Show me your orders/battle plans!

Matt0088 said:

Spoiler :

Canada: Matt0088
Military Dictatorship: Harvey Dent
Capital: Toronto
Stability: 7
Economic Power: 10/0
Research: Army (9), Aeronautics (24)
Manpower: 60 (+14)
Army: 79 Infantry Brigades, 17 Artillery Brigades, 4 Anti-Tank Brigades, 18 Anti-Air Brigades, 2 Faustin Brigades, 19 Murphy Brigades
Army Quality: 3
Navy: 2 MR Submarines
Navy Quality: 2
Air Force: 2 Oliver Mk2 Squadrons, 27 AS-124 Squadrons, 7 Jaguar Squadrons
Air Force Quality: 2
Canada Reconstruction and Development Program: 8/30

Domestic Orders:
- First and foremost, the government, with its power given to itself by the people, will answer the foremost demand of the people, the right to vote in a fair and just election. It has been our foremost goal to give the Canadian people what they demand, and over the past 2 years, we have come up with an answer. We realize now that the Canadian constitution, itself, must be changed, so that all parties must be banned, being that they restrict the people’s voice into generalized lines of inflexible political parties, and that all Canadian governments, current and future, should follow the policies of National Socialism (For lack of a better term to replace Lisism, to show that we aren’t influenced by the French), in its goal to lead the Canadian peoples to their rightfully deserved glory and prosperity. Without parties, elections should be like elections for US representatives but otherwise everything else should be the same. Use 2 EP, in propaganda, to secure support for the move, and the Canadian public should be happy with it, because they get their election (in 1950), and a goal for them which all politicians must follow. Current Canadian politicians should be happy too, for they still can keep their positions. Have the Canadian garrisons in urban (being that’s all Canada is now, really) areas be alert for small scale riots. They are not to use deadly force at all, for even if the rioters hit first, only the Canadian military will be remembered for any deaths caused. They are to simply contain the riot, and the people are to be reminded peacefully that the elections will occur in 1950. Tell the Virginian garrison in Toronto the same. Lastly, can you please change the type of Canada government to reflect this.
- Use 1 EP to keep on updating the economic report from last year (and from the year before that), to keep on making informed choices about the economy in the public sector.
- Put 3 EP into the Canadian Reconstruction and Development Program, directing efforts in it this at better connecting Canada’s Hudson Bay area to the north, particularly because of the important naval bases and construction areas that will soon begin to pop up there because of its unrestricted access to the Atlantic.

International Orders:
- Spend 1 EP on encouraging trade with the City of Chicago, utilizing our proximity giving way to lower trade costs to become the main exporter of goods for Chicago, and to really make them dependent on Canada economically within a decade. Raw materials (they shouldn’t need much, given their size, so my own, rather average raw materials outside of trees should be fine to accommodate them I would believe), manufactured or otherwise items are to be encouraged in trade with Chicago. Why trade with NE if you can trade with Canada whose half the distance away and you get the same quality of goods? And of course, increased trade anywhere means more EP.
- Spend 1 EP on the same trade incentives, but with the Metis, the setting and goal is different. Here, I don’t want to economically make them dependant on the Canadian economy, for that’s the goal of the Virginians it seems, but rather secure a sustainable flow of raw materials to feed the Canadian manufacturing sector. In return, we can send manufactured goods to the Metis, seeing as they shouldn't have any manufacturing period. And of course,” increased trade anywhere means more EP.”

Research Orders:
- Spend 1 EP on Aeronautics research.

Military Orders:
- Keep sending Canadian military officers to the Virginian military to learn to become better officers. Assume this to be automatic for the rest of time.
- Send Canadian advisors/diplomats to Cuba to observe the new special air section of their air force and complement them on their achievement. Given Canada’s reputation in aircraft, or legend if it really doesn’t have a rep for aeronautics anymore, I’d believe they’d allowed those Canadian observers to come. After, spend 1 EP on creating our own Canadian special air arm of the Canadian air force, using the EP to not get any advancement in quality, but to be ability to perform Air assault missions effectively and capably.

Happy Updating!

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Matt0088 said:

Canada: Matt0088
Military Dictatorship: Harvey Dent
Capital: Toronto
Stability: 8
Economic Power: 11/10
Research: Army (9), Aeronautics (25)
Manpower: 88 (+14)
Army: 79 Infantry Brigades, 17 Artillery Brigades, 4 Anti-Tank Brigades, 18 Anti-Air Brigades, 2 Faustin Brigades, 19 Murphy Brigades
Army Quality: 3
Navy: 2 MR Submarines
Navy Quality: 2
Air Force: 2 Oliver Mk2 Squadrons, 27 AS-124 Squadrons, 7 Jaguar Squadrons
Air Force Quality: 2
Canada Reconstruction and Development Program: 11/30 (3 from last turn not counted)

Domestic Orders:
- Use 4 EP for the Canadian Reconstruction and Development Program. It is tasked this turn with building a series of locks on the St. Lawrence, with the intention, come wartime, of blocking naval access of the St. Lawrence to the Great Lakes. In peacetime, it is of course to be open year round. (21 -> 17)
- The big thing this is turn for Canada is economic reform, for the Canadian government has become increasingly concerned over “raising” unemployment in Canada, and will till the next election, make its personal goal to erase unemployment from Canada, for no Canadian should be without a job. Thus to do so, the government must essentially control the economy, but secretly, for we desperately want not to have even possibly a link to a commie-ish government.

To do so, taking over big business is a must, and the first step of appeasement is removing any barriers to monopolies, which with the government no longer interfering with company expansion, should make them happy, but it also has the side effect of big business gaining a larger and larger share of the economy, and when the government takes over big business, it will also take over a larger part of the economy due to this. Additionally, the government will seek , through complicated legal actions, to throw off any not educated (in legal matters) companies and protesters who complain about the monopolies as they form over the next few years.

Furthermore, to practically remove any resistance from big business, the Canadian government will start undertaking economic policies (at the basic level, stuff that doesn’t require EP) that maximize the profits of big business in return for their total support of the economic and military decisions of the government. I want these to be some real happy and rich fat cats that wouldn’t notice or care when I take over.

After that, a massive rearmament will begin (sorry) with massive incentives given to companies for manufacturing. To make sure the money is spent without corruption and efficiently, a government agency will be attached to each and every major company that receives money. These agencies will have practically unlimited power to make sure the money is spent correctly, and they will, using every type of excuse in the book, will knock out the upper management, if not by that, but by A. waving lots of money at upper management to make them give up control and keep quiet, B. having them become dependent on the government for profit due to incentives and policies enacted to force them to give up power or else, or C. show them how friendly the construction industry is in northern Canada. Or, any other method to gain control of big business’s upper management not by being in the public eye. Use 5 EP for all of this, and remember this is a process to occur over 3 years (There’ll be more EP next turn and the next turn also).

Thus, when control is secured, with the massive demand for manufacturing, more Canadians can be put to work, and another government agency is to be created, solely for creating jobs in companies, whether the job is necessarily needed or not, to get jobs for all Canadians. The only exception is those who are clearly inefficient at working. Also, because trade unions commonly interfere with employment, they are to be abolished, and any complaints to be called into another government agency, which will “negotiate” with big business to help out the distressed. Thus, I expect, over the next few years, to near full employment, and that should make the Canadian public really, really happy. Another side effect, is that because the government will come to dominant big business, it will also come to control its profit, and thus, because it now has another huge source of income, taxes in the coming years can be lowered, which should make the Canadian public ecstatic. (17 -> 12)

International Orders:
- Use 4 EP to thoroughly seed Quebec and New England with Canadian spies, and to spend this turn rooting out any foreign spies in Canada. If the Canadian Intelligence Agency has time, it is also to aid the agencies taking over big business if possible. (12 -> 8)
- Use 2 EP to keep encouraging trade with Chicago and the Metis. (8 -> 6)

Military Orders:
- Use 1 EP to start stockpiling materials and supplies that Canada will not be able to secure during any war assuming NE embargos Canada. (6 -> 5)
- Use 1 EP on recruiting 10 Infantry brigades. This is part of the rearmament.(5 -> 4)
- Use 2 EP on creating 4 Puma IV squadrons. This is part of the rearmament.(4 -> 2)
- Use 2 EP on creating 8 AS-Zero squadrons. This is part of the rearmament.(2 -> 0)

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Matt0088 said:

First and foremost, because it is a major part of the Onysabr economy, the slave issue will logically be the first issue dealt by most, if not all Acon, unless they want themselves crippled by a good chunk of their economy missing with their military occupied with killing it. So, given the militaristic nature of the Onysabr, I see the most common solution for this problem undertaken by the Acon to solve the slave question, is to develop the best military possible in the region, not in numbers, or technology, or strategy, but by pure quality. Why? Developing the best quality base soldiers in the world hits many birds with one stone. Obviously, it can take care of the slave rebellions most efficiently, with minimal loses in manpower, but it also allows the most, free Onysabrians to keep on working. After awhile, the Onysabr militaries will also gain a reputation which can act as a deterrent for any hostile actions against the Onysabr countries, whether from within or from outside. It also proves easier to expand, as all Acon are going to do at some point or another. Thus, early on, most energies will be spend gradually restructuring Onysabr Society to be both agricultural and militaristic. Specifically, it will be decreed that the first son of every family will go into the military at an early age, as a show of faith to Onys, and then the rest can keep on going farming and stuff. Then those young boys will be sent on a 15 years training, very much like OTL Sparta, though they can actually have connections with the world outside the military more often. After the 15 year training, they will most likely be in constant action via conquering or whatnot, and if they aren’t, they are back training. Because of the heavy training, physical ability will become more and more prized, and the male pride over it will eventually start competitions very much like OTL ancient Olympics, though Onysabrians won’t abruptly stop everything, including war, to compete, because if you are at war and winning, then you are proving you ability already.

Note, these competitions are from Onysabrian countries all over, as what Acon wouldn’t want to boast that his military is better than someone else’s? And the reputation boost that has the bonuses that I mentioned earlier. Note: The military won’t become purely this high quality soldiers and during wartime (which will become ever more often, because the Acon will become ever more confident in their indestructible troops), religious crusades still called by the Acon will still recruit more men than ever the high quality core could ever raise in a reasonable amount of time, with duties as militias and garrisons, and in battle, to essentially be meat shields for high quality soldiers so they don’t get killed as often. Also note: that because of the increasing role these militaries feature in the basic structure of Onysabr society, as before they were simply masses, military leaders will feature more and more in the Acon, simply because if a particularly powerful or clever military leader wants in, they can either have the portion of the military force himself in, or use some under the table dealings to get in, and provided the flexibility that the Cult of Onys allows for Acon, this shouldn’t cause any troubles, as it never did for the wealthy who worked their way in. Speaking of the wealthy, the growth of the military will come at the expense of their power, and now, an equal amount of the Acon that were once of wealthy non-Acon origins are also from military origins, if not slightly more in the favor of the military. Simply, the military has much more influence in before. Lastly, seeing the success of the Onysabr countries that improve their militaries, most others will be driven to do the same in the fear of being conquered. The name of these soon to be revered elite military units is the Onysith.

Now, I said most others will adopt something similar to creating the Onysith and having the side effects that come with it, the others, will either, A), seeing the wealth that is made by the (Charles) culture to the north, will adopt mass trade (Which I would think would be some city states), or B), will eventually succumb to slave rebellions and become republics. This doesn’t matter either way, because both won’t have militaries capable to defend themselves against the Onysith, and will be conquered. Of these, there is one I want to concentrate on, if to give you something to write about Ninja like I mentioned.

