Let's Play Hearts of Iron 2 (Preparing for D-Day in Asia)

[Cassidy]

The Battle of the Pyrenees

Messages from Earth

It didn't matter how many battles were won. The enemy had so many legions, that they have assaulted Toulouse nonstop for the last weeks. They kept sending everything they had against the exhausted heroes, led by Field Marshall and president of the UDMS-KKK Kazimierz Sosnkowski, who, overseeing the desperate situation, orders for the forces to retreat to better defensive positions through the battle. The legions, backed by a few tripods, are as relentless as expected from the corpses of dead soldiers turned into living dead by the highly advanced technology of the xenos. Casualties has been ever high in this eternal battlefield, this true reenactment of Passchendaele. But they knew very well, that if the front is broken, there would be nowhere to retreat, and dozens of millions have returned to Spain and Portugal to rebuild their homes, dozens of millions whose fate lied upon this battle.

That tactical withdrawal was just enough to buy the time necessary for the reinforcements to drive back yet another offensive. The aggressivity of the aliens as the month of November of the year of 1946 was approaching could mean they finally were ready for a final offensive, or that this was an act of desperation while the situation in Africa continued mostly favorable for humanity. A disproportionate amount of alien forces now was in the west European front, focusing on Toulouse, continuing their brutal offensive in spite of how many losses they suffered. The outcome of this conflict may turn out far decisive for the next year, as soon a new offensive shall begin in Asia, and every xeno they kill will be one step closer to the liberation of Earth.

Yet, the xenos never stopped. Even with the arrival of reinforcements, just a few hours after the last wave was stopped, a new one began. This everlasting battle of Toulouse would be forever remembered in History for what it meant. But something was changing. The Tripod divisions have been mostly destroyed in these continual offensives, as did many of the alien forces. They were losing, and they knew it. If only the UDMS-KKK forces could hold long enough to keep inflict further losses, it could take a long time, but eventually, it would be them pushing the line forward.

Sosnkowski continued to lead the defenders through the worst. He gave orders to buy as much time as possible for even further reinforcements to arrive, but, in time, it was becoming clear what the forces that successfully evacuated Arkhangelsk would have to do: unless they arrive in this front, it could collapse now. The other areas were being more and more thinned of defenders as more and more brave men marched to the defense of Tolouse. Had they failed to leave Russia, right now, ITZ would return to Iberia.

The Baneblade and Leman Russ tanks defending Toulouse thus charge for one final counter-attack, as the xenos continue to gain ground. If they can stop them long enough for the reinforcements to arrive, perhaps there is still hope.

Joining the counter-attack, just in time to hopefully revert the situation in this battle, were the elite of the UDMS-KKK. The Air Marines of the Mexicarines and Grey Knights Chapters, the Delta Force and the best men of Canada were there, along this great engagement. Meanwhile, fortunately the evacuation of Russia was at last over, and the several divisions that were there could finally be deployed to defend Aquitaine, provided their transports weren't intercepted along the way. For if they were, millions of lives could be forfeit all across the few liberated parts of Europe.

And then, because everything couldn't get even worse, while the ongoing Battle of Toulouse continued, Perpignan was again threatened, and the Finns, unable to get reinforcements and relying on old equipment, stood little chance alone. Yet they'd do everything they could to stop it.

A legion of highly advanced tanks suddenly came to reinforce the continous offensive against Toulouse. The race against time began as the forces that were temporarily staging in Scapa Flow were to arrive in Bourdeaux, hopefully soon enough to prevent the complete breakdown of these front lines. Yet, even in the most hopeless situation, they didn't give up. They knew dozens of millions depended on their actions, and many of these were their own families, what was left of them after so many tragedies and losses after mankind was brought to near-extinction.

While civilians fled desperatedly from the sections of Toulouse still not seized, as an organized evacuation effort was utterly impossible, once again the armored spearhead of the UDMS-KKK launched a counter-attack, well-aware that the enemy tanks were both numerically and technologically superior. This is just another day on Toulouse, where peace has been long gone.

Perpignan was lost, and this was really bad, for it would force the UDMS-KKK to try holding not only one, but the three territories of Huesca, Barcelona and Pau. The situation has grown more and hopeless. And now it has been days of nonstop battle in Toulouse, with multiple waves of reinforcements failing to put a decisive end to it. Perpignan had to be secured while there was still time, else the entire front could crumble, and if Toulouse fell, then there would be definitively no more hope, and if the reinforcements coming from the Irish sea failed to arrive in Bourdeaux, so would be no more hope, and then soon Auch could be seized, and Bourdeaux would fall.

All along the growing hopelessness of the Iberian front, the only good news was that in North Africa, success was still the most oftenly heard word. But soon, it could matter little. For once again, legions of advanced tanks and tripods managed to entirely surround the defenders of Toulouse, as if things weren't bad enough before this encirclement.

Every precious second. Sosnkowski did everything he could to buy more and more time, hoping that the enemy would wither in their ruthless, now three-days long offensive. And thus, when everything seemed to be on the point of breaking apart, he called the men to not waver.

