Exterous said:
Bah, call us when you've caught some fading planes...
Oh and don't feel bad for the Japanese fleet you lost... I recognise the ship names, they weren't any good. Battlecruisers, for gods sake. They deserved to get annexed.
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Bah, call us when you've caught some fading planes...
Oh and don't feel bad for the Japanese fleet you lost... I recognise the ship names, they weren't any good. Battlecruisers, for gods sake. They deserved to get annexed.
Nice update!
Btw too bad about those Kongo-classes. I don't remember if you still have those two BC-1's you start with in '36, but those 4 combined would certainly make a very cool taskforce , although slightly obsolescent (*cough*).
Do hope that SHBB get's to Germany alive!
Isn't Porsche better at researching tanks?
Btw too bad about those Kongo-classes. I don't remember if you still have those two BC-1's you start with in '36, but those 4 combined would certainly make a very cool taskforce
, although slightly obsolescent (*cough*).Do hope that SHBB get's to Germany alive!
I didn't realise Guderain gives +25% manpower, I've never used him as a Minister. My bad, I guess.
Although 200MP is still quite a good safety margin, if you are not building more divisions.
Although 200MP is still quite a good safety margin, if you are not building more divisions.
-The German task force made a sudden, unexpected turn to the north. The Admiral had decided to bypass the English Channel where another Japanese fleet seeking refuge had been sunk.
The sudden change of course caught the Allies, who had been waiting in ambush, by surprise. They hadn't expected the fleet to travel around the British Islands to get to Germany.
Even so, a 'smaller' American task force found the Sino-German fleet about 400km off the coast of Wilhelmshaven. The American task force consisted of 3 carriers, 1 escort carrier and several destroyers and a light cruiser. It was hoped that the Axis fleet could close the distance and at least make the Allies retreat. After three hours they finally succeded with the BB Ise scoring 2 hits on the USS Bunker Hill (CV) causing moderate damage. Unfortunately three hours was enough time for no less than 8 torpedoes from American torpedo bombers to strike the SHBB Musashi.
The rest of the fleet managed to escape with minor damage to Danzig, but there was a sense of sadness/disappointment. For the ship to have made it so far only to be sunk within a day of its objective….
The assault against the British continued. Split was taken and now the entire British pocket was cut off from supplies. All was not bad news for them as an attack on the northwest forces failed and Goyr fell.
Large concentrations of German forces made sure that the Allies weren't going to be able to re-supply the British anytime soon.
These forces turned north and struck at the British
And while doing so, R&D reported great gains in the naval area. Modern Aircraft Carriers and Advanced Battle cruisers were ready for production.
German forces continued to pound the British and force them into even smaller pockets
Once they were pushed into a tiny pocket and over half of their forces were destroyed, large sections of the German army were moved to Italy to deal with the Allies there
- Colonel Hans von Luck was riding in the cupola of the Standardpanzer that had been placed at his disposal. While most the tanks in his 44th Armored Regiment had been upgraded to the newer MBT the command tank remained an E-50.
He was currently assigned to the 155th Reserve Panzer Division under General Nehring. Field Marshall Rommel commanded the overall advance into northern Iraq. Their goal was Syria towards which they were moving at top speed.
In fact, it was almost relaxing to be moving at top speed these days. Before, any armored sprint had been compounded by fuel worries. The peace with Russia had changed all that. For the first time in almost 4 years the German military machine moved forward without regard to fuel concerns.
Still a few kilometers from the front, Hans recalled his earlier conversation with General Nehring.
"Hans, we will be accompanying Rommel back into the desert, though I fear it will not yet be as exciting as last time, for us anyways. We will neither be on the flank nor the center of Rommel's thrust. For the moment we are the Army's Reserve should it need be."
He pointed to a map of Kirkuk. "Luck, you and your regiment are to take up position here." He pointed to a place 1km back from the 152nd Armored Division. "I know that is a bit close but the 152 is inexperienced and, as my most experienced commander, I want you in position to support them if its needed." He turned to Luck. "You will be a bit far away from the rest of the division so I am relying on your expertise to handle any situations that arise."
Hans looked at him and acknowledged his orders. Not all commanders would have been comfortable having an entire regiment operating semi-independently, but Nehring had already acknowledged that he was somewhat informally grooming Hans for what he considered inevitable promotion and his own division to command.
