Sons of Mars IV

[Tani Coyote]

Riiiight now. Processing orders.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Collapse of the Japanese Empire

Given the unique nature of Japan’s defeat, some territories were acquired even if one did not order an assault.

-Empire of Light acquires the Horn of Africa (2 provinces), Philippines (1 province), and Japanese Pacific (4 provinces) and Kyushu (1). Loses 1 Carrier, 2 Tanks, and 1 Infantry.

-Nice acquires disputed provinces (2)

-Mongola acquires disputed provinces (6), Hainan and Mainland Japan (3), and parts of Korea (3). 3 Submarines, 1 Fighter, and 1 Tank lost.

-CSA occupies Chile (2), and parts of Japan (4). 2 Infantry lost.

Peru and most of Honshu fall into anarchy and are consumed by warlordship rather than defaulting to the CSA.

 

[arya126]

In the future could we have a 24 hour warning like you normally do?

 

[Tani Coyote]

There's a future for this game?

In all seriousness I'll try. I normally include the turn time in the update for quick reference.

 

[Tani Coyote]

8 Provinces - New American expansion

27 Infantry, 1 Tank, 11 Artillery, 1 Carrier, 1 Bomber, 8 Fighters vs. 16 Infantry, 8 Tanks

In the artillery barrage, 1 Infantry is forced to retreat while 6 Minor Infantry are purged.

In the ensuing battle, 3 provinces are taken.

20 provinces – Nicean expansion

52 infantry, 6 tanks, 12 artillery, 2 carriers, 2 battleships, 2 destroyers, 1 bomber, and 16 fighters vs. 40 Infantry, 20 Tanks

The artillery exchange forces 7 Nicean Infantry to retreat, while 12 minor infantry are slain.

13 provinces are taken by the Niceans as they charge.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Lock in 80 hours.

The “stature” column is new and basically is an aggregate of economic and military power. Raw numbers alone don’t increase power – investment in your troop quality is essential.

Turn VII

Stats
Map

Japan has collapsed, and much of its territory has been taken by the victorious Coalition Powers of Mongola, The Empire of Light, and Confederate States of America. A lone province of Japan swore fealty to the Aidanu allies of Japan, but much of the former Empire now lays in the hands of warring local elites.

Minor states have become dangerously savvy to warfare and have equipped themselves with artillery brigades. To reflect this their cost to bribe has soared to 15 billion Eurodollars.

 

[Dem Taqat]

From: New America
To: World

We claim the remaining parts of South America. Any incursions are highly discouraged.

Nice is happy to respect the wishes of new America in this regard, and hopes they will show similar respect to our expansion in Africa.

The Nice Federation is extremely displeased that our willingness to respect the claims of New America have not been met with a similar respect. We are willing to overlook this incident, and offer an exchange of our territories upon the continents of the other, along with an agreement that neither of us should attempt to control lands on each other's continents in the future. However, given the inequalities in the value of the territories each controls on the other's respective continents, we feel that it would be necessary to request that New America donate 16 EP to ensure a fair exchange.

DT

 

[Marcher Jovian]

The Nice Federation is extremely displeased that our willingness to respect the claims of New America have not been met with a similar respect. We are willing to overlook this incident, and offer an exchange of our territories upon the continents of the other, along with an agreement that neither of us should attempt to control lands on each other's continents in the future. However, given the inequalities in the value of the territories each controls on the other's respective continents, we feel that it would be necessary to request that New America donate 16 EP to ensure a fair exchange.

DT

We will agree with such an arrangment.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Lock in 14 hours, if anyone still cares.

 

[Mosher]

I think now is a good time for an epilogue

 

[GenMarshall]

Total EP: 413
Infrastructure: 175
Infantry: 5 (@2) 10
Tanks: 1 (@5) 5
Artillery: 2 (@5) 10
Battleship: 5 (@10) 50
Subs: 7 (@5) 35
Destroyer: 4 (@5) 20
Bombers: 2 (@10) 20
Fighters: 18 (@3) 54
Air Quality: 34

Claims:

Spoiler :

4 Battleships + 3 Destroyers + 3 Bombers + 3 Tanks + 10 Infantry + 3 Artillery
4 Battleships + 3 Destroyers + 3 Bombers + 3 Tanks + 10 Infantry + 3 Artillery

 

[Tani Coyote]

Le orders are locked.

 

[Tani Coyote]

8 provinces - New America

33 Infantry, 1 Tank, 15 Artillery, 1 Carrier, 1 Battleship, 2 Destroyers, 1 Bomber, 8 Fighters vs. 16 Inf, 8 Tanks, 8 Artillery.

4 American infantry are routed; 8 Minor Infantry are routed. The ensuing battle sees four provinces seized.

14 provinces – Nice

62 infantry, 6 tanks, 12 Artillery, 4 Carriers, 2 Battleships, 8 Destroyers, 1 bomber and 26 fighters vs. 28 infantry, 14 artillery, 14 Tanks.

