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Following the collapse of Japanese resistance on the Burmese/Thailand border the mobile forces, detached from First Army, were ordered to return north to the Chinese border. The Second Army meanwhile started to flood into Thailand but in a very disorganised manner. A small Japanese/Thai force was able to hold up the advance on the capital and also halted several attempts by Montgomery’s forces from entering the country from Malaya. As the axis forces were cleared from the north of the country the bloody battle in the southern jungles continued but it was only a matter of time, renewed assaults broke through this last line of defence and Bangkok fell on the 17th. The advance carried on, chasing the remaining Japanese troops across the border into Indo-China. The Thai government capitulated on the 30th. In a peace deal brokered by the Americans the country was re-established with its pre war boundaries to return to the status quo – a move that was not at all welcomed at Whitehall.
August also saw the Third Army launched yet another new campaign, fresh from victory in Java; they have landed in Borneo. With Japanese forces based only in key positioned General Brooke was able to orchestrate unopposed landings, a quick build up and rapid advance across the western end of the island before the Japanese force were able to temporally halt his men while new forces were brought ashore. Due to the rapid advance the RAF was able to quickly take over several airfields on the island and take a very active role in several major naval battles taking place off the southern shore of the island.
A small reorganisation had taken place along the northern front during the lull in fighting there. Fourth Army, slowly accumulating infantry divisions (including a large number of French) from Second Army, had taken control of the western end of the frontline allowing First Army to move eastwards and prepare itself for the dash for the coastline. In September, following Second Army’s conquest of Thailand, First Army launched its operation. Stiff Chinese and Japanese resistance was initially met but Alexander’s force quickly broke though and carried on a rapid advance; they arrived at the border, north of Hanoi, on the 21st September – trapping up to 12 Japanese divisions.
Following the successes in Asia the Germans, facing their own problems in Europe, launched an attack upon the Allied forces via an attack on North Africa. On October 5th several German divisions stormed ashore in Morocco – the small French garrison fought hard holding the Germans on the beaches until Force H, the entire Free French Navy and only naval force based in Gibraltar, arrived on the scene and wiped out the German landing ships. The German landing collapsed and their force surrendered.
Following the collapse of Japanese resistance on the Burmese/Thailand border the mobile forces, detached from First Army, were ordered to return north to the Chinese border. The Second Army meanwhile started to flood into Thailand but in a very disorganised manner. A small Japanese/Thai force was able to hold up the advance on the capital and also halted several attempts by Montgomery’s forces from entering the country from Malaya. As the axis forces were cleared from the north of the country the bloody battle in the southern jungles continued but it was only a matter of time, renewed assaults broke through this last line of defence and Bangkok fell on the 17th. The advance carried on, chasing the remaining Japanese troops across the border into Indo-China. The Thai government capitulated on the 30th. In a peace deal brokered by the Americans the country was re-established with its pre war boundaries to return to the status quo – a move that was not at all welcomed at Whitehall.
August also saw the Third Army launched yet another new campaign, fresh from victory in Java; they have landed in Borneo. With Japanese forces based only in key positioned General Brooke was able to orchestrate unopposed landings, a quick build up and rapid advance across the western end of the island before the Japanese force were able to temporally halt his men while new forces were brought ashore. Due to the rapid advance the RAF was able to quickly take over several airfields on the island and take a very active role in several major naval battles taking place off the southern shore of the island.
A small reorganisation had taken place along the northern front during the lull in fighting there. Fourth Army, slowly accumulating infantry divisions (including a large number of French) from Second Army, had taken control of the western end of the frontline allowing First Army to move eastwards and prepare itself for the dash for the coastline. In September, following Second Army’s conquest of Thailand, First Army launched its operation. Stiff Chinese and Japanese resistance was initially met but Alexander’s force quickly broke though and carried on a rapid advance; they arrived at the border, north of Hanoi, on the 21st September – trapping up to 12 Japanese divisions.
Following the successes in Asia the Germans, facing their own problems in Europe, launched an attack upon the Allied forces via an attack on North Africa. On October 5th several German divisions stormed ashore in Morocco – the small French garrison fought hard holding the Germans on the beaches until Force H, the entire Free French Navy and only naval force based in Gibraltar, arrived on the scene and wiped out the German landing ships. The German landing collapsed and their force surrendered.
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The Red Tide
November 1st 1944
Intelligence briefing
Our armed forces have inflicted heavy losses upon the Japanese led forces and force one of their allies out of the war. We estimate that Axis forces in the east have approximately 264 infantry divisions in the field, if we exclude the 16 we believe we have trapped in Borneo and Indochina. Our forces have now risen to 140 divisions, although the Australian and some Canadian divisions are still suffering from problems replacing losses. Our American allies have been conducting a series of battles in the Pacific for control of several key islands however they are currently in no position to aid our campaigns in 1945 or any invasion of Japan. The main objective for our land forces is the defeat of all Axis land forces in mainland China and then prepare for a British led invasion of Japan in late 1945, but more likely in 1946.
In Europe, following our withdrawal from Greece, it appeared the Soviets were on the brink of collapse. Now they have struck back are now driving into France. Our long term strategic aims had been to defeat the Japanese while allowing the American air force to be left along to bomb occupied Europe as they saw fit, eventually following the Japanese defeat a second front would be opened up to liberate Western Europe. However due to there success and the threat of invasion in southern Europe, which had left a very long lasting memory for the German-Italian, large numbers of Axis troops had been drawn away from the Eastern Front and now the German Army has collapsed.
