Kentharu
Zebra Commander
The Japanese Empire declares armed neutrality in the conflict between the French-Spanish and German-English.
Six-Months War; Take 3
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Luckymoose
The World is Mine
Japan took Dutch lands. You're at war too.
Kentharu
Zebra Commander
Both Germany and the English have acknowledged our claims to islands formerly held by the Dutch and currently under Japanese liberation and rule. A formal treaty will be posted shortly.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
Update?
TheLizardKing
Let's talk Michelle.
I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate anyone who asks. The People's Army has fallen victim to a plague of unknown origins.
I am working on it. For now, I still have the Chinese Civil War, and the United States Confederate War left, along with some other minor stuff. Expect the update best case, tomorrow, worst case Wednesday.
I am working on it. For now, I still have the Chinese Civil War, and the United States Confederate War left, along with some other minor stuff. Expect the update best case, tomorrow, worst case Wednesday.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
We don't drink tea, we drink the blood of your soldiers. And we're thirsty.
Oh s*it. : (
Good thing I made mostly defensive orders... guess I'll have to beg for direct Japanese involvement.
Uwaeh... I'm almost hoping you overrun me so I get to choose a new nation. But that's no way to talk. Keep them north of the Yangtze river, boys!
Good thing I made mostly defensive orders... guess I'll have to beg for direct Japanese involvement.
Uwaeh... I'm almost hoping you overrun me so I get to choose a new nation. But that's no way to talk. Keep them north of the Yangtze river, boys!
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Based on the stats, you shouldn't have too much difficulty. I'm surprised to hear your speak like that.
EDIT: Oh yeah, be scared.
Immaculate
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Thats both useful and very depressing.
TheLizardKing
Let's talk Michelle.
God willing.. the update will be posted within the next two hours.
Immaculate
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alright- i'm staying up...
TheLizardKing
Let's talk Michelle.
1939
DOMESTIC
South American Woes
Santiago, The Andean Republic, 1939
In the wake of the Rainforest Wars, Brasil has attempted to continue it's progress on building several hydro electric plants in the interior. The idea is certainly a good one, with many ideas in furthering the technology of Hydro-Electricity, by Brasillian scientist Michel Dutra. His concepts are great in theory, and earned applause in the international community, however the Brasillian war effort has led to a large shift from economic growth, to military production.
The Andean government seemed to be a little more prepared to face the outbreak of a general South American war, by shifting it's factories to a war footing.
(-1 Brasillian EP, +1 Andean EP)
Hellenistic Education
Athens, The Kingdom of Greece, 1939
After lagging behind for several years, Greek schools have recieved a massive boost in governmental funding, perhaps the biggest seen in the western world in the last several years. The new government under King George II has emphasized the need to a more modern education system. New teachers have been hired, text books have been updated, and new universaties have been opened. In a quote by the Greek Minister of Education; George Simopoulos: "The Hellenistic Empire marked a high points in cultural understanding and learning in history. The fusion of learning and culture brought on the golden age of the ancient civilizations. This college is intended to honor that spirit by not only offering an affordable means of higher education for Greek citizens but for students from all over the Mediterranean, and indeed the world. We believe that this coalesce of culture and mind will not only carry Greece, but her neighbors as well into the future."
(+1 Greek EP, +1 MP)
POLITICAL CHANGES
The Andean Republic, Santiago- Leonidas Santiago: Elected in a landslide victory again this year, Santiago promised to continue his war against the Bolivian's, and continue to engage in economic cooperation with not only Colombia, but with Japan, and Aleyksa.
Aleyska, Sitka- Alexandr Baranov Rezonov: A politican from the Aleyskan settlement, Ounalashka, Rezonov beat Aleyskan president, Sergey Suzdal, in a landslide victory this year. Rezonov, named after the first governor of Russian Aleyska, Rezonov promised his people an "Aleyska for the Aleyskans" promising an end to Japanese and American "monolopolys" in the region, and building up the Aleyskan navy. Suzdal's fatal move seemed to of been the unnescessary bombing of Chinese communist forces in 1938. Many Aleyskan's are leaning to the left on the political spectrum, as does Rezonov. Politically, he is a fan of strong ties to South and Central America, and to remain on somewhat friendly terms with Japan, despite his vehemont opposition to the "unlawful" and "barbaric" invasion of the Netherland's the previous year.
Paraguay, Asuncion- Juan Luco: Gaining power through a military backed coup in Paraguay this year, after a bombing of the city by Argentinian forces, Luco quickly declared war on what he has referred to as the agressor states in the Rainforest war. A strong leader, Luco is almost fascist in ideology, though he is little concerned with the World War going on in Europe. Rather, he is hell bent on fighting of the Brasillian's, and even reclaiming some land. His people are happy with his strong leadership. Despite being in wartime, he has already managed some public welfare programs.
The Transvaal Freestate, Pretoria- Hans Steitz: Wildly pro-German, Steitz was elected after running neck and neck with Neville Rhuud in the polls. Steitz promises a strong Transvaal Freestate free of South African influence, though he is not opposed to working with his old enemies in the face of facism.
Greece, Athens- George II: Constantine I, Greece's faithful ruler died in his sleep peacefully this winter. His heir to the thrown, George II has assumed power, and has already shown that he will be a strong leader. His qualities are almost fascist in nature, which may explain why he has already pulled for closer relations with both France and Spain, not to mention his northern neighbor the Kingdom of Croats and Serbs. This of course has already put him at odds with not just Berlin, but Vienna.
The German Empire, Berlin- Wilhelm III Due to his old age, Kaiser Wilhelm has abdicated the thrown to his son, the Crown Prince Wilhelm III. Thus far, his activity as a leader has been attempting to stall off the fascist advances on his lands. Him and his father are roughly the same person, with Wilhelm III keeping his father around as a close advisor.
TheLizardKing
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The Second Great War
The Rhine Front
Church bells across Europe chimed in unison, signifing the start of the world's second general war between the Great Powers. Following France and Spain's invasion of the Netherland's last year, diplomatic relations between the pre-eminent powers in Europe shifted greatly. Two massive, multi-national alliances took shape, the Coalition Powers, and the Iron Pact powers.
Germany was supported by her protectorates, who declared war on the French and Spanish on January second, along with Germany. Romania and Austria followed suit, with declarations of war against the French Imperium, and Spanish Empire on January 4th. Great Britain and her domions declared war without hesitation on the "Iron Pact" on January 5th, with Ireland and the Transvaal Republic both declaring war on the "Iron Pact" a week later. France and Spain in turn, declared general hostilities with any nation that dare ally itself with the "Anglo-German Pigs". Portugal, of course, as per the Franco-Spanish alliance declared war on Germany, and her allies.
The first actual hostilities of the war occured in mid-January. The 1st French Corp under Marshall Eugene Arouet advanced into northern Germany, facing fewer German numbers. The French forces, supplemented by newly annexed Belgian forces managed to push the unprepared German army back towards Hamburg, while sweeping south to attack the Ruhr, where several newly arrived Austrian divisions supplemented the German forces. Yet the French persisted, hammering the German and Austrian defenders with their conquistador tanks. Yet soon, a Czech division appeared, followed by an Estonian division. French fighters soon found themselves attacked by Romanian and Ruthenian fighter squadrons.
(France: -57 Bordeaux 37' Fighters, -14 Napoleon T3 Bombers, -5 Divisions, -51 M-2 Congressional Warkers, -12 Conquistador Warkers)
(Estonia: -1 Division)
(Austria: -1 Division, -15 Hindenburg 29', -13 Bradenburg V3s)
(Romania: -29 Bradenburg V3)
(Ruthenia: -34 Bradenburg V3)
But the French advance continued. Despite the Germanic stalling at the Ruhr, the French II and III Corp began advancing into Germany from the south. Luxembourg fell without much of a fight. Town after town in Germany fell, as January turned to February. The French airforce and fought the allied coalition fighters up and down the front, and even in Northern France. The outnumbered Royal Airforce, aided by the small Irish Republic Airforce struck at French Channel ports, but were countered time and time again. The number advantage the allies had at the start of the dogfights began waning, as Portuguese and Spanish fighters began landing in French airports. The result was an aerial stalemate. The German Bradenburg WA3's were much stronger than the Bordeaux 38's. But as a wise man once said; You can have a strong gun, but it doesn't do you much good if what your trying to shoot is behind you. The Bordeaux's flew circles around the Bradenburgs, but were far fewer in numbers.
