- Prime Minister Lloyd-George announces before a crowd of reporters the American attack on Scotland. He confidently downplays the American invasion. "Whatever the power of the American force may be, we are the masters of warfare. Our cavalry, our cannons, our planes and our ships are the best in the world. This is nothing for anyone to be concerned about."
The Home Front:
- The failure by the Americans to capture the Faroe, Orkney or Shetland Islands gives the Allies plenty of forward naval and air bases, plus Britain itself. Ship after ship of American soldiers is sunk by British destroyers, submarines and naval bombers. the bodies of American marines turn up on beaches as far away as the Netherlands.
- Contrary to American propoganda, the landings at Elgin are a complete failure. After being bombarded by coastal batteries along the Caithness coast, the surviving American troops come ashore in the face of machine gun installations and mustard gas, which chokes and kills hundreds of the landing troops. After ten exhausting hours pinned down on the beach - crouched in foxholes in soaked uniforms, lungs burning and skin blistered from mustard gas, surrounded by dead soldiers - the surviving American force, less than a tenth of what landed, surrenders and is captured.
- Much like the Italian campaign in WWII, the invasion of Scotland will not be easy sweeping. The American landing forces fight for a beachhead against admittedly undermanned Scottish forces. After finally securing a perimeter, the Americans push south but are rebuffed by a fierce Scottish defence along the River Oykel, which is soon reinforced by the armies of the Home Guard carted up from the Antonine Wall. In the subsequent months as the Americans push down through Scotland, they meet mountainside bunkers, gas attacks, strafes by planes and determined counteroffensives by the British. By August, the Americans have only reached the River Conon, though back in the States American media lies about having reached Arbroath and Oban already.
- Desperate times call for desperate measures, and so the opportunity to enlist is offered to women, and the age limit raised to 65. The new "Womens' Legions" flood north to reinforce Scottish forces.
The Western Front:
- The victory at Messines preludes a frantic push east as the British scramble to take advantage of the hole in the German lines. Forward squadrons of tanks are able to reach Roeselare before the Germans get the situation under control, creating a salient that threatens to overrun the Germans at Passchendaele. This provokes the Germans to withdraw, and the British achieve an admittedly hollow victory at Passchendaele. Thousands of bodies lie in unknown and unmarked graves amongst the mud of Ypres. At home, British press hail this as the offensive that marks the beginning of the end of the war.
- In the central front line, the Allies continue to press the initiative, but their ambitious plan to reach Rochefort seems doomed to fail as yet another attempt to take Gedinne fails against stalwart German resistance. Both sides grow tired.
- In the southern front, British forces are recalled to aid in the Home Front, leaving the Swiss and French to defend the progress made at the River Rhine. Predictably all advances end. More north, the French continue their counteroffensive from Verdun, with the aim of driving the Germans from Verdun and back across the Moselle River, perhaps even liberating Luxembourg.
The Balkan Front:
- At the coast, Portuguese forces take Mount Cika, but still are held up at Kendrevices. An increasing number of Greek soldiers are being recalled to aid in the defence of Paralia, and this further frustrates attempts to continue the advance north.
- Stalemate at the central frontline.
- In the east, continued Turkish assaults buckle the Paralia defence line. The British and Greeks withdraw now to the Mount Olympus mountain range, surely a challenge for any attacker.
The Middle East Front:
- “MECCA FALLS” scream the newspapers, but this is far from the truth. True, Ottoman military forces have now been kicked out of the city, continuing resistance in the outskirts of the desert. However, the city is in anarchy. Civilians fight openly with the invaders. Building are burnt down, cars are overturned and camels and horses slain. Numerous public executions which the British generals believe may reinstall order serve only to fan the flames of outrage.
- The Battle of Medina turns in favour of the Ottomans as a largely civilian-lead counteroffensive retakes the city centre. The Anzac commander General Hamilton holds off on using the mustard gas given to him, not wishing to perpetrate a war crime by slaughtering civilians. Increasingly however the distinction between fighter and civilian is blurred.
- Order is restored in Nazareth, though the damage is already done and the Ottomans have retaken much of the last year’s progress. The British again find themselves fighting for Haifa.
American Front
- The defence of the Avalon Peninsula continues. If FloweyFan READ MY GODDAMN TURNS he’d see that I only control that bit of Newfoundland.
- The British mine the waters around the peninsula to try and prevent American ships from intercepting the British reinforcements.