The Orange Onysabr country will fall to slave rebellions eventually because of sluggish leadership and become a republic headed by the former slaves. The other Onysabr countries and their Acon, wishing to stop this to stop the spread of the ideals of free slaves will instantly declare a war on this slave republic, saying that the worst humans, slaves, showed themselves to Onys to be the worst, and were never to lead anything, and thus they shouldn’t…and because this new slave republic will naturally be a rookie in country affairs and will have a weak inexperienced army. So, the closest Onysabr country next to it, the pink/salmon colored one to the west of it, and north of the green country, will use its Onysith and military might to crush this new slave republic, and will conquer it with ease. Then the men that were formally in the military before it was disbanded by the then freed slaves are going to be recruited into the military, essentially as mercenaries, but given the same culture, they will have more loyalty than normal mercenaries. Thus, with a large army with on average a relatively great quality, the leader of this grand army, Oner Acon Docytheust, will advance across the (river) back west and advance against the 2 small city states and easily crush them. However, this will have been a step outside his limit of power, and the other Acon councilmen will demand his return, fearing a military takeover, and Oner will, but with his entire army, which will stage a military coup as it arrives, in which the Acon will be supposedly “assassinated” by slaves. Thus, with the leadership of the country that could oppose Oner killed, and any of the wealthy cowed into submission by his shear force (as will other Onysabr countries), and the military already loyal to him, all opposition within the home front will have disappeared…for now. Thus, with a grand military just sitting around, what would the typically Onysabrian do? Go to War of course! Seeing the riches made by trade of the (Charles’) countries to the north, which will have gradually become the envy of some Acon, they will jealously become the target of Oner’s major campaigns, and through sheer quality and mass of force, the two western (Charles) countries will be subdued, and the wealth of those nations plundered, and sent back to the homeland (which I still haven’t named, feel free to name it). Most of that wealth will immediately be put to work to creating a grand(and huge) statue of Onys(OTL Statue of Zeus) which will bear an uncanny resemblance to Oner (Which is the IC reason, that and showing off his campaigns and wealth earned). Hopefully it will soon become one of the wonders of the ancient world (or one of the seven, if there is seven). Soon, once his land are consolidated and the Empire of Onys declared, and all hostile forces further cowed into a state of helplessness, Emperor Oner the Conqueror, as the moniker that will be after his death, will embark upon one final campaign, and crush all who oppose him on the eastern side of the river as according to the map using the usual tactical advantage of quality and mass. Afterwards, a peace will generally follow this final campaign as the empire is consolidated, but soon, the huge laundry list of enemies that had been created from these conquests, from within and outside will regroup, reorganize, and gain strength as Oner and the military ideals/greatness of his prime age in years, and soon rebellions of all sorts will erupt all over the empire, and engaged in a fight in the north, Onys will be slain, and his empire shall fall with him, as the first golden age of Onysabr does also. I say golden age because during the short decade and a half(This is all over 30 years I would think) of great stability within the empire, a sort of cultural revolution will occur possibly because of it the Statue of Onys, which in its need for those involved in the arts, will kick start the long neglected arts of Onysabr, which given its militaristic nature, will be either weapons inscribed with stuff, or stone and pottery inscribed with war stories, or war related stuff or Onys religion stuff. Because it was the source of all of that, the Statue of Onys will acquire a aura of almost divinity, which is why, even though the Empire will fall long before its completion, as long as an Onysabr country is in control of it, work on it will continue.(Which is also why it shouldn’t be razed in the foreseeable future)

After the collapse of the empire, as I mentioned a dark age will generally roll over the people of Onysabr, not because there is no major problems of trouble, as the great military quality will still reign supreme in terms of quality given that it would by now be permanently woven into the Onysabr society, but that the Onysabr countries will really do nothing of note as the lethargic leadership will become self absorbed. Lastly, on the general country level, towards the latter third of the turn, I can see trade and the wealthy having a rebirth as trade almost predictably explodes in the north, and tentative attempts are made to integrate some of the Onysabr into the trade routes, mostly city-states or whatever Onysabr country is at the sea and mouth of the rivers. Soon, because of if huge amount of foodstuffs that can be traded for other items, trade will become popular among a good number of Onysabr countries, and the wealthy will reach parity with the military again in terms of power, however given that 98% of the wealthy persons will never become Acon, almost all income from trade will flow into their pockets, which is why the Acon will still heavily favor military action as for them, that is what reaps more bonuses then trade.

Speaking of the city states, as they will be almost routinely conquer/vassalized/overrun by the larger Onysabr countries, they will gradually form a tendency to form leagues for trading and also for united defense against the larger aggressors. Though as in Greece, this will break down as often as they form as one city comes to dominate the others before it oversteps itself.

Now for the culture, as has mentioned, the growth of the military in response mostly to the slave question will result in most Acon decreeing the Onys demands the first son of every family will be sent into the military. Otherwise, family life is still the same. On the Class level, all but the upper level, the Acon, will remain practically the same, and the Acon will change in the way that it is now much more military influenced, and by the end of the turn, the ratio of religious, to wealthy, to military influence in the Acon councilmen will be something like 40:30:30. Now, all I have essentially mentioned is the military or the wealthy, however the religious originated Acon still lead because, earlier on, before the Onysith really come into play(and they would take at least a century to really start being good and interwoven into Onysabr society), to drum up more support, the all Acon, will try and increase their relative importance in the Cult of Onys, with some even saying that they are part of Onys on earth. How successful this goes, I will leave that to you. They will also encourage and through subtle necessities will foster even more of a spirit of fanaticism, which along with another reason which I’m about to say, will move that level of fanaticism from a 5-7 on a scale to 10, to a 7-8. The other reason, is that given the greatest and reputation that the Statue of Onys will have gained through the cultural boom that it created in its construction, it will soon become a feature of the Cult of Onys(if you have a better name for the religion, please do feel free the make one), as it will gradually become the site an unofficial, but soon, also mandatory once and a lifetime migration to as a sign of your respect to Onys. Because of all this, Resourcefulness as a valued trait will soon be replaced by faith.

Otherwise, there isn’t that munch to mention of stuff not mandatory by you Ninja. Slaves who are mute will be increasingly popular due to their submissive nature, and soon it will become a profession, if not a sport, to breed the best and most submissive slaves.

Now, to the orders that you actually want me to do:
-Movements and Migrations: Onysabr isn’t moving anywhere, though it is expanding in all directions if possible. The Acon will continue to expand according to the reasons I listed in the culture description: better agricultural land, luxury goods, some trade related reason, or prestige. River land will still be extremely valued, and is why, when trade starts developing, that explorations along the coastline to the south will be made in search of any of those, and if any river is discovered, it will instantly become the colonization fixture of all Onysabr powers, and be colonized and developed instantly and heavily.
-Hostilities: Anyone and everyone, especially as the Acon become ever more confident of the Onysith. They will always attack anyone who shows weakness and may even be bold enough to attack a stronger country giving the aggressiveness and aggorance of the Acon involved. Expand in all directions if possible.
-Cultural Developments: Already did really.
-Religion: Already did really.

Have fun updating!

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Matt0088 said:

Spoiler STATS :

Country Name: Ceocor
Government: Oligarchy
Culture: Onysabr [High] Jorisi [Slight]
Manpower: 31,000
Army: 5,000 Levies, 1,500 Professionals 350 chariots
Navy: 10 Ships
Income: 6,900 (4,700 Upkeep)
Description: A mighty realm to behold, many see Ceocor as the true successor-state to the Empire of Onys. With a titanic army and numerous large cities, it commands the attention of nearly every power near it. Slaves by the thousands are brought from the south to its fields. The Onysith are kept busy watching these slaves, who have always posed the threat of rebellion to the mighty realm. But that may not be the only thing the Acon of Ceocor must worry about. The massive military they have to put down any rebellions or threats is draining the treasury rapidly, causing some to wonder whether or not to drop the Onysith in favor of less costly levies or chariots.

Background:
- Recently a sudden infusion of capable military leaders into the leadership of the Acon has lead to Ceocor towards a new spree of war! I believe that the Acon leadership balance would be roughly, 50% Military, 40% Religious, and 10% Mercantile. The religious leaders are generally neutral in fights between the Mercantile and Military groups between war and plunder vs. war disrupting trade and whatnot; they just want to maintain the complete monopoly of Onys over the peoples, which given their divine status, allows them to live lavish and powerful lives. That breeds complacency; take that as you want, at least with the religious leaders, the other two types actually have problems to solve, which breeds innovation.

Spending Orders:
- Spend 300 gold on maintaining and building temples to Onys wherever there is a lack of them.
- To avoid civil war, the mercantile minority was allowed 450 gold, which will go to beautifying the capital to attract more of the wealthy and traders, who can of course be taxed for income!
- Pay the 4,700 gold for upkeep.
- The new military leadership has led to a general movement of using chariots to complement the Onysith to further their ability, which new tactics now resemble accordingly. Thus, spend the last 1,200 gold on 400 chariots to use right away.

Domestic Orders:
- Mute illiterate slaves will soon be specifically breed and used in the Acon meeting buildings because they cannot possibly transfer whatever discussions go on to others, even if they understand it at that. Whether this catches on as a fad is your choice.
- Everything is to go on as normal.

Diplomatic Orders:
- Relations with other Onysabr countries are to be maintained. We are quite frankly uninterested in them currently. Maintain usual garrisons on the borders near them.

Military Orders:
- So, the war spree starts!
- 3,000 Levies, 100 Chariots, and 200 Onysith are to stay in Ceocor in garrison the country against hostile moves from outside or from within.
- Spend the last 250 gold available to give money to ambitious and capable peoples within Sohoi and Treman who aspire power and oppose those currently in it to help them prepare to rebel against the countries they currently reside in.
- Expectedly, Sohoi will have significant defenses in and around their capital due to its proximity to the Ceocor border. Thus, we will not attack towards line of most resistance, but that of least resistance, the farthest away we can get from the capital yet still attack Sohoi, their southwestern coastline. Thus, a large force of 1,250 levies, 1,000 Onysith, 500 chariots, will unexpectedly launch (read: not preparing near the border) the invasion simply following the coastline in a large swath, which means that the army is not to concentrate, but to spread out, to give the thought that are forces are lighter than they actually are. If any large hostile forces are met, then forces directly meeting them are to keep the hostiles in place, while any forces near them on the flanks are wrap around the hostiles and in conjunction with the forces keeping the hostiles in place, are to surround the hostiles, and make the situation seem so hopeless that they surrender, and once they give up the weapons, the hostiles are to be killed. Prisoners slow any force down, and the supplies will be scarce because overland supply lines can’t realistically be depended on.

To solve the problems of logistics the farther the army gets away from the logistical base, we are to instead ship them over sea. Now, for one, 10 ships aren’t realistically enough to transport supplies for a mobile force that probably is more than a few days sail away on average, especially when I do what I explain in the next paragraph. Thus, attempts will be made, which will understandably decline in the rate of success due to the decrease in surprise (which there will be, because of attacking in a different area, and trying this new tactic), to storm and take any ships of Sohoi that are staying in their southwestern coastline, these are to immediately to join the other ships in logistical help.

This ship taking tactic will also be applied when we immediately invade Treman using the same army. However, unlike the invasion of Sohoi, because Ceocor presumably haven’t attacked Treman ever because Sohoi was in the way, thus, they can’t be completely prepared for something they never fought(the country, Treman, that is), the Onysith, and never being attack by us, they can’t be prepared for it due to the surprise. So, a drive initially along the coast, unconcentrated and using the same tactics as before, to capture ships for the above reason and to destroy any hostile units in advance of the main army that will be assembling for a counterstrike. However, the hope is to, after a bit, to suddenly turn inland towards the capital, and to either, A. catch the assembling army(presumably around the capital) while it is still assembling, and crush it, or make the assembly army hastily assemble, and crush it because of their complete numerical inferiority (2750 vs. 2000[Which will have been somewhat dispersed around the country in garrisons, until assembling]), our quality superiority , and their lack of organization for assembling too quickly. Or, if the army doesn’t meet the Treman main army, it is advance straight to the capital, make a quick assault without preparing for it or a siege, and then withdraw to the southeast back towards Sohoi (towards the northwest end of the capital), regardless if it captures the capital (a small garrison would obviously be left though if they did capture the capital) where its true purpose lies.

