so, it looks like the Brits are going to take care of those russian bastards! Good thing you have 1.73 million troops you dont have to send to battle and can focus on other fronts!
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hi kaiser
could you tell me what kind of graphic package you are using. i mean the AA guns, soldiers tanks an the map but also the pictures of the units like the ones on your last picture (the three tank divisions for example) . they arent the normal kr graphics ?
i hope you know what i mean ?!
could you tell me what kind of graphic package you are using. i mean the AA guns, soldiers tanks an the map but also the pictures of the units like the ones on your last picture (the three tank divisions for example) . they arent the normal kr graphics ?
i hope you know what i mean ?!
@Zeldar155: The people of Norway will now regain the freedoms they have been denied for so many years.
@salidas16: The Russian capital is in Moscow, so taking St Petersburg will only be a symbolic gesture.
@Asalto: Indeed, invading Scandinavia now pries wide open all of Northern Europe to the allied forces.
@Karaiskandar: And avenge the British will, not only in Scandinavia, but in other areas of the globe as well.
@Zhuge Liang: although I could easily blitz through Sweden and into Finland, I am actually going to hold back allied troops along the border. Sweden has something like 90 to 100 divisions in its army, but they are all fighting far away in Asia right now, so I am going to let them return to their homeland so I can have an entertaining ground war in Scandinavia. Hope that isn't too unrealistic but I want to face more than snow and caribou in Scandinavia.
@Eams: Jozef Terboven is still the Norweigan HoS, with Vidkun Quisling as HoG. Also, I have already taken care of the swastikas in the last post. I didn't think they were large enough to be recognizable, but I have now edited them out.
@SovietAmerika: Scandinavia will be more of a secondary front for when the fighting eventually moves into Germany itself. The main front for that battle will be on the main frontline, currently in northern France.
@CylonAndrew: Those soldiers are just the beginning. I can still bring in more reinforcements from places like South America, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
@Bismarck1899: I do not use a single, massive graphics pack, but rather a combination of multiple graphics mods, sprites, and icons. You should be able to find most of them in the modding section of the HOI2 forums.
@everyone: thanks for the comments!
In China, Republican Chinese forces are being hammered in Xinjiang by a massive, enemy counteroffensive. Hundreds of Thousands of Qing soldiers, which had escaped northeastern China through Russian territory, are now moving back into the frontlines here, supported by thousands of Russian troops, and luanching a huge counterattack against advancing allied forces. Republican units are forced to turn tail and run back towards the east, unable to stop this offensive.
To the east however, the situation is far more positive. Republican armoured units are beginning to penetrate deep into western Manchuria, paving the way for American units to move in behind them. With US forces in eastern Siberia located to the north and east, both fronts are beginning to move closer together for an eventual linkup.
Back in India, Russian forces are expanding their offensive, taking control of most of Kashmir. Allied troops attempt another counterattack, this time at Srinigar. The attack starts off very well, but eventually falls short due to massive Russian reinforcements that arrive soon after.
In the far east, US and Korean troops advancing on Vladivostok are hit by a very large scale counterattack, undertaken by powerful Russian mobile units, including tank divisions and air cavalry forces. The Korean infantry are utterly overwhelmed by this display of Russian military power, and are forced to retreat.
Believing that the Russians have stripped their defenses in the city of Vladivostok to launch this counteroffensive, US and Korean forces launch an assault towards the city. However, they find that the Russians are far more prepared than originally thought. 320,000 Russian troops, led by General Rokossovsky, easily blunt the allied offensive, forcing allied troops to fall back to their start positions. It would seem that before the war, Russia had garrisoned very sizeable forces in the area for just this kind of situation. Now this precaution is paying off at the expense of the allies.
In India, 380,000 Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in the theatre of operations, preparing to move into the frontlines immediately. Quite interestingly, many of these Australian commanders are veterans of the Pacific war, who led Australasian forces in bitter combat against US forces. The irony of these old foes now being US allies is not lost on many allied commanders.
