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For HQ attention. We have abandoned all logic and reasoning some time ago and are proceeding with caution. Should be in Miami Vice by Christmas.
That might happen in a normal AAR. But here, I fully expect any future Soviet Marines to be leant to El Salvador as an Expeditionary Force and then used to garrison Madagascar.
Well done sir, excellent word play.
I see you've played HOI3 before.
I was going for a simple Downfall rant, then thought I'd put a little twist on it. Glad you liked it.Oh, that situation was indeed a great gift. Liked the touch with the Fuhrer. The brief moment of worrying and disconcerting calm before the Downfall outburst, then the relief of the German generals was an amusing touch. Top hole, even! Pip-Pip (so to speak)
Also less cannibalism. One of the few sequels that will be better than the original.
Admiral Kuznetsov was on the OTL STAVKA so the potential for confusion remains. For instance if Stalin decides he wants Kuznetsov purged, who do the NKVD kill? (Bad example, they kill both of them and anyone nearby, but the point still stands)
I am glad you noticed the effect of the shock on Stalin, so severe he failed to maintain insult purity. (
)It was very special and an move I could not ignore.
A wise warning, because that little episode wasn't actually the weirdest thing I encountered on the Eastern Front in this game. More on that in future updates though.
Anything is possible of course...I'm sure El Pip meant a real Slovak victory
But we really are in the land of elves and fairies should such a travesty occur.
A real Slovak victory would be something like finally discovering the mysterious technology of Steam Power. And then realising they had no coal to fire it. Then having some long dead (but not in this scenario due to poor Paradox research) poet/carpet bombing enthusiast write a Social Realist poem about the tragic irony, and how it was the fault of the existential dichotomy of the something or other *mumble mumble*! *pop, glug-glug*
I'm sure Hitler would agree with this plan, but it's not that. The madness occurs further to the South.
That is always unexpected, but not unprecedented.I'm sure El Pip meant a real Slovak victory
There is something quite un-T&T about a victory isn't there?
Well that's the plot of the next update ruined. (A real Slovak victory would be something like finally discovering the mysterious technology of Steam Power. And then realising they had no coal to fire it. Then having some long dead (but not in this scenario due to poor Paradox research) poet/carpet bombing enthusiast write a Social Realist poem about the tragic irony, and how it was the fault of the existential dichotomy of the something or other *mumble mumble*! *pop, glug-glug*
)
Moscow? He didn't seem that fussed otl. He wanted oil, not their snowy city. The morale loss, disorganization and the capture of the russian rail nerve centre would have been good i guess but i doubt it would end a war with russia. It didn't in the past.
See title.
1941 Hitler was really quite keen on taking Moscow. It was only after that plan failed and he realised it was going to be a long war that he developed his oil obsession, even then he got distracted by the symbolism of attacking another snowy city, but in that case it was Stalingrad.
It is the Slovak way.
4th December 1944
4th December 1944
It's Monday morning and Tiso and Tuka have gathered together the Slovak government for a cabinet meeting. Having had a peaceful weekend with not a single emergency messenger, Tiso made the mistake of hoping it would be a quiet meeting. Because, like anyone expose to the Slovak lack-of-education system, he never learnt.
"Let's begin with the easy part, Foreign Affairs." Tiso started the meeting.
"Excellent, it has been a very busy weekend and there is much to discuss." Acting-Deputy-Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Durcansky beamed.
"We had no messenger!" Tuka yelled, causing Durcansky to very briefly envy his locked-up boss. But only briefy.
"This is most serious, why were we not informed?" Tiso asked.
"If messengers disturb your weekend with news you don't like, you send them to the pencil studded snake pit." Justice Minister Fritz gently explained.
Tiso nodded.
"So all the messengers refused to bring you messages at weekends or outside normal hours." Fritz went on.
"And I had them sent to duel to the death with pencils in the snake pit." Tiso finished the sentence.
"Yes. Yes you did" Fritz agreed.
There was a long pause and then realisation dawned on Tiso's face.
"So there's no-one left to deliver messages."
Fritz and the assembled ministers nodded. Except Durcansky, who was still struggling to work out what was going on, and Pruzinksy, who remained unclear as to why they couldn't just use orphaned urchins as messengers.
