I've decided to do a "To End all Wars" http://www.ageod.com/products/533/details/To.End.All.Wars AAR, but with a twist! I found out that you can switch between teams after saves (like in most Paradox games), and that you can bring other countries into the war by declaring war on them. By jumping saves in the beginning and using several declarations of war, I can bring pretty much every country into the war at the very start. That should make for an interesting game.
Incidentally, Tamas is listed as one the producers of this game, so if you got a problem, bitch to him.
There are three factions in the game and one is really just a sub-faction of of the Entente. The Western Entente – France, Britain Belgium etc, The Eastern Entente- Russia and Serbia, and the Central powers, Germany, and Austria. I intend to bring in a lot more forces in early, some historical. I don't know how this will all work, but it sounds like fun.
So for the Western Entente, France, Britain, Belgium, the US, Persia, Greece, and Japan.
For the Eastern Entente, Russia, Serbia and Romania, and Bulgaria
For the Central Powers, Germany, Austria, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Afghanistan.
Note: at first I tried to put Bulgaria and Japan in the CP. Japan didn't do anything and Bulgaria was a bit much (they start with an impressive army). So I started over with this setup. This will by second full game (the first I played as the W. Entente with randomized war plans and took Berlin in 1917. For the Super game I will play as W. Entente with historical war plans.
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America enters the war
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The Boers rise up against the British.
The Central Powers are paralyzed the first turn because I jumped between save games to start super WWI and the AI doesn't kick in for another round. They begin acting normal the next turn, when the Germans move most of their army into Belgium. They only make a minor move into the Ardennes which is repulsed with out much trouble. The Belgian army is able to make a successful retreat into France where it links up with the British. I'm building as many French divisions as I can and moving the French 1st army south to block the Italians and the Swiss. I need to hold out until winter, when offensives become really difficult.
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The Italians move on Nice and drive back the French 1st Army and the Belgians are driven out of Lille. The Belgian army is severely lacking in artillery and really can't do much. I've been pulling heavy guns out of the coastal forts, but it takes awhile and is costly.
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In October the Germans swing around my left, bypassing my forces and threatening Paris! Their offensive in the Ardennes is less successful resulting in a bloody stalemate. However, my forces have cut off by the Germans moving toward Paris. If I can engage the enemy I may be able to trap and destroy an two German armies. Unfortunately the Germans and are moving out of Switzerland as well, and I have fall back to defend both Dijon or Lyon.
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I scrap together all the British forces I can for second expeditionary force and the Portuguese army (which isn't worth a lot).
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The Rape of Belgium.
In late October The two German armies behind my lines seperate. One moves toward Paris and is Beauvis and one is Artois. Both have torn up the rail. Joffre will lead an attack against the 2nd German Army under Karl von Bulow. This is a bit risky since Joffre's force is inferior. Hopefully, the surrounding armies can join in and turn the tide of the battle. I can't risk moving them and allowing the Germans to escape. The Portuguese will march on Lille, attempt to delay the Germans hopefully long enough that the Belgian and French Armies are not caught between two German armies. I'm bringing in as many British units as possible. Kirchner will bring British command into France, unfortunately his troops are mostly territorials who rate as Militia. I've raised a number of new French infantry divisions but they aren't organized enough to make much of a difference. I'm bringing them to Paris. If Paris comes under attack I'll need everything I can get to save it. France is less industrialized then Britain so building medium artillery is more difficult. It can only be built in a few places. I also made a raid on Mulhousen and Colmar. Captured supplies and destroyed some rail. Not a big deal, but any victory is welcome.
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Joffre prepares to move the German army.
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He launches a costly cavalry charge, but is victorious.
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The American forces arrive. Not many, some are militia, without heavy artillery and disorganized but they are here.
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The Turks begin slaughtering the Armenians.
I continue to attack the Germans isolated in France, and German offensives into north are repulsed. Germans continue to pour in from Switzerland, the Italians seem to be massing for attack toward Marseille. I need to crush the Germans isolated in France quickly so I can move forces to protect troops the South. And while I am wearing down the Germans, the losses continue to be very high.
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Joffre deals another blow to the Germans in France.
