This seems like an other blogg that might be fun to read, as it also covers the Great War, but with the focus on the naval war during the time period.
Here is the link Great War naval campain, a SeeKrieg5 macro game.
/War Corspondant Service
NixxoN
Pardon for Brittish soldiers
When this came to me from a friend, you start to wounder how they are supposed to pull this off?
LONDON - British soldiers who were executed by the military for cowardice during World War I will be pardoned, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, following a lengthy campaign by the family of one such soldier.
Defense Secretary Des Browne said the government would seek parliamentary approval to issue pardons for the 306 soldiers who were executed.
As the sender put it: Will they digg them up and tell them that they are free and can go home now?
Until next update,
this is war corspondant
NixxoN
From a war thorn Europe.
Mon Falcone, Odinese and the southern front.
Sept I 15, Southern Front.
News spread around the Italian border of the agressive attacks from the Austrian-Hungarians. This made the high command withdraw some units from the front lines to strenghten the defences in the back areas around Izonso river battle areas.
Unfortunatly the withdraw resulted in a somewhat chaotic deployment of the forces. This left the BTag unit alone in the middle between Mon Falcone and Odinese, exposed by a heavy attack by Austrian-Hungarian forces that had been reinforced by strong elite units, from the Kaisers own jaegers.
The 5:1 battle resulted left no defending Italian forces after the attack and Austrian-Hungarian forces marched in after combat to claim the battlefield.
Later on an second agressive move left an other 30-40km of Italian soil in Austrian-Hungarian hands and a responding Italian force far away.
An Italian attack in the northern borderfront resulted in heavy Italian losses, in the neighbourhood of 7-8000 soldiers got killed or where take prisoners. Wich in contrast to the meer 2-2500 Austrian-Hugarian losses meant a heavy dent in the commanding general Cardornas good recordbook soo far.
A quick march had taken the Italian forces to just under the nose of the Austrian-Hugarian forces that unfortanatly, have had the time to dig in and reinforce there positions.
The long planed attack att sunrise was turned into a blood shead by dusk as the retreating Italians hastly made it back to thier own lines.
It seems that the general staff suffers from late summer illness as they have contributed nothing to the battles in this area. Even the great general Cardorna has faild to lead in a forceful manner.
What might be a somewhat positive note is that the heroic Italian Air Force, Regio Aeronautica, manage to bomb the factories so much that they seased to produce for this turn.
This ends the report from the southern front.
Gen Cardorna
C-in-C
Italian Armed Forces
News spread around the Italian border of the agressive attacks from the Austrian-Hungarians. This made the high command withdraw some units from the front lines to strenghten the defences in the back areas around Izonso river battle areas.
Unfortunatly the withdraw resulted in a somewhat chaotic deployment of the forces. This left the BTag unit alone in the middle between Mon Falcone and Odinese, exposed by a heavy attack by Austrian-Hungarian forces that had been reinforced by strong elite units, from the Kaisers own jaegers.
The 5:1 battle resulted left no defending Italian forces after the attack and Austrian-Hungarian forces marched in after combat to claim the battlefield.
Later on an second agressive move left an other 30-40km of Italian soil in Austrian-Hungarian hands and a responding Italian force far away.
An Italian attack in the northern borderfront resulted in heavy Italian losses, in the neighbourhood of 7-8000 soldiers got killed or where take prisoners. Wich in contrast to the meer 2-2500 Austrian-Hugarian losses meant a heavy dent in the commanding general Cardornas good recordbook soo far.
A quick march had taken the Italian forces to just under the nose of the Austrian-Hugarian forces that unfortanatly, have had the time to dig in and reinforce there positions.
The long planed attack att sunrise was turned into a blood shead by dusk as the retreating Italians hastly made it back to thier own lines.
It seems that the general staff suffers from late summer illness as they have contributed nothing to the battles in this area. Even the great general Cardorna has faild to lead in a forceful manner.
What might be a somewhat positive note is that the heroic Italian Air Force, Regio Aeronautica, manage to bomb the factories so much that they seased to produce for this turn.
This ends the report from the southern front.
Gen Cardorna
C-in-C
Italian Armed Forces
Most of September I 1915 Western Front
For the French the production turn came as a relief as the replacements were badly needed.
In the most critical part of the western, the south, the French left Dijon fortress to it's destiny trying to retreat the troops from being encircled through a thin corridor back to own lines.
The Germans did not react even if the were plenty of HQ and even Falkenheyn.
