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  1. Glad to hear it. Remember to download the updated rules at Consimworld. There have been lots of changes and improvements.
  2. Unfortunately, while the Germans won the war, they did not win the peace. The Czar, placing a blanket over the German general’s head to prevent him from avoiding the worst of the blows, proceeded to pummel the hapless general on the cold concrete floor for quite some time. This made the general realize that it would be important to have the Czar on his side for the next war... ...which did not last very long at all. Melissa and Sam played again as Russia and Austria-Hungary, respectively, while Rob and I switched places, so I commanded Serbia and the Western Allies, while he took Germany. In the French mandatory attacks, I rolled almost all 1’s, and the Germans almost all 6’s. The Germans advanced across Belgium, and put the squeeze on French forces that were lured into overextending themselves on Lorraine. That marked the high point of the Central Powers during the war... Vicious French counterattacks broke out of Lorraine, while checking the Germans after the had hardly crossed the border! Though Lille was taken, French counterattacks relieved Maubauge, and the German advance ground to a halt! Austria-Hungary choose not to send any forces from Serbia to help fight Russia. This proved to be a wise decision, but it was not enough. Biting Serbian counterattacks inflicted significant damage, and the Invincible Forces of Montenegro destroyed all in their path, surrounding five Austrian mountain brigades. This all paled, though, before the mighty armies of the Czar. The Austrians ran back to the mountains, but the Germans tried to fight. Their armies were confused, though, by clever Russian cavalry raids, and after a slow start, the 1st and 2nd armies launched a perfectly coordinated attack, each surrounding and defeating elements of the German 8th Army in detail. To save Berlin, Germany had no choice but to surrender...
  3. Early March 1915 - The Final Battle With the West Front completely secure, the month’s reinforcements can be mostly funneled to the east, but before they even reach the front, the 8th and 9th armies execute their attack. The 8th army rushes through a gap in the enemy lines, quickly overrunning Bialystok against minimal opposition. The 9th army strikes northward, brushing aside some cavalry with a column attack and driving back the Russian infantry. Two giant Russian armies with over 25 divisions are trapped in an iron grip, with no escape possible. This is my revenge! Revenge for the 22nd Landwehr brigade, so cruelly trapped by the Russians the previous year! The Entente players, realizing the hopelessness of their situation, decided to surrender at this point. It was probably for the best... Russia would have been rapidly forced back out of Poland and behind Riga, while France would have continued doing suicide attacks, and then met the full might of the German Army in August, and get ground to dust. German casualties had been extremely low throughout the game (all units were at nearly full strength, and I was running low on replacement counters), and even Austria-Hungary was doing fine. It wasn’t quite home before the leaves fall, but at least the war ended before they came back... Long live the Kaiser! Here is a picture of the final pocket. Those trench markers actually had giant stacks of Russians in them, but I didn’t realize they were gone when I took the picture.
  4. In the south, Austro-Hungarian forces continue to batter away at the Russian line. Assisted by the German 8th Bavarian Reserve (mountain-capable), the Austro-Hungarians successfully outflank the Russian line to the south, forces them back. Caucasus Front: I need to supervise this front more since I think Sam and Melissa are both cheating. Their armies are moving all over the map and creating weird designs... Next Update: the stunning conclusion.
  5. Until Turn 1 March 1915 West Front: Everything here is completely stable. The French continue to attack, but it is all in vain. They continue to suffer major losses, and the influx of new German divisions provides a reserve capable of easily filling in any weak spots. East Front: Army Group North and Army Group Center conduct some more minor advances and repositioning in preparation for the Great Spring Offensive. Russian cavalry are pushed back. Next turn will be the kickoff of the offensive...
  6. East Front: In the East, German forces conduct some minor repositioning in preparation for the great Spring Offensive. Forces are being built up to strike the Russians a mighty blow. Vengeance for the 22nd Landwehr brigade shall be obtained! Meanwhile, the line stabilizes in the south, with major casualties on both sides as the Austro-Hungarians try to break through. The three Bulgarian divisions also get into the thick of the action. Since the Austrians are no longer extended, only one small German battle group is assigned to assistant them, in an attempt to outflank the north of the Russian line. Unfortunately, this fails, and our outflanking guys manage only to secure a few hexes of swamp.
