Infantryman
Scholar
Update incoming, but I need to get us to another page.
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Let's go, CANADA! (wrestling the Soviet bear)
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Infantryman
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It's the 30th of June, and 21 Canadian divisions that recently took part in invasion of Vichy France are gathered in Genoa. They could start the offensive right away, but their chances of fighting off the Soviet counterattack are next to none.
Therefore, reserve units from Germany are hastily sent to Italy to take part in the upcoming attack. It is a gamble as some regions are now defended only by the Spanish soldiers.
The ETA of most units in Genoa is 12th of July. Let's find something else to do now. The Royal Canadian Navy is relatively strong. It consists of 1 aircraft carrier, half dozen light cruisers and 14 destroyer flotillas, all with the most advanced weaponry aboard. Unfortunately, the ships themselves are slowly becoming obsolete.
The only active RCAF units are 4 naval bomber wings. These were built in the middle of western desert campaign to sting Regia Marina hard, but considering the minimal activity of Soviet fleets, they have outlived their usefulness. Perhaps they should be sent to the Pacific front?
The last remaining lands controlled by Vichy France are Corsica and some parts of Sahara desert. They were not annexed, because this would actually increase my belligerence and revolt risk in its former provinces.
Speaking of revolt risk, the vile French, Belgians and Dutch are actually joining guerillas fighting against Canadians. These cretins fighting to bring doom to their homelands are clearly funded by the Soviets. Inhabitants of former Vichy wisely refrain from embracing the bolshevik ideals so often. The governments of the occupied countries demand to have their lands given back, but Canada cannot accept it at the moment, as it needs as many resources and industrial facilities as possible in order to maintain the Iron Curtain.
Here's the basic plan. Reaching the Alps to cut of the soviet divisions stationed in Italy is nigh impossible, therefore less ambitious operation would be undertaken. Defensive perimeter is to be established around La Spezia and Bolgna, to fight off the enemy counterattacks, while the rest of the Canadian troops would be poised to push south, utterly crushing the Red Army units that were trapped in the Italian boot.
The newly arrived units were given more than a week to rest and reorganize before the attack. Then, on 20th of June, the offensive was finally launched.
The attack began early in the morning, with strict accordance with the modern art of war. The Soviet troops were led by General Konev, who always happens to be in the right place during most important events. The enemy defensive positions were well prepared, and the enemies were numerous. Despite these hurdles, the first lines of defence were broken and Canadian troops were making progress.
Another problem is that, strangely, it was the Spanish general that took the supreme command of the attacking forces. Unfortunately, he is a very dumb and incompetent man. But it would seem one final push could bring us victory.
But the Soviets put up a fierce resistance. This is one of the greatest battles of the World War Two, with more than a million soldiers involved on both sides. Despite their initial successes, Canadians were increasingly bogged down in the prolonged heavy fightings. When the Soviet reinforcements came, the offensive collapsed, and Canadian high command ordered a retreat. In many ways, that was similar to historical battle of Kursk.
Back to the drawing board. The operation ended in utter failure and costed the loss of 28 thousand Canadian lives. This marks the begging of bitter trench warfare in Europe. Canada's manpower reserves are all but depleted and any plans for offensive this year have to abandoned. Spain has proven a precious ally, providing Canada with constant stream of new divisions for its disposal.
It has been nearly a year since French set foot in Albania, and surprisingly, the Soviets failed to flush them out since. More interestingly, the French are commanded by this insolent bastard, Gamelin, who greatly contributed to the demise of his country.
Yugoslavia, a robust conservative democracy, is an oasis of peace in the war-torn Europe.
Because of the lack of men fit for service, the Canadian expenditures are shifted towards production of investments goods to further boosts its industry, and towards secret research programs which aim to create superweapons which would allow Canada to defeat the almighty Soviet giant.
In south Pacific, Japanese confined themselves to conquering Sumatra, Java and Philippines.