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The Germans assault Lonwhy and are held back( also the Duke of Wurtemburg looks like a vampire.
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They come back the next week with another army and push through.
There seems to be little opposition in Belgium, the front line is oddly bare. While one of the German armies is badly beaten up, another has enough ammunition to fight a major battle. They can't take Paris, but I need to get rid of them. I'm pulling the BEF off the front line, and replacing it with the Belgians. I should have the Germans outside Paris surrounded, and will then launch my offensive at the end of December. Snow has already started falling in some places, so If I can hold on a bit longer winter should set in and slow down the enemy.
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The 2nd British army lands.
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Closing the Trap.
The Germans make an attempt at a breakout, and desperately attack the BEF.
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The Germans are cut down trying to escape. The slaughter is enormous.
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The Italians push on toward Marseilles.
I have the Germans outside Paris surrounded. After disastrous breakout attempt I decide to wait till the snow melts before finishing off the Germans. Attacks through the snow don't seem to be a good idea. For the winter the men will dig in and keep the enemy surrounded.
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The Germans are marching through the Ardennes and moving on Sedan (which has held off the Germans admirably). Dug in, and in winter weather I'm counting on them to do so again in 1915.
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The Southern Front is more perilous. Swiss forces have made some in-roads into France, and the Italians are pushing back 1st Army. I'm thinking of moving the Americans south.
That's it for the first few months of the war on the French Front. France and Belgium have been attacked by the Germans, the Dutch, the Swiss, and the Italians. The main German effort has been contained, surrounded and may be destroyed soon. Depending on how much supply they have left they may be very hungry come Spring. The Germans in Belgium are passive, they have not assaulted Antwerp. I think the encirclement of two their armies has sapped their strength. I also suspect that the Eastern Front is taking more and more resources. The Italians are making progress in the South, and now the most pressing threat (even if it against secondary targets.) Britain is arming, and new French artillery is being built. Every month or more Americans arrive. Next Spring I envision the creation of a British sector to retake Belgium, a French sector to retake Lorraine, and an American sector to drive back the Italians.
Elsewhere the war roils across the East. Memel has fallen, and Koernigsberg was briefly besieged. The Russians also besieged Lemberg but were drive back. There seems to be some sort of offensive in Poland and parts of that ancient nation have fallen to the Central Powers. Belgrade has been lost, but the Serbs still fight with Romanian and Bulgarian help. Edirene has fallen to the Bulgarians, and the Turkish capital may be in danger soon. Turks have invaded Kuwait, and the Arabs have begun attacking the Turks. The Revolt in the Desert begins. The Boers are brought into line and South Africa is preparing for the conquest of Namibia. The Japanese still besiege Tsingtao, who's walls are broken but the Japanese wait for favorable weather to launch the assault (German guns have also damaged the Japanese fleet. 1915 will see a lot of colonial wars as British and French forces will conquer Africa the Japanese will take Indonesia and New Guinea.
The World mobilizes for war, the free men of France, Britain and America leave their farms and cities take up the sad mantle of the soldier. Despite the defeats spirits are high. 1914 saw the free peoples of France resist the invader. 1915 will see those same people strike back, liberate their lands and march into victory, no matter the cost.
Joffre is marshall in 1914?
Where is Sweden! :mad:
Why are there Mexicans everywhere
Quote from: jimmy olsen on February 14, 2016, 11:09:58 PM
Where is Sweden! :mad:
I am sure someone is buying their iron ore.
Incidentally, the last time "super" and "world war one" were uttered in the same sentence was when field marshal Haig had some R&R in Paris' recreational district in 1916.
Heh, that looks fun. Do the Central Powers have a chance with the US entering the war right off the bat? I guess having Italy on their side helps, though.
The first part of January, spent building new units. I also get the Arab Revolt going.
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I'm planning a whole mountaineer army along with a Marine army for the British. Most troops are out for winter quarters. The Italians are moving around the Toulon, I'm going to have to shift the the Americans down there. For some reason the Italians are attacking troops in the Alps during the winter. Not major battles but still kind of silly.
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In January South Africa begins an assault in the German colonies in modern Namibia.