The people living in Toulouse lauded their heroes, as after all, against all odds, once again Toulouse was successfully held in spite of continous, never-ending waves of xenos, that once again were splattered, destroyed by the unremitting will of mankind. Yet, the situation in this front has never been so horrible, so difficult than now. They are advancing and soon will occupy Perpignan, and unless, somehow, they could be driven back, this will worsen everything. But now it is not the time to give up. A line has been drawn in the sand. No xenos shall cross the defensive line holding the Pyrenees, and no matter the cost, no xenos shall ever take Toulouse again!

Perhaps there is still time to recover Perpignan, as the first wave of occupation forces is driven back. Perhaps there still remains one last chance to refuse ceding, giving in.

Unless it became hopeless, Perpignan will not be given up! All forces in Toulouse worked together to drive them out, hoping there was still time. Tripods, their best, they were coming, surrounding Toulouse. They couldn't be allowed to gain more ground, for if they did, then Toulouse would definitively be coming right next.

They failed. It was too late and soon millions of xenos swarmed over Perpignan. And now, once again, Toulouse would host another decisive battle, except this time, the odds were even further against mankind, as exhausted from their failed offensive, they would have to stop such a force from destroying the entire front and damning all these divisions and all the civilians whose lives depended on their successful defense of Toulouse.

A line has been drawn in the sand. If the aliens pass, it will be all over. The most important battle ever fought in Toulouse has begun, and they had to hold their ground, to hold their line, at any costs.

Remember, Remember, the First of November.
The rays, the tripods, the dead and rotten;
I know of no reason, why the Battle of the Line
Should ever be forgotten.

 

[Drakron]

Oh dear ... that does not look good.

 

[Hellraiser]

ITZ coming?

 

[Cassidy]

ITZ coming?

Maybe.

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The line is drawn in the sand.

More reinforcements arrive at Toulouse. The situation is terrible for most of the defenders are exhausted and unable to keep fighting. A delaying action is employed. Whether it'll ensue victory, on simply delay their defeat, is yet to be discovered, but they knew what was at stake, all along. The tanks prove to be the best hope, the best chance against the legions, and such legions, they just never stopped, for there were too many of them, just too many of them for too few defenders. Yet, in great bravery, they don't give up

And once again, mankind prevails over Toulouse, but at what cost? Most of the front has been compromised, and had those reinforcements that were previously engaged in diversionary offensives against Scandinavia and Russia not arrived safely, it would be all over by now. It wasn't known how long until they tried to attack Toulouse again, but considering the pattern, it wouldn't take much breathing time for their defenders. Everything happened, miraculously, in a way where there might still be hope to stop their legions to swarm all over Spain, to hold the Pyrenees at any costs.

The transports that brought these reinforcements were intercepted by a doomfleet, but fortunately, they managed to retreat to safety, damaged but without any of them sinking. A decisive moment was building up in the European Front, but although there was a great loss in Perpignan, it was not the only place where mankind struggled.

The North African Front continues to demonstrate great success. With massed concentrated firepower and the use of the powerful Baneblades, AfrikaKKKorps succeed at pushing the tripods further eastwards, and the path towards total control over the Suez channel, and thus, total control over the Mediterranean, shortens. These battles are difficult, but at least here the victory is almost certain.

Similarly successful advances continue to occur in Central Africa, slowed down by the horrible terrain and poor infrastructure of the region, but still successful. These two fronts are pleasant counterweights to the critical situation over the Pyrenees, and merely from holding Toulouse, those brave men are drawing millions of xenos out of Africa, ensuring these great victories

Another gain, another victory. In time, the entirety of the African continent shall be freed, and all aliens within it be purged, as it is the fate of all xenos. There is still hope, from knowing these victories, from knowing that, even through all the darkness, they are never alone in their defense of Toulouse. Although the task ahead was greatly challenging, with time Toulouse became their home, and repairs over the city's infrastructure granted to these brave men comforts they fully deserved for their determined defense of the city. They wouldn't let the xenos ruin everything, force the Frenchmen who returned home out again. They would not allow them.

Yet, every few days, a new offensive was launched. It was hell. corpses littering, death everywhere. The new Passchendaele, the media called it, although that was an understatement, considering how long the xenos have been sending wave after wave of their minions, of themselves, to the slaughter, and the death carried on, and on. Fortifications were being built over Toulouse, and next year, the first of them should be completed, provided they held the city long enough, for every week, every time, waves kept coming, restless like the undead.

But the line has been drawn, and they wouldn't let the scum cross it, no matter the cost. However, the enemy, after so many failures in their attempts to take Toulouse, would they remain so predictable?

Bourdeaux was immediately targeted. The last survivors of Canada, and several others tried to hold their ground over there, but the offensive was reckless, and the defenders were far outnumbered by technologically superior forces. The river natural defense wouldn't help much. They needed support, and soon. And thus reinforcements were coming to halt this. Like Toulouse, Bourdeaux must not be allowed to fall!

Thanks to the reinforcements, almost half of the attacking force was driven back, but the outcome of the battle remained undecided, and thus more were coming to hopefully stop it while there was time.

Bourdeaux was successfully held, this time. The xenos wouldn't stop so easily, however.

They kept trying, but the superior strategy of mankind forces ensued they would withstand such difficult times for Iberia and Aquitaine.