The crackle of the radio snapped Hans back to the present. Apparently the 152nd Division passed up an Iraqi infantry battalion without realizing it. Instead of having them stop, Rommel had Nehring take care of the situation. Hans' regiment was the obvious choice as they were the closest to the Iraqis.
Hans ordered his infantry to slow and move into position facing the Iraqi infantry while two armored battalions split to close from the flanks and rear.
Using superior mobility Hans was able to take the Iraqis by surprise with a rear and flank attack, pushing them against his infantry. The Iraqis were poorly led, equipped and inexperienced. Hans tried to take advantage of that when he ordered the infantry to begin a probing attack on the Iraqis' front lines.
The Iraqi commander, realizing he was surrounded surrendered, although several hundred of his men managed to escape the hasty encirclement. Hans immediately dispatched a combat team to move after the escapees as they headed south. The rest of the regiment continued west, towards the city of Kirkuk itself……
The German army unleashed its assault on the Middle East. The goal was to reach the Arabian Sea to cut the theatre in two with one thrust. Another was to drive to the Mediterranean and then down to the Sinai Peninsula to cut off the Allies in Iraq. The third thrust was a simple, brute force advance parallel to the first thrust, but would then turn east towards India
The situation between the Russians and the Allies continued to heat up as the Russians struck back in their never ending espionage war
The northern British pocket refused to die, so they were left to slowly wither without supplies while attention was turned to Dubrovnik
With the help of other Axis troops, the Americans bottled in Dubrovnik were destroyed. Further troops were sent to Italy but a large presence was left in Yugoslavia to deal with any other attempts to land there (10 infantry (plus another 14 ~50% Hungarian divisions back from Russia to be used in an emergency) 2 mechanized, 3 armored and 1 HQ)
In Iran, the advance to the Arabian Sea was complete and now that thrust was broken into two additional thrusts. One would head into Iraq itself while a smaller one would advance along the Arabian Sea towards India
The sudden change of course caught the Allies, who had been waiting in ambush, by surprise. They hadn't expected the fleet to travel around the British Islands to get to Germany.
Even so, a 'smaller' American task force found the Sino-German fleet about 400km off the coast of Wilhelmshaven. The American task force consisted of 3 carriers, 1 escort carrier and several destroyers and a light cruiser. It was hoped that the Axis fleet could close the distance and at least make the Allies retreat. After three hours they finally succeded with the BB Ise scoring 2 hits on the USS Bunker Hill (CV) causing moderate damage. Unfortunately three hours was enough time for no less than 8 torpedoes from American torpedo bombers to strike the SHBB Musashi.
The rest of the fleet managed to escape with minor damage to Danzig, but there was a sense of sadness/disappointment. For the ship to have made it so far only to be sunk within a day of its objective….
The assault against the British continued. Split was taken and now the entire British pocket was cut off from supplies. All was not bad news for them as an attack on the northwest forces failed and Goyr fell.
Large concentrations of German forces made sure that the Allies weren't going to be able to re-supply the British anytime soon.
These forces turned north and struck at the British
And while doing so, R&D reported great gains in the naval area. Modern Aircraft Carriers and Advanced Battle cruisers were ready for production.
German forces continued to pound the British and force them into even smaller pockets
Once they were pushed into a tiny pocket and over half of their forces were destroyed, large sections of the German army were moved to Italy to deal with the Allies there
- Colonel Hans von Luck was riding in the cupola of the Standardpanzer that had been placed at his disposal. While most the tanks in his 44th Armored Regiment had been upgraded to the newer MBT the command tank remained an E-50.
He was currently assigned to the 155th Reserve Panzer Division under General Nehring. Field Marshall Rommel commanded the overall advance into northern Iraq. Their goal was Syria towards which they were moving at top speed.
In fact, it was almost relaxing to be moving at top speed these days. Before, any armored sprint had been compounded by fuel worries. The peace with Russia had changed all that. For the first time in almost 4 years the German military machine moved forward without regard to fuel concerns.
Still a few kilometers from the front, Hans recalled his earlier conversation with General Nehring.
"Hans, we will be accompanying Rommel back into the desert, though I fear it will not yet be as exciting as last time, for us anyways. We will neither be on the flank nor the center of Rommel's thrust. For the moment we are the Army's Reserve should it need be."