(France: -248 Bordeaux 37' Fighters, -27 Napoleon T3 Bombers)
(Estonia: -23 Bradenburg V3)
(Austria: -35 Bradenburg V3, -14 Kauffmann BT-12)
(The Czech Kingdom: -12 Bradenburg V3)
(Romania: -24 Bradenburg V3)
(Ruthenia: -17 Bradenburg V3)
(Germany: -224 Bradenburg V3, -29 Kauffmann BT-12)
(Luxembourg: -12 Bradenburg V3)
(Ireland: -57 Bordeaux 28', -4 Gnats, -7 Xiaolong H-2)
(Great Britain: -104 Scavangers, -12 Xiaolong H-2)
(Spain: -78 Bordeaux 37' Fighters, -5 Napoleon T3 Bombers)
(Portugal: -36 Bordeaux 37' Fighters, -59 Bordeaux 28' Fighters)
Civillian casualties also mounted, as Frankfurt, Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Dublin were all bombed at least on 6 different occassions during this aerial stalemate, whilst a slew of smaller towns, such as Hamburg, Rotterdam, Leeds and Belfast were all struck at least once. Air raid drills soon became a part of the everday life of a Europe in citizen, as subways and basements were turned into bunkers. A particularly bad bombing run on the Irish town of Cork led to mass destruction, as Irish Fire Brigades struggled to put the fire out.
(France: -82 MP)
(Ireland: -17 MP)
(Germany: -46 MP)
(Great Britain: -23 MP)
Germananic divisions continued to strike at the French advances, though a Franco-Spanish numerical advantage, coupled by on and off again air superiority gave the Franco-Spanish forces just enough of an advantage for them to maintain an advance, though that is not to say that the German's did not put up a fight. Actually, part of the German first army, made up of Austrian and German soldiers, along with warkers from across Europe managed to push across the French border, the first German army to do so, since the end of hostilities between the two nations in the last Great War. A rapid French counter-attack was soon brought to an end by the combined Austrian and German arms. Czech warker commanders showed themselves incredibly adept at out maneuvering and disabling the Iron Pact's Conquistador Warkers, who up to this point devastated Coalition armor.
(Germany: -6 Divisions, -87 Hindenburg 35' Warkers, -19 Krupp AG Schildekrote)
(Austria: -5 Divisions, -12 Hindenburg 35' Warkers, -13 Krupp AG Schildekrote)
(France: -7 Divisions, -105 M-2 Congressional Warkers, -24 Conquistador Warkers, -11 MP, -2 EP)
(Portugal: -3 Divisions, -14 Conquistador Warkers)
As Spring turned to summer, the German advance continued. Austrian troops in action near Belfort found themselves wildly outnumbered by Portuguese and French forces. Without much of a thought, Austrian CO, Fritz Slaten ordered a prompt infantry charge, supported by a dozen German Krupp AG warkers into the Portuguese lines "and that was the end of that", he wrote in his journal later. Similar scenes occured throughout the German advance. Individual heroism, and top-rank commanding gave the German 1st army the reputation of being commanded and manned by "devils, and knaves." something commanding General Erwin von Kluck took with stride.
(Austria: -1 Division, -9 Krupp AG Schildekrote)
(Portugal: -2 Divisions, -17 M-2 Congressional Warkers, -3 Conquistador Warkers)
However German and Austrian victories around Belfort were in strong contrast with the lack of clear victory on the northern front. The German 2nd, 3rd and 4th armies were all strong up in a defensive position around the Ruhr, the heart of German industry, leaving much of the German coast in the hands of the Iron Pact. The German High Seas Fleet lost several major ports in the North Sea. German counter-attacks were non-existant, as all forces seemed to be exhausted elsewhere.
(Germany: -12 Divisions, -107 Hindenburg 35', -17 MP, -3 EP)
(France: -8 Divisions, -115 M-2 Congressional Warkers, -3 Conquistador Warkers)
French and Portuguese attacks soon began focusing again on the Ruhr however, by mid-spring. Up until the direct movement of the French 1st and 2nd corp into the region kept the Iron Pact's advance mostly in check. However a shift of policy put the industrial heart of Germany in the scope of Iron Pact military planners. Thus the Battle for the Ruhr began.
The Battle for the Ruhr
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And German victories continued down south, with Besancon falling to several German divisions in August. Austrian forces, supported by Coalition Warkers soon reached the outskirts of Dijon. Several Spanish divisions attempted to delay the Austrian advance, but a mass bombing on behalf of the Austrian airforce, supported by several joint German-Romanian Bradenburgs left the Spanish force weakened. The several thousand Austrian's moved in, supported by a Czech division, brought down from the fighting at the Ruhr. An armoured wing of German Hindenburg 29's, broke through the Spanish congressional M-2's. Yet, the Spanish armoured Conquistador warkers still proved a problem to the Austrian advance. Only overwhelming numbers of Schildekrote Warkers, and normal Krupp Warkers managed to push the Spanish back. Ultimately, after several days of fighting, Dijon fell to the Austrian divisions.
(Germany: -2 Divisions, -24 Hindenburg 29', -18 Krupp AG Warkers Schildekrote )
(Austria: -4 Divisions, -13 Hindenburg 35', -29 Krupp AG Warkers)
(France: -7 Divisions, -32 M-2 Warkers, -13 Conquistador Warkers, -9 MP)
(Portugal: -1 Division)
(Spain: -3 Divisions, -59 M-2 Warkers, -35 Conquistador Warkers)
After the fall of Dijon, fighting on the front died out for the winter. The only result really gained by either side it seemed was the mass exodus of the enemies citizens from the front, to refugee camps across the two empires. Several revolts by the Dutch believed to be supported by the German Imperial Intellegence Service were put down by Les Inspecteurs, though a few hundred active rebels are still sabotaging Iron Pact infrastructure.
(-1 French Stability)
Brittany Front
As hundreds of thousands died on the Rhine Front, the Iron Pact still faced enemies abroad. Great Britain, and her dominions, along with Ireland were preparing for an invasion of Northern France. After gaining some freedom in terms of air power, by effectively countering the Iron Pact airforces with help from Germany, the British High Command gave the order for an invasion of Bretagne. By March, British and German dominance of the North Atlantic was absolute, allowing for a steady column of British and Irish ships to head towards the Atlantic coast of the French Imperium.
In the middle of the night, several thousand British paratroopers were landed across the fields of Brittany. The shocked French troops haad a rough time fighting the Brits in the middle of the night. Several dozen tanks were tied up, be it by British paratroopers demolishing bridges, or by taking them out in the darkness. Intense hand to hand combat occured throughout villages in Chateaulin, Lesneven and Morlaix. The flames of burning buildings and tanks illuminated the sky, as Spanish divisions moved into the Peninsula. But it was too late. A reasonable beach head was established. By morning, the Grand "Celtic" Fleet appeared off the coast.
British reinforcements land.
French fighters and bombers began attacking the ships, but the RAF, and Irish Republic Airforce managed to hold the French at bay, as a a majority of the French Airforce was on the Rhine Front. In the early morning hours of March 19th, several hundred troop landing ships began making landings on the Bretagne Peninsula. Continued harrassment by the French aircraft, managed to sink several dozen landing craft, killing hundreds. However, the force landed, facing only one Spanish division that managed to be brought up to counter the attack. Yet the British and Irish were landing in force.
Irish units poured on to the beach, facing heavy Spanish machinegun fire. Hour after hour, they remained on the beach, attempting to counter the Spanish fire, yet they were pinned. Only a breakthrough up the line, by their old enemies, and an ensuing flanking attack managed to prevent the Irish from total defeat that day. Before the day was over, British and Irish divisions managed to advance several miles inland. But soon the French and Spanish infantry were on them in large numbers. A Great War style trench soon developed.