But then, they started to attack with greater numbers, and now, Bourdeaux was even more endangered. The battle was one of the most challenging battles ever fought. Outnumbered at 3:1, they did their best, knowing they couldn't allow them to gain even further ground after Perpignan was lost.

And against all odds, they did it! Meanwhile, in North Africa, the AfrikaKKKorps have now reached Alexandria, and Suez was even closer. Everything that had to be done to continue emerging victorious would be done. For all the countless hundreds of thousands who died to liberate what could be liberated in Europe, to allow everything to be in vain. They wouldn't be forgotten, and thus, the line would be held, and the enemy would not advance any further.

This was the finest hour for many. Heroes would be known during this ending of the year of 1946, and legends would be born out of the most difficult battles. They all knew what was at stake, and they wouldn't waver, or retreat easily.

Two tripod divisions would be encircled and destroyed in North Africa, while the heroes did all they could to defend the front in Europe. The month of November would host some of the greatest battles ever fought in this conflict, until the snow hopefully marks a brief moment of peace for the defenders of Toulouse, provided it reaches there.

But for now, the xenos did not pass through the front lines. For now, mankind remained victorious and Toulouse was successfully defended together with Aquitaine.

And thus it must be, forever, until the time comes to cleanse the massive legions with the only viable solution:

EXTERMINATUS!!!

 

[Drakron]

Well Africa looks OK, if you can control the Suez you can block any attempt of counter-attack from the middle east and clean up the rest of Africa with minimum forces, as long there is no nasty surprise down south.

 

[LusciousPear]

OH MY GOD THIS THREAD IS BACK <3

NEVER GONNA GIVE IT UP

 

[Hellraiser]

If you could take Mo-whatitsname from the Xenos you could encircle the doomstack to the south and purge it. But I guess you lack the numbers to pull that off.

So what's the plan? Hold the line until you have enough nukes to make a soviet style nuclear offensive? Or do you want to nuke their industry?

 

[Merkwürdigliebe]

This shit is still going? Awesome.

Many bro fists to you good sir.

 

[Cassidy]

If you could take Mo-whatitsname from the Xenos you could encircle the doomstack to the south and purge it. But I guess you lack the numbers to pull that off.

It's totally impossible to defeat 90 divisions stacked in a single province without sheer numerical superiority over them.

So what's the plan? Hold the line until you have enough nukes to make a soviet style nuclear offensive?

Pretty much. However, I have disabled use of nukes by the AI, and thus, once I start ITZ, I'll have to, out of fairness, set up configurations as to allow the AI to retaliate and repeat what happened in Leningrad unless interceptors come to save the day, and they will have a large amount of nukes. But otherwise, I can't see any progress made before 1963 ending, so the ending of the whole war will be like that thing Cleve was talking about.

Do you want to nuke their industry?

Waste of time and effort, as much as using strategic bombers on industries rather than infrastructure(to delay troop advances) or airfields(to effectively destroy their capability of waging air warfare) is a huge waste. The only serious use of nuclear weapons is to wipe out gigantic stacks and even the numbers a bit. Last I checked 1820 divisions is way too much to be dealt with without nuclear extermination.

Well Africa looks OK, if you can control the Suez you can block any attempt of counter-attack from the middle east and clean up the rest of Africa with minimum forces, as long there is no nasty surprise down south.

In a few years I'll be able to double the size of the UDMS-KKK total army, and open a new front. Technically, I should've build up more before starting the whole D-Day thing, but it wouldn't have been as fun and challenging to do so.

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The Battle of Toulouse during the most brutal alien offensive.

And thus began the year of 1947

While the line has been successfully held over the Pyrenees, the brave AfrikaKKKorps continued ever close to the Suez. The final move to close off the Mediterranean from the Xenos was coming very soon, as the mighty Leman Russ and Baneblade tanks continued to drive off the foes in spite of their might, through superior tactics and numbers, with concentrated firepower.

While transports heading back to Amerikwa tried to evade pursuers, the first steps of the line of fortifications all over the Pyrenees were concluded. In less than an year, far less soldiers will have to remain in there to dissuade the aliens from attacking, freeing them to start new offensives.

The still developing UDMS-KKK Navy has reached the highest level of development in submarine technology, and now it is time to continue the long path of research to create a fully modern carrier-based fleet capable of standing a chance against the xenos legions with their jet-powered air wings.

In Central Africa, further advances are made, and the situation continues entirely favorable. The heroic struggle will be forever remembered in the generations to come, and a new Africa is rising. Brave settlers are coming in the now deserted lands to establish their new homes, and most of these brave men are white.



Mandatory racist comment was missing, so I just got it addressed.

The tripods at Tanta were crushed, and now, Suez was even closer, and from there, the Middle East, and a possible in-road to Central Europe and Russia, depending on how many xenos are in there. The near entire North African coast has thus been liberated, and the situation was much, much favorable while the bulk of xenos legions were tied up in Europe.

The Battle of Suez was taking too long. A better able division in crossing rivers than an armored one was required to finish this, but now it was all just a matter of time before this historical moment for mankind: the recovery of full control over the Mediterranean.

For a brief time, the Xenos also suffer supply shortages, helping further with the liberation of Africa.

