Danzig-Konigsberg
I find it really annoying that some provinces get a strait, but somehow this is not a strait even on the provinces map you can see how close they are. And this is not only because they are close, but because strategically for Brandenburg and for the Teutons, this would give a mobility of armies that could be used to their advantage. For Brandenburg, this could mean be able to form Prussia without having to build 10 cogs with the only purpose of accessing this province to deal with rebels. Agressive Expansion is a real thing on the HRE, and being able to get 2 provinces less on the peace deal and still be able to form Prussia without the Teutons forming it first because they own Konigsberg.
Here we can see Malacca
a 78km strait
Even by being really far, this strait in Malacca gives exactly what the one between Danzig and Konigsberg would give to the germanic states. Even Sweden could have benefits on it, due to their Baltic achievement. Hell, Poland could march faster from the west front to the north front.
Gibraltar
a 14km strait that gives the much needed army mobility to Spain and Portugal.
Now, this one is a little tricky,
Lithuania has no coast.
I get it. It was needed since the Teutons have to be able to march their armies around together with the Livonians to even have a chance to survive on the inevitable Polish-Teutonic wars. But this is some undermining to the actual Lithuanian history, quoting:
"Between the 13th and 15th centuries, the inhabitants of Palanga had to confront the Teutonic Knights in the south and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the north. Their adversaries were unable to achieve their goal of capturing the Lithuanian sea-coast from Klaipėda to Šventoji. Although Klaipėda (Memel) passed into the hands of the German feudal lords under the Treaty of Melno, in 1422, Palanga and Šventoji remained under Lithuanian control. The two towns gradually developed into harbours and even greater centers of trade. British merchants established enterprises in Šventoji in 1685. During the Great Northern War, the Swedish Army ravaged Palanga, destroyed the harbour at Šventoji, and blocked up the entrance with rocks in 1701."
(Palanga History)
Years and years the Teutons fought against the Lithuanians to cut them off the sea, and yet, they hold up. They hold up for centuries on invasion, they built harbours. Imagine how much effort the Grand Duke had to mantain his access to the sea, to be able to comercialize with the world and receive goods for the on going wars, everything is lost on eu4 since patch 1.0, and I really think it is already time to give it some love. For this, I don't really think the Teutons and Livonians should lose their army march terrain, and so a strait should be added here. It's not really that close, but we have bigger or comparable straits in the game, and this one has a real strategic reason, and yet is always overlooked. It's not like Lithuania will be able to fight off the combined navy of them both with one port, even when they tend to ally with Denmark and Riga, giving them even more ships. Also, a new Lithuanian decision could be made, giving them more trade power on the baltic, somewhat close to the English "Staple Port"decision. This would definetely give the Teutons their objective on why cut off Lithuania for the Baltic, and for Lithuania to maintain their access.
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I find it really annoying that some provinces get a strait, but somehow this is not a strait even on the provinces map you can see how close they are. And this is not only because they are close, but because strategically for Brandenburg and for the Teutons, this would give a mobility of armies that could be used to their advantage. For Brandenburg, this could mean be able to form Prussia without having to build 10 cogs with the only purpose of accessing this province to deal with rebels. Agressive Expansion is a real thing on the HRE, and being able to get 2 provinces less on the peace deal and still be able to form Prussia without the Teutons forming it first because they own Konigsberg.
Here we can see Malacca
a 78km strait
Even by being really far, this strait in Malacca gives exactly what the one between Danzig and Konigsberg would give to the germanic states. Even Sweden could have benefits on it, due to their Baltic achievement. Hell, Poland could march faster from the west front to the north front.
Gibraltar
a 14km strait that gives the much needed army mobility to Spain and Portugal.
Now, this one is a little tricky,
Lithuania has no coast.
I get it. It was needed since the Teutons have to be able to march their armies around together with the Livonians to even have a chance to survive on the inevitable Polish-Teutonic wars. But this is some undermining to the actual Lithuanian history, quoting:
"Between the 13th and 15th centuries, the inhabitants of Palanga had to confront the Teutonic Knights in the south and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the north. Their adversaries were unable to achieve their goal of capturing the Lithuanian sea-coast from Klaipėda to Šventoji. Although Klaipėda (Memel) passed into the hands of the German feudal lords under the Treaty of Melno, in 1422, Palanga and Šventoji remained under Lithuanian control. The two towns gradually developed into harbours and even greater centers of trade. British merchants established enterprises in Šventoji in 1685. During the Great Northern War, the Swedish Army ravaged Palanga, destroyed the harbour at Šventoji, and blocked up the entrance with rocks in 1701."
(Palanga History)
Years and years the Teutons fought against the Lithuanians to cut them off the sea, and yet, they hold up. They hold up for centuries on invasion, they built harbours. Imagine how much effort the Grand Duke had to mantain his access to the sea, to be able to comercialize with the world and receive goods for the on going wars, everything is lost on eu4 since patch 1.0, and I really think it is already time to give it some love. For this, I don't really think the Teutons and Livonians should lose their army march terrain, and so a strait should be added here. It's not really that close, but we have bigger or comparable straits in the game, and this one has a real strategic reason, and yet is always overlooked. It's not like Lithuania will be able to fight off the combined navy of them both with one port, even when they tend to ally with Denmark and Riga, giving them even more ships. Also, a new Lithuanian decision could be made, giving them more trade power on the baltic, somewhat close to the English "Staple Port"decision. This would definetely give the Teutons their objective on why cut off Lithuania for the Baltic, and for Lithuania to maintain their access.
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