The first Irish and British warkers made land fall the next day, along with several thousand more soldiers from the islands. The Spanish and French died in droves, attempting to over run the Coalition trenches. Iron Pact warkers soon rolled up in hopes to break the deadlock, but were faced with far more Coalition Heavy, and Light Warkers, ensuring the standstill. As Dijon was falling to Coalition arms, the city of Brest came into the eyes of cautiously advancing Irish soldiers. Yet heavy resistance, and the winter forestalled any major attack on the city.
(Britain: -5 Divisions, -21 Commonwealth Channel Class, -2 Destroyers)
(Ireland: -1 Division, -14 Hindenburg 29', -1 Destroyer)
(France: -1 Division, -12 MP)
(Spain: -3 Divisions, -24 M-2 Warkers)
The Fight For The Atlantic
France and Spain had what many military analysts leading up to the war considered to be the best army on earth. Germany and the United States had the best navy's. The German fleet, coupled with the naval prowless of Great Britain (long considered having the 4th greatest fleet) and Ireland quickly over came the divided French, Spanish and Portuguese fleets. The only asset that the Iron Pact seemed to have over the Coalition fleet was relative control of the skies on the western coast of Europe.
However, clear Coalition control of the Channel, and North Sea promised to keep communication and trade between the continent and Great Britain open. The intense fighting on the Rhine Front also kept a bulk of the Iron Pact airforces busy, as British, German and to a lesser extent, Irish, ships stalked up and down the Lowland's coast, then the Channel Coast, and ultimately, enterest the Bay of Biscay. McCourt scout planes were invaluable to the Coalition forces hunting down the French and British fleets. The German aircraft carriers also proved invaluable to countering any air units the French and Spanish managed to throw at the Coalition navy's.
(France: -1 Kaiser-Class Dreadnought, -6 Cruisers, -7 Destroyers, -9 Submarines)
(Spain: -1 Dreadnought, -5 Cruisers, -9 Destroyers, -7 Submarines)
(Portugal: -5 Cruisers, -5 Destroyers)
(Ireland: -4 Destroyers, -4 Submarines)
(Germany: -1 Dreadnought, 3 Cruisers, -11 Destroyers, -3 Submarines)
(Great Britain: -13 Cruisers, -7 Destroyers, -3 Submarines)
This quick naval dominance allowed for the British and Irish to operate against the Azore Islands. Thus the first Portguese territory of the war was taken. Irish forces landed in Corvo Flores, and faced token resistance. Other landings at Sao Jorge, Graciosa, and Sao Miguel led to an Irish dominance over the island chain. Several small brigades of Portuguese soldiers managed to fight off several Irish advances into Horta, but ultimately surrendered. Meanwhile, British forces made a small landing in Santa Maria, which fell to the might of Brittania without a shot. By the end of June, the whole of the Azores were taken by the Coalition governments.
Madeira too found itself surrounded by the Royal Navy. However, Spanish bombers from Morocco just about reached the island, and managed to sink two destroyers. Yet, the British landed on the beachs of Madeira, and faced only several brigades of Portuguese infantry. The island soon fell to the British in mid July.
(-1 British Division)
The Canary islands found themselves beckoning to the British soon after that. Yet they were not undefended in the manner the Azores war. British Naval stratagist Winston Churchill begged the High Command to allow for an invasion, and after the successes in the Azores and Madeira, it was accepted. The British fleet, with Irish support assembled in Funchal, and headed south to strike at the Spanish colonial possessions.
The British landed on La Palma, and faced moderate opposition. Landing's on La Gomera and El Hierro were prolonged by sorties by the Spanish airforce, but eventually, several thousand British soldiers managed to secure those islands. The real fight occured three days later, when British soldiers attempted to take the island of Tenerife.
The Battle of Tenerife
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British soldiers land on Tenerife. The regimental colors seem to be that of the old East India Company
Heavy losses, and fear of stretching supplies too far led the British to hold out from attack the rest of the Canary islands for the rest of the year, and stalled British advances against Cape Verde, and other Atlantic possessions. The Exiled Dutch government, however wasn't content to set around. Scaring off Colombian annexation attempts, a Dutch Fleet, set sail from Curacao, towards the mid-Atlantic, in the hopes of supporting the allied war effort. Landing in Cape Verde, several thousand Dutch soldiers faced little Portuguese resistance, in a similar manner to the Irish in the Azores. Local militias attempted to stall the Dutch advance, but were promptly wiped out.
The African War
The first technical movement of soldiers due to war occured in Senegal. British military tactitions, realizing the hopeless position of the small African colony, quickly managed to move not only the whole of the British army, but also a large portion of the population out of the area, for fear of a French attack. One that came just weeks later. Soon thereafter, a declaration of war against the Franco-Spanish alliance by the Transvaal Freestate, and South Africa's declaration of war a week before put the Portuguese in a precarious position in Mozambique. As 200,000 South African, Transvaalian and German soldiers poured into the Portuguese colony, they were accompanied by several dozen fighters and bombers, hitting Portuguse supply depots, and raillines. Portuguese governor Fransisco Almeida was said to of had a fit, at the thought of Maputo ending up destroyed. He sent a letter of surrender to the German governer of Southwest Africa, Ulf Juncker. Giddy at the prospect of gaining the whole of the Mozambique colony without a shot being fired, he quickly met with representatives from both South Africa, and the Transvaal Freestate. Within a day they agreed to the surrender of the Portuguese governer, repossessed all the Portuguese vehicles and weapons, and split the colony into 3 zones of occupation.
(Portugal: -2 Divisions, -20 M-2 Congressional Warkers, -24 Bordeaux 28')
The Portuguese fleet however remained another question. The South African fleet sailed into Maputo, followed soon by several German ships. The Portguese admiral, wildly outnumbered, with lack of support elsewhere, had little choice but to surrender his ships to the South African government. Within the first week of the war, 40,000 Portguese soldiers found themselves prisoners of war in German Southwest Africa.
(Portugal: -1 Dreadnought, -2 Cruisers, -3 Destroyers)
(South Africa: +1 Dreadnought, +1 Cruiser)
(Germany: +1 Cruiser, +3 Destroyers)
And these ships would certainly come in handy. The Franco-Spanish fleet, sailing home from Indonesia was just about passing Madagascar, when it found itself under attack by bombers, and surrended by a South African, British and German fleet. Outnumbered, and outmatched, the Franco-Spanish fleet attempted to put up a fight, but by sheer numbers, the Germans, British and South Africans began tearing apart the fleet. The very fleet carrying several divisions to France to fight on the Rhine Front. Fighters from Madagascar were the only support the fleet managed to get as it retreated to the port of Mananara. Harrassed on all sides, several thousand soldiers and seamen died before the fleet reached safe haven in Madagascar, where the South African fleet began blockading the island.
(France: -1 Dreadnought, -3 Cruisers, -4 Destroyers, -4 Divisions)
(Spain: -2 Cruisers, -6 Destroyers, -3 Divisions)
Meanwhile, with the free hand of not having to deal with Mozambique, the Transvaal Republic, and South Africa were free to send units throughout the Dark Continent, via the great Windhoek-Berlin railline. Transvaalian soldiers soon appeared invading Portuguese Angola, with German support. South African soldiers aided German advances into the newest of France's colonies, the Congo.
Angola was easy pickings. The German and Transvaalian soldiers quickly over-ran most Portuguese positions, their only defense being the terrain. By the begining of November, only the northern regions of the colony remained in Portuguese hands- by then heavily supported by French infantry, and local militia. Advances into the southern Congo, by Germn and South African soldiers also made some headway, as thousands of South Africans poured into the colony.
(Portugal: -1 Division)
(Transvaal: -1 Division)
(Germany: -1 Division)
(France: -1 Division)
The French were busy elsewhere. The thin territory connecting Germany's southern African colonies, and her central and northern ones beckoned the Iron Pact's forces. The Berlin-Windhoeck railway, created by Wilhelm II was crucial to the German supply and defense of her African colonies. So it wasn't much of a suprise to Wilhelm III when Imperium forces attacked, and took the Central African region. With the railway cut, supplies to German East, and Southwest Africa would have to be sent by ship.
