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The situation on the Western Front continues to deteriorate (from the Allied perspective) at an alarming rate.
Initial estimates put the Germans once again in Paris within a couple of weeks.
Of the three main battles that have taken place, the battle of Melun is finished, and 18 German divisions are consolidating control of the city before moving on to Paris. The other two battles of Laon and Cambrai continue with German victories looking more and more inevitable. Even the usually pessimistic general Joeb was seen smiling, at the Imperial War Ministry Building.
To the south, Petain continues to hold out, but a new German thrust is pushing in behind his position, and he will soon be trapped at Lons-le-Saunier. Elsewhere on the front, the only other army of any real size is resting south of Melun.
One interesting note is how the Allies seem to be short on generals. At this stage, every German stack has a general, and I have created so many, that all the generals in Europe all have great stats. (Any general with poor stats, is either retired or shipped to a meaningless front). My latest favorite general is fighting the British at Lille.
The other thing that stands out in the battles presently taking place, is the Allied refusal to withdraw and reorganize. In every battle, whole divisions are being wiped out. Divisions the Allies are unable to replace.
In other news, The Serbians are even closer to the breaking point than the French.
The Kaiser’s reorganization of the Balkans continues, as Albania (under German occupation for a year now) is granted semi-autonomous independence. (Which means they are allowed to exist as a satellite state of the German Empire).
I have finally finished reading this AAR from the first page and it is one of the greatest that I have read. You can really create a good story, and it is only with a short time span of the game. I also have some ideas on how the surrender of some countries should go based on historic accounts.
1) France
- all colonies stripped away to be part of the Reich
- made part of the German Economic Union
- remains of the Lorraine be made integrated with Germany
- Annecy, Chambery, Nice, and Corsica be given to Italy
- complete disarment of army and navy
- massive war indemnities for their betrayal
2) United Kingdom - small unless a early Sealion is able to be done by Gedicke
- Egyptian state under joint German and Ottoman occupation ( prevents expansion by the Ottomans into Africa, later may become a German puppet)
- Sinai, Cyprus and Arabian lands to Ottoman Empire
- Parts of Africa to the German Empire ( most valued: Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya)
- Pacific Islands and territories
- Independent Ireland ( very unlikely, but you can add a event that would trigger such a state to rebel against the U.K. with German help )
3) United States - Good Luck at a invasion
- Pacific islands and territories
- Puerto Rico ( only if mopping up in Carribean is intended )
4) Japan - Rebuild the transport fleet
- Korea, Lushun, and Tawain
- All the Islands owned within the Pacific
- Inclusion in the German Economic Union ( Unlikely due to Geography )
- Any province on the main Japanese Islands
- complete disarment
I am sure that you have the little nations surrender documents under way so them I won't mention.
1) France
- all colonies stripped away to be part of the Reich
- made part of the German Economic Union
- remains of the Lorraine be made integrated with Germany
- Annecy, Chambery, Nice, and Corsica be given to Italy
- complete disarment of army and navy
- massive war indemnities for their betrayal
2) United Kingdom - small unless a early Sealion is able to be done by Gedicke
- Egyptian state under joint German and Ottoman occupation ( prevents expansion by the Ottomans into Africa, later may become a German puppet)
- Sinai, Cyprus and Arabian lands to Ottoman Empire
- Parts of Africa to the German Empire ( most valued: Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya)
- Pacific Islands and territories
- Independent Ireland ( very unlikely, but you can add a event that would trigger such a state to rebel against the U.K. with German help )
3) United States - Good Luck at a invasion
- Pacific islands and territories
- Puerto Rico ( only if mopping up in Carribean is intended )
4) Japan - Rebuild the transport fleet
- Korea, Lushun, and Tawain
- All the Islands owned within the Pacific
- Inclusion in the German Economic Union ( Unlikely due to Geography )
- Any province on the main Japanese Islands
- complete disarment
I am sure that you have the little nations surrender documents under way so them I won't mention.
Maybe the French and the allies since that this time peace will be merciless in light of France's past, and are refusing to give in. A futile effort of course- but they have few choices now. Not sure why they're running out of generals.
Albania??? Hmm... I wonder what the Turks will do.
Going on to Britain, eh? I hope to see that soon. The further you get into the French provinces you can't pronounce without holding your nose for a good nasal tone, the closer they are to capitulation!
Rensslaer
Going on to Britain, eh? I hope to see that soon. The further you get into the French provinces you can't pronounce without holding your nose for a good nasal tone, the closer they are to capitulation!
Rensslaer
JimboIX said:
Dead officer pops, I'd imagine.
I'd say a damn sight more than Lorraine are going to be integrated.
For what, exactly???
If this happens, I want a Weimar France > Fascist dictatorship event chain in HOI2!
Pshaw. Gedicke uses transports as seabed lining. Maybe one of those other bright lads off the Hamburger coast.
I'm sure the Ottomans would have something to say about that.
To say nothing of the rubber plantations in the Kongo.
Unlikely? They were Axis sympathizers the whole second war...
How many divisions does the US have? If it's nothing substantial, you could at least force some heavy concessions.
I think the last one's the only necessary one, since most of the resources are in the Netherlands' Indonesian holdings. Maybe Okinawa and some of the archipelagos as coaling stations/naval bases.
Brilliant AAR! I've been following it since the beginning, and I decided to register just to congratulate you on this masterpiece. Keep up the good work!
I just want to anwser some of your questions on my tactics:
1) "I'd say a damn sight more than Lorraine are going to be integrated."
