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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 4, 2018 8:33:37 GMT
Alright guys, I'm a newbie around here and don't know a lot of faces but I'm going to start a new campaign and I want you guys to vote for the nation I'll be playing as. Also I'm planning to do an AAR. For those not familiar with an AAR it literally means After Action Report, basically telling you guys what happened in words.
Hope you guys like this idea
Btw guys I'm giving two days for the poll, after that we're rolling.
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Feb 4, 2018 13:36:33 GMT
Welcome to the forum, leetowvorbeck. Are you going to create something like a play-by-play update? If so, I'm curious as to how someone plays the smaller & less used nations, eg. Romania, Bulgaria, etc.
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 4, 2018 22:40:25 GMT
Nobunaga Oda: Thank you so much for the warm welcome. Yes indeed I am doing a play by play update. By the looks of it I'm going to be playing as India! Also today is the last day to vote guys
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Post by The Conqueror on Feb 5, 2018 7:31:45 GMT
Immersion: So guys for the sake of immersion (let's be honest, turns aren't that realistic) I'll be dividing the campaign timeline into real life-ish years, months and weeks. It is 1943 already and there will be 12 months. Each month will be 12 turns long and each week will be 4 turns long. The starting date for my campaign will be July 1, the prelude for the Battle of Kurks (judging from Germany and Soviet building up in the south) Also each military unit will be considered as 30k men (that was the largest division size in WW2) and each stack will increase it by 10k. Sorry it's so long, what do you guys think? What ?
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 5, 2018 23:47:13 GMT
Nation:USSR
Introduction: The USSR is the largest communist nation spanning from the Baltic Sea all the way to the Pacific. Although suffering several humiliating setbacks in WW1 and in the Soviet-Polish war the nation has undergone rapid social and economical changes ever since the days of the Tzar. No longer is Russia the laughing stock of the West but instead the largest industrial behemoth in all of Eurasia possessing a well trained army which however lacks leadership.
Situation: In the winter if 1939 the German army began a series of conquests, starting with the invasion of Poland and culminating in to the invasion if France. Within just a year the German army conquered 7 countries with ruthlessness never seen before. Our leaders signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, in hope that we could continue peaceful coexistence. However, the Nazi legions of evil invaded the USSR in the fateful summer of 1941 in a move which completely devasted the Soviet army and forced us to cede Minsk, Lenningrad and Riga to to the Germans.
Throughout 1942 the Soviets fought with tooth and nail and finally managed to halt the German army in the Winter Counter Offensive and at Stalingrad.
Now in the year 1943, July the Soviet army has built up and is preparing for the German attack on Moscow and Stalingrad. Once these attacks have been beaten off, it is time to strike the heart of the Facist beast.
(Btw guys how do I post pictures here? I really wish someone could teach me, it would be easier for you guys to see my progress)
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 6, 2018 8:56:50 GMT
Turn 1-5 Battle for Survival: The German Army desperate for a total victory scrape together a sizeable force and launch an attack all across the front. German army in the North supported by Manherim and the Finns attack Leningrad from all sides. Soviet army under the leadership of Grazini put up a tenacious defense but Leningrad is lost due to a surprise move from the Germans which will be revealed later. In the Moscow the Germans gather some of their best, Schroner and Guderian and launch an all out assault of Moscow. The Soviet army fight teeth and nail and manage to hold on under the leadership of Mainstein. However to our utter surprise the Germans peel of Guderian who then proceeds to strike Leningrad, ultimately the Finns capturing it. In the South the combines German forces under Boch and Kluch and the Romanians supported by the Italians under Messe and the Bulgarians attack the south. Although the Germans are destroyed thanks to the army led by Guderian the city of Donetsk falls to the Romanians. However all is not lost as our army group center left by Leeb manages to reconquer the city of Kiev. In the far East the Japanese attack and capture the coastal city off of Manchuria despite heroic resistance from General Patton.
