ROMANU said:I think france needs some spanky for fighting germans
-give pau and papingan to spain
-remis and chaumont to ger
-maybe independence for bretagne
Too humilliating, methinks.
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Too humilliating, methinks.
You meant "patriots", right?
BTW, I too believe the French got away too easily, Germans should get some reward for saving the French people from the Syndicalist nightmare. Take Brest!
Are the United Syndicates of the Americas at war with anyone other than the Central American States? I'd assume they'd work in solidarity with the French and Brits.
Update 12
To everyone regarding the French punishment thing, I decided to directly take Brest and give Flanders-Wallonien Calais/Lille in addition to Dunkerque, but beyond that I don't think any territorial cessations are necessary. This is mostly because I like nice, clean borders, and the German nation would be slightly contorted any which way I were to take territory from the French for "reparations". Secondly, for storyline purposes, I think the Germans would much rather appreciate a puppeted French nation, whose leader's would follow Berlin's ramblings, than just certain chunks of French land that would constantly fester under them.
@LeifNepstad
All Syndicalist nations in the game are part of the Internationale and therefore fighting the Entente and MittelEuropa. Update 10 has the alliances screenshot-ted, actually.
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The planned assaults on National France started as planned mid-way through June, with the largest cities of Algerian France, Algiers and Tunis, being the targets. Sporadic fighting was reported from the French forces, but the cities were taken in quick order. Masses of bomber formations played an essential part in breaking the defender's morale.
After the initial captures, Reichswahr forces were quickly transported from southern Metropolitan France to the landing zones.
Operation : Sealion continued to go off with a hitch, and by mid-July all Industrialized areas of National France was under German occupation. Poor roads were balanced out by flat terrain and virtually no French resistance.
As the Operation moved further south and west, Lt. General Lutz of several Panzer divisions encountered the first preliminary forces of the Syndicalist presence in Africa. Their tanks however, were even less advanced than the Commune of France models (WWI in fact), and Lutz had no trouble trapping and smashing the much slower machines at Casablanca, despite numerical inferiority on his front.
Down in MittelAfrika meanwhile, Rommel's GEF forces continued to assist Goering's men in holding the situation from going critical. Several CSA divisions were encircled and forced to surrender near the Egyptian border, and the Reichswahr forces approaching from the north were able to open land lines of communication to the MittleAfrikan and GEF forces in the south.
(The front by September 11th)
The domestic front seemed to match war front however, when many of the German industries showed unexpected efficiency increases thanks to higher wages and a great deal of more motivation for German workers to help preserve their way of life against the forces of International Syndicalism.
Yet Syndicalists were not the only ones challenging those "Traditional" German Ways of Life. During the first few months of taking his throne, Wilhelm III had publicly supported a bill granting universal suffrage to all women in the Kaiserreich, for their great work in munition plants and other industries while their fathers, husbands, and sons went off to fight. Following that, other forces in the Kaiserreich pressed their agendas, hoping the more liberal Kaiser would give to them what his more conservative father and advisors had for so long played with but ultimately rejected. Kaiser Wilhelm III supported more freedom in the economy, and more power to the Reichstag, falling mostly in line with the "Bourgeois" wants of reform.
(And the results on the German system)
With these changes occurring, it wasn't too hard to see why some of the most hardcore of the Prussian Junker class regarded the war as good as lost. Wilhelm III however, remained optimistic these changes would, rather than weaken Germany, bind its people together and strengthen it.
Back to the Afrikan front, the offensive picked back up in the western coast line. The Brazilian sector of Syndicalist Afika fell without much trouble.
As success continued on the land, tragedy was struck on the High Seas. The Imperial German Fleet MittelAfrikan flotte, which had been assisting the GEF and MittelAfrikan forces for the past year, was finally caught by a more advanced fleet of CSA origins, and, despite heroic stands by the pilots of the Carriers and men of every ship, was sunk almost to the last vessel. While none of the newest vessels of the High Seas Fleet were lost, the number of lives forfeited on the African coast meant much mourning.
(The Afrikan front by November 11th)
For the past year or two, Liberia had been the lynch-pin of Syndicalist operations in Africa, housing several huge depots of supplies constantly sent out to Syndicalist troops in the jungles. Naturally, this made it an obvious target of the Reichswahr.
