not looking too good in spain...maybe you should retreat to the mountains....good luck against russia! 
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Im counting Spain as a lost cause, hence the reason I have granted them Amsterdam so I dont lose all their troops, a considerable ammount of which are off fighting in China. Frankly Im amazed by this, Italy had lead a huge multinational force to come to the aid of Japan.
Nations currently contributing troops to the Chinese campaign
Italy: 11 divisions
Turkish Empire: 7 divisions
Spain: 4 divisions
Portugal: 3 divisions
Egypt: 3 divisions
Germany: 2 divisions
Iraq: 1 division
Slovakia: 1 division
Im off to Rome on Sunday (urgh, 12 hour bus trip!) for a week so both the AAR's will be on hold but Ill try and update tonight!
Nations currently contributing troops to the Chinese campaign
Italy: 11 divisions
Turkish Empire: 7 divisions
Spain: 4 divisions
Portugal: 3 divisions
Egypt: 3 divisions
Germany: 2 divisions
Iraq: 1 division
Slovakia: 1 division
Im off to Rome on Sunday (urgh, 12 hour bus trip!) for a week so both the AAR's will be on hold but Ill try and update tonight!
The Japs just keep getting pushed back in China, however they have made some nice progress in the Philippines and against the Soviets, before they came up against a Mongolian Uber-stack...
It had been an eventful several months indeed.
The Soviet Union, despite initial gains, had been pushed back by the soldiers of the Reich, and by the middle of winter, a long front had been established, stretching from Leningrad in the north to Crimea in the South.
Many Soviet divisions had been destroyed by concentrated bombing my Stukas and more had been pocketed and forced to surrender as the German Panzers took the offensive into Russia.
On the Spanish front, the Americans continued to advance untill only the Pyrannese remained under Spanish control. However a flood of Axis forced into the area including 9 German Mechanized divisions, 6 Panzer (Panther class) divisions and 12 infantry divisions along with numerious Italian, Turkish and Romanian divisions had stopped the American advance, and Hitler planned to begin a roll-back of American forces in the near future.
In worse news, three new carriers delivered to the Kreigsmarine were completly destroyed in Rottadam Harbor by American and Canadian torpedoe bombers. Hitler was furious, and demanded the imidiate creation of three even larger (IV rather than III) carriers to strike back at the American fleet.
In the Caucasus, Turkish troops, supported by German and Italian divisions, ahd seized parts of lower Georgia. Later in the year further German reenforcements would allow the Turks to push further through the mountains, taking Tiblisi and advancing on Baku.
The Japanese continued to have troubles subduing the Chinese, who began to push them back, even retaking the capital Nanjing. In better news the Japanese had made further gains against the Soviets, diverting troops away from the Western fronts.
Finnish troops had succeeded in holding their own against the Soviets, and with the arrival of German reeinforcments from Norway, began to roll the Soviets back. Leningrad was soon surrounded and was taken.
The war was progressing slowly, however the German High Command was still confident that victory against the Reds would be short in comming, as Gauderans Panzer army advanced on a lightly defended Moscow. Then full attention could be turned to evicting the US from Europe.
The Soviet Union, despite initial gains, had been pushed back by the soldiers of the Reich, and by the middle of winter, a long front had been established, stretching from Leningrad in the north to Crimea in the South.
Many Soviet divisions had been destroyed by concentrated bombing my Stukas and more had been pocketed and forced to surrender as the German Panzers took the offensive into Russia.
On the Spanish front, the Americans continued to advance untill only the Pyrannese remained under Spanish control. However a flood of Axis forced into the area including 9 German Mechanized divisions, 6 Panzer (Panther class) divisions and 12 infantry divisions along with numerious Italian, Turkish and Romanian divisions had stopped the American advance, and Hitler planned to begin a roll-back of American forces in the near future.
In worse news, three new carriers delivered to the Kreigsmarine were completly destroyed in Rottadam Harbor by American and Canadian torpedoe bombers. Hitler was furious, and demanded the imidiate creation of three even larger (IV rather than III) carriers to strike back at the American fleet.