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 6, 2018 9:37:50 GMT
Turn 5-10 Counter attack: With the Germans defeated in Moscow the army advances on Minsk, lead by none other than Mainstein. The city falls within 2 turns. While in Leningrad Grazini puts up desperate resistance, losing much of his forces (health) in the process. The Germans and the Finns realising that this would be their last chance to inflict a defeat on us launched a massive counter attack led by Manherim and supported by Tiger tanks. Though inflicting massive casualties on us this proved to be fatal for the axis as their entire northern army group was wiped out, including Manherim. We then successfully recaptured Leningrad and advanced on east Poland. The fighting in the south bogged down as the axis forces poured in from Germany's allies and the mountains, forts and landmines blocked our army. However despite this our army lead by Guderian, Zhukov and reinforced by the army led by Leeb retook Dobetsk and captured the northern Roman city and began it's assault on Budapest and Bucharest. The Italian reinforcement led by Messe were instantly decimated by our superior army. In the north our army managed to deal a major blow to the Germans by capturing Warsaw. In the far East our eastern army led by Patton managed recapture our city and further on conquer Changchum. Further on 3 Japanese generals including the legendary Yamashita were killed. However our original eastern army was completely destroyed and thus had to be rebuilt, however the massive industry of our nation barely makes this a challenge. Further on reinforcements arrive from Siberia. In the sea our Pacific navy of 1 battleship and 2 destroyers raid Sapporo and then engage 2 Japanese destroyers near Korea. At this pace comrades we shall reach Berlin within 20 turns and crush the Facist menance for once and for all and make them pay for the suffering of our people!
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Post by cyanide on Feb 6, 2018 15:50:35 GMT
Turn 5-10 Counter attack: With the Germans defeated in Moscow the army advances on Minsk, lead by none other than Mainstein. The city falls within 2 turns. While in Leningrad Grazini puts up desperate resistance, losing much of his forces (health) in the process. The Germans and the Finns realising that this would be their last chance to inflict a defeat on us launched a massive counter attack led by Manherim and supported by Tiger tanks. Though inflicting massive casualties on us this proved to be fatal for the axis as their entire northern army group was wiped out, including Manherim. We then successfully recaptured Leningrad and advanced on east Poland. The fighting in the south bogged down as the axis forces poured in from Germany's allies and the mountains, forts and landmines blocked our army. However despite this our army lead by Guderian, Zhukov and reinforced by the army led by Leeb retook Dobetsk and captured the northern Roman city and began it's assault on Budapest and Bucharest. The Italian reinforcement led by Messe were instantly decimated by our superior army. In the north our army managed to deal a major blow to the Germans by capturing Warsaw. In the far East our eastern army led by Patton managed recapture our city and further on conquer Changchum. Further on 3 Japanese generals including the legendary Yamashita were killed. However our original eastern army was completely destroyed and thus had to be rebuilt, however the massive industry of our nation barely makes this a challenge. Further on reinforcements arrive from Siberia. In the sea our Pacific navy of 1 battleship and 2 destroyers raid Sapporo and then engage 2 Japanese destroyers near Korea. At this pace comrades we shall reach Berlin within 20 turns and crush the Facist menance for once and for all and make them pay for the suffering of our people! Hey welcome, you are propably going to see me around very often
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 7, 2018 8:35:30 GMT
cyanide: My pleasure to have you here 🤣. It is a bit annoying though that the Phone version of this site doesn't have all the features of PC version.
