A United Kingdom AAR: A New World Order

[enigmamcmxc]

Interlude

Following the conclusion of the war the process of brining the armed forces home from the Mediterranean theatre began. Within a short time the move was completed and leave was granted. During this move a steady line of ships sailed in the opposite direction; delivering thousands of soldiers of the Territorial Army to Taiwan, China, Okinawa and Indochina to occupy and pacify the natives.

The process of gearing up for a new war, against the Soviets, now started. New radar sites were established all over the southern and eastern coasts of the country, as well as at Liverpool. Anti-air craft defences were bolstered and new factories constructed.

Research and development got into full swing with new yet fighters and bombers rolling off the construction lines along side new tanks, replacing our old worn out prop based planes and Comet tanks. Around 3500 new Centurion tanks have been produced for our 14 armoured divisions and around 1500 heavy tanks for our infantry divisions. In conjunction a new close air support role was developed and by the end of the interlude eight wings had been established within two groups.

New Centurion tanks on manoeuvres.​

Diplomatic moves were taken to strength the economy and increase the amount of goods coming into the country; there would no longer be a deficit of much needed materials. Other moves were made to strengthen our friendship with Spain, as a forerunner to being allowed military access and a land border with the Soviets; however these attempts were unsuccessful. On Christmas day, our intelligence network in Russia launched an attempt on Stalin’s life as he sat down to his turkey dinner; however the attempt was unsuccessful and no follow-up was tried.

The Irish resumed their demands for the north to be absorbed into there country, however all demands were rejected. The threat of war over the north end of the island grew as 12 Irish divisions were identified on the border; however due to both countries being democratic and both our countries showing little belligerence on the world stage – there was no backing for such a move. Needless to say diverting a large proportion of our armed forces to deal with the south and an occupation would have been a large and unneeded diversion of resources.

Elsewhere in the Empire and Commonwealth Gandhi was assassinated and Burma demanded her independence; a demand that was turned down but limited independence was granted and a puppet government installed.

At home, at the height of the interlude, peace demonstrations were made; the people sensing the looming war between the Soviets and the west?

 

[enigmamcmxc]

Dreadnought

Operation Dreadnought
Top Secret
Outline of operations
Dated 1 May 1948

After consultation with the General Staff a revised plan of Operation Doomsday has been developed. All plans noted below exclude the inclusion of American forces.

Our intelligence network has confirmed that the Comintern have 700 infantry divisions (over 500 of which are Soviet Red Army) and 45 armoured divisions; compared to our combined strength of (minus United States forces) 267 divisions. Elements of the United States (still under AI control) 218 divisions are expected to be loaned during the campaign but full commitment is an unknown factor. While the Soviets will have the advantage of numbers and on internal lines of communication, we plan on securing control of the air and using that and superior technology to defeat them.

The Comintern air force is comprised of 47 fighter wings and no bombers while our combined air force comprises of 50 fighter wings (around half of which are jets) and 63 bomber wings (ranging from strategic to close support bombers). A large number of the 86 bomber wings (about a third of which are naval bombers) of the United States Army Air Force we can rely on to become involved from the very beginning while elements of the 102 fighter wings we expect to see as the campaign progresses.

Atomic bombings, large scale aerial and rocket attacks – codenamed Doomsday - will still precede the assault upon the Soviets. With the extra year of production this assault will be larger than we had previously planned for.

The land war will begin almost immediately with the ANZAC forces, supported by the small Korean army, attacking North Korea and advancing on the Soviet border. This assault, no longer a small scale raid, will be maintained for as long as possible to draw in the Soviets away from Europe. Depending upon the success of this operation; Canadian forces, supported by the South Africans, will land in Greece to accomplish the same mission as before.

D-Day for the British attack is set for June, giving the ANZAC forces a month of campaigning to achieve their objective. The invasion plan for the British force has yet to be finalised and will be based on what resistance is expected by the Soviets in Western Europe.* The French operation, against southern France, as been cancelled and their force will be used in a follow-up role to secure the British Army’s rear once the latter has landed in Europe.

