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I'm curious - is your talk of the Allied leader transporter tech just entertainment, or are you creating the 'inspiration' for the Germans doing a von Who style HQ breakout frenzy later on? 
Exterous said:AEP: Paradox should have made their own full sized mock-up of a new German tank and taken pictures of it for this!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Yes, and they better get a move on!
Additional forces were committed to Yugoslavia instead of Finland to contain the Allies. The Bulgarian leader was upset that while his forces were holding down Greece, Germany had let them down and let Sofia fall. A response had to be arranged (and to keep Bulgaria from falling). However, shortly after two additional divisions were deployed (1 mechanized, 1 armored) Helsinki fell in Finland.
German High Command took a look at the situation. Behind closed doors it was acknowledged that it was always assumed Finland would fall. The diverted Soviet attention and rare materials were nice, but it was never expected they would hold this long. Of more pressing concern was an allied foothold on Europe. That had to be addressed before more units started appearing. A single new mechanized unit was to be given to the Fins to help them hold out. Once the Allied invasion was contained, an additional mechanized and two armored divisions would be deployed to Finland to retake Helsinki.
The situation was even more depressing when viewing the Pacific. The Americans seem to be advancing with almost no resistance from the Japanese
It was not turning out to be a very promising Fall/winter.
Surprisingly, instead of landing in Yugoslavia where their advance was slowly stalling, the American landed in Anzio, which was surrounded by Axis garrison troops. After a stubborn beach defense, the Americans surrendered.
To underscore the fact that 1945 was not ending well, Finland surrendered. They decided they would rather become a Soviet puppet than continue the war. The newest German mechanized unit was allowed to send its personnel back to Germany by trawler, but its equipment was surrendered to the Soviets.
Not all Fins agreed with the diplomatic move and there were pockets of resistance. Unfortunately, when turning puppet any units that chose to not change sides lose ALL organization. Several pockets were quickly destroyed, despite an emergency naval sortie by the Kriegsmarine to evacuate some of them, taking 4 Finnish divisions with them.
In a bit of good news, another 3 Finnish divisions were able to make it to German supply lines and continue fighting. In a bit of an 'F you!' jab, a single German division marched on and took an undefended Murmansk. Several fuel and material depots were destroyed before the unit moved back to Petsamo.
With the help of allies (Croatia's contribution barely counts as help) the Allied invasion had been contained. Sofia was about to be retaken and the American forces were surrounded and destroyed.
The Allies were slowly forced back to their original landing province and defeated. Their attack had been well timed to divert Axis reinforcements badly needed for Finland - which no doubt allowed Finland to fall. Now Germany will run out of rare materials sooner than before.
Also, the swiftness of the advance, the worthlessness of the Slovakians and the ire of the Bulgarians dictated that additional forces be stationed in Yugoslavia. Two additional infantry units and one armored division would be permanently stationed around Dubrovnik.
German High Command took a look at the situation. Behind closed doors it was acknowledged that it was always assumed Finland would fall. The diverted Soviet attention and rare materials were nice, but it was never expected they would hold this long. Of more pressing concern was an allied foothold on Europe. That had to be addressed before more units started appearing. A single new mechanized unit was to be given to the Fins to help them hold out. Once the Allied invasion was contained, an additional mechanized and two armored divisions would be deployed to Finland to retake Helsinki.
The situation was even more depressing when viewing the Pacific. The Americans seem to be advancing with almost no resistance from the Japanese
It was not turning out to be a very promising Fall/winter.
Surprisingly, instead of landing in Yugoslavia where their advance was slowly stalling, the American landed in Anzio, which was surrounded by Axis garrison troops. After a stubborn beach defense, the Americans surrendered.
To underscore the fact that 1945 was not ending well, Finland surrendered. They decided they would rather become a Soviet puppet than continue the war. The newest German mechanized unit was allowed to send its personnel back to Germany by trawler, but its equipment was surrendered to the Soviets.
Not all Fins agreed with the diplomatic move and there were pockets of resistance. Unfortunately, when turning puppet any units that chose to not change sides lose ALL organization. Several pockets were quickly destroyed, despite an emergency naval sortie by the Kriegsmarine to evacuate some of them, taking 4 Finnish divisions with them.
In a bit of good news, another 3 Finnish divisions were able to make it to German supply lines and continue fighting. In a bit of an 'F you!' jab, a single German division marched on and took an undefended Murmansk. Several fuel and material depots were destroyed before the unit moved back to Petsamo.
With the help of allies (Croatia's contribution barely counts as help) the Allied invasion had been contained. Sofia was about to be retaken and the American forces were surrounded and destroyed.
The Allies were slowly forced back to their original landing province and defeated. Their attack had been well timed to divert Axis reinforcements badly needed for Finland - which no doubt allowed Finland to fall. Now Germany will run out of rare materials sooner than before.
