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Well the French are done for, but Russia's known not to give up quickly. I hope that new horse will help out there. Don't forget those stubborn Brits though, they'll probably think that they're safe on those islands of theirs.
But they are already winning the war, so why research on some secret weapons instead of manufacturing more arms!KanaX said:
What did I just see? Command limit 3/12 and 1915 infantry attacking 1912 infantry? What happened to the old ways? When did a pig-headed ignorance to look facts into the eye and charge stark naked at the frogs get out of fashion? 
Oh: and Igor! This aar now has everything one needs. Propaganda, Bolshevig pig-dogs (erm, Tzarist pig-dogs) running away, sinister and fiendish plans and cunning from the Germans and finally, an Igor!
Oh: and Igor! This aar now has everything one needs. Propaganda, Bolshevig pig-dogs (erm, Tzarist pig-dogs) running away, sinister and fiendish plans and cunning from the Germans and finally, an Igor!
Undead-Hippie: No tanks just yet, we're not going overboard on this whole new-fangled thing. I just developed 1915 cav and got very excited about it.
Griffin.Gen: Ugly? They are utterly hideous. But think of what fear they shall strike into the enemy's hearts!
Enewald: The French performance is proof positive that polyethnic dualism keeps you fresh and healthy, whereas Bolshevism corrodes the brain.
germanpeon: Thanks
rhynoclemmis: You can find it on various sites on the net (just type 'mechanical horse' into Google). It is, apparently, an American invention from the early '30s, the sole purpose of which was to teach children how to ride.
KanaX: Now that's the kind of power you can't buy. That's the power of fear.
Edzako: Such a good idea. That would be awesome.
Carlito Gambino: There is no place where the foes of dualism will be safe! Our wrath shall strike them until they re-organise their country on a dual basis!
Delex: Indeed
Jushu: It was just 1915 cavalry Imagine being charged by an army of those!
safferli: I assure you it was purely by accident and any resemblance to military competence is entirely due to coincidence. I shall sack the general in charge, of course. As for Igor, I thought any story without him was worthless.
Griffin.Gen: Ugly? They are utterly hideous. But think of what fear they shall strike into the enemy's hearts!
Enewald: The French performance is proof positive that polyethnic dualism keeps you fresh and healthy, whereas Bolshevism corrodes the brain.
germanpeon: Thanks
rhynoclemmis: You can find it on various sites on the net (just type 'mechanical horse' into Google). It is, apparently, an American invention from the early '30s, the sole purpose of which was to teach children how to ride.
KanaX: Now that's the kind of power you can't buy. That's the power of fear.
Edzako: Such a good idea. That would be awesome.
Carlito Gambino: There is no place where the foes of dualism will be safe! Our wrath shall strike them until they re-organise their country on a dual basis!
Delex: Indeed
Jushu: It was just 1915 cavalry
Imagine being charged by an army of those!safferli: I assure you it was purely by accident and any resemblance to military competence is entirely due to coincidence. I shall sack the general in charge, of course. As for Igor, I thought any story without him was worthless.
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Chapter XLII: How the West Was Won
January 23-30, 1916
'Hooray German eagle! / England's unicorn flies first, / Behind it, the lousy Russian bear / And France's impudent rooster / Chased through lands and sea / By the bold German eagle / That ever protects us!'
The Imperial German army, side by side with their faithful Austrian friends, has been pushing the foul French back. Hindenburg and Ludendorff, along with William II in all his fatherly kindness and gentleness, have plotted and schemed for years and, at last, the French are caught inexorably in a web of German conspiracies. Austrian support has proved vital in the capture of the fortress of Belfort, blah, blah, more propaganda. Anyway, the French have apparently decided the game is up.
Victory!
The pig-dogs have given up! Germany seizes eastern Belgium and Luxemburg, core Belgium becomes a German puppet, Germany seizes France's colonies in Equatorial Africa, and the Chinese regain some of their land, too. The only one to get nothing is, once more, Austria-Hungary. 'Be of good cheer, sirs', the Emperor has told some angry people (his ministers), 'for, as has been proved many times, Germany is secretly at work in the world.
'How can we account for our present situation unless we believe that men high in the Imperial German government are concerting to deliver us to great splendour and glory? This must be the product of a great conspiracy on a scale so immense as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of man. A conspiracy of benevolence so selfless that, which it is finally exposed, its principals shall be forever deserving of the praises of all honest men.…What can be made of this unbroken series of decisions and acts contributing to the strategy of triumph? They cannot be attributed to incompetence.…The laws of probability would dictate that part of…[the] decisions would hurt the country’s interest.'*
All fears are dispelled at once at these kind and wise words, and workman, soldier and journalist alike return to their labour, safe in the knowledge of future glory. Speaking of the soldiers' labour: having proved themselves in battle once again, our brave warriors use the newly-gained right of passage through French territory to march east. In the meantime, there is more utterly ingenious diplomacy from the Germans, who get themselves another slice of Lorraine.
The Treaty of Frankfurt
The Germans before Reims
Whilst the Russians continue suffering through Hötzendorf's unparalleled mastery of inactivity, the French have been forced to give the Germans the rest of Lorraine arround the fortress of Verdun.** This gives Germany an even stronger defensive position as well as securing her iron supply. Belgium, of course, sort of just sits there and suffers quietly.
