aronnax
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The Sound of Drums - A British Hearts of Iron II AAR
- Thread starter Kan' Sharuminar
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Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
After the next update we will decide how best to deploy the divisions evacuated from France, as well as sending additional troops to India.
Along with the Royal Navy and Airforce, it's the best defence Britain has.
In Britain. Plans are to redeploy it to the Mediterranean.
Or confirm that Syria is independent and, as stated, allied with Vichy. I'll post a save after the next update if you like
Along with the Royal Navy and Airforce, it's the best defence Britain has.
In Britain. Plans are to redeploy it to the Mediterranean.
Or confirm that Syria is independent and, as stated, allied with Vichy. I'll post a save after the next update if you like
neverthe less, I feel for the greater good syria must be brought into the allied fold.
Alarming news in the East with Indochina passing over to the Japanese. Is it possible to come to a defence agreement with the allied powers in the region to preempt any japanese moves. say with the dutch east indies, the United States and Australians?
Either way, I must insisist that IF war breaks out with Japan we follow the Fleet to Singapore strategy that the Australasian Dominions rely on. 2 Carriers and four to six battleships minimum should be sent to reinforce the area. Likewise troops should be shifted from North Africa, where we are giving the Italians an utter hammering, to reinforce Burma (oil fields) and Malaya (Rubber). Who knows, if we do as I say this show off force may just be the bluff we need in the Far East.
Alarming news in the East with Indochina passing over to the Japanese. Is it possible to come to a defence agreement with the allied powers in the region to preempt any japanese moves. say with the dutch east indies, the United States and Australians?
Either way, I must insisist that IF war breaks out with Japan we follow the Fleet to Singapore strategy that the Australasian Dominions rely on. 2 Carriers and four to six battleships minimum should be sent to reinforce the area. Likewise troops should be shifted from North Africa, where we are giving the Italians an utter hammering, to reinforce Burma (oil fields) and Malaya (Rubber). Who knows, if we do as I say this show off force may just be the bluff we need in the Far East.
aronnax
Let your spirit be free
PM Kan, along with the next update, please provide the Parliament with a list of number of units and deployed where.
Now, if you excuse me, Im going to a tobacco shop.
Now, if you excuse me, Im going to a tobacco shop.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Just make sure not to buy the tobacconists if it is scratched. The MoSW can't be wasting money on low quality tobacconists.
Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
The problem is that Syria is allied with, and therefore protected by, the new Vichy government. That would put our entire African campaign at risk if we were to attack now. We shall re-evaluate the situation in a few months when our strength against the Italians can be reassessed.
The Dutch colonies remain allied with us, and will assist us if a war with Japan breaks out. That also goes for the Australians, and in the event of war I believe it will be in their (and our) best interests to return some of the ANZAC divisions aiding us in Europe - Britain should be able to survive without them.
The Americans have already issued a formal protest regarding the Japanese occupation. With the U.S. election coming in a few months time, I can't see Roosevelt willing to do anything that makes him appear willing to ally with the Allies.
With the German gaining access to the Atlantic and the current naval war against the Italians, this may be more difficult to do, even as a short-term solution. Remember that the new Armada under construction is being specifically built to deal with the Japanese - if we are lucky it will be ready by mid-1941.
I will note that I agree with your strategy, but as ever we suffer from a lack of resources.
I think I'll do a Mid-Year report similar to the New Year reports, especially if the game is going to continue moving at this pace. Expect such a report soon.
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Don't you think he ought to do a turn in the Confuse A Cat Office as well?
Captain2
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Now I may not entirely be neutral, however reinforcements would be a good idea to protect India
aronnax
Let your spirit be free
e350tb
Stupendously Illogical Englishman
How many squadrans do we have in Egypt?
toda
MJ12
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I must protest any plans to attack Syria, even though the French have surrendered, they pose no threat to us, the last thing we need is to be seen as an aggressor in the eyes of the neutral states.
The situation in the Far East is unstable, but I believe the Burmese jungle should be able to thwart any attack into India.
