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Sorry. I haven't visited the forums in almost a month.
And to answer your question, it's in limbo. I'm trying to work back the vibe that I had when I started this but it's not coming so it'll be on hold for sometime, until I get the motivation to resume it. Sorry for the answer.
The Defense of Franco's Wall
General Walter Krueger, the commander of the newly created First Allied Army; sent into the Spanish Front for its trial by fire.
[As hopeless as the situation was, the completion of Franco's Wall, officially called the Ebro Defensive Line, gave the Spanish - and Allied forces the motivation and determination for surviving this plague which now targeted Spain and Portugal, the last bastion of freedom in Western Europe. As such, the Allies - Britain and the United States hastily sent in 20 divisions (5 of them from the former Marshal Koneig's command) to Spain under the command of General Walter Krueger, the veteran commander of the United States Sixth Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This new army was named the First Allied Army.]
Between the summer of 1946 till the eve of 1947, the First Allied Army, along with Spanish Army divisions, surviving Commonwealth and former-Axis divisions manned the defensive line at Ebro. Numbering less than 350,000, this small force was tasked with the great burden of defending the Ebro river from the Infected; their trial by fire would come in September of 1946 when advance scout planes reported a massive horde of Infected advancing towards the northern part of the Ebro river from Pamplona. Stationed at the northern defence line was the I Corps of the F.A.A. commanded by Lt. General Frank W. Milburn, 2 Spanish divisions and a mixed Commonwealth Brigade. Understanding his situation, Milburn issued instructions to his divisional commanders to prepare their soldiers and that the line must be held at all costs. From his personal memoirs, Milburn wrote:
A Support team firing towards Infected positions whilst the riflemen were reloading. The morale of the riflemen on the ground rose knowing that their backs were covered.
The reports of the Infected in binocular range happened during mid-day, at around 3:00pm. The siren was sounded across General Milburn's zone as the order to get ready; soldiers were divided into large 100-200 groups commanded by a Lt. with an assisting Sergeant. The first shots were fired at 3:26pm when Milburn gave the order for attack to commence. The riflemen on the ground fired calmly and precisely onto the Infected - the official report estimated that a ratio of 17:20, 17 head-shots for every 20 bullets fired. When the soldiers were reloading, artillery and mortar supports directed their aim towards the Infected that the group was attacking and if the Lt. requested additional fire support, the mortar team would fire 2 rounds onto the designated area. The defense of the Ebro river was surprisingly calm and effective. Soldiers that were tired or suffering from fatigue were switched out with a reserve group, there, they were allowed to rest 5 - 10 minutes depending on their condition then were sent back out. The battle lasted for more than 2 hours; the greatest scare was when the southern zone, defended by the Spanish/Commonwealth troops was almost overrun by the Infected. Milburn ordered for joint mortar and artillery support and even went as far as to request air support, which was ultimately called off when the divisions there regained their ground. Lt. Enrique de Silva wrote in his journal of the battle.
The battle ended almost at 5:00pm, when the last of the Infected were shot by the snipers. After this battle, Allied Command as well as Franco were informed of the first official victory against the Infected. This process would repeat itself two more times between the summer of 1946 to the eve of 1947. A large Infected group attacked the southern end of Franco's Wall; the defense there was lead by General Vega, now Spain's top officer during the Outbreak, who successfully repelled the Infected while during November, the central zone of the wall was attacked. Lt. General Huebner's defense was nearly overrun until General Vega sent in 4 Spanish divisions to assist them while General Kreuger led two divisions from I Corps to help Huebner in his northern zone; Lt. General Milburn's troops were occupied with another attack by the Infected, but on the scale experienced by Huebner.
The successful defenses of Franco's Wall resulted in a multitude of dead bodies amassing near the fortification, a problem that had to be dealt with.
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I'll try to be more reliable on the updates. A thanks to Scholar for pushing me.
General Walter Krueger, the commander of the newly created First Allied Army; sent into the Spanish Front for its trial by fire.
