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[Rilder]

Very well, but don't dawdle too long in the Desert! The Ottomans are not your only worry, The Polish are as well being right on your border  .

Oh yeah, imma send you something to make the war more interesting!

Yeah, and don't forget about Prussia's recent aggression! (Right now the Poles and Prussians are warring each other so /hopefully/ they leave me alone!

Also, Thank you! 

Though steam just decided to crash on me for some reason (Edit: There we go.)

[Spartan 117]

Who am I? Guido, or am I a nameless captain in charge of something?

[Rilder]

Who am I? Guido, or am I a nameless captain in charge of something?

You can be Guido if you want, we don't have any nameless captains wandering around unless you count garrison troops being shuffled around..

Also sorry guys, Fraps glitched out for some reason so I didn't get any pics of the battle itself.

Spoiler: Belgrade, 1705 (click to show/hide)

In the spring of 1705 the Prince's army approached Belgrade, however instead of finding an empty settlement, they found that the Ottoman's had been able to reinforce with 18lbers and several units of infantry.  In the following battle the Austrian forces showed much bravery as they marched forward under heavy artillery fire, most notably the Leiderhosen's finest, who took like 10+ Direct cannonballs, and several other units that took several hits of canister shot.

The battle started out with an artillery exchange as the outdated Demi-Cannons of the Austrian Empire opened up on the Ottoman artillery emplacements, though being massively out of range, not many shots where landed.

While the Cannons where firing the infantry advanced, and the center affixed bayonets and charged over the walls the ottomans had built for the artillery, this resulted in the entire area turning into a bloodbath, while on the flanks more civilized gun musket fire exchanges were held, in the end the Ottomans were sent routing and Serbia was taken.



In other news, we have had no word from Barbarossa, we have had reports of a rather large Ottoman fleet moving into the area, however. I fear that he may of been force to engage them and was destroyed, but there is still hope that he managed to pull a "RSLG(Run screaming like girl) Maneuver and retreat.

[Spartan 117]

I'll bunker up a while, until our glorious Reisch needs my su-wait, wrong time period. I think.

[Wimdit]

Yeah, about a hundred years too early. Though we are fighting an empire, so odds are high that that slip means you're an Ottoman spy.

Gut him! Hang him! Parade his desecrated corpse around the town square and send it back to the Ottomans in pieces!

[Rilder]

Yeah, about a hundred years too early. Though we are fighting an empire, so odds are high that that slip means you're an Ottoman spy.

Gut him! Hang him! Parade his desecrated corpse around the town square and send it back to the Ottomans in pieces!

Sheisse! Thats how the arschloch Ottomans knew about Barbarossa's fleet movements!

[Keita]

Awesome game, I'll stick around to see were this goes

[Spartan 117]

You'll never take me alive! Alman köpekleri, yok!

[Rilder]

Spoiler: 1705, Winter (click to show/hide)

Point of View of Franz Hahn

Today we go into battle. I s'pose I should be excited.. but I'm scared.  Were just militia and were facing elite Janissaries.. We have numbers against them... but still. I want to return home to my wife...to hold her in my arms and hide away from these wars, but no.. we march forward towards the Ottoman's.



Suddenly I hear the other elements of my unit detach from the cannons and trot back into position with the rest of us behind the cannons, I listen carefully for the orders of my captain, he's one of the veterans from the last battle of Klausenburg, but he is quiet for now.  I see another couple horses from my unit relaying orders from Guido, then within moments I hear an ear breaking sound as the cannons in front of fire.  Then the infantry is moving forward, then I see movement in front of us... the ottomans are marching forward.



Suddenly I hear the captain yell out orders, and where heading towards the left flank, I try to get a good luck, though its hard to see over my comrades, I can kinda see a unit of musketeers and Janissaries marching forward.



Then suddenly we are charging forward, the musketeers I think, I raise my sword with my unit and brace myself for battle, but it is for naught as the musketeers see us and run, I see some of my comrades cut down a few of them before we break off and let them run away.



