Balance of Power - WORLD WAR (The End)

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War Thread:
WORLD WAR:

War Info:

-Context: Tensions had been rising among the world powers for quite a while, but in Early 1905 and right after the war with Russia it all went to hell. Between the horrible dissaster in Mecca, the attack in Trafalgar Square and the open desire of the powers for war there was nothing to be done, and the war to end all wars began.

-Beligerents: French Republic and British Empire v. Germany, Italy, Greece, United States and the Ottoman Empire.

All right, the same old war rules remain, and I will post them again just in case:

1.- Thread Use: This thread will be used for everything related to the war, that is, military moves and diplomacy. Same goes for other countries joining the war.

2.- Turns: As always, we play wars with turns of three months, which means, two war turns for every main turn in the game. This turns will involve some military decisions, map updates, and so forth. Your moves will be sent via PM.

3.- Moves: Once gain, this is pretty explanatory, you post your moves and I calculate the result. I'll use a random number generator for the battles (from the point of view of the attacker), and results and offensives will be corrected for historical accuracy, so while I may make some mistakes don't expect ASB's.

Decisive Defeat 1-5.
Major Defeat: 6-18.
Tactical Defeat: 19-29
Stalemate: 30-55.
Tactical Victory: 55-69.
Major Victory 70-84.
Decisive Victory 85-89.
Pyrrhic victory: 90-100.

Those are the rules, if any conflict arises I will update the rules of modify them if something doesn't work. I will post the map of the conflict (so war), and the players will give me their moves, reactions, or war declarations if they join. Other countries might join as well, but that will depend on how the war is going.

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War Map:

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I am considering using the dice system here instead of the random number generator, but that choice will be taken tomorrow.

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Tonight! (Hopefully, there's a lot to calculate)

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As I was reading all the messages again, I realized that I don't have France's moves for this turn, which means we will wait until Dr. Cynic send them. Sorry for the setback!

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Phase One Results:

New Participants:

-So far, Greece and Bulgaria have entered the war on the side of the Entente (Reds), linked by the Adriatic League and the treaty Ottoman Empire/Bulgaria. Both sides have sent countless PM's asking for new countries to join the war, and while many of them are more than willing to jump into the war, they will wait to see where the wind is blowing (which means Phase 2 or 3, most likely).

Domestic Results:

Entente (Red): Well, Germany finally has a chance for revenge against the French, and while Wilhelm III's prestige has suffered thanks to his earlier Alsace-Lorraine peace deal, the man is popular enough the war in the East. Japan is once again happy to follow Mutsuhito's lead in the East, America remains deeply divided on the war (with the war declaration barely passing Congress) and having to hold onto Canada (were acts of sabotage have already been recorded), the Ottoman Empire is energized against the British, and the Italians finally have the war they wanted to have.

Allies (Blue): France remains united and ready to strike at the Germans and settle this once and for all, but the situation in Britain is not that positive. While Prime Minister Balfour prevented the defections of some ministers from his cabinet, he is blamed for not handling the crisis well and the Liberals are trying to force him to create a War Cabinet that includes them as well.

Warfare Results:

European/Mediterranean Front:

Battle for Alsace Lorraine:
-Decisive German Victory: Both sides tried to be the first to attack and suprise the other, but in the end the Germans were the ones who had the largest number of men, having assembled most of their army in the zone. Despite a spirited defense by the French, the front collapsed and the Germans started their push into France, moving as fast as they could to reach Paris.

Alpine Front:
-Stalemate: Neither the Italians nor the French seemed willing to risk heavy losses by attacking first, so beyond artillery duels and a few light attacks on some weakspots this front was strangely silent for this phase.

Morocco:
-Stalemate: With the Italian and the French Army holding similar positions, the declaration of war brought chaos to Morocco. The French tried to hold the line with capturing the Italian formations, but a series of clever tricks and moves had the Italians slipping through and taking control of the Southern part of Morocco, including Agadir, thanks to the American support. Both sides are now locked in a stalemate.