[As hopeless as the situation was, the completion of Franco's Wall, officially called the Ebro Defensive Line, gave the Spanish - and Allied forces the motivation and determination for surviving this plague which now targeted Spain and Portugal, the last bastion of freedom in Western Europe. As such, the Allies - Britain and the United States hastily sent in 20 divisions (5 of them from the former Marshal Koneig's command) to Spain under the command of General Walter Krueger, the veteran commander of the United States Sixth Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This new army was named the First Allied Army.]
Between the summer of 1946 till the eve of 1947, the First Allied Army, along with Spanish Army divisions, surviving Commonwealth and former-Axis divisions manned the defensive line at Ebro. Numbering less than 350,000, this small force was tasked with the great burden of defending the Ebro river from the Infected; their trial by fire would come in September of 1946 when advance scout planes reported a massive horde of Infected advancing towards the northern part of the Ebro river from Pamplona. Stationed at the northern defence line was the I Corps of the F.A.A. commanded by Lt. General Frank W. Milburn, 2 Spanish divisions and a mixed Commonwealth Brigade. Understanding his situation, Milburn issued instructions to his divisional commanders to prepare their soldiers and that the line must be held at all costs. From his personal memoirs, Milburn wrote:
"Understandably, the division commanders were shocked when I informed them that the Infected were approaching us; well, our commanders that is. The Spanish commander and his Canadian Colonel were unfazed, possibly due to the fact that they had witnessed and survived engagements against the Infected - especially the Canadian. It's rumoured that he was present during the atomic bombing of Rouen though I have little wanting to ask. Once informed, I told them that two things must be certain - the line must not break and morale and organization must remain high for if we are to defeat the Infected, we must not be defeated first....The scouts predict that they would arrive within 4-5 days; that didn't give us much time to prepare a tight defense, but we did what we could using the allotted time. Artillery, mortar and sniper nests were spread around the our defensive zone; I informed the commander of II Corps, Lt. General [Clarence R.] Huebner that his northern zone might have some encounters with the Infected....The most important aspect of this first test was our battle strategy. We ordered out soldiers to only first in single round bursts, in an alternating manner; it was proven to be effective but this battle with the Infected will either cement the idea or wash it away."
A Support team firing towards Infected positions whilst the riflemen were reloading. The morale of the riflemen on the ground rose knowing that their backs were covered.
The reports of the Infected in binocular range happened during mid-day, at around 3:00pm. The siren was sounded across General Milburn's zone as the order to get ready; soldiers were divided into large 100-200 groups commanded by a Lt. with an assisting Sergeant. The first shots were fired at 3:26pm when Milburn gave the order for attack to commence. The riflemen on the ground fired calmly and precisely onto the Infected - the official report estimated that a ratio of 17:20, 17 head-shots for every 20 bullets fired. When the soldiers were reloading, artillery and mortar supports directed their aim towards the Infected that the group was attacking and if the Lt. requested additional fire support, the mortar team would fire 2 rounds onto the designated area. The defense of the Ebro river was surprisingly calm and effective. Soldiers that were tired or suffering from fatigue were switched out with a reserve group, there, they were allowed to rest 5 - 10 minutes depending on their condition then were sent back out. The battle lasted for more than 2 hours; the greatest scare was when the southern zone, defended by the Spanish/Commonwealth troops was almost overrun by the Infected. Milburn ordered for joint mortar and artillery support and even went as far as to request air support, which was ultimately called off when the divisions there regained their ground. Lt. Enrique de Silva wrote in his journal of the battle.
"We were nearly overrun. The Infected outnumbered our small team of 170 by a godless number. I had to request for additional support, which was initial placed on hold; I later learned that the request for indirect fire greatly stretched the support troops and that only after Milburn diverted some of his northern support to assist us that the Infected were repelled....We were so close to losing."
The successful defenses of Franco's Wall resulted in a multitude of dead bodies amassing near the fortification, a problem that had to be dealt with.
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I'll try to be more reliable on the updates. A thanks to Scholar for pushing me.
Yes! An update! Interesting developments...this will surely be the beginning of pushing back the Infected now that a new strategy to counter them has proven its worth...
