Let's go! A Roosevelt chapter 🙌 And Teddy as a Democrat nice addition. All we need is Franklin to be a Liberal 😂
No no no you don't get it. Our superior Anglo-Saxon values will shatter those mongrelized hordes!No, you fools! You don't have the numbers to go on the offensive. This is going to be (even more) of a disaster for the Confederacy.
No no no you don't get it. Our superior Anglo-Saxon values will shatter those mongrelized hordes!
It does lead to the question as to whether the Americans have renovated(?) the Confederate trenches that they have taken so as to allow them to help keep the Confederate pushes from getting too far. And if so, how far behind the front are they continuing to maintain them. (for example, are the trenches in Maryland or on the Susquehanna being maintained).AH! Now I get what you're saying. Perhaps our previous defeats have only stemmed from a lack of will on our part - and a strong, aggressive push - lead by a true General and Gentleman - should be enough to reverse our previous defeats and put us in Philly by Christmas!
In all honesty I kind of get it. The ~3% chance that a general offensive works for the CSA is the only real chance they have to alter the trajectory of the war. Even though it will most likely fail miserably, they have to at least try.AH! Now I get what you're saying. Perhaps our previous defeats have only stemmed from a lack of will on our part - and a strong, aggressive push - lead by a true General and Gentleman - should be enough to reverse our previous defeats and put us in Philly by Christmas!
And don't forget, Lejeune is the guy who brought them Quantico Wood, where the CSA not only regained ground but did so while inflicting much higher casualties than they suffered. In the context of trench warfare, this is like rolling a nat20 and having the dice bounce off the wall, dislodge a chunk of drywall and reveal a lost fortune in Krugerrands. They can't be blamed for thinking of him as a miracle worker.In all honesty I kind of get it. The ~3% chance that a general offensive works for the CSA is the only real chance they have to alter the trajectory of the war. Even though it will most likely fail miserably, they have to at least try.
Sitting in their trenches and playing defense won't work any more after 5/5. So what if they kill a hundred thousand more Americans, the USA isn't going to stop or settle unless the equation drastically changes.
This is definitely context that’s important - in the eyes of an ASO already undergoing a housecleaning since the Thanksgiving Massacre, Dade has done nothing but retreat since he got Patrick’s job after Susquehanna, and Lejeune has proven himself something of a unicorn so far. Why not roll the dice, as @Curtain Jerker says?And don't forget, Lejeune is the guy who brought them Quantico Wood, where the CSA not only regained ground but did so while inflicting much higher casualties than they suffered. In the context of trench warfare, this is like rolling a nat20 and having the dice bounce off the wall, dislodge a chunk of drywall and reveal a lost fortune in Krugerrands. They can't be blamed for thinking of him as a miracle worker.
Yes and yesWill the US use its navy and marines to stage rear areas raids on Confederate infrastructure or supply guerrillas? Are the British and other European states studying the weapons and tactics of the American War?
As far as I can tell, the following is true about the Naval situation.Will the US use its navy and marines to stage rear areas raids on Confederate infrastructure or supply guerrillas? Are the British and other European states studying the weapons and tactics of the American War?
Patrick retreated, replaced by Dade.This is definitely context that’s important - in the eyes of an ASO already undergoing a housecleaning since the Thanksgiving Massacre, Dade has done nothing but retreat since he got Patrick’s job after Susquehanna, and Lejeune has proven himself something of a unicorn so far. Why not roll the dice, as @Curtain Jerker says?
On June 27, 1915
July 18th
Florida Straits is in the box for an imminent update, speaking ofAs far as I can tell, the following is true about the Naval situation.
1) The US Navy did *not* escape the Battle of Hilton Head unscathed. (from the Infobox) Of the five Dreadnoughts that went into the battle, 3 were severely damaged. Of the four pre-dreadnoughts , one was scuttled and two were severely damaged. Of their 12 armored cruisers, 3 were sunk and 4 were severely damaged.
2) The Battle of the Florida straights (in which the Confederacy's last Dreadnought, the Arkansas, will be lost) occurs about 3 months after this battle.
3) The British while requiring neutral shipping to be respected, won't do much if the US gives 1 hour notice to ships, puts marines ashore to blow up everything they can, has them leave and then blow up what's left with ship guns. Rinse, Lather, repeat.
4) The Author hasn't said much about Guerillas. While there are some islands with significant plantations, that's a different situation than having groups that would be organized enough to drop things off with. The Author also hasn't talked much about internal dissent in either the USA or CSA, (as opposed to Mexico) and certainly nothing organized enough to put together a resistance movement.
Almost certainlyPatrick retreated, replaced by Dade.
Dade retreats, replaced by Lejeune,
Will history repeat itself with Lejeune?
I try to stick to OTL weather if it’s worth mentioning. 1916 was a pretty gnarly hurricane season to that will have big impacts on the warOk, so, we are in June/July - or in the middle of the year of 1915.
Should we be expecting any more Hurricanes in the future. 1915 seemed to be the worst year. Depending on how you interpret the weather @KingSweden24
I try to stick to OTL weather if it’s worth mentioning. 1916 was a pretty gnarly hurricane season to that will have big impacts on the war
The much less industrialized, sans allies, and totally blockaded CSA of 1861-65 held out for four years at a time when the advantages for defenders in battle were much smaller than with 1915 tech. They were never going to get simply railed by the USThe war is still going that far into 1916?
Thats....more shocking than I imagined.
Know its still going when the new COnfederate President is inaugurated, but I'm curious to see how it will effect Hughes' re-election or whoever gets elected in 1916.
This is what makes Vardaman’s Presidential transition, inauguration and first cabinet meetings so fascinating for me. This is an ultra hardliner whose about to be catapulted into the realization that his country and its way of life are doomed. I do wonder if he even survives his Presidency.The war is still going that far into 1916?
Thats....more shocking than I imagined.
Know its still going when the new COnfederate President is inaugurated, but I'm curious to see how it will effect Hughes' re-election or whoever gets elected in 1916.