As Reichswahr Panzers and motorized infantry continued to roll the Syndicalists back to the Afrikan coastline. raiding attempts were made to pester German supply lines. They were dealt with in short order.
(The front by Christmas Day)
Port Harcourt, above all ports and surrounding countryside, proved the hardest scrap of land for the Reichswahr to take. Given constant Syndicalist reinforcing and some of the thickest jungle around, it took several months and many, many bombing runs which reduced the city and much of the countryside to rubble, before the Imperial banner could be raised on the nearest standing building.
The Syndicalists in Afrika, whether because of lack of good leadership with the loss of Harcourt, or because it was just easier, continued to push deeper into MittelAfrika and its Congo territory. Rather than chase them out however, the Reichswahr set up their plan of merely cutting off their sea-supply routes, then smashing the starving Communards inwardly. Of course, there was always the possibilities of them surviving on raiding, but the General Staff neither expected them to be of the same caliber of Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (Who, incidentally, was helping lead the campaign), nor would they be sending poorly-trained Indian troops after the superior (in training) Syndicalists, but instead the best of Panzers and mobile Infantry. The Afrikan front was, save a miracle, in the Germans' pocket.
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To everyone regarding the French punishment thing, I decided to directly take Brest and give Flanders-Wallonien Calais/Lille in addition to Dunkerque, but beyond that I don't think any territorial cessations are necessary. This is mostly because I like nice, clean borders, and the German nation would be slightly contorted any which way I were to take territory from the French for "reparations". Secondly, for storyline purposes, I think the Germans would much rather appreciate a puppeted French nation, whose leader's would follow Berlin's ramblings, than just certain chunks of French land that would constantly fester under them.
@LeifNepstad
All Syndicalist nations in the game are part of the Internationale and therefore fighting the Entente and MittelEuropa. Update 10 has the alliances screenshot-ted, actually.
~~~~
The planned assaults on National France started as planned mid-way through June, with the largest cities of Algerian France, Algiers and Tunis, being the targets. Sporadic fighting was reported from the French forces, but the cities were taken in quick order. Masses of bomber formations played an essential part in breaking the defender's morale.
After the initial captures, Reichswahr forces were quickly transported from southern Metropolitan France to the landing zones.
Operation : Sealion continued to go off with a hitch, and by mid-July all Industrialized areas of National France was under German occupation. Poor roads were balanced out by flat terrain and virtually no French resistance.
As the Operation moved further south and west, Lt. General Lutz of several Panzer divisions encountered the first preliminary forces of the Syndicalist presence in Africa. Their tanks however, were even less advanced than the Commune of France models (WWI in fact), and Lutz had no trouble trapping and smashing the much slower machines at Casablanca, despite numerical inferiority on his front.
Down in MittelAfrika meanwhile, Rommel's GEF forces continued to assist Goering's men in holding the situation from going critical. Several CSA divisions were encircled and forced to surrender near the Egyptian border, and the Reichswahr forces approaching from the north were able to open land lines of communication to the MittleAfrikan and GEF forces in the south.
(The front by September 11th)
The domestic front seemed to match war front however, when many of the German industries showed unexpected efficiency increases thanks to higher wages and a great deal of more motivation for German workers to help preserve their way of life against the forces of International Syndicalism.
Yet Syndicalists were not the only ones challenging those "Traditional" German Ways of Life. During the first few months of taking his throne, Wilhelm III had publicly supported a bill granting universal suffrage to all women in the Kaiserreich, for their great work in munition plants and other industries while their fathers, husbands, and sons went off to fight. Following that, other forces in the Kaiserreich pressed their agendas, hoping the more liberal Kaiser would give to them what his more conservative father and advisors had for so long played with but ultimately rejected. Kaiser Wilhelm III supported more freedom in the economy, and more power to the Reichstag, falling mostly in line with the "Bourgeois" wants of reform.
(And the results on the German system)
With these changes occurring, it wasn't too hard to see why some of the most hardcore of the Prussian Junker class regarded the war as good as lost. Wilhelm III however, remained optimistic these changes would, rather than weaken Germany, bind its people together and strengthen it.
Back to the Afrikan front, the offensive picked back up in the western coast line. The Brazilian sector of Syndicalist Afika fell without much trouble.
