Arc 41The Azores Naval War
Germany’s demand for the Azores led Portugal to a German-backed coup and the United States to occupy the islands with British support. Germany destroyed the American fleet in a carrier-led battle, and…
Germany’s demand for the Azores led Portugal to a German-backed coup and the United States to occupy the islands with British support. Germany destroyed the American fleet in a carrier-led battle, and…
Germany defeated the American forces in the Azores and devastated East Coast ports and shipyards, forcing the United States to accept a humiliating peace. The years that followed saw Germany pull…
Joseph’s purge weakened Buru as Oscar organized a German-led European alliance and expanded the Empire’s military preparations. Germany finalized its invasion plan while famine drove Buru’s people to…
A border clash between Ukraine and Buru became the pretext for Germany to draw both nations into war. Germany declared war on Buru, which faced a broad European coalition as the United States promised…
Germany’s surprise air strikes and advancing armies shattered Buru’s defenses, while Joseph rejected retreat and ordered new fronts and a winter reorganization. The arc leaves Buru seeking American…
As the United States prepared to aid Buru and pressured the Island Nation to attack Germany, German forces captured Smolensk and Ulyanovsk and turned the war against Russia. The Island Nation explored…
Buru’s drive toward the Persian Gulf oil fields ended in the destruction of its Caucasian Front Army and the loss of Baku’s oil facilities. As the United States worried about Buru’s prospects and its…
Germany destroyed the Bolshevik Navy, then repelled Joseph’s costly winter counteroffensive with Polish and Belarusian forces. Joseph ended the offensive, shifted Zhukov to the Reserve Front Army, and…
Germany began strategic bombing of Buru and crushed guerrilla resistance while preparing a major offensive. After Buru executed captured German pilots, Qin Tian ordered retaliation, and German airmen…
The Island Nation joined the war against Germany in exchange for territory and supplies, then launched a surprise assault on German Pacific airfields. The Combined Fleet and the German Pacific Fleet…
The German and Island Nation fleets fought a costly night battle as German radar and firepower sank several Island Nation battleships. The Island Nation battlecruisers then sank German carriers, but…
Germany destroyed the Island Nation’s Second Carrier Squadron and inflicted heavy losses on its fleet, while the Island Nation and the United States concealed the defeat and planned a new offensive…
The Island Nation seized the Philippines and launched an invasion of German-held Borneo, but German air, submarine, and ground forces inflicted heavy losses on its expeditionary army. The battle for…
The Island Nation’s forces suffered a devastating defeat at Kinabatangan, then regrouped and advanced across eastern Borneo under Masaharu Honma. The arc leaves the 35th Army stalled before German…
The Island Nation Army’s repeated assaults failed to break the German defenses, so its Navy sailed to support the campaign and clashed with the German fleet. The German fleet sank Suruga and Ōmi, but…
The German Navy destroyed the Island Nation fleet’s capital ships and carriers, leaving Japan’s remaining forces unable to challenge Germany at sea. With naval support gone, German ground forces…
Germany destroyed the Japanese armies attacking Borneo, forcing the Southern Army to reorganize and withdraw while Japan occupied the island. Oscar then approved a massive campaign against Buru, and…
German forces gained air superiority and drove the Russian fronts into retreat, then used a feint toward Moscow to encircle the Western and Northwestern Fronts. With Moscow unable to send enough…
German forces destroyed the Russian armies defending the southern approaches, then encircled and bombed Moscow before launching a ground assault. As urban fighting began, Guderian prepared to bring…
As Russia’s front weakened, Oscar prepared Germany for America’s entry into the war, and the American fleet sailed to attack the German-held Azores. German forces trapped the American formations with…