(German: -2 Divisions, -1 EP)
(France: -1 Division)
French assaults also took place from Chad, into the German Sudan, and from Spanish and French Ethiopia, into British East Africa, which surely would have fallen, if it wasn't for support by German East Africa. British advances from Nigeria to connect British Ghana, and German Togoland were offset by Spanish advances into Cameroon. The war in Africa, for now, seems to be at a stale-mate, yet as more and more Transvaalian and South African troops move to the north, and the Coalition's sea power is solitified, it is becoming obvious that the French and Spanish outposts may soon fall. Only Madagascar, recently supplied by the Iron Pact folly in the Somali Basin remains strong, going into 1939.
(Great Britain: -1 Division, -14 Channel Class Warkers)
(Spain: -1 Division)
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The Pacific
The German colonies in the Pacific Ocean, along with Australia and New Zealand worriedly looked towards the Japanese octopus that seemed to be extending it's reach further, and further South. German McCourt Gnats were on constant patrols, warry of any Iron-Pact attack. So alerts were risen as a Japanese Fleet was seen getting uncomfortably close to German New Guinea. Australia and New Zealand quickly sent support fighters, and ships to the island. As the Japanese fleet came closer to the German colony, the Imperial Foreign Office in Tokyo declared a war upon Germany and Britain, claiming that a British fighter plane entered Japanese air-space, and was promptly shot down. Within an hour of the announcement, German New Guinea found itself under attack by Japanese aircraft. Bombs fell from the sky, hitting German raillines, and telephone poles. Communication from the north of the island, to the south of the island were cut.
German garrisons were hit hard also, as they quickly begged for Australian and New Zealander support. Support that was incoming the moment the Japanese declaration of war was recieved in Canberra and Wellington. Thousands of ANZAC soldiers landed at Port Moseby, and found the situation in the colony increasingly tense. Reports of Spanish excursions in the west, and Japanese landings throughout the north, came to the German colonial command throughout the next two days. Yet the startling reality was different.
The Japanese main fleet began a massive hunt for the German fleet, which had recently been joined by the Australian and New Zealander fleet. The Coalition fleet was weaker by the Japanese by a signifigant enough margin, for German fleet commander Fritz Peters to seek safe haven in other ports, heading south, being tailed by a Japanese force. The German Werft Haifische Aircraft carriers supplied enough support for the fleet in it's retreat, striking Japanese ships from a distance. The new, yet slow Japanese Taisho Carriers managed to counter, and sink some German and Australian ships, but out of anything kept the main Japanese fleet from capturing Fritz.
(German: -1 Dreadnought, -3 Cruisers, -4 Destroyers, -3 Submarines)
(Australian: -1 Cruiser, -5 Destroyers)
(New Zealand: -3 Destroyers)
(Japan: -2 Cruisers, -9 Destroyers, -2 Submarines)
Smaller naval skirmishes around the Soloman islands led to a stale-mate in terms of single ship, or small fleet actions. While the German fleet wasn't defeated by any means, the Japanese did finally have unquestionable control of the South Pacific, blockading New Guinea, and stranding all the Anzacs on it. Soon thereafter, the land battle for the island began.
(German: -3 Destroyers)
(Australian: -2 Destroyers)
(New Zealanders: -2 Destroyers)
(Canada: -1 Destroyer)
(Japan: -7 Destroyers)
Several Japanese divisions, landing in Sarmi, Spanish New Guinea, began a long trek east, to cross the border into German New Guinea. Supported by the rainforest adept Showa-Hikoki warkers, the Japanese quickly over took several small garrisons of German soldiers on the border. Reports continued to reach Port Morseby about Spanish and Japanese advances towards the south of the island. A counter attack was planned, with Australian forces invading Spanish New Guinea, as German and New Zealnder divisions pushed back to the north. Yet both German and Japanese military planners did not take into account the Owen Stanley Range, seperating South New Guinea, from the North. The small mountain passes, made what would have been an otherwise simple push north into a long, grueling mountain hike, taking several weeks for the Germans and New Zealanders to reach the center of the island.
Luckily for them, however, the Japanese also didn't fair well. Their Showa Hikoki warkers, though light, struggled up and down the rugged rainforest covered mountains, as Japanese soldiers, accompanied by a Spanish division attempted to attack to the south. By sheer numbers, the Japanese managed to take over much of the north of the island. Yet repeated assaults on German and New Zealander divisions entrenched in the Owen Stanley Range led to unnescessarily high casualties. Yet, by the time both sides managed to actually meet each other in the jungle, the year was almost over.
(Germany: -2 Divisions, -13 Hindenburg 35' Warkers, -12 Bradenburg V3)
(Australia: -1 Division)
(New Zealand: -1 Division)
(Japan: -3 Divisions, -4 Showa-Hikoki Warkers)
(Spain: -1 Division)
The British however, still remained active. For the first time in almost twenty years, British ships began sailing freely in the Pacific. The Japanese fleet managed to sink a German aircraft carrier earlier in the year. But the arrival of several British Nelson-Class Battleships, and a Drake-Class Aircraft carrier began equaling the Coalition and Iron Pact forces in the Pacific. British ships carrying troops from India, Nepal and Bhutan were constantly harrassed by the Japanese Airforce. A strong Indonchinse, and Japanese naval presence off of Sumatra pushed back an attempted British invasion, destroying many troop transports. This defeat led to the calling off of all British offensive operations in the theatre for the rest of the war.
(Britain: -2 Divisions, -2 Cruisers, -7 Destroyers)
(Nepal: -1 Division)
(Japan: -5 Destroyers)
(Indochina: -2 Destroyers)
Rather, British ships began sweeping to the south, dropping off English and Commonwealth soldiers in both German New Guinea, and Australia. Siam remained a constant annoyance to Japan, sending only token aircraft and naval support. A Siamese destroyer was destroyed by a Coalition ship, which made the already apathetic, anti-war Siamese people even less supportive of the Japanese war effort, with anti-war riots breaking out throughout Bangkok.
The Arabian Front
British forces in South Arabia began eying up Spanish Arabia the moment war between the two was declared. After waiting several weeks for added men for an attack, British soldiers began marching north towards the Spanish Colony. About when the first British division entered the Spanish border town of Al Hufuf, the British found themeslves under fire, not from Spanish troops, but Saudi Arabian soldiers.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lead by fascist minded Ibn Saud had increasingly befriended the Spanish Empire in the past decade, with an increasingly hostile British presence to the South. Ibn wished to reclaim all of Arabia, under his rule, and Great Britain seemed to be the last thing in the way of him achieving his goal. Needless to say, after several skirmishes around the Spanish villages of Jawath and Al-Hasa, the British hastily retreated back through the desert, being harrassed by the Saudi Airforce. Spanish colonial forces pursued the British, who had set up hasty defenses outside of the Holy Islamic fort Uqair.
The Battle of Uqair
The loss at Uqair was an embarrasment to James Clinton who ordered the follied invasion. Even more so, it was a strategic bust, as the already outnumbered British military in South Arabia could no afford to lose any more soldiers. Taking advantage of the British weakness, General Modesto continued his advance south, taking the border towns of Mushyarib, and Ghuwaifat. The Arabians meanwhile began attacking Yemen, taking Sanaa in August.
British Kuwait too also faced pressure by the Arabians, yet with much of their focus south, the Arabian's couldn't push the advantage. Already strapped by reinforcing Australia and New Zealand is the South Pacific, the British high command could only allot a Nepalese division for the aid of it's battered forces in Oman. Reports of Canadian divisions being sent to the region are also being thrown around, but General Modesto seems thus far unfazed.
General Modesto examines Arabian soldiers.
