Somebody has to be the punching bag of Europe. Here's to Austria -likely - losing a ton of land 
And to Ireland - possibly - getting a small piece of it.
And to Ireland - possibly - getting a small piece of it. -
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Huh. Apparently in this alternate universe all the world does not belong to Austria.
I'm interested to see not only the extent to which Irish involvement in the war will be engaged, but also how the lack of balance between Austrian success in the Balkans and defeat in home provinces will affect the outcome of the war. Already it seems their shift of forces from south to north hasn't achieved their desired results, reminds me of Germany's historic shift from East to West at the end of WWI.
Personally I predict that if no Irish intervention occurs the Austrians will manage to make a peace with the OE as I don't have confidence in their ability to throw the Austrians out of their territory completely, although I can't see Austria realistically winning against Prussia and Russia.
However that would be only if it's a separate peace. Are the forces fighting against Austria a single alliance or a conglomeration of alliances? Who is the leader(s) of the alliance(s)?
I'm interested to see not only the extent to which Irish involvement in the war will be engaged, but also how the lack of balance between Austrian success in the Balkans and defeat in home provinces will affect the outcome of the war. Already it seems their shift of forces from south to north hasn't achieved their desired results, reminds me of Germany's historic shift from East to West at the end of WWI.
Personally I predict that if no Irish intervention occurs the Austrians will manage to make a peace with the OE as I don't have confidence in their ability to throw the Austrians out of their territory completely, although I can't see Austria realistically winning against Prussia and Russia.
However that would be only if it's a separate peace. Are the forces fighting against Austria a single alliance or a conglomeration of alliances? Who is the leader(s) of the alliance(s)?
If you declare independence, add a new hater on your AAR Haters list
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Yeesh! I'm walking a very small tightrope here, and it's getting thinner by the minute!!! :wacko:
A new hater in addition to those who already despise you deeply and thoroughly!
And lo, I bestow upon Ireland, Awake! the award for
Most hateful AAR Q4 2008 & Q1 2009
Fondest congratulations, demokratickid!
Hahahaha! I'm putting that in my sig AND in my inkwell!
I really wish Austria would win. For the sake of Russia not becoming oddly shaped.
Well, the reserves from the Balkans will certainly stem the tide, but can the Austrians hold out against them AND the Prussians?
YEah, a valid point...
About 4 wars, I believe! Somebody has to be the punching bag of Europe. Here's to Austria -likely - losing a ton of land
I'll drink Guniken to that!
@Steevo- Your's is such a long one, it gets it's own fb post...
You hit the nail on the head, sir!
The Irish are having a hard time convincing the Brits to go to war, especially since the Brits are at odds with Russia politically, and Prussia in the field of honor, for Prussia failed to jump into the first war as quickly as Britain would have liked. Their success in the Balkans mostly hinged on them pressing the advantage against the technologically inferior Turks, so they are ill-prepared to face an enemy hundreds of miles away with thier pathetic railroad system who are technologically equal if not superior to them.
They had success with the initial push, because the Prussians and Russians hadn't fully mobilized yet, but after that their flow of troops from the Balkans just couldn't keep up with the enormous manpower that Russia, even in her weakened state, has. Yeah, Austria has taken on the role of Germany in their military prowess (and failings). Alone, Austria could easily overrun Prussia, Turkey, or even Russia with some luck, and combined Austria could hold off Prussia and Turkey, but once the Russians jumped on board that September of 1917, that was the death knell of Austria in this fourth war.
The problem with Irish intervention is that it has to occur with a British declaration of war. In game terms, I could send my army on loan, but I made myself resist that, as a Dominion would be severly overstepping their mother country by doing that. Thus, if Britain is not at war, Ireland can only help covertly, adn that is what they will do. What exactly they will do will be covered in the next update. The OE is intrically linked with Russia and Prussia in this war now, and if they're smart, they'll know once thier allies put on the pressure to the north, it is unlikely that Austria would be able to hold out in the south. So, don't expect a sudden peace.
They are fighting as one..one-ish... That is, the Ottomans were nominally allied to Prussia at the beginning of the war, and Russia allied to Prussia. I actually don't klnow why Prussia didn't attack Austria right away, that's why I said something about their economy there. Thus, when the Prussians finally got around to declaring war, the Russians did so as well a few days later. Krakow joined, as they were allied with Russia, and Sardinia-Piedmont joined because they were an ally of Prussia. Thus, we see this handy graphic:
The troops totals are approximated, I might be off, but not by much.
Prussia is in effect the alliance leader...
Reckon we can guess the answer to that one
But whats the end game? If Austria gets dismembered in this war, or the next, who will take the spoils? On current form could be Russia, longrunning enemy of the British/Irish motherland. You gotta fight, and win some of the spoils
Reckon we can guess the answer to that one
Right
The spoils would probably be distributed hap-hazardly as they had been in previous wars (bloody AI). Yeah, the Russians do look to benefit which does not bode well for the homeland...
Nice and handy graphic. . it makes Austria look like it has half a chance, if it can just beat any one of those major powers. But it didn't finish off Turkey despite thumping 'em in the Balkans, and now it has even bigger armies in the north.
Do the Austrians really have no allies? And Steevo doesn't count.
Do the Austrians really have no allies? And Steevo doesn't count.
