Pre-turn:
I take a good look on the tech tree as this is my first time playing RaR in modern times. As we're going for space, I'm going to go first for Computer Networks to get new tech building and possibility to build the Internet.
IBT:
Bison River Pentagon -> SETI
1752AD(1):
Capture Rheims without losses.
Move units to last French island and soften Chartes with two amphibious assaults leaving wounded Hussar defending the city.
IBT:
Russian boat appears from mist and attacks Zaragoza and captures it as only a horse was defending. That will be avenged...
"Rampaging Chinese forces have destroyed the Americans." Their death wish was dealt with by the chinese.
Computer Networking -> Data Encryption
1754AD(2):
Capture Chartres and Avignon and the French are no more

As the French are destroyed the lux deal with China expires. I renew the deal: Radar to China, 3 lux+261gp+23gpt for us.
Plant a spy to Russia to see their strength, which is very weak as expected.
Find a SPANISH Prize ship? Does that mean that it is from a spanish ship sunk by an unknown civilization? Spanish are already dead!
1756AD(3):
Recapture Zaragoza from the Russians.
Sink two Russian triremes and get a prize ship. That prize ship actually is labelled as Russian. This means that the other prize ship is from Spanish.
Attack the Spanish prize ship to see what happens: It sinks -> it must have been Russian prize ship as I could attack it.
India has fallen into Anarchy.
1758AD(4):
Land forces on Russian island and kill two rifles.
IBT:
Data Encryption -> The Laser (going for Microchip -> Silicon Valley)
1760AD(5):
Bombard Russian city of Minsk and lose an elite MKIV and a 2 cavalrys while killing 2 TOW and 2 rifles and then capture it.
Land troops next to southern city of St.Petersburg.
Kill Russian army at the cost of MKIV

Russians have 8 rifles and 4 commandos and 4 flaks left.
1762AD(6):
Tank army attacks St.Petersburg three times and captures the city.
Bombard 4 Russian commandos to 1hp and finish them all off.
Notice a nice thing: Heavy artillery has a range of three squares!
IBT:
The Laser -> Jet Propulsion
1764AD(7):
Bombard Moscow and capture the city without losses. Gain 7gp (!) and 4 workers.
Sacrifice one to get culture up a bit and prevent possible flip. Upgrade the rest.
IBT:
I do not hold UN-election.
1766AD(8):
Kill a Russian commando next to Moscow.
Bombard Kiev and capture the city. The Russians are gone.
China is walking over India as India has only 4 cities left.
IBT:
Jet Propulsion -> Synthetic Fibers.
Sarcee builds Space program and begins first of 10 components needed.
1768AD(9):
Nothing special.
1770AD(10):
Nada.
Notes:
We can now build the Internet, which should be built in Bison River after SETI is complete (3t).
We are currently building 3/10 spaceship parts.
China will finish India very soon and will most likely focus on Japan after that as they are in war. We could take out Japan now as they would be only a snack
Nothing much to do now, exept research and build the spaceship. Of course China would offer some resistance if we want to fight them. We are well over pop limit regarding population, only landmass is under domination. Keep that in mind if we are going to fight someone as space victory is quite near.
Check Ergili as it will riot next turn if not dealt with!