And the convenient thing is that in HOI3 they can be Cabinet members there whether dead or not at the hands of captors or the natural effects of time. So many zombie governments there, a new South American war (which of course would be doomed to failure) could be fought as World War Z.Sequel AAR featuring T&T in Argentina when?
“Inevitable Defeat 2: The Dead Never Rest.”
In order to preserve the inevitability and defeatedness, of course Argentina must DoW the entirety of South America and stand alone. Which would still be an improvement for T&T as they no longer would have to deal with "allies" like Germany.a new South American war (which of course would be doomed to failure) could be fought as World War Z.
And as that would trigger the US guarantee ... a nice, inevitable Race to Buenos Aires could be had. Of course, their tech would be a lot better than Slovakia 1944. Wouldn’t it?In order to preserve the inevitability and defeatedness, of course Argentina must DoW the entirety of South America and stand alone. Which would still be an improvement for T&T as they no longer would have to deal with "allies" like Germany.
Please, don't tempt the Paradox gods.Of course, their tech would be a lot better than Slovakia 1944. Wouldn’t it?
Early 2030s.Sequel AAR featuring T&T in Argentina when?
Even if not dead they can still sneak in under the "Utterly unqualified foreigner" rule, which accounts for much of the rest of your typical South American cabinet.And the convenient thing is that in HOI3 they can be Cabinet members there whether dead or not at the hands of captors or the natural effects of time. So many zombie governments there, a new South American war (which of course would be doomed to failure) could be fought as World War Z.
Would T&T be able to cope not being a puppet? Actually having to look at the trade and diplomacy options alone would be a shock, to say nothing of them having to cope with having a coastline and a Navy. The shock might be too much for even a hipflask to revive them from!In order to preserve the inevitability and defeatedness, of course Argentina must DoW the entirety of South America and stand alone. Which would still be an improvement for T&T as they no longer would have to deal with "allies" like Germany.
There are Stone Age tribes who have better technology a lot better than '44 Slovakia, so that is quite the low bar to clear.And as that would trigger the US guarantee ... a nice, inevitable Race to Buenos Aires could be had. Of course, their tech would be a lot better than Slovakia 1944. Wouldn’t it?
On the one hand Paradox didn't bother to give Argentina any tech advances over 1936 (bar the same random doctrines Slovakia got), so apparently they learnt nothing at all, on any subject, in 8 years. But they did start at a much higher level in 1936, so even with zero progress '44 Argentina is still more advanced than '44 Slovakia.Please, don't tempt the Paradox gods.
Possibly, but I have some standards. Not many, but they are mine and I uphold them.
Slovak elections are wonderful things. They also have the party who's name translates as "We Are Family", which always makes me think of Sister Sledge, and the party of Hungarian collaborators called Mostly-Hiding (this translation may not be 100% rock solid).Btw Slovakia has an election today and the main opposition party's slogan is "Let's Beat the Mafia Together"
I am delighted you have de-lurked and you raise an excellent point; Slovakia probably hasn't developed the technology for surrender. And even if they had, would anyone on the Allied side be listening? How can you surrender if the people you are surrendering to don't know you exist?
He makes a rather good point. Perhaps he should be getting the white sheets ready to hang out the window of the command shack? Procure an assortment of the flags of the invading powers to wave at them as their tanks roll through the streets of Bratislava? Start practicing his cover story about his name being Biso, not Tiso, and he that he is just a humble window cleaner. Without doing any war crimes.
It seems the Allied and Soviet air forces know where Bratislava is, at least!
Surprised they had the tech for that, whatever the quality. Perhaps the Slovak Academy of ‘Sciences’ should have been located there!
Well, how long is that list really? A single Militia Division at half-strength, that's 4.000 names, tops, so 3 hours 20 minutes if you count 3 seconds per soldier. At some point this level of detail will become appropriate...
Are they really trying to flatten it, or is it just some sightseeing. I mean, it's not like there ever was much that could be flattened. In the same way tourists go to old industrial areas to see the devastation and poverty that are the consequence of rapid de-industrialisation, they may be looking down on Bratislava, in awe of the total lack of industrialisation.
They probably produce some kind of basic 'adobe'-style brick. Putting clay in vaguely rectangular moulds and drying it in the sun. It's a very old technique that can be quite durable, as long as the weather remains dry enough. These kinds of bricks being quite unsuitable for the Slovakian winter, which is probably why they are being produced there.
I fear Tiso would be a bit too well known. He did insist on putting his face on the coins and they were proper (mostly) silver coins that will retain some value, from the scrap value admittedly but certainly far more valuable than the paper notes would ever be.
They just think it is a surprisingly backward German town. Or perhaps the Race to Bratislava was a real thing and not just something that the Slovaks made up to feel important?It seems the Allied and Soviet air forces know where Bratislava is, at least!
You have not seen the quality of the sinks. Pruzinsky is disgusted by them and refuses to go anywhere near them.
Well at this point they still have two half strength infantry divisions on top of the weakened militia, so that's another 10,000 names. But I agree at some point that level of detail will be the way to go.
The strategic bomber boys are taking photos to 'prove' just how much damage they can do. "Look, we have bombed it back to a pre-medieval level of development."
This is absolutely the sort of brick Slovakia would produce. Only with the wrong sort of Clay and the 'vaugely' rectangular moulds would be the kind of misshapen and lumpy rectangle a toddler would be embarrassed to draw.
Would the Soviets really have bothered torturing T&T? Quick denounciation, make them dig their own unmarked grave and then shoot them. Saves the state the expense of storing them and running a kangaroo trial. It wouldn't be a show trial, because who would bother to watch? Can't have a show trial if no-one is watching.
I do like the idea of East and West Slovakia, perhaps with a new generation of puppet leaders glaring at each other across a badly made 'Bratislava Wall' in the divided capital. Then the Soviets and Allies agreeing to jointly build a wall around both East and West Slovakia to stop any of them getting out.
It'd be a little bit of an interesting reversal, what with the divided capital sitting in what would presumably be the Allied/NATO half of the country. Perhaps in this timeline we will have heroic tales of the Soviet "Bratislava Airlift", eh?
Two East Bratislavians discussing the blockade;It'd be a little bit of an interesting reversal, what with the divided capital sitting in what would presumably be the Allied/NATO half of the country. Perhaps in this timeline we will have heroic tales of the Soviet "Bratislava Airlift", eh?
This sounds plausible. Anyone the NKVD can send the bill to for the single 9mm Tokarev round each that would need to be spent on them?
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