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In February, my men new uniforms and helmets!
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I've also come to believe that I have elements of three different Germany armies pocketed. They are dug in pretty well, But still surrounded. Instead of getting weaker the enemy seems to be getting stronger in the pocket. They seem to have brought a lot of supplies.
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In southern France, the Italians continue their drive. They make some good progress. Fortuantly they make the same mistake the Germans do and make it attack along a narrow front making it easy to isolate and destroy the main force. This seems to be a deficiency in the AI.
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As you can see cutting the Italians off wasn't difficult. The Austrians are backing up the Italians in France.
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In April, more Americans arrive, this time they have tanks! This is notable because nobody has invented tanks yet.
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The Italians make a major push in Southern France. 1st Army falls back.
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I finally build up enough troops to clear out the pocket north of Paris. A series of extremely bloody battles occurs. The British lead the charge on this one.
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Meanwhile in the South, the main Italian force falls back and attacks France through another path, through a mountain fort. Oddly they do push the French back.
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A German-Dutch force launches a major offensive in Belgium attempting to take the city of Ypres. The French hold at all costs. The lines is maintained, but at a terrible price.
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Lawrence takes Medina which cuts off the Turks attacking Aden. I order him to wreck the rails, and then retreat.
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The British have mostly recovered from the fighting in the Paris Pocket and launch a counter attack in Belgium. I thought I had a picture of the battles stats, but apparently I don't. The Americans are attacked by the Italians but easily hold them back.
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With the 1st year anniversary of the war, I took some screenshots to show you the three fronts in the French theater.
First the Italian front. American forces are become very numerous here, Soon they will be able to push the Italians out of France and invade Italy.
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The Swiss front. Swiss and German forces have invaded central France, but seem to be contained. I've launched attacks into Switzerland to disrupt supplies. Not a lot of movement here.
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The Belgian front. This has been the main axis of advance for the Germans, the British are counter attacking and I hope to retake Brussels. The Battle of Ypres has left the Germans in the area disorganized and weakened and are hopefully easy targets.
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The South Africans have taken Windhoek and the Japanese have take the German territory in Pacific. They aren't particularly important victories but each victory lowers German morale. Speaking of which Entente morale is still extremely high. German and Russian morale is much lower. This screen shows morale and casualties. You can see the W.Entente has taken the least casualties and maintains the highest morale.
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Not exactly lighting up the boards. Is there anyone who wants me to continue with this?
Quote from: Razgovory on March 01, 2016, 06:59:56 PM
Not exactly lighting up the boards. Is there anyone who wants me to continue with this?
Me! Sorry I am just too jealous you can get French generals.
I've been reading along on your journey. I would appreciate you continuing. I own the game, I just haven't spent the time on learning to play yet.
While I may not always comment, I read the AARs here with interest.
Part 3: August 1915 to January 1916. I didn't take as many Screenshots as I should have (especially not as many of the maps. Mostly just battle screens. During this period, I encircled the German force that had been halted at Ypres and liberated most of Belgium. In the South, the Americans have pushed the Italians out of France and invaded Italy.
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The British push into Tournai in an attempt to encircle the Germans in Ypres.
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In the south, Franco-American forces destroy an encircled Austrian force.
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Somehow this German Army gets behind my lines. I spend several weeks chasing it before it bakes it back into Switzerland.
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The British attack Mons, and inflict very severe casualties.
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In French North Africa, CP agents instigate the Rif War.
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The British army destroys the remaining German forces in Ypres.
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The Americans advance on Nice.
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Once again the Germans are repulsed at Sedan.
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Chaotic fighting on the Italian frontier. The Americans eventually capture Nice, but a large CP force has captured a French fort in the Alpes. American forces are not able to dislodge them. Instead, the focus is centered on the Mediterranian coast and the advance on Genoa.
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French forces attack the central front. The battle of Jura is a disaster. There will be no more offensives along this front in 1915.
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The number and quality of the arriving American forces are staggering. Here they appear with stormtroopers. No other army has stormtroopers yet. The only disadvantage is that the Americans bring a lot of heavy equipment and it takes close to a month to arrive from the port to Italian front.
