Chapter 14:
This chapter starts on the 30th of October 1893.
Throughout the year we tried to persuade the Austrians to grant us military access, but they refused.
1894: On the 7th of March the aeroplane factory in Brandenburg was done, and the Germany became the first nation to over produce aeroplanes.
On the 21st of April research was done on Ideological Thought, and work was started on Collectivist Theory.
On the 27th of June 20 new battleships were done, and the German navy was now a force to be reckoned with, being able to field 32 battleships.
All of the ships were organized into one massive fleet, designed to hunt down and destroy all hostile ships.
With our new naval strength, the UK would be the next target, and German forces were manoeuvred into position in France to prevent any British landings and also be ready to be shipped over the channel to Britain.
On the 26th of July war was declared on the United Kingdom, and we did not ask the Austrians to join our side in this war, as we didn’t feel that we needed their help.
A ton of Indian minors, plus Canada joined the war on Britain’s side, but this was no big deal, as none of these nations were powerful enough to even ship troops to Europe.
As of now we did nothing, hoping that the British would be foolish enough to land troops in France, and then move our fleet in to prevent the British from reinforcing these troops or evacuating them. Then our troops would eliminate the British troops.
It almost had to go this way, as defeating over 4 million British troops in England would most likely be close to impossible.
On the 16th of August the British landed two divisions in Rouen, and they were quickly eliminated by a German counterattack by the 6th Army.
On the 2nd of September the Canadians landed an infantry division in St. Brieuc, but these were also quickly defeated by the nearby garrison numbering of some 96,000 German troops.
On the 4th the British landed 118,000 troops in Rouen ho engaged the 260,000 men of 6th Army currently in the province. The British continued to bring in reinforcements over the course of the battle, but so did we, on the 16th the 264,000 man strong 2nd Army arrived in Rouen to help 6th Army.
The British still kept on landing reinforcements, but these was costing them dearly as their troops were under too much pressure to be able to retreat to the British fleet in the channel. The German 1st fleet was ordered to do nothing about the British landings, because it did not seem like the British would be able to break the German defence any time soon.
The 266,000 man strong 3rd Army was brought in as reinforcements on the 3rd of October. By now the German troops in Rouen numbered 750,000.
The British had by now some 400,000 troops in Rouen, but due to the difficulties of attacking from their positions on the beaches they would need a numerical superiority to break the German lines in Rouen.
The battle still raged as November came, as the British really seemed intent on taking Rouen. The German defenders had by now suffered over 150,000 casualties, and 4th and 5th Army was brought in as well, bringing 500,000 fresh German troops to the fight.
On the 25th of November the battle was finally won by the German forces, and by now the British had suffered over 1 million casualties, some even believed the number was closer to 2 million.
In December the British landed more troops in Rouen, despite there being 1.6 million German troops there defending the province (Note: Obvious weakness in the AI, it lands in one province, and does so no matter what).
By now the British had lost so many troops that our military rating had surpassed theirs.
By the 28th of December the British had landed and lost almost 800,000 more troops.
This did not stop them from landing even more troops in January however.
The British continued to land troops in February as well, and even in March they kept on landing troops. By now their division count was down to 123 however, down from their pre-war count of almost 500.
As April arrived the landings had decreased in frequency, but they still were landing troops every week or so.
On the 21st research was done on Collectivist Theory, and work was started on Impressionism.
By May there were barely any landings at all, and German high command felt that the time had come to launch our own invasions of the British Isles.
On the 3rd of May the German fleet was ordered to attack the British ships in the straits of Dover, and on the 4th the British ships there were engaged.
The British brought in all of their ships in the area to reinforce the British fleet already there, and by the 15th there were some 78 British ships there facing the 38 German vessels.
The German and British fleets fight it out in the Straits of Dover
On the 28th the German fleet was forced to retreat having lost 4 ships during the fights, all four were battleships (Note: This is retarded, 32 top of the line battleships can’t defeat some 35 ManOWars and some frigates!!!!! It might have been even less warships on the British fleet’s part as well, as most of their ships in the area are transports.)
On the 15th of June our fleet moved to the straits of Dover once again, and engaged the now 2 British frigates there. Within a few days the frigates were sunk, but the British brought in reinforcements, and by the 30th the German fleet was ordered to withdraw to prevent any battleships from being sunk. The British losses during the fight were estimated to be a few frigates, maybe one or two ManOWars and some transports.
On the 13th of July the British landed two divisions in Dunkerque, facing some 100,000 German garrison troops. 6th Army was moved up there in case a more massive British landing was to take place.
On the 24th the German fleet once again set sail for the Straits of Dover, but this time there would be no British ships there.
But as the fleet arrived on the 26th, the British attacked it within a day with four ManOWars and two Frigates.