Tim
Tim
Operation Burnout
[During the defense of Franco's Wall, Operation Burnout played a crucial part, ensuring that the defenders would remain healthy against the masses of corpses that littered the outer perimeter of the defensive line. Spearheading the assault against the corpses would be Colonel Francis Matthews of the British Army and the 13th Brigade. The initial idea was simple: there were bodies on which disease and viruses can spread from; the solution, an extensive usage of burnings after every engagement with the Infected. In effect, Operation Burnout was a massive Scorched Earth policy, but used in reverse to halt the spreading of infectious disease. Attached are entries by Colonel Matthews in regards to Operation Burnout.]
September 14
The successful defense of the Ebro River was just the thing needed to raise the morale of the troops. Fighting against an overwhelming number of Infected, the soldiers of I Corps, under Milburn were able to defeat them in a calm and cool manner. Allied Command is urgently demanding that Krueger send them a detailed report regarding the defense and tactics employed. In my opinion, the soldiers just had to remain calm to get the job done. Now, the biggest news for me is that I've been give command of my former brigade, the 13th Brigade; soldiered by support troops, an interesting decision but Krueger promised me that the reasoning behind that will be shown.
September 17
Operation Burnout. That's what Krueger told me. The 13th Brigade and I are tasked with clean up duty, normally easy but given that we have to destroy the corpse, I truly doubt that it'll be 100% easy. I've already gathered my subordinate officers and told them my plans. There will be men tasked with gathering the bodies and piling them up for burning; the only sure fire way of sterilization, men tasked with the burning of the bodies and lastly, men tasked to execute the still "living" creatures. It's a daunting job, but given the success we had with the defense, I'm sure the men are enthusiastic about the work. The 13th Brigade that I commanded in Italy is much different from this Brigade. I have 2 battalions which are American, a Commonwealth battalion and a German battalion - and from what Major Dietrich (their commander) tells me, 'this Brigades' most veteran unit', a title, which I believe to be exaggurated but plausible. Nonetheless, I'm expecting that every soldier under my command will do their duty as told.
Krueger also told me about the response he recieved from Allied Command when he told them that the headshot ratio was almost 90%; they replied simply with 'Bull****'. Even the higher-ups couldn't believe that they had won such a massive victory.
An iconic photograph of Operation Burnout. The soldier in the photograph is Sergeant Hans Kleiner of II Company, responsible for the verification of the Infected. In the background, a pile of smoke is visible, the bodies of the Infected were thrown into pits to be burned lease disease become rampant.
September 20
Operation Burnout is moving swiftly; the men raise humorous complains that the burnt Infected smell tasty, though I cautioned them about eating it. The past 2 days we were able to clear out the northern section and half of the central section; the corpses were thrown into massive pits for burning and it all was going smoothly until were suffered our first casualty. A Private Emerson was checking the corpses to verify death when he suffered a bite wound to his ankle; since the Infection is known to spread through oral contact, the Private was quickly tied up, his partner Private Ryan stayed with him till the company's medic arrived. Either not knowing how much blood Emerson lost, the medic started a blood pack on the Infected private till he 'turned' [1]. Emerson's death was dealt by Ryan. The area was temporarily closed while another group investigated the cause of his death; later to be caused by a 'detached head still showing symptoms of life though dead'. Emerson's death caused the morale in the 13th Brigade to drop - their short, humorous dealing of Operation Burnout turned to a seriousness, as they were the only group to engage the Infected in such close quarters. New outlines and strict procedures for the execution of surviving Infected have been inssued to the soldiers assigned to that task but I fear that we will suffer even with advance planning. [2]
[1] - Ironically, the medic decided to give Emerson a blood transfusion. Though the effects of such a move was not recorded, researchers pin-point this moment as the discovery that transfusions can delay - by minutes - the onset of the Infection.
[2] - In the end, Operation Burnout will claim nearly 157 lives.
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I felt that many of you waited a long time for one update and that this update was suppose to go with the recent update, I decided to post this one today.