As success continued on the land, tragedy was struck on the High Seas. The Imperial German Fleet MittelAfrikan flotte, which had been assisting the GEF and MittelAfrikan forces for the past year, was finally caught by a more advanced fleet of CSA origins, and, despite heroic stands by the pilots of the Carriers and men of every ship, was sunk almost to the last vessel. While none of the newest vessels of the High Seas Fleet were lost, the number of lives forfeited on the African coast meant much mourning.
(The Afrikan front by November 11th)
For the past year or two, Liberia had been the lynch-pin of Syndicalist operations in Africa, housing several huge depots of supplies constantly sent out to Syndicalist troops in the jungles. Naturally, this made it an obvious target of the Reichswahr.
As Reichswahr Panzers and motorized infantry continued to roll the Syndicalists back to the Afrikan coastline. raiding attempts were made to pester German supply lines. They were dealt with in short order.
(The front by Christmas Day)
Port Harcourt, above all ports and surrounding countryside, proved the hardest scrap of land for the Reichswahr to take. Given constant Syndicalist reinforcing and some of the thickest jungle around, it took several months and many, many bombing runs which reduced the city and much of the countryside to rubble, before the Imperial banner could be raised on the nearest standing building.
The Syndicalists in Afrika, whether because of lack of good leadership with the loss of Harcourt, or because it was just easier, continued to push deeper into MittelAfrika and its Congo territory. Rather than chase them out however, the Reichswahr set up their plan of merely cutting off their sea-supply routes, then smashing the starving Communards inwardly. Of course, there was always the possibilities of them surviving on raiding, but the General Staff neither expected them to be of the same caliber of Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (Who, incidentally, was helping lead the campaign), nor would they be sending poorly-trained Indian troops after the superior (in training) Syndicalists, but instead the best of Panzers and mobile Infantry. The Afrikan front was, save a miracle, in the Germans' pocket.
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Loser reforms.
Willie the III is a wimp.
Nice job rolling up the Americans in Africa.
Willie the III is a wimp.
Nice job rolling up the Americans in Africa.
Too bad your fleet was destroyed. How comes the CSA is building naval units? In my games it just built infantry and nothing else.
Update 13/4
@Winner
The CSA builds mainly infantry and planes, but I think I've seen their build orders also have things like naval units. I know UoB does. The tanks they have are ones qeued by myself by switching nations. I think the game and AAR would both be a lot better if the CSA provides a much more challenging front.
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With the gathering of the Reichswehr at Port Harcourt, the Operation to stamp out the last of the Syndicalists in Africa began.
The German Navy during July also finished the first of several "Super Battleships", with the most advanced hardware and gun emplacements. Some questioned the use of resources to build these powerful ships, when Carriers, costing half as much, were being viewed as the new queens of the sea, but it was ruled that the Battleship still had its place, even if a secondary one now.
The German Luftstreitkräfte likewise received several new designs in August of 43', namely Strategic bombers, with a maximum payload of bombs, but a heavier frame. The Union of Britain was in store for a rude awakening that month, as the Kaiserreich began a strategic bombing campaign meant to smash their industry to bits in preparatory objectives. The British no longer had the means to do the same to the Germans as they had at the beginning of the war, with so many fighters patrolling the channel, and even some flying near the Scottish boundaries.
Some of the previously mentioned new "Super Battleships" were put to the test on the coasts of Africa, when one of the Carrier Flotillas there ran into a British flotilla meant to keep the supply lines in Africa open. One of the German's more ancient Carriers (From the Great War days) was lost, in return for several British Battleships, and a much-more advanced Carrier of their own. The previous Afrikan flotilla had been avenged.
Back in Afrika meanwhile, the Syndicalist forces in the Congo and Cameroon areas were cut off from their last supply station at Libreville. Now all the Reichswehr had to do was roll up the cut-off divisions, and then back up to the Algerian coast to be shipped back to Europe, with the MittelAfrikan military once again able to police their own boundaries.
As if the eventual loss of the Congo Syndicalists was a signal, the Union Of Britain launched an offensive into German and Spanish Morocco. Light of any garrison, the British sent a disproportionally large amount of military into the area. Spanish soldiers quickly sailed down from Gibraltar, but were unable to make significant headway. Many in the General Staff wondered why the British would strip their island of the majority of its troops for Morocco, and whether the garrisons of the other Syndicalist powers in England were enough to offset the balance.