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American forces advance into Italy. There is remarkably little opposing us. The only thing slowing us down is dragging tanks and heavy guns across the landscape.
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In fact, there isn't much opposition anywhere. King Albert leads his army into Brussels and the French push into the Ardennes. More German forces are pocketed in Belgium. The advance ends with the snow. By the end, most of Belgium is back in Entente hands.
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The war has shifted heavily in favor of the Entente. The German numerical superiority is now only 1 to 1.3, and most of them are fighting the Russian. For 1916, I plan to use the British retake the remaining part of Belgium, invade the Netherlands and hopefully advance into northern Germany. The I need to build up more French forces to push the enemy out of France altogether. After that, I can hopefully conquer the Ruhr valley. The Americans are poised to conquer the Po river valley. After that, I can isolate Italian border forts and then move south to take Rome. When Italy is knocked out of the war I can move on toward Vienna.
Man. If only Raz had been in charge in 1914 France might still be great :(
If only the Germans had such crap AI. Finished up Jan to June. French forces have pushed to Rhine river. I'll put it up tonight.
Quote from: Valmy on March 06, 2016, 09:28:01 PM
Man. If only Raz had been in charge in 1914 France might still be great :(
Are you saying France is no longer great?
Quote from: grumbler on March 07, 2016, 06:54:09 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 06, 2016, 09:28:01 PM
Man. If only Raz had been in charge in 1914 France might still be great :(
Are you saying France is no longer great?
It is just not in the same way as before.
With the snow and bad weather I should stop, but there is so little opposition I keep moving forward. We don't want the enemy to dig in. The US forces in Italy are barely affected by the weather, but their movement is slow. They advance on Milan and take it easily. However, I there is quite a few Austrian-Italian units to my rear in the French Alps. I need to deal with them before I can conquer Italy. I raise quite a few more French divisions and artillery brigades. Enough for three corps. I also raise a number of British units. Do to some bizarre rule, units must be in the same theater as the Commander-in-Chief to be given an army command, so Jan Smuts makes a pilgrimage to Belgium so he can be granted army rank by Kirchner.
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The Americans use tanks and heavy artillery to break the defenses at Genoa. The city falls in early January.
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While trying to move into position near Besancon, France, French forces are ambushed. They suffer casualties.
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Attacking in winter proves to be a mistake for the British in Belgium.
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The weather improves in March. We are ready for an all out advance.
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The American advance in Italy
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The Germans and the Swiss attack Belfort. The French hold them off but are exhausted.
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Finally, a victory near Besancon. Galleni delivers a major blow to the Germans at Jura.
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Bad News in the East. The Czar takes command.
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The British win a bloody battle in the Netherlands.
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My Niece counter-punches!
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The American attack on Torrino is delayed several times because of inept commanders. We finally get the tanks rolling and deliver a major blow to the Austria-Hungarians. Torrino is the main supply hub for the troops in Alps. Taking it out should isolate the Austrians and Italians left defending the frontier.
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The French finally push the Germans out of Besancon.
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The French emerge from the Ardennes and push to the Rhine. Like everything else, the casualties are high.
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The French employ armor near the Swiss border.
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The situation on the central front in June of 1916. The Germans have been driven back and French forces are about to surround and destroy them. When army is destroyed we can easily conquer Switzerland. Switzerland will make a good spring board to conquer southern Germany and Austria. A little further north, the French have reduced the German fortress at Thionville. Ardenne-Lorraine will soon be recovered.
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The British push north hopping to knock the Netherlands out of the war. At the same time the French have advanced to the Rhine. The Germans don't have much left to oppose them.
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In the South the Americans threaten to isolate and destroy the frontier fortresses. Once they are destroyed there won't be many Italian or Austrian soldiers left in the fight. Already Pavia is undefended. Conquering Italy will soon become a matter of marching, not fighting.
Your niece looks fierce :o
enjoying this. if you care to repeat afterward, please do eastern front -- enemies with everyone you border. that could be fun.