(Britain: -3 Divisions, 12 Commonwealth Scavangers)
(Spain: -1 Division)
(Saudi Arabia: -2 Divisions, -19 Bordeaux 19's)
The Chinese Civil War
Beijing, The Soviet Republic of China, 1939
The Imperial Chinese were still recovering from the from the People's Army onslaught last year, when news from the border regions came in. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers, supported by Warkers, and aircraft began pouring into China, from the north and the west. The People's Army, finally aided by the mass of Soviet soldiers quickly ovewhelmed Imperial Chinese outposts, throughout the Western provinces. Before long, the whole of Tibet and Xinjiang fell to the Russian and Ukrainian arms. Communist advances in the East, towards Beijing continued to meet resistance, but once Qinghai and Gansu were lost to the Soviets, and the People's Army, a general route of the Imperial armies began.
In late July, the Forbidden City was capture by the People's Army. But it was silent. All Imperial forces, and a large majority of the population headed south, to Guangdono. This was a scene, repeated across the Empire. City after city was simply abandoned by the Imperials, with a giant mass exodus leading much of the populace, and military to the south. The People's Army, and the Soviets stubled across a destroyed, abandoned land. The Imperial Chinese, with stranded German military advisors, still utilizing German and Spanish equiptment continued to fight off attacks by the People's Army throughout the Spring.
A Chinese soldier raises the Red Flag over Beijing
The exhausted Chinese Communist people have been left to disperse throughout an almost empty land. The resources of both the Soviet's, and the Communists have almost been pushed to the max, as have the resources of what is left of the Imperial forces. The Soviet soldiers revelled in their first major victory since the end of their civil war, as the Soviet economy buckles under the weight of such a massive operation. In an apparent counter, the Soviet government under Alexander Navibokov mobilized the Soviet economy for war. The massive retreat on behalf of the Imperialists very well may have prolonged the nation's sovereignty, as it's forces now find themselves gathered, and in a better geographical strategic position.
(Imperial China: -45 Divisions, -107 Hindenburg 29' Warkers, -64 Bordeaux 19', 43 Bordeaux 28', -291 MP, -12 EP)
(The People's Army of China: -35 Divisions, -49 Rabotnik Warkers, -39 Bordeaux 19')
(The Soviet Union of Russia and the Ukraine: -31 Divisions, -94 Rabotnik Warkers, -46 Bordeaux 19's)
The German colonies in the Pacific Ocean, along with Australia and New Zealand worriedly looked towards the Japanese octopus that seemed to be extending it's reach further, and further South. German McCourt Gnats were on constant patrols, warry of any Iron-Pact attack. So alerts were risen as a Japanese Fleet was seen getting uncomfortably close to German New Guinea. Australia and New Zealand quickly sent support fighters, and ships to the island. As the Japanese fleet came closer to the German colony, the Imperial Foreign Office in Tokyo declared a war upon Germany and Britain, claiming that a British fighter plane entered Japanese air-space, and was promptly shot down. Within an hour of the announcement, German New Guinea found itself under attack by Japanese aircraft. Bombs fell from the sky, hitting German raillines, and telephone poles. Communication from the north of the island, to the south of the island were cut.
German garrisons were hit hard also, as they quickly begged for Australian and New Zealander support. Support that was incoming the moment the Japanese declaration of war was recieved in Canberra and Wellington. Thousands of ANZAC soldiers landed at Port Moseby, and found the situation in the colony increasingly tense. Reports of Spanish excursions in the west, and Japanese landings throughout the north, came to the German colonial command throughout the next two days. Yet the startling reality was different.
The Japanese main fleet began a massive hunt for the German fleet, which had recently been joined by the Australian and New Zealander fleet. The Coalition fleet was weaker by the Japanese by a signifigant enough margin, for German fleet commander Fritz Peters to seek safe haven in other ports, heading south, being tailed by a Japanese force. The German Werft Haifische Aircraft carriers supplied enough support for the fleet in it's retreat, striking Japanese ships from a distance. The new, yet slow Japanese Taisho Carriers managed to counter, and sink some German and Australian ships, but out of anything kept the main Japanese fleet from capturing Fritz.
(German: -1 Dreadnought, -3 Cruisers, -4 Destroyers, -3 Submarines)
(Australian: -1 Cruiser, -5 Destroyers)
(New Zealand: -3 Destroyers)
(Japan: -2 Cruisers, -9 Destroyers, -2 Submarines)
Smaller naval skirmishes around the Soloman islands led to a stale-mate in terms of single ship, or small fleet actions. While the German fleet wasn't defeated by any means, the Japanese did finally have unquestionable control of the South Pacific, blockading New Guinea, and stranding all the Anzacs on it. Soon thereafter, the land battle for the island began.
(German: -3 Destroyers)
(Australian: -2 Destroyers)
(New Zealanders: -2 Destroyers)
(Canada: -1 Destroyer)
(Japan: -7 Destroyers)
Several Japanese divisions, landing in Sarmi, Spanish New Guinea, began a long trek east, to cross the border into German New Guinea. Supported by the rainforest adept Showa-Hikoki warkers, the Japanese quickly over took several small garrisons of German soldiers on the border. Reports continued to reach Port Morseby about Spanish and Japanese advances towards the south of the island. A counter attack was planned, with Australian forces invading Spanish New Guinea, as German and New Zealnder divisions pushed back to the north. Yet both German and Japanese military planners did not take into account the Owen Stanley Range, seperating South New Guinea, from the North. The small mountain passes, made what would have been an otherwise simple push north into a long, grueling mountain hike, taking several weeks for the Germans and New Zealanders to reach the center of the island.
Luckily for them, however, the Japanese also didn't fair well. Their Showa Hikoki warkers, though light, struggled up and down the rugged rainforest covered mountains, as Japanese soldiers, accompanied by a Spanish division attempted to attack to the south. By sheer numbers, the Japanese managed to take over much of the north of the island. Yet repeated assaults on German and New Zealander divisions entrenched in the Owen Stanley Range led to unnescessarily high casualties. Yet, by the time both sides managed to actually meet each other in the jungle, the year was almost over.
(Germany: -2 Divisions, -13 Hindenburg 35' Warkers, -12 Bradenburg V3)
(Australia: -1 Division)
(New Zealand: -1 Division)
(Japan: -3 Divisions, -4 Showa-Hikoki Warkers)
(Spain: -1 Division)
The British however, still remained active. For the first time in almost twenty years, British ships began sailing freely in the Pacific. The Japanese fleet managed to sink a German aircraft carrier earlier in the year. But the arrival of several British Nelson-Class Battleships, and a Drake-Class Aircraft carrier began equaling the Coalition and Iron Pact forces in the Pacific. British ships carrying troops from India, Nepal and Bhutan were constantly harrassed by the Japanese Airforce. A strong Indonchinse, and Japanese naval presence off of Sumatra pushed back an attempted British invasion, destroying many troop transports. This defeat led to the calling off of all British offensive operations in the theatre for the rest of the war.
(Britain: -2 Divisions, -2 Cruisers, -7 Destroyers)
(Nepal: -1 Division)
(Japan: -5 Destroyers)
(Indochina: -2 Destroyers)
Rather, British ships began sweeping to the south, dropping off English and Commonwealth soldiers in both German New Guinea, and Australia. Siam remained a constant annoyance to Japan, sending only token aircraft and naval support. A Siamese destroyer was destroyed by a Coalition ship, which made the already apathetic, anti-war Siamese people even less supportive of the Japanese war effort, with anti-war riots breaking out throughout Bangkok.
The Arabian Front
British forces in South Arabia began eying up Spanish Arabia the moment war between the two was declared. After waiting several weeks for added men for an attack, British soldiers began marching north towards the Spanish Colony. About when the first British division entered the Spanish border town of Al Hufuf, the British found themeslves under fire, not from Spanish troops, but Saudi Arabian soldiers.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lead by fascist minded Ibn Saud had increasingly befriended the Spanish Empire in the past decade, with an increasingly hostile British presence to the South. Ibn wished to reclaim all of Arabia, under his rule, and Great Britain seemed to be the last thing in the way of him achieving his goal. Needless to say, after several skirmishes around the Spanish villages of Jawath and Al-Hasa, the British hastily retreated back through the desert, being harrassed by the Saudi Airforce. Spanish colonial forces pursued the British, who had set up hasty defenses outside of the Holy Islamic fort Uqair.
