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Great victory against the RN, how many ships do they have left. In my game with Italy, the RN was at the size of a whopping 1237 ships, of which 298 were battleships. You can imagine my desperation.
Nah - England should be relatively easy by now giving the war indemnities and whatnot she has previously been hit with.
The War with Britain, part 2
The war with England started out wonderfully, with very little opposition in either Britain or India. That situation changed rather quickly. In India the Belgian army arrived at Baroda to find an army larger than their own.
In addition to this the British and her allies had another 20 divisions approaching from all directions.
Back in England the Belgians are finding more British troops as well.
So when Baroda offered a separate peace, it was a no-brainer.
After that the British accepted the Belgian terms of war indemnities, and the war came to an end. The Belgians gained only two Indian provinces, but sometimes you have to quit while you’re ahead.
In other news, the Crimean war began on July 9, 1853
The war with England started out wonderfully, with very little opposition in either Britain or India. That situation changed rather quickly. In India the Belgian army arrived at Baroda to find an army larger than their own.
In addition to this the British and her allies had another 20 divisions approaching from all directions.
Back in England the Belgians are finding more British troops as well.
So when Baroda offered a separate peace, it was a no-brainer.
After that the British accepted the Belgian terms of war indemnities, and the war came to an end. The Belgians gained only two Indian provinces, but sometimes you have to quit while you’re ahead.
In other news, the Crimean war began on July 9, 1853
I Bet You Didn't See This One Coming
While there is a light at the end of the economic tunnel, that is still a long ways away, and so I think the next war should still be about what helps the economy. To that end, I chose a rich opponent in a weak position.
The US is still at war with Mexico, and sitting at 100% war exhaustion. It is safe to assume that the US army will be down south fighting the Mexicans, and thus the capital will be relatively undefended. The plan will be to land two armies in the northeast and capture Washington DC and whatever else I can, while waiting for the AI to offer me a good peace.
My goal in this war is not indemnities. I want factories. To that end, whatever gains I make must include an entire state, so that I will also gain the factories that go with that state. I would like to come out of this war with New York, but that may be a bit too ambitious.
We started the war with our fleet already sitting off the coast of Washington, so all we had to do was defeat the US navy, and then execute our plan. The US navy proved little opposition as most of the American ships were blockading Mexican ports.
With the navy out of the way we were able to land one army at New York City, and another army at Washington DC. Both armies landed unopposed.
Within a month most of Pennsylvania had been captured, as well as additional provinces along the coast.
The US was now ready to start talking peace, but what they offered was a joke.
Not only would it not include any factories, the provinces offered were scattered across the continent. It was obvious I would have to be the one to submit a peace deal. By now I controlled all of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as my earlier gains at Washington and New York City. This looked like enough to begin my own peace proposals.
The offering I made asked for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was promptly refused.
While there is a light at the end of the economic tunnel, that is still a long ways away, and so I think the next war should still be about what helps the economy. To that end, I chose a rich opponent in a weak position.
The US is still at war with Mexico, and sitting at 100% war exhaustion. It is safe to assume that the US army will be down south fighting the Mexicans, and thus the capital will be relatively undefended. The plan will be to land two armies in the northeast and capture Washington DC and whatever else I can, while waiting for the AI to offer me a good peace.
My goal in this war is not indemnities. I want factories. To that end, whatever gains I make must include an entire state, so that I will also gain the factories that go with that state. I would like to come out of this war with New York, but that may be a bit too ambitious.
We started the war with our fleet already sitting off the coast of Washington, so all we had to do was defeat the US navy, and then execute our plan. The US navy proved little opposition as most of the American ships were blockading Mexican ports.
With the navy out of the way we were able to land one army at New York City, and another army at Washington DC. Both armies landed unopposed.
Within a month most of Pennsylvania had been captured, as well as additional provinces along the coast.
The US was now ready to start talking peace, but what they offered was a joke.
Not only would it not include any factories, the provinces offered were scattered across the continent. It was obvious I would have to be the one to submit a peace deal. By now I controlled all of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as my earlier gains at Washington and New York City. This looked like enough to begin my own peace proposals.
The offering I made asked for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was promptly refused.
Wining the Old Fashioned Way
Looking at the failure of the latest Belgian peace proposal it was obvious that the war score would have to be increased if we were going to make the gains we wanted. To this end I resorted to the old tactic of capturing minor capitals, in this case Liberia.
After the fall of Liberia’s capital I again tried for peace, but was again refused. I had made some gains in the US, but we needed still more.
The problem was that the US was now beginning to get large numbers of troops in the area, and it was definitely time to end the war. I tried to ask for just Pennsylvania, but still the US wanted no peace.
So it came as quite a surprise to me when I made another offering asking for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware that the US accepted.
Sometimes the AI does things that just make you shake your head.
The new Belgian holdings in America
The new holdings included eight factories of various levels
Lastly I put some more money into debt reduction.
Looking at the failure of the latest Belgian peace proposal it was obvious that the war score would have to be increased if we were going to make the gains we wanted. To this end I resorted to the old tactic of capturing minor capitals, in this case Liberia.
After the fall of Liberia’s capital I again tried for peace, but was again refused. I had made some gains in the US, but we needed still more.