I discovered that after 2 years Americans just stop coming. So no more American reinforcements. :( At the moment I have the Americans digging the Italian-Austrian armies out of the mountain forts. They are bloody fights, but I pretty much have them trapped. Once I destroy those armies Italy is done. Actually Italy is already done. I have a clear path toward Rome and Central Power morale is extremely low. I think it's at 31. It starts at 100 and if it falls below 5 they lose automatically. My morale is over 100. The Russians have a morale of 75.
Nobody has used poison gas. I won't use it because it's handled badly. Each time you use poison gas it lowers your own morale 1 point. Gas effects are heavily mitigated if your enemy has the same gas tech as you do. Since each side increases their tech at about the same speed you never really have tech advantage. Tech climbs slowly as the war goes on, but you can invest in a tech every few months for small price. After the first six months of the game money ceases to be an issue.
There is a similar problem with "shells". You have a set number of shells that can be used. You can build factories for more shells, but here's the thing. Light artillery (the type that every Infantry division uses), don't eat up your shells. Only medium and heavy artillery and even those don't use much of it. So you never run out of shells.
On the other hand, I often run out of supplies and manpower, but you can't use money to help that situation. So money and shells are essentially infinite. But don't really help much. I also have "engagement points" which I think are used to trigger events, but I never run out of them either.
All that aside, this the only AGEOD game I've actually liked. I don't think it simulates WWI very well, but it's still fun. It is harder throwing all the nations in at the beginning (though I should have kept Bulgaria Central Powers), but it's neat having a front line that goes from Frisia to Genoa.
Should've brought in Scandinavia too. ;)
June 1916 to January 1917.
Entente forces advance all along the front. The enemy lacks the formations and manpower to create a defensive line. Instead, they mostly guard forts or cities. The fortress are the most difficult. They take a long time to invest and destroy. The Americans spent most of this time attacking into the Alpes and reducing the fortresses here.
My most immediate concern is the surrounded enemy force around Besancon.
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Heavy fighting around the city. The enemy is surrounded and seemingly doomed. This turns out not to be the case.
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In the North the British attack Amsterdam.
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The French under Joffre capture the fort at Thionville. The forts in the Alsace region prove difficult to take and require time and super-heavy artillery.
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The city of Trier falls.
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Three events fire. Fortunately, I have a large army in Ireland and am not affected by the Easter revolt (which occurs in June for some reason).
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A little later the Emperor gives up the ghost. 10 national morale points are huge for them. The CP is teetering on the brink at this point. The advance into Germany isn't helping things.
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The Central power army breaks out of my trap, pushing aside French soldiers at Belfort make it back to their own lines. Very frustrating.
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The fortress at Torino falls. Italian and Austrian soldiers from nearby provinces try to come to the fort's aid but are thwarted. Still it's a very costly battle. Pretty much all the battles in the Alpes are like this. Still we make progress.
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The French seize the industrial city of Cologne.
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French General Lanrezac quickly moves on Essen, the site of major German steelworks.
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The Netherlands are all but overrun. Already British forces have begun to invade Germany.
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Only the German forts keep the French from conquering southern Germany (I move through the provinces with forts, but I can't get supply through them). Conquering them is long and painful.
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Switzerland on the hand is rapidly falling to French forces.
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The Americans push further into the Alpes. This is just one of many bloody battles around Fort de Susa.
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Indian troops push into Dortmund.
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German and Swiss soldiers attempt to relieve the fortress at Metz. They are cut down by heavy artillery.
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Turkish troops cross the Sinai and attempt to take the Suez Canal. They are easily beaten, but I can't seem to drive them off.
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American troops push into Aosta, with French Support.
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In late October the garrison at Essen surrenders.
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Woodrow Wilson is reelected.
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The French assault Metz but fail to take it. The fort will not fall this year.
Winter begins to set in and armies begin to slow down.
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In the south, the bulk of the Italian army is based around a fort they took from the French last year. The fight through the mountains has been extremely bloody and has to pause till the snow melts. Both CP forces and Americans occupy that area so there is a lot of small-scale fighting. Since I no longer get American units, I try to preserve the ones I have. Elsewhere American forces have spread out across northern Italy.
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A little further north, Switzerland has all but fallen. The only areas not occupied have not strategic value.