In the Caucasus, Turkish troops, supported by German and Italian divisions, ahd seized parts of lower Georgia. Later in the year further German reenforcements would allow the Turks to push further through the mountains, taking Tiblisi and advancing on Baku.
The Japanese continued to have troubles subduing the Chinese, who began to push them back, even retaking the capital Nanjing. In better news the Japanese had made further gains against the Soviets, diverting troops away from the Western fronts.
Finnish troops had succeeded in holding their own against the Soviets, and with the arrival of German reeinforcments from Norway, began to roll the Soviets back. Leningrad was soon surrounded and was taken.
The war was progressing slowly, however the German High Command was still confident that victory against the Reds would be short in comming, as Gauderans Panzer army advanced on a lightly defended Moscow. Then full attention could be turned to evicting the US from Europe.
Iron-Chef: ...In worse news, three new carriers delivered to the Kreigsmarine were completely destroyed in Rotterdam Harbor by American and Canadian torpedoe bombers. Hitler was furious, and demanded the immediate creation of three even larger (IV rather than III) carriers to strike back at the American fleet...Leningrad was soon surrounded and was taken.
would fighter protection help protect the CVs? it is always good to see Finland (even with help) take Leningrad! !
would fighter protection help protect the CVs? it is always good to see Finland (even with help) take Leningrad! !
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Cool AAR. Why don't you release Croatia and Serbia (assuming that their naitonal provinces are fixed)?
Nice AAR!
Have you thought on taking control of the UK's and Vichy France armies and use them to sweep the US expeditionary force away?
Have you thought on taking control of the UK's and Vichy France armies and use them to sweep the US expeditionary force away?
Great AAR! A wise man once said never fight a war in south east asia. China will be the quagmire of your allies. Pity Japan hasn't pulled her weight.
Appart from Hungary (Becuase their troops make up a full quater of Axis forces on the Eastern Front) Im trying not to take military control of any other major nation such as England or Vichy, however if the situation gets too dire, Hitler may well have to order German Generals to replace those incompetants British and French ones.
Urgh, I know, the Japs just cant break through, mainly becuase the AI has built militia rather than infantry, I dont get it
I didnt even know they were under attack untill I got the msg saying my whole fleet in Rotterdam had been destroyed, I was too buisy watching the Russians!
Thanks! The main reason I dont want to release those two is for this simple reason:
NEEEED IC
If the Americans have anything to say about it, maybe so
Update comming sometime thisafternoon!
Hitler and his closest advisors could only smile and congradulate themselves on a crushing victory. The Red Bear, who had so callously launched a suprise attack on the forces of the Reich a year before, now lay utterly defeated.
The last month had seen many advances for the Reich, a new, powerful Air-Carrier, the KSM Amerika had been delivered along with her Carrier Division of Sea-Stukas and now lay at anchor in the complete saftey of Coppehagen Harbour, protected by no less than seven land based flack installations and two wings of Focke-Wolf inteceptors. Hitler would not allow the disaster of Rotterdam occur a second time.
Several key technological advances had aslo been made, including further research into the power of the atom, immidiantly following, Hitler demanded that Atomic Fuel be researched. The Führer would see that Germany be first among nations to harvest the power of the atom.
Now, to the War.
Further German divisions were funnelled to the Spanish front, which remained unmoved. However the arrival of Italain, Turkish, Spanish and Romanian divisions in Gibraltar as well as in the north made the chance of a break out seem likley.
On the Russian front, the new German Panther tanks proved their worth time and again. Generals Gauderan and Rommel blitzed through the Soviet lines, creating a massive pocket of Soviet troops and trapping three quarters of the Red's once impressive armoured force.
The pocket was gradualy tightened despite the attempts of the Russian forces to break out, and eventually some 30 divisions were forced to lay down arms. A further 12 had been destroyed by the Luftwaffe before.
