Nice job liberating Britain. The Germans still aren't putting up a great deal of resistance but they may just look weak in comparison to the Americans. Sending 7 divisions to take the Bahamas does strike me as being slightly excessive though.
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That is the smallest unit that I have. All of my divisions where organized into one division groups when I took over, but I reorganized them into 7 divisions each because that is how many men the ai had put into each province. The entire Eastern Seaboard had 7 divisions that where independently organized sitting on them.
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Great job in the invasion of Britain. So where are you striking next? Might be hard to go through Denmark, perhaps Africa or Italy?
Italy is out. Nationalist Spain and Portugal are in the Axis and they have closed the straits of Gibraltar and Italy has closed the Suez canal. Africa and Norway are my two most likely followed by Spain.
I'd go for Norway first, close off the North Sea and deny the Germans easy access to it. Also gives you an avenue into Denmark if you secure Sweden in some way (military access or invasion), so you can open up the Baltic Sea.
That is my first choice. Sweden is in German hands and my plan is to push into Denmark and draw a whole bunch of Germans there and hold while I land somewhere else (most likely in Spain. Also, my plan is to after I land in Spain, draw as many Germans there as possible before sealing off the Pyrenees, thus trapping them in Spain and destroying them.
Two centuries after the United States declared independence from Britain, America arrives to liberate her former master. Who would have saw that coming in 1776?
You got that right. The New World must now pay for and fix the mistakes and failures of the Old and must clean up the mess that resulted from the fall of the Old Order.
...alongside teeming hordes of drunken Glaswegians, who proved a hugely dangerous (lots of kisses flying about) and difficult hazard to pass.
Furthermore Bradley ran the real risk of being struck down by such illnesses as the bubonic plague, which ran rampant through the unwashed local populace.
Sorry, I just felt compelled to add these lines! Great stuff and very good progess.
After the fall of Britain, not much was happening for a while. The campaign in the Carribean continued to go forward with only a few small raids on the fleet that by National Spain that were easily beaten back. Belize and Jamaica were liberated and the US moved on to there next target. The only resistance encountered was a group of Partisans who had seized Curacao from Japan and quickly ceased fighting when they realized that the "invaders" were the Americans and that they were both fighting the same enemy
A little mishap on the behalf of the Partisans
While this was happening, the Americans were debating where to hit next. It was finally decided that the hammer would fall on two points:Spain and Norway. The plan was to draw the Germans to the North by taking Scandinavia. If they could secure Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, then they would have forces poised to invade Germany. The Germans would have no choice but to send as many men as they could up North to protect the Fatherland. That was when they would hit Portugal, a junior member of the Axis as well as Spain. Once they overran Portugal, , they make a limited advance into Spain. This would draw the Germans into Spain. Then, a second landing would be launched that would land in Basque country and seal off the Pyrenees, closing the trap and hopefully trapping thousands of German soldiers on the Peninsula where they could be destroyed. It was thus decided that after the current run was finished, 30 units of Mountain units would be raised to try hold the Pyrenees. If everything went to plan, the Germans might be forced to chose between defending Spain and Germany and one would be weakened, creating an opening.
The debate then began to decide who would lead these three forces. It was decided that Patton and Bradley would each lead either the invasion of Portugal or Scandinavia. The debate then began to rage over who would lead which assault, as both of them wanted to lead the invasion of Norway, as it was allowed for the man in charge to liberate three countries and he would be in a position to make the first advance onto German soil. The command of the Mountaineers was yet to be given to an obscure officer who had never held a major military command before:General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A force was raised in assembled in Washington to be sent to Britain to serve as Bradley's army. 5 mechanized and two infantry divisions under Clark.
5 Infantry divisions under General Bolte. and 8 Infantry divisions under General Halsip
While the transports where coming home, however, something happened in the Carribean Eric Raeder and his fleet of at least 10 aircraft carriers, a some cruisers, a super heavy battleship, and several screens(apparently this fleet has changed significantly since I saw it last, since when I controlled Germany, this same fleet had 10 destroyers, 10 Aircraft Carrier, and 10 Super Heavy Battleships), caught the transport flotilla and its escorts in the Carribean
Naturally, they were forced to flee and Admiral Nimitz and the Atlantic Fleet were ordered to the Carribean
The Carribean contained only two places that the Germans could use as a Naval base. The first, Martinique, was quickly seized by Marshal and Nimitz was ordered to rebase to there.