So the French could continue to move away from risk of encirclement.
In the German turn however they got hit hard. A furious 3 hex attack supported by lots of recon, a fighter squadron, gas engineers and with some help from the tactical genius of Falkenheyn resulted in a 1 DH, 1 HX and one DR. And the DR result was against a completely encircled corps which got totaly annihilated, except for for some retreating soldier getting back to thelines through special replacements.
French retreated in the central part of the western front from behind Meuse river to the Seine.
The Germenas reacted somewhat moving forward some corps and in the German turn they moved in more corps and dug in beside the French lines.
In ther northern part the Brits made their part of the frontline one hex longer.
Question is how long will it take before the northern France will become a part of Great Bretagne sorry Britain.
The German did som reorganizations which made their lines stronger.
The next time we'll see if the French will react, especially at the two hex hole in their lines in the south. And if not then will the Germamns be brave enough to exploit the hole?
In the most critical part of the western, the south, the French left Dijon fortress to it's destiny trying to retreat the troops from being encircled through a thin corridor back to own lines.
The Germans did not react even if the were plenty of HQ and even Falkenheyn.
So the French could continue to move away from risk of encirclement.
In the German turn however they got hit hard. A furious 3 hex attack supported by lots of recon, a fighter squadron, gas engineers and with some help from the tactical genius of Falkenheyn resulted in a 1 DH, 1 HX and one DR. And the DR result was against a completely encircled corps which got totaly annihilated, except for for some retreating soldier getting back to thelines through special replacements.
French retreated in the central part of the western front from behind Meuse river to the Seine.
The Germenas reacted somewhat moving forward some corps and in the German turn they moved in more corps and dug in beside the French lines.
In ther northern part the Brits made their part of the frontline one hex longer.
Question is how long will it take before the northern France will become a part of Great Bretagne sorry Britain.
The German did som reorganizations which made their lines stronger.
The next time we'll see if the French will react, especially at the two hex hole in their lines in the south. And if not then will the Germamns be brave enough to exploit the hole?
Loss of ground at the Izonso riverbanks
Late August saw a suprise attack by the Austrian-Hungarian forces in the southern part of the Izonso battlefield.
The fast moving units managed to penetrate 30-40km into Italian territory before settling down into defencive positions.
This forced the Italian army into a tactical repositioning of its Izonso Army.
This hasty operation was even harder as the Austrian-Hungarians had managed to hit and destroy the Army HQ.
The Italian high command is sorry to inform that once Italian lands has once again been forced into the hands of the Hun vassals.
But be assaured that we will fight and take back our historicaly owned land.
General Cardorna
C-in-C
Italian Armed Forces
The fast moving units managed to penetrate 30-40km into Italian territory before settling down into defencive positions.
This forced the Italian army into a tactical repositioning of its Izonso Army.
This hasty operation was even harder as the Austrian-Hungarians had managed to hit and destroy the Army HQ.
The Italian high command is sorry to inform that once Italian lands has once again been forced into the hands of the Hun vassals.
But be assaured that we will fight and take back our historicaly owned land.
General Cardorna
C-in-C
Italian Armed Forces
Triest production reduced!
Finaly the heroic pilots of the Italian air force manage to bomb the factories in Triest.
The light AA located around the factipories did not manage to harm the attacking bombers and zepeliners more then lightly.
This sucessful bombing mission vill reduce the efficency for the next production cycle.
General Cardorna.
C-in-C
Italian Forces
Entente and CP AUG II 15 West Front
The French was preparing defenses once again against the German offensive.
THe British was calucalting for an attack but not the odds were not good enough so they prepared for exanding the their frontline southwards to help the French.
The CP did make an reaction attack which was a DE success. The hex was right outside Dijon.
Entente tried with success to repair the broken line in the exploitation to atleast a thin line.
CP depleted the Prussian manpower pool and still there are a few units in the replacement pool and a a couple of cadred divisions.
In the German combat phase 2 attacks were made. One few hexes south of Dijon and one NW of the fortress.
Getting an EX and DR was a partial sucess.
The german corps was not considered to be strong enough to make an full incirclement of the 3 corps in and south of Dijon. So one way out in the south of the fortress was left open.
So they French are given an opportunity to leave the pocket but hopefully atleast one French corps will be destroyed and Dijon be take.
Soon the French loss in moralpoints due casualties, lost fortresses and Zeppelin bombings will lead to French general demand to end the war and give CP the rights they have for so long been denied.
