Klaus' War {OOC|MT|CLOSED}

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Hey, are still open for the Royalist side?

I don't want to just say no, but I would appreciate it if you would support a different faction. The Royalists are vastly overrepresented.

[Kingdom of Damascus]

Posted. Not as long as I'd like but it's done.

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Posted.

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Posted. Not as long as I'd like but it's done.

I enjoyed it, and I thought you did a good job of building up emotion about the death of the brother.

One thing though, and I'm sorry I didn't notice it earlier- in the future, could you not date your posts? It just makes it a little easier for me to say when certain things happened.

[New Decius]

Posted, its a long one and includes moves by my Fascist and Communist Groups but it was written on my phone as my laptop is currently in for repairs so its not my most amazing literary creation.

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Posted, its a long one and includes moves by my Fascist and Communist Groups but it was written on my phone as my laptop is currently in for repairs so its not my most amazing literary creation.

I enjoyed it, and you packed a lot of development into one post.

[New Decius]

Posted, its a long one and includes moves by my Fascist and Communist Groups but it was written on my phone as my laptop is currently in for repairs so its not my most amazing literary creation.

I enjoyed it, and you packed a lot of development into one post.

Danke I found the elevator scene rather amusing

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

In case anyone's interested, here's an image with all of the Capilean tanks lined up. Finished up the Jagdhund.

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Danke I found the elevator scene rather amusing

Indeed. I'll try to post tomorrow.

[New Decius]

Very eager to see your reply especially given everything happening

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Very eager to see your reply especially given everything happening

Posted, sorry for the delay.

[Fecaw]

Is there a short summary of what has happened so far in the war?

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Is there a short summary of what has happened so far in the war?

I made a summary post not too long ago:
viewtopic.php?p=36003850#p36003850

Also, in the OP there's a handy timeline which was updated recently, too.

[New Decius]

Hey Nova can I have a few smaller town names that would be inside the fascist enclave at Stammburg. My next post will be a few small scale engagements as my forward troops engage Krebs partisan’s and forward picket forces. I could only think of one, Weidbürn, but I figure you might already have a list or some such

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Hey Nova can I have a few smaller town names that would be inside the fascist enclave at Stammburg. My next post will be a few small scale engagements as my forward troops engage Krebs partisan’s and forward picket forces. I could only think of one, Weidbürn, but I figure you might already have a list or some such

Here's a list, you can pick and choose from it:
-Emwald
-Kortelein
-Anstedt
-Carrbeck
-Baldau
-Bischofsfort
-Orburg
-Hanskirche

[New Decius]

Thinking on it now, in some small way Nemetz does have one advantage when fighting my troops to be sure and that is similar weapons. After all, per the alliance between the Grand Duchy and the Kaiserreich, Germany has been selling weapons to Capile for years including some of the latest weapons just before Klaus’ War broke out. For at least a decade Germany would’ve sold Capile guns, missiles, tanks, aircraft, everything except warships (The Kaiserliche Marine would not want even an allied fleet to challenge its dominance in colonial and home waters).

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Thinking on it now, in some small way Nemetz does have one advantage when fighting my troops to be sure and that is similar weapons. After all, per the alliance between the Grand Duchy and the Kaiserreich, Germany has been selling weapons to Capile for years including some of the latest weapons just before Klaus’ War broke out. For at least a decade Germany would’ve sold Capile guns, missiles, tanks, aircraft, everything except warships (The Kaiserliche Marine would not want even an allied fleet to challenge its dominance in colonial and home waters).

Interesting hypothesis. Capile has always prided itself on making its own weapons. Perhaps less so during Klaus' reign, but still true to the extent of most armored vehicles and service rifles.
However, I would say you are correct in that the majority of Capile's veterans will know how German machines operate, potentially knowing their weaknesses and how to destroy them.

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

How is everybody?

Just want to make sure everything's okay, we haven't had a lot of activity recently.

[New Decius]

How is everybody?

Just want to make sure everything's okay, we haven't had a lot of activity recently.

I’m finished up a post now and should be posting soon.

[New Decius]

And posted!

Rommel’s general strategy is the classic encirclement by sending 12th and 16th Armee up their respective flank of your territory as pincer forces while 22nd Armee move us the center slowly so as to not close the pocket too soon. In addition he has detached a number of Panzerkompanie’s with attached infantry to act as mobile hunting groups in the encirclement zone, both to defeat the annoying partisans in the area and also act as bait to draw out Krebs larger forces at which point these Wolf Packs will converge on the threatened one and attack.

[First American Empire]

ORBAT spreadsheet, roster, and maps have all been updated.