Nimitz was then ordered to Cayenne, the only other German Naval base in the Caribbean, to blockade it and trap Raeder. It seemed like a good plan except that Raeder was not there but in St. Lucia, and once Nimitz left, he came out to attack
Nimitz raced back to try and catch him, but he knew he would be too late. Eventually, he ran into Raeder en route to Antilles
Nimitz was defeated and lost two battleships, the Arizona and the Texas before being forced to flee.
Nimitz repaired his fleet and protected Marshal's Army of the Carribean as it seized the Lesser Antilles and then went to blockade Cayenne again, thinking that Raeder had gone their. After the seizure of Trinidad and Tobago, Marshall was ferried to Guyana, where he landed in Cuyuni and began advancing overland towards the naval base
Truman also ordered that the previous build orders be canceled and replaced them with 30 parallel runs of Mountain Infantry, only to make a startling discovery. His mountain infantry units were completely obsolete, as their training dated back to 1938 techniques. Shocked that Roosevelt had failed to update this potentially crucial unit, he immediately ordered the Springfield Armory to research better training, equipment, and tactics for them.
This was all overshadowed, however, by a unsurprising but still crucial development
This meant that the Germans were now free to focus their full might on him, not a very appealing prospect. Upon taking Cayenne, they made a rather disappointing discovery. It contained only 2 ships. Eric Raeder was gone and no one knew where he was.
Soon after the seizing of Cayenne, the United States announced that they were going to create the new nation of Guyana in the former British, French, and Dutch territories of South America
Another day, another update. This one however, comes with a vote. Who do you readers think should lead what invasion? In other words, do you think Patton or Bradley should get the task of invading Norway and which one should be relegated to Spain. Remember, Patton is a Panzer Leader who has command over a unit of 10 tanks, whereas Bradley has Offensive Doctrine, Defensive Doctrine, and is an engineer.
A little mishap on the behalf of the Partisans
While this was happening, the Americans were debating where to hit next. It was finally decided that the hammer would fall on two points:Spain and Norway. The plan was to draw the Germans to the North by taking Scandinavia. If they could secure Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, then they would have forces poised to invade Germany. The Germans would have no choice but to send as many men as they could up North to protect the Fatherland. That was when they would hit Portugal, a junior member of the Axis as well as Spain. Once they overran Portugal, , they make a limited advance into Spain. This would draw the Germans into Spain. Then, a second landing would be launched that would land in Basque country and seal off the Pyrenees, closing the trap and hopefully trapping thousands of German soldiers on the Peninsula where they could be destroyed. It was thus decided that after the current run was finished, 30 units of Mountain units would be raised to try hold the Pyrenees. If everything went to plan, the Germans might be forced to chose between defending Spain and Germany and one would be weakened, creating an opening.
The debate then began to decide who would lead these three forces. It was decided that Patton and Bradley would each lead either the invasion of Portugal or Scandinavia. The debate then began to rage over who would lead which assault, as both of them wanted to lead the invasion of Norway, as it was allowed for the man in charge to liberate three countries and he would be in a position to make the first advance onto German soil. The command of the Mountaineers was yet to be given to an obscure officer who had never held a major military command before:General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A force was raised in assembled in Washington to be sent to Britain to serve as Bradley's army. 5 mechanized and two infantry divisions under Clark.
5 Infantry divisions under General Bolte. and 8 Infantry divisions under General Halsip
While the transports where coming home, however, something happened in the Carribean Eric Raeder and his fleet of at least 10 aircraft carriers, a some cruisers, a super heavy battleship, and several screens(apparently this fleet has changed significantly since I saw it last, since when I controlled Germany, this same fleet had 10 destroyers, 10 Aircraft Carrier, and 10 Super Heavy Battleships), caught the transport flotilla and its escorts in the Carribean
Naturally, they were forced to flee and Admiral Nimitz and the Atlantic Fleet were ordered to the Carribean
The Carribean contained only two places that the Germans could use as a Naval base. The first, Martinique, was quickly seized by Marshal and Nimitz was ordered to rebase to there.
Nimitz was then ordered to Cayenne, the only other German Naval base in the Caribbean, to blockade it and trap Raeder. It seemed like a good plan except that Raeder was not there but in St. Lucia, and once Nimitz left, he came out to attack
Nimitz raced back to try and catch him, but he knew he would be too late. Eventually, he ran into Raeder en route to Antilles
Nimitz was defeated and lost two battleships, the Arizona and the Texas before being forced to flee.