The Battle of Uqair
Spoiler :
The loss at Uqair was an embarrasment to James Clinton who ordered the follied invasion. Even more so, it was a strategic bust, as the already outnumbered British military in South Arabia could no afford to lose any more soldiers. Taking advantage of the British weakness, General Modesto continued his advance south, taking the border towns of Mushyarib, and Ghuwaifat. The Arabians meanwhile began attacking Yemen, taking Sanaa in August.
British Kuwait too also faced pressure by the Arabians, yet with much of their focus south, the Arabian's couldn't push the advantage. Already strapped by reinforcing Australia and New Zealand is the South Pacific, the British high command could only allot a Nepalese division for the aid of it's battered forces in Oman. Reports of Canadian divisions being sent to the region are also being thrown around, but General Modesto seems thus far unfazed.
General Modesto examines Arabian soldiers.
(Britain: -3 Divisions, 12 Commonwealth Scavangers)
(Spain: -1 Division)
(Saudi Arabia: -2 Divisions, -19 Bordeaux 19's)
The Chinese Civil War
Beijing, The Soviet Republic of China, 1939
The Imperial Chinese were still recovering from the from the People's Army onslaught last year, when news from the border regions came in. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers, supported by Warkers, and aircraft began pouring into China, from the north and the west. The People's Army, finally aided by the mass of Soviet soldiers quickly ovewhelmed Imperial Chinese outposts, throughout the Western provinces. Before long, the whole of Tibet and Xinjiang fell to the Russian and Ukrainian arms. Communist advances in the East, towards Beijing continued to meet resistance, but once Qinghai and Gansu were lost to the Soviets, and the People's Army, a general route of the Imperial armies began.
In late July, the Forbidden City was capture by the People's Army. But it was silent. All Imperial forces, and a large majority of the population headed south, to Guangdono. This was a scene, repeated across the Empire. City after city was simply abandoned by the Imperials, with a giant mass exodus leading much of the populace, and military to the south. The People's Army, and the Soviets stubled across a destroyed, abandoned land. The Imperial Chinese, with stranded German military advisors, still utilizing German and Spanish equiptment continued to fight off attacks by the People's Army throughout the Spring.
A Chinese soldier raises the Red Flag over Beijing
The exhausted Chinese Communist people have been left to disperse throughout an almost empty land. The resources of both the Soviet's, and the Communists have almost been pushed to the max, as have the resources of what is left of the Imperial forces. The Soviet soldiers revelled in their first major victory since the end of their civil war, as the Soviet economy buckles under the weight of such a massive operation. In an apparent counter, the Soviet government under Alexander Navibokov mobilized the Soviet economy for war. The massive retreat on behalf of the Imperialists very well may have prolonged the nation's sovereignty, as it's forces now find themselves gathered, and in a better geographical strategic position.
(Imperial China: -45 Divisions, -107 Hindenburg 29' Warkers, -64 Bordeaux 19', 43 Bordeaux 28', -291 MP, -12 EP)
(The People's Army of China: -35 Divisions, -49 Rabotnik Warkers, -39 Bordeaux 19')
(The Soviet Union of Russia and the Ukraine: -31 Divisions, -94 Rabotnik Warkers, -46 Bordeaux 19's)
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The Great Rainforest War
South America set itself up for war. The "Great Schism" of the Pan-American alliance in the 1920's set the continent on a war path, very similar to that of Europe before the Great War. The Andean Republic's invasion of Bolivia, and the Colombian invasion of Ecuador were overshadowed by the French invasion of the Netherland's. Yet these two invasions were equally as questionable as the latter. The Andean military sweeped into Bolivia, only leading to bogged down trench warfare, high in the Andes mountains, and lower into the continents massive rainforest.
Ecuador soon fell to combined Colombian, and Andean arms. The Argentinian and Venezuelan government were alarmed to say the least, as South America's "big brother" Brazil remained alarmed. Fighting occured throughout Bolivia for the better part of 1938, with casualties mounting for both sides, leading to an ultimatum issued by the Argentinian foreign secretary, Ricardo Peron, citing that "All Andean forces must leave the nation of Bolivia by the end of this year, or face war with Argentina as a reprecussion." No response was given. Similarily to the north, the Venezuelan government requested the Colombian retreat from Ecuador. Colombia agreed, yet a division remained firmly in Quito. As the South American winter turned to summer, the political climate managed to get from bad, to worse.
In less than a week, the Continental Defensive Treatise of South America, or the CDTSA made a series of diplomatic blunders, thrusting the continent into war. A day after New Years, Brasillian president Juan Carlos ordered the cautious advance of several Brassilian divisions into Bolivia, crossing through some of the thickest jungle on the planet. Following this, joint Colombian-Brasillian-Andean naval excercises began off the coast of Argentina, a nation already at whits length with the CDTSA. The final straw, was a Colombian attempt at removing the Exiled Dutch Government from the Dutch West Indies, to Great Britain.
On January 17th, as Brasillian divisions slowly advanced through the dense rainforest, Argentina sent a clear declaration of war to the Andean Republic, Colombia, and Brasil. Immediatly, Argentinian bombers took off from the Argentinian coast, and began striking the joint CDTSA naval force off it's coast. Defenseless from air attack, the allied navies began slowly moving out of bomber range, and towards Brasillian ports. Yet the Argentian navy pursued, destroying two straggling destroyers. Brasillian submarines managed to sink two Argentinian ships, but the loss of the Brasillian Kaiser-Class flag ship to the bombing signified "the end of the battleship".
(Argentinian: -4 H-2 Xiaolong Bombers, -5 Bordeaux 28' Fighters, -2 Destroyers)
(Brasil: -1 Kaiser-Class Dreadnought, -2 Destroyer)
(Colombia: -2 Destroyers)
(Andean Republic: -3 Destroyers)
At the same time, Argentinian planes began flying air-superiority missions of Bolivia, facing off against Andean and Colombian aircrews. The CDTSA had an obvious advantage in technology, and numbers, not to mention over a year of combat experience. But the site of the Argentinian fighters encouraged the Bolivians to fight on.
(Argentina: -27 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, -7 Bordeaux 28' Fighters, -8 Xiaolong H-1 Bombers)
(Bolivia: -9 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
(Andean: -11 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, -2 Bordeaux 28' Fighters, -1 IS3M Fighter, -3 Xiaolong H-2 Bombers)
(Colombian: -9 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
A day later, Venezuela declared war on Colombia, and promptly began attacking Colombian towns, and rail lines via bomber, causing all Colombian airforce units to be pulled to the north, along with several Andean ones. The Argentinian-Bolivian airfoce managed to stay operational, if only through the summer. Brazil, startled by the loss of it's flagship, and the continued Bolivian resistance, called upon Uruguay, Paraguay, and Suriname to declare war on the "fascist states", as Carlos's public support plummeted. Suriname answered the call immediatley, as did Paraguay. Uruguay only sent a message of resignation from the CDTSA, and vowed to stay neutral in the war.
The Argentinian airforce, to show it's disgust with the Paraguyuans, bombed Asuncion, stirring on a civil revolt, in which president Eduardo Muniez found his capital city swarming with local anti-Brasillian fervor. It was, (or so they thought) the Brasillians that brought this war upon them. The small Paraguayan government soon became headed by Paraguay's head general, Juan Luco. After several weeks of revolt, and an attempted counter-revolution, Luco managed to not only stabilize the Paraguayan state, but declare a state of war between his nation, and the CDTSA.
Argentinian troops march through the Andes
Venezuela meanwhile, harking on the lack of Colombian naval forces, and airforces began a steady, broad advance down the coast with almost 100,000 men, capturing small Colombian fishing villages, and towns. Garrison after garrison of local levied militia surrendered to the Venezuelan soldiers, as Colombian soldiers attempted to get to the Venezuelan front. Facing only limited resistance heading into May, the Venezuelan army finally settled down, after capturing the Colombian port city of Baranquilla. It's navy harrassed Colombian shipping, and squarred off with a Colombian destroyer near Panama. Venezuela's focus lie on it's Brasil and Suriname.