Naval Doctrines are further improved in preparation for the revenge for all the brave sailors who died in the destruction of the last remnants of the former Kwanzanian Navy, while other researches, particularly nuclear research, are also soon to make further progress.

While POPAMOLES in power armor try to stop the advance over El Obeid, Suez is at last secured. This becomes another of the greatest battles fought over Central Africa, and it is a difficult one for along forests, fighting foes in power armors turn out far more difficult than anywhere else. Yet, thanks to superior tactics and numbers, the outcome was victory, once again.

Fighting tripods in the middle of forests can be more scary than facing them in the open. That is however no problem for the brave men who make AfrikaKKKorps, and soon, all other divisions are throughly wiped out of any desire to resist, as all that remains holding out in Bangassou are them. In spite of many limitations and lack of large amounts of anti-tank guns, they still perform admirably, and in due time, no matter how difficult, no matter how many didn't live for another battle, this was yet another victory for mankind.

And some divisions are even completely wiped out along this tough battle. Divisions that will be forever irreplaceable. This is a great battle, and its victory is a great morale booster for all who struggled for so long in this war, not so far from becoming seven years old.

The month of December marked the first phase of the long building up of fortifications along the lines over the Pyrenees. Republican Spain has been contacted, and they promised they would build forts along their territory threatened by tripods as well, with some support of the UDMS-KKK. What matters greatly was that finally, the enemy stopped trying to take over Toulouse, and the seemingly eternal meatgrinder has, for now, ended, for the relief of the men who were there.

But there was more reserved for this month. Across the Christian world, many were bold enough to offer expeditions to the city of Jerusalem already, for it was believed the holy city would be freed from xenos by Christmas.

It was found out that a very large amount of forces were near the borders with what was left of the arab world, and for all these years, they never finished them off. Another encirclement is done, and the road for Jerusalem seems clear, although holding Eliat will be a challenge.

Those who made bets on selling trips to Jerusalem didn't regret it, and now, the cradle of the world's largest religion is freed from the alien, and under UDMS-KKK's protection and guarantees. A large amount of Jews in Amerikwa begin to migrate towards there, hoping one day Israel shall return. The armored divisions at Akaba hold their ground admirably, and succeed.

But more was happening as the year of 1946 was ending. Mankind would push even further the lines and kill even more xenos.

The few forces in the Middle East advance as much as they can before hitting a solid wall of alien legions. Most of Israel has been freed, and this is a battle that is only starting, while in Africa, the end may be not so far from happening.

More alien fighters come and cause havoc against the brave flyboys over France. The battle is brutal, but they manage to go through it without suffering too heavy losses. Their air wings will, however, need a lot of time to recover.

Now, as for the bigger picture of all active front lines:

North Africa has been fully liberated, and advances continued over the Middle East, which had less well-equipped but numberful alien forces. With Suez secured, mankind has finally seized control over the Mediterranean.

In Central Africa, humanity is advancing quickly and driving the enemies away, while the fronts are merged with the remainder liberators of North Africa in the continent. The perspective is very positive, and many believe that in this year of 1947, the full liberation of Africa will happen, and all xenos caught within the continent will be purged.

Although, during the most dramatic and heated moments of the seemingly endless Battle of Toulouse, the enemy has gained some ground by taking over Perpignan, the front has been stabilized, and their offensives, after so many losses of entire tripod divisions due to attrition warfare, been halted. There is very little perspective of much more happening, and a long, phony war may happen within these front lines, as certainly as Brittany has stagnated. There is only one way to finish the liberation of Europe, which is the opening of newer fronts over the continent as soon as Africa is freed.

For that goal, however, many more divisions will have to be created than the ones already prepared over Los Angeles for the coming D-Day in Asia. More Air Marines will soon provide new landing zones, and in time, as legendary battles as the ones fought during the opening stages of D-Day will happen. Only one thing is certain: no matter how many years or lives it takes, the UDMS-KKK shall win this war, and one day the Polish flag shall rise again over Warsaw!

: x

And thus began the year of 1947.

 

[Hellraiser]

It looks like the xeno scum is trapped in Africa. Hopefully the machete rape gangs will get them before the brave human troops do.

 

[LusciousPear]

Oh god, itz hevan.

 

[Cassidy]

It looks like the xeno scum is trapped in Africa. Hopefully the machete rape gangs will get them before the brave human troops do.

As I mentioned in the fluff, Africa was completely wiped out of human life by the xenos. They will have to bring Exterminatus on their own.

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January 1947: The Final solution to the Xenos question in Africa begins.

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In face of their greater need in more active front lines that aren't ridden with tripods, several bomber wings are ordered to land in air fields over Central Africa, for it is known they will make a great difference in the final battles for this continent.

The poorly equipped hordes of undead charge against the Leman Russ and Baneblade tanks at Al-whatever sandnigger name this place has. Their sheer number may be a threat, and thus, three more divisions of Leman Russ tanks with Baneblade super heavy tank brigades are sent as reinforcements.

The air support was indeed very useful here, and the advance over the horrible infrastructure of this continent is thus granted further through. But it'll only be around January 25th that this advance to Impfondo will be over, and much could yet happen until then, thus perhaps, a risky endeavor may be worth to gain even further ground, as soon as the other forces west of the AfrikaKKKorps advancing to Impfondo are fully organized.

