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Some Random Updates to Close Out the Year 1915
Following the victory over the Royal navy in the battles of the Danish Straits, the decision was made by the Imperial Staff to move the High Seas Fleet to a North Sea Port to be in a better position to react to any British invasions. Of course they couldn’t even make it to port without running in to the Royal Navy.
Back in east Afrika the British have dug in for a last stand at Blantyre, and are making the Germans pay for the land.
In Kamerun however things are starting to look better as we finally have tricked the British to attack us at Bamenda, and quickly reinforced the garrison there. We may finally get an opportunity to defeat the British in Kamerun.
In the Austrian Civil War we find the Socialist are consolidating their power in the north, and have all but eliminated the other two factions (in the north at least). If the Socialists manage to take total control in the north, I see little reason why they couldn’t win the civil war, as they would be in a much stronger position than the other two factions.
Lastly I think it may be time to reconsider the German operations on the eastern front.
Up until now, I have always tried to build my armies into groups of 9 divisions. On the eastern front the Russians have spread their troops out to cover the entire front line, while my troops are concentrated, with large gaps in the line. The result of this is that I outnumber the Russians in any battle but they still manage to get through my lines and cause havoc preventing the Germans from really pressing forward. I think I may need to break up my armies into smaller groups in order to stabilize the line, and be in a better position to pick my battles.
Following the victory over the Royal navy in the battles of the Danish Straits, the decision was made by the Imperial Staff to move the High Seas Fleet to a North Sea Port to be in a better position to react to any British invasions. Of course they couldn’t even make it to port without running in to the Royal Navy.
Back in east Afrika the British have dug in for a last stand at Blantyre, and are making the Germans pay for the land.
In Kamerun however things are starting to look better as we finally have tricked the British to attack us at Bamenda, and quickly reinforced the garrison there. We may finally get an opportunity to defeat the British in Kamerun.
In the Austrian Civil War we find the Socialist are consolidating their power in the north, and have all but eliminated the other two factions (in the north at least). If the Socialists manage to take total control in the north, I see little reason why they couldn’t win the civil war, as they would be in a much stronger position than the other two factions.
Lastly I think it may be time to reconsider the German operations on the eastern front.
Up until now, I have always tried to build my armies into groups of 9 divisions. On the eastern front the Russians have spread their troops out to cover the entire front line, while my troops are concentrated, with large gaps in the line. The result of this is that I outnumber the Russians in any battle but they still manage to get through my lines and cause havoc preventing the Germans from really pressing forward. I think I may need to break up my armies into smaller groups in order to stabilize the line, and be in a better position to pick my battles.
I can't say I'm happy to see the Austrian Civil War going exactly as I predicted, but at least you'll be able to swoop in and pick up the pieces.
If you split your armies into corps of 3 divisions, you should be able to hold the entire line. Local superiority will still be fairly easy to achieve, especially if you trick the AI into attacking your weak points Bamenda style. Good luck!
If you split your armies into corps of 3 divisions, you should be able to hold the entire line. Local superiority will still be fairly easy to achieve, especially if you trick the AI into attacking your weak points Bamenda style. Good luck!
all is well in the Afrikan front and yes I agree you should break up yuor troop concentrations, better now to cover the front than later when you begin to offensive. Hopefully socialists stumble 
Maybe you really should split them up into three divisions each and then send two of these armies to conquer the territory behind while one deals with the enemy to pocket them all the time. After all it doesn't matter if they break through the lines if you can destroy the division afterwards.
It sounds like you are facing exactly the operational situation that prompted the trenches in the first place. However, thsi time you only have the one front to worry about, so hopefully you will be able to grind Russia down.
An Update on the Austrian Civil War
I hope this won’t be considered cheating but I wanted to get a better update on the Austrian Civil War, and so I turned the fog off long enough to take this screenshot, which revealed some interesting details.
Let’s see if we can make some sense of all this…
The Socialist appear to have gained complete control of the center of the country as I had originally thought. The Republicans are fighting them in two provinces: Bratislava and Sopron. In Bratislava the Republicans are in control of the province, but are under attack by a larger socialist force. In Sopron the opposite is true as the Socialist are in control, but are fighting a superior force of Republican. Overall odds in the region are 7 to 4 in favor of the Socialist.
In the north the Monarchist have the most troops, in an even more confusing situation. Tarnow is owned by the Republicans but under siege by the Socialist. The next province to the south is owned by the Monarchist, but under siege by the Republicans, while the Monarchist appear ready to start a counter offensive. All the while the Socialist are bringing in a couple of extra divisions.
There appears to be very little action taking place in the south.
Overall I would say the Socialist are winning the civil war, but it is a much closer contest than I originally thought, and is not over by any stretch.
