The Empire Series; The Australian Lion

[Earl Grey]

... stripped bear.

How did they manage that without getting mauled to death? Screenshot of the bear, please!

... after many years as a British colony, the natives would welcome us as liberators [in Singapore]...

Really? I wonder if they would notice any difference.
Mayhaps the Australian government has a somewhat, how shall I put it, enhanced view of their nation.

Actually this hubris is part of the reason I enjoy this fine AAR!
Good going, Sir Humphrey!

 

[coz1]

Singapore seems a nice choice for your next strike, but you might as well get some of New Zealand as well. It's going to take quite a lot to get the Brits to come to peace terms without you having to give something up even if you have a rather high war score. They are stubborn like that.

 

[Wämö]

Nice update, Sir Humphrey.

 

[unmerged(7845)]

Hehe, David vs. Goliath. And Dave´s winning! Keep it up, Sir Humphrey!

 

[Sir Humphrey]

Since there are many revolts across the British Empire (most of those maps are prewar), perhaps the British will be more lenient upon us, or perhaps we will shall capture some of their empire...

 

[unmerged(25190)]

Oooooh! A very intriguing AAR indeed! Perhaps the new phrase shall be 'The Sun Never Sets on the Australian Empire?" :rofl:

Have you considered the Dominion of Canada for the Empire Series?

 

[Ksim3000]

Very good Sir Humphrey but perhaps before you strike you might want to consider building One More Dvision, I mean I cannot believe you've held off The British with one Division, that is just amazing! Keep up the good work!

 

[Sir Humphrey]

Well the British planners have probably never considered a war against Australia so there are no plans for any action against Australia.

Have you considered the Dominion of Canada for the Empire Series?

Not a bad idea you have there, I might consider doing that one.

 

[Sir Humphrey]

Chapter 3.5

“Simply Unbelievable ” The Prime Minister

“What do you mean we cant?” asked the Prime Minister
“We simply can’t afford it” The Chancellor of the Exchequer pleaded with his hands straining the point at hand.
“Let me put it simply, if we can not defend our lands, there will be no economy left to worry about” The PM was satisfied with winning that argument.
“The Parliament won’t accept it” Was the chancellor’s final word as he briskly exited the room to continue his worrying elsewhere.
“Major Lumsden, what do you think of Mobilizing the Territorial Army?” the PM asked inquisitively.
“They would be nothing but a holding group sir, these weekenders, old men and farm boys, and there is even a full strength division of women volunteers! None of them would not be fit for overseas duty at all, let alone being able to defend our shores.” Lumsden finished saying, relighting his pipe.
“Don’t underestimate the courage and determination of our volunteers, they would gladly give their lives to defend this country!” The PM stood up as he said this and walked out of the room with a smile on his face. Lumsden could only sit back and watch, tapping at his pipe and wonder how the reserves were going to be handled without crippling the economy. For although he was no economic expert, he did take a keen interest in such affairs, and worked out that with the 5 mobilized reserve division, the budget could last 1 ½ years before the government ran out of money.

No. 1 Section of the 1st Women’s Auxiliary Army Force

The Entire ANS Fleet

Sir John Grimes stood on the foredeck of ANS Queensland, watching the sunset over the Australian coastline slip away past the horizon, the small fleet of ships made their way through the Pacific islands of East, trying to avoid the watching Royal Navy, which greatly outnumbered the small fleet.

23 days later…

The sleepy port had not yet awoken from the night’s slumber, when the Australian ships slid into the main port. Literally hundreds of people were awoken when the ships pulled into port, and the entire city was woken by the sounds of men and equipment being unloaded from ships directly onto the docks. They were greeted with flowers and cheers of the native population; the Australian Army had liberated Singapore from the shackles of British Imperialism, however a priority message arrived by carrier pigeon that was most important…

The Native Welcoming Committee
More in the next chapter…

 

[hughbartlett]

the suspense!

more, more, I prithee!

 

[Ksim3000]

Great job, I wonder though what the problem could be........still very interesting, update soon!

Also btw, if you get yourself a nice well sized Army in the future, perhaps you might want to consider invading Korea? They have a small Army and would provide a nice POP, Resource and Econmical boost for Australia. Just a thought.

 

[Sir Humphrey]

Chapter 4

An Unholy Alliance

“Under different circumstances this would seem absurd ” Eric Godfrey, the Australian Foreign Secretary.

The gum tree’s swayed in the light wind, the sun burning down upon the grass of Parliament house, and beaming in through the window onto the Foreign Secretary, who was sweating furiously from the heat. He was however not concerned with the heat for the moment, for the news had just reached that Sir John Grimes and his forces had landed in Singapore, and that ever non essential job, from secretaries and errand runners to business owners and farmers, even his own secretary joining the volunteers when the call came through.

A strange noise was herd coming from outside, it almost sounded like a pigeon for no native bird could make such a sound. The pigeon landed on the windowsill, illuminated by the severe sunlight. It appeared that a small message was latched to its leg with a little clip. And the message read;

“Our government can sympathise with your position, if you wish for help, see me down stairs”

What in god’s name was this? Mused the Foreign Secretary, under different circumstances this would seem absurd, but who sent this and why are they offering what they are offering. Eric Godfrey immediately got up and left his office, heading down the stairs and a tremendous pace, and sitting in the corner, was a short bespectacled man with a waxed moustache; it was Henry Kennedy the American ambassador.

“How are you? Most excellent? I’ll get straight to the point. The American government can sympathise with your plea to free yourselves from the British Imperialism and if you (the Australian Government) were to suggest an alliance between our nations, then we would gladly help your cause. Inform your Prime Minister and have a written reply sent back via that pigeon” He walked out into the sun and put his umbrella up to create some desirable shade.

Eric Godfrey ran for what would be the first time in his life, to the Prime Minister office.
“You’ve got to here this” He said between wheezes and coughs, and so he told the PM about the offer.
“Get the message back now, this is extremely good news although there will be some who wish that we have nothing to do with the Americans but at this time we must accept any offer of help we can get” the PM announced, and I will tell the Cabinet tomorrow as well as the public.

The bird that brought the message

The formation of operation Whippet in the next chapter…

 

[Wämö]

Very good updates, Sir Humphrey!

 

[unmerged(25421)]

An Austro-American aliance...hehe

 

[unmerged(16040)]

:rofl:
An Unholy Alliance - are the Americans so awful that you have to describe such an alliance with them as unholy?

 

[Estonianzulu]

We probobly are.

Good update, but I am a bit lost, where did the Pigeon come from?

 

[coz1]

Help is on the way, boys! That should certainly take some of the pressure, though I'm not sure how manu boys will come over. McArthur's not around yet.

 

[Ksim3000]

Good update though I wonder if then you see America was classed as a new nation and no one really knew her intentions. Still very good update Sir Humphrey, update soon!

 

[stnylan]

Interesting turn of events.

 

[Sir Humphrey]

The pigeon came from the American Embassy, and hopefully the Americans may inavde parts of Canada and there is also increasing tension between Britain and China over Opium............