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bondjamesbond wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 7:42 pm As usual, this damn censorship turns the actual flag of Nazi Germany into some kind of towel ) Good thing the flag from Mussolini's era hasn't been banned yet )))

The Udet lifebuoys were not intended for direct combat operations, but rather to rescue the pilots engaged in those operations and, after their evacuation, to enable them to continue those operations.
During raids on England, the German navy operated a search-and-rescue service using motorboats and seaplanes to assist German pilots shot down over the English Channel. However, with the onset of winter, the survival time for a downed German pilot in the icy water was significantly reduced.
One of Germany’s most famous World War I aces, Ernst Udet, proposed creating buoys to be installed in the strait. Udet reasoned that the crews of downed aircraft would be able to swim to the buoy on their own or at least try to fly as close to it as possible before crashing. These buoys proved to be a highly effective solution.

nikivdd wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 4:06 pm Ashes of Empire.png
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Ashes of Empire has been updated.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/i89x87o9 ... 1.rar/file
This is the final update for this campaign. The update contains mainly prestige adjustments between scenarios, higher start prestige and stronger auxiliary units in the scenario Sakarya Line.
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Development Update.
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The alpha versions of Campagna d'Abissinia and Avanti per la Vittoria are ready. Soon i will commence testing. The campaign may still have missing balance (prestige/turns), rough briefings, placeholder graphics, unfinished triggers, or bugs that need to be adressed. Bond had a swing at playtesting and i was surprised that nothing critical has come up.
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nikivdd wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:38 am I have begun testing Campagna d’Abissinia. As soon as I am done testing and tweaking it, I will make it available.
Inevitably, a new version of the equipment file will also become available.
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nikivdd wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 12:15 pm Italy GC - Act I.png
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Campagna d'Abessinia v1.0:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/ukzwgxqc ... 0.rar/file
All briefings and in-game messages are available in English, German, French and Russian.
The download contains the main campaign folder and a GME folder (for the Ethiopian flag)
The armory v12 is required for playing.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/lx29z535 ... 2.rar/file
A big thanks to bondjamesbond and imp44791 for playtesting.

In many respects, by the standards of the time, the Chaco War was a modern war. The Bolivian Army used Vickers light tanks, while the Paraguayan Army made extensive use of Stokes-Brandt mortars. By the end of the war, both sides had begun to widely employ flanking maneuvers and encirclements in battle, supported by mortar and machine-gun fire. Both sides relied on motorized transport to move troops. Aerial reconnaissance became an integral part of the war. Both sides established extremely effective systems for evacuating the wounded and sick from the front lines by air, thereby saving the lives of thousands of soldiers. Both sides made extensive use of radio communications. The Paraguayans used the Guaraní language—which was very widespread in Paraguay but unknown to the Bolivians—as a sort of “code” when communicating by radio.

In many respects, by the standards of the time, the Chaco War was a modern war. The Bolivian Army used Vickers light tanks, while the Paraguayan Army made extensive use of Stokes-Brandt mortars. By the end of the war, both sides had begun to widely employ flanking maneuvers and encirclements in battle, supported by mortar and machine-gun fire.

nikivdd wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:24 pm

In many respects, by the standards of the time, the Chaco War was a modern war. The Bolivian Army used Vickers light tanks, while the Paraguayan Army made extensive use of Stokes-Brandt mortars. By the end of the war, both sides had begun to widely employ flanking maneuvers and encirclements in battle, supported by mortar and machine-gun fire.

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nikivdd wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 6:58 pm Py_AA.png
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nikivdd wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2026 10:01 am Avanti per la Vittoria screenshots.
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New tile markers to replace a,b
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New tile marker to replace c, used now for evacuating units
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nikivdd wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2026 2:15 pm Italy GC - Act II.png
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Avanti per la Vittoria is now available.

v1.0 (28/06/26): https://www.mediafire.com/file/ajpobkbj ... 0.rar/file
(Nikivdd equipment file v12 and v12.1 add-on required!)

The campaign can be played using either the preset core army or your saved core army from **Campagna d'Abissinia**.

As has become tradition, all briefings and in-game messages are available in English, French, German, and Russian.

To play **Avanti per la Vittoria**, I have also released a small update for the equipment file. If you have already downloaded **Version 12**, you only need to download the add-on. The add-on has not yet been incorporated into the main Version 12 package. It contains three new units which are essential for the campaign (He 111B, Bf 109C/D) and also includes a fresh bunch of big unit pictures.
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https://www.mediafire.com/file/aea3kezh ... n.rar/file