November came, and with it, a very good surprise for the Kaiser and Reichstag. The secret German Atomic project in Dortmund had made incredible progress, and the knowledge of creating what top scientist Albert Einstein claimed "could very well turn the world upside down when used.", the Atomic Bomb (As they termed it), was theirs.
(Still not big enough reactors to build a bomb yet though)
With that all the fronts seemed to give good news for the time. The Congo was finally cleared, with the biggest deterrent having been simply the terrain (Throwing enough tanks at it seemed to have done the trick). The bi-monthly Syndicalist landings on the Gold and Ivory Coasts were being checked, and all the while Reichswehr and Luftstreitkräfte were receiving equipment years ahead of what their enemies had.
Perhaps even more worthy of praise than any of those achievements however, was the peace brokered by German and Austrialasian Diplomats at the beginning of 1944. The Confederation, the last Entente standing member, had no more realistic prospects of winning the war against the MittelEuropa German-led alliance, and instead of facing two powerblocks by its lonesome, had gotten out of the war with the South of East Guinea as it had originally hoped to gain at the beginning. Being mere Jungle without any real resources, and with the recent reforms of 42' and 43' bringing the German Empire and Confederation quite close in ideologies., Kaiser Wilhelm III had no objections to the peace, unlike some more conservative Junkers. The Germans also pledged to help restore the governments of Canada, the UK (In rather vague detailing of course), and any other American-hemisphere former Entente powers. National Africa and Delhi were of course, lost causes, which the Confederation acknowledged.
(I could've invaded them and all that, but eh, more desert combat against a >40 IC power doesn't seem much fun, nor realistic in a war sense).
Back in Morocco, the German Reichswehr on the Algiers coast turned its attention to the British Syndicalists there, and in short order had captured the ten divisions running amok in the colony. Afrika had finally been cleared of all Internationale forces.
With that, and some Italian and Spanish forces remaining in Morocco on a heavier Garrison idea, the German Reichswehr returned to Europe amid great celebrations. The war was not yet over, as the UoB refused to yield, and the American Syndicalists had no reason to surrender, but the Germans were in a great position of the war all the same. With all other important fronts cleared, the General Staff could now focus fully on a plan that had been dominating their collective minds for the past 3 years with the fall of Syndicalist France : The Invasion of Britain.
(Marines and landing craft were already being trained in great numbers for initial landings.)
(The British coastline, Principal target of the Invasion.)
~~~~
This update is probably a bit more lackluster than previous, since it covers about two years with the main reason being not much combat happened at the time, or at least very important combat. Sorry about that.
@Winner
The CSA builds mainly infantry and planes, but I think I've seen their build orders also have things like naval units. I know UoB does. The tanks they have are ones qeued by myself by switching nations. I think the game and AAR would both be a lot better if the CSA provides a much more challenging front.
~~~~
With the gathering of the Reichswehr at Port Harcourt, the Operation to stamp out the last of the Syndicalists in Africa began.
The German Navy during July also finished the first of several "Super Battleships", with the most advanced hardware and gun emplacements. Some questioned the use of resources to build these powerful ships, when Carriers, costing half as much, were being viewed as the new queens of the sea, but it was ruled that the Battleship still had its place, even if a secondary one now.
The German Luftstreitkräfte likewise received several new designs in August of 43', namely Strategic bombers, with a maximum payload of bombs, but a heavier frame. The Union of Britain was in store for a rude awakening that month, as the Kaiserreich began a strategic bombing campaign meant to smash their industry to bits in preparatory objectives. The British no longer had the means to do the same to the Germans as they had at the beginning of the war, with so many fighters patrolling the channel, and even some flying near the Scottish boundaries.
Some of the previously mentioned new "Super Battleships" were put to the test on the coasts of Africa, when one of the Carrier Flotillas there ran into a British flotilla meant to keep the supply lines in Africa open. One of the German's more ancient Carriers (From the Great War days) was lost, in return for several British Battleships, and a much-more advanced Carrier of their own. The previous Afrikan flotilla had been avenged.
Back in Afrika meanwhile, the Syndicalist forces in the Congo and Cameroon areas were cut off from their last supply station at Libreville. Now all the Reichswehr had to do was roll up the cut-off divisions, and then back up to the Algerian coast to be shipped back to Europe, with the MittelAfrikan military once again able to police their own boundaries.
