Looks like the allies are beginning a counter-attack... if they take the açores I'd expect a landing on the mainland soon after...
THe Portuguese cavalry appears to the bewildered South Africans to be everywhere at once. The British activity is a clear indication that the free range the Portuguese have hitherto enjoyed -because you've worked hard doing it is coming to an end. rap up the Dutch East Indies and South Africa. You could do with knocking out Hong Kong which is the last naval base the British have in the Far East. You've been building for a defense of the homeland. I think you're about to have that fight.
Yes, the end of the Netherlands is coming
Love the image of the engorged and disinterested sharks!!
I might have concentrated more effort to reducing the South African situation in order to derive a "peace" dividend by subduing that enemy and freeing troops to maraud elsewhere. Have fun in the Antilles - I hear it's wonderful this time of the year!!
Looks like the allies are beginning a counter-attack... if they take the açores I'd expect a landing on the mainland soon after...
Once you have taken the Dutch East Indies, troops will be availableto take back to Macao and swamp Hong Kong. Then Australia and New Zealand will be open for annexation. I'm curious about your research program and the numbers of troops, ships and aircraft Portugal currently supports and is planning to build. Could you enlighten us?
To reply to your query: I do enjoy the narrative scenes but I am really in it for the game play updates. I like a ratio of 5 (or so) game play updates to every 1 of the story telling installments.
BTW - it was the USS Indianapolis that was the subject of a "sinking" shark attack story. Eerily recounted (though somewhat inaccurately) by Capt. Quint in the movie Jaws.
Good progress, especially in South Africa. As far as the Carribean/South America goes, is there a plan behind your seemingly random invasions, or is it purely opportunistic? And isn't it pretty risky to send transports there? Those British warships can't all be in Britain or the Far East...
I believe the plan is "base control". Deny the UK bases, and their ships can't do much outside sitting in the British Isles. Problem is that the British Empire is far too big.
Nice to see Portugal still going strong!!! And i must admit i don't read the narrative scenes, i prefer the gameplay. But that's just me.
Like your strategies so far, your doing extremely well against the allies, has the US entered the war yet?
And i would also like to see your production screen and so on.
Awesome! I'm sure we all want more of everything, Rensslaer.
It would be wiser to steal enemy convoys than sink them. Bad game mechanics.
that was an impressive set of manouvres in the Carribbean. I'd forgotten just how pinched your IC & leadership situation is & as you say you've just got to constantly re-prioritise according to circumstances. Not so sure about the value of the CA though - I found them, at least pre-SF, very quick to get themselves sunk.
Lots of "floating," not too much "stinging" this session! You really need critical mass in South Africa! That theater has to be closed with dispatch; then you can move on to expand the empire. Have any of your conquests increased your research ability? What about spying on enemies and trading with allies for techs?
Do you get anything from the islands in the Caribbeans? Or do you take them so that the British can't base their fleet there?
Brilliant AAR! Just read up on this. I do think that building so much MIL and CAV is maybe not optimal with such a low manpower. Shouldn't you go for licensed German INF + ART and maybe a light tank division instead?
Looks like you've managed to stabilise the carabean, so that won't be a problem for while.
However south Africa is starting a counter-attack, so you should use some free troops from either north africa, or even indonesia to finish the south africans.
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Kind of dumstruck that the ai is actually defending South Africa reasonably intelligently. First it prevented you landing, which would have finished the country off and mounting a lifting of beseiged units. I think some cruisers to finish off the south african navy would have been better built before more infantry.
You do need to find a new avenue of attack on south africa. Your doctrines will fall further behind the clock, if you can't secure more IC quickly.
Things are hanging in the balance, it seems. If the British had the wherewithal to coordinate an invasion of the Portuguese mainland with a counterstroke in South Africa, you'd be done for, surely. You're doing an admirable job of achieving much with little, but you definitely don't have the forces to face two crises at once.
Luckily for you, I don't expect the AI to press you that way just yet.
More troops are always good, regardless of whether you'll use them offensively or defensively. Looking forward to seeing them in action.