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 7, 2018 9:48:56 GMT
Turn 10-15 Drive to Berlin: In the North army group Leningrad and army Group Moscow regrouped and received reinforcements at Warsaw while a few rogue elements of Army group Leningrad, encouraged by recent victories launched uncoordinated attacks on Riga and northern Poland. Although they managed to take their objectives it was not without heavy losses and general Rokossovsky's forces face the danger of complete annihilation. After fierce arguement between general Rokossovsky who wanted to first invade Helsinki and clear the northern front and Mainstein who wanted to press the German all the way to Berlin it was finally decided that Berlin would receive the first priority. Immediately the full might of our army weighed down upon the Germans who tried to defend their capital desperately with couple of well trained tiger formation supported by heavy artillery. However by then our army had grown to such size that we outnumbered the Germans 5:1 in Berlin and under the leadership of Manstein the Germans were quickly defeated, resulting in the Capture of Berlin! However despite this Hitler reaffirms his goal for a war of complete annihilation and refuses to negotiate with our leaders. This we have no choice but to resume this pointless blood bath...... Operation Vazhnyy Height (important height): In the south the combined forces of Zhukov, Guderian and Leeb launch Operation Vazhnyy Height. The plan aims at capturing the mountainous city of Budapest and drive straight on to the hilly regions of Prague and Vienna. Despite the initial part of the plan being immensely successful it soon falters due to a German counter from Kracow and a combined Italian and Bulgarian attack from Sofia, Forcing us to to divide our forces to attack Kracow and Sofia. Bucharest fell with ease but the narrow and river filled terrain of Bulgaria hinder our progress in the Balkans. This our army extended it's attack to Yugoslavia and has met mild success. In the Krakow front Leebs army quickly decimated German resistance and even managed to capture Prague thus technically completing the operation. Operation Cyanide: In the far East general Patton launch Operation Cyanide. A brilliant plan devised by himself which plans on choking Japanese industrial production by capturing their colonial possessions in China and Korea. So far the invasion has been an utter success, meeting virtually no resistance and capturing Shenyang, Peiking and Wuhan. This should decimated the Japanese industry which relies tremendously on its colonial possessions. However, the army is now all by itself as our Pacific fleet proved to be of no match to the IJN. However not to worry comrades. The US Navy has built up in great strength and has begun challenging the supremacy of the IJN and seems to be winning ground (or rather water). ( Sorry guys for playing so less turns per update but this is the only way I can break down this game into comprehensive individual parts since this game is turn based. Also I have my final exams to study for 😟)
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 8, 2018 8:43:49 GMT
Turns 15-18 Operation Crusade: Our supreme leader decided that this was the perfect time for mother Russia to take the capital of the Orthodox World, Istanbul, from the hands of the Vile Turks. Our leaders justified thus attack to our allies by citing the pro German sentiment of the Turks.Our southern army was reinforced and led by Guderian and Zhukov captured the strategic cities of Belgrade and Bucharest, capitulating Bulgaria. From Bulgaria the Soviet Air Force, which had been inactive so far due to the beating it received by the Germans in 1941 launched a concentrated bombing campaign of Athens and was subsequently captured by our first paratroop Division (first para I used). Finally our army launched the attack on Istanbul which withstood our battering for just 2 turns. This victory should definitely boost our civilian and military morale. Turn 15-20: Liberation of Europe: Ever since the fall of Berlin and the death of millions of young German soldiers the German populace don't seem to be willing to back up the Nazi regime anymore. Combined with this the capture of various German industrial heart lands seemed to have crippled the German economy. Hence the Germans encounter massive recruitment and production issue (the barely had any troops). Thus our army was able to simply blitzkrieg across the German territories. The capture of Colonge gave us the possession of the German missile program which we subsequently used to capitulate Finland. In Italy Leeb and Guderian's army quickly captured Milan and now lay siege to Rome. Despite losing all their European territories the Nazis refuse any negotiations and stick to their idea of war of annihilation. Turns 15-20 Operation Cyanide and Slaughter in Korea: In the Far East Operation Cyanide in China has seen complete success despite heavy resistance from well trained Japanese Artillery and Heavy tank divisions. However in South Korea our army has been completely halted in Seoul. General Patton's only solution has been to throw more men and use brute force. However the Japanese have dug in and decimated our forces. As a result General Patton has been replaced by General Eisenhower as the supreme commander of the eastern front. In the Pacific the US and Canada forces have grown tremendously and have started applying pressure on Tokyo itself. photo hosting ebay
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 14, 2018 13:32:07 GMT
Guys I have sad news. I sadly can't complete the campaign as I accidentally deleted my save . So.... You guys want me to do another campaign in 1939-1940?
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Feb 14, 2018 13:34:31 GMT
Guys I have sad news. I sadly can't complete the campaign as I accidentally deleted my save . So.... You guys want me to do another campaign in 1939-1940? If you feel you can do another, then go ahead. Otherwise, just see this moment as a chance to take a break.
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Post by leetowvorbeck on Feb 14, 2018 13:37:37 GMT
Guys I have sad news. I sadly can't complete the campaign as I accidentally deleted my save . So.... You guys want me to do another campaign in 1939-1940? If you feel you can do another, then go ahead. Otherwise, just see this moment as a chance to take a break. I'm as ready as I can be. Plus I already took a one week break from this game. (Exams and rage.over the USSR campaign)
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