 

[unmerged(62478)]

So hope the soviets win, that would be so awesome (And we know that in the real world UK had no real chance lol).

 

[enigmamcmxc]

Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves.

And this 15 May... I'll be the one dropping the negative waves all over those pinko ******* at Doomsday!!!


:rofl:​

 

[Enewald]

Delex, the soviets would in real life had no changes against western invasion in 1940s. :rofl:

May God be with you on this holy crusade!

 

[enigmamcmxc]

Doomsday

0000 hours 13 May 1948 Doomsday

At airfields all across the United Kingdom, Sardinia, Crete and Korea fighters and bombers started to take off; they were closely followed by batteries of Blue Streak missiles being launched from the United Kingdom and the Middle East.

Throughout the day destinations such as Berlin, Dresden, Riga, Milan, Tbilisi and Athens were subjected to conventional bombing and missile attacks while the four key cities of the Bolsheviks; Leningrad, Stalingrad, Moscow and Gorky were wiped off the face of the earth.

The attacks continued until 0000 hours 15 May the net result being the destruction of a quarter of the Soviets industry. Heavy aerial losses had been inflicted upon us during these attacks; two entire tactical wings were destroyed while others lost numerous planes. Our jet fighters engaged and inflicted heavy losses upon the Soviet air force but after the two day frenzy several wings were in need of rest.

The Americans have carried on the attack and our jets will start continuous fighter sweeps across northern Europe soon to be joined by the bombers for regular strategic bombing.

While the ANZAC’s march to the Soviet border we will attempt to destroy there industry in Western Europe. Prior to these attacks the Royal Navy and the Canadian fleet set sail and just before the first bombs fell the fleets had taken up blocking positions at the entrance to the North Sea and the Barents Sea, as well as ASW sweeps being made in the English Channel – no repeat of the submarine attacks of World War Two, upon our merchantmen, will take place.

Before

After​

 

[unmerged(115311)]

Now the Soviets are really angry and there's no going back. Let's hope that you and your Allies can push back the Soviet hordes.

 

[unmerged(110977)]

Ahhh... I see the classic American way of doing things:

JUST NUKE IT!!!​

 

[unmerged(62478)]

Seems the bombings didn't have much effect on the soviet IC.

 

[Enewald]

Just Nuke!
Or just eat it.
Or beat it. :rofl:

Good luck!

 

[enigmamcmxc]

Yes i believe the Americans have taught us many valuable lessons - that i was keen to follow for my war!

Well it has only been 2 days and allot of numbers have been shaved off those figures. The American airforce is going at it now and am going to keep throwing my boys at Western Europe - Germany being the industrial powerhouse, unfortually its going to be bombed to crap even worse than before

Btw the 544/372 what does that mean, which one is the actual industrial capacity (i was sort of hoping it was the first)

 

[trekaddict]

Yes i believe the Americans have taught us many valuable lessons - that i was keen to follow for my war!

Well it has only been 2 days and allot of numbers have been shaved off those figures. The American airforce is going at it now and am going to keep throwing my boys at Western Europe - Germany being the industrial powerhouse, unfortually its going to be bombed to crap even worse than before

Btw the 544/372 what does that mean, which one is the actual industrial capacity (i was sort of hoping it was the first)

The second figure is the Base IC, i.e. the actual number of factories which is augmented my ministers, technologies and so on and displayed in the first number, which is the so-called effective IC.

 

[enigmamcmxc]

So a huge blow was dealt then!

Other than the atomic bombings, only batteries of missiles struck the Soviet Union proper while everything constrated on occuiped Europe (now actually part of the Soviet Union and not occupied ingame) so i guess the small depletion of the second number makes sence.

Cheers

So with the continued depletion of their effective IC, should theroritically lower and then they sharn't be able to switch forces around their little union as much - this is a bad thing then is it not - for me!