While the main army goes along the coastline and into Treman, a smaller army, 750 Levies, 300 Onysith, and 100 Chariots, is to, at the same time invade Sohoi, but straight towards the capital, and given the small bit of surprise that comes from simply attacking in what was peacetime, the small army is to try and cause as many casualties without doing the same to itself, and then once a major hostile army forms against it, it is to retreat back to Ceocor. Then, presumably the major hostile army will go on the offensive, which is fine, I only intend to bleed them white, and the more successful are, the greater their fall will be, as you’ll see. Anyways, this small army is to simply take the well defended positions along the front, and will try to stunt the direction of the major hostile army towards any city, which will require sieges, which is the worst thing to do in ancient warfare, costly and slow. The major army can certainly make inroads into Ceocor, and take a city or too. However, if the vitals of Ceocor ever came within a realistic chance of being threatened, levies of the 3,000 man garrison force are immediately to be transferred to the front. In summary, the army, after a quick hit and run, is to always take the defensive and maximize enemy casualties and minimize their own while slowly allowing the Sohoi army to advance.

However, that Sohoi army will never have a chance to capitalize on its supposed successes. The major army of Ceocor, which I left at,” advancing southeast back towards Sohoi”, will advance directly to the Sohoi capital. Obviously, this will be detected, and I want the army too, because that will cause the major Sohoi army campaigning in northern Ceocor to withdraw back to the defense of their capital(shown as a blue arrow in the map). The smaller army that was defending against it is to duly follow, and harass it the whole way. Then, by the time the major Sohoi army arrives at the capital, the major Ceocor army can have maneuvered into such a position to greet them, and so that the smaller army tailing the major Sohoi army in conjunction with the major Ceocor army, can successful outflank, and if they are lucky, surround the Sohoi army whenever it decides to commence battle. Thus, a decisive battle can be confidently assured, and then a siege of the Sohoi capital can commenced without worry about time or other serious threats. After that, the armies involved are basically to mop up the rest of the Treman and Sohoi.

Now, remind you, during all of this, all the armies of Ceocor can and should plunder as much as possible. This is a good way to pay for this war and prepare for the ones to come. Also, at some point along this war, a good ranking leader of Sohoi is to be accused or damning Onys as the devil, which is the worst insult one can speak. Immediately, genocide against Sohoi and against the Jorisi peoples in general is to begin. None will be spared, women, old, young, disabled, men, all are to be killed for their insult to Onys. Another note, if things get bad, the Acon’s are more than willing to declare a crusade to bolster the numbers of Ceocor. Reason they won’t in the first place is because they are overconfident and are arrogant of course! In the land that use to be Treman and Sohoi, being plundered and genocided, the good farm land and strategic position is bound to lure a good deal of settlers to repopulate and redevelop the land. Lastly, I know this occurs over a few years(I would think 2-3, with the fronts being only a few hundred miles at most), but because at least the major army is dispersed in the early goings, reactions to it should be lowered due to it appears to be of lower power.

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Matt0088 said:

Me and Bil never got a chance to talk other than a pair of PMs, so in his last PM, Bil essentially gave me complete control over Duckistan given that I take his suggestions into account.

Spending Orders:
- Spend $9 on a Medium Tank prototype, which if successful, will start out in Rajputana.
- Give $5 to Khilafat Qurturba in return for giving Duckistan Uslavia in order to get the Russia bonus.
- Spend $15 on 3 Tanks, all to start in Rajputana.
- With the $3 left out of the $32(as indicated on the map), spend it on 1 Stormtrooper to start in Qinghai.

Operational Orders:
Afrikaan Front:
- Move the 1 Tank in Rajputana and the 1 Infantry in Caucasus into Persia for a defense against the expected Afrikaan attack in their attempt to grab the Middle East bonus.
- Move 1 Tank in Karelia away from the USSB front to Astrakhan, where the Infantry there will join it, and then to Caucasus towards the Afrikaan front in defense against the possible, although unlikely Afrikaan attack in the Caucasus.

USSB Front:
- Move the 1 Infantry in Sibir to Karelia, which along the with the 1 Tank that will be there(The other having moved south), will defend against any quick attack by the USSB into Karelia. However, I believe that the USSB will amass their entire army, using 1 movement point of their Norway Tanks, to gather all their forces in Finnkola into a single second movement point attack into Karelia. That is why massive, 3 tank reinforcements from Khilafat should use their first movement point to arrive from Reichland to Karelia. Then, all the allied tanks in Karelia, (1 of Duckistan, 4 of Karelia) are to leave the Duckistan infantry behind in Karelia, and attack Finnkola and meet head-on the attacking, 3 tank, 1 Inf, and 1 Bomber army of the USSB. Sheer numbers should suffice here in acquiring victory for the allied army. The Duckistan Tank is then to stay in Finnkola.

Eastern Front:
- Move the Sinkiang infantry to Novograd.
- Because of other plans and to save vital units, Duckistan is to withdraw from Mandalay. All 3 Infantry in Mandalay are to go into Rajputana to act as the new garrison force there.(Since the tank there initially moved to defend Persia) The 2 Tanks and 1 Siege Tank are to move into Qinghai and join the 1 Tank already there. The Shogunate is free to take Mandalay, Duckistan will make no attempt to stop them, however we are quite confident that no attack will be on the capital or Qinghai, given that there is only 1 one unit capable of doing so, which is clearly not enough for any attack force.
- The 1 Tank in Novograd is to use its first movement point and go to Sinkiang.
- Now, for the fireworks, Duckistan will launch an attack against the Empire of China citing that information has recently come to our attention that conclusively confirms that they no longer support the their alliance with us, and therefore are no longer allies. As such, now being a hostile power, we will attack them with due force.
- As I mentioned earlier, Uslavia will be given to me (temporarily), in order to get the Russia bonus, yet Kanchurea is also needed, so that is where the lesser of the two main attacks against the Empire of China will land. The stormtrooper in Okhotsk will join the Siege Tank already in Kanchurea in attacking(Does this count as a flank attack?), and easily occupying Kanchurea against the measly Chinese stormtrooper there.
- The biggest attack will come against Huang, which will be attacked by the tank in Sinkiang(That moved from Novograd), and 2 of the 3 regular tanks that will be Qinghai and the Siegetank in Qinghai. This combined force, which along with the +1 flank attack bonus, will have a combined strength of 14, against that of 1 Chinese stormtrooper and 3 infantry of 8 strength, we are confident in victory. Then, all tanks that have another movement point(which should only be 1), will stay in Huang once there.
- Now, before all this breaks out, the Chinese stormtroopers in Yakutsk had plans to load up in the Duckistan bomber there, and they will, and will be sent to there deaths, as planned in a futile paratrooper attack against Great Honshu. In real life, the stormtroopers can just be hurriedly moved into bombers and be transported before the offensives and war against the Empire of China is launched, so there isn’t any weird stuff going on up there in the bombers.

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Spending Orders:
- Spend $5 on a Rocketeer prototype to start in Sibir.
- Spend $2 Infantry in Persia.
- Spend $24 on 4 Medium Tanks, 1 in Persia, 1 in Sibir, and 2 to start in Huang.
- Spend $3 on a Stormtrooper to start in Huang.
- The bonus Duckistani will use from uniting Russia will be the Doctrine: Requisition, in which, along with the $6 we have left from the regular income, we will use the $8 we can use immediately to buy a battleship and drop it in the Bay of Bengal.

Domestic Orders:
- Given its new power, Duckistan will formally be renamed, the Duckistani Empire.
- Announce that the capital, because of its proximity to the front, will be temporally moved to Novograd until a point at which the complete and utter security of Rajputana can be confidently assured.
- Also given the new status of the Duckistani Empire, the military style will be upgraded accordingly. All infantry will be remodeled on the great second reich of old, and thus all inf will now be the grenadier style. All regular tanks will be redesigned to look exactly like those of the Hellenic Empire. Lastly, all fighters will be modeled after those of our ally, Khilafat. Hope this isn’t too much of a bother, if it is, you can keep all units as they are now.

Diplomatic Orders:
- Returning the favor in kind, Uslavia and Karelia will be handed over for the Europe bonus to Khilafat in return for $5 to be give to us.(Karelia is Duckistani, and should be returned immediately after the Europe Bonus is one)
- Give Medium Tanks to Khilafat.
- Give the Doctrine: Requistion to Khilafat.

Operational Orders:
Afrikaan Front:
- Have the Inf and Tank in the Caucasus move to defend Persia, as it leads dangerously close to the eastern front.
- Also transfer 1 Inf from Rajputana garrison, as it is no longer the capital, to Persia, to further fortify Persia.

SouthEastern Front:
- As hinted before, an offensive will be launched against the Shogunate to seek revenge for what publically was the only blemish on a grand year last year. To render useless the snipers that compose 1/3 of the Shogunate force in Mandalay, an entirely armoured force will be used. Thus, all 4 Tanks in Rajputana, along with the Siege tank in Qinghai for the flank bonus, will attack Mandalay. We are confident in victory, given our 2.5 to 1 advantage in the odds (Which I calculated using the combat mechanics and strengths).
- Then, if at least 2 tanks are left in Mandalay, then all tanks with a second movement point are to push onto Dai Viet, to clear out any Shogunate presence left on mainland Asia.
- Garrisons are to be shifted around in provinces north of the Empire of China in their enclave in Chang which can be potentially attacked by a powerful force of theirs. 2 Tanks of Huang are to move to take the place of the siege tank (Which attacked elsewhere) in Qinghai. The Siege Tank and Stormtrooper in Kanchurea are to move to Huang to take the place of those 2 Tanks. Have the fighter in Kanchurea operate over Huang and shoot down any bomber that attempts to strategic bomb the factory in Huang.
- I’m worried about an airborne attack on Rajputana ftom China, not that, other than the 2 Inf in it, there is much I can do about it.
- Rebase the Bomber in Yakutsk to Aralistan.

Duckistani Navy:
- In fear of the Afrikaan destroyer in Arabian Sea, the transport in the Bay of Bengal will flee to the Sea of Australia and then to the Southern Indian Ocean.
- The sub in South China Sea is to move to Philippine Sea, and is to dive if it encounters the Shogunate Destroyer.

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Spending Orders:
- Spend $15 on 3 Transports to be constructed in the Yellow Sea.
- Spend $9 on 3 Stormtroopers to be assembled in Huang.
- Spend $6 on 3 Rocketeers with 2 to be built in Astrakhan and 1 in Sibir.
- Spend $5 on 1 Fighter to be built in Kanchurea.
- Spend $2 on 1 Inf to be assembled in Persia.

Diplomatic Orders:
- Me and Kraz agreed to divide up Africa, with Egypt, Arabia, Congo and everything east of them will go to me and everything west will go to him. In return, he will keep Karelia permanently from here on out.

Operational Orders:
- As the past 2 turns of campaigning has lead up to, the Duckistani Empire will finally claim the entirety of the core of Asia for its own. Thus, all units around Chang, every single one, will attack Chang from all directions, Dai Viet, Mandalay, Qinghai, Huang. EVERYTHING WILL ATTACK! Even the fighter from Kanchurea will attack. Through sheer mass, Chang shall be captured (If it isn’t, I’d kill myself), whatever of the two stormtroopers that is left, as I wouldn’t think that both would die, will stay in Chang, as with whatever the strongest tank that is left. All other tanks with a movement point left are to divide evenly and start travelling west through Qinghai and Mandalay.
- The Medium Tank in Sibir and the Inf in Karelia will move down to Astrakhan and defend the territory.
- All units in Persia are to defend against what is expected to be a fierce Afrikaan attack. The Bomber is to help from Aralistan. The 2 Inf in Rajputana will move to Persia also to help in the defense.
- The Battleship in the Bay of Bengal is to try and immediately engage in battle with the Afrikaan destroyer. If it does engage or if it misses its chance, it’s the move to the Yellow Sea regardless to protect the transport fleet that will be built there.
- The Transport in the Southern Indian Ocean has decided to go on a joy ride and is to go to the New Zealand Sea.

Domestic Orders:
- Even if the Shogunate’s snipers were to move to Rajputana, I really don’t care, because it only gives $1 plus I’d assume the income from Hyperabad wouldn’t be impeded because it can simply be shipped oversea around it.

