part One) {10 October – 18 October, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-16#post-22590564"
Chapter 37 “Whata Bloody Mess!” (Part Two) {18 October – 29 October, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-16#post-22597138"
Chapter 38 “Desperate Times Call For...What?” {29 October – 3 November, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-17#post-22604779"
Chapter 39 “Saving the Red-Army?” {3 November – 14 November, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-17#post-22612557"
Chapter 40 “One Last Time” {14 November – 26 November, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-17#post-22615862"
Chapter 41 “Preparing for our Invasion of Germany” {9 December}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-18#post-22620969"
Chapter 42 “Always Expect The Unexpected.” {9 December – 31 December, 1942}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-18#post-22631491"
Chapter 43 “Five German Ports” {9 December – 10 January,1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-19#post-22641464"
Chapter 44 “Allied Autobahn” {10 January – 12 January. 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-19#post-22651585"
Chapter 45 “Rolling Thunder” (Part One) {13 January – 10 February, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-19#post-22661786"
Chapter 46 “Rolling Thunder” (Part Two) {13 January – 10 February, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-19#post-22662428"
Chapter 47 “Rolling Thunder” (Part Three, Recap) {13 January – 10 February, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-20#post-22669246"
Chapter 48 “Pesky Axis Minors” {11 February – 3 March, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-20#post-22678705"
Chapter 49 “Preparing for Operation-Sunset” {3 March – 7 March, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-21#post-22684847"
Chapter 50 “Britain Has Returned!” {11 March – 19 March, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-22#post-22702484"
Chapter 51 “A Watched Pot is Slow to Boil” {20 March – 22 March,1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-22#post-22715042"
Chapter 52 “Controlling the Seas” {22 March – 29 March, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-23#post-22721670"
Chapter 53 “In Plane Sight” {29 March & 30 March, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-23#post-22725635"
Chapter 54 “Twilight” {20 March – 1 April, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-23#post-22731047"
Chapter 55 “Turning Up The Heat” {3 April – 12 April, 1943}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-23#post-22732122"
Chapter 56 “Rear-View Mirror” {“A Final Glance Back”}
"http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/“uk-motorway”-a-blitzkrieg-scenario-aar.985730/page-23#post-22736192"
 
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Chapter One
Chapter One - An Overview of the UK’s Blitzkrieg-Scenario start.

After looking at my nation’s footing I can see much trouble ahead, so I will report how the UK starts out in this Scenario in the various areas of running a nation.

The Government

Well one-half good news is George VI is already King but Neville Chamberlain is Head of Gov.
I pick or keep men for the following positions.

Foreign is Eden
Arms is Simon
Security is Baldwin
Intel is Lord Cecil
Staff is Gort
Army is Deverill
RN is Pound
RAF is Bowhill

Intelligence and Spies

Max home-spies - 3 ticks of Counter-intelligence and 2 ticks to raise National Unity which will probably be three once our convoys start sinking. We will Influence only the U.S.A. We are behind on too many techs to worry about the rest of the world.

At Scenario start I have spies in Germany etc. I will send no more spies anywhere but switch all existing spies to reduce NU with enemies or future enemies while in favored nations I support the ruling party. Might as well do this for whatever tiny benefit.

Economy problems

Energy – 29922 we are losing 43.7/day.

Metal – 14665 we are losing 66.08/day.

Oil – 14640 losing 49.5/day.

We have a plus 6.68$/day. That’s good but it at first strikes me as not near enough to buy all that we need. Guess I am going to find out. We will need lots of Gas for all these motorized units and we do not have hardly any tanks yet! And of course we will need lot’s o’ convoys to get the job done.

Trade & Convoys

This is a scary realm. I Start with 75 free convoys! Helloooo...fellows...we are at war! To offset this situation somewhat, I halted every supply-convoy to any island where we do not even have troops; like we need to make stockpiles for enemy troops to use.

Next I unchecked Resource-Convoys and stopped any that carry nothing or next to nothing; I’m not sending 10-15 convoys to bring back 1 metal. I have very few Convoy-Escorts and will not build any, so small convoys that do not carry oil will have no escorts. The few Escorts I gained were added to bigger Oil-convoys or important ones, like Alexandria, Singapore and the undefended Borneo port of Kuala Belait, each having 3 Escorts. I need troops in Borneo but can I hope to hold it? There’s no Brit in Kuching either.

After my ending of some Convoys I have 139 free for use, which is better than 75 and all Axis subs waiting for them.

Research

Industry - Looks good in all areas, including the 3 important supply-techs.