Invasion of Malta:
-Italian Major Victory: Driving a large part of their fleet to take Malta and with the British and French formations defeated in the battle of the Gulf of Tunis the defenses were weak enough to ensure that Italian naval power would be key. Despite heavy losses, the landings worked, and soon the Italian Army captured Malta.

Invasion of Crete:
-Tactical French Victory: Using their considerable forces in Libya and Egypt plus the naval units who avoided the Gulf of Tunis battle, the Allies were quick in assaulting the weakest spot in Greece, securing a landing zone and taking over at least half of the island, calling on the Greeks to withdraw from the war. Of course, the King of Greece refused, and reinforcements are expected to arrive into the island soon.

Middle East Front:

British Landing in Syria:
-Tactical British Victory: Repeating the operation in Crete, the British put an extra strain on their logistical capabilities to try and force the Ottomans into a corner, and as a result they sent most of their forces in Cyprus to land in the Syrian coast. The defense from the Turks was spirited, but they lost Latakia and the British opened a landing zone. Sadly, the British will need a lot more manpower if they want to push ahead.

British Assault on Iraq:
-Major British Victory: Quickly deploying a good number of Indian troops from their near home province, the British were able to disrupt the Ottoman defenses and destroy large numbers of their troops, destroying the possibility of an offensive in Kuwait and leaving the road for Iraq open. Alas, logistics here as pure hell, so movements here will be slow.

Ottoman Palestine Campaign
-Tactical Ottoman Victory: It was the time for revenge, and the motivated Ottoman troops screamed "For Mecca" as they launched themselves against the British positions. While the Ottoman troops were far better trained than in the past war, the British superiority in discipline and armaments showed, and the Ottomans failed to truly break the British defenses. That said, Palestinians were up in arms to expulse the British even if it meant welcoming the Ottomans, so they made life impossible for the Imperial troops and they forced them to withdraw while taking countless Jewish refugees with them.

American Front:

Invasion of Puerto Rico:
-American Major Victory: Preparing to strike at their enemies at the Caribbean, the British prepared a large part of their troops to land them in Puerto Rico, attempting two landings at the same time to draw out the American forces to use the hammer and anvil strategy, relying on local support. Of course, the natives failed to believe the British would truly give them independence, and the American commander was sharp enough to see through the stratagem. After heavy losses and a humiliating defeat, the British Army retreated.

British Assault on Honduras:
-American Major Victory: With the possibility of marching through Central America being too good to pass, the British General Staff chose to take a risky option and attack Honduras in order to weaken the American garrison. (Note to Spamage: Tanks will not exist for several years from now on) Sadly, the weather was all but friendly, and the British troops became rather sick in the jungle, even before the Americans did. In the end, the futile offensive wasted precious lives and left Belize open to a counter-offensive.

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African Front:

Eritrea and Somaliland Campaign:
-Franco-British Major Victory: While the Italians had recently begun to build a good sized base in Eritrea, they were quickly cut off from supplies and they were massively outnumbered in regards to the French and the British, who were quick to invade the Italian position and defeat them after a few pitched battles. In the end, the Italians were left holding out in some portions, and they position seems hopeless.

Cameroon and Togo Campaign:
-Franco-British Major Victory: Just like in Somaliland, the Germans were outnumbered and without supplies, so the French and the British had to face more resistance from the weather than from the Germans themselves. Togo has fallen and Cameroon is about to be finished.

Tanzania Campaign:
-Decisive German Victory: And here came the surprise of the first months of the war. Hoping to repeat the easy conquests in Africa, the British moved once again to defeat the Germans, expecting little to none resistance. The Governor, Bernhard Dernburg, had been working for the past months with the Askari natives and had built an excellent relationship with them, and he had the help of a German officer by the name of Lettow-Vorbeck (I have to include him here to explain the random number result here, sorry, xD), who organized the Germans and the Askari and then ambushed the British units as they entered the colony. By the time the multiple battles were over, hundreds were killed and a few thousands captured, and Lettow-Vorbeck even recaptured some of the land Wilhelm II lost with the help of Askari loyalists, shocking British Africa in such a strong way that the weakened Cecil Rhodes died of a stroke.

