Current State of Affairs in Hard GB - > Restore Union over France in HYW Ironman Run
Lost a couple coalition wars, have now regained all lost territory and built on it.
Recently ripped half the trade power out of Moluccas and Malaccas via imperialism CB;
when you see a one sided battle like this it is almost obligatory to stay up the rest of the Sunday night chasing that high, a glorious multi month affair that sucked in all of their naval power and allowed my landings un opposed.
They arent even far behind in tech lol, it's merely BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES
That coupled with my slightly earlier consolidation of Champagne and English Channel provinces has led to half the Muslim and Half the Christian world united to end my perfidious Anglican ways.
The two fronts are at home in Europe and currently in SouthEast Asia, moving towards Bengal/Myanmar, where 50 percent of my manpower troops (circa 130k) during the recent campaigns were located.
The Americas I can leave to my colonies and Africa is strategically awkward at the moment.
The rest of my troops and two 60k merc companies are at home in UK/Continental UK.
Slightly outnumbered with widespread, multiple theatres of operation?
Just the way I like it
Till now I have been Neutral on the Revolution, allying with Originator and Firstborn of the Revolution Commonwealth and Russia both, while my absolutism isnt the highest due to English Monarchy and so stuff has spread minimally in my own lands, and of course I have not given in myself. Revolutionary Spain is a century long enemy.
However, Revolutionary Commonwealth declined my call to arms and may have proven to be a crucial ally; a pivot to pro Ottoman policy may be in my near future.
Currently both Rev Commonwealth and Russia are at war with Ottomans to spread Rev, big bummer for me.
Recently completed objective:
Conquer high trade power provinces of Moluccas and Malaccas.
Objectives to be concluded, meant to be completed in order listed prior to current coalition war:
Consolidate Ivory Coast and Southern Africa
Conquer High TP Provinces of Coromondel and Bengal
Consolidate North America
Ironically I can do multiple of these during this coalition war, but they are an impressive foe to be sure
Hoping for both naval and economic hegemon this game!