November 25,1915 to December 4,1915
Since it’s been a couple of weeks since I was able to regularly update, I’ll try to make this update more of an overview of what is going on in a variety of places.
We begin in Bayern where there still seem to be a few loose Russians running around. I must admit that when I first started thinking about doing this AAR I never thought I would be fighting the Russians in Bayern. The battles however should soon be over as we have nearly defeated the last Russian resistance in the area, and will soon complete our liberation of the Russian occupied territories in western Austria.
Back in Afrika we continue to fight the British in Kamerun. The battle for Kamerun has at present seen neither side able to take the advantage. We defeated the British at Kribi, and again at Duala, but have lost the battle for Yaonde. The new strategy will be to liberate Duala, and Bamenda, so as to isolate the British at Yaonde, and thus wipe them out.
In the Danish Straits, Gedicke and the High Seas Fleet had just completed their first major victory against the Royal Navy, but there was still one dreadnaught that got away, so orders were given to find the damaged ship and sink her. She was found and engaged at Kattegat.
Of course both sides sent in additional ships, and soon the Danish Straits were again reverberating with the sounds of battle. The new British squadron consisted of 6 dreadnaughts, and 2 modern cruisers. Unfortunately for the Germans the Swedes withdrew their monitor, so Germany must face the British alone.
The battle started with the sinking of the damaged British dreadnaught Centurion, but unfortunately the Germans were unsuccessful in their attempts to withdraw their own damaged dreadnaught, and the Seydlitz was sunk, but not before she took down a British modern cruiser. The next round of fighting cost the British the dreadnaught St. Vincent, while the Germans modern cruiser Pillau was damaged, and forced to retreat.
With the collapse of Austria, the Russians reorganized their forces to focus on the Germans in Poland. All Russian forces in Austria moved to Krakow in order to regroup, and prepare for the liberation of Poland, when the Germans struck. Of course we are outnumbered…
The situation in Krakow is obviously not advantageous for the Germans, so additional reinforcements have been called for.
In Italy the German goals are two fold, capture Rome in anticipation of the future armistice, and eliminate the Italians, and their fortifications in the north. Rome fell with no real resistance, leaving the Germans free to press the offensive in the north.
The primary goal at this point is to clear up several minor Italian incursions while preparing for yet another go at the Fortress of Bergamo. And so Italy is slowly being captured although the price has been higher than anyone would have imagined. If only the French could have fought as well.
Since it’s been a couple of weeks since I was able to regularly update, I’ll try to make this update more of an overview of what is going on in a variety of places.
We begin in Bayern where there still seem to be a few loose Russians running around. I must admit that when I first started thinking about doing this AAR I never thought I would be fighting the Russians in Bayern. The battles however should soon be over as we have nearly defeated the last Russian resistance in the area, and will soon complete our liberation of the Russian occupied territories in western Austria.
Back in Afrika we continue to fight the British in Kamerun. The battle for Kamerun has at present seen neither side able to take the advantage. We defeated the British at Kribi, and again at Duala, but have lost the battle for Yaonde. The new strategy will be to liberate Duala, and Bamenda, so as to isolate the British at Yaonde, and thus wipe them out.
In the Danish Straits, Gedicke and the High Seas Fleet had just completed their first major victory against the Royal Navy, but there was still one dreadnaught that got away, so orders were given to find the damaged ship and sink her. She was found and engaged at Kattegat.
Of course both sides sent in additional ships, and soon the Danish Straits were again reverberating with the sounds of battle. The new British squadron consisted of 6 dreadnaughts, and 2 modern cruisers. Unfortunately for the Germans the Swedes withdrew their monitor, so Germany must face the British alone.
The battle started with the sinking of the damaged British dreadnaught Centurion, but unfortunately the Germans were unsuccessful in their attempts to withdraw their own damaged dreadnaught, and the Seydlitz was sunk, but not before she took down a British modern cruiser. The next round of fighting cost the British the dreadnaught St. Vincent, while the Germans modern cruiser Pillau was damaged, and forced to retreat.
With the collapse of Austria, the Russians reorganized their forces to focus on the Germans in Poland. All Russian forces in Austria moved to Krakow in order to regroup, and prepare for the liberation of Poland, when the Germans struck. Of course we are outnumbered…
The situation in Krakow is obviously not advantageous for the Germans, so additional reinforcements have been called for.
In Italy the German goals are two fold, capture Rome in anticipation of the future armistice, and eliminate the Italians, and their fortifications in the north. Rome fell with no real resistance, leaving the Germans free to press the offensive in the north.
The primary goal at this point is to clear up several minor Italian incursions while preparing for yet another go at the Fortress of Bergamo. And so Italy is slowly being captured although the price has been higher than anyone would have imagined. If only the French could have fought as well.
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