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Spending Orders:
- Spend $5 on 1 Fighter to be constructed in Chang.
- Spend $14 on 1 Battleships to be constructed in the Yellow Sea.
- Spend $6 on 1 Destroyer to be constructed in the Yellow Sea.
- Spend $6 on 1 Medium Tank to be constructed in Novograd.

Domestic Orders:
- We will accept the bonus of Doctrine: Airpower. Immediately give it to all allies.

Operational Orders:
- Have 2 regular tanks in Persia along with the Inf in Astrakhan attack the Caucasus. Then have the two tanks move into Uslavia.
- Have all but 1 tank in Qinghai and Mandalay attack and retake Rajputana. If the snipers had the nerve to stay there, they won't get so lucky this time with their hide rolls. However, just to be preventive, have 1 regular tank, once in Rajputana, move to Hyperbad, and since snipers are useless against Tanks, make sure, that if the sniper move there, that the tank is there so that the income from the factory keeps flowing in.
- The Medium tank that didn't move will move to Kanchurea.
- All the tanks that are Rajputana that still have a movement point left will move into Persia.
- The bomber will rebase to Huang.
- The medium tank in Astrakhan will move to Yakutsk.
- have 2 Stormtrooper in Huang and 2 stormtroopers in Chang load onto 2 transports in the Yellow Sea. 1 of the Siege tanks in Chang will load onto 1 transport in the Yellow Sea.
- Have the 1 stormtrooper left in Huang will move to Kanchurea.
- Have the 1 Siege tank left in Chang move to Huang.
- Have 1 Fighter in Kanchurea protect the Yellow Sea and its transports from hostile units.
- Have 1 Fighter in Kanchurea attack a Inf in Japan.
- Have the Battleship in the South China Sea move into the Yellow Sea to protect the transports there initially and then move into Philippine Sea to attack the Shogunate Destroyer there if it is there.
- Have the 1 Inf in Novograd move to Yakutsk.

Happy Updating!

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Matt0088 said:

Spending Orders:
- Spend $24 on 4 Medium Tanks to appear 1 in each Persia, the Caucasus, Astrakhan, and Sibir.
- If TerrisH agrees to send that $2 by the time you start updating, then spend the last $12 on a super sub prototype to appear in the Yellow Sea. If he doesn’t, then spend the $10 on 2 Fighters to be built in Chang.

Domestic Orders:
- Ninja move the capital to Huang from Novograd.
- Turn over the transport New Zealand Sea to Terrish if he agrees to the deal. If not, it can chill.

Intelligence orders:
- Use are intelligence point on Egypt for this turn.

Operational Orders:
Afrikaan Front:
- All units in the Caucasus and in Persia (7 Inf, 6 Reg Tanks, 3 Med Tanks, 38 strength total) are to move into Great Arabia. Then, all tanks are to attack Egypt, and with 30 strength plus whatever the intelligence gives, against what I think will be 10 Inf of 20 Strength and a couple other units, it will be close, hence the need and hope for an intelligence boost.
- Move the tank in Hyperbad to Persia.

European Front:
- Move the 2 rocketeers Astrakhan to the defense of Uslavia.

Siberian Front:
- Move to 2 rocketeers in Sibir and the Med Tank in Novograd to Yakutsk. Move the siege tank in Huang to Kanchurea. Then, at that point, have all units in Yakutsk and Kanchurea with a movement point left attack Okhotsk, which should be 3 Med Tanks, 1 Inf, and 1 Stormtrooper, more than enough to take on 3 Reg Tanks.

Eastern Front:
- Have the Battleship, Destroyer, and Sub in the Yellow Sea and the Battleship in the Philippine Sea move to the Izu Sea to make sure no funny business goes on. The 2 Battleships are then to use their second movement point to bombard Japan.
- Have all units in the transports unload into Japan and attack, that’s 16 strength attacking 14, plus have the 2 Fighters in Kanchurea, the 1 in Chang, and the 1 Bomber in Huang to attack Japan. I’m confident in victory here.

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Matt0088 said:

Spending Orders:
- Spend $30 on 5 Medium Tanks, 1 in Sibir, 1 in Astrakhan, 1 in the Caucasus, 1 in Persia, and 1 in Huang.
- Spend $10 on 2Fighters both in Japan.

Intelligence Orders:
- Use our intelligence point on Egypt, again.

Operational Orders:
Afrikaan Front:
- Have the 1 Inf in the Caucasus and 6 Inf in Great Arabia to attack Anatolia.
- Have the Tank in the Caucasus and the 2 tanks in Persia join the 5 tanks in Great Arabia, and then have all 8 tanks attack Great Egypt. Because its 28 strength against their 11 and 6 air strength, I’m confident in victory. The unsure part comes afterwards, with the amount of tanks with a movement point, of which there is a possible five from great Arabia. If there is 1 left, it is to attack Congo. If there are 2 left, they are to both attack Congo. If there is 3 left, 2 are to attack Congo, and 1 to attack Al-Atlas. If there are 4 left, 2 are to attack Congo, 1 to attack Al-Atlas, and 1 to attack Abyssinia. If there 5 left, then 3 are to attack Congo, 1 to attack Al-Atlas, and 1 to attack Abyssinia.

Central Front:
- Have the tank in Yakutsk attack Novograd and recapture it for the empire and destroy the snipers if they stay there. The tank is then to go to Astrakhan.
- Have the Medium Tank in Kanchurea move to Sinkiang and then attack Aralistan.
- Have the Bomber in Huang rebase to Astrakhan.

Eastern Front:
- Send the tanks in Astrakhan and Sibir go to Karelia.

Western Front:
- The follow will set up Fortress East Asia:
- Have the 2 Fighters in Kanchurea and 1 Fighter in Chang rebase to Japan.
- Have the other 2 Fighters in Chang patrol Izu Sea.
- Have the 2 Rocketeers in Yakutsk move to Okhotsk.
- Have the Siege Tank in Kanchurea move down to Huang.

Pacific Front:
- Have the 3 Transports in the Izu Sea move to the South China, then to Japan Sea. Have the 3 Stormtroopers in Japan load up onto those transports.
- Have the 2 Battleships and Destroyer in the Izu Sea move to Emperor Seamount and then to Central Pacific.
- Have the 1 sub stay in the Izu Sea.

Sorry for the bad seeming (to me) orders, but still have fun updating Daft!

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Spending Orders:
- Spend $48 on 8 Medium Tanks, 5 in Novograd, 1 in Okhotsk, 1 in Chang, and 1 in Great Arabia.

Intelligence Orders:
- Spend this turn’s intelligence point on the possibly large naval battle in the Izu Sea.

Domestic Orders:
- With our 4/5th bonus, we shall add the Combined Arms Doctrine to the Duckistani Collection.
- Give Anatolia to Khilafat.

Operational Orders:
Afrikaan Front:
- Have the Medium Tank in Great Kongo attack Suudrika and take the Afrikaan capital, and if it is successful, it is to return to Great Kongo.
- Have the regular tank in Great Kongo and the regular tank in Egypt attack Abyssinia with the Flank bonus. If 2 tanks survive, one is to return to Great Kongo, the other is to attack Tanganyika. If only one regular tank survives, than that tank is to attack Tanganyika.
- Have 1 Medium Tank in Egypt attack the Sahara and then attack Timbuktu.
- Have the other Medium Tank in Egypt move through Great Kongo and then reinforce or reattack Suudrika if the first Medium tank wasn’t successful.

European Front:
- Have 1 trooper from Anatolia attack Adriatalia.
- Have 1 trooper form Anatolia move to defend Uslavia.
- Have the 2 Medium Tanks in Karelia attack Finnkola and then attack Njordiviken.
- Have the Medium Tank in the Caucasus move to defend Anatolia.
- Have the Medium Tank in Persia move through Great Arabia to Egypt.
- Have the 2 Medium Tanks in Aralistan move through Astrakhan to Uslavia, whether to defend it or counterattack it.
- Have the Medium Tank in Astrakhan move to defend Uslavia.

Eastern Front:
- Have the Medium Tank in Sibir move to defend Novograd.
- Have the Medium Tank in Huang move to Sinkiang to make sure the sniper doesn’t capture it for whatever reason and then move back to Huang.
- Have the Siege Tank in Huang move to Chang.

Pacific Front:
- Have the fleet in Emperor Seamount move to attack the Techno fleet in the Izu Sea.
- Have the 5 fighters in Japan attack the Techno fleet in the Izu Sea.
- Have the 2 fighters in Chang patrol the Yellow Sea while the 3 transports from the Sea of Japan move to the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea.

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OOC: Kraz is currently busy, so I’ve been given supreme command of the Eurasian Alliance. So, without further ado:

Duckistan’s Spending Orders:
- Spend $36 on 6 Medium Tanks, 4 in Novograd, 1 in Huang, and 1 in Rajputana.
- Spend $14 on 1 Battleship to be built in the Yellow Sea.
- Spend $6 on 1 Destroyer to be built in the Yellow Sea.
- Spend $2 on 1 Inf to be assembled in Japan.

Khilafat’s Spending Orders:
-None.

Intelligence orders:
- Both Khilafat and Duckistan will use their intelligence point on Reichland, to ensure that we hopefully get at least something of an intelligence bonus.

Khilafat’s Domestic Orders:
- Khilafat will try to establish its capital at Uslavia.

Eurasian Alliance’s Operational Orders:
- Eager to achieve a more spectacular battle than the Oceanic Alliance attempted last turn in Uslavia, all allied units in Karelia (2 Med Tanks), Uslavia (6 Med Tanks, 2 Reg Tanks, and Fighter), Adriatalia(Med Tanks and Inf), and Astrakhan (Bomber) are to attack Reichland, with a three pronged bonus, and whatever the intelligence provides. That’s 49 regular unit strength, plus the three pronged bonus with +2 strength for each unit, of which there are 14, pushes the strength of the attack to77, plus whatever the intelligence gives (but since the OA has it too, I won’t factor that in), AND, the Duckistani units has combined arms (1 Inf, 5 Med Tanks, and that Bomber), which pushes the strength total up to 84!!! The defense has 44 strength, has the possibility for some intelligence, but likely not in Reichland, and then the combined arms for bonus for USSB, which pushes the defense’s strength up to 53, but still 53 pales in comparison to 84, especially when a third of their units are aircraft, units we don’t even have to beat to take Reichland. Also, almost half their units are Inf which don’t have armor, 11 of ours do, and only 6 of theirs do, which should bode well for us. Afterwards, whatever tanks are left are to attack Gallicia and completely push the OA out of Europe.
- Other epic battles include the Med Tanks in Egypt and Arabia attacking Anatolia to try and disrupt any OA attack utilizing the OA battleships and/or take Anatolia. Whatever tanks are left, if any, are to reinforce Uslavia with their second movement point. The Reg tanks from At-Atlas and Great Kongo are to go to Egypt, and then to Anatolia either to reattack or reinforce that territory.
- The Reg tank in Tanganyika and Med tank in the Great Kongo are to attack the Afrikaan capital and crush them.
- 1 Med Tank in Novograd is to travel to Aralistan and then to Rajputana.
- 3 Med Tanks from Novograd are to reinforce Uslavia.
- 2 Med Tanks from Novograd are to reinforce Karelia.
- The Med tank in Huang is to reinforce Rajputana.
- The 3 Transports in the South China Sea are to go to the Yellow Sea where they’ll be joined by the 2 Battleships and Destroyer from the Izu Sea.
- 3 Fighters from Japan are to patrol the Emperor Seamount, and 2 Fighters from Japan and the 2 from Chang are to patrol the Izu Sea.

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Domestic/Diplomatic Orders:
- Khilafat has agreed, because its army has been decimated to the point where they can no longer can defend themselves so that they wish to be annexed by the Duckistani Empire, and annex them we will.

Intelligence Orders:
- Spend our intelligence point on Italy this turn.

Technological Orders:
- We should be getting all the allied prototypes(at the same time as the OA no less!) this turn as per the long standing rules, especially the King Tank. So have our scientists throw a little party for themselves.

