Huzaah for the supermen of the Paratroopers! Hurray for rediculous levels of naval support. Three cheers for an update!!!
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Nicaragua was very exciting! Deserving of its own chapter in the annals of the Reich's victories over the Allies. I just noticed the org of the mech units heading into Costa Rica! What happened to them?! Well, they will be able to rest easy behind the bulwark that is Nicaragua (or soon will be, I hope 
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You need to stop playing you-know-what and get back here so us less fortunate have some fun too!
wow...didn't feel comfortable posting until I finished reading this multi year beast of an AAR...fantastic stuff...only took me a couple of months of on and off again reading to catch up....can't wait for the next update....
Wow, I jst caught up! Awesome, I thought you'd be stuck battling uber stacks till the end of time to get into Central America. Go the fallschrimjaeger!
You should have been purged for that first failure.
Not quite so. See, those of us who are awarded a Silver Star (for Danzig) and Gold Star (for destroying 56 squadrons of aircraft in Alexandria - "Kasakka, as leader of the most successful parachute drop in human history is given the highest award we have to offer. The second gold star ever presented." - plus being the first to set foot on British soil don't get purged for such little things like losing a division or two
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Not quite so. See, those of us who are awarded a Silver Star (for Danzig) and Gold Star (for destroying 56 squadrons of aircraft in Alexandria - "Kasakka, as leader of the most successful parachute drop in human history is given the highest award we have to offer. The second gold star ever presented." - plus being the first to set foot on British soil don't get purged for such little things like losing a division or two
You got lucky from the Allied idiots putting so many air wings in one place.
You got lucky from the Allied idiots putting so many air wings in one place.
Irrelevant. My alter ego destroyed 2000+ planes in one day, which is a fair compensation for one lost division in the Himalaya mountains. Not enough reason for harsh punishment. The fight there was epic, anyways
And what have you done to get credit for right to make such accusations?
WhisperingDeath Org depletion is rife and principally down to continuous movement. If you keep shifting stuff around you have to stop at some point. Might also be accidental use of naval transport mission instead of move.
zeekater Unfortunately, no comment.
Cyphers Fury Glad to see new readers are still joinging in.
Raaritsgozilla I've been making it easy to catch up lately. Really must get moving again.
Midge They are around somewhere doing their thing. Midge's angels CAS version are on naval attack and the SB version are on ASW patrols from Africa.
Chief Savage Ma, Kasakka Nobody blamed the paratroop commanders for the failure of Market Garden... Airborne operations are always risky and sometimes it doesn't work.
zeekater Unfortunately, no comment.
Cyphers Fury Glad to see new readers are still joinging in.
Raaritsgozilla I've been making it easy to catch up lately. Really must get moving again.
Midge They are around somewhere doing their thing. Midge's angels CAS version are on naval attack and the SB version are on ASW patrols from Africa.
Chief Savage Ma, Kasakka Nobody blamed the paratroop commanders for the failure of Market Garden... Airborne operations are always risky and sometimes it doesn't work.
December 9th-10th 1944
02:00 December 9th 1944
02:00 December 9th 1944
Wow, they've still got some fight left. 700 US naval bombers appearing over the fleet is enough to make anyone nervous. Fortunately it is night and my interceptors are there too. It looks like things are still heating up and we haven't seen the US's best shot yet.
11:00 December 9th 1944
The naval bombers come back again nearer dawn and mix it up with a good proportion of local German Luftwaffe assets. This is still making me nervous as there is an awful lot of shit flying about and I haven't got a full face mask in place.
16:00 December 9th 1944
US forces still haven't given up on throwing me back from the approaches to Bogotá even though I am outflanking them towards Medellín. Mind you, their attack is too weak to be effective but they ain't* lying down quietly.
I thought we might all enjoy some quaint English contractions for a change. Just 'cos Microsoft thinks it ain't good English dun't mean nuffink.
16:00 December 9th 1944 b
And here is the high level view of how things stand now. Positions are starting to get a little confused but the allies only have two provinces in South America that don't have a German controlled one next to it and they are obscure coastal locations.
19:00 December 9th 1944
The advance on Medellín is going to take far too long so I am going to land some troops to speed it up. This isn't a real combat landing as the enemy is in full retreat so I don't have to worry about correct force structure. I am now in the position were the onshore advances and this landing will soon create a continuous front from Managua across into Venzuela and, if you remember the advance into Ecuador, it is about to connect up with the south as well.
20:00 December 9th 1944
The enemy naval bombers are back again but as you can see they are looking very sorry for themselves. They have managed to inflict a fair amount of damage to a few ships but nothing that cannot be repaired. This may put a few ships in dock but after a little reorganising we should be fielding unscratched ships.
00:00 December 10th 1944
Even the strategic bombers are trying to get in the act (US aircraft, Mexican flagged due to the interceptors). I'm beginning to feel the air threat may be under control but the landings in Central America have been a bit like kicking a hornet's nest.
08:00 December 10th 1944
Oh dear, they are back. Well they only have 10 type IV battleships and I have the entire Caribbean fleet. Not a good stacking modifier but the carriers do manage to guarantee the first hour is at range. Then everyone closes to generally hurling of massive quantities of shells at silhouettes briefly seen in the darkness and rain. Close to maximally imperfect conditions for any sort of battle.
17:00 December 10th 1944
Finally the big question is answered. The 38 CV group is here and heading directly towards the German landing fleet. Obviously I needed more distant air patrols but this wasn't really practical.
Brief bombing results in a little damage to the top carrier and my TACs. Not enough to stop anything.