(Venezuela: -1 Division, -13 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, +1 Army Experience)
(Colombia: -1 Division, -11 Showa Hikoki Fighters, -11 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, -1 Destroyer, -1 EP, -16 MP)
Pushing east into Suriname, the remaining Venezuelan soldiers again, met only token resistance from the Surinamese military captured the capital by the end of May. Of course, by that time, Brasillian soldiers had managed to be redeployed to face the opening Paraguayan, Bolivian and Venezuelan fronts. Brasillian soldiers managed to counter attack several Venezuelan advances in Suriname. However, the Brasillian military soon found itself stretched over several long fronts, over some of the worlds most varying terrain. Venezuelan soldiers were fought to a standstill in the north, as were Argentinian and Paraguayan advances in the south.
Argentina pushed smaller invasions in the Andes republic, and into Brasil, but ended when facing heavy resistance. A majority of the Argentinian war effort was to counter the Andean and Brasillian advance into Bolivia, whilst mantaining a Paraguayan advance into Brasil. Hundreds of Argentinian soldiers died in the face of not only superior Brasillian and Andean airsupport, but relative social strife too. However, it wasn't as close as to what was happening in Colombia.
(Argentina: -6 Divisions)
(Bolivia: -3 Divisions)
(Brasil: -5 Divisions, -17 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
(Andean: -5 Divisions, -17 Showa Hikoki)
(Paraguay: -1 Division)
(Suriname: -1 Division)
(Venezuela: -3 Divisions, -15 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
Still techinically ruler of Equador, the Colombians soon found a mass armed revolt on behalf of the unhappy Equadorian populace on their hands. Stuck between the advance of Venezuelan soldiers, and the growing rebellion in Equador, the Colombian military was at a loss as to what to do. The final straw ultimately came when the Colombian Admiralty attempted to sink several American merchant vessels off of the Colombian coast. The United States, while involved in a war with the Confederate States still had a free and open navy, landing several divisions around the Panama Canal, to "ensure the safety of not only American shipping, but all shipping."
(-3 Colombian EP, -59 Colombian MP)
Public support for the war in Brasil also dropped. Recentgovernmental attempts to sway the Brasillian population into a nationalistic fervor weren't nearly as successful as they had hoped to be. Thousands of Brasillian men died fighting across thousands of miles of jungle and mountains.
(-2 Brasillian Stability)
Ultimately, as the year winds down, the CDTSA found itself in an increasingly compromised position. Social strife, and the military stand off have left wondering if the war is really worth it. Harsh condemnations from both Mexico, Nicaragua, and Cuba to the CDTSA has also left many Colombians fearful of facing an even larger multi-national force.
The Great North American War
St. Louis, The Confederate States of America, 1939
The year started off with a change in American strategy. All enclaves of Union soldiers, holding onto captured Confederate ports, and local farmland were pulled out by the end of January, allowing for the Confederates to allocate more soldiers to push north, into Maryland. Rather, a bulk of these forces were reassembled for an invasion of the Gulf Coast. New Orleans, the bulwark of Confederate defenses in the region no longer had a signifigant airforce to protect her from the Yankee invasion.
So on March 4th, it was of no suprise to the city when American forces landed in the marshes outside the city, and began advancing towards it. The American navy, supported by a Lexington-Class with it's large armament of fighters bombarded the once bustling port, as Marines and basic infantry alike moved forward to take the city. The Confederate's still attempting to advance in the north, had little to counter the United State's advance.
(Confederacy: -2 Divisions, -12 MP, -2 EP)
(United States: -1 Division)
After some short fighting in the actual city, the Confederate forces surrendered. Smaller American gunboats began sailing up the Mississippi with contingents of Marines to capture the land on both sides. Confederate artillery and Warkers made it dangerous to go too far however, and the American advance stalled. Meanwhile, another force under American general Paul Greene, in charge of the Georgian enclave attempted to break out to take Atlanta, but was stalled by Confederate Warker supremacy in Savannah.
(The Confederacy: -2 Divisions, -22 Dixie Warkers)
(The United States: -3 Divisions, -5 Grizzly Warkers)
To the far north, across the plains, the Confederate Warker corp continued to move against American targets. Aided by new Meed anti-aircraft Warkers, the Confederate's began pushing against the first major American city they've managed to come to, St. Loius.
The Battle of St. Louis
This loss was startling to an American public, already wavering after being faced with the trampeling Confederate victory's in the last year. It's believed the only thing that's keeping the American's going is their sense of pride, and their victories in New Orlean's earlier this year. Things in Confederacy are going rather well, but large scale-African revolts have been in constant occurance in Georgia, and parts of Texas, supplied in large part by the American army.
(The United States: -1 Stability)
(The Confederate States: -1 Stability)
An American attack through Ohio, into Kentucky has also formented several African revolts. The giant American army, numbering almost 300,000, with full fighter and Warker support managed to push down south, from Columbus into Kentucky, taking many Confederate defenders by suprise, with effeciency the American military has yet shown in the war. Yet, this withdrawel of American soldiers in the front, allowed for a larger Confederate focus on attacking targest in the west.
(The United States of America: -6 Divisions, -57 Grizzly Warkers, -13 Roosevelt Warkers, -24 Sioux 35' Fighters, -3 Philadelphia v3 Bombers)
(The Confederate States: -7 Divisions, -72 Dixie Warkers, -14 Meed Warkers)
The war on the sea also continues, as the American navy and Submarine corp continue to dominate the East Atlantic. Confederate trade has almost become non-existant, so long as the American navy prowls the water. The Confederate's army still reigns supreme however, as American counter-attack after counter-attack has been blocked successfully.
(The Confederacy: -2 EP)
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South America set itself up for war. The "Great Schism" of the Pan-American alliance in the 1920's set the continent on a war path, very similar to that of Europe before the Great War. The Andean Republic's invasion of Bolivia, and the Colombian invasion of Ecuador were overshadowed by the French invasion of the Netherland's. Yet these two invasions were equally as questionable as the latter. The Andean military sweeped into Bolivia, only leading to bogged down trench warfare, high in the Andes mountains, and lower into the continents massive rainforest.
Ecuador soon fell to combined Colombian, and Andean arms. The Argentinian and Venezuelan government were alarmed to say the least, as South America's "big brother" Brazil remained alarmed. Fighting occured throughout Bolivia for the better part of 1938, with casualties mounting for both sides, leading to an ultimatum issued by the Argentinian foreign secretary, Ricardo Peron, citing that "All Andean forces must leave the nation of Bolivia by the end of this year, or face war with Argentina as a reprecussion." No response was given. Similarily to the north, the Venezuelan government requested the Colombian retreat from Ecuador. Colombia agreed, yet a division remained firmly in Quito. As the South American winter turned to summer, the political climate managed to get from bad, to worse.
In less than a week, the Continental Defensive Treatise of South America, or the CDTSA made a series of diplomatic blunders, thrusting the continent into war. A day after New Years, Brasillian president Juan Carlos ordered the cautious advance of several Brassilian divisions into Bolivia, crossing through some of the thickest jungle on the planet. Following this, joint Colombian-Brasillian-Andean naval excercises began off the coast of Argentina, a nation already at whits length with the CDTSA. The final straw, was a Colombian attempt at removing the Exiled Dutch Government from the Dutch West Indies, to Great Britain.
On January 17th, as Brasillian divisions slowly advanced through the dense rainforest, Argentina sent a clear declaration of war to the Andean Republic, Colombia, and Brasil. Immediatly, Argentinian bombers took off from the Argentinian coast, and began striking the joint CDTSA naval force off it's coast. Defenseless from air attack, the allied navies began slowly moving out of bomber range, and towards Brasillian ports. Yet the Argentian navy pursued, destroying two straggling destroyers. Brasillian submarines managed to sink two Argentinian ships, but the loss of the Brasillian Kaiser-Class flag ship to the bombing signified "the end of the battleship".
