1947 AD - The Ottomans make the first attack on Tenochtitlan!
Two Sipahi attack, and both retreat, though some damage is inflicted. The end of the city is near!
The Byzantines attack Hyderabad with a Cavalry, but fail to take it. They then send a large number of Infantry in to take the city next turn.
The Hittite naval convoy near Madagascar drops off eight troops near the southermost Madagascan city of Intombe, belonging to Japan. The city is defended by the very last Samurai in the world. It looks almost inevitable that the Hittites will take Intombe; I'm hoping there also at war with Persia and will take Frankfurt because that city can always use a new owner.
Later in the IBT, someone attacks these Hittite troops. The leading Infantry in the stack suffers just one hitpoint of damage, but it is interesting that they were attacked just upon landing - and importantly,
not by troops inside Intombe.
The Celts, meanwhile, counterattack me and destroy two tanks with Cavalry. It's a minor loss, though, as our tank numbers are climbing quickly.
1948 AD - The city of Orleans completes the first airport in Australia. We'll start using it to reinforce the New World right away, though we may not have any tanks to send from there for awhile. This turn we airlift an Infantry to Tenochtitlan, and upgrade one already there to a Mech Infantry, to join the front next turn.
Oh, and I just realized this turn that I'm researching Advanced Flight. It's a rather useless technology, but oh well. Maybe I'll use a few paratroopers to conquer Portugal.
Oops...an English spearman wandered into our territory. That's a danger (albeit a very small one), so America declared war.
Our primary target this turn is the Roman city of Ravenna, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It's tanks vs. musketmen, so we kinda expect a victory.
Surprisingly, two musketmen take five hitpoints off the tanks before falling. We're somewhat concerned with our tank training. The capture of Ravenna gives us a road all the way south to Rome, but after we capture Neapolis we'll have access to rail lines to take us south more quickly.
The army of Ulysess, recovered now from its casualties, also makes an attack this turn, on the Saharan city of Hispalis.
Due to movement limits, the city isn't taken this turn, but it's left with a Regular Pikeman defending it, so it won't last too much longer.
Navally, we destroy three Persian frigates this turn. With 13 modern ships, we're a legitimate force on the seas - in all likelihood our modern navy is larger than that of the rest of the world combined.
Our less-modern Ironclads are also still out there, and closing in on Russia. Russia's lone ironclad is sunk this turn.
It's also about time for an update on the American front. As Fascist AI's, America has pursued some nonbeneficial strategies, and hurried New York down to size 2, San Francisco to size 3, and Chicago to size 5. But they've made progress as well, capturing Atzcapotzalco and, rather than risking resistence there, razing Baghdad. We lack figures on America's Army, but the Aztecs are down to 33 Infantry.
1949 AD - The Byzantines make their large Infantry charge on Hyderabad, and though they take losses, overall they do well and take the city after killing several Persian troops. With expansionist opportunities like this, why would the Byzantines possibly turn against us?
Three Persian Frigates approach Borneo from the East. Perhaps they are ghosts of the ones we destroyed last turn, come back to haunt us? Eh, but they aren't powerful enough to haunt us that much.
Yay! The Ottomans are at war with the Inca! I've been looking forward to seeing the Ottoman Sipahi in action in a South American war for a long time. They don't have very many yet, but this will show whether the Ottomans will become a regional power. Especially as the Inca do not have Infantry, this should be an interesting war.
What'd'ya know. Babylon had been making peace with lots of people, and now they declare war on Rome. Fine by me!
And we can't not mention the Samurai combat in Madagascar. The Hittites, whom it now appears are not fighting Persia, had a variety of troops ready to attack, and didn't start with the strongest ones:
Alas, their more powerful troops fared well, and the city of Intombe fell, and along with it, the last Samurai.