Entire German, Italian and Rumanian armies had been engulfed in the Rumania area as the Red Army swept through, the Germans were thrown back across Northern Europe in disarray while more German-Italian-Hungarian forces were destroyed attempting to defend the Balkans and the remnant Italians forces annihilated attempting to defend their homeland. The once mighty and nearly invincible German Army has been reduced to just over 40 divisions. The Soviet Red Army on the other hand, nearly beaten at one stage and reduced to just over 100 divisions; now comprises of, from our best intelligence guesses, around 400 divisions!
While we would ideally want to make an immediate landing in France to secure it from the Communists there is simply no way Allied forces can be landed there due to the complete lack of landing craft, Royal Navy and RAF support. The French forces in North Africa can likewise not be landed due to practically the same reasons. Europe for the time being has had to be left to the Soviets.
Our long-term strategic goals are now to maximise tank production and recruitment, increase our bomber and fighter fleets and gear up for war with the Soviets!
We currently estimate that an attack in 1947 will be probable with a force of around 250-300 (half of which would be American) divisions backed by heavy air support against Soviet controlled skies and anywhere between 400-550 divisions.
November 1st 1944
Intelligence briefing
Our armed forces have inflicted heavy losses upon the Japanese led forces and force one of their allies out of the war. We estimate that Axis forces in the east have approximately 264 infantry divisions in the field, if we exclude the 16 we believe we have trapped in Borneo and Indochina. Our forces have now risen to 140 divisions, although the Australian and some Canadian divisions are still suffering from problems replacing losses. Our American allies have been conducting a series of battles in the Pacific for control of several key islands however they are currently in no position to aid our campaigns in 1945 or any invasion of Japan. The main objective for our land forces is the defeat of all Axis land forces in mainland China and then prepare for a British led invasion of Japan in late 1945, but more likely in 1946.
In Europe, following our withdrawal from Greece, it appeared the Soviets were on the brink of collapse. Now they have struck back are now driving into France. Our long term strategic aims had been to defeat the Japanese while allowing the American air force to be left along to bomb occupied Europe as they saw fit, eventually following the Japanese defeat a second front would be opened up to liberate Western Europe. However due to there success and the threat of invasion in southern Europe, which had left a very long lasting memory for the German-Italian, large numbers of Axis troops had been drawn away from the Eastern Front and now the German Army has collapsed.
Entire German, Italian and Rumanian armies had been engulfed in the Rumania area as the Red Army swept through, the Germans were thrown back across Northern Europe in disarray while more German-Italian-Hungarian forces were destroyed attempting to defend the Balkans and the remnant Italians forces annihilated attempting to defend their homeland. The once mighty and nearly invincible German Army has been reduced to just over 40 divisions. The Soviet Red Army on the other hand, nearly beaten at one stage and reduced to just over 100 divisions; now comprises of, from our best intelligence guesses, around 400 divisions!
While we would ideally want to make an immediate landing in France to secure it from the Communists there is simply no way Allied forces can be landed there due to the complete lack of landing craft, Royal Navy and RAF support. The French forces in North Africa can likewise not be landed due to practically the same reasons. Europe for the time being has had to be left to the Soviets.
Our long-term strategic goals are now to maximise tank production and recruitment, increase our bomber and fighter fleets and gear up for war with the Soviets!
We currently estimate that an attack in 1947 will be probable with a force of around 250-300 (half of which would be American) divisions backed by heavy air support against Soviet controlled skies and anywhere between 400-550 divisions.
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New Year, New Advances
First Army was again reorganised and deployed over the eastern third of the front line while Fourth Army, now heavily reinforced from Second Army, held the rest of the line. Second Army, with many of it’s British and Canadian division removed and attached to Fourth Army, was deployed along the Indochina border and reinforced by the Australians; back on the frontline at full strength after an extended period in strategic reserve.
In the New Year Second Army launched multiple strikes against Indochina and was forced to fight several slogging battles through the Jungles and faced little success. Either the Japanese reinforced their garrison or the main force had remained undetected but it soon came to light that there was up to 30 Japanese and Chinese divisions defending this section of Asia. Heavy jungle fighting followed, which saw the capture of northern Indochina but assaults into the south, from the north and from Thailand, met mixed results and heavy losses for the Australians and French.
In February the main offensive was launched; the mobile forces of First Army launched a mass assault upon the Axis right flank while Fourth Army launched several attacks all along its frontline.
In conjunction with these attacks; South African infantry and British mountain divisions who had been steadily advancing to the north, and in some parts through, the Himalayan Mountains aided these attacks via applying pressure to the Chinese northwest flank.
First Army was again reorganised and deployed over the eastern third of the front line while Fourth Army, now heavily reinforced from Second Army, held the rest of the line. Second Army, with many of it’s British and Canadian division removed and attached to Fourth Army, was deployed along the Indochina border and reinforced by the Australians; back on the frontline at full strength after an extended period in strategic reserve.
In the New Year Second Army launched multiple strikes against Indochina and was forced to fight several slogging battles through the Jungles and faced little success. Either the Japanese reinforced their garrison or the main force had remained undetected but it soon came to light that there was up to 30 Japanese and Chinese divisions defending this section of Asia. Heavy jungle fighting followed, which saw the capture of northern Indochina but assaults into the south, from the north and from Thailand, met mixed results and heavy losses for the Australians and French.
In February the main offensive was launched; the mobile forces of First Army launched a mass assault upon the Axis right flank while Fourth Army launched several attacks all along its frontline.
In conjunction with these attacks; South African infantry and British mountain divisions who had been steadily advancing to the north, and in some parts through, the Himalayan Mountains aided these attacks via applying pressure to the Chinese northwest flank.
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Ouch, you have a Soviet fortress Europe to land on. Are Finland, Norway and Denmark Soviet puppets or independent?