Aliasing - Yep, I'll to update them as soon as possible.
Timmie0307 - It'll be a long and bloody battle to rid the Infected from Europe let alone China.
"Bull****...." - Allied Command's response to the successful defense at the Ebro.
Soldiers in the 13th Brigade were responsible for the clean duty of the corpses, considered to be an immediate concern for the defenders.
Soldiers in the 13th Brigade were responsible for the clean duty of the corpses, considered to be an immediate concern for the defenders.
[During the defense of Franco's Wall, Operation Burnout played a crucial part, ensuring that the defenders would remain healthy against the masses of corpses that littered the outer perimeter of the defensive line. Spearheading the assault against the corpses would be Colonel Francis Matthews of the British Army and the 13th Brigade. The initial idea was simple: there were bodies on which disease and viruses can spread from; the solution, an extensive usage of burnings after every engagement with the Infected. In effect, Operation Burnout was a massive Scorched Earth policy, but used in reverse to halt the spreading of infectious disease. Attached are entries by Colonel Matthews in regards to Operation Burnout.]
September 14
The successful defense of the Ebro River was just the thing needed to raise the morale of the troops. Fighting against an overwhelming number of Infected, the soldiers of I Corps, under Milburn were able to defeat them in a calm and cool manner. Allied Command is urgently demanding that Krueger send them a detailed report regarding the defense and tactics employed. In my opinion, the soldiers just had to remain calm to get the job done. Now, the biggest news for me is that I've been give command of my former brigade, the 13th Brigade; soldiered by support troops, an interesting decision but Krueger promised me that the reasoning behind that will be shown.
September 17
Operation Burnout. That's what Krueger told me. The 13th Brigade and I are tasked with clean up duty, normally easy but given that we have to destroy the corpse, I truly doubt that it'll be 100% easy. I've already gathered my subordinate officers and told them my plans. There will be men tasked with gathering the bodies and piling them up for burning; the only sure fire way of sterilization, men tasked with the burning of the bodies and lastly, men tasked to execute the still "living" creatures. It's a daunting job, but given the success we had with the defense, I'm sure the men are enthusiastic about the work. The 13th Brigade that I commanded in Italy is much different from this Brigade. I have 2 battalions which are American, a Commonwealth battalion and a German battalion - and from what Major Dietrich (their commander) tells me, 'this Brigades' most veteran unit', a title, which I believe to be exaggurated but plausible. Nonetheless, I'm expecting that every soldier under my command will do their duty as told.
Krueger also told me about the response he recieved from Allied Command when he told them that the headshot ratio was almost 90%; they replied simply with 'Bull****'. Even the higher-ups couldn't believe that they had won such a massive victory.
An iconic photograph of Operation Burnout. The soldier in the photograph is Sergeant Hans Kleiner of II Company, responsible for the verification of the Infected. In the background, a pile of smoke is visible, the bodies of the Infected were thrown into pits to be burned lease disease become rampant.
September 20
Operation Burnout is moving swiftly; the men raise humorous complains that the burnt Infected smell tasty, though I cautioned them about eating it. The past 2 days we were able to clear out the northern section and half of the central section; the corpses were thrown into massive pits for burning and it all was going smoothly until were suffered our first casualty. A Private Emerson was checking the corpses to verify death when he suffered a bite wound to his ankle; since the Infection is known to spread through oral contact, the Private was quickly tied up, his partner Private Ryan stayed with him till the company's medic arrived. Either not knowing how much blood Emerson lost, the medic started a blood pack on the Infected private till he 'turned' [1]. Emerson's death was dealt by Ryan. The area was temporarily closed while another group investigated the cause of his death; later to be caused by a 'detached head still showing symptoms of life though dead'. Emerson's death caused the morale in the 13th Brigade to drop - their short, humorous dealing of Operation Burnout turned to a seriousness, as they were the only group to engage the Infected in such close quarters. New outlines and strict procedures for the execution of surviving Infected have been inssued to the soldiers assigned to that task but I fear that we will suffer even with advance planning. [2]
[1] - Ironically, the medic decided to give Emerson a blood transfusion. Though the effects of such a move was not recorded, researchers pin-point this moment as the discovery that transfusions can delay - by minutes - the onset of the Infection.
