Big Bear Problem (BBP)
This is my first real attempt at an AAR with pictures this time. For the most part I don't play micro powers but have had fun with New Zealand and Lithuania in recent weeks. I have something special planned and hopefully it hasn't been done before and isn't to gamey I have played numerous mini games over the last few days trying to figure out whats best for Lithuania's destiny. I'm playing straight out of the box Armageddon 1.1 from HoI Anthology.
I'll see what I can do with tiny Lithuania. My goals are.
1. Have fun
2. Go forth and pillage erm liberate
3. Survive the bear.
I have tried numerous starting strategies and slider moves and have allied with the Allies, Axis and Japan and tried to go it alone. Lithuania is stuck betwwen Nazi Germany and the USSR which will invade you in June 1940 or so if the Ribbentrop/Molotov treaty is signed. The easiest way to avoid this is to ally with Germany and DoW Poland before the pact is signed in late Aug39.
Howeverthis lets you survive but is very boring. The Germans will over take you and you don't really have the manpower to slog it out on the eastern front. You are an Axis poodle and the German AI sucks and odds are the Bear will eat you a few years later, or the Eagle comes from the beaches of Normandy.
Most of the Baltic region also have alliances so and early war vs Estonia and Lativa isn't fun and the Soviets may smack you down. Scandinavia and Denmark are always options but once again high risk of smackdown from everyone or your transports have to dodge destroyers and lt cruisers. Even if successful you have around 6 divisions or so and alot of provinces with high dissent.
The Allies don't seem to like you but you can bribe your way into their alliance. You will have to leave before the 30 August 1939 though and then the Bear eats you in 1940 if you don't become a German footstool. They may give you some blueprints but maybe not.
Japan make a great Alliance and give you good deals and free blue prints. You can even sail over their and gain experience in China. Your nice experienced troops may make it back to Lithuania just in time for the Bear to eat you. Or you stay in Asia and get smashed by the Americans later on-after the Bear has eaten you.
Lithuania has a BBP it seems. But I have a plan.
Armageddon 1.1
Normal Difficulty (I'm a newb and its Lithuania).
Tech Team Takeover On
Full IC takeover on.
I usually have the IC and Tech teams off. My excuse is I'm Lithuania- with a Big Bear Problem.
This is my first real attempt at an AAR with pictures this time. For the most part I don't play micro powers but have had fun with New Zealand and Lithuania in recent weeks. I have something special planned and hopefully it hasn't been done before and isn't to gamey I have played numerous mini games over the last few days trying to figure out whats best for Lithuania's destiny. I'm playing straight out of the box Armageddon 1.1 from HoI Anthology.
I'll see what I can do with tiny Lithuania. My goals are.
1. Have fun
2. Go forth and pillage erm liberate
3. Survive the bear.
I have tried numerous starting strategies and slider moves and have allied with the Allies, Axis and Japan and tried to go it alone. Lithuania is stuck betwwen Nazi Germany and the USSR which will invade you in June 1940 or so if the Ribbentrop/Molotov treaty is signed. The easiest way to avoid this is to ally with Germany and DoW Poland before the pact is signed in late Aug39.
Howeverthis lets you survive but is very boring. The Germans will over take you and you don't really have the manpower to slog it out on the eastern front. You are an Axis poodle and the German AI sucks and odds are the Bear will eat you a few years later, or the Eagle comes from the beaches of Normandy.
Most of the Baltic region also have alliances so and early war vs Estonia and Lativa isn't fun and the Soviets may smack you down. Scandinavia and Denmark are always options but once again high risk of smackdown from everyone or your transports have to dodge destroyers and lt cruisers. Even if successful you have around 6 divisions or so and alot of provinces with high dissent.
The Allies don't seem to like you but you can bribe your way into their alliance. You will have to leave before the 30 August 1939 though and then the Bear eats you in 1940 if you don't become a German footstool. They may give you some blueprints but maybe not.
Japan make a great Alliance and give you good deals and free blue prints. You can even sail over their and gain experience in China. Your nice experienced troops may make it back to Lithuania just in time for the Bear to eat you. Or you stay in Asia and get smashed by the Americans later on-after the Bear has eaten you.
Lithuania has a BBP it seems. But I have a plan.
Armageddon 1.1
Normal Difficulty (I'm a newb and its Lithuania).
Tech Team Takeover On
Full IC takeover on.
I usually have the IC and Tech teams off. My excuse is I'm Lithuania- with a Big Bear Problem.
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