"We'd better get them out then." Tuka suggested
"If any survived." Tiso agreed, gesturing at a flunky to go release the messengers. "So what news did we miss?"
"North America is in turmoil!" Durcansky exclaimed, handing out messages.
This appears to show the Canadian government increasing it's efforts to leak. This is unlikely to help anyone, least of all Slovakia.
This seems a fairly sensible plan from Mexico. "Don't just do something, stand there." remains solid advice for many political situations.
Tiso sighed and nodded at Tuka, who promptly began loudly explaining to Durcansky why none of that news mattered.
A mildly deaf Durcansky protested he did have some important news
"The US has suffered a massive naval defeat!"
Tuka took a breath to begin very loudly explaining the difference between victory and defeat, but was cut off by Durcansky.
"The Battle of Empress Augusta bay occurred in November 1943 and was a minor US victory. If they are re-announcing it now then they must be trying to cover up some disaster." Durcansky hurriedly babbled.
Tuka deflated somewhat and was forced to agree with that interpretation.
"All very interesting, but do you have any news from nearer to home." Tiso tried to move things along.
"Croatia is somewhat broken?
For those who have failed to keep track, Croatia it is a government in exile. So quite how a rare materials donation works, or what they will do with them, is something of a mystery.
Tiso filed that under "Mysterious but irrelevant rubbish to forget as soon as possible" and tried to move along. His efforts were interrupted by the door being kicked in to reveal a pencil scarred and much bitten messenger.
Extensive testing has revealed that when Mao said "Be resolute, fear no sacrifice and surmount every difficulty to win victory." he was, in fact, not quite telling the truth.
Tiso couldn't see how this would directly help Slovakia, but any bit of Axis success seemed worth celebrating so he reached for his hip flask to toast the Japanese
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Notes:
Croatia is a bit weird (like much of this game). It is a Govt in Exile that somehow has several infantry divisions, a division of German Paras as an expeditionary force and holds some territory in the Balkans it somehow inherited from Bulgaria (I think). But at least it now has plenty of rare materials, that it can't use because it is a Govt in Exile.
It's Monday morning and Tiso and Tuka have gathered together the Slovak government for a cabinet meeting. Having had a peaceful weekend with not a single emergency messenger, Tiso made the mistake of hoping it would be a quiet meeting. Because, like anyone expose to the Slovak lack-of-education system, he never learnt.
"Let's begin with the easy part, Foreign Affairs." Tiso started the meeting.
"Excellent, it has been a very busy weekend and there is much to discuss." Acting-Deputy-Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Durcansky beamed.
"We had no messenger!" Tuka yelled, causing Durcansky to very briefly envy his locked-up boss. But only briefy.
"This is most serious, why were we not informed?" Tiso asked.
"If messengers disturb your weekend with news you don't like, you send them to the pencil studded snake pit." Justice Minister Fritz gently explained.
Tiso nodded.
"So all the messengers refused to bring you messages at weekends or outside normal hours." Fritz went on.
"And I had them sent to duel to the death with pencils in the snake pit." Tiso finished the sentence.
"Yes. Yes you did" Fritz agreed.
There was a long pause and then realisation dawned on Tiso's face.
"So there's no-one left to deliver messages."
Fritz and the assembled ministers nodded. Except Durcansky, who was still struggling to work out what was going on, and Pruzinksy, who remained unclear as to why they couldn't just use orphaned urchins as messengers.
"We'd better get them out then." Tuka suggested
"If any survived." Tiso agreed, gesturing at a flunky to go release the messengers. "So what news did we miss?"
"North America is in turmoil!" Durcansky exclaimed, handing out messages.
This appears to show the Canadian government increasing it's efforts to leak. This is unlikely to help anyone, least of all Slovakia.
This seems a fairly sensible plan from Mexico. "Don't just do something, stand there." remains solid advice for many political situations.
Tiso sighed and nodded at Tuka, who promptly began loudly explaining to Durcansky why none of that news mattered.
A mildly deaf Durcansky protested he did have some important news
"The US has suffered a massive naval defeat!"