[2] - In the end, Operation Burnout will claim nearly 157 lives.
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I felt that many of you waited a long time for one update and that this update was suppose to go with the recent update, I decided to post this one today.
Aliasing - Yep, I'll to update them as soon as possible.
Timmie0307 - It'll be a long and bloody battle to rid the Infected from Europe let alone China.
Yes! Destroy the Infected my fellow Canadians! Liberate Europe and then move to the Middle East (assuming they were already infected)
OMG! It's alive!
Now it's an officialy un-dead thread
Oh, I see what you did there ;P
Thanks for all the response. I'll have the next update up by tomorrow - It'll either be about the Spanish theatre or the Russian theatre.
The Russian Front
During that time, the Volga River became (more or less) the furthest extent of Soviet controlled land, beyond that, the Infected laid claim to the land. With the army broken, and Beria's precious time disappearing, he followed the move that Franco did and began to construct a wall across the length of the Volga river - The Volga Wall. The specification for the wall were much simpler than Franco's wall. The Volga Wall was around a meter and half thick with sections of the wall open to accommodate a point of entry - these areas were reinforced with a stronger foundation and the doors themselves were made from a stronger material. Labourers were used to construct the wall - originally they consisted of prisoners and gulag occupants but later included ordinary civilians.
The Volga-Baltic Waterway was a series of canals linking the Baltic Sea to the Volga; being an important back of the Volga defenses.The plans for the construction would begin with the arrival of the 1st Belorussian Front [2] led by General Vasily Chuikov, who last commanded the failed defense of Kiev against the Infected. Arriving almost a month before the start of the construction (in October) the General was tasked by Beria to make the area across the Volga "safe" with only an army of 250,000 under his command and the 8th Army [3] in Arkhangelsk under General Khabarov. Prior to his deployment to the Volga, General Chuikov studied the tactics that the Allies used in the defense of the Ebros River, including the strategy of using 18-19th century firing formations combined with modern transportation methods which he trained his men to familiarize themselves with. Arriving first at Saratov, the Infected Battle of Saratov was declared a "victory" by Beria even though there was hardly an Infected sited - the majority of them were on the other side of the Volga. To the north in Arkhangelsk, General Khabarov was tasked with occupying the territory in between the Volga-Baltic Waterway; the canals that link the Baltic Sea to the Volga River.
Between October 1946 to January 1947, the Soviet Union was busy recuperating from their losses through conscription and massive industrial projects along with the construction of the Wall. The Soviets were able to rapidly construct the Wall - with the greatest progress during the late December to end of January period. Attached is a letter written by one of the labourers.
While the Soviets constructed their version of Franco's Wall, to the south in Georgia, Marshal Zhukov began to conscript the local populace into his newly formed 1st Caucasian Army [4]. Though big in numbers, the army was initially, largely under trained and under armed but from his past victories during the Second World War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the tactics used by the Allies in Spain, Zhukov was able to morph his rag-tag collection of farmers into a mighty force and by March 1947, Zhukov was able to train 90% of his troops; out of that, the army was at a 85% military efficiency. Along with his techniques, another advantage that he had was that the Caucasus mountains worked as a natural fortification and that the majority of the farmers knew the mountains like the back of their hand. Along with his ability to transform the army, Zhukov, as the military leader of the Caucasus firstly re-instated the autonomous republics which were abolished by Stalin as well had the First Secretaries of each Soviet Republic report to him, the most important being the Georgian First Secretary Candide Charkviani, who lead Georgia (and the other Republics) through a rapid industrialization period during the Infection.
[1] - Admiral Oktyabriskiy's military government in the Crimea would collapse before the end of 1946 due to infighting between the military and armed civilians and later the rise of Infected personnel alike.
[2] - Which was revived by Beria when it was formally de-commissioned in 1945.