If we just focus our efforts and continue at the current pace in North Africa, mainland Italy can be invaded before Autumn.
The situation in the Far East is unstable, but I believe the Burmese jungle should be able to thwart any attack into India.
If we just focus our efforts and continue at the current pace in North Africa, mainland Italy can be invaded before Autumn.
aronnax
Let your spirit be free
I dont think the world would have any trouble in believing that we are the aggressor. Have you forgot what happened the last 4 years?
France has fallen along with the Low Countries and Demark. Norway just escaped occupation, Poland has been torn into two. Czechoslovakia and Austria fell to Germany without a single shot. And you are afraid of looking like an aggressor?
If we invade Italy with Pro-Nazi troops in Algeria and Syria, we will be leaving our back door expose to attack and encirclement. Again, I dont trust those Vichy scum and I dont trust Frenchmen.
Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
Your previous reports indicated you would be able to defend India with a couple of divisions and a few cricket bats!
Quite right, Mr Arronax. Bear in mind however that the British Isles are currently protected by 27 divisions. I admit that most of these are only here because of the recent evacuation, and that at least half will be redeployed in the near future, but even then I think London could stand the loss of two Australian divisions, especially if the Japanese get uppity.
Sadly I quite agree, though President Roosevelt has shown some promising signs of aid for the Allies. Let us trust he is re-elected in November, and we might have a better chance with the Americans.
x3 Interceptors Squadrons (x2 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II, x1 Gloster Gladiator)
x3 Fighters Squadrons (x3 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX)
x6 Tactical Squadrons (x4 Vickers-Armstrong Wellington Mk.III, x2 Handley Page Hampden)
It was a Frenchman who held off surrender long enough for the BEF to evacuate, and it was Frenchmen who fought the Germans long enough for them to escape. I don't trust Vichy or their allies either, but I would seriously doubt they have any intentions of getting into another war for some time now.
There is also the matter of the 'Free French' under De Gaulle. Given their strength and fighting spirit, I would be interested to see what effect his resistance has to sway the former French colonies back under French - not Vichy - influence.
aronnax
Let your spirit be free
Sorry Prime Minister for my untrusting attitude. French People molested me with their cigarrettes when I was boy. I grew up thinking all Frenchmen will do it again.. That's why I punch the French Ambassador at the Christmas party last year when he took out his smokes.
Yes, Prime Minister.
Captain2
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Yes, Well... those cricket bats were broken in a freak accident, sadly as were several of the men
Captain2
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Yes, Well... those cricket bats were broken in a freak accident, as were some of the men from my divisions
Its unknown weither or not I'll have time to train those who failed to defend France the proper Cricket Bat Techniques in time to replace those lost
rabidveggie
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I believe Syria has strong ties with the Axis and in all likelyhood they will join the war before this year is over. If they do they will give the Italians a more direct route to Suez and threaten Kuwait and Iraq. When we finish mop up operations in Africa I suggest we leave a small garrison behind stationed near Suez and redeploy the remainder where they are most needed. Either remaining in Africa for eventual operations into Sicily and Italy, or in Britain to threaten German beaches along France. Just keep in mind that the long the war lasts the longer wild cards like Japan, the U.S. and the Soviet Union have in impacting either side of the war.
Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
The Sound of Drums
One year anniversary!
One year anniversary!
Greetings once again to the glorious people of the British Empire. Once more I have managed an AAR to last a whole year, though once more I believe this is due to my own laziness at updating rather than a natural long lifespan. It is also due, of course, to the fine posters who read the story, who are active members of the Cabinet, and whose fantastic interactions always inspire me to keep on writing.
As such, in agreement with His Majesty King George VI, it has been decided to honour these glorious citizens of Britain! Huzzah!
My congratulations to all those who have been granted an award, and my eternal gratitude to all who have and continue to serve their King and Country.
Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
AAR Stuff!
Because I love useless information, I have stuck together some stuff about the AAR that may or may not be interesting to everyone else.
Statistics
Updates: 37
Words: 26728
Pictures: 161
How I Write this AAR!