In the the reaction Entente withdraw some French corps from the frontline in a start of a general withdrawal and the British mad som preparing for making upgrades to their units.
Soon will the Ententes version follow. And more of the big events that occured in the Italian front.
Hopefully some pictures of the situation from the fronts also.
German High Command
THe British was calucalting for an attack but not the odds were not good enough so they prepared for exanding the their frontline southwards to help the French.
The CP did make an reaction attack which was a DE success. The hex was right outside Dijon.
Entente tried with success to repair the broken line in the exploitation to atleast a thin line.
CP depleted the Prussian manpower pool and still there are a few units in the replacement pool and a a couple of cadred divisions.
In the German combat phase 2 attacks were made. One few hexes south of Dijon and one NW of the fortress.
Getting an EX and DR was a partial sucess.
The german corps was not considered to be strong enough to make an full incirclement of the 3 corps in and south of Dijon. So one way out in the south of the fortress was left open.
So they French are given an opportunity to leave the pocket but hopefully atleast one French corps will be destroyed and Dijon be take.
Soon the French loss in moralpoints due casualties, lost fortresses and Zeppelin bombings will lead to French general demand to end the war and give CP the rights they have for so long been denied.
In the the reaction Entente withdraw some French corps from the frontline in a start of a general withdrawal and the British mad som preparing for making upgrades to their units.
Soon will the Ententes version follow. And more of the big events that occured in the Italian front.
Hopefully some pictures of the situation from the fronts also.
German High Command
CP AUG I 1915 additions
In addition to the Entente report the Germans reinforced the previously attacked hex so now it has the defense of 113 points while the War's first fort is beeing built on the frontline.
Ent Aug I 1915
The French tried to again to build a line in the far most south of the west front. Some kind line was put up but some stacks were quite weak.
In the north the British made a daring attack on a 93 point entrenched stack.
Getting only 2:1 but a heap of bonus +1 rolls to make.
The 2 recon flights failed likewise the 2 engineer attempts.
But the gas engineers succeeded and likewise the armored cars.
So with the moral bonus they managed to avoid the risk of getting an AX result.
On 6 they would even get a DX and of course it was what they got.
So with the lower British casualties than German the reporters wrote home that a big battle was won and soon the victory will come.
The French were atleast happy that not all of the German replacement would not end up against the French.
The CP did get a reaction roll in the south getting DR (and this time the French machine guns and artillery did let the troops retreat) and an DE result.
In explotation the French fixed the lines somewhat after the reaction attacks.
In Italy everything seemed still however some Italian calculations on odds were made before deciding the odds were hopeless even for Cardorna to try an assault.
The German High Command
In the north the British made a daring attack on a 93 point entrenched stack.
Getting only 2:1 but a heap of bonus +1 rolls to make.
The 2 recon flights failed likewise the 2 engineer attempts.
But the gas engineers succeeded and likewise the armored cars.
So with the moral bonus they managed to avoid the risk of getting an AX result.
On 6 they would even get a DX and of course it was what they got.
So with the lower British casualties than German the reporters wrote home that a big battle was won and soon the victory will come.
The French were atleast happy that not all of the German replacement would not end up against the French.
The CP did get a reaction roll in the south getting DR (and this time the French machine guns and artillery did let the troops retreat) and an DE result.
In explotation the French fixed the lines somewhat after the reaction attacks.
In Italy everything seemed still however some Italian calculations on odds were made before deciding the odds were hopeless even for Cardorna to try an assault.
The German High Command
Aug I 15 CP turn - Entente report.
The French B34 corps, had a bad day when strong German troops attacked them at overwhelming 5:1 odds.
This attack where made on the anniversary of the opening of the war.
The German forces has been doing a shifting of forces towards the southern front during the first half of the year. This seems now to done as there where an increase of activity of the German forces.
In addition to the attack mentioned abow, two more major attacks where done in the southern sector.
One attack NE of Auxerre against the 33 corps crippled the corps severely. Only a cadre strength unit of the 12th division survived an are now holding position.
As the 15 corps suffered as hard as the other corps attacked during this August offensive. This despite being dug in and having made defensive preparations.
As it now looks, the French southern front are close to a collapse and that might open the road to Paris for the German forces.
The only strong forces on French soil seems to be the ever increasing number of English and Commonwealth troops.
This August saw the first of the elite-classed ANZAC troops arrive at the theatre.
Only the future can show if the Central Powers are stoppable before reaching Paris.
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