The problem was that the US was now beginning to get large numbers of troops in the area, and it was definitely time to end the war. I tried to ask for just Pennsylvania, but still the US wanted no peace.
So it came as quite a surprise to me when I made another offering asking for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware that the US accepted.
Sometimes the AI does things that just make you shake your head.
The new Belgian holdings in America
The new holdings included eight factories of various levels
Lastly I put some more money into debt reduction.
despite the big mistake the yanks did on leaving their capital/cities/ports open to you I applaud them for their prompt resistance of giving you what you want and Im amused at how they dont take you seriously as it reflects what they offered 
. Keep up the good fight!
. Keep up the good fight!
I hope in the next war you can capture the rest of the Northeast (I like pretty borders). Then in your next British war, you can invade Canada and annex all of the provinces east of Quebec! And I will be happy.
wow... I still think you should take all of Europe before worying about the Americans. The more this AAR goes on the more frustrated I get!
:wacko:
anyway... please just hurry up and kill everything...
:wacko:
anyway... please just hurry up and kill everything...
Taking parts of America is a big step, as you will have to fight on two continents, from now on (if someone allies with the US, something I haven't seen happening EVER). But we trust in you to do such things.
Please be sure to take the province called Buffalo and Corpus Christus (or is this only Hoi2), as every nation needs not only beautiful borders but also provinces with beautiful names.
Please be sure to take the province called Buffalo and Corpus Christus (or is this only Hoi2), as every nation needs not only beautiful borders but also provinces with beautiful names.
A Quick State of the Empire
I’ll not spend a lot of time on this post, since the pics do most of the talking.
I’ll not spend a lot of time on this post, since the pics do most of the talking.
Novea said:
Who Hasn't
Actually they are on the list, and are probabaly about 4 or 5 wars down on the list.
A Quick Stop Over
Following the war with the Americans I didn’t have any real clear direction on where I wanted to go, so I loaded my troops who were in America on transports to return to Europe. On the way, I suddenly decided to make a quick stop at Portugal.
Portugal is one of those nations I just always seem to go after. They have a weak army, and a lot of colonial possessions that they always seem quick to give away (you’ll see what I mean in a minute).
The war started when we landed an army at the capital of Lisbon.
The short battle ended with the Belgians occupying the capital and moving on to the next province when the Portuguese decided they had had enough.
So the war that lasted 40 days, and in that time we only captured one province (albeit the capital). For this the Portuguese were willing to concede their entire colonial empire consisting of 15 provinces. Not Bad.
While we were reloading our troops back on the transports word came of the Prussian intensions to join in the Crimean War (sort of).
With most of Europe focused on the Crimean War this seemed like a good time to step in and prevent any Italian unification, so I choose the weakest point on the peninsula and sailed my army there.
Following the war with the Americans I didn’t have any real clear direction on where I wanted to go, so I loaded my troops who were in America on transports to return to Europe. On the way, I suddenly decided to make a quick stop at Portugal.
Portugal is one of those nations I just always seem to go after. They have a weak army, and a lot of colonial possessions that they always seem quick to give away (you’ll see what I mean in a minute).
The war started when we landed an army at the capital of Lisbon.
The short battle ended with the Belgians occupying the capital and moving on to the next province when the Portuguese decided they had had enough.
So the war that lasted 40 days, and in that time we only captured one province (albeit the capital). For this the Portuguese were willing to concede their entire colonial empire consisting of 15 provinces. Not Bad.
While we were reloading our troops back on the transports word came of the Prussian intensions to join in the Crimean War (sort of).
With most of Europe focused on the Crimean War this seemed like a good time to step in and prevent any Italian unification, so I choose the weakest point on the peninsula and sailed my army there.
Did you use a screencapture program on that Nat.Army comparison, since I couldn't take a screenshot of the HUGE Royal Navy tha the Brits with my game as Italy?
KanaX said:
Sort of, You can press printscrn at any time and it saves the screen on the clipboard. From there you have to load your paint or other software, and paste the pic. It means going in and out of the game though, so I personally try to avoid it since my computer is slow to load.
The First Italian Campaign
The decision to go after Italy was a relatively simple choice for a number of reasons.
1. It was a three for one deal. Meaning we could annex three countries for only one war declaration. Thus the war would represent a profit in terms of prestige.
2. Taking out these nations will prevent Italian Unification.
3. This will make a good launching point for a series of campaigns in Italy
After the initial landings, the Belgians met minimal resistance, and from there moved inland.
From there, things began moving quickly…
There was one strange bit of news that occurred during the war.
I wasn’t expecting this one, and could represent an opportunity so I went to check out Canada. It consisted of one province.
The decision to go after Italy was a relatively simple choice for a number of reasons.
1. It was a three for one deal. Meaning we could annex three countries for only one war declaration. Thus the war would represent a profit in terms of prestige.
2. Taking out these nations will prevent Italian Unification.
3. This will make a good launching point for a series of campaigns in Italy
After the initial landings, the Belgians met minimal resistance, and from there moved inland.
From there, things began moving quickly…
There was one strange bit of news that occurred during the war.
I wasn’t expecting this one, and could represent an opportunity so I went to check out Canada. It consisted of one province.