In Anatolia, US and South African forces are finally able to break open a huge hole in Ottoman defenses, paving the way towards Constantinople itself.
In Persia, enemy forces launch a large scale offensive against US defenses in Esfahan, defended by only 90,000 US troops. Under this massive assault, US forces are almost forced to retreat westwards, but are saved when US troops to the north and south launch attacks on the Russians flanks. To deal with the American flank attacks, the Russians call of this offensive, temporarily saving the area from falling back into enemy hands.
Back in the far east, US naval vessels off the coast of Vladivostok are attacked by a large fleet of Russian submarines, ranging from modern diesel and nuclear submarines to ancient subs dating back to the 1930's. After a short engagement, the American CVL's are able to force the Russian fleet to withdraw, sinking several of their vessels in the process.
Back in Anatolia, US fighter aircraft are sent into the skies to engage a formation of German heavy bombers, which had been launching attacks on bridges and railroads in the middle east, logistical targets that are vital to the American war efforts further north. After a short but violent engagement, American fighters are able to get through the German escorts and destroy large numbers of German bombers, forcing them to flee back to European airfields.
@salidas16: The Russian capital is in Moscow, so taking St Petersburg will only be a symbolic gesture.
@Asalto: Indeed, invading Scandinavia now pries wide open all of Northern Europe to the allied forces.
@Karaiskandar: And avenge the British will, not only in Scandinavia, but in other areas of the globe as well.
@Zhuge Liang: although I could easily blitz through Sweden and into Finland, I am actually going to hold back allied troops along the border. Sweden has something like 90 to 100 divisions in its army, but they are all fighting far away in Asia right now, so I am going to let them return to their homeland so I can have an entertaining ground war in Scandinavia. Hope that isn't too unrealistic but I want to face more than snow and caribou in Scandinavia.
@Eams: Jozef Terboven is still the Norweigan HoS, with Vidkun Quisling as HoG. Also, I have already taken care of the swastikas in the last post. I didn't think they were large enough to be recognizable, but I have now edited them out.
@SovietAmerika: Scandinavia will be more of a secondary front for when the fighting eventually moves into Germany itself. The main front for that battle will be on the main frontline, currently in northern France.
@CylonAndrew: Those soldiers are just the beginning. I can still bring in more reinforcements from places like South America, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
@Bismarck1899: I do not use a single, massive graphics pack, but rather a combination of multiple graphics mods, sprites, and icons. You should be able to find most of them in the modding section of the HOI2 forums.
@everyone: thanks for the comments!
In China, Republican Chinese forces are being hammered in Xinjiang by a massive, enemy counteroffensive. Hundreds of Thousands of Qing soldiers, which had escaped northeastern China through Russian territory, are now moving back into the frontlines here, supported by thousands of Russian troops, and luanching a huge counterattack against advancing allied forces. Republican units are forced to turn tail and run back towards the east, unable to stop this offensive.
To the east however, the situation is far more positive. Republican armoured units are beginning to penetrate deep into western Manchuria, paving the way for American units to move in behind them. With US forces in eastern Siberia located to the north and east, both fronts are beginning to move closer together for an eventual linkup.
Back in India, Russian forces are expanding their offensive, taking control of most of Kashmir. Allied troops attempt another counterattack, this time at Srinigar. The attack starts off very well, but eventually falls short due to massive Russian reinforcements that arrive soon after.
In the far east, US and Korean troops advancing on Vladivostok are hit by a very large scale counterattack, undertaken by powerful Russian mobile units, including tank divisions and air cavalry forces. The Korean infantry are utterly overwhelmed by this display of Russian military power, and are forced to retreat.
Believing that the Russians have stripped their defenses in the city of Vladivostok to launch this counteroffensive, US and Korean forces launch an assault towards the city. However, they find that the Russians are far more prepared than originally thought. 320,000 Russian troops, led by General Rokossovsky, easily blunt the allied offensive, forcing allied troops to fall back to their start positions. It would seem that before the war, Russia had garrisoned very sizeable forces in the area for just this kind of situation. Now this precaution is paying off at the expense of the allies.
