On paper, Romania in 1936 possessed 2.2 million potential draftees, but the loss of Bessarabia and Northern Transylvania in 1940 meant the loss of 700,000 men and three of its nine reserve divisions. High rates of desertion and draft-dodging further reduced that number. Romania's inadequate industrial base left its regular forces under-trained and under-equipped; its ready reserves were even more so. Romania's chronic shortages of modern equipment meant that, unlike other countries, the state of its reserves never improved. Historically, Romania disbanded most of of its reserve divisions to provide replacements for line infantry and security divisions.
Note that the loss of Constanta did not significantly reduce Romania's military manpower due to the resettlement of ethnic Romanians inside its new border.
Due to Romania's historic loss of territory and population during the 1940s, this mobilization mod accounts for four possibilities:
I attached the mod in a .txt file for your convenience.
Have fun and game on!
Note that the loss of Constanta did not significantly reduce Romania's military manpower due to the resettlement of ethnic Romanians inside its new border.
Due to Romania's historic loss of territory and population during the 1940s, this mobilization mod accounts for four possibilities:
- Romania retains both Bessarabia and Northern Transylvania (e.g., historical potential mobilization before June 1940, or if Romania decides to fight rather than cede territory);
- Romania loses only Bessarabia (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact);
- Romania loses only Northern Transylvania (Vienna Diktat); and
- Romania loses both Bessarabia and Northern Transylvania (historical mobilization after August 1940).
I attached the mod in a .txt file for your convenience.
Have fun and game on!