The Finns continued to hold out agains a concentrated Soviet offensive, taking Murmansk and several provinces of the Karellian Ithmus. The arrival of German troops freed up after the destruction of the majority of the Soviet forces around Leningrad would see the Finns rout the last Russian units from Finnish territory.
Rommels Panzer's army, consisting of four of the latest Panzer divisions and two supporting SS-Panzergrenadier (Mechanized II) divisions raced ahead and with the German and Hungarian infantry securing territory captured by the Panzers, Moscow was soon surrounded, and under heavy assult from 30 German and Hungarian divisions, the 13 defending Soviet and Mongolian infantry divisions were forced to surrender.
Gauderans Panzers triumphantly entered Moscow, parading with several Hungarian and German divisions down Red Square to the Kremlin as the war weary and defeated Russian populous of the battered city looked on. While Stalin and the majority of the Soviet cabinet had escaped Moscow by air in the days before its surrender, there was no doubt that the Soviets would soon be forced to come to terms or face utter destruction as Japanese forces continued a slow but steady advance in the East and Italian suported Turkish divisions isolated the Baku oil fields from the now oil-starved retreating Soviet armies.
For Stalin, when defeat came, it would be a bitter peace indeed.
The last month had seen many advances for the Reich, a new, powerful Air-Carrier, the KSM Amerika had been delivered along with her Carrier Division of Sea-Stukas and now lay at anchor in the complete saftey of Coppehagen Harbour, protected by no less than seven land based flack installations and two wings of Focke-Wolf inteceptors. Hitler would not allow the disaster of Rotterdam occur a second time.
Several key technological advances had aslo been made, including further research into the power of the atom, immidiantly following, Hitler demanded that Atomic Fuel be researched. The Führer would see that Germany be first among nations to harvest the power of the atom.
Now, to the War.
Further German divisions were funnelled to the Spanish front, which remained unmoved. However the arrival of Italain, Turkish, Spanish and Romanian divisions in Gibraltar as well as in the north made the chance of a break out seem likley.
On the Russian front, the new German Panther tanks proved their worth time and again. Generals Gauderan and Rommel blitzed through the Soviet lines, creating a massive pocket of Soviet troops and trapping three quarters of the Red's once impressive armoured force.
The pocket was gradualy tightened despite the attempts of the Russian forces to break out, and eventually some 30 divisions were forced to lay down arms. A further 12 had been destroyed by the Luftwaffe before.
The Finns continued to hold out agains a concentrated Soviet offensive, taking Murmansk and several provinces of the Karellian Ithmus. The arrival of German troops freed up after the destruction of the majority of the Soviet forces around Leningrad would see the Finns rout the last Russian units from Finnish territory.
Rommels Panzer's army, consisting of four of the latest Panzer divisions and two supporting SS-Panzergrenadier (Mechanized II) divisions raced ahead and with the German and Hungarian infantry securing territory captured by the Panzers, Moscow was soon surrounded, and under heavy assult from 30 German and Hungarian divisions, the 13 defending Soviet and Mongolian infantry divisions were forced to surrender.
Gauderans Panzers triumphantly entered Moscow, parading with several Hungarian and German divisions down Red Square to the Kremlin as the war weary and defeated Russian populous of the battered city looked on. While Stalin and the majority of the Soviet cabinet had escaped Moscow by air in the days before its surrender, there was no doubt that the Soviets would soon be forced to come to terms or face utter destruction as Japanese forces continued a slow but steady advance in the East and Italian suported Turkish divisions isolated the Baku oil fields from the now oil-starved retreating Soviet armies.
For Stalin, when defeat came, it would be a bitter peace indeed.
Well done at getting Moscow. I always find that the hardest part of any Russian campaign. And it's nice to see the Turks doing so well.
My appologies
Indeed, there was one 1918 Mongol division in Moscow, needless to say they were pritty ineffective against modern tanks
Indeed there is, but you will have to wait for the next update, which will either be later tonight or when I get back from Rome next Friday....
Excellent progress, lets hope that the Bitter peace triggers early rather than late.
Which site are you using to host your images?
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