Techs.png
Far from ideal but these need researching now. With so many X3 MOT-divisions I hope to add ENG to many of them even if I reduce some divisions to Binary MOTx2 for nasty terrain. Like any other support units I may add like TDs, SpART etc. ENG and any others will add more fuel requirements.​

I do have a few Techs in Air that are needed badly but they must wait.​

The good news is that we have Radar in these British cities. Dover & Norwich are level-5. Portsmouth is level-4. London, Newcastle, Liverpool, Edinburgh & Scapa Flow are level-3. Glasgow & Belfast Ireland are level-1. The bad news is I would not have done this layout. The worse news, there is no radar anywhere else. Not Malta not Singapore, only the home-island.

OOB

Anyone that knows HoI 3 knows the set-up of Generals is generally random and minus what general commanded what force. In addition in HoI3 a higher level General grants better supply for the Army under an Army-Group {AG} and the A.I. does not follow this fact.

Starting the 1939 Blitz-Scenario as Britain, the Empires’ OOB is a mess and has no Army-Groups anywhere in the Empire. So my first step was to dismiss all Generals on the home-island except Home Command HQ to use them where really needed and rebuild a proper OOB from scratch. Supply is critical to Britain normally and now I also fear my unwanted large gas-guzzling mobile-army to boot.

My new OOB

The next move I make is putting a Logistics-Wizard {LW} heading every tiny-Theater like St. John’s Port Harcourt and East Africa Command using Old Guards +{LW}. Because if I do have a few Garrisons or other units reporting to them, they will save a little on supply as direct-reports where I have no formal OOB under that theater-command.

Home Command HQ General Ironside Skill-2. Since he is a Logistics-Wizard ={LW} and the country is full of wheels

1st Army-Group General Allenbrooke a Skill-5 with both Offense and Defense skills.
1st Army General Brooke-Papen Old-Guard = {OG}with{LW} Note: this may change later but until 1st Army leaves for overseas or has to defend our shores there is no need now.
1st Army’s 5-Corps containing all Motorized units - All have non-{OG}+{LW}leaders.

Mediterranean HQ renamed from original “Middle East Command Theater” General Dobbie is a
{OG}+{LW}and also an Engineer.
Mediterranean AG- General Alexander Skill-5 {LW} with both Defensive and Offensive Doctrines.
Mediterranean Army - General Wavell Skill-4 {LW}with Defensive Doctrine.
8th Army - General Barkworth-Wright Skill-2 {LW}

Singapore HQ renamed from “Far-East Command Theater” General Smyth Skill-1 {OG+LW}
Singapore AGGeneral H.M. Wilson Skill-4 {LW}
Singapore ArmyGeneral Slim Skill-5 {LW} Trickster
Singapore Corps – General Fitzpatrick Skill-4 with Defense. He will face a lot of heat.

Bombay HQ renamed from original “Army of India Theater”.
Note: All India-Corps deleted and Indian-Infantry will go to Rangoon where new Corps will be created and follow the new Burma-OOB. The only units that will directly report to Bombay HQ will be any Garrisons later posted in India-ports or on near island/ports like Diego Garcia, Trincomalee, The Maldives, Nicobar etc.

*New* Burma HQ General Adam{LW} {Created in Rangoon for the entire border of Siam, just east of Chittigong}
Burma AG - General Auchinleck Skill-5 {LW} with both Defensive and Offensive Doctrines.
Burma Army - General Anderson K.A.N. Skill-3 {LW} with Defensive Doctrines.
Burma Corps - General Maltby Skill-1 {LW}Note: All Divisions will have Commando leaders (better in low-supply) and/or other Doctrines as possible. Of all Theaters this one has an {LW} at every level since whether in Burma or India are anywhere else in the region it will face many obstacles and I don’t want supply to be an issue if possible, especially starting a war with far less convoys than is needed. Of course this is true for all Theaters but I expect enemy subs are going to be more disrupting in this game.

I should add that all Ships and Planes in a region report to the nearest Army-group to save on supplies.

The RAF

The first thing that I see brings horror. We are already at war with Germany and we have only 3 INT-groups? Not a few X3 Wings but 3 single builds. How can we defend British airspace? Overall the RAF has only 22 total groups and 9 are CAGs and of course none to spare. 5 TAC groups and 2 NAV is barely adequate but even if we had more, we already need more fighters to defend the homeland and we we could spare none to defend bombers. I just hope Germany only has 2 INTs and 1 TAC -then we have a chance.

Out of 29 techs we are current in 8. Thank God that our measely 3 INTs are up to date. “Never has so many, depended on so few”.

The Army

Hmm we are 1 brigade weaker than Poland? What have we been doing?

The backbone of an Army is Infantry and we have only 37 brigades. However, since we are a proud modern industrial nation we have over twice that number in wheeled-infantry. I look around the home-island and that is all that we have at home. Germany cannot even think of attacking because our entire force can arrive at any port on the mainland in mere minutes. :>) We have only 10 Garrison Brigades and 4 Militia. We have 4 LARM and 2 ARM. We have zero ART, AT, AC or ENG.