  7. Through Turn 1 February 1914 Middle East: Well, it looks like the British forces on the way here turned back towards the West Front. Major French losses and confusion over proper objectives in the southern area seemed to have prompted this shift... West Front: More French attacks with high casualties. There were a couple small trouble spots, but fortunately reserves were available to prevent anything from becoming too troublesome. Caucasus: After some swirling fighting more reminiscent of the North African battles of 1940-1943, the front has finally more-or-less stabilized... There was a lot of movement with very little accomplished, so who knows where things are going next.
  8. In the east, German armies conduct minor repositioning, while settling down for the winter... The Galician front is still active. The Russians continue their retreat to the Dniester, with the Austro-Hungarians hot on their heels. Russian replacements have been adequate to replace all losses so far, but they’ve began to run out. On the other hand, the rate of losses has been reduced as well.
  9. Through Turn 1 January 1915 West Front: French attacks northwest of Paris and in the Verdun area suffer a bloody repulse. The German defenses are much too strong to overcome, and the French lose steps at nearly a 2-1 ratio. My reserves easily prevent any trouble areas from developing, and all understrength units are quickly rotated out of the line for replenishment. Caucasus: More crazy mobile action here. Three Russian strength points get surrounded, and they retreat to the east edge of the map with some forces...
  10. South Poland: Though we failed to bag the Russian 5th army, we are able to do an effective attack, which causes the Russians to retreat into our ZOC, resulting in a slaughter. Another combined German-Austrian effort executed in perfect harmony... Galicia: Meanwhile, in Galicia, the reinforcements from the southern front are making their presence felt. The Russians are forced to pull back in a series of fierce Austrian attacks, with both sides suffering substantial losses.
  11. Through Turn 4 December 1914 West Front: Rob, realizing he has too much supply, is forced to attack. He sends forces to Alsace, but the terrain is too difficult there for him to achieve good results. My small force holds, and then my reinforcements turn it into a French bloodbath. Sinai: Both armies continue to reinforce, facing each other across the desert. The British reinforcements have almost arrived... Caucasus: I’m still not exactly sure what is happening in this front. It’s so mobile, like cavalry armies fighting in the open steppe. According to the picture, it looks like the Russians are getting surrounded a bit, but both sides losses are about even...
  12. West Front Imperial German siege artillery bombard Belfort, which has only a weak garrison. Caucasus Some Russian units are surrounded, but they break out, inflicting losses on the Ottoman cavalry.
  13. Through Turn 1 December 1914 Army Group North With the previous successful attacks, the Russians are forced to pull back to more defensible terrain. The Prussian fatherland is liberated! Army Group Center The lines stabilize in front of Warsaw... for now... Group South Plans are made to begin envelopment of an exposed Russian army. Meanwhile, the Russians begin to slowly pull back from the Carpathians. Here is a view of the whole East Front. The zoomed out pictures don’t turn out very well. Maybe I need to play with manual focus...
  14. My Imperial forces continue to advance through Poland, probing for weaknesses in the Russian line... The problem is, every time I kill some guys, Melissa has enough replacements to rebuild them all the next turn... arg, damn non-stopping Russians... Fortunately, successes continue. Fortress divisions released in the east with the capture of Warsaw head toward the 8th army, supporting it with the Wrsh Group HQ. The Russian line is outflanked, and major casualties are inflicted by causing overstacking during the Russian retreat! Meanwhile, in southern Poland, the Strnz HQ, freshly arrived from Serbia, and elements of the 9th army threaten the Russian 4th Army with encirclement...
  15. In southern Galicia, Austrian reinforcements finally arrive in strength, and some Russian units are surrounded. Unfortunately, these troops reach safety the next turn. On the bright side, the remaining Serbians are trapped by combined Austrian-Bulgarian forces before they escape to Albania! All is quiet on the west front, as both sides abandon forts behind the lines, gaining precious replacements for depleted units at the front. Overall, the infusion of fortress replacements to my forces, combined with low casualties suffered on all fronts, means my units are only slightly depleted. Still, Entente strength has increased to such a degree that it’s still difficult to find places to attack...
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