Resistance Might Be Futile: A 1938 Czechoslovakian Doomsday AAR

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"The Czechoslovakian Democratic Unity"

"Czechoslovakian Central Community Protectorate" Think of the money you'll save on forms later as you conquer the USSR!

 

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Virgiltchicken: ..Keep in mind that this is just a first draft.

you gotta start someplace! !

Virgiltchicken: ..Germany should probably get the territory to my north back..

NO WAY! ! those greedy bastards started this whole mess! !

Virgiltchicken: ..Czechoslovakia, like Poland before it, deserves a port.

DAMN STRAIGHT! ! trade France some wine for Venice and Milan! ! not only keep all of Austria and Hungary, but also all of their claims! ! btw, this would give you ports on both the Baltic Sea and the Adriatic! ! . ::very, very big grin:: . also, how many IC would this give you? ?

Virgiltchicken: ..what color should Ukraine be? Anyone for Orange?

works for me! !

be original! ! name the new country Czechoslovakia! ! . ::very, very big grin:: . after all, you did win! !

lastly, by all means, explain to the world that France and Italy deserve each other! ! :rofl: :rofl: read that, let France keep (most) of the Italian lands! !

 

[MotherRussia]

Wow, excellent AAR! It was an excellent read and no doubt showed your skill at the game.

 

[Virgiltchicken]

Duke of Wellington:
Yes, a Russian state will be created. I have neither the will nor the capacity to rule over the Soviet Union. As to how a negotiation would work, I could either write an event or just preform a thought experiment and mod the game to reflect the outcome.

lifeless:
Well, I would still have one glaring problem: the name. It only includes the two losers and incorectly describes us as an empire

OAM:
Sorry, but Orange is out. The game didn't react well to it, kept turing Ukraine to FRG/Japan yellow. They are now former German Grey.

Robovski:
We'll see about getting Venice.

AntiochusIII:
America is not in the Allies, though my relations with them are at +197. Thank God for trade!
If I do decide to keep Austria and Hungary, I will mod their tech teams into my own. Czechoslovakian tech teams really are not that good.

Akaki:
Yes, but the dictates of a victorious ally are more important then 60-80% of the population in some conquered provinces.

Karl Martell:
That is actually a great idea. The Soviets did it, why can't I?

Jon Young:
I'm starting to believe that there are no good, original names for this unholy alliance.

Akaki:
see above

Yoy21:
No, Russia will be liberated. They will also probably get the weird republics that you can create out of Siberia. The current plan is to release 14 constituent Socialist Republics (sorry Moldova!) but no more.

Specialist290:
Nah, it would never work.

Karl Martell:
The Danube would be a good unifier.

OAM and Yoy21:
What about BillyBob Thornton? Wait, then no one would want to come to my country. But we would have done a sex scene with Halle Barry!

Robovski:
Protectorate, I like the sound of that.

GhostWriter:
Yeah, but they weren't nearly as bad as in history and they did really help with the Soviet Union.
Finally, a name I like!
I don't plan to force France to release any puppets, other than perhaps Greece and Bulgaria.

MotherRussia:
Thanks, but I think I was pretty lucky.

 

[Virgiltchicken]

Word reaches us of a successful British invasion of the eastern Soviet Union. Vladivostok has fallen!

As you can see, only one Soviet division is on hand to offer any resistance to Allied forces in this theater. We are hopeful that this second front will further pressure Stalin to admit defeat.

Speaking of putting pressure on Stalin, his third capital this year is assaulted by Allied forces.

Unfortunately, this seems to be the last major offensive of the year. An assault on a province bordering the Soviet capital by six Allied is repelled by only one Soviet division assisted by a division of the Tannu Tavu Army. It is our biggest humiliation yet, and quickly blamed on the intense cold.

Operations continue to the south, where it remains bearable for our troops. Indeed, pockets still occur, as Soviet divisions stand their ground as our forces march around them.

During this time, several meeting are set up with various Allied powers. Relations improve with France and the British convince us to further professionalize our army.