Our foot-soldiers in hostile terrains and environments around our Empire have no equipment of any kind. We can make Engineers but for now, they would have no weapons. The reason for not being prepared in 1939? P.M. Neville Chamberlain sold us on a paper that read...“Peace in our Time”.

Our Armor is old stuff. 1936 LARM is decent but the 1934 ARM = the non-anything “Whippet”. At least we will not have to spend much to upgrade it. Our AC = “Humber” w/ no gun or armor and it’s called an armored-car? Our legions of MOT cannot be first class if our AC is a basic metal box with wheels and at present designed for target-practice. Thankfully our AT, AA and ART are up to date...although we have not a single unit of any! Good planning boys!

Our Land-Doctrines are not fine. Of 18 techs, 8 have never been researched, 5 are behind and 5 are current.

We have no GAR guarding any port in India or any island in the Indian Ocean or the entire Pacific. Malta & Gibraltar have a single GAR brigade. We are not ready for this war.

The Royal Navy

We are a Grand-Fleet of 142 ships, though 20 are transports. We better be very wise in battle.

We have 42 CLs which is good but only 30 DDs which is very bad. We do have 31 non-CV Capitol-ships but that’s only a one-to-one ratio and what about ASW duty? This is no good way to start a war. We do have 12 old Subs, so that’s ok but one is an ancient Class-1 relic and must be used as a solo-scout.

We have researched Radar but have not started ASW or any other Radar-Techs. Our subs are not even to 1934 standards in any category; lots to invest in here if we choose. More bad news, our BBs are behind in all Techs and CVs in 3 of 4 areas. By far our best news is that CAs, DDs and CLs are all up-to-date. Finally something satisfactory, even if I would have went for more important Capitol-ship advances firsts and bypassed Heavy-Cruisers in the early years.

Production

  1. We must permanently build convoys for a while. I start 5 and set them to a series of 10.

  2. Fighters are priority. Three groups begin to be followed by two more series for a total of 9 – I want at least 4 X3-Wings.

  3. The Prince of Wales is allowed to be built but the other BB is set-back till it completes.

  4. We have to build lots of Garrisons we are guarding nothing anywhere, therefore MOT will have to be used at home for now.


“The Die is Cast”
 
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Good luck sorting through the outdated stuff Paradox hasn't looked at since release, not to mention the mess of a real nation's OOB rather than your own :)

subbed, of course, this should be interesting!
 
You have entered an epic battle against an evil and malevolent foe.

I refer, of course, to your battles against the terrible tech and OOBs Paradox give to Britain in the game. Never have so few, got so much, so badly wrong as they.
 
Well, that oob sounds...dreadful. what a .ess paradox left you..
 
WOW... and I thought the german OOB from 1941 was bad:confused: (troops in France under the command of HQs in Norway)
This should be interesting to pull around. One thing I don't quite understand is why Paradox didn't give the AI more sensible set-ups to start with.
In my current AAR, Italy still has most of its infantry divisions in the starting set-up of 2xINF. They didn't bother to equip them with support units.:eek:

On the other hand it should really be interesting to fix things on the go, not having time to reorganize like in 1936. I will definitely follow.
 
You have entered an epic battle against an evil and malevolent foe.

I refer, of course, to your battles against the terrible tech and OOBs Paradox give to Britain in the game. Never have so few, got so much, so badly wrong as they.

Welcome El Pip, glad you're here. Love your "Never have so few, got so much, so badly wrong as they" :D Perfect!

WOW... and I thought the german OOB from 1941 was bad:confused: (troops in France under the command of HQs in Norway)
This should be interesting to pull around. One thing I don't quite understand is why Paradox didn't give the AI more sensible set-ups to start with.
In my current AAR, Italy still has most of its infantry divisions in the starting set-up of 2xINF. They didn't bother to equip them with support units.:eek:

On the other hand it should really be interesting to fix things on the go, not having time to reorganize like in 1936. I will definitely follow.

I think many wonder at the Scenario-starts. They must had made them during an office-party. "Let's do something crazy":) burp.

Welcome onboard mate. Hmm I wonder what Italy looks like in this Scenario...probably bad too.

@ Sebas...your work is cut-out for you man. This will likely require a "Staff" for me to survive more than a year.:cool: So, no one else be shy if I'm runnin' amiss and overlook something.
 
Chapter 2
“Overview and the RN”
Chapter 2



Overview
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1. We are making a lot of extra supplies but I know I need to trade for everything I need with the U. S. So that means I need to forget everything else and sell continuous supplies to the USA before they get maxed-out, getting supplies from other nations. Britain first. To start I want to sell 2 to 3 shipments of 20. Once I get that done then I can start getting Energy, Metal and Oil from them. After I'm good, then I can cancel trades whenever I choose.