In central pacific, a stalemate on Marshal islands has ensued. It is a sort of weird naval - trench warfare, with millions of soldiers on both sides occupying the neighbouring islands.
It is hoped that Ceylon could once become a springboard for reconquest of India.
Only Africa remains firmly under allied control.
In September, the new doctrine of Assault Concentration was developed, vastly boosting the organization levels of Canadian Guard units, elevating it to extremely high levels.
Being incapable of breaking the might of Soviet Union in open battle, Canada clings on espionage, with little success. However, pretty reliable reports about the size of the Red Army are acquired and the numbers are quite startling. It would seem, however, that they totally neglected air and naval force.
Along the north African coast, soldiers of many nationalities are nostalgically looking in the direction of Europe, crushed under Soviet boot.
In the UK, the Brtish voters unseated the incompetent Churchill, replacing him with Atlee, who doesn't seem any better at all. In the US, Truman took place of Rosevelt, who died a few months ago.
Another front is in Norway. Surprisingly, Soviets do not seem to pay attention to it at all.
Iron Curtain is now completely sealed. Switzerland at the first glance would seem a weak point, but their robust defensive system and strong army would surely hold the Soviets long enough for the Canadians to intervene in case of invasion.
Strange things happen near the city of Winnipeg. In the middle of American heartland, top secret facilities are built, in hopes of constructing weapons that could help defeat the bolshevism.
Since western Europe is lacking any decent air base, Essen has been designated as a site of future top-tier base from which strategic bombers would operate. Perhaps someday, they could reach the distant Soviet factories in Ural mountains?
On the 2nd of November, an urgent report came. The Soviets have started a war with Japan!
It's the 30th of June, and 21 Canadian divisions that recently took part in invasion of Vichy France are gathered in Genoa. They could start the offensive right away, but their chances of fighting off the Soviet counterattack are next to none.
Therefore, reserve units from Germany are hastily sent to Italy to take part in the upcoming attack. It is a gamble as some regions are now defended only by the Spanish soldiers.
The ETA of most units in Genoa is 12th of July. Let's find something else to do now. The Royal Canadian Navy is relatively strong. It consists of 1 aircraft carrier, half dozen light cruisers and 14 destroyer flotillas, all with the most advanced weaponry aboard. Unfortunately, the ships themselves are slowly becoming obsolete.
The only active RCAF units are 4 naval bomber wings. These were built in the middle of western desert campaign to sting Regia Marina hard, but considering the minimal activity of Soviet fleets, they have outlived their usefulness. Perhaps they should be sent to the Pacific front?
The last remaining lands controlled by Vichy France are Corsica and some parts of Sahara desert. They were not annexed, because this would actually increase my belligerence and revolt risk in its former provinces.
Speaking of revolt risk, the vile French, Belgians and Dutch are actually joining guerillas fighting against Canadians. These cretins fighting to bring doom to their homelands are clearly funded by the Soviets. Inhabitants of former Vichy wisely refrain from embracing the bolshevik ideals so often. The governments of the occupied countries demand to have their lands given back, but Canada cannot accept it at the moment, as it needs as many resources and industrial facilities as possible in order to maintain the Iron Curtain.
Here's the basic plan. Reaching the Alps to cut of the soviet divisions stationed in Italy is nigh impossible, therefore less ambitious operation would be undertaken. Defensive perimeter is to be established around La Spezia and Bolgna, to fight off the enemy counterattacks, while the rest of the Canadian troops would be poised to push south, utterly crushing the Red Army units that were trapped in the Italian boot.
The newly arrived units were given more than a week to rest and reorganize before the attack. Then, on 20th of June, the offensive was finally launched.
The attack began early in the morning, with strict accordance with the modern art of war. The Soviet troops were led by General Konev, who always happens to be in the right place during most important events. The enemy defensive positions were well prepared, and the enemies were numerous. Despite these hurdles, the first lines of defence were broken and Canadian troops were making progress.
Another problem is that, strangely, it was the Spanish general that took the supreme command of the attacking forces. Unfortunately, he is a very dumb and incompetent man. But it would seem one final push could bring us victory.