Thanks. Yeah, Austria could easily crush any power by themselves, but because of this loose alliance, they keep getting thrashed. The Austrians have allies, but they are the South German Minors (SGM) that are all in defensive alliances, so far every war except for the second war of the Entente have been aggressive wars for Austria. The SGMs just peaced-out early on in the second war of the Entente, so little territory changed hands there...
Well, maybe Steevo counts as a half-ally
Well, I'd like to make a mini-announcement. If those sleuths among you hadn't figured it out yet, I don't have Ricky. Thus, this AAR will ceremoniously end in 1920. The current year is 1918, but I do plan three updates to come for the last two years. Schedule:
January 18th- Connolly's Third Term, Part Two, 1918-1919
January 22nd- Connolly's Third Term, Part Three, 1919-1920
January 26th- The State of the Empire, 1920
Now, I do plan on continuing this AAR in Hearts of Iron 2. Before you say, "Wait, what about those 16 years that will be left out?" Let me explain. Those 16 years will be covered in depth, with information about not only Ireland, not only Europe, not only the BCEU, but the entire world. It'll be fun, don't worry. I'm about 80% done editing the EUG file (I didn't feel like creating a new scenario or the like, and I'm good at editing EUG files) so that AAR will be started around February 3rd-10th.
Update tomorrow, I promise!
January 18th- Connolly's Third Term, Part Two, 1918-1919
January 22nd- Connolly's Third Term, Part Three, 1919-1920
January 26th- The State of the Empire, 1920
Now, I do plan on continuing this AAR in Hearts of Iron 2. Before you say, "Wait, what about those 16 years that will be left out?" Let me explain. Those 16 years will be covered in depth, with information about not only Ireland, not only Europe, not only the BCEU, but the entire world. It'll be fun, don't worry. I'm about 80% done editing the EUG file (I didn't feel like creating a new scenario or the like, and I'm good at editing EUG files) so that AAR will be started around February 3rd-10th.
Update tomorrow, I promise!
I think that we could get the next part of this AAR before January is over if only you stopped caring about Girls Rugby
How are you going to handle leaders in HoI2? Ireland's population will be much than OTL, thus allowing for a much bigger army to be created.
How are you going to handle leaders in HoI2? Ireland's population will be much than OTL, thus allowing for a much bigger army to be created.
I think that we could get the next part of this AAR before January is over if only you stopped caring about Girls Rugby
All I've done is change the 'birthdate' and 'deathdate' for all leaders so they are available from 1936-whenever the AAR is over... Yeah, the manpower has been adjusted to make it roughly that of France, which is who we're closest to in Pop. in Vicky.
Someone tell The_Guiscard that I've come up with a way to disturb your calm
Ah, I forget that not everyone likes to have each division commanded by a general in HoI2 (I'm an exp-junkie).
Still, I wonder how handicapped you'll be by the lack of good leaders. I can't wait to find out
Someone tell The_Guiscard that I've come up with a way to disturb your calm
Ah, I forget that not everyone likes to have each division commanded by a general in HoI2 (I'm an exp-junkie).
Still, I wonder how handicapped you'll be by the lack of good leaders. I can't wait to find out
Well, I'd prefer it but I figure that there is an AAR-ready explanation as to why there are few Generals. Perhaps the army had too much Guniken?
Okay this is officily the the best history AAR. Go easy on the austrians or else you can't use their ski resorts
Chapter Thirty Six
Connolly's Third Term, Part Two, 1918-1919
Connolly's Third Term, Part Two, 1918-1919
Though the Irish desperately wanted to help their Ottoman allies, and thus join in the spoils, the British said no with a firm hand. Ireland started to chafe under this restriction, so they did the next best thing by sending military experts and generous donation of cash and supplies to fortify the Ottoman war effort. Smaller sums were sent to Russia and Prussia as well. In total, the cost was around 195,000 pounds for the Irish. They did not have major effect at breaking the apparent stalemate until July, when Sankt Polten and West Slovakia finally fell.
The Austrians nearly destroyed 100,000 Russian troops by encircling them at Fogaras, but at the last second a cavalry division re-enforced the Russians and threw the Austrians out.
August:
August was much different. Though the Prussians were slowly marching south, capturing Graz as they went, the Russians were finally starting to get a real, undeniable upperhand in South Galicia and Transylvania. Following the success at Fogaras, the Russians advanced and took Deva and Orsova. In Split, on the Adriatic coast, a young officer named Mustafa Kemal, who would become famous much later, led a local rebellion and fortified Split. Without help or supplies, his 1,800 guerrilla fighters killed or captured 10,000 Austrian cavalrymen. It was a slap in the face to Austria that would never be forgotten.
Virtually no action had passed with minor battles along a stilled fromnt for almost 10 months. Then, the big breakthroughs started to happen in the East.
In the west, however, the Prussians were retreating from Graz after a humiliating battle. In the North, the Prusso-Russian offensive of May 1919 had pushed into dentral hungary and the outer bands of Transylvania, with Pitesti in Wallachia still encircled. In the South, though the garrison of Split had finally fallen, the Ottomans under a rejuvinated command of the young Mustafa Kemal rushed into the breadth of the Austrian lines and, using Irish guns and Irish tactics, fully slaughtered them, with over 80,000 Austrian casualties at the battle of Pristina over the course of two days. THe Austrian Empire was not long for this world, and everyone knew it. The Question was, how would it be handled once it fell, or better yet, who would?
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Someone tell The_Guiscard that I've come up with a way to disturb your calm
I have been told! Thank you, good Sir! I drink whisky to your very good health. Or gobble down potatoes, if that suits you more.