Also, the swiftness of the advance, the worthlessness of the Slovakians and the ire of the Bulgarians dictated that additional forces be stationed in Yugoslavia. Two additional infantry units and one armored division would be permanently stationed around Dubrovnik.
german general: Not really, the threat of invasion from Sicily (about 24 Allied Divisions) and the constant American invasions have already stretched my garrisons to the limit
lifeless: Well, this whole thing would be easier if the Allies didn't have any divisions. Stupid breeders and factories!
gilf: ImageShack has been nice enough to host ~140 screenshots and I still have another ~140 to upload and the game ain't even over yet. I cut them down as much as possible to cut down on their bandwidth useage - its the least I can do. For all intents and purposes I have massive energy and metal stockpiles; money hovers around 200; supplies hover around 5000; manpower ranges between 320 and 400; Rare materials are at about 50 with a 15% malus to my ICs due to not enough rares - which keeps me around 330ICs. Oil is pretty much zero by mid-day unless I buy enough for an upcomming offensive - then it spikes to 1000-3000 depending on the guestimated length of the attack. I will try to include more screens of my material situation but I have already resized several updates worth of screenies
Rapcw: FALL BACK??!! I can't stand doing that. I would rather lose than fall back - besides, while the Balkands may get ravaged, they aren't as important as beating the Russians (but don't tell them that) and I knew that several new units were soon to be ready for deployment. One big advantage I have is that the Allies rarely employ large amounts of armored forces
HKslan: Yes, that area will cause me trouble for some time. I know they're Croatian - I just suck at editing out mistakes. I thought I had caught all of the errors but apparently missed an entire update
anonymous4401: They could give the UN a lesson or two on co-operation
General Jac: Their time will come....maybe - well if not in this game I will make them pay in another for their transgressions!!
SecondReich: Well, stop pinching yourself if it hurts!
jhhowell: von Whos-a-what-now? *whispers* He knows too much Mostly entertainment. I haven't had a humorous update because I haven't been feeling too funny/silly. I blame work - damn mundane tasks sucking the soul from my body!
AEP: Yes! They are very far behind!
lifeless: Well, this whole thing would be easier if the Allies didn't have any divisions. Stupid breeders and factories!
gilf: ImageShack has been nice enough to host ~140 screenshots and I still have another ~140 to upload and the game ain't even over yet. I cut them down as much as possible to cut down on their bandwidth useage - its the least I can do. For all intents and purposes I have massive energy and metal stockpiles; money hovers around 200; supplies hover around 5000; manpower ranges between 320 and 400; Rare materials are at about 50 with a 15% malus to my ICs due to not enough rares - which keeps me around 330ICs. Oil is pretty much zero by mid-day unless I buy enough for an upcomming offensive - then it spikes to 1000-3000 depending on the guestimated length of the attack. I will try to include more screens of my material situation but I have already resized several updates worth of screenies
Rapcw: FALL BACK??!! I can't stand doing that. I would rather lose than fall back - besides, while the Balkands may get ravaged, they aren't as important as beating the Russians (but don't tell them that) and I knew that several new units were soon to be ready for deployment. One big advantage I have is that the Allies rarely employ large amounts of armored forces
HKslan: Yes, that area will cause me trouble for some time. I know they're Croatian - I just suck at editing out mistakes. I thought I had caught all of the errors but apparently missed an entire update
anonymous4401: They could give the UN a lesson or two on co-operation
General Jac: Their time will come....maybe - well if not in this game I will make them pay in another for their transgressions!!
SecondReich: Well, stop pinching yourself if it hurts!
jhhowell: von Whos-a-what-now? *whispers* He knows too much Mostly entertainment. I haven't had a humorous update because I haven't been feeling too funny/silly. I blame work - damn mundane tasks sucking the soul from my body!
AEP: Yes! They are very far behind!
In the end you had five divisions from four nations fighting on the same tiny piece of land!
Which were, of course, defeated with the help of two Axis allies!
Which were, of course, defeated with the help of two Axis allies!
Alright, damage control...good.
Finland is nothing but a glacier covered nothingness...forget about it. Its one less ally to support. Remember what Napoleon said about coalitions.
Finland is nothing but a glacier covered nothingness...forget about it. Its one less ally to support. Remember what Napoleon said about coalitions.
yeah retake finland. U could destroy some Sovjet divisions that way.
And if u puppet them u'll get more rare then u did now so go for it!!
And if u puppet them u'll get more rare then u did now so go for it!!
The Brits landed in southern Greece again, prompting an "It's friggen winter, leave me alone!" from the peanut gallery.
But that mood quickly turned upbeat when the news from Krupp was heard:
Hitler read the memo out loud for his General Staff
"Completely redesigned, the chassis sits on a refined suspension that offers unparalleled stability when firing. Improved turret hydraulics allow faster target acquisition and engagement. The firing sights have also been modified. Using state-of-the-art electronics and gyroscopes, the muzzle now correctly stays on target despite moderate movement and jostling of the chassis.
A new KwK 45/75 main cannon is mounted on the turret. Both bore size and muzzle velocity has increased over the previous KxK 44/71 allowing for unprecedented penetration power. Even the armor of the E-50 cannot withstand a direct hit from this weapon.
While armor thickness remains the same, improvements in composite materials makes the armor perform better. While not a substantial improvement, Soviet anti-tank and tank weapons show little penetrating power for the current issue armor on the E-50.
