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John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/14/2021 8:27:29 PM)
Bill thanks for the kind words. Alas, Bulgaria hovers around 10% pro-Central and Greece just entered the war so this is not going to go well for the Ottomans and it will help the Serbs. Speaking of them, I did kill another Serb corps so progress is being made. And, as you can see, the Germans are just now able to upgrade their infantry. I have not seen any allied infantry upgrades yet so this could help. [image]local://upfiles/39741/FFBB2CF7AFC84DBDAB6EEC26A4FF77C5.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/14/2021 8:30:21 PM)
Bigger news is that the German fleet sailed into the North Atlantic. After this round I sank three British light cruisers and 1 DD. Now, I have to wait and see how much push back I get from the allies. My basic plan is to run away after this with whatever survives. I also started unrestricted uboat war because it gave me a NM boost and I don't care about the Americans, I'm just trying to survive! [image]local://upfiles/39741/9370E0BEF442463EAC4BBCD5C948F8B3.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/14/2021 8:32:10 PM)
Had to leave that last picture full size so you can see the whole battle. In France, he has a whole lotta artillery and he's building more (as am I). I did just get a trench upgrade so that should help somewhat. [image]local://upfiles/39741/037E3E6F55AC4790A6B71175833B542B.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/14/2021 8:32:57 PM)
No real news in Poland. Stockpiled shells and did a whole lot of infantry upgrades. [image]local://upfiles/39741/8C33F412A86A4E59BED422E5335B4427.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/14/2021 8:34:07 PM)
The situation in Sinai. With the Greeks in the war some Ottomans may have to head back north. I did recapture Jerusalem but Palestine surrendured. [image]local://upfiles/39741/49AEABF951324FACA5D840761F94AEFD.jpg[/image]

KorutZelva -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/15/2021 11:27:04 AM)
The new patch put a stop to our game. Seeing germany with the lead in inf tech would have certainly kept it spicy for a little while. :) gg John B!

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/15/2021 10:06:57 PM)
Oh no! Did the game end? :(

KorutZelva -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/16/2021 1:22:42 PM)
Yeah new patch means the games are wiped from the server.

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/16/2021 7:39:21 PM)
I just downloaded the patch and was able to continue another game that I have going and our game still appears. Did it disappear from your end?