As if the eventual loss of the Congo Syndicalists was a signal, the Union Of Britain launched an offensive into German and Spanish Morocco. Light of any garrison, the British sent a disproportionally large amount of military into the area. Spanish soldiers quickly sailed down from Gibraltar, but were unable to make significant headway. Many in the General Staff wondered why the British would strip their island of the majority of its troops for Morocco, and whether the garrisons of the other Syndicalist powers in England were enough to offset the balance.
November came, and with it, a very good surprise for the Kaiser and Reichstag. The secret German Atomic project in Dortmund had made incredible progress, and the knowledge of creating what top scientist Albert Einstein claimed "could very well turn the world upside down when used.", the Atomic Bomb (As they termed it), was theirs.
(Still not big enough reactors to build a bomb yet though)
With that all the fronts seemed to give good news for the time. The Congo was finally cleared, with the biggest deterrent having been simply the terrain (Throwing enough tanks at it seemed to have done the trick). The bi-monthly Syndicalist landings on the Gold and Ivory Coasts were being checked, and all the while Reichswehr and Luftstreitkräfte were receiving equipment years ahead of what their enemies had.
Perhaps even more worthy of praise than any of those achievements however, was the peace brokered by German and Austrialasian Diplomats at the beginning of 1944. The Confederation, the last Entente standing member, had no more realistic prospects of winning the war against the MittelEuropa German-led alliance, and instead of facing two powerblocks by its lonesome, had gotten out of the war with the South of East Guinea as it had originally hoped to gain at the beginning. Being mere Jungle without any real resources, and with the recent reforms of 42' and 43' bringing the German Empire and Confederation quite close in ideologies., Kaiser Wilhelm III had no objections to the peace, unlike some more conservative Junkers. The Germans also pledged to help restore the governments of Canada, the UK (In rather vague detailing of course), and any other American-hemisphere former Entente powers. National Africa and Delhi were of course, lost causes, which the Confederation acknowledged.
(I could've invaded them and all that, but eh, more desert combat against a >40 IC power doesn't seem much fun, nor realistic in a war sense).
Back in Morocco, the German Reichswehr on the Algiers coast turned its attention to the British Syndicalists there, and in short order had captured the ten divisions running amok in the colony. Afrika had finally been cleared of all Internationale forces.
With that, and some Italian and Spanish forces remaining in Morocco on a heavier Garrison idea, the German Reichswehr returned to Europe amid great celebrations. The war was not yet over, as the UoB refused to yield, and the American Syndicalists had no reason to surrender, but the Germans were in a great position of the war all the same. With all other important fronts cleared, the General Staff could now focus fully on a plan that had been dominating their collective minds for the past 3 years with the fall of Syndicalist France : The Invasion of Britain.
(Marines and landing craft were already being trained in great numbers for initial landings.)
(The British coastline, Principal target of the Invasion.)
~~~~
This update is probably a bit more lackluster than previous, since it covers about two years with the main reason being not much combat happened at the time, or at least very important combat. Sorry about that.
I'm really enjoying this AAR makes me want to download Kaiserreich except everytime I've tried I've only got the AI files for some reason
Also nice to see from an ANZAC point of view an Australasian "victory" in the pacific, if only there was a way to get them to join Mitteleuropa and become part of a grand war against the syndicates.
Good luck with the Invasion of Britain, and keep up the good story!
Also nice to see from an ANZAC point of view an Australasian "victory" in the pacific, if only there was a way to get them to join Mitteleuropa and become part of a grand war against the syndicates.
Good luck with the Invasion of Britain, and keep up the good story!
Some impressive amphibious operations for allies , pity that they failed, would have been interesting to see their attack trough Middle east to Europe. At least we will see operation Sea Lion and, hopefully, invasion America too.
, pity that they failed, would have been interesting to see their attack trough Middle east to Europe. At least we will see operation Sea Lion and, hopefully, invasion America too.
A alliance with Australia?
Still a good update.
What shall be your plan?
Paratroopers into Cardiff and one hour later 20 divisions coming from ships?
Still a good update.
What shall be your plan?
Paratroopers into Cardiff and one hour later 20 divisions coming from ships?
Or rather, intervention in the Russian Civil War, to be precise.
But it amounts to the same thing - he is not appearing in a living role in this AAR.
But it amounts to the same thing - he is not appearing in a living role in this AAR.