Victories carry on against the xenos and their filth over East Africa, where now the two fronts are merged. The enemy is being pushed back more and more to the south, and eventually, they will be gone, exterminated.

To raise a large enough army to be able to stand a chance of achieving victory in the coming years, the promotion of better conditions of life and abundant food will contribute in ensuring more able-bodied men ready for the war, for who knows how many years this war could take?

The enemy continues with their foolishness of sending strategic bombers unescorted, which a promptly wiped out and cleansed from the skies by the brave airboys, who strangely haven't faced their dreaded saucer-shaped fighters for a long time.

Bata was a risky endeavor. Several days went in waiting for rain would utterly ruin any hopes of victory, and when the rain over the region finally stopped, by the night, everything would begin. It was hoped that, with massive air support, victory would be possible, for even with their numerical superiority, the benefit a jungle provides to the defending side must not be underestimated, which is another reason for this attempt.

Luckily the xenos zombies were ambushed, and thus slaughtered like no tommorrow with the help of air suppport. Along the way, the enemy launched a flanking attack against Yaounde, but the men fighting were ordered to not stop their offensive, but to keep going to the end.

It was worth the risk, at least in part, for Yaounde was lost. On the other hand, should the xenos advance there, they would be incredibly vulnerable to an encirclement, for with both Bata and Impfondo secured, they would be surrounded by the Foedus of Man forces, thus it was not entirely bad to lose that territory.

For a second time, the xenos try to break the front lines of the UDMS-KKK over the Middle East, but hopefully their poor equipment will once again conspire against their odds of success, while just in case, reinforcements are being sent there. Last time the battle was resolved before their arrival, and hopefully it will be again.

The creation of the Pyrenees Line carries on, while the Europen Theater remains, for the time being, completely static, with neither side trying anything, in spite of the gigantic, humongous, ridiculously excessive doomstack of xenos in Saint-Etienne.

And one more for mankind.

Improvement of air tactics carry on, for they will probably be very important over both Africa and the Middle East, from where the AfrikaKKKorps, after finishing everything in Africa, will carry on.

With all victories, a risky offensive over Khartoum, which however may end successful thanks to the fact the Leman Russ division, its backbone, is led by an Engineer Major General that is better able to deal with river crossings, begins against some of the most powerful foes: alien troopers in power armor.

Impfondo is secured, and soon Bata will be as well! This sounds pointless, but this front has been dragging on for a long time before. A great victory like this is one step closer towards the final objective: the complete liberation of the continent.

The attack against Khartoum was costly, but there were still considerable chances of success, and it may end as a great victory nevertheless.

It lasted for a long time, while Bata was also equally secured, but the battle of Khartoum remained undecided.

Oh well, but it was nothing big that will overshadow the great victories that marked the first month of 1947, after a past year of much blood and darkness as a massive, almost mythical and seemingly everlasting battle for Toulouse, after an equally bloody D-Day, was won by humanity at a great cost of lives, while the entire remnant of the US Navy performed their final duty and perished over the English Channel. And thus the situation by the beginning of the month of February.

Predictably, the European front lines remain unchanged and thus there is no need of showing them. It was in Africa and in the Middle East that the war carried on.

Over the Middle East, a secure line from Tripoli on the North to Jordan on the South remained unbroken, in wait for reinforcements to advance further as soon as the xenos question was solved in Africa. Meanwhile, in East Africa many considerable advances were made, and it wouldn't take too long for the Horn of Africa to be freed and cleansed from the alien scum.

More significant advances happened in Central Africa, where an encirclement attempt will soon be launched over Impfondo, while Congo begins to be reached. But another front, a diplomatic front, is to be used, for what is left of the government of Belgium wants direct control over the supplies in Congo, in spite of being totally incapable of supplying troops at their current condition. Thus some save game editing diplomatic maneuvering will be required to prevent political inanities from destroying everything those brave AfrikaKKKorps have fought, are fighting and will fight for.

All Xenos will meet their fate!

 

[Hellraiser]

of Africa

 

[Cassidy]

I'm disappointed at the lack of comments, but will update this nevertheless.



In any case, I did some modifications that had the unfortunate side-effect of greatly slowing down the game.

And I suppose I should mention I replaced vanilla's menu song with Battle LA theme.

Spoiler

Added African Union to revolt.txt, while also drawing a custom flag and some symbols for it and copypasting minister and leader files to it. Requires most of Africa except the inconvenient parts of it still under Nationalist Spain control. And of course I intend to release it otherwise I'd never have bothered doing this.

Finally, I made some further graphical modifications, not sure if they'll be approved though, however all of them are meaningful. For example, the new coat of arms contains the basic colors of pretty much every country in the three Americas, and its stars represents all of the first countries to join the UDMS-KKK, while mixing potato with Kwanzania stuff because I'm too lazy to draw a proper one.

And although not exactly easily viewed, the eagle got its crown removed, but on the other hand, it gained a monocle.

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The Not at All Inane Battle for the Holy Site of the Religion of Peace

Soundtrack

As agreed upon, Spain begins to catch up with the rest of the Fortifications over the Pyrenees. All is quiet on the West Front, and nothing happens besides the tense waiting. One of the most notable strategic details here is that there are eight airborne divisions in Barcelona ready to be airdropped immediatey to reinforce any part of the front, should the xenos launch another attack.