Namibia Campaign:
-Franco-British Tactical Victory: Facing a colony divided and still filled with insurgents from the Herero natives, it was not hard for the British to link up with them and slowly destroy the German units, quickly taking over the colony and having a few pockets of resistance left.

Asian Front:

British Pacific Campaign:
-Pyrrhic British Victory: Taking the advantage of the commonwealth assets and their naval units on the zone, the British were quick to take the offensive and easily take over American Samoa. after which they prepared an assault on Hawaii, hoping that the natives would rise with them as well. Despite the logistical nightmare and the fact that supplying such a position would in incredibly hard, the American Naval forces suffered a minor defeat and the British were able to land on one of the minor islands, securing it after a couple of days at a heavy cost. Reinforcements will we needed for both sides to suceed. Here some of the natives did chose to support the British, so large numbers of insurgents have been attacking US forces in order to weaken them.

Naval Front:

Battle of the Gulf of Tunis:
-Italian Major Victory: Acknowledging the need for control of the Mediterranean, the Italian Fleet had to face the French Mediterranean Navy and some British formations based on Malta in order to secure the seas. The battle was long and complicated, but the numbers favored the Italians, giving them the chance to encircle and cause heavy losses to the French, who had to withdraw to Toulon.

Atlantic Campaign:
-Stalemate: In what has become the largest naval battle in history, the forces of the Allies and the Entente fought for control of the Atlantic and the shipping lines, each side trying to impose a blockade on each other. In a series of bloody and complicated battles both sides were weakened, but so far nobody has secured supremacy here.

Intelligence Front:
-Boy, this was an active phase! With one of the biggest amounts of spies and agents deployed through the world in the past years, both sides went at each other's throats, and they caused a lot of damage. American agents have been blowing up railroads across France, and a plot to destroy Buckingham Palace was foiled minutes before it was to be enacted. Canadian loyalists bombed the DC National Mall and killed dozens of people, but the American Bureau suspects the hand of the British in this one. Several spies have been caught on many of the countries at war, and the respective Heads of State have the unpleasant work of having to sign their death warrants or the extradition orders.

Overview:

-Mixed results, the British have conquered most of Africa, but they have overextended in some parts, while the French face a major crisis to stop the Germans from getting any further. On the other side, the Ottomans are not doing as well as expected, the Italians have proved too cautious expect for Malta, and everybody's wondering what's up with Austria-Hungary and Japan.

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War Map:

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Although it's not part of the war, how is my now full-scale invasion of Turkestan going?

I'll have an official update next turn, but so far it's going fine. (and by fine I mean that your soldiers are crushing all enemies with superior equipment, but they have the problem of having to fight for almost every place)

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You forgot to color Crete and Syria

But in all seriousness, thank you for doing this Lumine! This game's been fun for me and I understand how tedious writing some of these explanations can be, alongside the amount of time they can take.

Map corrected! And thanks to you as well, Spamage, I wouldn't really complain about the game if it weren't because college does make it hard to host at times... Like now, since I'm buried in texts about Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World, xD

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Germany was weakened in some regard in terms of manpower, which they could easily replace. Furthermore, Germany took a gamble in putting most of their forces for the push into France, and the earlier peace deal in Alsace-Lorraine changed the usual frontlines both armies would have found in OTL they did never crossed the Alpes). France had a good amount of defenses, but movilization came later as well, and I am confident enough to believe France could be defeated here under certain circumstances (which were determined by the random number generator since I found both sides to have a claim to sucess).

Hard to achieve? Certainly, but not impossible.

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Gentlemen, this is the war room thread, you can't fight in here!

But seriously, I would prefer if this was continued (if needed be) in the Sign Up and Rules thread.

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Shall I do France again?

If so, one of the advantages besides technology and population I have over the others is coordination, seeing as I'm facing so many different countries I think I need this

Please do, Spamage! I now have the orders from Germany, the Ottoman Empire and the United States, which means I still need Italy, Japan and France-Britain. My tentative limit is tomorrow in the afternoon so I can have the results tomorrow night (as I explained in the other game, I'm finally having enough time to deal with btoh games). I also plan to establish some time limits in order to make this run more smooth.