Spending Orders:
- Spend $30 on 5 Medium Tanks, 3 in Novograd, 1 in Qinghai, and 1 in Great Arabia.
- Spend $10 on 2 Fighters, 1 in Anatolia and 1 the Caucasus.
- Spend $3 on 1 stormtrooper for Anatolia.
- Bank the $1 left plus Khilafat’s $7.

Operational Orders:
European Front:
- Have the 1 Red Tank from Anatolia and 6 Med tanks from Uslavia and Khilafat’s fighter from Uslavia all attack Italy. That’s 29 strength plus the flank attack pushing the strength total up to 36, which is pretty high against the OA’s strength of 8 in Italy plus another 5 or 6 they might move from Gallicia. Once Italy is taken, if there is or less than 3 tanks left, then all are to attack Gallicia. If there is more than 3 tanks left out of the 7, then 1 is to stay behind while the rest attack Gallicia.
- Have the 4 Med Tanks form Novograd split up and have 2 go into Astrakhan, and 2 into Sibir. Have the 3 Med Tanks in Karelia retreat to Uslavia, then 2 of those Karelia tanks along with the 4 Novograd tanks in Astrakhan and Sibir are to counterattack any OA units that are bound to attack Karelia, specifically those COBRA units.D)
- Have the bomber in Astrakhan relocate to Anatolia.

Afrikaan Front:
- Have 1 Reg Tank in Anatolia move from there through Egypt to Kongo to protect that territory against Militia attack. The Med Tank from Timbuktu is to join it there in the Kongo.
- The Reg Tank in Suudrika is to move to protect Tanganyika.

Eastern Defense Front:
- Have all the tanks in Rajputana attack Hyperbad and retake the territory. We want our factory back! Have all the Tanks go back into Rajputana afterwards.
- Have the Med Tank in Haung move to Chang.
- Have the 2 Med Tanks in Okhotsk move to Huang.
- Have all the ground man units fortify.
- Have the Duckistani fleet move to the South China Sea. Have the 2 fighters in Chang and 3 fighters from Japan patrol over the South China Sea.
- Have 2 fighters from Japan patrol the Philippine Sea.

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Matt0088 said:

Let the NPC killing begin!

Spoiler STATS :

France: Matt0088
Absolute Monarchy: King Louis XIII
Religion: Catholic
Stability: 2
Economic Power: 35
Manpower: 136
Prestige: 0
Army: 76 Infantry Regiments, 45 Cavalry Regiments, 2 Artillery Regiments
Army Quality: 1
Navy: 15 Flytes, 24 Barques, 8 Carracks, 4 Galleons
Naval Quality: 1
Colonies: +7 EP

Spoiler :

Manitoba: +0 EP , 2 Native Regiments
New France: +1 EP, 2 Metropole Regiments
French Caribbean: +2 EP, 3 Metropole Regiments
Henriana: +1 EP, 1 Native Regiment
Patagonia: +1 EP, 1 Metropole Regiment
French Africa: +2 EP, 2 Metropole Regiments

International Orders:
- Spend 5 EP claiming the northern Madagascar province as a colony for France.
- Spend 5 EP claiming the white province (Coastline of OTL Ivory Coast?) between the French South Africa provinces for France.
- Spend 5 EP claiming the eastern province of what is OTL Nicaragua for France.

Military Orders:
- Spend 3 EP raising 3 native regiments, 1 for each new province above.
- Spend 6 EP on raising 3 artillery regiments.
- Spend 4 EP on hiring 4 Privateer Barques, anonymously.
- Spend 2 EP on constructing 1 Carrack.
- Ship 1 Infantry regiment to Henriana. Bit confused with the rules here, does shipping this regiment make a metropole regiment, requiring 2 EP to do so? If so, just take the EP from constructing the Carrack and put it here.
- The King has long desired to conquer Brittany and remove the pest to our west D). To do so, those 4 privateers will be used to attack France's, our, ships, under the guise of being ships of Brittany, giving France a casus belli to go to war. Obviously don't let anyone outside of the generals know that they were actually our privateers. Specifically, have the privateers attack a French naval base on the English Channel, whether or not they kick French ass or the French ships kick their ass is something I'll leave up to you, but regardless promptly accuse the privateers of being hired by Brittany, and go to war.

The invasion force will consist of 30 Infantry regiments, 20 Cavalry regiments, and 3 Artillery regiments, which itself will be split up into two armies. The first, made up of 13 Infantry regiments, 8 Cavalry regiments, and 2 Artillery regiments, will, following the map that is with this PM, circle north of the Brittan capital heading towards the coastline, effectively cutting it off from the rest of mainland Brittany, and then this army should start the siege of the capital. I know that because I will make no effort to bloody up my fleet in attempting to blockade the capital, that starving them out won't work, but because updates are only a year (IMHO, they should be at least 3), they should simply blockade it by land and bring up the heavy artillery pieces and prepare for a full assault the beginning of next year.

The other army will obviously consist of 17 Infantry regiments, 12 Cavalry regiments, and a Artillery regiment. It's function is to plow through the rest of Brittany according to the map and also serve the double function of being a flank shield (being that the other army, as it turns towards the city, will put its back to what is the potential route for an enemy army's counterattack) for army #1 as it does its own job. Generally it is to subdue the countryside, as because of the time it won't really have time to assault any cities other than those close to the French borders. It can, once it destroys most of the resistance outside of the cities, split up and subdue specific areas.

Should either army meet a large Brittan force, they are almost guaranteed to have a least a 2 to 1 ratio in numbers (4 to 1 in the overall war), which they shall use to win, either by using the numbers to win the maneuvering for the best position to win, or through simple sheer numbers.

Have the new Metropole regiment to Brazil, hopefully arriving before this war starts, invade the Brittan colony of Brezil.

Lastly, because Brittany is part of the anti-French alliance, deploy 30 Infantry regiments, and 20 Cavalry regiments across the borders of Austria and Lorraine which border France in a defense posture, and state that our qualm is with Brittany and Brittany only, and we have not nor desire an issue with them.

Spoiler MAP :

Domestic Orders:
- Spend 2 EP keeping nobles and the such happy.

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Matt0088 said:

Spoiler STATS :

France: Matt0088
Absolute Monarchy: King Louis XIII
Religion: Catholic
Stability: 0
Economic Power: 36
Manpower: 136
Prestige: 0
Army: 69 Infantry Regiments, 42 Cavalry Regiments, 8 Artillery Regiments
Army Quality: 1
Navy: 13 Flytes, 22 Barques, 9 Carracks, 4 Galleons
Naval Quality: 1
Colonies: +8 EP

Spoiler :

Manitoba: +0 EP , 2 Native Regiments
New France: +1 EP, 2 Metropole Regiments
French Caribbean: +2 EP, 3 Metropole Regiments, 1 Native Regiment
Henriana: +1 EP, 1 Native Regiment, 1 Metropole Regiment
Patagonia: +1 EP, 1 Metropole Regiment
French Africa: +3 EP, 2 Metropole Regiments, 1 Native Regiment
Madagascar: +0 ep, 1 Native Regiment

Domestic Orders:
- Issue a war tax to provide resources to assure the well being of France and her peoples. I should have 54 EP then.

Military Orders:
- Use 21 EP to raise 21 Infantry regiments
- Send 7 EP to Scotland. I haven’t had a chance to contact the new Scotland player, so if he doesn’t realize that he’s getting it, can you just put it into mercenaries for him as we had agreed before he joined.
- Use 10 EP on raising 5 Metropole regiments.
- Use 6 EP on 3 Cavalry regiments.
- Use 9 EP on 3 Galleons.
- Use 1 EP on 1 Barque.
- Since I’m at war with Brittany, Lorraine, Austria, and the Palatinate, and sorta with England, I need to concentrate on one or two or them and knock them out of the war as quickly as possible to free out some troops for other fronts. Thus, 16 Infantry, 2 Cavalry, and 1 Artillery regiments are to join the 24 Infantry regiments, 18 Cavalry regiments, and 3 Artillery regiments already in Brittany for a grand total of 40 Inf, 20 Cav, and 4 Artillery regiments. Capturing Nantes is of most importance, and thus 25 Infantry, 12 Cavalry, and all 4 Artillery regiments are to assault it in full force early in the year. Simply use the artillery to break down the defenses and then pour through the cracks. Initially, casualties should be predictably heavy, but once a solid break through is made, it should be easy afterwards. To aid in this, most of the French navy, 7 Flytes, 15 Barques, 7 Carracks, and 4 Galleons are attempt to enact a blockade of Nantes, and should the Brittan navy go out to meet them, they are to use superior numbers (32 Ships vs. 15 of their entire navy as of last turn) to out maneuver them and superior firepower (the Carracks and Galleons) to overwhelm them.

Meanwhile, the rest of the French force in Brittany, 15 Infantry regiments and 8 Cavalry regiments, should simply go about occupying the rest of the countryside of Brittany and general put major cities under siege, especially those without a link to the sea. Considering that much of the Brittan army is trapped in Nantes and other cities that are under siege, should they ever meet this army in the field, they are certainly going to be outnumbered and outgunned, which should be used to press home to victory should such a battle materialize. Once Nantes is taken, the army assigned to it is to do the same, although with the artillery regiments it possesses, it should also assault cities on the coastline as well, as I can’t blockade every single one, thus requiring them to be assaulted.
- With a 3 Galleon, 2 Carrack, 5 Barque escort, send 3 of the new Metropole regiments on 3 Flytes to drop off2 Metropole regiments to attack New Brittany, and the other Metropole regiment to speed up the invasion of Bresil. Also, have a Metropole regiment in French Africa attack Rio de Ouro.
- Since Avignon is inciting rebellion within France, we will preemptively declare war on them because of that, and a 8 Infantry, 4 Cavalry, and 1 Artillery regiment force is to quickly crush the tiny country. Also patrol the region of France where the Huguenots were getting unruly with 6 Infantry regiments and 2 Cavalry regiments to frighten them into making sure they don’t do anything hostile.
- That leaves the front against Lorraine, Austria, and the Palatine, of which an army of 30 Infantry, 18 Cavalry regiments, and 3 Artillery regiments is to be assigned to. Its main function is simply to contain these three countries till the massive army in Brittany has conquers that country and is freed up to overwhelm the east, which should be in 2-3 years I would believe. To do so, it is to invade west Austria to distract the allied forces, and then once they show up, it is to leave and invade some other part of the front were the allied presence is weak, and then leave when the allied armies show up. Unless the allies are particularly weak, I don’t expect to gain anything.

Should the allies just outright invade France, then either the above strategy is to be used, or B.) Threaten the advancing allied armies’ logistics. In this case, I would try to draw them into a battle on our terms, or just retreat back into the defense of France ( in front of the allied army with their back towards France), or C), try to simply pin them against a siege, or force them to move on, which stretch their logistics anyways. I hope that made sense.
- Garrison the rest of France with the rest of the military not allotted to anything along with the usual city garrisons, which should amount to 6 Infantry regiments and 1 Cavalry regiments left over.
- Send of the other 2 new Metropole regiments to New France on 2 Flytes with a 3 Barque escort. I'm not to worried about them being intercepted.

International Orders:
- Again repeat that France is simply disabling those who wish harm against France and have made actions in trying to do so, Brittany and Avignon.

Happy Updating! Sorry for the late orders.

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Spoiler STATS :

France: Matt0088
Absolute Monarchy: King Louis XIII
Religion: Catholic
Stability: 0
Economic Power: 34|17 (War Tax)
Manpower: 130
Prestige: 0
Army: 74 Infantry Regiments, 40 Cavalry Regiments, 8 Artillery Regiments
Army Quality: 1
Navy: 13 Flytes, 23 Barques, 9 Carracks, 7 Galleons
Naval Quality: 1
--Rebellions: Religious Protestant Revolt: 10 Infantry Regiments, 3 Cavalry Regiments
Colonies: +8 EP

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Manitoba: +0 EP , 2 Native Regiments
New France: +1 EP, 4 Metropole Regiments
French Caribbean: +2 EP, 3 Metropole Regiments, 1 Native Regiment
Henriana: +1 EP, 1 Native Regiment, 2 Metropole Regiment, 2 Metropole Regiments (New Brittany)
Patagonia: +1 EP, 1 Metropole Regiment
French Africa: +3 EP, 2 Metropole Regiments, 1 Native Regiment
Madagascar: +0 ep, 1 Native Regiment

Domestic Orders:
- Denounce the protestant rebels as nothing more than those inspired by the like of the Bretons to attempt to damage and destroy France. Send 1 EP in spreading the word as such. Purposely be ambiguous about the religious aspect, although I'm sure the rebels will display it as such a fight.

