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I use a copy of the Reischarchiv Order of Battle for the Germany Army, but online sources also have it.

For the two Landwehr Corps:
Heck, refer to the site you just gave me, but there are others. Some sources list the Landwehr brigades as attached to the army, like in most other armies, but The Reichsarchiv order of battle and here:

http://www.tulipacademy.org/gew/ddhob/aok5.htm
(Refer to bottom)

As you can see the Landwehr Command at the bottomn is the II Landwehr Corps, the I Landwehr Corps was with the Nord Army under von Böhm.

The I Landwehr Corps contained the following:
33rd, 34th, 37th and 28th Landwehr Brigades.

The other corps apart of Böhm's Army was:
9. Reservenkorps
- 17th 'Reserve' Infantry Division
- 18th 'Reserve' Infantry Division
- 3rd and 9th 'Reserve' Jaeger Battalions
- 9th 'Reserve' Pioneer(Engineer) Battalion

Refer to your own sight for proof:

http://www.tulipacademy.org/gew/ddhob/aokn.htm

The 10 Reserve Korps came into combat service, 6 of them performed the Ypers Offensive, the other 4 went East. For every German Reserve Korps and when it was formed:

http://home.comcast.net/~lcviser/corps2.htm

EDIT:

From that tulipacademy website, one of its sources is what I use:

"BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avalon Hill Company. 1914: Battle Manual & Game, (Baltimore: Avalon Hill Company, 1968) "

Its main source is: (Stats in that game manual)
DER WELTKRIEG, Reichsarchiv. Band I, II-IV

 

[ptan54]

This is great stuff.

With 8-10 more divisions, and perhaps a few org boosts, Germany might get past French in Sedan.

 

[Allenby]

Reservekorps present in the current OB are:

I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV, XVIII, Garde, I. Bayerische

II Reservekorps was never formed

Reservekorps mobilised later (not in the OB):

XV (Dec '14)

XVII (Jul '15)

XXII (Aug '14)
43. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)
44. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)

XXIII (Aug '14)
45. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)
46. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)

XXIV (Aug '14)
47. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)
48. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)

XXV (Aug '14)
49. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)
50. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)

XXVI (Aug '14)
51. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)
52. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)

XXVII (Aug '14)
53. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)
54. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed October)

XXXVIII (Aug '14)
75. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed January)
76. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed January)

XXXIX (Aug '14)
77. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed January)
78. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed January)

XXXX (Aug '14)
79. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed January)
80. Reserveinfanteriedivision (formed January)

XXXXI (Dec '14)

II. Bay. (Dec '14)

Therefore, I reckon that Germany needs to be given an extra 18 reserve divisions by events.

 

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Reservekorps present in the current OB are:

I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV, XVIII, Garde, I. Bayerische

II Reservekorps was never formed

Yes, that is my mistake, I was typing it from a piece of paper I had written down on and I mistook the '3' for a '2'.

Anyways,

I'm only saying, if you want to be uber-historical and give everybody what they really got, then Germany needs to get their stuff to, or you can just have initial mobilization and give the nations a bit more manpower for new formations. Germany is missing about 400,000 troops from its 10 Reserve Corps, leaving that out really handicaps Germany. As Germany, I am almost never able to pull off an Eastern 1914 offensive and almost always lose East Prussia even though I may have 30 divisions, they are facing 60 Russian ones.

However, I do kinda agree that France is a bit too easy to take out, maybe giving them 5 to 10 extra ICs they can spend on techs/troop raising may give them a little bit of more edge to them.

Regardless, it is a great mod and its fun to play, I look forward to WWI era music.

I need some Last Ride of the Valkryie while my German troops overrun northern France, ahh yes.

EDIT:

Sorry, but I will be gone for about a week, I have to go to my mom's house, but when I get back I'll make sure to respond to whatever is said here.

Thanks.

 

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That certainly is a comprehensive list. I like the small percentages of divisions. Probably good to not include everything under a certain size, as these divisions will be filled up quickly, thus giving the British a number of full-strength divisions right away.

Steele

British Units Overseas Command

Egypt + Sudan + Cyprus (Combined / Egypt Command)

Cavalry Regts 1
Artillery Btys (Horse) 1
Artillery Btys (Garrison/Mtn) 1
Infantry BN's 5 ( 1 in Sudan / 1 Coy in Cyprus )

 

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All the colonial powers will have massive armies in Africa, especially the British, but not just them. I think we should cap these under-strength divisions at .3 strength or something like that. Including every platoon as a .0002 strength division is a little overboard.

Steele

PS: I'm kidding of course... about the platoons...