21:00 December 10th 1944
Meanwhile we have more air combat in the Caribbean but we can also see the enemy BB fleet has turned around and is heading north. From the look of it they are heading due north suggesting that they are leaving the area rather than pursuing further naval engagement. This is probably good, as I would prefer to get the land situation under control before reorganising for a naval extermination campaign.
Woo, a coordinated naval attack by two large US fleets in two different oceans. That's got to be a first! Well done Grand Admiral The_Executor.
Now to see if my carrier fleet can inflict some real casualties.
That's got to be a first! Well done Grand Admiral The_Executor.Now to see if my carrier fleet can inflict some real casualties.
Dundundun! THe Amercian fleet has arrived, but is it enough to stop the rolling hordes of the Hun?
Woo, a coordinated naval attack by two large US fleets in two different oceans.
Now to see if my carrier fleet can inflict some real casualties.
Hehe...
Still haven't put much of a dent in der Fuhrer Kanitatlan's plans though...
Just read the entire AAR, took the better part of a week. Great stuff. Some comments on general American strategy:
The current happenings in Central/South America are indeed exciting, but from my own experience in the region worse could be to come. Perhaps most relevantly, I once got stuck in Mexico as Brazil, after taking the entirety of South/Central America but unfortunately triggering a US intervention. The force balance bogged down at approximately my entire force of ~60 divisions facing 200-300 American divisions, with substantial garrisons and reserve forces further along (this is in the unmodded game). Needless to say, lacking any kind of amphibious or naval option, that was an impasse (retreat is not an option).
Even more relevantly to the upcoming North American portion of the campaign, I once attempted an unmodded invasion of the US/Canada as Sweden (slightly expanded by Scandinavian and Northern Russian conquest, in support of Germany). I think my initial landing force was ~70 mechanized/armoured divisions to Canada, with about half that number infantry following up some months later. The relative force levels were perhaps similar to what you can expect with your changes to the game. Although initial progress was rapidly made in the northeast, the US quickly accumulated 500+ divisions blocking me in the Great Lakes/Old South area, and pushed me back during the winter to New England & gruelling urban combat. I think I sustained 100 000 casualties in one winter of defencive action, completely breaking my manpower. I eventually broke through to the plains with judicious application of nuclear force as it came available, but as you are avoiding that option, once you move away from naval support on the coasts it will be very difficult to shift the big stacks that will eventually build up, no matter how fast you move. The US will spit out militia at ridiculous rates once an actual invasion happens.
Perhaps indicative of the way to achieve a successful mobile campaign is better represented by a Canada vs. US scenario I attempted (slightly cheated to give myself optimal slider positions, I think it took me from 1936-1941/42 to be ready). Grabbing their industrial heartland in the midwest and northeast quickly cripples their ability to produce new units, and isolating the capital really helps control their force redeployments. Some massive encirclements are possible, but in any case I think with your style of overrunning/massive bombing play I think once you've broken out of the East Coast mountains, you're safe. I haven't had very must experience with the Southern coast, but I would recommend against landing there as it seems to normally have higher troop concentrations and lower IC than the Northeast, and instead going right for their industry and capital.
Also heh, looks like I may have rambled a bit. In any case, with the modifications you've made to the AI, I can't wait to see the epic plains warfare that occurs. Hopefully the Canadian armoured contingent can bloody your nose a bit.
The current happenings in Central/South America are indeed exciting, but from my own experience in the region worse could be to come. Perhaps most relevantly, I once got stuck in Mexico as Brazil, after taking the entirety of South/Central America but unfortunately triggering a US intervention. The force balance bogged down at approximately my entire force of ~60 divisions facing 200-300 American divisions, with substantial garrisons and reserve forces further along (this is in the unmodded game). Needless to say, lacking any kind of amphibious or naval option, that was an impasse (retreat is not an option
).Even more relevantly to the upcoming North American portion of the campaign, I once attempted an unmodded invasion of the US/Canada as Sweden (slightly expanded by Scandinavian and Northern Russian conquest, in support of Germany). I think my initial landing force was ~70 mechanized/armoured divisions to Canada, with about half that number infantry following up some months later. The relative force levels were perhaps similar to what you can expect with your changes to the game. Although initial progress was rapidly made in the northeast, the US quickly accumulated 500+ divisions blocking me in the Great Lakes/Old South area, and pushed me back during the winter to New England & gruelling urban combat. I think I sustained 100 000 casualties in one winter of defencive action, completely breaking my manpower. I eventually broke through to the plains with judicious application of nuclear force as it came available, but as you are avoiding that option, once you move away from naval support on the coasts it will be very difficult to shift the big stacks that will eventually build up, no matter how fast you move. The US will spit out militia at ridiculous rates once an actual invasion happens.
Perhaps indicative of the way to achieve a successful mobile campaign is better represented by a Canada vs. US scenario I attempted (slightly cheated to give myself optimal slider positions, I think it took me from 1936-1941/42 to be ready). Grabbing their industrial heartland in the midwest and northeast quickly cripples their ability to produce new units, and isolating the capital really helps control their force redeployments. Some massive encirclements are possible, but in any case I think with your style of overrunning/massive bombing play I think once you've broken out of the East Coast mountains, you're safe. I haven't had very must experience with the Southern coast, but I would recommend against landing there as it seems to normally have higher troop concentrations and lower IC than the Northeast, and instead going right for their industry and capital.
Also heh, looks like I may have rambled a bit. In any case, with the modifications you've made to the AI, I can't wait to see the epic plains warfare that occurs. Hopefully the Canadian armoured contingent can bloody your nose a bit.
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I thought everybody's IC was modded, with the exception of Kan's.
Yes, the +100%
But he also increase the base-IC of some countries, including Canada