Denmark and Norway managed to stay out of the war (somehow!), as did the Swiss although the Finns are Soviet puppets.
Downfall Part II
The news may have reported easy victories for the Allied forces but the truth was another matter.
While the attack launched by First Army did in fact rupture the frontline, all the attacks launched by Fourth Army failed. The terrain and determined resistance halted multiple attacks and it wasn’t until the First Army advance really got going that the defence line in front of the Fourth started to weaken and allowed penetrations to occur. The slowness of Fourth Army’s operations led to First Army having to divert more resources to flank protection, which slowed its advance down – quicker successes by Fourth Army may have led to much greater success then was experienced.
Initial assaults by First Army on Hainan were a complete failure and further assaults were given up until infantry divisions from Fourth Army could arrive to takeover. During this time the island was subjected to heavy aerial assaults to weaken the defenders, while only partially successful this led to grave losses amongst our bomber formations. Only after multiple attacks by the infantry and then supported by extra forces from First Army did the island fall.
The fighting in the Philippines had equally also not gone to plan. Following the Allied landings the Japanese launched their own landing to the north of our beachhead thankfully, which was quickly dealt with. The Third Army then stormed south driving the Japanese onto yet another off shore island that could not be taken. The Army was split in two to clear the southern half of the country while Royal Navy ships moved into position to halt the Japanese forces from retreating to this island fortress and to stop any counterattacks. The operations against the southern half of the country were slow, precarious at times and caused high losses for the infantry. The RAF proceeded to heavily bomb this fortress and with control of the air the fighters also joined in, however Japanese planes based in Taiwan took advantage of this lull in fighter cover and launched several sorties against our naval forces and inflicted some losses amongst our destroyers and cruisers; a role reversal from the previous years fighting.
However by the end of the year things were looking up….
The news may have reported easy victories for the Allied forces but the truth was another matter.
While the attack launched by First Army did in fact rupture the frontline, all the attacks launched by Fourth Army failed. The terrain and determined resistance halted multiple attacks and it wasn’t until the First Army advance really got going that the defence line in front of the Fourth started to weaken and allowed penetrations to occur. The slowness of Fourth Army’s operations led to First Army having to divert more resources to flank protection, which slowed its advance down – quicker successes by Fourth Army may have led to much greater success then was experienced.
Initial assaults by First Army on Hainan were a complete failure and further assaults were given up until infantry divisions from Fourth Army could arrive to takeover. During this time the island was subjected to heavy aerial assaults to weaken the defenders, while only partially successful this led to grave losses amongst our bomber formations. Only after multiple attacks by the infantry and then supported by extra forces from First Army did the island fall.
The fighting in the Philippines had equally also not gone to plan. Following the Allied landings the Japanese launched their own landing to the north of our beachhead thankfully, which was quickly dealt with. The Third Army then stormed south driving the Japanese onto yet another off shore island that could not be taken. The Army was split in two to clear the southern half of the country while Royal Navy ships moved into position to halt the Japanese forces from retreating to this island fortress and to stop any counterattacks. The operations against the southern half of the country were slow, precarious at times and caused high losses for the infantry. The RAF proceeded to heavily bomb this fortress and with control of the air the fighters also joined in, however Japanese planes based in Taiwan took advantage of this lull in fighter cover and launched several sorties against our naval forces and inflicted some losses amongst our destroyers and cruisers; a role reversal from the previous years fighting.
However by the end of the year things were looking up….
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Victory in the East
With Fourth Army making steadily progress, the divisions protecting First Army’s flank were able to be freed up and join in the advance north. The mobile forces overran the Chinese airstrips near the coast and closed in on the capital. After a short pause, multiple attacks were launched to outflank the Chinese defences before a direct assault on the city was made. These preliminary attacks were a success. In the built up area, heavy casualties were expected however a few days into the fighting for the capital Chinese resistance collapsed and the boys were able to exploit the situation and carry on advancing northwards against little resistance.
The vanguard of the army arrived at the Soviet border in early autumn, the right flank then swung east to cut off the Korean peninsula while the majority of the force took up defensives positions along the long western flank. The force attacking towards Korea, however, soon halted before achieving its objective; too weak to punch through and also secure its flanks it halted to regroup and await the arrival of infantry divisions to take over the frontline.
Fourth Army had, in the meanwhile, advanced north on a wide front and linked up with the forces that had been fighting to the north of the Himalayans – Himalayan Force. At this time First Army launched two strikes to support these operations: one into central China to link up with Himalayan Force and cut the country in half; the other along the northern border to knock out one of Japans puppets and to also to hook up with Himalayan Force – in effect creating two vast pockets.
The going was slow and required reinforcements, from Fourth Army, to be poured into the corridor cut through the Chinese defences; but ultimately the attack was a complete success and the Chinese armed forces, along with some Japanese and other axis forces, were encircled in the planned pockets. The allied forces then proceeded to crush each pocket.
On the Korean border, Australian and British divisions “fresh” from the fighting in Indochina, arrived to free up the armoured and mobile forces. The attack to cut off the peninsula was re-launched and quickly accomplished; this left a few axis divisions trapped near the Soviet border and numerous divisions trapped in Korea itself. Having now entered December the weather in this area had turned bad, snow and ice everywhere, thus it was decided to halt any further operations until spring. A few days prior to Christmas 1945, American infantry stormed ashore near Seoul; with this event the British armoured forces were ordered to storm southwards to capture the country before further American advances could be made. Due to the terrible weather and mountainous conditions it was not until the end of January when the country, bar Seoul, was under British control; the Japanese forces had been completely unable to halt the onslaught they faced and made no notable defensive attempts.