Robotron -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/18/2021 9:50:00 PM)
If the match can be continued after all then by all means do so. [:)]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/21/2021 5:51:56 PM)
Upon further reflection perhaps I should not have reminded my esteemed opponent KorutZelva that the game could be continued. :) Basically my goal now is to hang on long enough to embitter my pixel citizens and make them thirsty for revenge! Yes, things are that bad. Here is the remnants of my fleet that limped back to Germany. The losses were kind of equal (a little more for me) but no major victory to carry me forward. I have one oos sub that is at 1/3 strength sitting on the unrestricted warfare hex that is giving me a small morale boost each turn but otherwise the Germans are a bit melancholy about the whole thing. [image]local://upfiles/39741/BF30A468FDC54FDE8BCB0BD42042D172.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/21/2021 5:53:48 PM)
A good example of how the German heart just isn't in it anymore is here in Poland. You see the Russian corps with 6 strength left? I took out its trenches with 4 artillery strikes and attacked it 6 times with German infantry who have level one weapons and did 4 points of damage. I may need to make a Downfall meme about this. :) [image]local://upfiles/39741/11675E06BF784F20B9617A06706F38C5.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/21/2021 5:56:05 PM)
In the mid-east Jeruselum fell (again) and the Russians are pushing in the Caucuses. In Italy it's a stalemate and in serbia my guns are lumbering forward. Here in France Belgium and Luxembourg have been liberated and he's taken Aachen. The morale of German infantry hovers in the mid-50s while the A/H morale is in the 80s. Still, I'm not beaten yet and the war continues! [image]local://upfiles/39741/3A7C64D578B347E681198A2A4E90D251.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/22/2021 5:04:12 PM)
We made it into 1916. No change in Russia although apparently the Ruskies are sitting on 1,200 MMP and just waiting to upgrade their troops. [image]local://upfiles/39741/9A5480F8E3AC4701B37B8A2EF5EFCF48.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/22/2021 5:05:38 PM)
I killed another Serbian corps as the grind down on that front continues. Bulgaria is only 7% pro-Central and clearly not joining in. The Arab revolt has struck and the Ottomans are blaming the Germans for the war and assaulting German officers. This is not a good sign. [image]local://upfiles/39741/3CE860E5B776420A86D46316A8C3B1EA.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/22/2021 5:07:04 PM)
And, just waiting on the Western Front. I think there is a WHOLE LOT of allied artillery that will pound me to dust but I'm not dead yet. I did just get a German upgrade in infantry warfare. Not sure what good that will do me, but, it's unlikely to be bad. [image]local://upfiles/39741/B32671BBC10048C891C0ED241A3EA203.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/23/2021 8:48:50 PM)
It's February 1916 and I have big news. I killed a French Corps. That's right, it's dead! I wonder if this means the game needs a new patch or something since that has not yet happened in the game. :) It died under a hail of shells. But, at least it died! [image]local://upfiles/39741/53C4480DA8AE417A9E9AB10BBFE98900.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/23/2021 8:49:18 PM)
And a Serbian corps!!!! [image]local://upfiles/39741/5225A522ACE5425483586D66B967EF86.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/23/2021 8:51:31 PM)
And even a Russian corps.[X(] Now, note the bad news that the Russians have inf. level 1 weapons as well. And, I'm not posting the Turkish front, it's very sad. On the good news, Germany just developed artillery weapons 2 and A/H has Gas shells so I may be able to pound a bit more before I collapse. Both Germany and Turkey are now bribing their people to stay in the war. Oddly, he has left my little sub alone in the unrestricted warfare box. We'll have to see why that is. [image]local://upfiles/39741/1A20C13B082845B5B1B3C403F7E736C6.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/26/2021 5:15:03 PM)
It's May 1916 and things are continuing along about the same. He's killing corps faster than I can build them. Here on the Western front three corps have died. In fact, it may not show up in this picture, but the A/H have sent a corps to help out. [image]local://upfiles/39741/D49135890BB145C79F1D1285791796FC.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/26/2021 5:16:03 PM)
In Russia I did kill another corps and took another hex. A long slog to Brest Litovsk. Let's see if I'm still around by the time that I get there. :) [image]local://upfiles/39741/24A3AB606EE844A9BFB1C2D6F08C08C5.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/26/2021 5:16:43 PM)
And Serbia where the serbs have an artillery unit, but they are also looking just a little creeky. [image]local://upfiles/39741/FFE9B977E47741D794E1298E6186A97E.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/30/2021 6:07:39 PM)
Well it's July 1916 and, as you can see from this photo from the Western Front, it's all over but the shouting. My hope had been to hold long enough to make progress elsewhere (it was a faint hope, but a hope nonetheless) but that has not panned out. [image]local://upfiles/39741/792EFEABD0944DBC960AD0DB8C6C77AB.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/30/2021 6:08:45 PM)
Even the Italians have no trouble breaching my trenches. This means Cardona is going to be hailed as a genius so expect random executions to become the order of the day in the world's armies after this one is over. :) [image]local://upfiles/39741/798510CA4A9F4473AEFD8C707BB78BE7.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/30/2021 6:09:26 PM)
The big place I needed to make progress was Serbia but, even with the artillery, by the time I got going it was too late. [image]local://upfiles/39741/0A934E50DAAC445F9F03E820289FE78B.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/30/2021 6:10:59 PM)
My main mistake in the opening was letting the Russians run into NM cities and I was never able to make up ground. I kill a corps here and there but even taking Warsaw it was not enough to make a difference. I did have one secret plan that I have aborted since it won't help in this game. But, in the next one. :) [image]local://upfiles/39741/A682213CEA2A410EB1814A331633007F.jpg[/image]

BillRunacre -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/30/2021 7:51:14 PM)
That does look a bit painful in the west, but hopefully you'll have better luck next time! Thanks for the AAR, I've enjoyed following it. [:)]

Robotron -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (10/30/2021 8:34:00 PM)
Another defeat for Central Powers where no "Russia first" strategy was employed. [8\|] Is it even possible to win with CP in this game with a strong (historical) gambit in the west against an Entente opponent of at least average capability? Do AARs from such a match exist on this forum? I'd like to read one of those, maybe I just missed any.

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (11/4/2021 9:30:02 PM)
"What? Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we say it's over! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell No!" (thank you John Belushi)! Good news this time. The Ottomans left the war so no more whining about picayune issues like "we're starving" or "the Entente is conquering all of our territory." They got a perfectly good battlecruiser out of the deal so they should shut up and be happy. Even better, it will cost my opponent a fortune in MMP to transfer all of his troops! Meanwhile, on the Western front, as you can see I'm going to be saving a lot of money because I don't have nearly as many troops to civilians to feed. :) [image]local://upfiles/39741/B2199184789E41EC8F92487FA0B42308.jpg[/image]

John B. -> RE: If at first you don't succeed, invade Belgium! (11/4/2021 9:31:52 PM)
Not much happened on the eastern front or serbia. The Russians killed more troops and basically conquered Galicia. But, I killed another Russian corps! [image]local://upfiles/39741/5CBB15EE6D92479F81D2837C9B05D70A.jpg[/image]

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