In spite of the river crossing and of the POPAMOLE power armor xenos, the offensive continues with heavy air support. This difficult barrier must be broken so that in time, South Africa becomes also liberated.

Interceptor UFOs try to rule the skies of Britain again, but through numerical superiority, the brave jet fighter pilots put them down.

And finally, after so many years, the Royal Air Force is updated to modern times and capable of putting up a fight against the xenos through their bigger and more air-superiority oriented Gloster Meteor jet fighters. UDMS-KKK fighters are smaller, but better against bombers which make up 90% of the xenos air force.

Aerial scouts lost account of how many xenos and zombies were swarming over Saint-Etienne. Several millions of them, like a swarm of locusts covering most of the ground, and on other areas of the West Front, things weren't so different. It could be said over fifty percent of the alien forces were concentrated in this front, and with this, it can be said D-Day has been far more successful than predicted, provided they keep those xenos tied up in such massive numbers, and that the front doesn't shift any further. Yet, the prospect of holding the line against such, for now quiet legions, was frightening.

A far more ferocious offensive happens against the outnumbered Leman Russ and Baneblade tanks in the Middle East, spearheaded by Xenu Renegades in power armor and by their own tanks together with several cannon fodder hordes. Reinforcements are immediately called as the brave tankers do their best to hold the stretched lines over the Middle East Theater.

The first line of defenses is broken by a breakthrough, as the survivors of the xenos onslaught head back to inform the second line of the dire situation, and thus they prepare themselves, to not let the xenos win this battle.

However, superior tactics grant mankind victory over Al-Ruwayshid, as the Leman Russ crews cheer for yet another victorious battle. Meanwhile, stranded in Luxor, minor alien forces are being dealt with swiftly and deadly, while the eve of this victory has exposed the enemy defenses over the most sacred city by the religion of peace. Are the Djinns working against the aliens?

And I think I may beat kingcomrade in total number of Warhammer 40k related images posted over a single thread.

Thus, like Jerusalem, soon Mecca shall be freed from the xenos, as a fierce offensive is launched to pave the way for a potential great encirclement. Over the south of Middle East, countless ALLAHU AKBAR shouts echo as the news spread.

And thus, another step in the War of the Worlds is taken! The surviving ragheads shout even louder in a great chorus:

GAD... I mean

ALLAHU AKBAR!

Research of nuclear technology is starting to bring promising results. Soon the UDMS-KKK will be capable of constructing an experimental reactor, which shall greatly accelerate progress of this field of research.

Also I needed a pic to show the photoshopped background image.

Over Africa, the push towards South Africa is difficult, but remains occurring with great success thanks to air support. However, even outnumbered, with Xenu Renegades, this time they might gain the upper hand.

Unfortunately they will have to wait for reinforcements to come from the north, as they didn't manage it.

With Medina secured, the incredibly surviving Middle Eastern forces are given to the UDMS-KKK as expeditionary forces, and in spite of their obsolescence, they shall still be important as the Middle Eastern front is too stretched and their backup is thus welcome in any way.

Other xenos are encircled in Israel.

A small group of alien forces foolishly positions itself in a place that is begging to be encircled, and thus, immediate action is taken to attend their request.

The barren, lifeless Ethiopia is being fully liberated, with all aliens being encircled and slaughtered. Soon the xenos will have only Europe and Asia left as continents under their control.

The fools get their deserved EXTERMINATUS, but the newly gained positions to allow their encirclement obviously won't last much longer, for legions approach from the Northeast, in wake of growing victories in the Middle Eastern front.

Problems arise over Central Africa, but the situation still is far from a standstill. It is expected for the terrain will become more favorable to the defending xenos the deeper they advance. Meanwhile, the most advanced diesel-electric semi-modern submarines are finished, and rebased at the recently liberated Massawa to raid alien convoys heading to South Africa.

Something which quickly proves itself a good idea.

Leading to the greatest record ever of convoys sunk in a single raid, which shows how superior the more advanced submarines are, specially in massed wolfpacks. Meanwhile, the front lines over Middle East are threatened at their weakest points.

Having no chance of withstanding such opposition of two tripod divisions and one armored division, they immediately retreat, aware that things will start to become far more difficult in the Middle East pretty soon.

The aliens seem resolute at seizing the Holy city of the religion of peace, but, according to the towelheads, driven by the might of Allah, the UDMS-KKK forces bravely hold their ground, emerging victorious, and having the way open for another important advance through the Middle East.

If Jawf is liberated, countless xenos will be encircled in Riyadh. With the defenders being mostly ill-equipped, there is hope of a great victory, something very important when tripods will soon threaten the entire front here. Through superior discipline, mankind prevails once again, and soon many aliens shall meet their ultimate fate and final solution.

After another try, this time Brazzaville falls, pushing the slowly advancing but victorious AfrikaKKKorps closer to their ultimate goal in the continent.