Artillery routs 16 Minor Infantry and 7 Nicean infantry. The resulting battle has Nice take 10 provinces.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Update VIII: Epilogue

Spoiler Year 8 Map :

With most nations of the world caught in either a mad lust for land or an arms race, it was only a matter of time before blood would be shed on the matter. With the hegemony of the Empire-Mongolan bloc shattered, there was no clear balance of power to keep aggression in check.


With most of the world’s open territory in the mineral-rich lands of Africa, it did not take a genius to predict what would soon occur. When Nice’s robust intelligence defenses repelled individual attacks, and talks of cooperation broke down between countries such as New England and Mongola on how to deal with the “Nicean problem,” the old-fashioned method was chosen.

As Nice underwent routine conservative expansion, its soldiers were surprised to hear they had been attacked by the New English, who were known for their pacifism. A change in government, however, clearly had changed that trend; though the Nicean army was the finest in the world, its navy was rather lacking, and it was swiftly torn to shreds by submarine attacks and the might of the New English air force. Within months, most of Nicean territory was under blockade. New England dominated the sea, and while Nice had superiority on land, it did them no good without being able to reach the New English homeland. Without formal allies, Nice did nonetheless try to turn towards the destroyers of Japan in the Empire of Light, CSA and Mongola for aid; despite the special relationship with the Empire, Nice’s pleas fell on deaf ears.

The new leadership of New England was pragmatic as it was aggressive, however, and it offered a generous deal: it acknowledged that it could not beat the Niceans on land, but it still held the upper hand through the garrote it had placed around Nicean traders’ necks. A peace deal was easy; the cession of a large chunk of southern Africa. With the collapse of the Aidanu realm, which was invaded by the Coalition that toppled Japan around the same time (explaining their hesitance to assist Nice in retrospect; they were gearing up for this offensive), this was a massive boon to New English forces, who painted all of Africa from its center to Namibia purple.

As for the Aidanu, they could have fared better. Their small military was stretched across their vast territory, and the Empire of Light did not take kindly to intrusion on the parts of Africa they desired for themselves. It wasn’t hard to mobilise Mongolan efforts either, given the latter had disdain for Aidanu that lingered from the short Japanese War. While Aidanu was able to acquire some territory, in the end its grip on Africa, India and Southeast Asia were enormously reduced, with much of the world flying the white and red flags of her enemies. That Aidanu’s realm wasn’t destroyed further was likely due to the CSA refraining from involvement, ever wary of the massive militaries of the New Americans on one border and the newly-aggressive New English on the other. It was content to involve itself purely with financial assistance and protection of its northern Japanese possessions.

As luck would have it, that was a wise decision, for before too many years passed, Confederate defenses were sabotaged across the board by New American agents. Troops poured in from the north and south, and the Confederacy found itself being a buffet split between two hungry giants. Mongola and the Empire of Light were naturally swift to back up their ally, not wanting to lose a valuable foothold in the Americas.

This act drew the attention of the Aidanu, who had rebuilt their military to more respectable levels and were thirsty for vengeance. Though their efforts were far from overwhelming, they became quite a hindrance to rapid Coalition victory in the West, diverting resources to the Pacific and Indian theaters. And Nice? Still one of the world’s leading powers, it was content to remain neutral… voices shouting equally on both sides of policy to attack the New English or to attack the Empire, for both was certain to bring riches.

Regardless, the War to End All Wars had begun, and to its victor would go the spoils.

Spoiler World on Eve of Great War :

Thank you for playing everyone. As always, it’s a pleasure.

 

[arya126]

Well written epilogue. I liked it. Except for two inconsistencies that aren't really your fault; I was allied to Nice and would have backed them up without a hesitation, most likely annihilating New England in the process, and I would have advocated complete destruction of Aidanu to avoid exactly what happened in the epilogue with them rebuilding.

Complete obliteration of enemies was proven to me to be the way to go by what happened in MP4.

 

[Tani Coyote]

I blame the fact my memories tell me Dem denied an alliance, merely stating you both had an understanding with regards to territory and non-aggression.

 

[Marcher Jovian]

Looks like my espionage worked, I congratulate on the well-writtan epilogue. That was probably exactly what I would do in those circumstances.

 

[KaiserElectric]

Complete destruction of the Aidanu would be a bittersweet ending. If we were backed into a corner, we'd focus on taking a good chunk of the world with us when we go.

 

[Mosher]

Complete destruction of the Aidanu would be a bittersweet ending. If we were backed into a corner, we'd focus on taking a good chunk of the world with us when we go.

I feel like Aidanu would have collapsed in a handful of turns because its military was so pathetic

but whatever

 

[Tani Coyote]

I wanted to avoid being unfair to anyone really, hence the lack of total collapses... though with Aidanu's weak military I decided that if anyone was gonna see some retracting borders it would be that one.

I mean, Nice lost a lot of South Africa but.. who needs that when you got so much more in the rest of Africa?

I'm also presuming we would have seen Romnesia Syndrome with Nice anyway.