The Swiss Jedi (mini AAR)

[spannbeton]

The following thread made me wonder how, or even if a technological advanced Switzerland could survive the Nazi onslought. So i decided to give it a try.
(using CWTT)
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?804775-Removing-Research-Penalties


The Swiss Jedi

In early 32' some of our Mountain troops, which were on a skiing trip disguised as a military operation near Grindelwald found a "golden man" they said. They immidiatly brought him to their commanding officer. Finding out that this golden man was in fact a robot, a machine which is able to think and talk. The robot, calling himself C-3PO was given to the lead scientists in Geneva agreeing to help us research technologies with his immense computing power to defend against the evil empire and the disgusting "Darth Vader".

Switzerland needed to be more agressive in their politics to be surely able to disguise our top Secret Project in Geneva. What is better than foreign agression?
And still we hate communist whackies, which demanded a minimum Wage for the workers. We in Switzerland dont believe in such things.

Taxes were cut, due to popular demand and to get rid of some civil unrest.
We also invested more in the police force and hospitals, education spending was cut, since we expected that even the best swiss pupils wouldnt be able to think faster than our new secret weapon.

 

[spannbeton]

Our research teams were ordered to advance our manufacturing teams. C-3PO said:
"We need more industry to build lightsabers and Space fighters to destroy the Death Star"
Since we don't know what any of this is it is believed that he meant infantry equipmentand multirole fighters. Some Tanks would be helpful too.

The Parliament decided that it is our ultimate goal to build a Deathstar ourselves, whatever it is.

Our industries were ordered to produce ammunitions, which we could sell to other nations for very much needed funds:

And the first Shipment to our american friends was made some days after

Even though we hate communism, we know they have good money

Several trades later, we were able to enact the so called "national development plan" and a large recruitment campaign:

The results were astonishing 16% more industrial output. It is believed that with this pace, we might be able to build a deathstar in 30 years from now.

Due to our enlargened industrial base, we are now able to research even faster. It is believed that "Raumjäger" and "Deathstars" need high mobility, so our Firepower doctrine is abandoned.

After 6 month we finally got our recruits. Immidiatly another one is ordered.

 

[spannbeton]

C-3PO believes that Germany is now lead by "Darth Vader" and they are building a death star.
Our leaders know that in fact the name of Germany's new Führer is "Hitler", not Vader but nevertheless they are seen as a threat as Hitler personally announced to destroy capitalism. Although we know their Industrial Technologies are way behind ours and Germany is at least 60 years away from building a Deathstar, defensive measures are about to be taken.

Now that we can go even more hawkish, nobody will find out about our secret project...

As a defensive measure, our lands are about to get heavily fortified. Deathstar proof!

The development of better equipment begins:

We are now upgrading some of our troops, before we start pruducing armor divisions.

Switzerland began armor production. A second line will be added, once the forts are done.

Our ever increasing military pruduction requires some market-regulations.

The plan to build more tanks is scrapped, instead 1 line of multiroles is ordered

 

[spannbeton]

Vader annexed Austria. It is to be believed that the German Empire wants to sorround us!

As an immidiate measure the formation of 6 infantry divisions is ordered.

With Czechoslowakia annexed by the Empire our small State has to take drastic measures to stay independant.
Taxes are cut afterwads to make the People happy again.

 

[OnFire]

Very original! Subbed

 

[Red Roo]

Nice to see this actually happened. Goodluck & subbed.

 

[Limith]

Wrong board
Also AI has problems with attacking fortifications afaik (lowers priority for target and increases passivity I think), especially level 10 forts, you'd need to have a human playing as Germany for a real test, or somehow make a way for Germany to not be at war with another country (basically you'd be very very low priority for the AI and it won't bother attacking you with sufficient numbers if it has other enemies, you'd survive by default)

 

[spannbeton]

Yeah, i noticed that it is in the wrong place, can you move it? Wanted to post it in the aar section but kinda messed it up.

I plan to have the war once france is fallen (i'll write a small event), so germany should have no other continental enemy. That should do the trick.
Also have a daring plan to save my small country from fate, let's see.


On we go

The newly formed "Jedi Council" has put pressure on the people not to talk so loud about "secret projects" and talking machines too much. It is also advised not to show your new weapons to German speaking people which can properly pronounce the "CH".
(could have done one step of central planning, to allow the "invest in" Decisions but I didnt think they are worth it so close to war. Plus it would mean paying more for upgrades, which are very necessary now. Dissent growth is a nice bonus. notice 18% diss.)

The last batch of forces are applied to the frontline. All excess Ic will be put to upgrading forces now.
(dissent will be dealt with by decisions eg. Taxes)

Infantry is to be fully researched. It is believed that our superior forces will withstand the Stormtroopers of the Enemy. The Jedi Council has ordered hospitals to be researched next.

 

[spannbeton]

The Empire marches.
we have to be prepared!

We knew it all along! The Sowjets are nothing but the stirrup holders of the Empire! Evil Backstabbers!
(by the way, what does the event do to slovakia?)

We are trading away our blueprints for desperatly needed resources to any country that is even remotely willing to fight the empire.

Another step towards the great goal of building a Deathstar!

As we said, the soviets are in no way better than the empire. Our Deathstar now has a secondary target.

Vader marches on, we are expecting our french friends to surrender soon. But we WILL avenge them!

This is worrying! Italy joins the Empire and with France fallen we are completely sourrounded!

 

[spannbeton]

The inevidable has happened, the Empire has laid their eyes on

us.

