Thanks to you, Germany has defended itself from the horrors of Russian invasion.
Thanks to you, Germany has gained indepedence and is free to pursue its own goals.
Thanks to you, Germany stands as the symbol of Alien cooperation.
of a newly reformed German Empire, the Fourth Reich! This is a purely symbolic title, as true power will of course lay with the TRUE democratic German government. But, by handing you this title, we hereby showcase our love for your leadership during these dark days! Thank you, Kaiser Illuminatuson! Thank you very much so!
You told me this war would be over by Christmas. 6 years ago.
Our properganda cannot hide the fact that your performance out on the field have been miserable. Now, General Illuminatuson is on your doorsteps, and we cannot afford for yet another country to fall into the hands of anti-Human forces.
And, now, I have heard rumors of you Russians getting tired of war. What? Too chicken to fight? Too chicken to
Well, frankly, I'm tired of dealing with you. Luckily for me, I'm heading off to fight on Mars, to stage an assault on the Xenos base, heads-on. I don't have to stay on this rock any longer. Good riddance, Russia. Good riddance to you.
The new leader of X-COM will be General Rinno. He's one of the 'paper generals', who rose in stature purely for filling out paperwork effectively. He'll be a perfect match to you.
The army trust you, Strife. You have not lose any morale since you were assigned to defend Russia. However, I distrust your reliance on conventional warfare. You are facing against superior numbers and possibly well-trained forces. Conventional warfare will not work. Unconventional warfare are better than it's conventional counterpart. Keep that in mind.
You now have 413 men. I want you to attack. We cannot stand back and let the Germans wear us down. I don't expect us to actually occupy any territory, but they will not expect us to attack, and we'll wear them down.
General Illuminatuson wanted to take over Kaliningrad, which was German territory until WWII, when Russians occupied Kalingrad and Russified it. Illuminatuson wasn't interested in reannexing Kalingrad though, his hope was to convene a new puppet Duma, and create a puppet government. Illuminatuson is known for not letting his nationalistic feelings get in the way of waging war.
Strife aimed to retake the important city of Węgierska Górka. The city had not only symbolic but also stragetic importance. If it was liberated, it would pave the way for the Russians to reform the "Resistance Reichstag".
General Illuminatuson, by now, is losing popularity with the army, especially after he called himself "Kaiser". But his ability to win still kept the army content, and he still remained in the German good graces, unlike ussdefiant.
The battles were stalemate. General Illuminatuson failed in his battle in Kaliningrad, and when Strife counter-attacked, his army was decimated. But, prehaps this was victory, in a way? No Russian land was lost. No German land was gained, but prehaps, maybe, this might be a sign of times to come.
During this year, General Strife has gained more Skill Units than ussdefiant, thereby ensuring he would be employed for quite some time. But Strife is getting old, and the possiblity of Strife dying a natural death was very real.
Ironically, at the start of the year, the Russians had more men than the Germans. The Russians had 413 men, while the Germans have 331. But the Germans were better-trained than the Russians.
The Battle of Kaliningrad lasted 20 hours before General Strife withdrew, while the Third Battle of Węgierska Górka lasted only 13 hours. The Russian army is destroyed, but the German army is now at 203.
There was a far more ominous sign on the horizon of Russia though than General Strife's possible passing:
Germany has attacked Russia.
In its turn, Russia has ordered its armies to attack Germany.
The battle starts on the border of the two countries.
The winning side will continue its glorious advance!
Attacking commander is Illuminatuson (Suvorov2).
Defending commander is Strife.