We march forward again heading, mainly watching for opportunities to charge into flanks in the general direction of the right flank, I look around hurriedly scared that the enemies might show up behind us, but I don't see anybody.  A horse rides up to the captain, from the direction of Guido, I overhear some words exchanged but I can't understand them. Then we are charging again, over walls and fences, and through trees...



We pass a unit of our miltia as we charge, then we see the enemies, engaged in a melee with one of our infantry, it looks bloody, I see my friends raise there swords, and I raise mine, silently praying for them to rout like the last unit we faced.



Then. Chaos.  I swing my sword widely at anybody wearing green jackets, I feel resistance, then none. I think my blade just took someones life.  The I see a sword slash at me, I move my sword to block it but see one of my comrades cut him down before I have to defend myself.  I hear horses dying, screams...death.



We fought for several minutes, then I heard the captain order us to pull out, and so I turn my horse in the direction he's heading, (I must of gotten closer to him during the battle) Then we are pushing through friends and enemies... then we are free, I look behind and see the final enemies routing. Victory...

[Heron TSG]

Yay for the life story of a horse-riding militiaman!

[Rilder]

Spoiler: 1706-1710 (click to show/hide)

The last few years have been for the most part, peaceful, The Ottomans have, for now, retreated back to their heavily fortified capital of Istanbul, knowing that with the Austrian's currently limited and outdated artillery, they wouldn't dare risk the bloodshed required to take it.  The prince has pushed into Bulgaria and Guido is currently marching East into Moldavia.



In the North, the Prussians are pursuing an aggressive front and pushing west, nearly bringing Austria into the war.

However Leopold pulled out of the Alliance, we simply do not have the manpower in the north to effectively fight Prussian aggression. Though it is clear that we will have to deal with this threat to Austrian power.

This has bought an unexpected windfall to Austria, however. Isidor Holderlin, an agent working in Prussia has made off information and a prototype for something called a "Ring Bayonet"  Though similar to our previous bayonet technology, this technology is different in that instead of jamming a dagger down the barrel, a ring is welded onto the dagger, allowing the gun to keep being used as well.. a gun.. while equipped with the bayonet. However There is the slight problem of getting stabbed in the hand or face while reloading...



In addition to this advance, numerous advances have been completed over the last few years, From Cannons to Crops, Notably, the crops, a massive reform of the farming system in Austria has been completed over the last couple years, increasing the wealth of the empire, rather considerably.



This more efficient farming has caused a series of weaver shops to spring up in east hungary, contributing to the wealth of the region, considerably.



Now to the final bit of news.

Admiral Barbarossa finally showed up.

The fleet was gone, he had appeared aboard a small french trading ship who found him amongst the wreckage of his ship. Turns out the Ottoman Fleet chased him to North Africa where they cornered them with support from Barbary Corsairs. This has sent the ministers and generals into a frenzy.  Increasing numbers are calling for an invasion of North Africa to eliminate the Barbary threat, while others are calling for us to strike harder at the Ottoman's. Either way a new and larger fleet is being constructed.  But we've lost track of the Ottoman Fleet, so we don't know their numbers.

[Heron TSG]

The Barbary Corsairs won't do us much harm down there. What we do need is to cripple the troop transport capabilities of the Ottoman Empire. We don't want hordes of Janissaries rampaging in Austria!

[Rilder]

The Barbary Corsairs won't do us much harm down there. What we do need is to cripple the troop transport capabilities of the Ottoman Empire. We don't want hordes of Janissaries rampaging in Austria!

Well any assault on North Africa would require the formation of "Barbarossa's Marines" 

[Seamas]

Just as I had suspected.

May I suggest (if we're not doing so already) that we build up our land forces to provide some kind of garrison home division to watch over the inside of the country?  I fear we are susceptible to unexpected assaults (whether from the north or by sea).

Our naval forces, being relatively small and underpowered, should serve as reconaissance or coast guard for now.  With the Barbary Corsairs on their side, the Ottomans currently appear to have the upper hand at sea, and we should use our land strength to crush them instead.

[Heron TSG]

Aye. Until we build enough boats, we can only scout and repulse invasions.