- Emboldened by the lack of a response, further raids are carried out on the Gulf Coast. In one attack the bridges to Key West are destroyed and the city bombed heavily. The naval base at Galveston TX is bombed and burns partly down.
Other stuff
- The five other aircraft carriers are launched. Two go to the Mediterranean, two to the North Sea and one to patrol the Atlantic alongside destroyers and stuff.
I was also going to do a thing about a rebellion in Pakistan but I’ve seen how long the turn is so I’ll wait until someone else has done their turn so it isn’t a colossal text wall.
OK Britain I don't want to hate on your turn keep roleplaying as you are but don't you think 10 aircraft carriers is too many? They weren't really invented until 1918, and even IRL Britain only has two. Even the USA only has 11 of them.
-After seizing the German islands of Caroline, Marshall Islands, and Nauru, as well as southern Philippines, we set our sights on the uninhabited American islands in the Pacific such as Wake, Baker, and Johnston Atolls.
-Continue to send support and supplies to the Netherlands and the Belgian armies.
NETHERLANDS
-A long line of very secure defenses are built along the western shores of the IJssel River, the Pannerdens Canal, Waal River, down the Nieuwe Merwede to the Hollands Diep then out to the sea via the Haringvliet. From there on both sides, the Dutch navy extends a blockade out 50 miles into the ocean to secure safety. All crossing points along the entire stretch are destroyed, meaning the Germans will have to cross the wide, filthy, muddy, deep river, then climb up past our though defenses if 5hey even want a chance at getting into the heartland of the Netherlands.
-To change the flow of water across the border, hundreds of dams are methodically created or destroyed so in some places the river is completely drained and all that is left is mud 20 feet deep, while in other places fast-moving water washes invading troops away.
-After investing more money into the military equipment, the Dutch Air Force sets off, blowing Germans and Danubians clear out of the trenches. Supply lines are also targeted, and bombs are dropped over makeshift Danubian camps.
-Take advantage of the flamethrowers sent from Switzerland to torch Central Powers troops. Very effective on Jagdkommandos.
BELGIUM
-After the Battle of Antwerp, many Belgian, British, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Asian, and French soldiers escaped into occupied Belgium. Regrouping in Ghent and Sint-Niklaas, both of which were mostly spared from war, they dispers and attempt to start uprisings in Ghent, Mechelen, Bruges, Turnhout, and Leuven. Although largely ineffective, the riots spread to other small towns and cities resulting in civilians and other everyday people rising up against the Germans, kicking them out of towns, stealing their weapons and using them on the soldiers, and providing a large enough distraction for the Germans to have to pull some troops off of the front lines.
-Riots spread south, and Liège, Namur, Mons, and Verviers, among others, soon have large pockets of rebellion and anti-German protests. Brussels is mainly avoided due to the tight German security there and the complete devastation of the city.
LUXEMBOURG
-Luxembourgish rebels gain complete control of Luxembourg City and continue to cause chaos in the German ranks by throwing bombs into camps, stealing supplies, and just overall being annoying.
-The Luxembourgish rebels are vastly growing in numbers, expanding their ranks to teenagers as young as 12, veterans as old as 60, and include women and girls. After a successful raid on a supply bunker, the rebels begin expanding and invading towards Esch-sur-Alzette.
CONGO
-Continue to recruit soldiers from Congo and Cameroon to send to Europe and fight the Germans
DIPLOMACY, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
-Planes, guns, tanks, ammo, boats, soldiers, defenses...
-Dutch nationalism is at an all-time high.
-As the Germans approach Rotterdam, civilians are given a choice: flee for your own safety, or stay and contribute to the fight. Many choose to stay, and the Central Netherlands is filled with soldiers and war.
-The first Dutch aircraft carrier, the HMDS Queen Wilhelmina, is sent to support the British blockade in the north. On its first run it successfully manages to take down an American ship carrying soldiers and equipment to Scotland.
-Though food is running low, imported food from Japan, Asia, Congo, the Netherlands, and other allies helps keep us running.
Bosnia Mapper wrote: OK Britain I don't want to hate on your turn keep roleplaying as you are but don't you think 10 aircraft carriers is too many? They weren't really invented until 1918, and even IRL Britain only has two. Even the USA only has 11 of them.
By 1918 there were six British aircraft carriers. I can admit though that itsn't 10. I'll tweak the numbers a bit.
Though also the US has 10 nuclear aircraft carriers. They have a bunch of other non nuclear carriers.