He pointed to a map of Kirkuk. "Luck, you and your regiment are to take up position here." He pointed to a place 1km back from the 152nd Armored Division. "I know that is a bit close but the 152 is inexperienced and, as my most experienced commander, I want you in position to support them if its needed." He turned to Luck. "You will be a bit far away from the rest of the division so I am relying on your expertise to handle any situations that arise."
Hans looked at him and acknowledged his orders. Not all commanders would have been comfortable having an entire regiment operating semi-independently, but Nehring had already acknowledged that he was somewhat informally grooming Hans for what he considered inevitable promotion and his own division to command.
The crackle of the radio snapped Hans back to the present. Apparently the 152nd Division passed up an Iraqi infantry battalion without realizing it. Instead of having them stop, Rommel had Nehring take care of the situation. Hans' regiment was the obvious choice as they were the closest to the Iraqis.
Hans ordered his infantry to slow and move into position facing the Iraqi infantry while two armored battalions split to close from the flanks and rear.
Using superior mobility Hans was able to take the Iraqis by surprise with a rear and flank attack, pushing them against his infantry. The Iraqis were poorly led, equipped and inexperienced. Hans tried to take advantage of that when he ordered the infantry to begin a probing attack on the Iraqis' front lines.
The Iraqi commander, realizing he was surrounded surrendered, although several hundred of his men managed to escape the hasty encirclement. Hans immediately dispatched a combat team to move after the escapees as they headed south. The rest of the regiment continued west, towards the city of Kirkuk itself……
The German army unleashed its assault on the Middle East. The goal was to reach the Arabian Sea to cut the theatre in two with one thrust. Another was to drive to the Mediterranean and then down to the Sinai Peninsula to cut off the Allies in Iraq. The third thrust was a simple, brute force advance parallel to the first thrust, but would then turn east towards India
The situation between the Russians and the Allies continued to heat up as the Russians struck back in their never ending espionage war
The northern British pocket refused to die, so they were left to slowly wither without supplies while attention was turned to Dubrovnik
With the help of other Axis troops, the Americans bottled in Dubrovnik were destroyed. Further troops were sent to Italy but a large presence was left in Yugoslavia to deal with any other attempts to land there (10 infantry (plus another 14 ~50% Hungarian divisions back from Russia to be used in an emergency) 2 mechanized, 3 armored and 1 HQ)
In Iran, the advance to the Arabian Sea was complete and now that thrust was broken into two additional thrusts. One would head into Iraq itself while a smaller one would advance along the Arabian Sea towards India
General Jac: Yes, the UK will soon be no more
anonymous4401: The better to defeat them by
Carthade: Iraqi Freedom I guess if thats what you call living under German rule.....
HKslan: I hope so!
Jon Young: Even if they weren't that great, they were still ships. I'm a tad outnumbered here. I give more detailed numbers later but its something like 9:1 at sea
Singleton Mosby: Mostly anyway
GoforitPanzer : I don't know, but I've always had a fondness for Krupp (and they have the same tank researching skills in the game) so they get all the glory Yeah, I still have the Schlesvig-Holstein and the other one, not that they can do much. I think the Allied navy could just look at them and they would sink. Yeah, I had hoped the SHBB would too - would have made a nice addition
Von Uber: He starts the scenario as the minister. I was kinda suprised when I first saw taht awhile ago. 200MP is safe? I've had 2x that evaporate during Russian winters where I didn't plan well. It helped that I really didn't build that many more land divisions
Lützow: Yeah, even worse with the Musashi. Oh well. We'll have to see what happens when my fleet puts to sea for real
anonymous4401: The better to defeat them by
Carthade: Iraqi Freedom
I guess if thats what you call living under German rule.....HKslan: I hope so!
Jon Young: Even if they weren't that great, they were still ships. I'm a tad outnumbered here. I give more detailed numbers later but its something like 9:1 at sea
Singleton Mosby: Mostly anyway
GoforitPanzer : I don't know, but I've always had a fondness for Krupp (and they have the same tank researching skills in the game) so they get all the glory
Yeah, I still have the Schlesvig-Holstein and the other one, not that they can do much. I think the Allied navy could just look at them and they would sink. Yeah, I had hoped the SHBB would too - would have made a nice additionVon Uber: He starts the scenario as the minister. I was kinda suprised when I first saw taht awhile ago. 200MP is safe? I've had 2x that evaporate during Russian winters where I didn't plan well. It helped that I really didn't build that many more land divisions
Lützow: Yeah, even worse with the Musashi. Oh well. We'll have to see what happens when my fleet puts to sea for real
You're really making nice progress. Keep going!