Diplomatic Orders:
- In return for setting the French-Spanish border at the Pyrenees, meaning, give Spain that small piece of land that is part of OTL Spain but in the hands of France in this timeline, to Spain, and they’ll send 30 regiments to absolutely crush that rebellion in southern France.

Military Orders:
- Spend 20 EP on 10 Cavalry regiments.
- Spend 30 EP on 30 Infantry regiments.
- Spend 3 EP on 1 Artillery regiment.
- That makes a grand total of 104 Infantry regiments, 50 Cavalry regiments, and 9 Artillery regiments in the French army. MWAHAHA!
- This turn is basically about ending all major resistance in Brittany, with mopping up next turn, as well as letting the Spanish crush the rebellion, and crushing Avignon, while keeping the eastern allies at bay.
- Ending all major resistance in Brittany also applies to their colonies. Have the 2 Metropole regiments in New Brittany continue their attack, as with the 2 attacking Bresil. Should either completely occupy their targets, have it be annexed, as Rio de Ouro will be immediately into French Africa, with the Metropole regiment that conquered it serving as a garrison and police force against any agitators.
- Maintain the French force of 40 Infantry regiments, 20 Cavalry regiments, and 4 Artillery regiments in Brittany, reinforcing the forces in the country to get up to that number. With the costly failure at Nantes last year, and with the beginning of the successful blockade, which will be continued with the entire navy, the goal this year is to simply and finally control the entire Breton countryside, crushing all major resistance outside of the cities, and starve the suckers out within a few years (2-3?). Thus, a less major force is to be positioned at Nantes, lessened to 10 Infantry, 2 Cavalry, and 2 Artillery the regiments, with the task, as mentioned, to simply conduct a siege. The other 30 Infantry regiments, 2 Cavalry regiments are to go about crushing the remaining field armies, with garrisons left to protect the 2 other Artillery regiments as they besiege the other cities of Brittany. Hopefully I can finally color Brittany all blue this turn.
- Send an army composed of 10 Inf, 3 Cav, and 2 Artillery regiments to immediately crush Avignon. Don’t even bother raising a siege, just outright assault the city, and with a 6 to 1 advantage in numbers, sheer numbers should suffice. If this armies rear and/or logistics are threatened due to the Protestant rebels, dispatch 2 Inf regiments and 1 Cav regiments to protect them (The logistics). If the assault fails for whatever reason, then settle down to a siege.
- Send 1 of each type of regiment, Inf, Cav, and Artillery, to help the Spanish as they help us crush the rebellion. This is more for being listed as a participant than anything.
- That leaves 53 Infantry regiments, 26 Cavalry regiments, and 1 Artillery regiment on the front against the eastern allies, in which superior French cavalry is to be used to counter the general superiority of Allied infantry, against which, due to the mobility of the cavalry, they can keep the battle pointed in our advantage. Grand strategy wise, keep up the invasion of the East Austria, more as a distract than anything, especially for the main ally, Austria. Open up a second front by invading Lorriane from the south should the allies mount a major resistance against the army invading Austria. The interest on this entire front in general is avoiding the possibility of a serious allied invasion of France until Brittany is subdued, until which the full weight of French power can be brought to bear against them.

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Spoiler STATS :

France: Matt0088
Absolute Monarchy: King Louis XIII
Religion: Catholic
Stability: -1
Economic Power: 34|17 (War Tax)
Manpower: 130
Prestige: 0
Army: 84 Infantry Regiments, 45 Cavalry Regiments, 9 Artillery Regiments
Army Quality: 1
Navy: 13 Flytes, 23 Barques, 9 Carracks, 7 Galleons
Naval Quality: 1
--Rebellions: Religious Protestant Revolt: 13 Infantry Regiments, 5 Cavalry Regiments
Colonies: +8 EP

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Manitoba: +0 EP , 2 Native Regiments
New France: +1 EP, 4 Metropole Regiments
French Caribbean: +2 EP, 3 Metropole Regiments, 1 Native Regiment
Henriana: +1 EP, 1 Native Regiment, 1 Metropole Regiment, 2 Metropole Regiments (New Brittany)
Patagonia: +1 EP, 1 Metropole Regiment
French Africa: +3 EP, 2 Metropole Regiments, 1 Native Regiment
Madagascar: +0 ep, 1 Native Regiment

Domestic Orders:
- Spend 1 EP on basically spreading propaganda that this war is all good for France etc.

Diplomatic/International Orders:
- The same deal from last turn with Spain is still in place this year, except that I’m lucky enough to have 45 regiments of help against the rebels, apparently because the land Spain was suppose to get overrun with rebels p).
- Don't attend this Portuguese sponsored science convention, as it doesn't seem really realistic, especially because its state sponsored.

Military Orders:
- Spend 30 EP on 30 Infantry regiments.
- Spend 20 EP on 10 Cavalry regiments.
- Spend 3 EP on 1 Artillery regiment.
- Total: 114 Infantry regiments, 55 Cavalry regiments, and 10 Artillery.
- Assume for all pitched battles involving French forces, that their superior horsemanship is to be utilized towards victory, as it seems the enemies of France can’t spot the French from doing so.
- This year’s goals are basically the same as last year’s, crush Brittany and the rebels, and maintain parity against the Austria Circle. Thus, send 8 Infantry regiments to reinforce the armies in Brittany back up to 40 Infantry regiments, 20 Cavalry regiments, and 5 Artillery regiments. The will again try and finish occupying the entire Breton countryside, and at this point, all besieging forces are to continue to starve out the various Breton cities in conjugation with the blockade. With cities like Nantes being under siege for about 3 years at the end of this turn, they should start surrendering, and once a few major cities do, start asking for the surrenders of all the others, especially after Nantes falls, in return for aid.
- Send 15 Infantry regiments, 10 Cavalry regiments, and an Artillery regiments to crush the rebels and keep Avignon secure. Without much thought put in here, the plan really is to smash the rebels from the north and south with the Spanish help, and superior numbers of almost 4 to 1 (71 to 18), that should help too.
- The rest of the French army, which is 59 Infantry regiments, 25 Cavalry regiments, and 4 Artillery regiments, shall again face the Austrian Circle. Ideally grand strategy wise, I’d like to maintain parity with them (meaning, France not invaded) and not be overaggressive until the forces in Brittany can be released eastwards to nearly double the current French numbers. However, recent history being as they were, this is army to mainly concentrate on invading what seems to be OTL west Belgium, providing further distractions for the allies to retake lost land, and not invade France. Should they do so, probably invading Luxembourg due to its exposed strategic position, then defense in depth is to used, giving up land for time and men etc.
- In the Breton colonies, simply have the units that conquered them make sure them say secure in French hands.

Sorry for Subpar orders, but...Happy Updating!

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Spoiler STATS :

Sweden: Matt0088
Absolute Monarchy: King Gustav III
Capital: Stockholm
Economic Power: 9/0
Stability: 8
Manpower: 15
Research: none
Army: 50 Regular Regiments, 4 Guards Regiments, 10 Cavalry Regiments, 20 Artillery Battalions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 10 Sloops, 10 Frigates, 5 Ships-of-the-Line
Navy Quality: 3
Colonial Possessions: +2 EP

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New Sweden: +2 EP, +2 Manpower
-Stability: 7
-Garrison: 5 Colonial New Sweden Regiments, 2 Regular Regiments, 2 Artillery Battalions

Domestic Orders:
- Spend 3 EP on building infrastructure throughout Sweden. This years focus, and the next few, will be on creating main roads along the coast of Sweden proper, and creating ports from which the resources of the north can be extracted, and shipped out, with the roads serving as overland transport should it ever be needed (blockades etc.), and for military movement of course.

Diplomatic Orders:
- To confirm, full alliances with Russia and England were signed.

Colonial Orders:
- Send 4 Frigates, and 2 Ships-of-the-Line, with 4 Regular regiments, 1 Cavalry regiment, and 1 Artillery regiment loaded up on them, along with 3 EP, to establish a colony in South Africa as according to the map. The military force is there if it is needed, otherwise becoming its garrison, and the EP is start up money. Officially call it Swedish South Africa, and send 2 manpower as well.

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Military Orders:
- Spend 3 EP on constructing 3 frigates.

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Spoiler STATS :

Sweden: Matt0088
Absolute Monarchy: King Gustav III
Capital: Stockholm
Economic Power: 8/0
Stability: 8
Manpower: 15
Research: none
Army: 46 Regular Regiments, 4 Guards Regiments, 9 Cavalry Regiments, 19 Artillery Battalions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 10 Sloops, 13 Frigates, 5 Ships-of-the-Line
Navy Quality: 3
Colonial Possessions: +1 EP

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New Sweden: +2 EP, +2 Manpower
-Stability: 7
-Garrison: 5 Colonial New Sweden Regiments, 2 Regular Regiments, 2 Artillery Battalions
Swedish South Africa: -1 EP
-Stability: 10
-Garrison: 4 Regular Regiments, 1 Cavalry Regiment, 1 Artillery Battalion

Domestic Orders:
- Spend 2 EP on building infrastructure throughout Sweden. This year’s focus, and the next few, will be on creating main roads along the coast of Sweden proper, and creating ports from which the resources of the north can be extracted, and shipped out, with the roads serving as overland transport should it ever be needed (blockades etc.), and for military movement of course.

Colonial Orders:
- Spend 2 EP on constructing a solid fort with a dock on the coastline of Swedish South Africa, where shipments of any kind can be delivered in safety, while providing a safe area for colonists to retreat should there be any danger.
- Spend 1 EP advertising to companies to promote investment in Swedish South Africa where the possibilities are endless, as are the possible returns on their investments!
- Have 1 Infantry regiment and 1 Cavalry regiment of the garrison stake claim to land (no more than 10-20 pixels) along the coast to the southwest of the colony and go secure the land.

Military Orders:
- Spend 3 EP on recruiting 1 Cavalry regiment.

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Noticing that Iaeda was built of wood, which Rouge religion says is the ancestors of long past who provide support to those currently living (Rouge homes are built around trees using them as support), many will be quietly, but quickly outraged. Thus, an organized attack on Iaeda is to be organized, and a party of elite archers (whose only function is to hunt normally, which is the Rouge clan's specialty) is to be assembled and sent out ASAP. Because of our extreme closeness to Iaeda, it being practically in the center of what I thought of as Rouge Clan land, those archers should get there before any defenses of any type are created or even organized for the town.

When those archers get there. they are to quickly kill all those who reside in Iaeda, for so cruelly killing their ancestors for their town. Then, depending on the choice of the Elders of the Rouge Clan (You), they can either slowly move the wood back to Rouge leaders for proper ceremony to restore the ancestors in those trees back to a proper after life, in stages to avoid detection of Rouge labors who would be doing this, OR, they can burn the wood right on the spot to release the ancestors of the wood from their torture of being building materials.

Also, I suspect at this time that I'll make contact with the Boar barbarians, so see if they like meat, furs, bones, or any other tradeable products of animals.