As to the last, some things to take note of:
1) The topographical map was off on some of the cities, which has been largely corrected now.
2) The Royalists have finally taken out the Communist pocket near Reiburg.
3) Von Ravenstein's offensive has been launched toward Wolfcour.
4) The French are advancing toward Roappe.
5) While the BSU's Operation Anvil was turned back at Haakensburg, their Operation Hammer is making rapid and huge progress.
6) The Communists have also taken over the peninsula near Pritzen.
7) The Saatlanders have pushed up their front line.
8) The Dutch have taken Krugersburg.

2-8 will all be elaborated on in my coming post.

Could you update the OOB to indicate that my troops are helping New Decius liberate Stammburg from the Capilean Reich? I've been really busy and can't post much, but I'd like my troops mentioned in posts about the battle. You can add whatever casualties you feel appropriate, and I'll be replacing any casualties with non-elite troops arriving at Reiburg in order to stay at the 100,000 soldier limit you set.

[New Decius]

ORBAT spreadsheet, roster, and maps have all been updated.

As to the last, some things to take note of:
1) The topographical map was off on some of the cities, which has been largely corrected now.
2) The Royalists have finally taken out the Communist pocket near Reiburg.
3) Von Ravenstein's offensive has been launched toward Wolfcour.
4) The French are advancing toward Roappe.
5) While the BSU's Operation Anvil was turned back at Haakensburg, their Operation Hammer is making rapid and huge progress.
6) The Communists have also taken over the peninsula near Pritzen.
7) The Saatlanders have pushed up their front line.
8) The Dutch have taken Krugersburg.

2-8 will all be elaborated on in my coming post.

Could you update the OOB to indicate that my troops are helping New Decius liberate Stammburg from the Capilean Reich? I've been really busy and can't post much, but I'd like my troops mentioned in posts about the battle. You can add whatever casualties you feel appropriate, and I'll be replacing any casualties with non-elite troops arriving at Reiburg in order to stay at the 100,000 soldier limit you set.

I mean I’ve already started my carefully planned offensive. Ive got three field armies (1.2 million troops) conducting operations along the entire battle line and moving into VF territory (I keep saying VF because Germany refuses to acknowledge Nemetz’s declaration of a Reich). I don’t know where your forces would fit in unless they’d be willing to be absolutely subsumed to German command which would place the same combat restrictions on them as are on German forces. Like no heavy munitions in civilian areas, strict adherence to the Geneva Convention, and allowing my Militarpolizei to execute any of your troops who committed war crimes.

Maybe as a reserve force in the rear? Its just that I’ve really got all the troops needed to take on Stammburg, any more is just overkill. What about another area of the war?

[First American Empire]

Could you update the OOB to indicate that my troops are helping New Decius liberate Stammburg from the Capilean Reich? I've been really busy and can't post much, but I'd like my troops mentioned in posts about the battle. You can add whatever casualties you feel appropriate, and I'll be replacing any casualties with non-elite troops arriving at Reiburg in order to stay at the 100,000 soldier limit you set.

I mean I’ve already started my carefully planned offensive. Ive got three field armies (1.2 million troops) conducting operations along the entire battle line and moving into VF territory (I keep saying VF because Germany refuses to acknowledge Nemetz’s declaration of a Reich). I don’t know where your forces would fit in unless they’d be willing to be absolutely subsumed to German command which would place the same combat restrictions on them as are on German forces. Like no heavy munitions in civilian areas, strict adherence to the Geneva Convention, and allowing my Militarpolizei to execute any of your troops who committed war crimes.

Maybe as a reserve force in the rear? Its just that I’ve really got all the troops needed to take on Stammburg, any more is just overkill. What about another area of the war?

I didn't realize you had so many of your troops in that one offensive. I'll redeploy my troops to the Siege of Wolfcour on the Royalist side.

Now though Dernen would make this offer to Krebs, Rommel does not extend it to the VF Party Gauleiter in Stammburg because he refuses to acknowledge his authority. Rommel acknowledges Krebs because he is a fellow soldier. Is Krebs likely to tell the Gauleiter that a surrender offer was made? Or will he keep silent?

When the 20th July Plot took place, many German officers knew of the plot without participating but never squealed on their fellow officers to the SS, a code of the military versus the paramilitary. Do these sort of tensions exist between the regular military leadership under Nemetz command and the VF Party Leadership?

Keep in mind that most of the men fighting for the Reich were in Capile's version of the SS (the Stoßwehr) prior to the war. By that, I mean that the Stoßwehr formations were trained to believe that they were the best forces their country could offer, prioritized for supply and upgrades, and generally treated as the elite.
There were major tensions between the Stoßwehr commanders and the Army commanders, but seeing as they're now fighting against each other, it doesn't really matter.
On the other hand, the VF's civil administration has existed for only a short while, and tensions to that degree haven't had much of a chance to develop.