However, before the infantry division in Aleppo could retreat, the situation becomes critical as only two infantry divisions in Tripoli are attacked by the tripods. The first order is for them to fight to the end, so that maybe the retreating forces in Aleppo won't perish. This won't be easy. Never in history two infantry divisions have managed to stop a Tripod offensive, under any circumstances.

Never in History has a relatively small battle been as legendary! Not only they have succesfully bought time for the other division to arrive, but they have successfully defended Tripoli, and also utterly devastated the tripods, which were almost wiped out along the battle! The Middle East Theater is, for now, safe, but soon another tripod division will come.

Thus, the month of April was beginning. Through the last two months, the UDMS-KKK has solidified their position in the Middle East and continued to advance over Africa, where the final battle is near. The situation of the mobile fronts as a whole is the following:

Over the Middle East, counting with expeditionary forces of surviving arab armies, a total of 31 divisions have managed much. Securing Jawf will greatly reduce the width of the front lines, which will be very important if tripods are coming, while allowing a great encirclement. For now, the North of this front remains safe thanks to the brave infantry divisions at Tripoli, who even in the face of the greatest foe, didn't waver and emerged victorious, their anti-tank guns claiming massive casualties of tripods. Once Africa is done, all forces there will also come to this front, which may yet go very far, even before the Asian D-Day begins.

In spite of some setbacks, humanity continues to push the African front lines further to the South, and soon, the forces at East Africa will converge with the forces at Central Africa. Many ideas flow through the minds of visionaries, about the still resource-rich but now depopulated continent of Africa, which thus had its biggest problem solved. A new, white Africa may soon become a reality thanks to many Dutch, Belgian and Scottish dreamers who hope to create a new, Utopian lolbertarian society in there once the liberation is ended.

Perhaps in the future, historians will divide the war of the Worlds in the time before and after 1946, even though to call 1946 the turning point would be foolish, for the true turning point of the war was the Battle of Panama in 1941, and haters gonna hate, but Italy, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and of course Poland were the countries that gave the greatest contributions to ensure the survival of mankind during the Year of ITZ before most of them became the UDMS-KKK, and the Great Powers all collapsed back then.

Yet, in any case, after 1946 mankind had mostly great victories, and the tide seems to have turned entirely in mankind's favor since then.

However, with a single province harboring over 400 divisions and estimates giving a total of many thousand alien divisions, a total victory will be an entirely different matter.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

What mod is this again? Looks like a ton of fun.

 

[Hellraiser]

It's vanilla with some stuff modded in by Cassidy IIRC.

 

[Cassidy]

The modifications were impromptu, like the fluff I made for the UDMS-KKK:

During the second half of 1941, the alien invaders that arrived in 1st of May of 1940 were rapidly advancing, crushing the most powerful countries over all continents of Earth. Even after the formation of a global alliance by nearly every surviving nation: the Foedus of Man, or Alliance of Mankind, near every continent has been completely subjugated by the aliens, and all Great Powers have fallen. Against all odds, one hope remained, for, under the guidance of a Polish government-in-exile led by Kazimierz Sosnkowski that assumed military control over their forces, the armies of South American nations managed to hold the line long enough for reinforcements to come. The reinforcements, also guided by the Polish government-in-exile, came from the successful evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Italian, Hungarian, Romenian, Yugoslav, Swiss and Polish soldiers from Europe to South America, where they made one desperate last stand against incoming Tripods from Central America during the decisive Battle of Panama. While the immediate threat has been eliminated, the nations of South America were still on the verge of societal collapse, for left on their own and facing the sudden arrival of millions of refugees from every corner of the world, they failed to provide appropriate logistics to the remaining forces of the Alliance of Mankind in South America. Thus, their governments, on the verge of collapse, accepted a proposal from Sosnkowski, greatly respected for his legendary victories against the aliens and against Germany during the short-lived Second World War. This proposal led to the union of all Americas, or what is left of them, into one single country structured as a Confederation: the United Democratic Multinational States of South, Central and North America, which also formally comprised Poland and many Baltic countries currently under alien occupation. Can the UDMS-KKK ensure the survival of the human race, maintain so many culturally diverse populations united for the common cause of saving mankind, and perhaps even liberate America and beyond against an enemy centuries ahead in technology and science? In the unlikely case the aliens are defeated, could it lead to the end of national boundaries and to the unification of mankind under a single banner, bringing a new age of progress, prosperity and technological advancement never seen before in history? Or will it simply be the closing chapter of the History of mankind before its extinction?




There is an unfinished Worldwar mod for Hearts of Iron 2(where according to the comments the aliens are as tough as if not more than in the modded game itt), and were I to actually attempt converting all these modifications to a mod, it would look very crude. Which does not mean I'm not going to do that once this is finished, I have a save game called "War of the Worlds" from exactly after the formation of the UDMS-KKK, back when large parts of of South America were under alien occupation, Tripods were encroaching near Colon, which could arguably be adapted into a scenario. It is tough as hell, but it isn't in any shape to be released as a custom scenario right now, as for example all custom made events lack proper triggers. I used the event x command to trigger them when appropriate.

Also on the fact this thread isn't appearing by default...

 

[Drakron]

Looks like you are going the nuke route ...

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

You know, since Darkest Hour is very modding friendly, it'd be pretty sweet to create a mod based on the stuff done in this mod.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

DO IT!

