Inevitable Conflict? A First World War AAR
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You're back, with a great update!
Kan' Sharuminar
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I bloody said I would be back! Admittedly I didn't think it would take four and a half months though
Meant to get another update out today, but was reading back through the updates (and bought EU3
). Let's get this war over with! By Christmas.
Meant to get another update out today, but was reading back through the updates (and bought EU3
). Let's get this war over with! By Christmas.
Emp. Killyouall
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Kan- have you taken out Geman oil yet? Usually on noble, I rush my London garrison over to Brussels first thing, and revolt and build infrastructure on my first turn.
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Yay! I was starting to doubt this would get updated.
How many months till the next one?
How many months till the next one?
Darth_Pugwash
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Indeed, I like the 'history book' style as well...in fact it's something I tried to emulate in my AAR [/plug] 
Emp. Killyouall
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What is everyone's take on difficulties of civs at Noble? I have only played the Germans, English, and the French, but I found the British by far easiest. In my best games, I have found that if you take out the German oil and the rest of their (puny) fleet, the game drops about 2 notches. If you beeline to biplanes, you WILL win.
Kan' Sharuminar
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Emp. Killyouall - So far this is my only real game with this scenario, so I can't really give a comparison of different nations.
Darth_Pugwash - didn't realise you had an AAR, will give me something to read
502nd PIR - Cheers! I'm glad you like the style of writing.
Nuclear kid - You waited months for the last one, you can wait a little longer
I've done the game portion of the next update. I'm off for a walk, and I'll do the written part this afternoon.
Darth_Pugwash - didn't realise you had an AAR, will give me something to read
502nd PIR - Cheers! I'm glad you like the style of writing.
Nuclear kid - You waited months for the last one, you can wait a little longer
I've done the game portion of the next update. I'm off for a walk, and I'll do the written part this afternoon.
sirtommygunn
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hey Kan i used to be able to play this a couple days after i got civ4 but for some reason now i cant play it i havent done anything that might cause me to not play it any idea as to y its not working anymore?
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I have only played this scenario as Britain, up to 1917, and I found it quite challenging, though I think was on the road to victory when I stopped playing it. I do remember finding the biplanes very very useful (but then I'm a sucker for air-power.)
Emp. Killyouall
EVIL Emperor
I think I am going to start a Trip's WWI AAR. Maybe British w/ out building any Basic or Advanced British Infantry? Anyone have a good variant with Britian or Germany? IMO, this is an AMAZING scenario. Played it at least half as much as the regular game.
Kan' Sharuminar
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sirtommygunn I'm not very technical minded, so I can't really help. Have you tried simply reinstalling the scenario?
Darth_Pugwash Yeah, I figured I needed biplanes as, well, they're biplanes. Only thing that could make it better would be if there were zeppelins
Emp. Killyouall Would be groovy. I'd be very interested in seeing how you lasted without infantry.
Inevitable Conflict? The British Fight the Great War
October 1916 - January 1917
Despite the great advances made during 1916, the closing months suddenly brought home the realisation that maybe the British lines had been extended too far. Yet, despite the new threats, as always Britain held on.
That said, the end of October was remarkably quiet. The sieges of Hanover, Veneto and Baghdad continued, but were not contested. The French revolts that had plagued the country remained, though just to smaller regions in the south-west. For a blissful two weeks both sides were given a chance to remember what peace was like.
Life is peaceful when you can fight with these weapons!
Presumably then, come November everyone remembered what was at stake, and the war returned to a level of ferocity that had not been seen in some time. All sides, seeing the obvious truth that the war would enter a third year, demanded some form of major victory to give hope to the populace, and boost morale in the troops.
In the Middle East the British approached the city of Allepo, which was revealed to be a major source of oil for the enemy. Supply lines were cut off and the city besieged, but the modern defence division - the machine gunner - prevented a direct assault on the city, and as such tied up the British army there. Seeing an advantage, the Turks slipped several infantry divisions south, and towards Damascus, where a major battle began from the 27th November well into the New Year. With no reserves to call upon, Prime Minister Kan Sharuminar allowed the region of Egypt the powers to draft emergency divisions into service. Ultimately they were unable to reach the city in time for the Ottoman assault, which in the end was a British victory.
For the rest of the Entende, news was both good and bad. In December the Russians managed a major offensive into Austria-Hungary, capturing the Slovak city of Kosice. The upshoot of this was that the Austrians were continuing their assault into Italy, resulting in the fall of Veneto. Such a defeat so early in the war would be costly for the Italians, and they could not rely so much on Russian help for, despite their victory at Kosice, the German eastern armies had begun an offensive towards the Konigsburg region. The city was of important strategic value, and as such would draw away Russian forces from helping their southern friends.
The results of the Great British Push of 1916
Hope was not lost though, as the British attack into western Germany continued. Hanover remained under siege, though several infantry divisions managed to seize the smaller mining towns to the west. It was realised however, that no new infantry divisions could be expected for some times thanks to the recent reformations of the British training schemes. Either the troops would have to expect a long-term siege, or they would have to attack soon.