 

[enigmamcmxc]

Korea falls

The air offensive continues with Bomber Command striking northern Europe every day and night, changing locations every few days. By the end of the first month of fighting every factory along the north coast of France, including Paris, into Belgium had been knocked out. Likewise the situation in Greece and Albania was the same, all factories knocked out and the air force there now striking into southern Yugoslavia; while the bombers based on Corsica have been striking into northern Italy, inflicting heavy damage but not on the same scale.
Practical air superiority has been established and all fighters sent up to meet our own or own bombers have been mauled but on the strategic side the Comintern air force has ground in size by two more wings.
In 17 days of air strikes and fighter sweeps the Comintern launched only one air attack over the United Kingdom in retaliation, which was quickly dealt with.

The ground war has progressed well so far, the North Korean army was no match for the ANZAC forces and after nine days of fighting the north surrendered. By the end of the month Australian forces had reached the Soviet border and intelligence was showing a slow build up of air and ground forces in the Soviet far east, although direct combat as yet to have begun. Air strikes have been launched by the small air force based in Korea to crater the airstrips and strike at the Soviet logistic lines.

 

[Enewald]

Soviets have a bigger airforce, yet refuse to use it?

 

[enigmamcmxc]

They appear to have moved about (am not in game so this is off memory) 10 wings to the Far East - my retaliation is to have start bombing the airfields as their force deployed dwarfs the Aussie airforce of 2 wings.

There force in Europe has made a few sorties agaisnt my bombers, one sortie over the UK but they always get thrashed when they do so.
But yea considering the size of there air force and the ammout of aerial activity from me - i am concerned, what are they up to?

Although it could be my chaps have ran them ragged already and thats why they are not coming up in numbes agaisnt me :rofl:

 

[enigmamcmxc]

Dogfights, Bombs and the Siberian Campaign

On 4 June the first attack against the Soviet Union by Allied ground forces was initiated. Nine Australian Infantry Divisions probed the Soviet defences at their fortress guarding the border. In this vital spot only three divisions faced our force; two motorised infantry divisions and an armoured division – all equipped with modern weaponry. Bombing had knocked out the airfield located near this fortress and air superiority had been achieved leading to daily strikes against the Soviets supplies and logistics. As the day wore on, it became apparent that these attacks had played a vital role, the Soviet divisions began to reel under the pressure and by dusk had been routed! Over the course of the next couple of days the Far East air force ceased all other missions and started conducting bombing missions against the retreating Soviets – leading to the destruction of one infantry division.

At the same time as this battle for the border was being conducted, the Home Fleet sailed through the Barents Sea to a position north of Murmansk; where it launched an air strike against the Soviet Northern Fleet. This “Fleet” was found to actually be several submarines not protected by pens. Three were sunk during the attack and six battered Soviet air wings were encountered but provided no resistance. With the strike complete, although less damage inflicted then hoped for, the fleet sailed for home unmolested.

After conducting bombing raids all along the French coast, against Paris, Belgium and Holland; the first strikes inside Germany were launched of 7 June. The old industrial heartland – the Wesfalen – was targeted. While the bombers now struck at night, instead of round the clock bombing as the previous month, our fighters conducted fighter sweeps over every enemy airfield on the bomber’s routes.
Over a five day period every factory in the Wesfalen was knocked out of action and horrendous losses inflicted upon the Red air forces. While the fighter wings carried on the conduction of fighter sweeps over Western Europe, the bombers were sent out on new missions to bomb eastern Germany; the first time they had conducted missions outside of fighter cover since Doomsday.

In the Far East the bombers carried on their destructive mission; bombing another infantry division off the face of the earth on 8 June. The following day a further infantry division was destroyed and on the 11th, a militia division suffered the same fate. The fort that the initial battles was fought over, was secured on 10 June. In the week that had followed that battle over 70, 000 casualties had been inflicted upon the Soviets for every few lives amongst the Australian soldiers.

The air raid sirens sounded over Leningrad during the morning of 18 June as the carrier based planes of the Reserve Fleet launched a surprise strike against the docked fleet. Although only one submarine was sunk, the fleet was able to sail to and from the city without attracting any additional attention.