(Argentinian: -4 H-2 Xiaolong Bombers, -5 Bordeaux 28' Fighters, -2 Destroyers)
(Brasil: -1 Kaiser-Class Dreadnought, -2 Destroyer)
(Colombia: -2 Destroyers)
(Andean Republic: -3 Destroyers)
At the same time, Argentinian planes began flying air-superiority missions of Bolivia, facing off against Andean and Colombian aircrews. The CDTSA had an obvious advantage in technology, and numbers, not to mention over a year of combat experience. But the site of the Argentinian fighters encouraged the Bolivians to fight on.
(Argentina: -27 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, -7 Bordeaux 28' Fighters, -8 Xiaolong H-1 Bombers)
(Bolivia: -9 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
(Andean: -11 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, -2 Bordeaux 28' Fighters, -1 IS3M Fighter, -3 Xiaolong H-2 Bombers)
(Colombian: -9 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
A day later, Venezuela declared war on Colombia, and promptly began attacking Colombian towns, and rail lines via bomber, causing all Colombian airforce units to be pulled to the north, along with several Andean ones. The Argentinian-Bolivian airfoce managed to stay operational, if only through the summer. Brazil, startled by the loss of it's flagship, and the continued Bolivian resistance, called upon Uruguay, Paraguay, and Suriname to declare war on the "fascist states", as Carlos's public support plummeted. Suriname answered the call immediatley, as did Paraguay. Uruguay only sent a message of resignation from the CDTSA, and vowed to stay neutral in the war.
The Argentinian airforce, to show it's disgust with the Paraguyuans, bombed Asuncion, stirring on a civil revolt, in which president Eduardo Muniez found his capital city swarming with local anti-Brasillian fervor. It was, (or so they thought) the Brasillians that brought this war upon them. The small Paraguayan government soon became headed by Paraguay's head general, Juan Luco. After several weeks of revolt, and an attempted counter-revolution, Luco managed to not only stabilize the Paraguayan state, but declare a state of war between his nation, and the CDTSA.
Argentinian troops march through the Andes
Venezuela meanwhile, harking on the lack of Colombian naval forces, and airforces began a steady, broad advance down the coast with almost 100,000 men, capturing small Colombian fishing villages, and towns. Garrison after garrison of local levied militia surrendered to the Venezuelan soldiers, as Colombian soldiers attempted to get to the Venezuelan front. Facing only limited resistance heading into May, the Venezuelan army finally settled down, after capturing the Colombian port city of Baranquilla. It's navy harrassed Colombian shipping, and squarred off with a Colombian destroyer near Panama. Venezuela's focus lie on it's Brasil and Suriname.
(Venezuela: -1 Division, -13 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, +1 Army Experience)
(Colombia: -1 Division, -11 Showa Hikoki Fighters, -11 Bordeaux 19' Fighters, -1 Destroyer, -1 EP, -16 MP)
Pushing east into Suriname, the remaining Venezuelan soldiers again, met only token resistance from the Surinamese military captured the capital by the end of May. Of course, by that time, Brasillian soldiers had managed to be redeployed to face the opening Paraguayan, Bolivian and Venezuelan fronts. Brasillian soldiers managed to counter attack several Venezuelan advances in Suriname. However, the Brasillian military soon found itself stretched over several long fronts, over some of the worlds most varying terrain. Venezuelan soldiers were fought to a standstill in the north, as were Argentinian and Paraguayan advances in the south.
Argentina pushed smaller invasions in the Andes republic, and into Brasil, but ended when facing heavy resistance. A majority of the Argentinian war effort was to counter the Andean and Brasillian advance into Bolivia, whilst mantaining a Paraguayan advance into Brasil. Hundreds of Argentinian soldiers died in the face of not only superior Brasillian and Andean airsupport, but relative social strife too. However, it wasn't as close as to what was happening in Colombia.
(Argentina: -6 Divisions)
(Bolivia: -3 Divisions)
(Brasil: -5 Divisions, -17 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
(Andean: -5 Divisions, -17 Showa Hikoki)
(Paraguay: -1 Division)
(Suriname: -1 Division)
(Venezuela: -3 Divisions, -15 Bordeaux 19' Fighters)
Still techinically ruler of Equador, the Colombians soon found a mass armed revolt on behalf of the unhappy Equadorian populace on their hands. Stuck between the advance of Venezuelan soldiers, and the growing rebellion in Equador, the Colombian military was at a loss as to what to do. The final straw ultimately came when the Colombian Admiralty attempted to sink several American merchant vessels off of the Colombian coast. The United States, while involved in a war with the Confederate States still had a free and open navy, landing several divisions around the Panama Canal, to "ensure the safety of not only American shipping, but all shipping."
(-3 Colombian EP, -59 Colombian MP)
Public support for the war in Brasil also dropped. Recentgovernmental attempts to sway the Brasillian population into a nationalistic fervor weren't nearly as successful as they had hoped to be. Thousands of Brasillian men died fighting across thousands of miles of jungle and mountains.
(-2 Brasillian Stability)
Ultimately, as the year winds down, the CDTSA found itself in an increasingly compromised position. Social strife, and the military stand off have left wondering if the war is really worth it. Harsh condemnations from both Mexico, Nicaragua, and Cuba to the CDTSA has also left many Colombians fearful of facing an even larger multi-national force.
The Great North American War
St. Louis, The Confederate States of America, 1939
The year started off with a change in American strategy. All enclaves of Union soldiers, holding onto captured Confederate ports, and local farmland were pulled out by the end of January, allowing for the Confederates to allocate more soldiers to push north, into Maryland. Rather, a bulk of these forces were reassembled for an invasion of the Gulf Coast. New Orleans, the bulwark of Confederate defenses in the region no longer had a signifigant airforce to protect her from the Yankee invasion.
So on March 4th, it was of no suprise to the city when American forces landed in the marshes outside the city, and began advancing towards it. The American navy, supported by a Lexington-Class with it's large armament of fighters bombarded the once bustling port, as Marines and basic infantry alike moved forward to take the city. The Confederate's still attempting to advance in the north, had little to counter the United State's advance.
(Confederacy: -2 Divisions, -12 MP, -2 EP)
(United States: -1 Division)
After some short fighting in the actual city, the Confederate forces surrendered. Smaller American gunboats began sailing up the Mississippi with contingents of Marines to capture the land on both sides. Confederate artillery and Warkers made it dangerous to go too far however, and the American advance stalled. Meanwhile, another force under American general Paul Greene, in charge of the Georgian enclave attempted to break out to take Atlanta, but was stalled by Confederate Warker supremacy in Savannah.
(The Confederacy: -2 Divisions, -22 Dixie Warkers)
(The United States: -3 Divisions, -5 Grizzly Warkers)
To the far north, across the plains, the Confederate Warker corp continued to move against American targets. Aided by new Meed anti-aircraft Warkers, the Confederate's began pushing against the first major American city they've managed to come to, St. Loius.
The Battle of St. Louis
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This loss was startling to an American public, already wavering after being faced with the trampeling Confederate victory's in the last year. It's believed the only thing that's keeping the American's going is their sense of pride, and their victories in New Orlean's earlier this year. Things in Confederacy are going rather well, but large scale-African revolts have been in constant occurance in Georgia, and parts of Texas, supplied in large part by the American army.
(The United States: -1 Stability)
(The Confederate States: -1 Stability)
An American attack through Ohio, into Kentucky has also formented several African revolts. The giant American army, numbering almost 300,000, with full fighter and Warker support managed to push down south, from Columbus into Kentucky, taking many Confederate defenders by suprise, with effeciency the American military has yet shown in the war. Yet, this withdrawel of American soldiers in the front, allowed for a larger Confederate focus on attacking targest in the west.
(The United States of America: -6 Divisions, -57 Grizzly Warkers, -13 Roosevelt Warkers, -24 Sioux 35' Fighters, -3 Philadelphia v3 Bombers)
(The Confederate States: -7 Divisions, -72 Dixie Warkers, -14 Meed Warkers)
The war on the sea also continues, as the American navy and Submarine corp continue to dominate the East Atlantic. Confederate trade has almost become non-existant, so long as the American navy prowls the water. The Confederate's army still reigns supreme however, as American counter-attack after counter-attack has been blocked successfully.
(The Confederacy: -2 EP)
MAP
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