Overall, the use of plastic and a new power plant have greatly improved the power to weight ratio. In fact this tank will be one of the heaviest, yet fastest tanks on the battlefield.
The current E-50 is superior to any tank on the battlefield today yet we improved upon it in almost every way. Today, Gentelmen, Krupp is proud to inform you that the Hauptpanzer (Main Battle Tank) is ready for general production.
Soviet take-over of Finland resulted in initial poor co-ordination and execution. As a result, Rovaniemi fell under near constant, piecemeal attack. The attacks failed to do much damage, but the persistence of the Russians proved that eventually a concentrated push would be made.
A piece of real good news was that on January 12th 1946, the XI FleigerKorps started operation over Romania
Initially there were no Russian fighters escorting the bombing raids and the Soviets suffered heavy losses.
Not long later, news that a new and improved mechanized unit organization was being rolled out was received.
But that mood quickly turned upbeat when the news from Krupp was heard:
Hitler read the memo out loud for his General Staff
"Completely redesigned, the chassis sits on a refined suspension that offers unparalleled stability when firing. Improved turret hydraulics allow faster target acquisition and engagement. The firing sights have also been modified. Using state-of-the-art electronics and gyroscopes, the muzzle now correctly stays on target despite moderate movement and jostling of the chassis.
A new KwK 45/75 main cannon is mounted on the turret. Both bore size and muzzle velocity has increased over the previous KxK 44/71 allowing for unprecedented penetration power. Even the armor of the E-50 cannot withstand a direct hit from this weapon.
While armor thickness remains the same, improvements in composite materials makes the armor perform better. While not a substantial improvement, Soviet anti-tank and tank weapons show little penetrating power for the current issue armor on the E-50.
Overall, the use of plastic and a new power plant have greatly improved the power to weight ratio. In fact this tank will be one of the heaviest, yet fastest tanks on the battlefield.
The current E-50 is superior to any tank on the battlefield today yet we improved upon it in almost every way. Today, Gentelmen, Krupp is proud to inform you that the Hauptpanzer (Main Battle Tank) is ready for general production.
Soviet take-over of Finland resulted in initial poor co-ordination and execution. As a result, Rovaniemi fell under near constant, piecemeal attack. The attacks failed to do much damage, but the persistence of the Russians proved that eventually a concentrated push would be made.
A piece of real good news was that on January 12th 1946, the XI FleigerKorps started operation over Romania
Initially there were no Russian fighters escorting the bombing raids and the Soviets suffered heavy losses.
Not long later, news that a new and improved mechanized unit organization was being rolled out was received.
pjrap: Oh, I will and this time the darned Fins will stay under my boot. No puppeting for them!
General Jac: Nah, they can't be trusted. Norway and Finland both gave up too easily
anonymous4401: Its kinda interesting to see the composition of the forces fighting. One one side you have a faily homogenious mix of 41 and later infantry and a couple of armored or mechanized divisions with little or no brigading. On the other side you see Militia, '36, 39, 41, 43, 45 infantry with a mixture of brigades, light tanks, medium tanks and trucks of all kinds
SecondReich: I'm getting good at damange control. And I can't be hard on all Fins, some of them fought hard and never gave up the cause. About half their army chose to fight more (unfortunately half of that was destroyed
HKslan: Yes, that'll teach them to give in
Middelkerke: I will return there, but there will be no puppeting. If I take it, its mine
anonymous4401: I do love my tanks!
General Jac: Nah, they can't be trusted. Norway and Finland both gave up too easily
anonymous4401: Its kinda interesting to see the composition of the forces fighting. One one side you have a faily homogenious mix of 41 and later infantry and a couple of armored or mechanized divisions with little or no brigading. On the other side you see Militia, '36, 39, 41, 43, 45 infantry with a mixture of brigades, light tanks, medium tanks and trucks of all kinds
SecondReich: I'm getting good at damange control. And I can't be hard on all Fins, some of them fought hard and never gave up the cause. About half their army chose to fight more (unfortunately half of that was destroyed
HKslan: Yes, that'll teach them to give in
Middelkerke: I will return there, but there will be no puppeting. If I take it, its mine
anonymous4401: I do love my tanks!
Great work Exterous! Now, if only the Japanese could be so inspired...
Have your fast moving armor and mech forces overrun anything?
Do you have any research goals? I know you have hinted at nukes, but how close are you?
Have your fast moving armor and mech forces overrun anything?
Do you have any research goals? I know you have hinted at nukes, but how close are you?
Didn`t you asked for some German Names some sites ago?
Well than i will give you some
Franz Müller, Karl Dietrich, Fritz Meier, Hugo Schmidt, Marcel Koller (that`s me ), Heinrich Knüppel, Herman Hand, Rolf Gehrman, Kurt Homann, Erwin Renck, Hugo Sperrle.
Well than i will give you some
Franz Müller, Karl Dietrich, Fritz Meier, Hugo Schmidt, Marcel Koller (that`s me
), Heinrich Knüppel, Herman Hand, Rolf Gehrman, Kurt Homann, Erwin Renck, Hugo Sperrle.