Battle progress
Germany: Knights: 111, Archers: 110, Cavalry: 110, Morale:65%
Russia: Knights: 138, Archers: 138, Cavalry: 137, Morale:100%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 6, Archers: 6, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 3, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany: Knights: 108, Archers: 108, Cavalry: 108, Morale:69%
Russia: Knights: 132, Archers: 132, Cavalry: 132, Morale:99%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 6, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany: Knights: 106, Archers: 106, Cavalry: 106, Morale:73%
Russia: Knights: 126, Archers: 127, Cavalry: 127, Morale:98%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 6, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany: Knights: 104, Archers: 104, Cavalry: 104, Morale:77%
Russia: Knights: 120, Archers: 122, Cavalry: 122, Morale:97%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 6, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany: Knights: 102, Archers: 102, Cavalry: 102, Morale:81%
Russia: Knights: 114, Archers: 117, Cavalry: 117, Morale:96%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany: Knights: 100, Archers: 100, Cavalry: 100, Morale:85%
Russia: Knights: 109, Archers: 112, Cavalry: 112, Morale:95%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 98, Archers: 98, Cavalry: 99, Morale:89%
Russia: Knights: 104, Archers: 107, Cavalry: 107, Morale:94%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 5,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 96, Archers: 96, Cavalry: 98, Morale:93%
Russia: Knights: 99, Archers: 102, Cavalry: 102, Morale:93%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 94, Archers: 94, Cavalry: 97, Morale:97%
Russia: Knights: 94, Archers: 97, Cavalry: 98, Morale:92%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 92, Archers: 92, Cavalry: 96, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 89, Archers: 92, Cavalry: 94, Morale:91%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 90, Archers: 91, Cavalry: 95, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 84, Archers: 87, Cavalry: 90, Morale:90%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 88, Archers: 90, Cavalry: 94, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 79, Archers: 82, Cavalry: 86, Morale:89%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 5, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 86, Archers: 89, Cavalry: 93, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 74, Archers: 77, Cavalry: 82, Morale:87%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 84, Archers: 88, Cavalry: 92, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 69, Archers: 73, Cavalry: 78, Morale:85%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 83, Archers: 87, Cavalry: 91, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 64, Archers: 69, Cavalry: 74, Morale:83%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 82, Archers: 86, Cavalry: 90, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 59, Archers: 65, Cavalry: 70, Morale:81%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 81, Archers: 85, Cavalry: 89, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 54, Archers: 61, Cavalry: 66, Morale:79%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 80, Archers: 84, Cavalry: 88, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 49, Archers: 57, Cavalry: 62, Morale:76%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 5, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany: Knights: 79, Archers: 83, Cavalry: 87, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 44, Archers: 53, Cavalry: 58, Morale:73%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 0,
Germany: Knights: 78, Archers: 82, Cavalry: 87, Morale:99%
Russia: Knights: 40, Archers: 49, Cavalry: 54, Morale:70%
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops observe cautious moves of the opponent and are attempting to evade fighting.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 0,
The battle has lasted for too long, Germany has not managed to defeat Russia this year.
Both armies have retreated to starting positions.
Russia has attacked Germany.
In its turn, Germany has ordered its armies to attack Russia.
The battle starts on the border of the two countries.
The winning side will continue its glorious advance!
Attacking commander is Strife.
Defending commander is Illuminatuson (Suvorov2).
Battle progress
Russia: Knights: 36, Archers: 45, Cavalry: 50, Morale:95%
Germany: Knights: 77, Archers: 81, Cavalry: 87, Morale:60%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously approaching the passive opponent.
Casualties:Knights: 3, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia: Knights: 32, Archers: 41, Cavalry: 46, Morale:96%
Germany: Knights: 74, Archers: 79, Cavalry: 85, Morale:63%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 2,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 4,
Russia: Knights: 28, Archers: 37, Cavalry: 42, Morale:96%
Germany: Knights: 72, Archers: 77, Cavalry: 83, Morale:67%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 1,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 24, Archers: 33, Cavalry: 39, Morale:95%
Germany: Knights: 70, Archers: 75, Cavalry: 82, Morale:71%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 2, Cavalry: 1,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 20, Archers: 29, Cavalry: 36, Morale:95%
Germany: Knights: 68, Archers: 73, Cavalry: 81, Morale:75%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 16, Archers: 25, Cavalry: 33, Morale:94%
Germany: Knights: 66, Archers: 72, Cavalry: 80, Morale:79%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 2, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 12, Archers: 21, Cavalry: 30, Morale:92%
Germany: Knights: 64, Archers: 71, Cavalry: 79, Morale:83%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 4, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 8, Archers: 17, Cavalry: 27, Morale:89%
Germany: Knights: 63, Archers: 70, Cavalry: 78, Morale:87%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 1,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 3, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 4, Archers: 14, Cavalry: 24, Morale:84%
Germany: Knights: 62, Archers: 69, Cavalry: 77, Morale:91%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 0,
Germany moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 4, Archers: 3, Cavalry: 3,
Russia: Knights: 0, Archers: 11, Cavalry: 21, Morale:76%
Germany: Knights: 61, Archers: 68, Cavalry: 77, Morale:96%
Russia moves.
Order: Start cautious advance
The troops start cautiously moving towards the equally frightened opponent. The battle is going to be a bore.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 1, Cavalry: 0,
Germany moves.
Order: All to attack
The soldiers rush at the frightened attackers. Yuck, what's that smell, is it from opponents' pants?:-(
Casualties:Knights: 0, Archers: 11, Cavalry: 12,
Russia: Knights: 0, Archers: 0, Cavalry: 9, Morale:0%
Germany: Knights: 60, Archers: 67, Cavalry: 77, Morale:100%
Russia moves.
Order: Passively observe opponent
The troops try to evade the fight.
Casualties:Knights: 1, Archers: 0, Cavalry: 0,
Germany moves.
Order: All to attack
The soldiers rush at the peacefully standing opponent. A massacre starts.
Russia has lost this battle! The general has fled the battlefield.