On the 10th of August the fleet is forced to retreat to save one of the battleships from being sunk. British casualties were estimated to be around 3 frigates and maybe 2 ManOWars.
On the 30th of August the fleet sat sail once again, but a few days after reaching the straits of Dover it was engaged by a British fleet of almost equal strength, and it was forced to withdraw a few days later to prevent the sinking of a battleship.
By November after a few more unsuccessful sorties the fleet was forced to stay in port, due to a British presence in the straits of Dover of about 30 ships that were wreaking havoc on the German fleet if it so much as dared leave port for a few days.
On the 27th of November the fleet once again tried to defeat the British fleet in the straits of Dover, and this time they did it, sinking a few ManOWars and a few frigates as well, but nearly losing a heavy cruiser.
This meant that the German fleet might be able to control the area for a long enough time to land troops in Britain, and the 20 steamer transports waiting in port were rushed out to sea to load up with troops. And on the 15th of November 192,000 German troops were landed in Norwich. On the 21st additional reinforcements were brought in and now the full 6th army was on English soil. On the 24th the 6th Army had taken control of Norwich.
German troops takes control of Norwich
On the 29th 4th army was brought in and now 500,000 German troops were in Britain, with more on the way.
However, on the 30th a British fleet of 12 ships engaged the German ships in the straits of Dover, and the transports had to be evacuated. On the 14th of January the German fleet had to flee to avoid the loss of a BB.
By now the British were launching counter attacks on German positions in Norwich, sending some 230,000 men against the 260,000 man strong 4th Army.
6th Army was by now trying to take control of Cambridge, and on the 16th it fell into German hands.
On the 21st the German fleet attacked the British ships in the straits of Dover, and on the 24th they were forced to flee after the British had brought in some 80 additional ships to the battle.
On the 26th of February the British attack Cambridge with some 660,000 troops, and the 260,000 German troops there were forced to retreat to Norwich.
In April, thanks to the British moving almost all of their warships out of the straits of Dover, we routed the British ships there, and we could once again attempt to land more troops in Norwich.
On the 14th 5th Army arrived in Norwich, and on the 21st 2nd Army arrived in Norwich.
On the 21st research was also done on Impressionism, and work was started on Economic Responsibility.
On the 2nd of May 1st Army also arrived in Norwich, and by now over 1,200,000 German troops were on British soil.
On the 11th of May after having brought in 200,000 additional troops all 6 armies attacked Cambridge, currently held by 320,000 British troops.
On the 17th the British attacked our 200,000 troops in Norwich with 860,000 troops, but a few days later we won the battle for Cambridge, and by the 3rd of June the German forces had taken control of Cambridge, opening up a way to retreat for the now decimated forces in Norwich. And on the 3rd they retreated.
On the 19th of June the British sent a fleet to the straits of Dover and the German fleet were forced to retreat to avoid losses.
On the 29th 6th, 5th and 4th Army attacked Ipswich and routed its 300,000 British defenders with two weeks.
The British tried to retake it in July, but sent far too few forces, and the German defenders easily brushed off all of their attacks.
On the 23rd the German fleet once again went out into the straits of Norfolk, and met 12 British warships there, mainly ManOWars. On the 2nd of August the fleet was forced to flee due to almost losing a BB, but they did manage to sink two enemy vessels before they withdrew.
On the 30th the German forces in Ipswich were forced to withdraw after having taken massive casualties over the last month due to British attacks, and the British launching an attack with 800,000 soldiers on the 29th.
By the 1st of October the straits of Dover had finally been cleared of enemy vessels after several sorties by the German fleet. And on the 11th 250,000 German troops landed in Canterbury.
On the 7th of November the German fleet in the straits of Dover was forced to retreat after the British brought in a lot of ships, and 5 of them were battleships!
This chapter ends on the 7th of November.
The situation in Europe at the end of the chapter
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Notes: The lack of fog in the screenshots is because I forgot to turn it on after I turned it off to check a few things around the world, I am playing with fog on usually.
I would have made a longer chapter, but the fact that my ships cant do crap against wooden boats, and that the british always have atleasy 3 times my combat effectiveness in naval combat no matter what, I got so frustrated I stopped playing.
This chapter also reveals some serious flaws in the AI when it comes to landings, at I poured over 2 million troops into Rouen to die. Later it put troops in Dunkerque, and kept on sending them there after I reinforced the province with a few hundred thousand troops.
Kolibri: Because Austria would kick the crap out of me
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They have 3 times my military, and it would be so exhausting to war them and actually try to win that Im not sure if I can be bothered (Yes, I am lazy).
Seidita: Yes, I am sure. Thats how it works for me all the time.
PanzerLeader: The Swiss have remained neutral trhoughout the game, and I will respect their wish for peace
The Luxemburgians could come in handy if I feel like buying some more tech, so Im keeping them somewhat friendly for now.