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The German forts still prevent much progress in Alsace. The French who attacked through the Ardennes have occupied Germany up to the Rhine (and sometimes past it).
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In the North the British have subjugated all of the Netherlands now lay siege to naval forts on the German Bight. Elsewhere Anglo-French have taken much of Germany's industrial heartland.
1917 may very well be the last year for CP. The only thing slowing me down are forts and snow. When the snow melts I can take more forts and drive on Rome, Berlin and Vienna.
Out of curiousity, what is the rationale behind the Dutch siding with the German Empire?
Quote from: Norgy on March 15, 2016, 06:57:33 AM
Out of curiousity, what is the rationale behind the Dutch siding with the German Empire?
Raz had the Allies declare war on them just to make it more super.
January 1917 to late July 1917.
Just like last year, there's not much I can do during the winter. Instead of raising new units I toss most of my manpower into replacements. At this point in the war, manpower is starting to dry up.
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In March, we restart our offensives. At this point, there is a numerical parity between the W. Entente and the CP. In fact as continue to destroy CP armies numbers really start to move in my favor.
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British tanks crush the fortifications at Wilhelmshaven.
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In late March, the snow melts enough that I can start attacking the Italians again. Fighting continues until summer ending with the destruction of the Italian army. Victory results in the last enemy occupation of French territory and rapid advance into Italy.
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French tanks conquer the fortress of Saarbourg. I was besieging the German fortress at Metz during the winter, but they surrendered.
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Outnumbered Germans make a desperate charge at Koblenz. Most of them end up as casualties.
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Not all the Americans are fighting in the Alpes! A few large units are conquering Italy. There's not much resistance. Here the Americans destroy some militia and capture a field hospital.
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Outnumbered Americans cross a river and inflict a terrible blow on two divisions of Austrians and some Italian militia units.
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Ravenna falls to the Americans and Italy is cut in half.
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French tanks capture the fort at Strasbourg. All the territory lost in 1871 is liberated.
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A rare naval battle. For some reason, the commander is Admiral Horthy. While naval units are depicted in the game, actually getting them to fight one another is extremely difficult. I have often watched as German ships slipped right through the English channel without my naval units stationed there intervening. Sometimes German ships go off and do weird things like blockade Scotland or Canada for a short period of time.
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Enemy morale is about 20 before this event triggers. Their NM is cut in half. Austria also loses some authority in the area around Prague, but I don't know what that actually does.
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Armor proves really good at taking forts.
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A desperate battle fought between the French and a motley collection of Swiss, Germans, Dutch, Austrians and Italians. Half of them are wiped out. Oddly some of the commanders appear to be naval officers.
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The Americans capture the strategic city of Florence, which apparently has coal mines nearby.
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And that is it! CP morale has fallen to 5 points which cause them surrender. I knew victory was coming soon, but I thought I would have to capture Rome to win the war.
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Casualties and victory points. I don't know why the CP starts off with so many VPs. It doesn't matter I suppose, they still lost.
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When the war ends the US was racing toward Rome. It would have fallen within a month or two. There is only local militia defending the cities. The army was destroyed at Modane.
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With the capture of the forts in Alsace-Lorraine, the French are able to break out. The few remaining German units are very well fortified, but would have been easily surrounded and destroyed.
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In the north, the British have captured most of the naval facilities. There is about a corps worth of Germans defending Hamburg, but otherwise, there is no opposition. The road to Berlin is clear.
So ends the war, which began almost 3 years prior.
So... the best you can hope for is a Versailles level treaty as the Entente? Also, what happened in Russia/Eastern Europe? I see they weren't listed at the end. It was fun to follow along. Thanks for the thread, Raz! :cheers:
Yes, good AAR, Raz. I enjoyed it. :)
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on March 17, 2016, 03:55:07 AM
So... the best you can hope for is a Versailles level treaty as the Entente? Also, what happened in Russia/Eastern Europe? I see they weren't listed at the end. It was fun to follow along. Thanks for the thread, Raz! :cheers:
The Russians were still in the war, I guess "treaty of Versailles is just the default message. I imagine Russia would want Memel and a good part of German Poland.
The Czar's military prowess showed he could last until early 1917...oh right....