The Germans were not so indecisive, as towards the end of the year they launched a swinging attack near Cologne, which resulted in the destruction of several smaller industrial and agricultural regions nearby. However, they were unwilling to launch a direct attack into the city - perhaps due to the recent arrival of a British machine gun division in the city, to which British High Command did remark how nice it was to see the tables turned - as well as the fact they fell under the threat of direct air attack from Entende bi-planes. As such, they did not press their attack.
At Hanover however, the British did. Before dawn on the 7th January, the British artillery began firing towards the enemy positions - something that had not been done in some time. As such, the German forces were taken completely by surprise - fully shown in the neutralisation of all enemy machine gun and artillery units. By the 9th the infantry were attempting a full assault on the city, and saw very little resistance. It was ironic that, despite months of preparing for massive losses and a bitter street-war, the capture of Hanover took just a few days.
German infantry retreat the burning hubris of Hanover
Back home, the press took full advantage of the outcome. As far as the civilians were concerned, the ‘Great British Push’ had finished with a massive victory at Hanover, in which disenchanted German soldiers had practically begged to surrender to the superior (yet outnumbered) British Command.
Not that the actual British Command minded…suddenly all of central Germany lay open to them…
Darth_Pugwash Yeah, I figured I needed biplanes as, well, they're biplanes. Only thing that could make it better would be if there were zeppelins
Emp. Killyouall Would be groovy. I'd be very interested in seeing how you lasted without infantry.
Inevitable Conflict? The British Fight the Great War
October 1916 - January 1917
Despite the great advances made during 1916, the closing months suddenly brought home the realisation that maybe the British lines had been extended too far. Yet, despite the new threats, as always Britain held on.
That said, the end of October was remarkably quiet. The sieges of Hanover, Veneto and Baghdad continued, but were not contested. The French revolts that had plagued the country remained, though just to smaller regions in the south-west. For a blissful two weeks both sides were given a chance to remember what peace was like.
Life is peaceful when you can fight with these weapons!
Presumably then, come November everyone remembered what was at stake, and the war returned to a level of ferocity that had not been seen in some time. All sides, seeing the obvious truth that the war would enter a third year, demanded some form of major victory to give hope to the populace, and boost morale in the troops.
In the Middle East the British approached the city of Allepo, which was revealed to be a major source of oil for the enemy. Supply lines were cut off and the city besieged, but the modern defence division - the machine gunner - prevented a direct assault on the city, and as such tied up the British army there. Seeing an advantage, the Turks slipped several infantry divisions south, and towards Damascus, where a major battle began from the 27th November well into the New Year. With no reserves to call upon, Prime Minister Kan Sharuminar allowed the region of Egypt the powers to draft emergency divisions into service. Ultimately they were unable to reach the city in time for the Ottoman assault, which in the end was a British victory.
For the rest of the Entende, news was both good and bad. In December the Russians managed a major offensive into Austria-Hungary, capturing the Slovak city of Kosice. The upshoot of this was that the Austrians were continuing their assault into Italy, resulting in the fall of Veneto. Such a defeat so early in the war would be costly for the Italians, and they could not rely so much on Russian help for, despite their victory at Kosice, the German eastern armies had begun an offensive towards the Konigsburg region. The city was of important strategic value, and as such would draw away Russian forces from helping their southern friends.
The results of the Great British Push of 1916
Hope was not lost though, as the British attack into western Germany continued. Hanover remained under siege, though several infantry divisions managed to seize the smaller mining towns to the west. It was realised however, that no new infantry divisions could be expected for some times thanks to the recent reformations of the British training schemes. Either the troops would have to expect a long-term siege, or they would have to attack soon.
The Germans were not so indecisive, as towards the end of the year they launched a swinging attack near Cologne, which resulted in the destruction of several smaller industrial and agricultural regions nearby. However, they were unwilling to launch a direct attack into the city - perhaps due to the recent arrival of a British machine gun division in the city, to which British High Command did remark how nice it was to see the tables turned - as well as the fact they fell under the threat of direct air attack from Entende bi-planes. As such, they did not press their attack.
At Hanover however, the British did. Before dawn on the 7th January, the British artillery began firing towards the enemy positions - something that had not been done in some time. As such, the German forces were taken completely by surprise - fully shown in the neutralisation of all enemy machine gun and artillery units. By the 9th the infantry were attempting a full assault on the city, and saw very little resistance. It was ironic that, despite months of preparing for massive losses and a bitter street-war, the capture of Hanover took just a few days.
German infantry retreat the burning hubris of Hanover
Back home, the press took full advantage of the outcome. As far as the civilians were concerned, the ‘Great British Push’ had finished with a massive victory at Hanover, in which disenchanted German soldiers had practically begged to surrender to the superior (yet outnumbered) British Command.
Not that the actual British Command minded…suddenly all of central Germany lay open to them…
Kan' Sharuminar
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Thanks chaps 
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I can't remember the map for this scenario exactly, but with Hannover taken is a push for Berlin on the cards?
Great update
Great update
Emp. Killyouall
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Probably not. No matter what, a strait push for Berlin requires at least Leipzig. Come on Kan! Leipzig->Berlin. See if you can make the longest supply line in the history of warfare.
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