- If you want a more punishing peace then already given, then I suggest that you also integrate the French states of Picardie, Champagne-Ardennes, Bourgogne, and the Rhone-Alpes
2) Annecy, Chambery, Nice, and Corsica be given to Italy and why?
- Historically these provinces were Italian in one form or another, also it just further weakens France.
3) Parts of Africa to the German Empire ( most valued: Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya)
- Unless you manage to land on the British isles, you are not exactly going to get a major peace from them. Expansion in a already large German Afrika would be for the best in the minds of the German people.
4) Independent Ireland
- The British have cores on this territory and so probably would never give it up. More likely would be that the Germans armed Irish rebels who in turn declared a independent Ireland, or a triggered event to do so. This they would accept but with much reluctence, but it would be harder to deny a already existant goverment compared to one being formed just after the war.
5) How many divisions does the US have? If it's nothing substantial, you could at least force some heavy concessions.
- In any war of this type, or in any game for that matter, the United States is the last thing that you actually become occupied with. I believe that at this stage the German people will not care all that much about America and be content with dominance in Europe, but it is worth a shot.
1) "I'd say a damn sight more than Lorraine are going to be integrated."
- If you want a more punishing peace then already given, then I suggest that you also integrate the French states of Picardie, Champagne-Ardennes, Bourgogne, and the Rhone-Alpes
2) Annecy, Chambery, Nice, and Corsica be given to Italy and why?
- Historically these provinces were Italian in one form or another, also it just further weakens France.
3) Parts of Africa to the German Empire ( most valued: Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya)
- Unless you manage to land on the British isles, you are not exactly going to get a major peace from them. Expansion in a already large German Afrika would be for the best in the minds of the German people.
4) Independent Ireland
- The British have cores on this territory and so probably would never give it up. More likely would be that the Germans armed Irish rebels who in turn declared a independent Ireland, or a triggered event to do so. This they would accept but with much reluctence, but it would be harder to deny a already existant goverment compared to one being formed just after the war.
5) How many divisions does the US have? If it's nothing substantial, you could at least force some heavy concessions.
- In any war of this type, or in any game for that matter, the United States is the last thing that you actually become occupied with. I believe that at this stage the German people will not care all that much about America and be content with dominance in Europe, but it is worth a shot.
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The idea is that he is begining to have to much on his plate, just by viewing the rebellions that are occuring in Afrika he will have trouble putting down. The territory is not even valuable, it just allows one of his puppets to for once be policing some of his lands for him. Their armies are of no use in the current conflict, and also if he has plans to continue into Hearts of Iron, then it would create a mountain border along France. France's border would be open grasslands.Wenis said:
Ariosto Marzani said:
And Paris, and the Channel coast, and Brittany, and the Loire, and . . .
. . .then it would create a mountain border along France. France's border would be open grasslands.quote]
This is actually a good point, if France continues to exist.
See above. He is going to land on the British Isles.
See above.
True enough. But if he gets to Liverpool and he has 300 divisions under arms and America has 6. . .
j.
A Quick Look out East
Ok, this won’t exactly be a mega-update, but I did want to post something before the weekend (and thus bump the AAR back up to the top ), so here we go…
After dispatching of a couple of Japanese battleships, the two German Far East Squadrons continued to sail around in search of the remains of the Imperial Japanese navy. Two dreadnaughts of said navy were found in the Yellow Sea, off the coast of Korea.
The battle (using the term loosely), was short and decisive. One note of interest however was that it was led not by Gedicke, but by admiral von Spee.
In Korea meanwhile, the Japanese forces continue their retreats. The German kavallerie has been split in two, with both groups heading south in order to prevent any Japanese forces from getting behind the German lines.
Ok, this won’t exactly be a mega-update, but I did want to post something before the weekend (and thus bump the AAR back up to the top
), so here we go…After dispatching of a couple of Japanese battleships, the two German Far East Squadrons continued to sail around in search of the remains of the Imperial Japanese navy. Two dreadnaughts of said navy were found in the Yellow Sea, off the coast of Korea.
The battle (using the term loosely), was short and decisive. One note of interest however was that it was led not by Gedicke, but by admiral von Spee.
In Korea meanwhile, the Japanese forces continue their retreats. The German kavallerie has been split in two, with both groups heading south in order to prevent any Japanese forces from getting behind the German lines.
More importantly
Why and how is Friedrich Nietzsche leading both sides of a battle in North Korea?
And from beyond the grave!!1!
j.
Quirinus308 said:
Why and how is Friedrich Nietzsche leading both sides of a battle in North Korea?
And from beyond the grave!!1!
j.
I've read through it all Quirinus and it indeed is a masterpiece. Just a small nitpick though, the Belarussian flag should be white-red-white, as that one was officially the flag of the BNR (Belarussian National Republic) from 1917-1918.
Now do you plan to intervene in the Russian Civil War? You should support the Tsar, IIRC the Germans actually tried to save them during the Russian Civil War. What ever you decide, don't let either the Mensheviks or the Bolsheviks gain power as I guarantee it will cause trouble later on.
On a side note, I selected you for the Weekly AAR showcase. Congratulations!
Now do you plan to intervene in the Russian Civil War? You should support the Tsar, IIRC the Germans actually tried to save them during the Russian Civil War. What ever you decide, don't let either the Mensheviks or the Bolsheviks gain power as I guarantee it will cause trouble later on.
On a side note, I selected you for the Weekly AAR showcase. Congratulations!
What about declaring a separate North Italian state (german puppet) out of the german occupation zone in Italy and Savoie, Nice, Corsica. That could throw the rest of Italy in to a bloody civil war, since I can't se the Sardinian kingdom survive such a blow.