During this period the two pockets in central China were crushed, the Chinese army had been wiped out along side large numbers of Japanese troops.
In mid September, following the second American landings on the Japanese home islands, Third Army dispatched several waves of troops from Taiwan; Kyūshū was captured, against little resistance, and further landings were made in the north of Honshū and on Hokkaidō. The Americans reinforced there beachhead and quickly expanded there position; spreading out across Honshū and capturing Toyko. The Japanese home islands were captured, against less resistance and with fewer losses than expected, but their government refused – large numbers of Japanese infantry were still holding out on islands in throughout the Pacific.
While the American forces were mopping up the Pacific islands British forces, from Third Army, captured Iwo Jima on 16 February 1946 and then headed for Guam; to assist the American assaults there. With the final remnants of Imperial Navy sunk during the capture of Japan, the Royal Navy had been dispatched to aid the American assaults. Before the British reinforcements could arrive the Americans managed to capture this final fortress and on 26 February 1946 the Japanese finally surrendered – to the Americans!
After five years of war, Victory in the East had been accomplished.
With Fourth Army making steadily progress, the divisions protecting First Army’s flank were able to be freed up and join in the advance north. The mobile forces overran the Chinese airstrips near the coast and closed in on the capital. After a short pause, multiple attacks were launched to outflank the Chinese defences before a direct assault on the city was made. These preliminary attacks were a success. In the built up area, heavy casualties were expected however a few days into the fighting for the capital Chinese resistance collapsed and the boys were able to exploit the situation and carry on advancing northwards against little resistance.
The vanguard of the army arrived at the Soviet border in early autumn, the right flank then swung east to cut off the Korean peninsula while the majority of the force took up defensives positions along the long western flank. The force attacking towards Korea, however, soon halted before achieving its objective; too weak to punch through and also secure its flanks it halted to regroup and await the arrival of infantry divisions to take over the frontline.
Fourth Army had, in the meanwhile, advanced north on a wide front and linked up with the forces that had been fighting to the north of the Himalayans – Himalayan Force. At this time First Army launched two strikes to support these operations: one into central China to link up with Himalayan Force and cut the country in half; the other along the northern border to knock out one of Japans puppets and to also to hook up with Himalayan Force – in effect creating two vast pockets.
The going was slow and required reinforcements, from Fourth Army, to be poured into the corridor cut through the Chinese defences; but ultimately the attack was a complete success and the Chinese armed forces, along with some Japanese and other axis forces, were encircled in the planned pockets. The allied forces then proceeded to crush each pocket.
On the Korean border, Australian and British divisions “fresh” from the fighting in Indochina, arrived to free up the armoured and mobile forces. The attack to cut off the peninsula was re-launched and quickly accomplished; this left a few axis divisions trapped near the Soviet border and numerous divisions trapped in Korea itself. Having now entered December the weather in this area had turned bad, snow and ice everywhere, thus it was decided to halt any further operations until spring. A few days prior to Christmas 1945, American infantry stormed ashore near Seoul; with this event the British armoured forces were ordered to storm southwards to capture the country before further American advances could be made. Due to the terrible weather and mountainous conditions it was not until the end of January when the country, bar Seoul, was under British control; the Japanese forces had been completely unable to halt the onslaught they faced and made no notable defensive attempts.
During this period the two pockets in central China were crushed, the Chinese army had been wiped out along side large numbers of Japanese troops.
In mid September, following the second American landings on the Japanese home islands, Third Army dispatched several waves of troops from Taiwan; Kyūshū was captured, against little resistance, and further landings were made in the north of Honshū and on Hokkaidō. The Americans reinforced there beachhead and quickly expanded there position; spreading out across Honshū and capturing Toyko. The Japanese home islands were captured, against less resistance and with fewer losses than expected, but their government refused – large numbers of Japanese infantry were still holding out on islands in throughout the Pacific.
While the American forces were mopping up the Pacific islands British forces, from Third Army, captured Iwo Jima on 16 February 1946 and then headed for Guam; to assist the American assaults there. With the final remnants of Imperial Navy sunk during the capture of Japan, the Royal Navy had been dispatched to aid the American assaults. Before the British reinforcements could arrive the Americans managed to capture this final fortress and on 26 February 1946 the Japanese finally surrendered – to the Americans!
After five years of war, Victory in the East had been accomplished.
Victory in the West
The process of transferring the victorious armed forces back to the Mediterranean and Middle East, to conclude the war, began almost immediately. Sri Lanka became a vast way station as hundreds of thousands of troops and material was shipped in and than shipped out to Alexandria.
The first troops arrived in Egypt in the early days of March 1946, just behind the lead elements of the Royal Navy and RAF. The only enemy now remaining was Italy; the Soviets had utterly vanquished all other foes. However the Soviets lacked the naval capacity to launch an attack on Sicily. The Italian armed forces had managed to maintain a large contingent on the island, but now in the spring of 1946 this force had disintegrated; the island actually appeared to be mostly unoccupied. The 1st Armoured Division, one of the two divisions to go into action hours after the start of hostilities with Italy, was dispatched to the island; escorted by the main fleet and covered by every available plane. They landed unopposed and captured Palermo on 8 March, the following day the Italians surrendered.
The war, lasting from 30 August 1939 to 9 March 1946, was finally over.
The process of transferring the victorious armed forces back to the Mediterranean and Middle East, to conclude the war, began almost immediately. Sri Lanka became a vast way station as hundreds of thousands of troops and material was shipped in and than shipped out to Alexandria.
