Age Of War PBEM Game

[H Tower]

Visiting foriegner steps into power vaccuum!

General H Tower accepts control of the Russian nation.

Invited to inspect Russian Army tactics and equipment earlier in the year, before hostilities broke out. General H Tower was caught in Kiev when all government of any kind broke down, he was a mere spectator of the war which has decimated the country. After Nicholas stepped down and fled into exile, the military in and around Kiev was without leadership, and asked the General to take command. The General accepted their offer, and sent out courriers to the remaining army groups and all cities to notify the populace that a new leader had emerged. After Tower had received support from several wide spread units and the few cities with a government remaining, he approached the german high command and agreed to an immediate ceasefire with a treaty to be negotiated soon.

The General has his work cut out for him however, not all military units have been willing to accept orders, several officers of his majesty's imperial army have declared themselves ruler and have turned back all emissaries of the General. There have even been confused reports of units vowing to fight on against the Germans, following the czars last orders. Gen. Tower remains confident that he will bring the renegade military units in line. "I'm worried that so many cities of this once great nation have not even the most basic form of government to protect our citizens," he was reported to say at his first staff meeting. For the moment the General can be reached by foriegn dignitaries at the 1st National Bank in Kiev which is housing the new government temporarily. It is strongly suggested that visitors come with a well trained security detachment as the city has not yet been restored to order.


-Kiev Central High School Press
by Nikolay Barsov, Sophomore.
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Russian military units have abandoned their blocking positions along the Moscow-Warsaw railroad in the hopes that German troops will begin to withdraw. The last remnants of the great army which captured Berlin are moving out of german territory as fast as possible across the countryside, avoiding german rail lines. All withdrawn units are attempting to restore order throughout the nation. As the russian people begin to prepare for the new reality of life after the Czar.

[H Tower]

Former Czar's Duplicity Revealed!

Nicholas declared a criminal in Russia

The newly formed Committee for State Security has put out a warrant for the arrest of ex-czar Nicholas for high crimes. Ministry of Defense reports that were evacuated from Moscow show how it came to pass that so many Jugoslavian troops are serving in the Russian Army. The Czar had instituted a secret plan to train young russian boys to act as Jugoslavian troops. Taken away from their families' soon after birth, they were taught only how to speak Jugoslavian. When these boys became men, they were dressed in Russian manufactured clothing that looked identical to the ones used by those of the Jugoslavian Army, and sent to secret military bases in Asia to await a war. The sole purpose of these troops was drive a wedge between Jugoslavia and Germany, and therefore the Democratic Alliance and the Mediteranean League.

In the last several months, Nicholas had stepped up the training of these "Jugo-Slavic" troops and completely abandoned the training of normal Russian conscripts for the Jugo-Slavic forces. It is a sad day for Russia as mothers across the nation learn the fate of their sons who were taken away from them at birth. It is feared that their intergration into normal Russian society will be difficult as these forces do not speak the mother tongue. While Germany has fought with only 1 regiment of these forces, more than two dozen remain! Together they make up a signficant portion of the Russian Army, especially since they had been held in reserve while traditional Russian onscript regiments were used to assault Berlin and in the defensive effort before Moscow, severely dwindling their number.

Information on the whereabouts of the criminal Nicholas are currently unknown, although he is believed to have fled the country to escape the breakdown of society when the German Army marched into Moscow.


-Kiev Central High School Press
by Nikolay Barsov, Sophomore.

Barracks report for Novgorod, November 1906(below)

[klesh]

So now the question becomes, why isn't Russia's "Not French' tech obsoleting the (previously) French Consripts production?

-FMK.

[klesh]

Okay problem solved.
The first tier infantry units are not set up with a 'Not NationX' tech style set up. Rather, they are made buildable by a nation specific tech, and obsoleted by Infantry Tactics (gun powder). In the case of the former French Infantry, they are made buildable with the knowledge of the no,no tech Third Republic. Obviosly this tech is intended to be given to the French and the French only at the game's start.

I have no idea how Russia attained this tech, as techs through conquest is toggled off. I also don't know why the former regime apparently produced 2 dozen of Jugoslavia's Conscripts knowingly?

Regardless, HTower has agreed not to produce anymore Jugo conscripts, so no editing of the gamefile shall be needed.

[Henrik]

Third Republic looks very much similar to "The Republic" and in online sessions even no, no techs can be traded, I would guess that's how they got it...

[klesh]

So, Jugoslavia now asks the CEU leadership if this explanation is satifactory to remove Jugoslavia from the 'under suspiscion' catagory she was placed in at the start of this debacle?

-Andreas Kleshnikov.

[H Tower]

Henrik, did you forget to attach a save file when you posted before?

[JMarks]

The explanation of Jugo infantry in Russia is acceptable to the CEU nations.

-Board of Acceptablity in Foreign Debacles and Screw Ups. (BAFDaSU)

[Henrik]

No I haven't played yet tower, I will tomorow or tonight.

[Henrik]

Not much happening in Italy.

Also, I won't be able to post again untill next week

[klesh]

November of 1906

This month saw Andreas Kleshnikov delighted to release the information that Jugoslavian citizens along with the Italians make the highest anual income per capita. We have identical incomes of 392 golds per capita. Furthermore, he announced Jugoslavian productivity to be only second to the British. He found this to be particularly noteable, due to the shambles of a nation Jugoslavia was only a few short years ago.

The neutrality of Jugoslavia has lead to the lowest military service on the continent. The expertise of General HTower still resides in the military after the re-organization, and our boys need only to spend 2 years in service to their homeland.

All in all, this has lead to the astounding approval rating of 75%. No other leader in Europe enjoys such harmony with their poplulace. Kleshnikov's positivity fo rthe future was contagious as he ran off the impressive figures for his nation.

At the end of the press conference, Kleshnikov then announced the arrival of a shipment of Coal from Sofia to the wartorn city of Moscow. Whether under control of the CEU or the Russians, it was the tattered inhabitants of the city which this shipment was intended. Cheers exploded from the crowded peasants filling the streets.

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We also have a proposition to the CEU.
Due to the end of the war, we feel that opening our rail hubs to your units is again allowable. However, we request that you arrange for the Russians to hand over the city of Galati to us. Galati is clearly within the Jugoslavian sphere of influence, and truly should've been granted to Jugoslavia from her birth. It would make the Russians/ Jugo border all the more tidy. I also ask this of the Russians, but seeing as they are going to be signing concessions to the CEU, I figure asking the victor in the war to be more proper.

If the CEU can arrange this, we shall open our lines again, which in effect opens the lines of the entirety of Southern Europe to the CEU.

Attatched is a screenshot showing the Galati question, and its geography of it.

-Andreas Kleshnikov.

[klesh]

And heres the save.

[The ANZAC]

FMK: could you send me the terrain file with the wooded hills? I didn't even know there were wooded hills in AoW before this

[SunTzu]

yes i'm also lucky enough to have FMK's unit/terrain mod i like it much better than the original

[The ANZAC]

I have a nemo-ization mod too, but I like the hills