BTW, got any plans on how to throw out the allies out of Italy?
BTW, got any plans on how to throw out the allies out of Italy?
You are looking like you are in good shape. I can only imagine the despair in the US and especially in the UK . The Allies are really struggling against you now.
. The Allies are really struggling against you now.
Exterous said:
Well yes, if you are going to attack USSR in the middle of Winter..
Incidentally, is more industry in Siberia in the '44 scenario than you get from a normal 'transfer the industy' event? 200IC or so still seems a lot to me, I've normally left the USSR on a lot less than that after BP fires.
Neat, neat. After India, I take it Africa's next? Or the Americans in China?
Also, do you plan to return Croatia's scant autonomy to them? Moreover, will you be liberating any nations?
Also, do you plan to return Croatia's scant autonomy to them? Moreover, will you be liberating any nations?
Von Uber said:Well yes, if you are going to attack USSR in the middle of Winter..
Incidentally, is more industry in Siberia in the '44 scenario than you get from a normal 'transfer the industy' event? 200IC or so still seems a lot to me, I've normally left the USSR on a lot less than that after BP fires.
Well, the USSR has way more IC period in the '44 scenario.
Soon you shall have the Jewel of the Empire in your hands! Muahahahahhaha!
And the sweet, rich oil of the Middle East! Dont forget to declare war on Saudi Arabia.
And the sweet, rich oil of the Middle East! Dont forget to declare war on Saudi Arabia.
-The bottle burst on the side of the ship, cracking and spilling its contents in front of a now cheering crowd. With much fanfare the KMS Bismarck II slid down the railings and into the water. The ship would undergo sea trials and soon be ready for combat operations.
However, that was not the greatest news. As one peered over the massive bulk of the Bismarck, one could see the Graf Zeppelin beyond, which was almost complete. In just a few days that ship would join the Kriegsmarine as the first carrier of the revitalized German navy. Beyond the 'Zep' as it was affectionly referred to, were 4 other carriers and that was just this shipyard. Across Germany there were 12 carriers and 4 Battleships at various stages of completion, in addition to scores of smaller ships. Nearly 200ICs of the Germany industry was devoted to building a new navy, one that was capable of taking on the Allies at sea and extending Germany's control to the ocean…..
As the advance continues, a German general gains a trait as well
Over the English Channel, the Luftwaffe had been forced into a short hiatus to recoup after extended operations defending the Fatherland. They roared back with a vengeance, ravaging a large formation of unescorted dive-bombers.
And then annihilated two naval bomber groups that were on their way to….actually its not known what they were doing. I mean, the German fleet hadn't left Danzig in like two years. What possible reason was there to send out the naval bombers? Well, they will never be sent out again anyway…..
However, that was not the greatest news. As one peered over the massive bulk of the Bismarck, one could see the Graf Zeppelin beyond, which was almost complete. In just a few days that ship would join the Kriegsmarine as the first carrier of the revitalized German navy. Beyond the 'Zep' as it was affectionly referred to, were 4 other carriers and that was just this shipyard. Across Germany there were 12 carriers and 4 Battleships at various stages of completion, in addition to scores of smaller ships. Nearly 200ICs of the Germany industry was devoted to building a new navy, one that was capable of taking on the Allies at sea and extending Germany's control to the ocean…..
As the advance continues, a German general gains a trait as well
Over the English Channel, the Luftwaffe had been forced into a short hiatus to recoup after extended operations defending the Fatherland. They roared back with a vengeance, ravaging a large formation of unescorted dive-bombers.
And then annihilated two naval bomber groups that were on their way to….actually its not known what they were doing. I mean, the German fleet hadn't left Danzig in like two years. What possible reason was there to send out the naval bombers? Well, they will never be sent out again anyway…..
knugen_n1: The going will be kept and that does, eventually, include throwing the Allies out of italy
Middelkerke: I'll see if i can dig up a savegame and get that to ya
Ironhead 5: Yeah, Europe pretty much has to be written off, not to mention the danger to basically everywhere but the Americas
Von Uber: Sometimes you have to - and Russia has extra crap loads of IC everywhere
General Jac: Thats the spirit!