Nimitz repaired his fleet and protected Marshal's Army of the Carribean as it seized the Lesser Antilles and then went to blockade Cayenne again, thinking that Raeder had gone their. After the seizure of Trinidad and Tobago, Marshall was ferried to Guyana, where he landed in Cuyuni and began advancing overland towards the naval base
Truman also ordered that the previous build orders be canceled and replaced them with 30 parallel runs of Mountain Infantry, only to make a startling discovery. His mountain infantry units were completely obsolete, as their training dated back to 1938 techniques. Shocked that Roosevelt had failed to update this potentially crucial unit, he immediately ordered the Springfield Armory to research better training, equipment, and tactics for them.
This was all overshadowed, however, by a unsurprising but still crucial development
This meant that the Germans were now free to focus their full might on him, not a very appealing prospect. Upon taking Cayenne, they made a rather disappointing discovery. It contained only 2 ships. Eric Raeder was gone and no one knew where he was.
Soon after the seizing of Cayenne, the United States announced that they were going to create the new nation of Guyana in the former British, French, and Dutch territories of South America
Another day, another update. This one however, comes with a vote. Who do you readers think should lead what invasion? In other words, do you think Patton or Bradley should get the task of invading Norway and which one should be relegated to Spain. Remember, Patton is a Panzer Leader who has command over a unit of 10 tanks, whereas Bradley has Offensive Doctrine, Defensive Doctrine, and is an engineer.
Bradley towards Scandinavia because of mountains...Patton towards Spain so he can create large pockets and go freak out in Spain :rofl: maybe driving all the way from Spain to Berlin!
Tim
Tim
This is what I was thinking too, but I thought that it would be good to give my readers a chance to influence the course of this AAR. It will be interesting to see Patton and Bradley race each other to Berlin if and when that happens though Bradley will have a significant headstart
I recommend putting your leg Infantry into Norway and your mobile units into Spain.
Agreed with trekaddict. Scandinavia is terrible for armoured units with all the mountains it has, and crossing the Kattegat is not something armoured units should be used for. Add on to that the looming offensive from Germany's former Soviet front units and you'll need a secure route to retreat if worst comes to worst. Spain is ideal for that since the German navy wouldn't get much of a say in where you could retreat and you have the option of heading for the Azores/Britain, rather than being limited to your home turf or Britain.
Besides, we all know just how quickly armoured units move through France.
Besides, we all know just how quickly armoured units move through France.
I second this. Things should get interesting now that the Soviets are gone, the Germans should start sending real opposition against you now.
I think I know which way this will go, so the vote is closed. Next update, I will invade Norway and Spain. Hopefully I can draw a whole lot of Germans into the trap. The only thing I can think of to explain where the Germans are is that they are trying to garrison everyone of there territories so as to alleviate the Partisan penalty. That means they are spread out but If I poke them somewhere, you can expect all of those units to come flooding in. I have a small problem that will delay the invasion though I will not reveal what that problem is yet.
Almost added them myself as a matter of fact. Could not figure out the right way to allude to your EUIII AAR during the landing at Glasgow, but you apparently did. I almost gave Scotland its independence, but decided that If I could not give Independence to England, then it made little sense because the United Kingdom and Scotland occupying the same Island did not make much sense because it wasn't such a United Kingdom anymore was it. Not too mention the Scot's are so incompetent they would probably screw it up anyway
Also, the save game that I used to start this game, which is a German save, has been uploaded. It is Germany September 6, 1946
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This is an excellent AAR! The concept is cool... just make sure Germans don't land on the Eastern Seaboard! Looking forward to what your invasion of Norway will bring. Keep up the great work!
This is an excellent AAR! The concept is cool... just make sure Germans don't land on the Eastern Seaboard! Looking forward to what your invasion of Norway will bring. Keep up the great work!
They would have to land in force to be successful. I have tons of divisions along The Eastern Seaboard. There Are also 70 Divisions in the South that will stay there as long as they are not needed, and these could be rushed to the invasion point pretty darned quickly. Also do not forget that Canada still exists, I could assume military control and rush Canadian men South. I also do not expect them to land on the Eastern Seaboard after I march into Spain.
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