 

[anus_pounder]

DO IT!

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I want other Codexers to work on it too. We could create a really awesome War of the Worlds with more new coalition countries fighting against the alien invaders in various corners of the globe.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

I would help, but I would need a little bit of guidance.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

There's a modding guide in the Darkest Hour documentation files, and much of the info on paradoxian.org's HoI2 modding section still applies.

Though I do believe we all agree on the need for the traditional major powers to perish under alien assault right at the start of the mod, ya?

 

[Cassidy]

There's a modding guide in the Darkest Hour documentation files, and much of the info on paradoxian.org's HoI2 modding section still applies.

Though I do believe we all agree on the need for the traditional major powers to perish under alien assault right at the start of the mod, ya?

Can't believe something I did will serve as inspiration for a mod. If it depended on me though, maybe I'd release it after Age of Decadence and Grimoire.

Also yes, that will make it better, specially if the surviving countries aren't particularly too distant from each other in capabilities, even if that takes some historically unlikely unifications.

Also, I suppose I should show again the stats of the uber units as a basis or inspiration, although they may be way too overpowered for a properly designed mod.

The Power Armor Infantry:

      division = {
         id = { type = 4712 id = 900090 }
         name = "9091st Xenu Renegades"
         type = infantry
         offensive = { year = 1948 month = june day = 0 hour = 8 }
         strength = 100.0000
         organisation = 100.0000
         morale = 200.0000
         experience = 0.0000
         defaultorganisation = 200.0000
         maxspeed = 8.0000
         supplyconsumption = 0.1000
         defensiveness = 30
         toughness = 25
         softness = 30
         suppression = 2
         airdefence = 8
         softattack = 30
         hardattack = 10
         transportweight = 10
         airattack = 5
         speed_cap_art = 6
         speed_cap_eng = 6
         speed_cap_aa = 6
         speed_cap_at = 6
         }

Alien tanks (didn't made too many of them because I cb)

        division = {
         id = { type = 4712 id = 303952 }
         name = "2nd Xenu Popamobiles"
         type = armor
         offensive = { year = 1948 month = june day = 0 hour = 8 }
         strength = 100.0000
         organisation = 150.0000
         morale = 150.0000
         experience = 0.0000
         defaultorganisation = 300.0000
         maxspeed = 12.0000
         supplyconsumption = 0.1000
         fuelconsumption = 1.0000
         defensiveness = 20
         toughness = 15
         softness = 10
         suppression = 1
         airdefence = 1
         softattack = 20
         hardattack = 20
         transportweight = 30
         airattack = 2
         speed_cap_art = 5
         speed_cap_eng = 5
         speed_cap_aa = 5
         speed_cap_at = 5
         }

Alien super-UFOs of death, that would have turned the world in a nuclear wasteland with no hopes of victory for mankind had I not disabled use of nukes, for the time being.

      division = {
         id = { type = 4712 id = 303997 }
         name = "3rd ITZ"
         type = strategic_bomber
         strength = 100.0000
         organisation = 60.0000
         morale = 40.0000
         experience = 0.0000
         defaultorganisation = 100.0000
         maxspeed = 2500
         supplyconsumption = 2.0000
         fuelconsumption = 3.0000
         surfacedetectioncapability = 9.0000
         airdetectioncapability = 2.0000
         surfacedefence = 40
         airdefence = 40
         airattack = 8
         strategicattack = 35
         softattack = 20
         hardattack = 20
         navalattack = 15
         range = 9000
         }

The true alien interceptors. I don't know why I never saw one in the game. I guess they were all stacked in Panama or something:

      division = {
         id = { type = 4712 id = 303991 }
         name = "2nd Flying Thetans"
         type = interceptor
         strength = 100.0000
         organisation = 60.0000
         morale = 51.0000
         experience = 0.0000
         defaultorganisation = 120.0000
         maxspeed = 9000
         supplyconsumption = 0.7000
         fuelconsumption = 1.5000
         surfacedetectioncapability = 9.0000
         airdetectioncapability = 10.0000
         surfacedefence = 60
         airdefence = 60
         airattack = 40
         softattack = 0
         hardattack = 0
         navalattack = 0
         range = 4000
         }

And of course, the icing on the cake, with ridiculously above standard organization, toughness and defensiveness, only 10% softness and massive soft and hard attack values:

      division = {
         id = { type = 4712 id = 303913 }
         name = "1st 40k Necron Tripods"
         type = infantry
         offensive = { year = 1948 month = june day = 0 hour = 8 }
         strength = 100.0000
         organisation = 150.0000
         morale = 300.0000
         experience = 0.0000
         defaultorganisation = 300.0000
         maxspeed = 20.0000
         supplyconsumption = 0.1000
         defensiveness = 80
         toughness = 80
         softness = 10
         suppression = 40
         airdefence = 70
         softattack = 80
         hardattack = 80
         transportweight = 10
         airattack = 50
         speed_cap_art = 6
         speed_cap_eng = 6
         speed_cap_aa = 6
         speed_cap_at = 6
         }

PS: I edited the tripods over infantry because I didn't want for them to have the save terrain penalties as tanks and because there is no slot for new custom unit types in Hearts of Iron 2.