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- Not so fanatical to stand their ground against the city, the Rouge Clan will immediately pack up and head north, any seeds of the ancestors are to be taken to hopefully carry on those ancestors souls before the city barbarically begins cutting more and more of them down. Like you said, I should get out before anyone can reach me. Yet, where to go? North, to the Nyuds. Given their fearsome and magnificent army (be sure to tell them this and shower them with comments, like they are greater then Nesse, and they're so awesome etc.) Ask for Nyuds to allow the Rouge clan to become settled in their northern lands whereever there be a large forest and be allowed to practice our religion in peace in return for pledging our mighty archers (as they themselves called Rouge archers, right?) in times of war, and basically to become a productive part of the Nyud kingdom.
- Also let them know of greedy, souless peoples of Nesse, who use their silver and sly tongues to mainpulate good innocent peoples of the World. Warn them that they drove the peaceful Rouge north after they genocided many Rouge ancestors, and that any contact with the Nesse diplomats be carefully watched, if completely ignoranted, because for Nesse, they only wish to have your lands, money, and wifes, as contacts with their pompous traders (from the ships) and any earlier diplomats must have affirmed.

Happy Updating! Sorry for the ZPNESV issues!

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This is what happens when you insist for me to play CoD4 instead of writing HRE orders. LATE ORDER! BLARG!

Oh, apparently I should be getting 10 jack also cause you erased the 2 wonders the HRE that I got from the Netherlands when I conquered em, but you never put them in the stats, only the update. We talked about this on AIM.
Domestic Orders:
- Spend 2 jack on advancing to the Late Colonial Age. The Emperor wants to be more advanced then the stupid Polish.
- Spend 3 jack on centralizing the Empire bureaucracy. Over the past century, with all the various expansions, and with the native bureaucracies left mostly intact of the annexed regions, it’s bound to have become very inefficient, most importantly regarding taxation, and so combining them all into one centralized one, will hopefully cut down on waste, meaning more jack (possibly)! Officially make German the official language of the Empire, and require all civil servents to be fluent in it as such, to help assimilate everything.
- Decrease the "Roads of the Empire" wonder benefits down to,"+Economy +Infrastructure". I already have awesome infrastructure, so there's no reason to increase it that much when my wonder space could be used for other things after.

Military Orders:
- Spend 1 jack on 1 navy.
- Spend 2 jack on 2 armies.
- Officially announce that the emperor is supporting Aquitaine as the successor to France given new information that has come to light. As such, all the other French nations are imposters, and thus will be crush, given that they don’t surrender immediately when asked following the announcement. Assuming none of them do surrender, Have an army of 7 Conscript divisions, 2 Trained division, 2 Veteran divisions, and 1 Imperial Guard invade the red French nation from the north and the dark green French nation from the east, utterly crushing them by numbers and quality. Don’t wait to finish sieges before moving on, leave garrison to starve out any major cities, and have the rest of the armies take over the countryside, then take care of any sieges that haven’t been starved out.
- Have 1 Trained Division, 2 Trained Divisions, 1 Veteran Divisions, and 1 Imperial Guard load up on 5 conscript navies and invade eastern Brittany (at Normandy on the map) from the sea, and then swing east towards Paris south of the red French nation. Should that catch Paris sufficiently surprised, and thus somewhat under garrisoned and unprepared (given that the other armies have been tearing up the red nation at this time, which should have been taking most of their attention), assault Paris immediately. Otherwise, if they aren’t surprised, link up to the armies in the Red nation, and lay siege to Paris, and starve them out. Meanwhile, leave scouts in Normandy where the this operation first start, and should a hostile army by moving towards Paris to assist Paris, dispatch the Imperial Guard and train divisions to deal with em.
- Ask Aquitaine to help of course.
- That should leave 5 conscript divisions, 2 trained divisions, and 1 Imperial Guard to garrison the HRE itself…so they can chill out.

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Matt0088 said:

TheMatt0088 (9:54:15 PM): what did you do with my missing wonder situation
TheMatt0088 (9:54:21 PM): ?
amonsavag (9:55:06 PM): Took my pecker, and stretched it all the way around to where I could put it in my butthole
TheMatt0088 (9:55:02 PM): lol
amonsavag (9:55:26 PM): Remind me about giving you 10 bucks for the wonders in your orders, too

Spoiler STATS :

Holy Roman Empire(Matt0088)
Government: Feudal Monarchy
Technology:Late Colonial
Economy/Treasury:Growing 11/1
Education:Above Average
Morale:Good
Infrastructure:36
Trade:13(Sweden)
Army:2(Conscript)/6(Trained)/5(Veteran)/3(Imperial Guard)
Navy:7(Conscript)/1(Trained)
Supplies:4
Wonders:Kiel Canal(+Economy+Infrastructure+Trade)[COMPLETED]Munich Military Acadamy(+Army Quallity)[COMPLETED!]Bavarian Beats (Allows 10 supplies to be purchased per jack) [Completed!][COMPLETE]The Grand Palace of Paris(+Army Quality+Economy+Morale)[COMPLETED]The Bank of France (+ Economy)[COMPLETE]The Roads of the Empire(+Economy,++Infrastructure)[2/6]
Special Techs:Italia Muskets, Primitive Grenades, Improved Cannons, Bavaria Musket

Domestic Orders:
- Spend 1 jack to finish off last turn’s efforts to make taxation more efficient, and therefore yield more monies, by making the bureaucracies which conduct taxation more efficient (the tax collectors, assessors etc., like I mentioned on AIM, not the nobility). Additionally, spend 3 jack to establish an official currency across the empire. Until enough of this new currency can be made, the old currencies can be still used until this new one can be effectively established in each region. This should hopefully make all matters money more efficient in the Empire.
- Use 4 jack to survey the lands of the Empire for the natural resources and materials they contain. The point here is once the survey is complete, inform any and all who would be interested and have the ability to exploit those resources, and so once they begin to extract those natural resources, they generate economic growth for the Empire as those resources are sold/used for industry.

Military Orders:
- Withdraw from France as announced to prewar borders, and if the regions we previously occupied fall to anarchy and chaos, I don’t care. The only exemption is Paris, being a symbol of France as it is, will remain with a garrison of 2 Trained divisions and a Veteran division to protect it from damage, and notify the remaining Frenchy nations that we are doing so(to protect Paris, not occupy it). Once a controlled, civilized power emerges, yield them Paris should they demand it. Otherwise, keep holding it, and should this go on for a prolonged time (to the end of the turn), invite the other Frenchy nations to provide their own garrisons.
- Spend 2 jack on 20 new supplies.

Technology Orders:
- Send scientists to Sweden and Portugal with 2 jack to learn how the railroads work and operate. They can use the jack however they want, whether using it to bride the foreign scientists for designs, or using it set up experiments and try trial and error to replicate it. Anything they can think of to get the Emperor his trains.

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Spoiler STATS :

Holy Roman Empire(Matt0088)
Government: Feudal Monarchy
Technology:Late Colonial
Economy/Treasury:Growing 10/13
Education:Above Average
Morale:Good
Infrastructure:30
Trade:Sought
Army:2(Conscript)/6(Trained)/5(Veteran)/3(Imperial Guard)
Navy:7(Conscript)/1(Trained)
Supplies:24
Wonders:Kiel Canal(+Economy+Infrastructure+Trade)[COMPLETED]Munich Military Acadamy(+Army Quallity)[COMPLETED!]Bavarian Beats (Allows 10 supplies to be purchased per jack) [Completed!]The Roads of the Empire(+Economy,++Infrastructure)[3/6]
Special Techs:Italia Muskets, Primitive Grenades, Improved Cannons, Bavaria Musket, Early Railroad

Domestic Orders:
- Spend 5 jack on sending out advisors and scientists to observe and learn how to copy the modern farming techniques of the World today, as well as researching new ones on their own, hopefully collecting such techniques as crop rotation, proper irrigation, basic fertilization, selective breeding etc. Once that is achieved, educate all the peasants and farmers in the Empire of them, and pay them to use them, giving help if needed, therefore achieving large increases in agricultural yield. Since most if not nearly all of the Empire’s economy comes from agriculture still, this should have a huge increase in the economy(+2 jack?) All the nobles should be happy because they are getting more productivity from their workers, and for those workers, they are getting more food!
- Additionally, spend 2 jack buying agricultural products from the New World that can be used in the lands of the Empire (potatoes, maize, tomato, cocoa bean, tobacco etc.), and give them to farmers to use for a small fee. Because of the increased amount of food produced by the same amount of farms in the empire, that will allow large amounts of people who were previously tied to subsistence farming of one crop, to use these new crops as surplus crops to sell, therefore generating more economic growth, along with better products for trade both internally and externally of the Empire.
- Lastly, spend 3 jack establishing common markets throughout the regions of the Empire, providing easy access for these new surplus products, increasing trade internally, which can be harnessed for economic growth.

Technological Orders:
- Spend 2 jack on researching and creating better trains and railroads, ones that can capable move large amounts of stuffs are decent speeds. Should that be fully achieved, spend 2 jack to begin building railroads throughout the empire(Use the 2 jack for 20 supplies otherwise).
- Spend 2 jack on updating the Bavaria musket to the Bavaria Rifle, a powerful rifle (lowering accuracy if need be), while still maintaining its breach loader mechanism and its ease of use, officially making it the main infantry weapon of choice.
- Spend 2 jack on creating the first Gattling gun, which will be…a gattling gun!
- Spend 2 jack modernizing the Emperor’s armies with all these new guns!

Trade Orders:
- Start trade relations with Croatia (meaning, I’m asking for the price).
- Start trade relations with Poland.
- Start trade relations with England.
- Start trade relations with Russia.

Military Orders:
- Spend 3 jack on recruiting 3 armies.

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Spoiler STATS :

Holy Roman Empire(Matt0088)
Government: Feudal Monarchy
Technology:Early Industrial
Economy/Treasury:Booming 12/1
Education:Above Average
Morale:Good
Infrastructure:43
Trade:Sought
Sweden(1*)
Army:10(Conscript)/6(Trained)/5(Veteran)/3(Imperial Guard)
Navy:35 Frigates(Conscript)/5 Frigates(Trained)
Supplies:20
Wonders:Kiel Canal(+Economy+Infrastructure+Trade)[COMPLETED]Munich Military Acadamy(+Army Quallity)[COMPLETED!]Bavarian Beats (Allows 10 supplies to be purchased per jack) [Completed!]The Roads of the Empire(+Economy,++Infrastructure)[5/6]
Special Techs:Italia Muskets, Primitive Grenades, Improved Cannons, Bavaria Rifle, Early Railroad

Military Orders:
- Use 6 jack to recruit 6 armies.
-Use 1.5 jack to buy 15 supplies.
- Assemble a grand total of 25 armies, 11 conscript armies, 6 trained armies, 5 veteran armies, and 3 Imperial Guards, to combat the Visigothic and Venetian menace. As a general guide, all tactics in major battles during the war shall emphasis the German advantage in: technology, quality, military leadership, and possibly numbers, to achieve victory with the greatest damage inflicted on the enemy with the lightest possible casualties of troops of the Empire.
- Send 1 Veteran Army, 2 Trained Armies, and 4 Conscript Armies quickly to the border with Venice, using the HRE’s railroads to arrive there first, but instead of advancing, they are to fortify themselves with all due haste, and then when the Venetians arrive, still fortify the border, although taking all due caution to be ready to repulse a possible Venetian attack, which I’m sure they will, when my defensive stance is realized. The goal is simply to prevent or limit any Venetian advance while their ally, the Visigoths, are decisively beaten grand strategically, at which point more armies can be allocated to this battle region in which a true offensive can begin. Should the Gatling gun be successfully invented, its use would be of particular advantage here, given its great ability in defense.
- Send 3 Imperial Guard armies, 4 Veteran armies, 4 Trained armies, and 7 Conscript armies to invade France from the traditional route, using railroads to at least get a couple weeks advance on the Visigoths. Two major armies will do so, one, made of 2 Imperial Guards, 2 Veteran army, and 2 Trained armies, and 4 Conscript army, will advance from Belgium directly at Paris, with the Imperial Guards leading the way, blasting anything in their way with their awesomeness, and will put Paris under siege. The other army, consisting of 1 Imperial Guard, 2 Veteran armies, 2 Trained army, and 3 Conscript armies, will advance from the southern border of France from the Rhine, and will, using the Alps as a secure flank, and then Savoy, advance deep into France. Should there be a major Visigothic army stationed along this armies advance, once it is dealt with, part of this army will be detached (1 Veteran army, 1 Trained, 1 Conscript), towards Paris to threaten the city’s, and armies stationed in or around it, rear flank, and help further facilitate the capture of Paris with the other major army. The other portion of this army shall continue advancing into France in a south/southwest direction, occupying all it.

