PzC Series - Ashes of Empire v1.0 / Das Reich demo (08/05/26)

[nikivdd]

@Bond: Да, это про Турцию.

[imp44791]

Presumably Kemal's career, 1915-22?

Interesting. I admit that I haven't much personal interest in completely hypothetical campaigns like Charlemagne (adding hypothetical scenarios after a historical start like e.g. Roma Victor or your other Italian campaign is different), which is one of the reasons I have been keeping quiet. This one would be interesting to me, even though the mix of units will be much more limited than in the WW2 setting (lots of different cavalry, sure, and different sorts artillery I guess).

My standard hope is for a continuation of either the historical French campaign, or (the greatest fantasy) of the Soviet DLC to 1943 and on. But you are the modder and I merely the player, so of course it's always your choice.

[bondjamesbond]

@Bond: Да, это про Турцию.

Great, Nico! I'm really looking forward to seeing what you've got in store for us.

[nikivdd]

Alt-history campaigns aside, it’s actually very interesting to explore some lesser-known conflicts. What also helps is that I’m no longer dependent on community icons to create new campaigns. Not that my icons are top-notch, but they serve their purpose.
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[nikivdd]

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[bondjamesbond]

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I take it this is one of the battles between the Turks and the Greeks?
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вторая_гр ... цкая_война
https://guideofgreece.com/


https://vk.com/wall-7463178_1122494

I hope we’ll get round to visiting those sites one day ))) As there was a lot of equipment from the Second World War there )
https://sergiovillaggio.livejournal.com/353121.html

[nikivdd]

@Bond: yes, most battles are against the Greek army.

Turkish armory:

Kuva Militia 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Irregular Rifles 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Gendarmerie 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Ottoman Inf 01.01.1919 31.12.1921
Anatolia Inf 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
Mountain Inf 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Ottoman Stormtrooper 01.01.1919 31.12.1921
Assault Inf 01.01.1922 31.12.1922
Maxim Team 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Combat Eng 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
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Cavalry (dual) 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Circassian Cavalry (dual) 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Camel Cavalry (dual) 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Ankara Armored Car 01.06.1920 31.12.1922
Konya Armored Car (two models) 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
Austian Armored Car 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
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FT-17 01.06.1921 31.12.1922
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Schneider 75mm (two models) 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Krupp 75mm 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Skoda 100mm 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Krupp 105mm 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Skoda 150mm 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
Skoda 210mm 01.01.1922 31.12.1922
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Improvised AA 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
37mm AA Gun 20.03.1921 31.12.1922
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Halberstadt D.III, Albatros D.III, Ansaldo A.1
Rumpler C.I, Breguet 14, Airco DH-9
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SE units are Soviet units.
Soviet 76mm, Soviet Cavalry, Austin-Putilov Armored Car, Soviet 107mm

Opponent armory:

Internal enemies: Anatolia Bandits, Tribal Raiders (cav), Mountain Rebels, Rebel stronghold (structure), Pro-Ottoman Inf
France: Colonial Inf, Armenian Legion, Canon 75mm, FT-17 MG, FT-17 37mm, White Russian Inf
Armenia: Armenian Inf, Imperial 76mm
Greece: Greek Inf, Reserve Inf, Evzones, Greek Cavalry, White Russian Inf, 65mm M.1906, Schneider 75mm, Skoda 100mm, Austin Armored Car, Peugeot Armored Car, Spad XIII, Nieuport 27, Brequet 14, Airco DH-9

[bondjamesbond]

@Bond: yes, most battles are against the Greek army.