The first troops arrived in Egypt in the early days of March 1946, just behind the lead elements of the Royal Navy and RAF. The only enemy now remaining was Italy; the Soviets had utterly vanquished all other foes. However the Soviets lacked the naval capacity to launch an attack on Sicily. The Italian armed forces had managed to maintain a large contingent on the island, but now in the spring of 1946 this force had disintegrated; the island actually appeared to be mostly unoccupied. The 1st Armoured Division, one of the two divisions to go into action hours after the start of hostilities with Italy, was dispatched to the island; escorted by the main fleet and covered by every available plane. They landed unopposed and captured Palermo on 8 March, the following day the Italians surrendered.
The war, lasting from 30 August 1939 to 9 March 1946, was finally over.
A New World Order
The New World Order
It had been decided that the Chinese would be punished for their betrayal, siding with the Japanese; the country would be divided between various local warlords and placed in such a position that it could never again raise such an army to face ourselves or other powers. From February through to July 1946 the British government proceeded with this policy.
An additional policy was adopted; of the newly created countries, the ones along the Soviet border were cut off from our control – they were freed of British interference while those countries created within the hinterland were kept as puppets. Additional areas and islands were kept hold of to provide our forces with bases in the Far East while a large chunk of central China and Taiwan, the main industrial heart of the old China, was also kept for King and Country; to attempt to replace the loss of the Indian factories.
As the armed forces returned to the Mediterranean and Middle East, and home; forces based in the United Kingdom were heading the opposite way. The low level home guard forces, which had been for the last five years been defending our home, were shipped to China and Taiwan to act as the occupation force.
Following the conclusion of the war the state of Korea was created and the Philippines were recreated. However the Americans once again stepped in, they took control of Korea and soon the country tore itself in two; the southern half, now a puppet of the United States, the north allied with the Soviets. The Americans also wrestle control of the Philippines from the United Kingdom.
Now with a land border with the Soviets and no forces guarding against it, the movement of the ANZAC forces westwards was halted and they were steadily redeployed to Korea.
The situation that had emerged from six years of war, was as follows:
In Europe the Soviets had crushed all opposition that had faced them; they had “liberated” the entire continent. Following in the footsteps of the Americans and British they had created puppets out of the vast territory they now controlled: the Soviet puppet states of Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary and Poland. The Soviets have become one of the new world’s Super Powers and control a vast captured economy.
The neutral states of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey are now in a rather precarious position.
The British Empire had come out of the war as one, if not the, largest empire in the world. We had also realised an old, nearly forgotten, dream – we had diminished the French Empire; completing a job started back in the age of muskets. In the Middle East, Iraq and Persia had been liberated after many years of occupation to again create a barrier between our interests and the Soviet border. New states had also been created to lower the partisan activity as well as fulfilling old promises: Ethiopia had been recreated; British, French and Italian Somaliland had been merged into one state; while in the Middle East, Israel and Jordon were caved out of the old British mandate.
In Asia we had granted India their independence and split Indochina between ourselves and the Australians and French. With our portion of the area, we had created the puppet state of Laos while keeping the costal region for ourselves. In this region, after years of French and then Japanese occupation, the inhabitants were not hostile to us and were happy to be part of the new enlarged British Empire.
In occupied China it was a different story, there was wide resentment against us and during the opening months of 1946 one uprising had to be put down. The occupation force, taking over the main industrial provinces, had managed to largely lower the dissent of the population but not eliminate it; in fact we do not have a large enough occupation force to achieve the latter.
The Americans had not really made many territorial gains, other than Japan; they had however grown in industrial, military and political strength. While the British led forces had military defeated the eastern Axis forces, they had politically become the junior partner (out of the senior members of the alliance) by the end of the war as noted by the continued American interference on the political side of things. The British military had, over the last six years, grown massively in size and now had unique access to a super weapon no other nation had; however it has outgrown, especially since the loss of the industrial power of India, the United Kingdoms ability to fully supply it and her allied forces as well. This means that future operations, if on a large scale against such a foe such as the Soviets, the Allied forces will have to mainly rely on the Americans to supply them rather than the British as it use to be.
A New World Order has been established. The once mighty powers of Germany, Italy, China and Japan have been utterly defeated, occupied and enslaved. The Soviets have realised Marx and Lenin’s dream – they are the Masters of Europe and the worlds greatest superpower; the United States have also became one of the worlds superpowers and have emerged to become the powerhouse behind any future Allied effort; the British Empire – who after years of war have retained there status as a superpower and have became the worlds only atomic power – have shrank on the political and economic stage, and are heading towards more reliance on the emerging American superpower. The French, however, have gained nothing in this war; they entered with a mighty army and have lost practically everything, including the majority of there overseas possessions. The war has ended and their homeland still remains in foreign hands.
The New World Order
It had been decided that the Chinese would be punished for their betrayal, siding with the Japanese; the country would be divided between various local warlords and placed in such a position that it could never again raise such an army to face ourselves or other powers. From February through to July 1946 the British government proceeded with this policy.
An additional policy was adopted; of the newly created countries, the ones along the Soviet border were cut off from our control – they were freed of British interference while those countries created within the hinterland were kept as puppets. Additional areas and islands were kept hold of to provide our forces with bases in the Far East while a large chunk of central China and Taiwan, the main industrial heart of the old China, was also kept for King and Country; to attempt to replace the loss of the Indian factories.
As the armed forces returned to the Mediterranean and Middle East, and home; forces based in the United Kingdom were heading the opposite way. The low level home guard forces, which had been for the last five years been defending our home, were shipped to China and Taiwan to act as the occupation force.