In any case, I can't see this having much of an effect on things, as you aren't trying to assassinate Nemetz (not yet, at least ). The most Scherk could do would be to try and apprehend Dernen before he escapes, and Krebs would certainly be smart enough not to tell a fanatic such as him about Dernen before he had gotten away.

Speaking of assassinating Nemetz, is it okay if I launch an assassination attempt? It doesn't need to be successful if you want to keep him alive, but attempting to assassinate opposing leaders is something that my nation's government usually does in wartime.

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Speaking of assassinating Nemetz, is it okay if I launch an assassination attempt? It doesn't need to be successful if you want to keep him alive, but attempting to assassinate opposing leaders is something that my nation's government usually does in wartime.

I'm confused. Are you planning on beginning to post again?
I will make a note to update the ORBAT.

[First American Empire]

Speaking of assassinating Nemetz, is it okay if I launch an assassination attempt? It doesn't need to be successful if you want to keep him alive, but attempting to assassinate opposing leaders is something that my nation's government usually does in wartime.

I'm confused. Are you planning on beginning to post again?
I will make a note to update the ORBAT.

Maybe. This is what I'm planning on doing if I get the time to post again.

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

New Decius, interesting post. I'll have to reanalyze it before I post my reply (will be uploaded sometime between this evening and tomorrow afternoon, can't make any more specific promises, unfortunately), as the strategic level of detail is very stimulating and thought-provoking.
I compliment your overarching strategy, as well, though Krebs will have a plan to counteract it.

Maybe. This is what I'm planning on doing if I get the time to post again.

If anything, I'm interested in seeing how you would attempt to assassinate him.

Usually with established dictators (not Middle-Eastern tinpots- although Nemetz is arguably a tinpot, he's in charge of what is essentially an established and internally stable nation), you need a dissenting faction within the government to facilitate the assassination itself and prepare a transition government that can seize control and actually defuse the situation once the leader is killed. My case in point being the 20 July Plot.

Unfortunately, no such powerful dissenting faction exists within the Reich. Sure, a few generals such as Krebs are mildly annoyed by the meddling of Party officials, but this is a trivial matter. For one, they would never dream of betraying, much less beheading, the organization and leader they swore to obey. For another, there is no problem that they think killing Nemetz would solve; unlike Hitler in my earlier example, he has proven to be a generally competent leader (so far), and there is no massive problem to justify killing him. It would only result in the destabilization and likely destruction of the country and cause that they, unlike their Wehrmacht counterparts in 1944, still believed in.

So an internal conspiracy, the least risky of the options, is eliminated. What's left? A sniper? Poisoning? Dictators are paranoid and take zealous security measures for a reason.

Finally, I'll ask you: what do you hope to accomplish by assassinating Nemetz?
This isn't meant to be rhetorical, it's genuine.

I'd like to know how you think the situation will unfold should you succeed in offing him.

[New Decius]

New Decius, interesting post. I'll have to reanalyze it before I post my reply (will be uploaded sometime between this evening and tomorrow afternoon, can't make any more specific promises, unfortunately), as the strategic level of detail is very stimulating and thought-provoking.
I compliment your overarching strategy, as well, though Krebs will have a plan to counteract it.

Maybe. This is what I'm planning on doing if I get the time to post again.

If anything, I'm interested in seeing how you would attempt to assassinate him.

Usually with established dictators (not Middle-Eastern tinpots- although Nemetz is arguably a tinpot, he's in charge of what is essentially an established and internally stable nation), you need a dissenting faction within the government to facilitate the assassination itself and prepare a transition government that can seize control and actually defuse the situation once the leader is killed. My case in point being the 20 July Plot.

Unfortunately, no such powerful dissenting faction exists within the Reich. Sure, a few generals such as Krebs are mildly annoyed by the meddling of Party officials, but this is a trivial matter. For one, they would never dream of betraying, much less beheading, the organization and leader they swore to obey. For another, there is no problem that they think killing Nemetz would solve; unlike Hitler in my earlier example, he has proven to be a generally competent leader (so far), and there is no massive problem to justify killing him. It would only result in the destabilization and likely destruction of the country and cause that they, unlike their Wehrmacht counterparts in 1944, still believed in.

So an internal conspiracy, the least risky of the options, is eliminated. What's left? A sniper? Poisoning? Dictators are paranoid and take zealous security measures for a reason.

Finally, I'll ask you: what do you hope to accomplish by assassinating Nemetz?
This isn't meant to be rhetorical, it's genuine.

I'd like to know how you think the situation will unfold should you succeed in offing him.

Its an interesting comparison because some of my contingencies involve the removal of Klaus rather than Nemetz to out someone more weak-willed and easily manipulated (Not that Klaus isn’t already easily manipulated) on the Ducal throne thus allowing Germany to have a far greater influence on the Grand Duchy. Even effectively make it a client state if it is deemed necessary.