Of course there are huge celebrations in Berlin and Vienna. All honest men praise the two emperors' wisdom and skill at arms that has led their armies to victory over the red menace and Bolshevik scum. It is time, then! to turn to Russia and face that Great Satan of the East, the Wicked Wizard of the Wastes, His Infernality Nicholas Ilyich the Second International!***
The new situation in the west
*I'm paraphrasing Senator McCarthy (quoted in R. Hofstadter's great essay 'The Paranoid Style in American Politics').
**In new versions of the 1914 mod, Metz might be renamed to Verdun.
***I apologise. This is meant to be satire.
Is that a British Division in Tours I see!!?? Cast them out like the Franks did to the Moors!! Anyway, you only got to defeat Russia and then Europe will be yours! bwhahahahaha!!! (Not counting England)
So have the Germans allowed Lenin into Russia yet? You need to defeat Russia but stop the Communists from coming to power!
Victory to the Germans and the Central Powers!
No need for those ugly weapons that would probably break down after minutes of service!
No need for those ugly weapons that would probably break down after minutes of service!
Helmold said:
hmm.. history repeats itself.. or could it be the city in the background is just WIEN???
and this picture just shows the battle of vienna, with the big polish/austrian cavalry army attacking?
(note the stephansdom in the background
o )das wars jetzt aber auch schon mitn klugscheißen
hehe, Im sorry but i had to say this..
Im not shure but i think i live at the place where those tents stood
great aar, and great RP!
now you should take greece and thrace, and make the kaiser proud of you.
mfg
etepetete said:hehe, Im sorry but i had to say this..
Im not shure but i think i live at the place where those tents stood
So there are corpses under you house?
Turkish or polish?
Ah, the ingenious propaganda of the Germans! They have made a postcard in 1915ish, anticipating that, one day, there will be a computer game using "aar". You've found your very own postcard! :rofl:
All that I can add is: "vorwärts, österreichisch-ungarisches aar!"
All that I can add is: "vorwärts, österreichisch-ungarisches aar!"
And that would be somewhere in Floridsdorf I guess? I don't know from which direction the Poles originally attacked the Turks, but I guess from the north-east...etepetete said:Im not shure but i think i live at the place where those tents stood
Most likely. That's the cental European aequivalent to the native American cemetary people in the USA build their houses upon. At least that's what I saw in some movies....Enewald said:
And Helmold, you're not gonna let the Germans take all the spoils again, are you?
It's a shame that the German flag does not fly above Reims and Chaumont, but if it ends the war perhaps that alone is worth the price? And how did you not gain any sort of European land out of the peace with France and only one province from Italy?!
Austria should be able to keep her Ukrainian gains from Russia regardless of what the Germans want. If they force you to give those up perhaps you should claim Bavaria and Poland as compensation!
Austria should be able to keep her Ukrainian gains from Russia regardless of what the Germans want. If they force you to give those up perhaps you should claim Bavaria and Poland as compensation!
Undead-Hippie: Yeah, I like the British attitude: 'The French will do fine, don't send any divisions, it'll be okay. Oh, hang on, they do appear to be losing, old chap, let's send some boys to help! Oh... they surrendered. Ah well!'
Colonel Bran: Those Brits better watch out!
Aethis: The Russian events are very specific and only fire in 1917. By this point the war tends to have gone off the rails so much that the February/October revolutions don't happen.
Griffin.Gen: I still intend to employ the Schreckian horse - maybe in our new offensive against Russia?
Enewald: Ah, yes, but I suddenly realised that was my last opportunity to use that propaganda poster
etepetete: Well spotted I actually used it for that particular irony.
safferli: Indeed... German cunning knows no bounds
rhynoclemmis: Hey, I had no choice. Stupid surrender events that Germany is in charge of. Historically speaking it makes sense, since from about the middle of the war Austria-Hungary was a puppet of Imperial Germany, but come on! I'm the power-house of the Central Powers!
trekaddict: That's sort of spooky. The city of Oldenburg, near which I live, has consistently managed to avoid damage in wars through a combination of appeasement, bribery and opportunism. It avoided annexation at the hands of Prussia in the nineteenth century by being so incredibly Borussophile that the Prussians simply couldn't find an excuse to take it over.
M79: Ha, I like the idea of going, 'What, you won't give me bits of Ukraine? How about giving me integral parts of your country instead?' But yeah, I do hope I finally gain something from one of these victories.
Colonel Bran: Those Brits better watch out!
Aethis: The Russian events are very specific and only fire in 1917. By this point the war tends to have gone off the rails so much that the February/October revolutions don't happen.
Griffin.Gen: I still intend to employ the Schreckian horse - maybe in our new offensive against Russia?
Enewald: Ah, yes, but I suddenly realised that was my last opportunity to use that propaganda poster
etepetete: Well spotted
I actually used it for that particular irony.safferli: Indeed... German cunning knows no bounds
rhynoclemmis: Hey, I had no choice. Stupid surrender events that Germany is in charge of. Historically speaking it makes sense, since from about the middle of the war Austria-Hungary was a puppet of Imperial Germany, but come on! I'm the power-house of the Central Powers!
trekaddict: That's sort of spooky. The city of Oldenburg, near which I live, has consistently managed to avoid damage in wars through a combination of appeasement, bribery and opportunism. It avoided annexation at the hands of Prussia in the nineteenth century by being so incredibly Borussophile that the Prussians simply couldn't find an excuse to take it over.
M79: Ha, I like the idea of going, 'What, you won't give me bits of Ukraine? How about giving me integral parts of your country instead?' But yeah, I do hope I finally gain something from one of these victories.
I live in Reutlingen and this area has constantly been pillaged by French and Bavarian incursions up until the mid to late 17th century. Hence our hatred for bavarians and Frogs.