Lastly, I thank the players for their efforts despite my latest mistakes, and I hope that from now on I can make this efficient enough to be even more enjoyable.

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Phase Two Results:

New Participants:

-With the British Empire looking weak in America and the pressure from the United States and other nations, Argentina and Brazil have taken the lead in declaring war on England and France. Venezuela had some British elements inside the goverment, but they were quickly sidelined by elements from other nations there as well, securing Venezuelan neutrality. On the other hand, the British Empire used it's available prestige to bring Abyssinia and Portugal into the war, which meant that the Spanish would be neutral from now. The Benelux (I know, it's anachronism) remains neutral as well, just like China (who sees the colonial powers as too strong in Asia).

Warfare Results:

European/Mediterranean Front:

German Offensive Into France:
-Decisive German Victory: (It's really really weird, but the number generator gave me the same number than last time) With the French building trenches and sending their reserves into the fight, this didn't look good for the Germans. Still, the German High Command went all out launching most available reserves while using massive artillery duels to destroy the French positions. Once the front was broken near Reims, they pushed forward with everything they had, pushing deeper and deeper until reaching the outskirts of Paris and defeating the British forces. The French government has deployed it's forces near the capital to fight a decisive battle there, and some speak of going to Orleans or Burdeaux in case things go badly.

Savoy Campaign:
-Major Italian Defeat: With the Italians trying to force the French into battle and the French staying in their trenches, this looked like a boring front until the French tricked their enemies and forced them to a battle in their terms, with the Italians at a disadvantage in numbers and terrain, they suffered heavy losses and were forced to give up some miles of land before regrouping.

Nice-Marseilles Offensive:
-Major Italian Victory: Unlike Savoy, this was a real triumph for the Italians, who managed to break through the defenses of Nice and push all the way to Marseille, getting close to the city and forcing the French to withdraw their fleet and naval assets just in case.

Morocco:
-Stalemate: It seems none of the armies settled here were willing to risk their holdings, so the only battles were some light skirmishes and some minor actions by the US Fleet, meaning that the front will be stable here.

Invasion of Corsica:
-Italian Tactical Victory: With the last Italian offensive directed to Corsica, many expected a short fight and a quick victory. And while the Italians did land in the island, the French put up a desperate resistance in the mountains, halting further movement until the Italians had established supply lines to the mainland.

Invasion of Sardinia:
-British Tactical Victory: Similar to the invasion of Corsica, the British struck the zone with the few ships left to the Mediterranean Fleet (remember that they don't have infinite ships to strike everywhere with full might), facing a good deal of resistance and forcing them to keep a few ports for now.

Invasion of Crete:
-Major French Defeat: Hoping they could take over the island before the arrival of reinforcements, the French Army chose to attack the remaining zones controlled by the Greeks with the help of their fleet. It was sucessful at first, but the arrival of Italian reinforcements and the weakened state of the French Fleet meant that the invasion ended up in a smashing defeat, forcing the French Navy to withdraw to Tobruk after Malta was lost.

Middle East Front:

British Landing in Syria:
-Major British Defeat: Hoping to push forward and take over Syria to cripple the Ottoman Empire, the British brought reinforcements while the Ottomans pushed to contain the brigdehead. At first it looked like the British would hold their lines, but the population was up in arms and screaming bloody murder at the British for their sacrilege in Mecca. They actually took their personal weapons and charged as well, pushing until the British could not held so many troops in such a small place and forcing them to withdraw back to Cyprus (without heavy losses for the British, it must be said).

Ottoman Palestine Campaign
-Stalemate: The British Army was prepared to strike back with a pincer attack, but with Arabia facing a massive revolt and Ibn Saud busy trying to contain the Rashids and the popular wave supporting them, the British had to strike alone, forcing a massive stalemate across the coast with hundreds of civilians dying in attacks and even more Jewish settlers forced into the city to avoid assassination.