In India, 380,000 Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in the theatre of operations, preparing to move into the frontlines immediately. Quite interestingly, many of these Australian commanders are veterans of the Pacific war, who led Australasian forces in bitter combat against US forces. The irony of these old foes now being US allies is not lost on many allied commanders.
In Anatolia, US and South African forces are finally able to break open a huge hole in Ottoman defenses, paving the way towards Constantinople itself.
In Persia, enemy forces launch a large scale offensive against US defenses in Esfahan, defended by only 90,000 US troops. Under this massive assault, US forces are almost forced to retreat westwards, but are saved when US troops to the north and south launch attacks on the Russians flanks. To deal with the American flank attacks, the Russians call of this offensive, temporarily saving the area from falling back into enemy hands.
Back in the far east, US naval vessels off the coast of Vladivostok are attacked by a large fleet of Russian submarines, ranging from modern diesel and nuclear submarines to ancient subs dating back to the 1930's. After a short engagement, the American CVL's are able to force the Russian fleet to withdraw, sinking several of their vessels in the process.
Back in Anatolia, US fighter aircraft are sent into the skies to engage a formation of German heavy bombers, which had been launching attacks on bridges and railroads in the middle east, logistical targets that are vital to the American war efforts further north. After a short but violent engagement, American fighters are able to get through the German escorts and destroy large numbers of German bombers, forcing them to flee back to European airfields.
I hope that the Australasian forces will fight the German allies as hard as they fought against the US in the past.
Marshal Rokossovsky! Looks like that Russians finally ran out of generals from 19th century.
Rokossovsky, I guess the Russians had to borrow the Pole again to help them, won't save them from amphibious assaults
The Russians are still doing annoyingly well desite the fact you've opened up so many different fronts againt them.
I'm not sure, when you look at the troop build up on Germany's borders they may very well dig in immovably and only be vulnerable in 2 years or so once Moscow is reached and Russia annexed. But we'll see.
Soon when ottoman empire falls, grab istanbul as quick as you can or you'l be stuck in asia minor when the 50 russian divisons arrive there.
@Karaiskandar: The Aussies and the New Zealanders will show their courage and fighting spirit against Mitteleuropa as they did against the US in the 1940's.
@Asalto: Don't worry, the Russians still have plenty of their old school generals with their 19th century uniforms around. You will be seeing them again.
@SovietAmerika: He can sure save them from urban attacks though, much to the allies detriment.
@Zhuge Liang: Possessing the largest army on the face of the earth tends to give the Russians that capability.
@Xesan: I would have to agree, especially since at some point, I am going to stop attacking the Russians and begin focusing on driving Germany out of the regions it has conquered/controlled for a long time.
@Meadow: About the Germans: their defenses have actually begun thinning out along their French and Italian fronts, largely due to eastern European troops being shifted into Asia by the Russians to combat allied forces there, so fighting through their defenses should not be that difficult. However, should allied forces cross into Germany itself, the Germans will still have one more trump card left to play.....
@Zeldar155: It will be hard to grab the city though, since the Ottoman's will no doubt hold up what troops they have left in the city, which is an urban province protected by the Dardanelle's straits. Istanbul/Constantinople is probably one of the hardest province to take in the entire game when it is fortified enough.
@everyone: thanks for the comments!
In India, allied defenses are beginning to buckle under Russian pressure. From Kashmir, small Russian spearhead units are beginning to move around the main frontlines and advance deep into Indian territory. With all ground forces tied up at the front, the only counter to this Russian move is American airpower. Huge flights of A-4 and B-66 bombers begin bombing attacks on these Russian mobile spearheads, destroying many armoured vehicles and tanks, and buying allied forces in India more time to plug this hole in their defenses.