Following the conclusion of the war the state of Korea was created and the Philippines were recreated. However the Americans once again stepped in, they took control of Korea and soon the country tore itself in two; the southern half, now a puppet of the United States, the north allied with the Soviets. The Americans also wrestle control of the Philippines from the United Kingdom.
Now with a land border with the Soviets and no forces guarding against it, the movement of the ANZAC forces westwards was halted and they were steadily redeployed to Korea.
The situation that had emerged from six years of war, was as follows:
In Europe the Soviets had crushed all opposition that had faced them; they had “liberated” the entire continent. Following in the footsteps of the Americans and British they had created puppets out of the vast territory they now controlled: the Soviet puppet states of Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary and Poland. The Soviets have become one of the new world’s Super Powers and control a vast captured economy.
The neutral states of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey are now in a rather precarious position.
The British Empire had come out of the war as one, if not the, largest empire in the world. We had also realised an old, nearly forgotten, dream – we had diminished the French Empire; completing a job started back in the age of muskets. In the Middle East, Iraq and Persia had been liberated after many years of occupation to again create a barrier between our interests and the Soviet border. New states had also been created to lower the partisan activity as well as fulfilling old promises: Ethiopia had been recreated; British, French and Italian Somaliland had been merged into one state; while in the Middle East, Israel and Jordon were caved out of the old British mandate.
In Asia we had granted India their independence and split Indochina between ourselves and the Australians and French. With our portion of the area, we had created the puppet state of Laos while keeping the costal region for ourselves. In this region, after years of French and then Japanese occupation, the inhabitants were not hostile to us and were happy to be part of the new enlarged British Empire.
In occupied China it was a different story, there was wide resentment against us and during the opening months of 1946 one uprising had to be put down. The occupation force, taking over the main industrial provinces, had managed to largely lower the dissent of the population but not eliminate it; in fact we do not have a large enough occupation force to achieve the latter.
The Americans had not really made many territorial gains, other than Japan; they had however grown in industrial, military and political strength. While the British led forces had military defeated the eastern Axis forces, they had politically become the junior partner (out of the senior members of the alliance) by the end of the war as noted by the continued American interference on the political side of things. The British military had, over the last six years, grown massively in size and now had unique access to a super weapon no other nation had; however it has outgrown, especially since the loss of the industrial power of India, the United Kingdoms ability to fully supply it and her allied forces as well. This means that future operations, if on a large scale against such a foe such as the Soviets, the Allied forces will have to mainly rely on the Americans to supply them rather than the British as it use to be.
A New World Order has been established. The once mighty powers of Germany, Italy, China and Japan have been utterly defeated, occupied and enslaved. The Soviets have realised Marx and Lenin’s dream – they are the Masters of Europe and the worlds greatest superpower; the United States have also became one of the worlds superpowers and have emerged to become the powerhouse behind any future Allied effort; the British Empire – who after years of war have retained there status as a superpower and have became the worlds only atomic power – have shrank on the political and economic stage, and are heading towards more reliance on the emerging American superpower. The French, however, have gained nothing in this war; they entered with a mighty army and have lost practically everything, including the majority of there overseas possessions. The war has ended and their homeland still remains in foreign hands.
My, I hope you'll continue this game! It's rather promising.
Can't wait to see how big that new British Empire is going to be.
Can't wait to see how big that new British Empire is going to be.
Operation Doomsday
Operation Doomsday
Top Secret
Outline of operations
Dated 11 May 1947
Intention of the operation:
Complete annihilation of the Soviet Red Army and liberation of Europe from Soviet control.
Allied Forces:
These initial plans that have been draw up, have been done so on the assumption that immediate American ground support (still under AI control) cannot be expected – they do however assume that massive air strikes will be launched in support of our operations and against the Soviet industry within 48 hours.
To achieve the goal, set out above, the Allied ground forces comprise of approximately 3 and half million men split between 210 divisions. This force, when split between the allied nations, is as follows:
United Kingdom: 80 divisions (including 13 armoured and 28 mobile divisions)
France: 52 divisions (including 1 armoured division)
Canada: 29 divisions (including 2 motorised divisions)
Australia: 18 infantry divisions
New Zealand: 18 infantry divisions
South Africa: 13 infantry divisions
The main British force, based within the United Kingdom, has been organised into two Army Groups:
First Army Group (Field Marshal Alexander) comprises of First (General Dempsey) and Second Army (General Auchinleck). This Army Group contains the county’s entire armoured and mobile force.
Second Army Group (Field Marshall Brooke) comprises of Third (General Montgomery) and Fourth Army (General Messervy). This Army Group contains solely infantry divisions.
(For those keen observers, yes O’Connor got the boot – now a Corps commander)
The allied air force is comprised of 48 fighter wings, 49 bomber wings and 3 close air support wings. The latter is to soon see expansion. The air force brakes down as follows:
Royal Air Force: 24 fighter wings, 20 bomber wings and 1 CAS wing.*
RCAF: 17 bomber wings
RAAF: 2 fighter wings, 7 bomber wings and 2 CAS wings.
RNZAF: 1 bomber wing.
SAAF: 16 fighter wings.
French Air Force: 6 fighter wings and 4 bomber wings.
* All British fighter wings (bar 6 or 8) have been reequipped with jet fighters, while all bomber wings (bar the CAS) have been reequipped with Valiants and Venoms.
The Royal Navy, following the scrapping of 50+ older vessels and excluding transport fleets, is the largest navy in the world; along side the American fleet (both have 111-combat vessels).
At the sole disposal of the British Armed Forces is a fleet, of ever increasing size, of ballistic missiles – capable of reaching Moscow and Stalingrad. In conjunction the armed forces also have access to four atomic bombs.