On November 10th, 1940, Japan announces that the Communist Chinese have surrendered unconditionally.

Allied High Command is very worried. Most forces are either committed to the war on the Soviet Union or to peacekeeping duties in Europe. With China fairly secure, Hirohito could turn his attention to Indochina, Siam, British India, British forces in the eastern Soviet Union, or Allied holdings in the Pacific. The only good news is that the Chinese are far from happy with Japanese rule and continue a vigorous partisan campaign in all occupied areas.

On November 17th, Czechoslovakia realizes that if they want more technological breakthroughs, they only need to hire more companies. Thus, the 4th tech slot is discovered and put to use researching basic close support bombers.

On November 22nd, after the populace has calmed down from the mild outrage over creating the states of the Ukraine and Latvia, Georgia is once again created as a nation equal to all others.

 

[Virgiltchicken]

The last Soviet forces in Karelia are forced to surrender as the winter worsens, everything runs low and a final attack is launched by Czechoslovakian forces.

Byelorussia is released by Poland on November 25th, in accordance with their earlier promises.

The wave of liberation continues as Armenia is released on December 13th, followed by Azerbaijan on December 21st.

Earlier in the month, Charles University finished work on our first computing machines. In reward, they are given another assignment: to research better anti-tank weaponry.

The last news of note this year comes late on the 25th. A radio address by Winston Churchill directed to the Czechoslovakian people convinces us more than ever that communism is incorrect and only free market economics can prevail.

The frontline as of January 1st, 1941.

The port of Rostov and the area to the north have been given to the Ukraine.

 

[OAM]

Good work man. After the USSR is dead what are you going to do. Even with Japan left, you'll have plenty of time to kill with no enemys.

 

[Duke of Wellington]

Excellent advance. Nice to release all those puppets. I'm amazed at how much you've achieved in this game so far. I was just looking back at the little nation you started out with.

 

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Nice AAR and good progress.

I also see that German troops are fighting with you, not fighting non-existant Neo-Nazi rebels at the Maginot Line. Seems I was successful in my position of Ambassador to Germany. YAY!

 

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rostock given to ukraine? huh? :wacko: very nice! hopefully you'll be able to defeat the ussr before japan gets any ideas...

 

[AOK. 11]

I just picked up on the gem, and it is a great read. Your accomplishments as a usually doomed Czechoslovakia are impressive.

At this point however, I too wonder what there is to do but consolidate your holdings. In any case, excellent work.

 

[Virgiltchicken]

Sorry, I meant Rostov. It is edited now.

 

[Terraferma]

woah that is one hell of a map of Russia. Reminds me when it was partitioned by England,France,Poland and Germany in one of my games :wacko:

 

[stnylan]

Good to see the British do something worthwhile out in the Pacific. Might as well meet them in the middle.

 

[AntiochusIII]

Now, when are you going to be declared Libertador, hmm?

The Brits are actually really useful this time! It would save you at least a month, if lucky two, of hunting Russian VPs.

Wot an AAR! You have this little country resisting the giant of Germania, successfully, no less, then you have this quasi-Hobbesian war of all against all, then you come out more-or-less victorious, while France gets useful and actually rampages its way into building a freakin' Empire. Then you have the Brits helping out in Vladivostok! :rofl:

 

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regarding your first screenshot in this update (the british landing in vladi...stok? that place): what's that brown nation near manchuko?

 

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That's probably a Manchu province which is colored darker than the others because it's not visible on the screen.

Anyways... nice to see you liberating so many European nations! What's your plan on central Asia? Are you going to leave that to the future Russian state? The puppets that can be released there are kind of weak and far out of the way, so it might be a better idea to keep Russian central Asia intact for strategical purposes.

Oh and also Poland looks really big now... in the east... are those all core provinces for them? They sure had a grand vision of what their eastern border ought to be

 

[Dominik]

Heritage of XVI-XVIIIth century

I really enjoy this AAR, great stuff!

 

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Nice update, more!

 

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Virgiltchicken: ...The frontline as of January 1st, 1941.

impressive! ! magnificent! !

the liberations are also magnificent! !