In China, allied troops move on the major city of Mukden, in central Manchuria. Enemy resistance in Manchuria is still fierce, despite the Qing and Russian armies desperate situation in the region, but despite this, US and allied forces are able to force enemy to flee the city, securing it for the Chinese Republic.
Off the coast of Vladivostok, another large formation of Russian submarines engages US navy destroyers and light aircraft carriers positioned in the area. Once again, the Russian navy is defeated, losing several more submarines before retreat back to port.
By this point in the war, Allied forces are gaining momentum. In the north, US forces have fanned out over hundreds of kilometres of Siberian territory, taking Yakutsk, and approaching the Trans-Siberian railroad from the north. Meanwhile, the Qing Empire has been reduced to Manchuria, Xinjiang, as small portions of land near the Russian border. Despite their perilous position, many hundreds of thousands of Qing soldiers are continuing to fight on, but only with the aid of Russian supplies and weaponry. Meanwhile, the situation in India continues to be unstable, with the Russians continuing to put up more and more pressure against the Allied forces there.
The growing pressure in India is having a disastrous effect on US forces that have been fighting almost non stop to hold back the Russians attacks here. Many US infantry divisions are down to only fractions of their former strength, but still must continue to take up their positions on the front due to the desperate situation here.
The seriousness of the military situation continues to grow, as Russian forces now begin to push their attack south, just to the east of Delhi. Vastly outnumbered, allied troops here withdraw back into the city, and begin preparations for a counterattack.
To the south however, Allied forces are finally ready to take the offensive. Their first target: the major port city of Karachi. The Russian army, which has devoted most of its combat forces to the north, is caught off guard when over 700,000 Allied troops, spearheaded by New Zealand and Australian troops, storm over their positions and into the Russian lines, forcing enemy troops to fall back in disarray.
Meanwhile, in western Anatolia, American Generals recognize a prime opportunity in the frontlines against the Ottoman Army. The recent US/South African offensive in the center of the front has created a massive bulge in the frontline, one that has greatly thinned out Ottoman troops to the northwest. With their centre now stretched thin, US commanders order the beginning of a massive assault, aimed at breaking this thinning line and encircling Ottoman forces to the north.
In Europe, 120,000 British troops land in Northern Norway, at the city of Narvik, the last major city still in Norwegian hands.
The fall of Narvik results in the final capitulation of the Norwegian government to the United States, with Vidkun Quisling surrendering totally and unconditionally on October 9th, 1957. Norway is now free of Quislings tyranny, with the rest of Scandinavia soon to follow.
@Asalto: Don't worry, the Russians still have plenty of their old school generals with their 19th century uniforms around. You will be seeing them again.
@SovietAmerika: He can sure save them from urban attacks though, much to the allies detriment.
@Zhuge Liang: Possessing the largest army on the face of the earth tends to give the Russians that capability.
@Xesan: I would have to agree, especially since at some point, I am going to stop attacking the Russians and begin focusing on driving Germany out of the regions it has conquered/controlled for a long time.
@Meadow: About the Germans: their defenses have actually begun thinning out along their French and Italian fronts, largely due to eastern European troops being shifted into Asia by the Russians to combat allied forces there, so fighting through their defenses should not be that difficult. However, should allied forces cross into Germany itself, the Germans will still have one more trump card left to play.....
@Zeldar155: It will be hard to grab the city though, since the Ottoman's will no doubt hold up what troops they have left in the city, which is an urban province protected by the Dardanelle's straits. Istanbul/Constantinople is probably one of the hardest province to take in the entire game when it is fortified enough.
@everyone: thanks for the comments!
In India, allied defenses are beginning to buckle under Russian pressure. From Kashmir, small Russian spearhead units are beginning to move around the main frontlines and advance deep into Indian territory. With all ground forces tied up at the front, the only counter to this Russian move is American airpower. Huge flights of A-4 and B-66 bombers begin bombing attacks on these Russian mobile spearheads, destroying many armoured vehicles and tanks, and buying allied forces in India more time to plug this hole in their defenses.