Intelligence:
Since the conclusion of what is now called the Second World War, we have done our up-most to infiltrate the Soviet Union and its puppets. In this we have achieved 100% success.
Our operatives have identified 638 enemy divisions. A force of over 10 and a half million men! This sum brakes down as follows:
Soviet Union: 498 infantry divisions and 39 armoured divisions
Finland: 36 infantry divisions
Poland: 23 infantry divisions
Mongolia: 15 infantry divisions
Hungary: 13 infantry divisions
Bulgaria: 11 infantry divisions
North Korea: 3 infantry divisions
We have also determined that their Air Force is comprised of 36 fighter wings but no bomber wings, the majority of these belonging to the Soviet Union. The naval force that can be brought to bare against us as been evaluated as 1 battleship and 61 smaller vessels. MI6 has concluded that the enemy air and naval forces provides no major threat to the safety of the Empire, our allies; nor a threat to the launching of operations on mainland Europe.
We have also determined that the Soviet Union (as well as the Americans) is approximately 6 years behind us in rocket and atomic weapon development.
Battle plan:
Outnumbered in the region of 3-1, the battle plan for the liberation of Europe involves decoy operations to be launched by our allies to draw onto themselves the Soviets – allowing for the British Army’s mobile forces to land behind the frontline, encircle and destroy the Red Army.
The liberation of the continent will be initiated via atomic strikes of the three key cities of the USSR: Moscow, Leningrad and Stalingrad; further missile attacks, atomic bombings and conventional bombing missions will be conducted at key industrial areas within the first 24 hours.
However the first land operations will take place in Korea; ANZAC forces will cross the North Korean border and advance towards the Soviet border.
This will be followed by phase ‘A’; 7 British divisions (the 1st Airborne and the 6 mountain divisions) will land in occupied Greece. They will create a beachhead for the Canadian Army to land in, who will then fight towards the old Greek border. While the liberation of the country is an objective, it is secondary; the primary task for this operation is to draw as many Soviet forces to Greece as possible.
During which, Phase ‘B’ will be taking place. With luck the Soviets will be attracted to the South African held island of Sicily, which the Royal Navy will keep out of Soviet hands. The South Africans, if possible will also launch raids onto the mainland to attract more forces.
Phase ‘C’ will take place following the conclusion of the Canadian landings. The aim for is to land, the entire French Army, and secure a solid beachhead in southern France. Ultimately the French shall attempt to secure the region around the old Italian border, thus cutting off any retreat and reinforcement point for the Soviets.
Phase ‘D’ will follow the French landings. The British Second Army Group will land in the Brittany peninsula. Like the other operations, they are to make a limited advance and attract Soviets.
It is hoped that these operations will draw enough Soviet forces away from Pas de Calais that First Army Group can make a near enough unopposed landing in July. The Army Group will then strike south to the Swiss border – trapping as many Soviet forces as possible in France. They will then guard against Red Army attacks from Germany while the combined allied force in France, with limited support from First Army Group, will destroy the Soviets within the hinterland of France.
Due to the unexpected success against the Japanese with such tactics we are hoping to destroy at least 100-200 enemy divisions within the first 6 months of the campaign – especially following the landing of our armoured forces; allowing for a campaign in 1948 into central Europe on much more equal terms.
D-Day has been set for mid May, H-Hour sunrise in Korea.
Postnote
Dated 1 June 1947
The attack has been postponed to 1 April 1948.
Due to the inability of the British and other allied war efforts to sustain all these operations, the Americans will become more involved. Their armed forces are to be redeployed to take an active part from D-Day (i.e. am finally taking control of them) in the liberation of Europe.
Operation Doomsday
Top Secret
Outline of operations
Dated 11 May 1947
Intention of the operation:
Complete annihilation of the Soviet Red Army and liberation of Europe from Soviet control.
Allied Forces:
These initial plans that have been draw up, have been done so on the assumption that immediate American ground support (still under AI control) cannot be expected – they do however assume that massive air strikes will be launched in support of our operations and against the Soviet industry within 48 hours.
To achieve the goal, set out above, the Allied ground forces comprise of approximately 3 and half million men split between 210 divisions. This force, when split between the allied nations, is as follows:
United Kingdom: 80 divisions (including 13 armoured and 28 mobile divisions)
France: 52 divisions (including 1 armoured division)
Canada: 29 divisions (including 2 motorised divisions)
Australia: 18 infantry divisions
New Zealand: 18 infantry divisions
South Africa: 13 infantry divisions
The main British force, based within the United Kingdom, has been organised into two Army Groups:
First Army Group (Field Marshal Alexander) comprises of First (General Dempsey) and Second Army (General Auchinleck). This Army Group contains the county’s entire armoured and mobile force.
Second Army Group (Field Marshall Brooke) comprises of Third (General Montgomery) and Fourth Army (General Messervy). This Army Group contains solely infantry divisions.
(For those keen observers, yes O’Connor got the boot – now a Corps commander)
The allied air force is comprised of 48 fighter wings, 49 bomber wings and 3 close air support wings. The latter is to soon see expansion. The air force brakes down as follows:
Royal Air Force: 24 fighter wings, 20 bomber wings and 1 CAS wing.*
RCAF: 17 bomber wings
RAAF: 2 fighter wings, 7 bomber wings and 2 CAS wings.
RNZAF: 1 bomber wing.
SAAF: 16 fighter wings.
French Air Force: 6 fighter wings and 4 bomber wings.
* All British fighter wings (bar 6 or 8) have been reequipped with jet fighters, while all bomber wings (bar the CAS) have been reequipped with Valiants and Venoms.