American Front:

Invasion of Cuba:
-Stalemate: Still weakened after Puerto Rico, the British High Command chose to strike again with the few available forces and go after Cuba hoping for popular support. Their first strike against Guantanamo Bay was a failure thanks to the American defenses, but the landings near Havana had no enemy troops waiting, so they were technically a sucess. There are rumours of Cubans joining the British forces, but so far the situation is confusing.

Belize Campaign:
-Major American Victory: With the British weakened after their failed offensive, American troops quickly stormed the colony and they captured the remaining forces in the zone.

Brazil Campaign:
-Major Brazilian Victory: Taking the chance to capture and annex some desired land and not trust the Americans to be defeated, the Brazilian Army quikcly stormed the French and British colonies in the zone and formally annexed them.

British Offensive into Canada:
-Major British Victory: Canada was having a good amount of revolts, and the British High Command struck again, using some of the forces that fought in the Atlantic to launch a quick "island campaign" to take the desert islands in the North. They also disembarked a couple of Highlander divisions in Quebec, taking some mostly deserted islands and forests without meeting American forces.

French Strike in California:
-Major French Defeat: In a move that confused many, the French deployed their limited assets in the South Pacific to raid California and capture a few islands. Needless to say, the high logistical strain and the presence of well trained and well prepared American forces in the zone doomed this operation and turned it into a disaster.

Hawaii Campaign:
-Major British Victory: In a move that shocked and angered many Americans, President Hay announced that American forces would withdraw from the islands, which made it easy for the British and the Hawaiian rebels to take control of all the islands and secure victory.

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African Front:

Eritrea and Somaliland Campaign:
-Franco-British Major Victory: Without many supplies and heavily outnumbered, the Italians fought, but they were beated and the entire region captured.

Cameroon and Namibia Campaign:
-Franco-British Major Victory: No surprises here, the remaining Germans in Cameroon and Namibia were just too weak to defend successfully, and so the colony has fallen as well.

Tanzania Campaign:
-Pyhrric German Victory: Dernburg and Lettow-Vorbeck took a lot of supplies from the defeated British forces and prepared to consolidate their gains, but they were forced to fight off another British offensive into Tanzania. Ambushing his enemies, Lettow-Vorbeck won another resounding success and technically captured even more territory, but he lost many of his officers and lost any chance to press the attack, being forced to regroup to recruit more Askari.

Namibia Campaign:
-Franco-British Tactical Victory: Facing a colony divided and still filled with insurgents from the Herero natives, it was not hard for the British to link up with them and slowly destroy the German units, quickly taking over the colony and having a few pockets of resistance left.

Asian Front:

Japanese Pacific Campaign:
-Major Japanese Victory: With British and French assets busy in other operations (and the fleet in Singapore seemingly focused in other issues), the Japanese begun a campaign of island hopping, using their superiority to take a good amount of islands with few losses (mostly due to the defenses in some places) and even reaching Noumea in their attempt to cut off British supply lines in the Pacific.

New Guinea Offensive:
-Tactical British Victory: Hoping to evict the Japanese from one of their newest colonies, the British sent Australian and native forces to the offensive. Needless to say, they defeated the Japanese, but their movement is severely reduced thanks to the terrain.

Philippines Victory:
-Tactical British Victory: Establishing contact with the natives and recruiting some of them, the British were successful in taking a few islands in the Philippines, and there are rumours of unrest in zones garrisoned by the Japanese.

Naval Front:

Atlantic Campaign:
-Pyrrich British Victory: The British tried to go in the offensive, pushing deeper into the North Sea and attacking the Americans. While operations in the North Sea were sucessfull and the High Seas Fleet chose to play defense, the American Fleet fought the British once again in a bloody battle to the death. In the end, the British won and retook control of a good part of the Atlantic, but at such a heavy cost that the Home Fleet feels that more battles like this can only help to destroy the British naval power, not help it.

Intelligence Front:
-The usual sabotage options, with France as the main scenario of bridges being blown up and such. An unidentified man fired some shots to the French Prime Minister before killing himself, and many suspect this to be the work of another head of state.

Overview:

-Further victories for the Entente, but the Allies have managed to pull a victory or two for morale's sake. The British have lost quite a good amount of naval strenght in their various operations, but it seems they can still launch sucessful strikes provided they are careful. The French are not in a good position, and they will need an all-out assault on the Germans to save Pars.