But the Soviets put up a fierce resistance. This is one of the greatest battles of the World War Two, with more than a million soldiers involved on both sides. Despite their initial successes, Canadians were increasingly bogged down in the prolonged heavy fightings. When the Soviet reinforcements came, the offensive collapsed, and Canadian high command ordered a retreat. In many ways, that was similar to historical battle of Kursk.
Back to the drawing board. The operation ended in utter failure and costed the loss of 28 thousand Canadian lives. This marks the begging of bitter trench warfare in Europe. Canada's manpower reserves are all but depleted and any plans for offensive this year have to abandoned. Spain has proven a precious ally, providing Canada with constant stream of new divisions for its disposal.
It has been nearly a year since French set foot in Albania, and surprisingly, the Soviets failed to flush them out since. More interestingly, the French are commanded by this insolent bastard, Gamelin, who greatly contributed to the demise of his country.
Yugoslavia, a robust conservative democracy, is an oasis of peace in the war-torn Europe.
Because of the lack of men fit for service, the Canadian expenditures are shifted towards production of investments goods to further boosts its industry, and towards secret research programs which aim to create superweapons which would allow Canada to defeat the almighty Soviet giant.
In south Pacific, Japanese confined themselves to conquering Sumatra, Java and Philippines.
In central pacific, a stalemate on Marshal islands has ensued. It is a sort of weird naval - trench warfare, with millions of soldiers on both sides occupying the neighbouring islands.
It is hoped that Ceylon could once become a springboard for reconquest of India.
Only Africa remains firmly under allied control.
In September, the new doctrine of Assault Concentration was developed, vastly boosting the organization levels of Canadian Guard units, elevating it to extremely high levels.
Being incapable of breaking the might of Soviet Union in open battle, Canada clings on espionage, with little success. However, pretty reliable reports about the size of the Red Army are acquired and the numbers are quite startling. It would seem, however, that they totally neglected air and naval force.
Along the north African coast, soldiers of many nationalities are nostalgically looking in the direction of Europe, crushed under Soviet boot.
In the UK, the Brtish voters unseated the incompetent Churchill, replacing him with Atlee, who doesn't seem any better at all. In the US, Truman took place of Rosevelt, who died a few months ago.
Another front is in Norway. Surprisingly, Soviets do not seem to pay attention to it at all.
Iron Curtain is now completely sealed. Switzerland at the first glance would seem a weak point, but their robust defensive system and strong army would surely hold the Soviets long enough for the Canadians to intervene in case of invasion.
Strange things happen near the city of Winnipeg. In the middle of American heartland, top secret facilities are built, in hopes of constructing weapons that could help defeat the bolshevism.
Since western Europe is lacking any decent air base, Essen has been designated as a site of future top-tier base from which strategic bombers would operate. Perhaps someday, they could reach the distant Soviet factories in Ural mountains?
On the 2nd of November, an urgent report came. The Soviets have started a war with Japan!
Cassidy
Arcane
With so many divisions wastefully sent to islands Japan may be doomed. Also, is Southern Italy impassable?
Infantryman
Scholar
Cassidy said:
Nay, it's mainly Japanese puppets like Siam (with 9 points of IC they have a formidable army) or Manchukuo that sent their divisions there.
Cassidy said:
Affirmative, prior to making this LP I've tried this route:
But it didn't work well after all, because not many Soviet divisions perished in encirclements, and they quickly brought in reinforcements and began really nasty counterattacks, which didn't actually succeed, but because of their persistence, my armies eventually bled dry.
After seeing all those HoI II LPs here, I've recently reinstalled my own copy. But it's damn difficult to get back into the old system after HoI III. Okay, that game itself is definitely far from perfect, but I really miss some of the new features now that I'm replaying HoI II.
Keep up the good work, HoI II was one of my all-time favorites back in the days.
Keep up the good work, HoI II was one of my all-time favorites back in the days.
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