The Royal Navy, following the scrapping of 50+ older vessels and excluding transport fleets, is the largest navy in the world; along side the American fleet (both have 111-combat vessels).
At the sole disposal of the British Armed Forces is a fleet, of ever increasing size, of ballistic missiles – capable of reaching Moscow and Stalingrad. In conjunction the armed forces also have access to four atomic bombs.
Intelligence:
Since the conclusion of what is now called the Second World War, we have done our up-most to infiltrate the Soviet Union and its puppets. In this we have achieved 100% success.
Our operatives have identified 638 enemy divisions. A force of over 10 and a half million men! This sum brakes down as follows:
Soviet Union: 498 infantry divisions and 39 armoured divisions
Finland: 36 infantry divisions
Poland: 23 infantry divisions
Mongolia: 15 infantry divisions
Hungary: 13 infantry divisions
Bulgaria: 11 infantry divisions
North Korea: 3 infantry divisions
We have also determined that their Air Force is comprised of 36 fighter wings but no bomber wings, the majority of these belonging to the Soviet Union. The naval force that can be brought to bare against us as been evaluated as 1 battleship and 61 smaller vessels. MI6 has concluded that the enemy air and naval forces provides no major threat to the safety of the Empire, our allies; nor a threat to the launching of operations on mainland Europe.
We have also determined that the Soviet Union (as well as the Americans) is approximately 6 years behind us in rocket and atomic weapon development.
Battle plan:
Outnumbered in the region of 3-1, the battle plan for the liberation of Europe involves decoy operations to be launched by our allies to draw onto themselves the Soviets – allowing for the British Army’s mobile forces to land behind the frontline, encircle and destroy the Red Army.
The liberation of the continent will be initiated via atomic strikes of the three key cities of the USSR: Moscow, Leningrad and Stalingrad; further missile attacks, atomic bombings and conventional bombing missions will be conducted at key industrial areas within the first 24 hours.
However the first land operations will take place in Korea; ANZAC forces will cross the North Korean border and advance towards the Soviet border.
This will be followed by phase ‘A’; 7 British divisions (the 1st Airborne and the 6 mountain divisions) will land in occupied Greece. They will create a beachhead for the Canadian Army to land in, who will then fight towards the old Greek border. While the liberation of the country is an objective, it is secondary; the primary task for this operation is to draw as many Soviet forces to Greece as possible.
During which, Phase ‘B’ will be taking place. With luck the Soviets will be attracted to the South African held island of Sicily, which the Royal Navy will keep out of Soviet hands. The South Africans, if possible will also launch raids onto the mainland to attract more forces.
Phase ‘C’ will take place following the conclusion of the Canadian landings. The aim for is to land, the entire French Army, and secure a solid beachhead in southern France. Ultimately the French shall attempt to secure the region around the old Italian border, thus cutting off any retreat and reinforcement point for the Soviets.
Phase ‘D’ will follow the French landings. The British Second Army Group will land in the Brittany peninsula. Like the other operations, they are to make a limited advance and attract Soviets.
It is hoped that these operations will draw enough Soviet forces away from Pas de Calais that First Army Group can make a near enough unopposed landing in July. The Army Group will then strike south to the Swiss border – trapping as many Soviet forces as possible in France. They will then guard against Red Army attacks from Germany while the combined allied force in France, with limited support from First Army Group, will destroy the Soviets within the hinterland of France.
Due to the unexpected success against the Japanese with such tactics we are hoping to destroy at least 100-200 enemy divisions within the first 6 months of the campaign – especially following the landing of our armoured forces; allowing for a campaign in 1948 into central Europe on much more equal terms.
D-Day has been set for mid May, H-Hour sunrise in Korea.
Postnote
Dated 1 June 1947
The attack has been postponed to 1 April 1948.
Due to the inability of the British and other allied war efforts to sustain all these operations, the Americans will become more involved. Their armed forces are to be redeployed to take an active part from D-Day (i.e. am finally taking control of them) in the liberation of Europe.
Well as of the last update - thats where am currently up to.
I have several ingame months left before i decide to launch my liberation effort, during which time the Red Army is bound to only grow stronger.
Am hoping to alleviate of some supply problems via taking the time to construct some new factories and launching most of my allied operations through American beachheads and not my own.
Am hoping to have a bit of a rest of work and uni over the next forenight so i should be able to get some game time in - i really do want to finish this campaign off.
So if you have any advice etc, now would be an excellent opp to chip in :rofl:
I have several ingame months left before i decide to launch my liberation effort, during which time the Red Army is bound to only grow stronger.
Am hoping to alleviate of some supply problems via taking the time to construct some new factories and launching most of my allied operations through American beachheads and not my own.
Am hoping to have a bit of a rest of work and uni over the next forenight so i should be able to get some game time in - i really do want to finish this campaign off.
So if you have any advice etc, now would be an excellent opp to chip in :rofl:
Ambitious plan, but then you need some dramatic victories to remove the Communist yoke.
the plan seems a little too complicated to me. one or two diversions ahould be enough to confuse the AI, any more and it's liable to go 'turtle' on you and just stay put wherever it's forces happen to be at the time.
can't wait to see what happens:wacko:
later, caff
can't wait to see what happens
:wacko:later, caff
Actually I agree with previous posters, simple raid in Korea would attract most of SU forces as they will think that is main invasion, then, while most of Red Army is in middle of Asia, you could strike where that matters - in Europa.
The final fight, whether it is London or Muscowy in atomic dust, is up to you.
Great gameplay!
A aar in the literal meaning of an aar!
Good luck!
Great gameplay!
A aar in the literal meaning of an aar!
Good luck!