After reading so many great AAR I just had to buy Hearts of Iron.
And here is the AAR of my very first game.
I choose Italy, because it looked very promising. I didn`t want to take any of the real major nations, so I might train and improve my skills and still had not to care about too much and concentrate on the main things.
Unfortunally I did not install Core (I will do at once after this game), so its the ,,vanilla" version with the newest patch.
I only have very limited time to play, so you will have to be patient with the updates. I will make only short messages for the ,,prewar" time, and go deeper in it as soon as the actions starts.
And here we go:
1936:
A quick war with ALbania to secure a least a bit oil was won without any resistance.
In Ethopia the brave italian troops came under attack of the forius warriors Haile Selassie, but after reinforcements were brought to Mogadishu. Field Marshalls Umberto Pricipe di Piemont and Bastico could easly crush any resistance. The rest of the war became a huntig for the remaining troops.
Beside the military successes 1936 brought the begin of a buildup programm for the italian industry wich should last until 1939.
The new constructed ships (2 Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers) would be very helpful in the fight for the Med.
1937:
Ethopia finally annexed.
We began to a campaign to influence Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary and bring them deep into the facist lair. Germany concentrated on Yugoslavia.
Soon it became clear that Greece would need to be conquered to get us moreresources and to bring us a new success for the italian people.
Unfortunally the inital assualt on the Isle of Argostoli was repulsed by a single greek division, even against constant shore bombardments and quadruple superority of the italian troops.
After canceling this operation, the italian troops could finaly seize an greek province:
But the greek troops proved to be more than a match for the italian troops.
Any assualt on Ionnàia from Albania was unsuccessful (in fact my troops from Vlore never attacked Ionnàia at all, they just marched, marched, marched but never reached it or even made process. Even Planes could not pass the Ionnàian Mountains).
Soon it became clear that the greek military had the better equipement and moral than the mighty italian army. The lack of supply and oil had to be compensated with italian blood and constant defeats in the air above Greece.
Every not otherwise required division landed on the shores of Agrinion.
The only successes were the mercyless hunt on the the greek transports, soon over hundert were sunk.
The furious Duce soon replaced Field Marschall ,,Stupido" Balbo. With Umberto Principe di Piemont, wich should bring the first successes.
First thing was to stopp the numerous different assaults on greek postions all over the front and to through all might against a single province.
After defeats under Balbo, despite sextuple superority, in Ionnàia, Larrìsa, and Athìnai, Larrìsa could now be taken with minor losses. The single greek air wing was heavly decimated. But the result of the italianbombardment of greek troops was still very limited due to the mountainous terrain.
Thessaloniki was seized without a struggle and Ionnàia was cut of. Athìnai was now defended by 10 Divisions and could repel any italian assualt.
The italian troops had to rest to compensate their losses and rallied at Agrionon. Only two brave Alpini Divions under Mj.General Franzosi defended Larrìssa. The Greek thougt this to be a failure and tried to win Larrìsa back. Under attack of 7 greek divions, Franzosi could delay the greek as long as possible before he retreated. Meanwhile Field Marshall Umberto Principe di Piemont order the instant assualt on Athìnai, and the remaining three greek divisions were soon overwhelmed, cutting the 7 Divisons in Larrìssa off from any supply.
After the winter in 1938 any resistance in Larrìssa was eliminated, leaving only the isles to be taken.
But the war has exausted the italian oil resoureces fast, and the italian economy colapsed leaving it at only 27 IC.
More to come...
And here is the AAR of my very first game.
I choose Italy, because it looked very promising. I didn`t want to take any of the real major nations, so I might train and improve my skills and still had not to care about too much and concentrate on the main things.
Unfortunally I did not install Core (I will do at once after this game), so its the ,,vanilla" version with the newest patch.
I only have very limited time to play, so you will have to be patient with the updates. I will make only short messages for the ,,prewar" time, and go deeper in it as soon as the actions starts.
And here we go:
1936:
A quick war with ALbania to secure a least a bit oil was won without any resistance.
In Ethopia the brave italian troops came under attack of the forius warriors Haile Selassie, but after reinforcements were brought to Mogadishu. Field Marshalls Umberto Pricipe di Piemont and Bastico could easly crush any resistance. The rest of the war became a huntig for the remaining troops.
Beside the military successes 1936 brought the begin of a buildup programm for the italian industry wich should last until 1939.
The new constructed ships (2 Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers) would be very helpful in the fight for the Med.
1937:
Ethopia finally annexed.
We began to a campaign to influence Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary and bring them deep into the facist lair. Germany concentrated on Yugoslavia.
Soon it became clear that Greece would need to be conquered to get us moreresources and to bring us a new success for the italian people.
Unfortunally the inital assualt on the Isle of Argostoli was repulsed by a single greek division, even against constant shore bombardments and quadruple superority of the italian troops.
After canceling this operation, the italian troops could finaly seize an greek province:
But the greek troops proved to be more than a match for the italian troops.
Any assualt on Ionnàia from Albania was unsuccessful (in fact my troops from Vlore never attacked Ionnàia at all, they just marched, marched, marched but never reached it or even made process.
Even Planes could not pass the Ionnàian Mountains).Soon it became clear that the greek military had the better equipement and moral than the mighty italian army. The lack of supply and oil had to be compensated with italian blood and constant defeats in the air above Greece.
Every not otherwise required division landed on the shores of Agrinion.
The only successes were the mercyless hunt on the the greek transports, soon over hundert were sunk.
The furious Duce soon replaced Field Marschall ,,Stupido" Balbo. With Umberto Principe di Piemont, wich should bring the first successes.
First thing was to stopp the numerous different assaults on greek postions all over the front and to through all might against a single province.
After defeats under Balbo, despite sextuple superority, in Ionnàia, Larrìsa, and Athìnai, Larrìsa could now be taken with minor losses. The single greek air wing was heavly decimated. But the result of the italianbombardment of greek troops was still very limited due to the mountainous terrain.
Thessaloniki was seized without a struggle and Ionnàia was cut of. Athìnai was now defended by 10 Divisions and could repel any italian assualt.
The italian troops had to rest to compensate their losses and rallied at Agrionon. Only two brave Alpini Divions under Mj.General Franzosi defended Larrìssa. The Greek thougt this to be a failure and tried to win Larrìsa back. Under attack of 7 greek divions, Franzosi could delay the greek as long as possible before he retreated. Meanwhile Field Marshall Umberto Principe di Piemont order the instant assualt on Athìnai, and the remaining three greek divisions were soon overwhelmed, cutting the 7 Divisons in Larrìssa off from any supply.
After the winter in 1938 any resistance in Larrìssa was eliminated, leaving only the isles to be taken.
But the war has exausted the italian oil resoureces fast, and the italian economy colapsed leaving it at only 27 IC.
More to come...