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Where are my colonies in South America??

Also Portugal owns both Angola and Mozambique...

Taken over by Brazil, it's explained in the American front. And my mistake, I'll correct it right away!

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Where are my colonies in South America??

Also Portugal owns both Angola and Mozambique...

Taken over by Brazil, it's explained in the American front. And my mistake, I'll correct it right away!

Yes, but the. Why aren't they just colored like my gains in Africa? This just makes it look like they're gone for good

Oh, well, it's just like what happened with Ethiopia/Abyssinia and the arrangement made with them. They formally annexed the Italian colonies, and the Brazilians formally annexed your lost colonies. They'll be back if the Allies win the war, xD

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You also forgot my moves in Iraq

EDIT: And the Philippines as well.

The Philippines yes, I'll update that soon. Iraq? Not really, you never mentioned troops were moving in that front.

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I believe I still need Clarence and Spamage's France orders, so I'll wait until tomorrow morning-early afternoon, some parts of the phase have been done already to make things easier.

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I have a problem here, I still need Clarence...

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I have a problem here, I still need Clarence...

Clarence seems to be busy celebrating the 4th.

Very well then, he has six or seven hours left and then Phase Three comes in.

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Phase Three Results:

New Participants:

-While the Entente made no push for new participants, the British and the French did so with some degree of success, pushing Alfonso XIII and his country into the war to take revenge on the Americans and win some colonies back. The British have been specially active in Latin America and China, and it is believed that China will enter the war soon (they are more likely to back one of the alliances as of now) and that if America shows further weakness then some Latin American governments might join in the fun. It should be noted that the newly reformed Kingdom of Hawaii and Republic of the Philippines have also formally joined the war.

Warfare Results:

European/Mediterranean Front:

German Offensive Into France:
-Pyhrric German Victory: It was a key battle, and both sides knew it. The French armed the citizens of Paris and used everything they could to save the city, while the Germans went all out with their remaining reserves. The result was a particulary bloody battle that forced the French government to withdraw to Orleans and Paris being encircled and finally forced to surrender (although there are pockets of urban resistance). The Germans are horribly damaged and vulneralble, but they have taken the capital of their enemies and some French troops have been rumored to be deserting, further pushing the country into chaos.

Savoy Campaign:
-Major French Victory: Despite a good use of artillery by the Italians, the French had called the reserves and attempted a major pincer offensive, pushing deeper into Italy and causing panic in some areas close to the French troops. If anything, the terrain has stopped them from pushing even harder.

Nice-Marseilles Offensive:
-Tactical Italian Victory: Luck certainly failed to favor the Italians in the front, since despite the massive deployment of troops a breakthrough could not be achieved, which forced the Italians into a costly battle of winning miles until they managed to capture Marseilles, which forced another stalemate.

British Landings in Oldenburg:
-Major British Victory: With the English Channel cleared the British took an almost desperate gamble and landed in Germany itself with some moderate forces, hoping to throw the Germans off balance. Curiously enough, the fact that the Germans had used most of their reserves in France meant that the zone lacked defenses and the British were successful in establishing a bridgehead for the time being.

Morocco:
-Tactical French Victory: While an attempt to use the Portuguese forces to invade Morocco was foiled by the American fleet, the French did start a massive offensive that dealt significant damage to the Italians. They might have been able to push further, but Raisuli and his men started a new campaign against the French Army and Marshal Joffre was forced to stop.

Invasion of Corsica:
-Italian Major Victory: Despite attempts to send reinforcements and use ingenious tactics to contain the enemy, the French were unable to mount a successful line of defense and were destroyed of captured, leaving the island in the hands of the Italians.

Invasion of Sardinia:
-Italian Tactical Victory: With most of the British naval assets deployed elsewhere the Italians were quick in sending further reinforcements and securing many potential landing zones, defeating the small bridgehead and forcing the enemy to surrender.