[3] - The 8th Army had around 50,000 men under General Khabarov and a division of Finnish troops.
[4] - The 1st Caucasian Army fielded around 100,000 by the end of Marshal Zhukov's training and organization.
"They have bled us white but we still fight on. That, is the will of the Soviet people." - General Vasily Chuikov
A Soviet soldier stationed along the border of the Volga. Being assigned to the Volga region had its benefits, namely that the soldiers were fed nicely but the constant threat of an Infected attack was ever present in the minds of those stationed there.
While the Allies celebrated their first victory, in the Soviet Union, the Soviets faced another invasion inside the course of a decade. Since the fall of Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad, the Soviets had been on the retreat, conservative estimates suggest that the Red Army lost around 80% of their forces; in areas occupied by the Infected, there were as many as 70 million Infected in European Russia alone. Along with this, Beria (the new leader of the SU) faced defection from Marshal Zhukov and Admiral Oktyabriskiy, the former installed a military government in Georgia while the latter controlled the Crimea [1]. Both commanders were no longer loyal to the Soviet Union. Beria faced an almost impossible situation, the army was in shambles, the economy was wrecked and the Infected were literally at his doorstep. Everything seemed impossible until a miracle happened: between October 1946 to March 1947, the temperature in Russia began to drop and the effects it had were visible on the Infected; General Winter has returned.
A Soviet soldier stationed along the border of the Volga. Being assigned to the Volga region had its benefits, namely that the soldiers were fed nicely but the constant threat of an Infected attack was ever present in the minds of those stationed there.
During that time, the Volga River became (more or less) the furthest extent of Soviet controlled land, beyond that, the Infected laid claim to the land. With the army broken, and Beria's precious time disappearing, he followed the move that Franco did and began to construct a wall across the length of the Volga river - The Volga Wall. The specification for the wall were much simpler than Franco's wall. The Volga Wall was around a meter and half thick with sections of the wall open to accommodate a point of entry - these areas were reinforced with a stronger foundation and the doors themselves were made from a stronger material. Labourers were used to construct the wall - originally they consisted of prisoners and gulag occupants but later included ordinary civilians.
The Volga-Baltic Waterway was a series of canals linking the Baltic Sea to the Volga; being an important back of the Volga defenses.
Between October 1946 to January 1947, the Soviet Union was busy recuperating from their losses through conscription and massive industrial projects along with the construction of the Wall. The Soviets were able to rapidly construct the Wall - with the greatest progress during the late December to end of January period. Attached is a letter written by one of the labourers.
"...[T]he work here is hard. Everyday, we toil to build the Wall during some of the harshest cold that I've ever experienced. The food is meager, just enough to not starve us by not enough to fill us.... [F]or the past two weeks, we've been laying bricks from the Caspian and now we're nearing the ruins of Stalingrad - there are numerous soldiers guarding us as we're doing our job....Natasha, I truly hope that you are okay and fine, give my love to little Nickolai and remember, I love you."
While the Soviets constructed their version of Franco's Wall, to the south in Georgia, Marshal Zhukov began to conscript the local populace into his newly formed 1st Caucasian Army [4]. Though big in numbers, the army was initially, largely under trained and under armed but from his past victories during the Second World War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the tactics used by the Allies in Spain, Zhukov was able to morph his rag-tag collection of farmers into a mighty force and by March 1947, Zhukov was able to train 90% of his troops; out of that, the army was at a 85% military efficiency. Along with his techniques, another advantage that he had was that the Caucasus mountains worked as a natural fortification and that the majority of the farmers knew the mountains like the back of their hand. Along with his ability to transform the army, Zhukov, as the military leader of the Caucasus firstly re-instated the autonomous republics which were abolished by Stalin as well had the First Secretaries of each Soviet Republic report to him, the most important being the Georgian First Secretary Candide Charkviani, who lead Georgia (and the other Republics) through a rapid industrialization period during the Infection.
[1] - Admiral Oktyabriskiy's military government in the Crimea would collapse before the end of 1946 due to infighting between the military and armed civilians and later the rise of Infected personnel alike.