This does not appear to show a defeat.
Tuka took a breath to begin very loudly explaining the difference between victory and defeat, but was cut off by Durcansky.
"The Battle of Empress Augusta bay occurred in November 1943 and was a minor US victory. If they are re-announcing it now then they must be trying to cover up some disaster." Durcansky hurriedly babbled.
Tuka deflated somewhat and was forced to agree with that interpretation.
"All very interesting, but do you have any news from nearer to home." Tiso tried to move things along.
"Croatia is somewhat broken?
For those who have failed to keep track, Croatia it is a government in exile. So quite how a rare materials donation works, or what they will do with them, is something of a mystery.
Tiso filed that under "Mysterious but irrelevant rubbish to forget as soon as possible" and tried to move along. His efforts were interrupted by the door being kicked in to reveal a pencil scarred and much bitten messenger.
Extensive testing has revealed that when Mao said "Be resolute, fear no sacrifice and surmount every difficulty to win victory." he was, in fact, not quite telling the truth.
Tiso couldn't see how this would directly help Slovakia, but any bit of Axis success seemed worth celebrating so he reached for his hip flask to toast the Japanese
---
Notes:
Croatia is a bit weird (like much of this game). It is a Govt in Exile that somehow has several infantry divisions, a division of German Paras as an expeditionary force and holds some territory in the Balkans it somehow inherited from Bulgaria (I think). But at least it now has plenty of rare materials, that it can't use because it is a Govt in Exile.
Ah, I’d been hoping the pencil-studded snakepit would make a return: I’ve missed it. Not being in it, of course - just the thought of innocent transgressors against T&T’s strange and arbitrary whims being imprisoned in it.
Perhaps Communist China donated their rare metals to Croatia since they got annexed
A leak in Canada! Soon the north american continent will sink into the atlantic ocean and the war in the west will be won! The communists have surrendered so i presume that will be the last hurdle on the road to axis victory, huzzah!
Thats how it works right?
Thats how it works right?
So, I'm diving in at the deep end as I've never seen this AAR until now...
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That is alarmingly plausible and just the kind of thing the HOI3 AI and game engine would do,
The Slovakians definitely agree on the sinking North American continent, that is exactly in line with Slovak geological thought (currently at the fascinatingly incorrect 'Geophysical Global Cooling' stage). However even T&T know that Communist China does not really matter either way at this stage.
If Japan would join the war against the Soviets that might distract the advancing 3rd Ukrainian Front long enough for someone else to annex Slovakia. Hoping for more than that is probably inadvisable.
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I can't match your crazy update pace but this should be somewhat faster than Butterfly Effect at producing new chapters. But then continental drift is faster than Butterfly so that's not committing to much.
With the prospect of continental drift sinking North America, all Slovakia has to do is survive until that happens. I think they may run out of time in-game . But with @El Pip’s update rate, there is a chance that plate tectonics could come to the rescue. If that happens before the AAR finishes (quite probable) do T&T get off on a technicality?
Defeat may be inevitable for Slovakia, but if it is in 500 million years, does that count? A question I think that can only be answered by some social realist poetry. But alas, I am not up to the task of composing it. In part, from fear of the pencil studded snake pit.
. But with @El Pip’s update rate, there is a chance that plate tectonics could come to the rescue. If that happens before the AAR finishes (quite probable) do T&T get off on a technicality? Defeat may be inevitable for Slovakia, but if it is in 500 million years, does that count? A question I think that can only be answered by some social realist poetry. But alas, I am not up to the task of composing it.
In part, from fear of the pencil studded snake pit.
You have picked a poor time to allege that this AAR will not be finished before plate tectonics sink the continents as we know them, because we just about to return to Bratislava!With the prospect of continental drift sinking North America, all Slovakia has to do is survive until that happens. I think they may run out of time in-game
Defeat may be inevitable for Slovakia, but if it is in 500 million years, does that count? A question I think that can only be answered by some social realist poetry. But alas, I am not up to the task of composing it.
You are probably correct, but just the timing looks bad.
The original research is all done! Slovakia has marginally less terrible small arms and anti-tank weaponry for any militia they manage to build prior to being annexed.