The second point about getting as much gold as I can is I need to change to my best Industrial Laws which will require well over 300 smackers.

2. Once I get 5 free-spies, I will stop spending Leadership and put that small amount it into Officers. I want 28 Techs in the queue or I will never catch-up.

3. Officer-Ratio at 102 is not good for War but since I have some time before I'm fighting around the world I will wait and “try” to get as much as I can from Leadership. i. e. My decision to only Influence the US and not create more spies than what I need at home for N-Security and N-Unity.

4. Upgrades are outrageous but I will get that Iceberg out of the way. Considering the poor state my Armed forces and the cost of Upgrades, I can only think that we've not even issued uniforms yet.:)

5. Notice I have no trade-routes. All sea-trade will only be to the USA. I can defend those lanes I hope. As I knew it would happen, U-Boats are sinking guess what? My supply-convoys.

6. Remember I started with 75 free convoys and dismissed several Resource-convoys and deleted some
Supply-convoys going to my island with no defenders? Well, I forgot and did not turn off A. I. Convoy Control and the number dropped 20-something in an instant. So I had to go back and do it again. I have to manage all shipping. Which takes me on to #7.

7. I wanted to do Auto-Trade this time because I usually don’t and didn’t want the hassle now. However, I have to do it myself because the A. I. will suck up my convoys and put them in routes prime to be sunk. As I said, I have to manage my trade and supply routes. I think it highly likely that I might need to have convoy-priorities to survive. Also not letting the A.I. use my diplomats for the trades - I want that amount frozen too. This is not 1936.



The Royal Navy

I’ve organized the navy into three theaters of operation and of course reset my Admirals. What follows is the three Army-Groups and the fleets that are in their respective theaters. Although I have some time "I hope" before Japan enters the war I will still have a Singapore fleet. By that war I want both Rangoon and Singapore strong and of course well-supplied. Until I can get more DDs, I have to run with these fleets as they are.

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HMS Eagle is in route and once their will head to ASW duty. At least one more CVL will follow and do the same.

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As more DDs or CLs become available a new Combined Fleet will be created.

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HMS Courageous and her escorts are in route.​

My next report will be delayed till I have this nation up and running and I’ll comment about the status of the UK then.
 
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Make Britain have an army that can do shit again
 
Make Britain have an army that can do **** again
Glad you've taken a "dip" into this Story. Welcome Sir Dippingsauce.

I'm giving it ago. I really have no idea of how this Tale will tell. i.e. I'm trying to keep my silly mostly MOT-Army but may have to delete some of it to survive - once I have true ground-troops that have weapons.:)

To all my Readers...Japan has failed in China! The World is already turning in an unknown direction. Yikes
 
Glad you've taken a "dip" into this Story. Welcome Sir Dippingsauce.

I'm giving it ago. I really have no idea of how this Tale will tell. i.e. I'm trying to keep my silly mostly MOT-Army but may have to delete some of it to survive - once I have true ground-troops that have weapons.:)
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Are they in an armor division?
I do 2xARM 1xMOT 1xENG
 
Are they in an armor division?

No. MOTx3 everywhere with no support units of any kind.

I have created a few normal divisions in Egypt i.e. ARM + MOTx2 and LARM + MOTx2 but that is as good as it gets right now. Presently, there are zero support units for anything with wheels or feet.:eek: With my needing fighters and lots of GAR to free-up my existing guard-duty MOT, what I can do about adding the needed but "gas-guzzling support" in the future remains to be seen. Hopefully I can add SpART, ENG etc. and not run out of Oil or fuel or both. Time will tell.
 
No. MOTx3 everywhere with no support units of any kind.
Be glad your not playing Black ICE otherwise the combined arms modifier you miss out on is kinda a bid deal.
 
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But don't forget to build those nice Dido-Class AA-CLs, the following BBs (Anson + Howe) and those great Illoustrious-Class-CVs once the Ark Royal is ready. And all the Hunt-Class escorts, too. Without them the RN won't be the real one.
 
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But don't forget to build those nice Dido-Class AA-CLs, the following BBs (Anson + Howe) and those great Illoustrious-Class-CVs once the Ark Royal is ready. And all the Hunt-Class escorts, too. Without them the RN won't be the real one.
Welcome racebare75. All I could do was LOL.

I'm not even starting WWII with the real UK.:) I have very important techs that are at 1918 level.:D One of my strongest areas is numbers of "outdated" subs but there is nothing to sink anyway because there were zero trades before Germany blitzed Poland. Germany is sinking lots of my supply-convoys and the entire RN has not found a single sub and I will have at least 6 months before I can get level-1 ASW, which is only a 1st step in getting "closer" to the solution. This is in fact a surreal WWII UK AAR.:cool: But I will try to make it fun.