My notebook is my pride and joy of this AAR. I’ve gotten used to using an actual notebook for AAR’s rather than continuously alt-tabbing in and out of the game to write in, well, notepad. It’s nearing the end of its life and has served me well, even if I have to decipher my own atrocious hand-writing at times. Observe!
The cover. It is pretty and red. Next one will be blue, then a third one will be white. It shall be Italian Job Notebook special!
This was the opening random scribblings I made. It was just the basic notes on how I wanted the AAR to start, as well as the rather crucial point (in my mind) that I didn’t want to speed over the pre-war years like I did before, as well as make sure each update focused on a few months at most. This got rather boring by the time I reached 1938, so I sped the story along, only to be dragged down by week-long updates in France. Frankly, I love this
At this point I had the idea that I wanted each of my updates to be split into two halves: one half being a standard update I’m used to doing, the other being more of a story piece focusing on the AAR’s characters (similar to my Rome one). After deciding I couldn’t be bothered with the sort of planning that involved in terms of having a continuous storyline (I am half-heartedly trying that with To the Last Man), I dropped the idea.
Just to show how I write stuff down to remind myself when I write the updates. On the second one you can see how I managed to remind myself that war had broken out with Germany. Would have been embarrassing to miss, I feel.
Very rarely (and normally when I’m bored at work) I write an update by hand. This is the most recent one, where I attempted a speech to the Cabinet. It was a very long day at work, that day, but it cut down the time it took the update by about an hour.
Updates themselves normally take a couple of hours, mainly because I am desperately searching the internet or books to make sure it’s believable. I want the story to work as if it could have actually happened in reality, rather than it working as if I was simply playing a game. There have been a couple of times where we’ve developed technology too early, or a picture has something that shouldn’t be there (I’ve had a Panther tank sneak in one shot, I’m sure), but overall I like to think I’m doing alright with the historical accuracy.
Except where division names are concerned. Realising that the bulk of the British Army, thanks to the massive infantry recruitment drive, was being named [Number in Here] Indian Division, I decided to take matters into my own hands. From around the start of 1940 I randomly named a divisions the 1st CFC Infantry Divisions, then decided to carry it on by naming the second one the 2nd CFC “Thunderfall” Division. After that it seemed natural to simply carry on. There was no specific criteria for naming divisions, I simply went to the member list and started from the member with the highest post-count. The current number of CFC divisions is 19 and all, with the exception of 2 divisions, are either Infantry or Motorised Infantry. All are as follows:
1ST CFC Division - Infantry
2nd CFC “Thunderfall” Division - Infantry
3rd CFC “Perfection” Division - Motorised
4th CFC “Bozo Erectus” Division - Infantry
4th CFC “The Last Conformist” Motorised Division - Motorised
5th CFC “Ainwood” Division - Infantry
6th CFC “Amadeus” Division - Motorised
7th CFC “CivGeneral” Armoured Division - Armoured
8th CFC “Chieftess” Division - Motorised
9th CFC “Turner” Division - Infantry
10th CFC “Mobboss” Division - Infantry
11th CFC “Abaddon” Division - Motorised
12th CFC “Cgannon” Division - Motorised
13th CFC “Das” Division - Infantry
14th CFC “Knight-Dragon” Division - Infantry
15th CFC “Igloodude” Division - Motorised
16th CFC “El_Machinae” Division - Motorised
17th CFC “AlanH” Division - Infantry
18th CFC “Eran of Arcadia” Division - Infantry
No.9 RAF “CurtSibling” RAF Fighter Group - Interceptors
The 4th Divisions got pretty muddled up, but I thought it was fun to have a massive name for one of them, so simply extended it. It’ll confuse the Germans, I suppose. Also I presume that the posters who are actual participants but have divisions with their name are simply descendants of some great British hero of the past.
And that’s about it. I’ve been allowed this brief digression and should go back to creating an update, of which the next should be sometime next week. Thanks to all for reading, and I leave with this passage which was suggested to me by a Mr. Churchill.
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