Well here we go against Portugal. This is the first campaign I have seen worthy to give an in depth analysis of the strategies used.
I will take my weak navy to the Gulf of Tobruk to protect my transports for the invasion of the island.
Armies from Syria and Northern Hellenic Peninsula will take part in the landing.
Crete was easy, the tough part is where else can I punish the Portuguese
I send my North African troops to seize Portuguese Egypt.
To solidify victory, we decide to invade the mainland of Portugal to persuade them to give up the Cretan occupation. We send our navy out to scout and protect transports en-route to Iberia. To help ensure troops make it to the peninsula with low attrition, Spain and France each agree to give us military access. We already had it from the UK.
We line up everyone that would be willing to help out in our efforts against Portugal.
To minimize casualties, we avoid the Barbary Coast engagement.
We land in Gibraltar and march to Southern Portugal.
Portugal throws all she has at our intial attack. Our troops hold their ground. 2 more armies will be rushed to the front from our main land.
The battle continues.
It was a good effort. Not bad for nearly ignoring our navy this past century.
The next month our ships come back to the Western Mediterranean. The naval battle continues in the Gulf of Algeria this time. We land troops in Eastern Spain and march across to Portugal.
The amount of men become too overwhelming for the Portuguese and they go into retreat.
Crete has their own nation and I am their best friend.
A few months after Crete got thier independence, Greece came knocking on their door. I was Crete's only ally and friend at the time. We decide to help keep them free of Greek influence. If the war goes well enough, maybe we can add some wargoals and put Greece under our wing.
The first thing we do is flood troops on their northern border and blockade their navy into port.
At this particular time we are under SOI with France. We will be brave and add Greece as a puppet. We steam rolled through them fast. If Russia attacked to help their Greek friend, we were hoping France and our allies would come to our aid.
Greece accepted our demands quickly.