Sounds like things'll be fun from here on in.
The Habsburgers get the first move. They upgrade to Army 12, giving them +2 on the Pan-Slavic forces.
The Finnish forces are ordered to move first - with 3 moves per army.
5 4
9 12
2 4
4 2
11 4
14 12
4-2.
The Habsburgs have taken 3 provinces, but given Slavia's dominating them in numbers and province size, they really need to up the ante. A punitive expedition to Albania seizes the unguarded border provinces, a joy of a first strike...
10 armies already on guard are sent east against the Russians.
4 4
12 5
9 5
12 6
10 14
13 15
5 6
2 10
9 4
5 15
6-4. While the Slavic troops south of the capital repulse the Austrians in an epic battle, the Slavic capital itself falls.
Austria raises some more troops to finish off that last group, so as to secure the border.
4 8
11 12
4 11
1 11
15 2
With the capital region fortified, Austria decides to switch to the defensive and let the Triple Alliance hordes come at them; being on the defense will give them a slight advantage.
Slavia sends a huge wave of troops against the capital.
1 6
8 1
13 7
Austria now stands at 36 provinces.
13 13
1 12
4 4
4 11
6 15
5 2
3 7
1-6. A devestating loss.
5 troops are sent against the Finnish front.
2 15
7 9
2 5
1 13
13 8
1-4.
3 Kalmar provinces are seized by merit of being empty.
The Habsburgs have closed the gap, with 36 provinces to Slavia's 45 and 29 armies to their 27.
6 armies are sent against the Finnish forces...
6 15
3 6
11 11
5 11
5 15
12 8
1-5.
Having exhausted many of its forces in the Great Patriotic War, Slavia calls an end to attacks and instead fortifies for the worst - Kalmar's attack.
Before that, however, the Baltic fleets of the belligerents go at it!
1 Habsburg and 2 Kalmar vessels against 3 Slavic.
10 6
4 8
12 1
Just barely, one Kalmar fleet is sunk, keeping the sea lanes open.
Albania upgrades to Army 12 thanks to CIS donations, and orders a counterattack on the treacherous Germans. 14 armies attack...
1 13
4 1
4 10
12 11
7 13
10 9
10 5
8 5
7 11
10 7
8 11
4 11
4 1
9 8
8-6.
While Vienna is captured and the royal family set free, it is a Pyrrhic victory - Austria returns the favor and uses its spare troops to conquer huge amounts of Albanian land.
Meanwhile, 3 Austrian, 3 Salt and 10 UE fleets go against 5 Albanian, 3 Echidna, and 3 Turkish fleets in the Central Mediterranean. The winner will control the Mediterranean!
The Echidna Empire, at Tech 16, goes first, against Tech 13 United Empire.
The UE's ships attack! Echidna get +3.
20 5
4 7
14 4
2 14
12 8
The UE loses 2 ships, but crushes the Echidnas.
The UE attacks Albania's ships next. Even odds.
4 9
12 13
1 7
12 1
1 2
Albania dominates the battlefield.
The Habsburgs go against Albania next; Albania gets +1.
14 1
5 1
12 4
3 Albanian fleets are sunk.
Seeking to regain its lost honor, the UE hires more fleets...
5 2
Done and done.
With +1 on the Turks, the UE strikes them next!
10 15
15 12
The Turks will soon counterattack, but perhaps Spanish forces will join the war in time...?
Summary:
-Triple Alliance decimated on land; Austria and Albania switch capitals.
-Triple Alliance dominates the sea and threatens to ka-pow the Western Europeans, but Spanish arrival could flip the tables.
no money spent yet I believe. Alternately, my ally Austria could just transfer some tech over.
