The first shots are fired on the Serbian front. For now, let's invade France, Belgium and Serbia. But all of that is ahead of me, in some not so distan future. I'll need to husband the resources and invest rationally in the technological development. That will require a careful planning on my part. But I'm acutely aware, that the real face of this war will be attrition. There will be some aggressive, offensive Central Powers action during the opening rounds. Is he aggressive or deliberate? Is he methodical or unpredictable? Well, the time will show. This is the first time I play against Dan, so I completely don't know what his command style is. Will the Habsburg troops require German assistance from the outset? A lot of course is going to depend on my opponent. At the same time, the Russian forces attacking in Galicia and Poland, are going to have a numerical superiority over the armies of Dual Monarchy facing them there. They need to attack Serbia, but the Serbs are a tough bunch. What is causing me most headache at this moment, is the position of Austro-Hungary. But the British entry would occur sooner or later anyway. The violation of Belgian neutrality will immediately bring British Empire to war against Central Powers. Germany also needs the Belgian economic resources. Lengthening of the front, will at least a the beginning, be very dangerous to the numerically inferior French. I'm expecting to conquer some territory, before going on the strategic defensive. As to the artillery unit, which is a very valuable asset, before moving it somewhere, I'll need to reinforce it first.ĭespite the fact, that most of the aforementioned forces won't be deployed to the West, I'm going to go on the offensive there. Even though there's less space for the maneuver in the West, I will need that unit for scouting and breakthrough exploitation. Surprisingly, the only unit that I'm going to deploy in the West, is the second cavalry corps. The Russian steam roller is very dangerous and the margin for error in that theater is pretty slight. The two infantry and one cavalry corps will also reinforce Eastern Front. The Germans don't have any HQ there, so Von Bulow will go to the East Prussia. Due to that, most of the German units from the initial deployment phase will go to the East. I don't think, that it would be possible to knock out France quickly and the so called Schliffen Plan, is pretty unfeasible in my opinion. I think that one of best ways to learn about a particular conflict is to wargame it, so let us begin! Which makes the Great War an utterly fascinating study subject. The World War I dynamics and the balance of power, were very different form the World War II. The subsequent reinvigoration of the Entente's armies and speed with which the Second Reich collapsed, were maybe inevitable, but also surprising to a degree. The Western allies could count on the influx of the fresh American blood, while the expected gains of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in reality become just another burden for Germany and Austro Hungary. Of course they also become exhausted by that time. The Central Powers ( Germany in fact ), managed to knock out Russia, withheld the offensives of materially superior France and Great Britain on the Western Front, bleed them white in the process and in the Spring of 1918, staged the most successful series of offensives of the war. I'm convinced that during the actual war, the Central Powers did pretty well and it would be very difficult for me to top their achievements in the game. So far, it's coming along pretty nicely and I have to say, that I'm enjoying it immensely. We are both beta testers of the game, which is nearing it's release date. My opponent Dan, will take charge of the Entente forces. Welcome to the Strategic Command World War I AAR.
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