In China, allied troops move on the major city of Mukden, in central Manchuria. Enemy resistance in Manchuria is still fierce, despite the Qing and Russian armies desperate situation in the region, but despite this, US and allied forces are able to force enemy to flee the city, securing it for the Chinese Republic.
Off the coast of Vladivostok, another large formation of Russian submarines engages US navy destroyers and light aircraft carriers positioned in the area. Once again, the Russian navy is defeated, losing several more submarines before retreat back to port.
By this point in the war, Allied forces are gaining momentum. In the north, US forces have fanned out over hundreds of kilometres of Siberian territory, taking Yakutsk, and approaching the Trans-Siberian railroad from the north. Meanwhile, the Qing Empire has been reduced to Manchuria, Xinjiang, as small portions of land near the Russian border. Despite their perilous position, many hundreds of thousands of Qing soldiers are continuing to fight on, but only with the aid of Russian supplies and weaponry. Meanwhile, the situation in India continues to be unstable, with the Russians continuing to put up more and more pressure against the Allied forces there.
The growing pressure in India is having a disastrous effect on US forces that have been fighting almost non stop to hold back the Russians attacks here. Many US infantry divisions are down to only fractions of their former strength, but still must continue to take up their positions on the front due to the desperate situation here.
The seriousness of the military situation continues to grow, as Russian forces now begin to push their attack south, just to the east of Delhi. Vastly outnumbered, allied troops here withdraw back into the city, and begin preparations for a counterattack.
To the south however, Allied forces are finally ready to take the offensive. Their first target: the major port city of Karachi. The Russian army, which has devoted most of its combat forces to the north, is caught off guard when over 700,000 Allied troops, spearheaded by New Zealand and Australian troops, storm over their positions and into the Russian lines, forcing enemy troops to fall back in disarray.
Meanwhile, in western Anatolia, American Generals recognize a prime opportunity in the frontlines against the Ottoman Army. The recent US/South African offensive in the center of the front has created a massive bulge in the frontline, one that has greatly thinned out Ottoman troops to the northwest. With their centre now stretched thin, US commanders order the beginning of a massive assault, aimed at breaking this thinning line and encircling Ottoman forces to the north.
In Europe, 120,000 British troops land in Northern Norway, at the city of Narvik, the last major city still in Norwegian hands.
The fall of Narvik results in the final capitulation of the Norwegian government to the United States, with Vidkun Quisling surrendering totally and unconditionally on October 9th, 1957. Norway is now free of Quislings tyranny, with the rest of Scandinavia soon to follow.
Finish the Far Eastern Pockets of Vladivostok and secure the East.
Hold in the line in India, it looks like you're heading into trouble.
Take out the Ottoman Empire to relieve your forces and then jump to Greece and Bulgaria. Or once Anatolia is cleared you can move some of your forces into France to attempt another advance.
Overrun Sweden before resistance in Scandinavia becomes too strong, do not touch Denmark... You only need Sweden as spring board for operations into Northern Germany and the Baltic.
Hold in the line in India, it looks like you're heading into trouble.
Take out the Ottoman Empire to relieve your forces and then jump to Greece and Bulgaria. Or once Anatolia is cleared you can move some of your forces into France to attempt another advance.
Overrun Sweden before resistance in Scandinavia becomes too strong, do not touch Denmark... You only need Sweden as spring board for operations into Northern Germany and the Baltic.
I'm surprised you're doing so well in Siberia, the Russians don't seem to have reacted at all to your advances. The Russians needed to contain your forces as soon as they could, they're likely in deep trouble now.
More successes, the airforce role proved to be crucial in India.
I hope that the offensive in Souther Pakistan will be successful.
I hope that the offensive in Souther Pakistan will be successful.
At last the Norwegian people are free of the tyrant yoke. Look to Norway, free world! Look to Norway and rejoice!