I hope this won’t be considered cheating but I wanted to get a better update on the Austrian Civil War, and so I turned the fog off long enough to take this screenshot, which revealed some interesting details.
Let’s see if we can make some sense of all this…
The Socialist appear to have gained complete control of the center of the country as I had originally thought. The Republicans are fighting them in two provinces: Bratislava and Sopron. In Bratislava the Republicans are in control of the province, but are under attack by a larger socialist force. In Sopron the opposite is true as the Socialist are in control, but are fighting a superior force of Republican. Overall odds in the region are 7 to 4 in favor of the Socialist.
In the north the Monarchist have the most troops, in an even more confusing situation. Tarnow is owned by the Republicans but under siege by the Socialist. The next province to the south is owned by the Monarchist, but under siege by the Republicans, while the Monarchist appear ready to start a counter offensive. All the while the Socialist are bringing in a couple of extra divisions.
There appears to be very little action taking place in the south.
Overall I would say the Socialist are winning the civil war, but it is a much closer contest than I originally thought, and is not over by any stretch.
The Italian Front, January 1916
There are times in war when superior strategy and execution turn the tide of battle and determine the victor, and then there are times like these when blind luck intervenes.
I was rather surprised to find that in five days time I had wiped out 8000 Italians when I had experienced nothing but futility in all my previous encounters at Bergamo, so I decided to look a little closer, and was amazed at what I found, or rather what I didn’t find.
For the astute observer you will notice no fortifications at Bergamo. Upon closer examination I discovered that the latest army I sent to Bergamo was comprised entirely of artillery brigades and that they had apparently reduced the fortifications at Bergamo to nothing. The elimination of the Italian fortifications had a drastic effect on the battle as you might imagine.
In Berlin the Imperial Staff was congratulating themselves for their brilliant actions at Bergamo, while General Joeb just shook his head in disbelief.
So this is the situation now in Italy as of January 8, 1915
The battle of Bergamo is finally turning to the German’s favor, while fighting continues at Bozen and Zell am See. An extra nine divisions were approaching Bozen, and when they arrived they gave the Germans an overwhelming numerical superiority.
With a string of bad news for the Italians they put forward their best peace offering to date.
But we finally have them where we want them, and so the war continues on.
Victories at Bergamo and Bozen buoy the fighting spirit of Germans, but not enough to help at Zell am See.
With the victory at Bozen, I am hopeful that I can soon send reinforcement to help out at Zell am See. In the mean time I will leave this update with a pic I have been waiting to see for some time.
You know I think I could stop this AAR right here and be happy...
There are times in war when superior strategy and execution turn the tide of battle and determine the victor, and then there are times like these when blind luck intervenes.
I was rather surprised to find that in five days time I had wiped out 8000 Italians when I had experienced nothing but futility in all my previous encounters at Bergamo, so I decided to look a little closer, and was amazed at what I found, or rather what I didn’t find.
For the astute observer you will notice no fortifications at Bergamo. Upon closer examination I discovered that the latest army I sent to Bergamo was comprised entirely of artillery brigades and that they had apparently reduced the fortifications at Bergamo to nothing. The elimination of the Italian fortifications had a drastic effect on the battle as you might imagine.
In Berlin the Imperial Staff was congratulating themselves for their brilliant actions at Bergamo, while General Joeb just shook his head in disbelief.
So this is the situation now in Italy as of January 8, 1915
The battle of Bergamo is finally turning to the German’s favor, while fighting continues at Bozen and Zell am See. An extra nine divisions were approaching Bozen, and when they arrived they gave the Germans an overwhelming numerical superiority.
With a string of bad news for the Italians they put forward their best peace offering to date.
But we finally have them where we want them, and so the war continues on.
Victories at Bergamo and Bozen buoy the fighting spirit of Germans, but not enough to help at Zell am See.
With the victory at Bozen, I am hopeful that I can soon send reinforcement to help out at Zell am See. In the mean time I will leave this update with a pic I have been waiting to see for some time.
You know I think I could stop this AAR right here and be happy...
so you have broken the backs and spirit of the Italians, good job. But many challenges lie ahead... seen and unseen. Keep up the good work
The best picture I've ever seen in this AAR. How many weeks have you let us wait and moan about you now? Just send the artillery to Zell am See now too.
Long live the Socialist Republic of Austria!
So the Italians are finally on the run, any rough guesses as to how many casualites they've caused/suffered? Looks like the Spring Offensive should go ahead as planned.
What are the Brits doing, if anything? Anything happening in the Balkans/Middle East?
Excellent few updates.
So the Italians are finally on the run, any rough guesses as to how many casualites they've caused/suffered? Looks like the Spring Offensive should go ahead as planned.
What are the Brits doing, if anything? Anything happening in the Balkans/Middle East?
Excellent few updates.