Turkish armory:

Kuva Militia 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Irregular Rifles 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Gendarmerie 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Ottoman Inf 01.01.1919 31.12.1921
Anatolia Inf 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
Mountain Inf 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Ottoman Stormtrooper 01.01.1919 31.12.1921
Assault Inf 01.01.1922 31.12.1922
Maxim Team 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Combat Eng 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
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Cavalry (dual) 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Circassian Cavalry (dual) 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Camel Cavalry (dual) 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Ankara Armored Car 01.06.1920 31.12.1922
Konya Armored Car (two models) 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
Austian Armored Car 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
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FT-17 01.06.1921 31.12.1922
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Schneider 75mm (two models) 01.01.1919 31.12.1922
Krupp 75mm 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Skoda 100mm 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Krupp 105mm 01.01.1920 31.12.1922
Skoda 150mm 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
Skoda 210mm 01.01.1922 31.12.1922
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Improvised AA 01.01.1921 31.12.1922
37mm AA Gun 20.03.1921 31.12.1922
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Halberstadt D.III, Albatros D.III, Ansaldo A.1
Rumpler C.I, Breguet 14, Airco DH-9
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SE units are Soviet units.
Soviet 76mm, Soviet Cavalry, Austin-Putilov Armored Car, Soviet 107mm

Opponent armory:

Internal enemies: Anatolia Bandits, Tribal Raiders (cav), Mountain Rebels, Rebel stronghold (structure), Pro-Ottoman Inf
France: Colonial Inf, Armenian Legion, Canon 75mm, FT-17 MG, FT-17 37mm, White Russian Inf
Armenia: Armenian Inf, Imperial 76mm
Greece: Greek Inf, Reserve Inf, Evzones, Greek Cavalry, White Russian Inf, 65mm M.1906, Schneider 75mm, Skoda 100mm, Austin Armored Car, Peugeot Armored Car, Spad XIII, Nieuport 27, Brequet 14, Airco DH-9

Excellent plan and teams!

However, although the Soviet leadership did provide financial and military aid to the Kemalists between 1920 and 1922, they were not the only ones on whom the Bolsheviks were relying in their Eastern policy. Indeed, in 1921, the Soviet leadership seriously expected that local communists would be able to come to power and establish a Soviet republic in Turkey. To assist them, numerous emissaries from the People’s Commissariat for Military Intelligence (Razvedupr) and the Comintern were sent to Turkey.
https://textarchive.ru/c-2882236-p13.html


SE units are Soviet units. The activities of the Comintern and the OGPU in Turkey
https://picturehistory.livejournal.com/1898775.html

[imp44791]

Are you starting with Gallipoli? After all, this is where he cut his teeth as a leader of some note.

The 1920-22 campaign is interesting in an ebb-and-flow sort of way, but the Greeks really had no chance once after they failed to bag any significant forces in 1920. The 1921 advance was a straight up dash with half baked objectives (get to Ankara, and then what?) and against an opponent with a crushing superiority in cavalry (especially in quality) in a terrain made for cavalry. Then in 1922 they just extended their lines over an insanely ambitious perimeter, so it's not surprising that they collapsed so quickly and so thoroughly.

Not to take anything away from Kemal who was an intelligent and inspirational leader, but the Greeks were totally doomed once Lloyd George left them out to dry. Which was par for the course for him (I am not L-G's greatest fan, to put it mildly).

[bondjamesbond]

Will that spy be in this series about the Ottoman Empire? I watched a film where he was captured and raped by the Turks!
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Лоуренс,_Томас_Эдвард
https://medium.com/@danilasolovyev/разб ... d55eca4aaf

[nikivdd]

The campaign begins in 1919.
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[bondjamesbond]

The campaign begins in 1919.
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https://www.pinterest.com/meyer9120/ww1 ... tos-sinai/

[nikivdd]

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Everybody has a great weekend! Until next week.

[bondjamesbond]

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Everybody has a great weekend! Until next week.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone, and thank you for the beautiful pictures! I can’t wait for this mod!

[nikivdd]

I decided to make some different icons for Turkey, but i also made some new ones for Italy which will no doubt come in handy.
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[nikivdd]

New icons for the Turkish army replacing the previous versions.
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[nikivdd]

And now for Greece/France/Armenia/Rebels
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[bondjamesbond]

Wow, are we going to have to update our fleet?


This unit would even be suitable for the Turkish contingent of the UN forces in the North Korean Civil War of 1950–1953!

[nikivdd]

My Panzer Corps session for today turned into an icon session. I also made new icons for Boliva; Paraguay will follow later today.
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[nikivdd]

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