A daring plan is made to secure supplies to our country.

Genua has 7 divisions defending the city, it is decided to go

advance eastwards.

Our airforce is ordered to support the attack on venice.

Geneva is under attack! It must hold at any cost!

The first of many victories to come!

General mobilisation is ordered.

Our forces in Geneva are under attack again, while the enemy is

trapped in genua.

Our Tanks are advancing to the Italian Capital in best hopes to

drive the self proclaimed "Duce" ou of this war!

The German push for Geneva is seemingly unstoppable.

Those Troops are desperatly needed, Troops in Zürich are ordered

to support the defenders of Geneva.

In fear of being force strangled by Vader himself the Swiss

people took their lightsabers and went to the frontlines in

masses. They are very welcome.

With Genua conquered and our left flank secure our brave forces

can now rush to the defence of Geneva.

Our brave Forces repelled the attack on Geneva and are now

rushing in defense of Zürich.

The attack on Bolzano is called off, our tanks are going home

instead.

The attack on Italy pays dividends, the duce is captured and italy is out of the war. Finally. The British, now that Africa is safe and Suez will stay in Allied hands, have assured us all support they can give us.

With the attack on Zürich succesfully repelled by our lightsaber swinging Militias and our tanks succesfully saved from the Trento Kessel our forces are now securing Italy.

 

[spannbeton]

Since i cannot assume military control of any of my allies somehow, i'm going to take milcontrol of the Uk via event. In a scenario where Switzerland has secured Italy for the allies it is just unlikely for the british not to secure the gains.

With Italy out of the War our British allies will not allow it to fall to the Empire again. Even if their troops are not matching ours in Terms of Quality, but as C-3PO told us even Teddybears are able to put a fight against the Empires Stormtroopers.

The Empire really wants to secure C-3PO's immense computing power. Geneva is under attack again.

The Situation in Geneva seems under control, while the defenders of Lugano are somewhat desperate. Troops in Zürich are ordered to help out. While the British have sent their airforce as reinforcements, northern Italy has been claimed for its industrial base.

Geneva is secure again, while Lugano doesnt look so desperate anymore. The airforce is ordered to rest.

As expected, the enemy is now attacking ZÜrich again. The British have 6 Divisions on the way to Rome and British Forces from Africa are expected to arrive at the end of the month.

As the Enemy is closing in on us a decision is made to release southern Italy. Blueprints of our advanced equipment are given to them in best hopes of future italian Divisions bolstering our lines.

The Empire is closing in on us. All we can do now is hope the best, defend ourselves to the very last and wait for british support.

With the situation in ZÜrich not yet resolved, Lugano quite desperate another German attack on Geneva begins. Will the British arrive in time?

Zurich is secure, Tanks are rushing to defend Lugano, while 15 infantry Divisions are running for Geneva. The British are desperatly needed now!

The Tanks in Turin and Genoa are keeping the supply lines open for the british to arrive.

The first batch of British troops have arrived in Genoa. Many more are expected to come.

Even though the situation in Zürich looks desperate the opportunity to sourround Enemy troops in italy is more than welcome.

Enemy troops have arrived in bologna a move to brescia is made instead. Zürich remains desperate.

We will sorround them!

The sourrounding has failed, british troops are sent to Bern by train.

With Geneva under attack again the situation grows more desperate than ever...

Good news, Zürich holds. Even though the battle was bloody.

British troops have finally arrived in Lugano, bolstering our lines.

The newly deployed Italian Troops are already under attack in their capital.

The enemy attack on Genua is a success, all troops are redeployed to bern, while hopes are high that the planned british amphibous assault on venice will be a success.
Our supply lines are seriously threatened.

The Amphibious assault is not made on venice, but on ancona instead. Switzerland is now completely sourrounded by imperial stormtroopers. Preparations are made for complete destruction of all our technologies and emergency evacuations to England.

All hope is lost, with our armies beaten, sourrounded and severe lack of industrial might. Switzerland offered unconditional surrender to the Empire. But not without having C-3PO secretly flown to England along with all the Blueprints of modernest Equipment and destroying all Evidence of his presence in the mountains.

Switzerland has inflicted serious losses to the Empire and C-3PO will continue his fight from his new home in Portsmouth.

 

[spannbeton]

Even though i had significant gains in the beginning, the inevidable has happened. I just didnt have enough troops, while more and more Germans came flooding in. I could have pushed for a defensive line in the mountains of italy/austria at first, enact partmob a bit later (more troops) and should have taken military control of britain a lot earlier.
Still this would have just bought some time, the only thing being rly able to stop this might have been barbarossa. I chose to trigger the war after the fall of france though. Might be possible to survive when germany is busy in the east.

(if anyone is interested i can provide savegames as well as the events i made)

Yours,
Spannbeton

 

[Pasha]

Very interesting experiment. I figured that with a modern army you would crush Germany even though you were greatly outnumbered.

 

[spannbeton]

The Ic is just way to small. And the geographic position, well not favorable. A country like sweden could possibly...

 

[Red Roo]

Oh well, it was worth a try... Good AAR, however.

 

[spannbeton]

Even after switzerland was lost the axis still lost italy, even though at the expense of around 30 british divisions. Guess it was a good trade. British troops would retreat to sicily and dig in with fleets to stop axis movement.

Well i might give it another try (loading a savegame) some years later, after barbarossa. I might stand a chance then.

 

[Inner Circle]

Looks interesting...