The next strike in the Far East fell on 20 June as the II Infantry Corps of the Korean Army launched a strike against the Soviet forces along the Sea of Japan coastline. Their attack proved very successful and the Australians were ordered to follow up the Korean attack; New Zealand troops slowly dripping into the frontline to take over from the Aussies. The Australian divisions were not just ordered to follow up the Korean advance but exploit it and advance into the rear of the Soviet frontline positions cutting off several divisions. On the 30th, three days before the Australians would be in position, the Koreans attacked the flank of the Soviet frontline. There attack rolled up the Soviet position and completely routed them, although the Soviets were able to delay the Korean attack just enough to allow the Australians to take up positions behind them. On 4 July, with the positions surrounded, the Soviets surrendered. In response the Soviets occupied a lone British controlled province south of Mongolia and the British controlled, and equally unoccupied, southern end of Sakhalin.*

5 July saw the second Soviet offensive action of the war, yet another fighter sweep over London – engaging nothing and causing no damage. While our fighter wings did not engage them, busy flying missions over Europe, they did bounce them on their return journey inflicting heavy losses. The same day it was revealed that the intelligence branch had ballsed up, the Soviets did have at least one bomber wing on their roster. However within 48 hours the RAF had corrected error.

A Taiwanese rebellion was put down within seven hours on 14 July.
14 July

The New Zealand infantry launched an attempt to capture the next Soviet position on 20 July. The small Soviet garrison put up a stubborn resistance denying the mountain to our forces, however due to our superior numbers divisions were able to be rotated in and out of the battle depending on there ability to fight. After three gruelling days of fighting, the Australians now rotated into the battle and the New Zealanders out to rest and reorganise, the mountain was taken. Over the next month our forces moved into position across this mountain range and fought a two defensive battle, at the end of the month, to keep possession. With the range occupied 40,000 Soviet troops were trapped and surrendered to New Zealand infantry on 1 September.

In late July the intelligence service announced somewhat shocking news, the Soviets had finished researching turbojets for many different types of aircraft and had quickly made up the lost time on nuclear research. The Soviets had far outstripped the Americans in this regard and we estimate that within two years they may have a fully operational nuclear reactor and atomic bomb production! In a reversal to our previous position, the Americans were then given access to our own nuclear research to help further their own development.

August saw further carrier strikes launched at many different locations. The Home Fleet, reinforced by the Reserve Fleet, launched an attack on Archangel only to find the port empty. The Fleet instead launched further attacks upon the submarine fleet in Murmansk, sinking the final boat of 4 August. The Far East fleet launched its own strikes, against there Soviet counterpart, on the 14th that resulted in the destruction of the Soviet force!

The final ground offensive of the year was launched during the beginning of October. The ground now frozen and with snow falling the Australians, now regrouped, launched an attack to exploit the weak Soviet frontline in hopes of conduct a semi-unopposed advance deeper into Siberia. The initial attack routed the frontline forces but the weather and a 2nd Soviet defence line halted the advance. A renewed attack was made on the 25th, the Soviets were again forced back and ground gained but now at a heavy cost to some divisions engaged. The attacks continue until 22 November when it becomes obvious that further attacks will be even more costly, so all offensive actions are called off.

During the early days of November the first Soviet turbojets are encountered over Europe. These “Mig 9”s, are nothing compared to our own, suffer heavy losses at the hands of our vastly more experienced pilots.

By the end of the ground offensive our losses are vastly more disproportionate to Soviets who have lost well over 150,000 men. However only minimum forces have been redeployed to face this advance; an estimated six-ten divisions surround our frontline while an estimate additional three-six more are cut off on Sakhalin.
Over Western Europe the air forces are not able to keep the Soviet industry as damaged as hoped but on a brighter note the Comintern air force has been given a pounding – they now only have 14 fighter wings, most of which we believe to be below strength.

*The Korean Army was initially under the AI’s control, following this battle they were placed under my own.

 

[Enewald]

Nice job in east!
How is the front in west?

 

[enigmamcmxc]

No land operations have been launched - i was waiting for the transfer of forces from Europe to meet the attacks in Siberia but they havent came.

Instead the air force has been bombing the crap out of Western Europe, Greece and Italy - destroying all air wings that they have faced.