[2] - Which was revived by Beria when it was formally de-commissioned in 1945.
[3] - The 8th Army had around 50,000 men under General Khabarov and a division of Finnish troops.
[4] - The 1st Caucasian Army fielded around 100,000 by the end of Marshal Zhukov's training and organization.
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Reading this inspired me to play as the alien invaders and it is an agonizing experience. I started off 1936 and switched over to the aliens after I had them invade Australia. Fast forward 6 months, and I'm being overwhelmed and ground down on the Australian continent. My IC count is around 3, after penalties.
As a player side; they are basically unplayable. There are no leaders to bring victory, much less competence on the battlefields. There are no researchers to design new weapons. There is barely any IC for anything, just what you capture; which would be fine, if your armies/leaders weren't pathetic. Finally and most importantly; there is no way to tell when and IF you are going to get any more units, upgrades, or technologies.
What have you done to deal with these problems and what can you suggest that I do?
As a player side; they are basically unplayable. There are no leaders to bring victory, much less competence on the battlefields. There are no researchers to design new weapons. There is barely any IC for anything, just what you capture; which would be fine, if your armies/leaders weren't pathetic. Finally and most importantly; there is no way to tell when and IF you are going to get any more units, upgrades, or technologies.
What have you done to deal with these problems and what can you suggest that I do?
I would let them live for about half a year and let them take a country too (preferably a small one with a reasonable IC, Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania, etc.) By about Summer of 1936 (if you make them on Jan. 1) they should have the best of the best techs and a large army, if not, patience makes perfect. In terms militarily, you have no choice but to send alien hordes. I tried playing an invasion of France as the AI (alien invaders) and I found that an organized attack was useless. The single divisions collapsed all over in a domino effect. So I did a horde of Aliens in a spearhead or all front wave, very successful. For the spearhead there are 2 tactics I used both as human and alien. The first tactic (and my favorite) is to have just enough troops to have an equal battle on the slow front ( low infastructure, terrain bad, etc.), but put a huge amount of troops on the fast front (great infa, plains and hills, and many province connections.) This makes the enemy caught off guard and unable to fight (I even used this when outnumbered, still a victory.) The second spearhead is just simply the normal way (huge encirclements, fast units heading for a strategic objective, etc.)
I personally think the idea of a zombie apocalypse to be ridicolous, but i still love this aar, very good narrative and i love the pictures
http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html
A little something why this would be impossible But still, I love this aar
http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html
A little something why this would be impossible
But still, I love this aar
The Brooks zombies defeat all those setbacks, I hate it when people who claim to be experts in zombies fail to read the zombie survival guide. *facepalm*
Like what Reddenbawker suggested, I'd let the AI control them for 6 months to a year. As a player controlling the aliens, you'll face massive penalties due to stacking and having no leaders but the massive stacks would also work to your advantage. The second is location. You had them land in Australia (I guessing that where you had them land) and depending whether you've landed them in the middle or the coast, the infrastructure plays a part as well.
The most I can give is to let the AI run them for a bit - possibly let them take Australia before you control them. Also, thanks for reading and commenting!
That's more or less what I did in this AAR though I had more spearheading on all fronts attacks than spearheading to encircle. The latter happened (In Brittney and Essen) but more as a result of the former. Thanks for the interest and comment!
I personally think the idea of a zombie apocalypse to be ridicolous, but i still love this aar, very good narrative and i love the pictures
http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html
A little something why this would be impossible
I read that too. It was a nice read. As for the biting, IMO, I believe that the virus could be spread via airborne when a zombie is destroyed and it's guts spread across a small radius.
Also, thanks for the complements and your interest! And for the comment! :laugh:
You've read World War Z right? The zombies in this AAR will be similar to Brooks but more limited. I'll expand on that in the later chapters.
Thanks Everyone for commenting! I'll have an update possibly by Friday or the weekend.
I read WWZ 9 times, the Survival Guide 2 times, and the Illustrated Recorded Attacks 4 times. So yes, I have read WWZ