Proletarians,to Red AAR (14)!

Early October 18: the road to Samara would be opened if rasputitza hadn’t come:

 

Trotsky will assault Simbirsk, weakly garrisoned. The rest of my forces will stay on defense, as I prefer be attacked by Komuch and Czech Legion on occupied positions rather than attack them with low quality conscripts. It will be time with Syzran and SImbirsk in my hands to reduce them, their line of supply being cut.

It remains urgent to take Samara as the Komuch influence is regularly producing bad effects:

It’s high time to boost my NM:

 

Propaganda first: Red option, only for them, as all sources state Bolshevik propaganda apparatus was very much superior to the poor and late White efforts. The picture is showing you a rail coach transformed in movie theater for the masses.

Why Party members option is upping NMs? NM level modifies unit cohesion and the recruitment of strongly motivated people was used to bolster unit morale by the Reds several times. Red Army spent large resources on political education of the peasants turned soldiers to convince them to “really” fight. If success was mitigated often, effect was real.

In the South, I’ve learnt Army of Islam occupies Baku. In the same time, the remains of Red Army group are slowly going North, to Tzaristsyn by Elista… with some sort of White pursuit…

Of course, as soon Stalin has left, Cossacks have taken again Balashov, destroying the garrison:

The turn is marked by the failed assault of Siberians against Perm

 

As a  side note, forget Blusher. he has been  killed by Siberian AI around Aralsk.

 

The Siberian AI pushes Czech Legion against Penza ( one of the city whose capture may cause NM losses for Red if taken by Whites). Czech legion searched to catch my retreating Red Corps, rather a weak one. But Red has reached Penza and entrenched into the city before Czech arrival…

However, if this attack is pushing this stack farther off its supply base, with Red units on the rear, Siberian AI has taken care of This supply line, by chasing Chapaiev from Syzran. AN AI knowing some basics about supply lines…in FY. 🙂

Moreover, if Trotsky has seized Simbirsk without much opposition, Siberian AI has enlarged the Kazan garrison:

 

The results are encouraging, but Siberian AI is yet rather skillfully playing its game, with limited means.

Proletarians, to Red AAR (13)

Late September 18: My NM is yet around 70, Novorossyisk will fall this turn, completing the SOuthern Whites conquest of their core area,. however, the crisis peak has maybe been reached.

Next turn, I will get yet more resources to build new units. A lot again. On the Volga front, I’ve now roughly 70,000 men, about as much than in real RCW at this date, and they match in number the Siberian ones. Remember Siberian AI plays with the same constraints than a human player for sending Siberian troops in help to Komuch.

Of course, I could let the AI concentrate all its forces on the Volga. AI would be yet more dangerous. But I feel such unhistorical behaviour would damage the simulation aspect and so the immersion factor. I should help Red AI in turn, or simply the player, adding more fantasy in the game; with the current events, I ‘ve been wounded by the Siberian, and I’ve now to take back the lost terrain, with yet limited if growing resources.

My plan for this turn is simple:

Each Red pincer is larger than the opposing forces; if the Siberian AI concentrates all its units against one pincer, the second will be able to pick the next turn either Simbirsk, or Samara, or Kazan. I keep A defensive line with 2 concentration points.

As I need money, and EPs are back, I choose the Raise money option. I will lose 2 more NM, but the large money income will boost the unit building next turn.

BTW, raise money option will deliver in FY a randomized sum ( hey, tax perception during RCW was rather in shambles ;-).

 

In the South, anyone will retreat toward Tzaritsyn, even Stalin. Now Southern Whites have achieved their primary objectives, I must care of a possible, even if uncertain, offensive effort against Tzaristsyn. Moreover, the removal of Sorokin, backed by Stalin, may create special infighting grounding Stalin and his Army…

The results are not spectacular but very encouraging: Siberian have concentrated Czech and Komuch main forces against Southern pincer, blocking it without battle. Trotsky and Chapaiev have fulfilled their objectives and the overall situation look very promising.

 

In the SOuth, Whites are attacking Grozny.

 

AJE AI scripts

As I know some beta of AJE are sometimes coming here, Imho the followingAI command is wrong

AI.SetAggro  = $Theater_Hispania;-95;$Theater_Gallia;-95;$Theater_Italia;150;$Theater_Illyria;50;$Theater_Macedonia_Graecia;50;$Theater_Thracia;100;$Theater_Asia_Minor;750

AI.Setggro doesn’t allow negative values ( unless things have changed of course). It would rather be AI.ChgAggro.

For those interested, there are AI events files. It’s a little more developed than in PON, and should produce a not fully dumb AI. I believe my own way produces a much less scripted AI, now of course, I may be wrong. Only play will tell the truth. To have played with this sort of scripting for SVF  3 years ago, it gives some results without reaching the current state of AI in Fatal Years.Let’s hope I’m wrong!

AJE

pre-ordered it: the version at 19,9, not priced at 250$…. Going to take a look at the date files. I read what others do, it gives me ideas :-). Curiosity is the basis of knowledge, like selfisnesh the father of ignorance.