Britain only had 2 Cav Regts, 4 infantry BN's and 2 native (WAC) infantry BN's in Africa. Under South African and West African Commands

 

[StephenT]

In the end we used 0.25 of a division as the cut-off - that's 3 battalions.

The King's African Rifles had 3 battalions alone in 1914 - the 1st, 3rd and 4th Regiments KAR (later expanded to 22 battalions = 2 divisions). The West African Frontier Force had the Gold Coast Regiment and Nigeria Regiment and the Sierra Leone Battalion - there was also the West African Regiment as a separate force. That's excluding forces in South Africa and Egypt, and the volunteer battalions formed by white settlers in Rhodesia on the outbreak of war.

 

[kionas76]

What happened to the Greek ships kilkis and Lemnos(pre war BB)?

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Speaking of ships, can someone please tell me what´s going on here?!

(august 1914 scenario)

 

[Allenby]

What happened to the Greek ships kilkis and Lemnos(pre war BB)?

In the January 1914 scenario they are rightly part of the US Navy as USS Mississippi and USS Idaho.

However, they were handed to Greece in July 1914, so they ought to be present in the Greek OB for the August and November 1914 scenarios.

Speaking of ships, can someone please tell me what´s going on here?!

It would seem that Admiral Haus has taken the Austrian flagship and taken it into the mountains to do battle with the Montenegrin Army.

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

It would seem that Admiral Haus has taken the Austrian flagship and taken it into the mountains to do battle with the Montenegrin Army.

Are those austrians desperate or what?

Is the problem solved?

EDIT: Oh, and the ship was later 'sunk'

 

[Allenby]

Is the problem solved?

Hardly. I think we can simply describe it as a strange anomaly that can be blamed on the HOI game engine.

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

I have found the error.

Enter the august 1914 scenario files and find the data for Viribus Unitis.

As it is now, Viribus Unitis is a part of 6. Armee due to a '}' missing.

 

[Allenby]

I have found the error.

Enter the august 1914 scenario files and find the data for Viribus Unitis.

As it is now, Viribus Unitis is a part of 6. Armee due to a '}' missing.

Very good!

Problem rectified.

 

[kionas76]

In the January 1914 scenario they are rightly part of the US Navy as USS Mississippi and USS Idaho.

However, they were handed to Greece in July 1914, so they ought to be present in the Greek OB for the August and November 1914 scenarios.

How about an event for Greece to purchase them.Technically they were already sold to Greece since the talks for their purchase had ended by 1st January IIRC so i think these 2 babes deserve to be stationed in Athens.

 

[Allenby]

How about an event for Greece to purchase them.Technically they were already sold to Greece since the talks for their purchase had ended by 1st January IIRC so i think these 2 babes deserve to be stationed in Athens.

# American battleships

event = { 
    country = GRE 
    id = 22005
    random = no 
    style = 0 

    name = "American battleships" 
    desc = "The Greek government has recently purchased the cruiser 'Helle'
 from the New York Shipbuilding company.  It was intended that this vessel
 should act as a support for what hopes Greece will be the core of a fine
 fleet.  In 1910, the Greek government unsuccessfully negotiated with the
 French the purchase of two pre-Dreadnoughts, in an attempt to offset the
 purchase by Turkey of two of Germany's pre-Dreadnoughts.  By now,
 however, it would seem that the Greek government has found a willing
 partner for negotiation in the shape of the United States, who are willing to
 sell the 13,000 ton pre-Dreadnoughts USS Mississippi and USS Idaho. 
 Buying these vessels will tip the naval balance of power in the Near East in
 Greece's favour." 

    trigger = { 
        NOT = { war = { country = USA country = GRE } }  
	exists = USA
	} 

    date = { day = 1 month = june year = 1914 } 
    offset = 30 
    deathdate = { day = 1 month = july year = 1914 } 

    action_a = { 
        name = "Purchase them!"
       command = { type = add_division which = battleship when = 891 }
       command = { type = add_division which = battleship when = 891 }
       command = { type = supplies value = -2000 } 

    } 
    action_b = { 
        name = "The United States demands too much"  
        command = { type = dissent value = 2 } 
    } 
}

 

[Gwalcmai]

The problem with that kind of event is that the USA will keep the ships it sells...

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

The problem with that kind of event is that the USA will keep the ships it sells...

We can always take them out of the US OOB...

 

[Allenby]

The problem with that kind of event is that the USA will keep the ships it sells...

Two knackered pre-Dreadnoughts.

Who cares?

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

I care, let them just be taken out of american OOB:s at the start, I think the US has enough ships beeing constructed to cover them very rapidly...