Spacehusky: Yeah, and alot of material placement has been modifed
anonymous4401: And this time it looks to be that way for good
Carthade: The Middle East is pretty worthless. Iraq produced like 32 oil and the Saudis like 10. Iran produces 20! My panzers were not amused to find this out. While I still have a big stockpile, it is decreasing at (without mid-east fields) about 100 per day
Middelkerke: I'll see if i can dig up a savegame and get that to ya
Ironhead 5: Yeah, Europe pretty much has to be written off, not to mention the danger to basically everywhere but the Americas
Von Uber: Sometimes you have to - and Russia has extra crap loads of IC everywhere
General Jac: Thats the spirit!
Spacehusky: Yeah, and alot of material placement has been modifed
anonymous4401: And this time it looks to be that way for good
Carthade: The Middle East is pretty worthless. Iraq produced like 32 oil and the Saudis like 10. Iran produces 20! My panzers were not amused to find this out. While I still have a big stockpile, it is decreasing at (without mid-east fields) about 100 per day
A massive assault was unleashed in Italy upon Naples.
Surprisingly, due to the river, excessive command penalties and a constant stream of Allied reinforcements, the attack failed
-Hans took cover in a small foxhole from the fire. He could remember if he had ever been subjected to such an intense bombardment. Both the Lebanese and Syrians had proven surprisingly well equipped. Not only did they have the latest infantry equipment (1947) but their artillery was top notch as well and it rained down on Rommel's advance.
Already Hans' regiment had stalled due to intense fire. Several MBTs had been knocked out of action. Most likely they could be repaired-
A very close explosion actually lifted Hans up in the air about 7 inches before slamming him back down, knocking the wind out of him
-but definitely not now. Before he had been forced to take cover he had learned that the situation was the same across the front. Every single division was being hit by massed amounts of concentrated artillery fire.
The advance would have to wait for now…..
The advance down the west coast of Lebanon also stalled when it ran into 10 Lebanese divisions, all with artillery. The advance into Iraq continued to go well.
Then, February 22nd 1948, the world changed suddenly again. North Korea, with the backing of Russia, decided that being two separate countries was not working for it and declared war on South Korea. Sinister chuckles of glee could be heard all over Germany as at least part of the pressure would be taken off of them.
Stalin had proven eager to take the fight to the Allies for retribution for their perceived betrayal. With Allied attention in Europe and the Middle East, he had a good chance to take territory from the Americans in Asia who had few forces in China. The Allies were now faced with the possibility of losing all of Europe (except Britain), Asia and Africa. Their complete and utter, total, unassailable dominance over the oceans would most likely protect Japan, Britain, Southeast Asia and Australia, and the Americas from attack but the situation on land looked grim.
Surprisingly, due to the river, excessive command penalties and a constant stream of Allied reinforcements, the attack failed
-Hans took cover in a small foxhole from the fire. He could remember if he had ever been subjected to such an intense bombardment. Both the Lebanese and Syrians had proven surprisingly well equipped. Not only did they have the latest infantry equipment (1947) but their artillery was top notch as well and it rained down on Rommel's advance.
Already Hans' regiment had stalled due to intense fire. Several MBTs had been knocked out of action. Most likely they could be repaired-
A very close explosion actually lifted Hans up in the air about 7 inches before slamming him back down, knocking the wind out of him
-but definitely not now. Before he had been forced to take cover he had learned that the situation was the same across the front. Every single division was being hit by massed amounts of concentrated artillery fire.
The advance would have to wait for now…..
The advance down the west coast of Lebanon also stalled when it ran into 10 Lebanese divisions, all with artillery. The advance into Iraq continued to go well.
Then, February 22nd 1948, the world changed suddenly again. North Korea, with the backing of Russia, decided that being two separate countries was not working for it and declared war on South Korea. Sinister chuckles of glee could be heard all over Germany as at least part of the pressure would be taken off of them.
Stalin had proven eager to take the fight to the Allies for retribution for their perceived betrayal. With Allied attention in Europe and the Middle East, he had a good chance to take territory from the Americans in Asia who had few forces in China. The Allies were now faced with the possibility of losing all of Europe (except Britain), Asia and Africa. Their complete and utter, total, unassailable dominance over the oceans would most likely protect Japan, Britain, Southeast Asia and Australia, and the Americas from attack but the situation on land looked grim.