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Diplomatic Orders:
- Spend 1 jack on starting to fund the startup costs for a trade route with Russia.
- Confirming the declaration of war upon the Visigothic Empire, and thus, the Empire is also at war with Venice, but no one else, to my knowledge.

Research Orders:
- Use 2 jack to hopefully, finally, finish research on the Gatling gun. Given the important role such a gun has, encourage the scientists to have success, and say that they’ll have the gratefulness and proud of the Empire should they do.
- Send scientists to Sweden and with 2.5 jack to learn how their new economically efficient steam engines work and operate. They can use the jack however they want, whether using it to bride the foreign scientists for designs, or using it set up experiments and try trial and error to replicate it. Anything they can think of to get the Emperor his steam engines, and therefore, the possibility of easily commercially successful factories. Should there be success, then give out the blueprints to any and all who would be willing and have the resources to start a factory.

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Matt0088 said:

As per our discussions on AIM, I have 1 jack from my wonder being completed last turn (though rendered useless from occupation), and my 1 jack per turn from the usual trade with Sweden, which should be uninterrupted regardless of the world.

Holy Roman Empire(Matt0088)
Government: Feudal Monarchy
Technology:Early Industrial
Economy/Treasury:Stable 13/1(-1 from occupation)
Education:Above Average
Morale:Good
Infrastructure:47
Trade:Sought
Sweden(1*)
Army:5(Conscript)/1(Trained)/3(Elite)/2(Imperial Guard)
Navy:Frigates(35/5/0/0)
Supplies:15
Wonders:Kiel Canal(+Economy+Infrastructure+Trade)[COMPLETED]Munich Military Acadamy(+Army Quallity)[COMPLETED!]Bavarian Beats (Allows 10 supplies to be purchased per jack) [Completed!]The Roads of the Empire(+Economy,++Infrastructure)[Completed]
Special Techs:Italia Muskets, Primitive Grenades, Improved Cannons, Bavaria Rifle, Early Railroad

Diplomatic Orders:
- Make Sweden’s scientists return to their homeland, citing the concerns of their country. In return, Sweden should be giving the HRE their explosive shells, and therefore, the advanced artillery that comes with it.

Military Orders:
- Spend 1 jack on supplies.
- Spend 2 jack on upgrading 1 Elite division to a Imperial Guard.
- Spend 10 jack on 10 armies.
- That would leave a grand total of 15 conscript divisions, 1 Trained divisions, 2 Elite divisions, and 3 Imperial Guard divisions, or, 21 armies on 25 supplies.
- As a general plan, in all battles, which of course, I have no control over, I can assume to have these factors in play. HRE Advantages: Improved Cannons, Bavaria Rifle, hopefully Explosive shells, as well as improved military leadership. HRE Disadvantages: Numbers, and, generally, Military Quality. Thus, when engaged in battle, the preferred path to victory is to use superior German military leadership to manipulate hostile armies into attacking German defensive positions, where our clear advantage in technology can be brought fully to bear, while our possible 1 to 2 deficit in numbers cannot.
- Also note, that because the HRE has the best infrastructure in Europe, by far superior to that of Savoy, Venice, and the Visigoths, I should have a clear advantage in quickness of movement in my own territory, meaning, I should have quicker deployment of my armies for this turns campaigns, and in larger numbers for whatever divisions are recruited.
- So, to the actual campaigns, the rather small 21 divisions of the HRE army will be split up into 3 army groups, 1, 2, and 3. 1 will consist of 7 Conscript divisions, 1 Trained divisions, and 1 Imperial Guard. If, or maybe, when, the Visigoths counterattack German positions in France, simply fall back, and use defense in depth. Give up land for time and saving men. As a rule of thumb, always take up defensive positions when pressured by hostile armies. Should they wish to get pass they’ll have to pay heavily in blood, which I’ll doubt they’ll do. Should they be pushed back into HRE lands, stiffen up the defense. Have the other 3 armies form a defensive land running the Rhine River, providing a deterrent from attack Bavaria directly more than anything. Since they are using the river and will have time to fortify the out of the place, even 3 armies should provide a good deterrent.
- Army group 2 will consist of 7 conscript armies, and 2 Elite armies. They will quickly assemble and strike directly at the goddamn betrayers that are those who reside in Savoy. Simply, year 1763, in the first moment, utilizing our awesome infrastructure, attack the bastards. Simply use all 9 armies, with the elite divisions at the head, overrun and overpower the smaller Savoy armies. Then, as per the map, have the 9 divisions split up east and west to fully conquer Savoy once their armies are crushed.
- Army group 3 will consist of 2 conscript armies and 2 Imperial guard divisions, they will, as in France, use defense in depth for the same reasons, and move as per the map. Although they are further retreating into Germany, this isn’t as much of a problem, because they can retreat slower, cause IG divisions are kickass, and Croatia should be attack Venice with a dozen armies.

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- In the second half of the turn, because I don’t have much time, basically follow the map, make a general counterattack the flank of France as the Visigoths advance further to the north, counterattack Venice as the turn to deal with Croatia, and the lesser halve of army group 2 will also attack Venice from a flank. Yeah, kinda in a rush here writing this.

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Matt0088 said:

Holy Roman Empire(Matt0088)
Government: Feudal Monarchy
Technology:Early Industrial
Economy/Treasury:Stable 12/0(-1 from occupation)
Education:Above Average
Morale:Good
Infrastructure:47
Trade:Sought
Sweden(1*)
Army:6(Conscript)/3(Trained)/1(Veteran)/2(Elite)/2(Imperial Guard)
Navy:Frigates(35/5/0/0)
Supplies:4
Wonders:Kiel Canal(+Economy+Infrastructure+Trade)[COMPLETED]Munich Military Acadamy(+Army Quallity)[COMPLETED!]Bavarian Beats (Allows 10 supplies to be purchased per jack) [Completed!]The Roads of the Empire(+Economy,++Infrastructure)[Completed]
Special Techs:Italia Muskets, Primitive Grenades, Improved Cannons, Bavaria Rifle, Early Railroad

Spending Orders:
- To raise more jack for the war, sell off the entire HRE navy, 40 frigates, for 2 jack. It’s not like they were doing much anyways. So, with the 12 jack I have anyways, plus the 1 jack from the trade with Sweden you didn’t list here, plus the 2 jack from selling the navy, I have 15 jack total.
- Use 2 jack to acquire 20 supplies.
- Use 4 jack train 2 elite divisions to 2 Imperial Guard.
- Use 9 jack to raise 9 more divisions.

Military Orders:
- The total of the HRE military after spending is: 15 Conscript divisions, 3 Trained divisions, 1 Veteran divisions, and 4 Imperial Guard.
- Split the HRE military into 4 armies, the 1st, 2nd,4th, and 7th. The 1st [1 Imperial Guard, 1 Veteran, 1 Trained, 3 Conscripts] and 2nd [1 Imperial Guard, 1 Trained Armies, 3 Conscripts] armies will be deployed along the Visigoth front, and both will advance according to the map. What’s nice about this plan, is that should the Visigoths concentrate on one army, say the 1st, than the other army (the 2nd) can threaten that Visigothic army strategic rear, by advancing north (while the threatened army retreats to delay action until the other army can catch up), or vice versa. And, should the Visigoths advance in between them, they simply keep advancing till they match in the center of France, and effectively block off the Visigoth army, or they could march at it from their two respective positions and directions and squeeze it, 2 armies on 1. Should the Visigoths just become defensive again, then just have both armies advance, and make sure to take Paris. And, this just coming in from Darth, the Swedes will be joining the fun in retaking France.
- The other 2 armies, the 4th and the 7th, which will consist of the last 12 divisions will attack Venice, the 4th will attack from what was Savoy, east into Venice, where, with Venetian troops deployed against Croatia in Southern Italy and in the northeast in Bavarian lands, and in Venice itself, which the 7th army will pressure, the Venetians will be quite stretched, and that should make advance easy, just follow the map. The 7th army, as mentioned, will advanced directly on Venice, and because as mentioned the Venetians are rather thin, they should do this easily, and put the city under siege, and assist the advancing Croatians if possible.

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Matt0088 said:

Agrian's Orders:

Spoiler STATS :

Turn0: emerges into the light of history
Turn1: build another City. Learn WRITING. EVENT: Engineering UP, Economics UP, Civilization UP.
Turn2: culture UP, build a monument. GREAT EVENT: Wonder GET! Organisation UP!
Turn3: build two shamans, and a spearman. Nomad migration to Nalko, and pop growth / assimilation there. Assimilate Harao monument in Sollo. Learn BRONZE WORKING. EVENT: Infrastructure UP. OUTRAGE: Hulukap pillage Agrian temple in Maltik! DISASTER: Disease strikes Sollo!

Available Funds: 2e
End of last turn: 0e
Income: 2e tax, 1e resource, 0.5e trade, 0.5e religion
Upkeep: 2e (4 units)

Civilization Level: 2
Culture: 3 (1 Harao)
Enlightenment: 2
Power: 1
Military: 1
Organisation: 2
Infrastructure: 3
Economics: 2
Engineering: 2

Inventions: WRITING, BRONZE WORKING

- Spend 1e on bribing the pirates who have be bothering the Sollo islands into joining the Agrian navy, which should solve the Harao's, and to lesser extant, my problem, and trade should go up again!
- Send the shaman currently in Nalko south to Malcho, with 1e to convert the nomad(s) there, and additionally the barbarian units there if I can.
- Send the shaman currently in Zakat to join the Harao in Retiki, where there it will have 1e (Overspent e), to convert the inhabitants there (the nomad). Because the Harao are mostly followers of my religion, that should help.
- Have the new Agrian navy (that were formally pirates), protect the coasts of Sollo from pirates, or, should the need ever arise, from invasion from the mainland, namely by the Hulukap, a task in which the Harao have agreed to help with, as per our discussions on AIM.
- With Sollo decently secured by 2 navies, send the Agrian spearmen currently on Sollo to join the spearmen in Nalko to form an army, which will invade the Halachamo in Chalcho. They will try to loot the Halachamo's only city, and should they be able to defend the Halachamo's military, take over the territory.

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Matt0088 said:

Agrian Orders:
Available Funds: 5.5e
End of last turn: 0e
Income: 3e tax, 2e resource, 1e trade, 0.5e visitors, 1e religion
Upkeep: 2e (4 units)

- Use 2e on upgrading Agrian Power to level 2.
- Spend 1e on building a Galley unit, as per the agreement with the Harao, for Agrian ships to provide full protection of them and their trade, in return for payment of any kind, and eventually, intergration into Agrian society. Have the now doubled Agrian navy protect trade throughout the central sea, and watch out of the Hulukap building any navies, which should they be, they should be destroyed before they can be fully built.
- Have the 2 spearmen units in Nalko, and the other one in Malcho re-attack the Halachamo in Chalcho, and again try to crush them with numbers and conquer the territory, or, failing that, loot their city. However, with a 3 to 1 advantage in numbers, and veteran units, I do expect victory.
- With a burst of cultural resurgence from Sollo, 3e will be spent on 3 shaman missionaries who’ll be recruited in 2 in Nalko, and the other in Malcho. The 2 shamans in Nalko, and the 2 shamans in Malcho (With the shaman already there), are to, by sheer numbers, fully convert the already partially converted territories, and therefore, integrate them into Agrian society and control. Should these 2 groups of shamans be successful there, if they have time, the 2 shamans from Nalko are to travel to Chalcho (if conquered) guarded by whatever is left of the force that attacked the Halachamo, and the 2 shamans in Malcho will travel to Mahar, protect by a new spearmen unit, which 1e will be spent on. Also, encourage any and all of the nomads in Sollo, Nalko, and Malcho to settle down into cities.
- That’s 7e total spending, therefore, overspend by 1.5e.

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