Crisis in the Danube: An (Austro)-Hungarian Civil War AAR

[CthulhuPL]

Well, even that would not prevent you from Hitler's attack. He wanted Danzig, all the German territories from pre 1914 at least. And in his book he wrote more things about Poland and what his future plans with that (lebensraum etc.) it would probably be better for Poland to stand fast with the Allies in 1938 (when Hitler demanded Czechoslovakia... then his military was still weak...). However the British and French morale / government vision / persons prevented this.

To get back on - topic, Russia is really needed and probably not opressive, plus releasing PL-LT would be nice...

Tim

I think that you are relying too much on HoI games instead of refering to better historical sources. Hitler wanted Danzig which wasn't part of Poland at that time. It was a "free city". He also wanted a highway trough Corridor, not entire western Poland. In his book he stated that his greatest enemy was France, not Poland. And yes, he wanted Lebensraum but he never said where it would be. If we go ahistorical, and Poland is Allied to Germany, I'm pretty sure that Lebensraum would start right after eastern polish border (which would start somewhere in Russia after succesful Barbarossa). Anyway we go here too much offtopic. I'm back on topic.

 

[RedTemplar]

Yes, I just might spring the Polish-Lithuanian bunch, just to make you guys happy I think Russia is the smart path to run. As a third/final ally, what do you think about the Ottoman Empire or Japan? Japan could lend nominal support in exchange for recognition of its power over Asia, and the Ottomans might swing the Federation's way if they're promised Bulgaria, or perhaps support in crushing their Middle-Eastern rival Turkestan?

 

[Timmie0307]

Any update soon? Please?

Can't wait for the plot to unfold

Tim

 

[Kurfürst]

Just finished reading, great job. My senses are tingling in anticipation of the showdown between Bourbons, Danubian Federation (horrible name, Austrian Empire has much more... glamour, you should have taken that route ; ) and ze evil oppressive Germans (they get an empire, why don't Austrians and the others get one too?). Hopefully, it will be epic and it will see restoration of all former Habsburg possessions to the crown of the Federation (see? Empire would fit so much better), including but not limited to Silesia, Habsburg Netherlands, cities on Rhine once controlled by Tirol, ancestral lands of house Habsburg in Switzerland et cetera.

 

[Viden]

Just finished reading, great job. My senses are tingling in anticipation of the showdown between Bourbons, Danubian Federation (horrible name, Austrian Empire has much more... glamour, you should have taken that route ; ) and ze evil oppressive Germans (they get an empire, why don't Austrians and the others get one too?). Hopefully, it will be epic and it will see restoration of all former Habsburg possessions to the crown of the Federation (see? Empire would fit so much better), including but not limited to Silesia, Habsburg Netherlands, cities on Rhine once controlled by Tirol, ancestral lands of house Habsburg in Switzerland et cetera.

Heretic! Burn in the flames of Hell!

 

[K W]

I would really like to see that this AAR continues at some point. It was, in my opinion, always an excellent read; and the DH AAR forum needs good, long and sophisticated AARs like this one.

 

[Rotten Venetic]

I'm liking the story very much, but let's be reasonable. This is still the Europa engine's AI, there's only so much it can do. If you're going to hit it with an 8 division para drop, what can it do but keel over and die? That's more than 100,000 men you're dropping on their heads, and they're the best soldiers in your army too. I don't think that there were 100,000 paratroopers dropped onto enemies in the entirety of OTL WWII, by all sides. With UK manpower a precious commodity at all times, even a human UK could be defeated by that drop. Though it would most likely require a followup of seaborne units, and with the UK player in panic mode it would be a lot easier to sneak those in.