Middle East Front:

Ottoman Palestine Campaign:
-Stalemate: With new reinforcements coming from Africa and despite the massive unrest and the attacks from the local population (which have killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers), the British army pressed on against the Ottomans and succeeded in disrupting the Turkish offensive, which meant that Palestine has degenerated into a zone of ethnic cleansing and trenches. It's hell on earth.

British Invasion of Iraq:
-Major British Victory: While attempts to seduce independence movements in Iraq failed because of how hated the British have become, they were successful in repeating the offensive of four years ago to defeat the defensive positions of the Ottomans and continue they push into Badghad. They could reach the city soon, but they are hampered by horrible logistics.

American Front:

Invasion of Cuba:
-Tactical British Defeat: With hundreds of Cuban fighters joining the British the invaders chose to strike at Havana, but the Cuban government and the American troops on the island mounted a furious defense and fought the enemy back. That said, Cuba is close to a full-scale revolt and the British still control the bridgehead.

British Offensive into Canada:
-Tactical British Victory: With the American forces not in position to attack and lacking actual orders, the British continued to take miles and miles of deserted land while joining with volunteer forces to liberate some major towns in Northern Quebec.

Falklands Campaign:
-Major British Victory: Despite Argentina using most of their fleet to strike at the islands to capture them, the British task force in the area was able to fight back the attack at the cost of losing most of the ships. While the defeat has humilliated Argentina, they are expected to return and win next phase.

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African Front:

Tanzania Campaign:
-Stalemate: The British launched another overwhelming offensive to take the colony, but Lettow-Vorbeck (who is quickly rising up the ranks to become a German hero) convinced the Askari tribes to march with him and force a trench war with the British in the northern part of the country, halting their offensive for the time being.

Namibia Campaign:
-Franco-British Tactical Victory: No surprises here, all remaining German troops have surrendered.

Asian Front:

New Guinea Offensive:
-Decisive British Victory: Using a fantastic combination of land and naval power the British have obliterated the Japanese here (who didn't bother to send reinforcements) and almost conquered the island, missing a few places due to the horrible terrain.

Philippines Campaign:
-Stalemate: While a French offensive directed at Luzon was a failure since it was one of the best defended areas of the Philippines, the British have been successful in gaining local support and creating a Filipino government, which is currently organizing heavy guerrilla warfare against the Japanese.

Solomon Islands Campaign:
-Tactical French Victory: With Japan overextended and a strange lack of action the French had no trouble to deploy forces in the Solomon Islands, but since their manpower here is extremely low they had to settle with a few small victories.

Naval Front:

Atlantic Campaign:
-Stalemate: With the grevious losses sustained here, both sides failed to engage in a major battle, instead resorting to attack convoys and destroy shipping, winning criticism from most of the neutral nations across the world.

North Sea Campaign:
-Decisive German Victory: After months of inactivity the High Seas Fleet went all out against the British, using intelligence knowledge of the zones mines by the Home Fleet to ambush and strike at the naval power. With many of their ships focused on the Oldenburg invasion and the sustained losses the British were soundly defeated, breaking their blockade of the North Sea, leaving the landings almost unprotected and putting the Germans in the lead of the sea campaign for some time.

Battle of Gibraltar:
-Major British Victory: Despite the entrance of Spain and Portugal in the war the Entente High Command chose to use the Italian fleet and some of the assets in Morocco to strike at Gibraltar. Despite a brave battle the combined allied forces were too much to handle, securing the entrance to the Mediterranean and dealing good losses to the Italians at the cost of losing a large portion of the remnants of the French Mediterranean Fleet.

Intelligence Front:
-It seems both sides are growing bolder and bolder. The British deployed their agents to the Ruhr for a massive campaign of terror, causing major damage to German war production with their efforts. They also sent agents to America, creating chaos among elements who dislike Hay and weakening his popularity despite the last minute prevention of the bombing of the Statue of Liberty.

Overview:

-The Empire Strikes Back! Using the inactivity of Japan and USA, some well prepared moves and with a good degree of luck the British have fought back many attacks and recaptured lost ground in terms of prestige. Sadly, France is dragging them down and it looks like the country may very well fall if things keep going on like this.

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