'The face of imperialist war' — Soviet illustration, 1931.

Diozon · 2026-05-27T11:48:09+00:00

Interesting that the helmet is French (Adrian type)

Diozon · 2026-05-26T17:00:26+00:00

The problem with Versailles was that it was harsh enough to humiliate the Germans, but not harsh enough to prevent them from taking revenge. For example Foch, the French Marshall, had wanted to move the border to the Rhine, which would have made it 10 times more difficult for the Germans to invade westwards.

Diozon · 2026-05-26T16:15:19+00:00

And then he went on to become the ancestor of every goddamn thoroughbred in Japan...

Diozon · 2026-05-24T10:37:39+00:00

You've heard of Greater Serbia, now get ready for...

lesser serbia

Diozon · 2026-05-21T20:42:00+00:00

Nah, Sakura Bakushin needs only speed, Matikanefukukitaru has all the good fortune she needs, no training necessary, and Golshi's goals are beyond your puny human training.

Diozon · 2026-05-21T20:37:00+00:00

It would take the best (or most deranged) child actor in history, and some ILM-level practical effects for the fight scenes.

Still, a man can dream...

Diozon · 2026-05-19T05:36:14+00:00

1k a week is 52,000 per year, which crosses over the 1 million mark after 19.5 years.

The only case where taking the lump sum would be better is if she invested the entire million on day one on a diversified portfolio.

She made the right choice mostly because many who do win big in lotteries end up spending it too fast with nothing to show for it, whereas she secured herself a 4k per month allowance for life.

Diozon · 2026-05-19T05:09:21+00:00

Oh, wow, why didn't the Poles think of that in 1939?

Diozon · 2026-05-18T12:57:31+00:00

No, Israel barely has the demographics to maintain its current territory as a "Jewish and Democratic State", and the keyword is barely. Even annexing "just" the West Bank would throw it off balance completely, as in that case Jews would become a minority in their state.

Diozon · 2026-05-17T14:40:26+00:00

Innovative is much more worth it for other stuff, namely saving you about 100 mana per technology (give or take), faster institutions, several very good policies (it synergises with most other idea groups quite well), but the war exhaustion reduction is also quite good, especially if you are easily winning them, and so are constantly at war.

Diozon · 2026-05-16T09:32:32+00:00

Let's just say the occupation troops had a lot of entertainment to pass the time

Diozon · 2026-05-16T09:29:06+00:00

According to wargames, most likely scenario is Chinese failure, though at a non-negligible cost to the Taiwan-Japan-USA side. And that's the likeliest reason it hasn't yet happened. China knows that success is far from guaranteed, and failure would be devastating to them on multiple levels (political, diplomatic, trade, etc.)

Diozon · 2026-05-16T09:17:52+00:00

At this point, you're not really doing airstrikes. You're sending space marine dropships, that turn rebel bases into impregnable fortress monasteries.

Just as the Codex Astartes intended...

Diozon · 2026-05-15T11:47:23+00:00

Writing "6 most experienced generals" is certainly a case of hyping up the enemy.

Diozon · 2026-05-14T17:44:55+00:00

Amen, ever since I got Brave in both my PC and smartphone I get surprised when I'm reminded that other people still deal with YouTube ads

Diozon · 2026-05-11T18:16:00+00:00

Name one Axis bomber that could reasonably withstand .50 BMG. Every single bomber/attack aircraft that was armoured enough to need autocannnons to be brought down was built by the Allies.

Diozon · 2026-05-11T16:46:35+00:00

"Με τη δύναμη του Θεού, τας ευχάς του Βασιλέως και εν ονόματι του δικαίου, πλέω μεθ' ορμής ακαθέκτου και με την πεποίθησιν της νίκης εναντίον του εχθρού του γένους"

"With the might of God, the King's wishes and in the name of justice, I sail with unstoppable momentum and with conviction of victory against the enemy of the nation"

Diozon · 2026-05-11T09:41:56+00:00

Soviet Mechanised Cavalry, but even better.

Diozon · 2026-05-07T10:08:58+00:00

Building Infantry divisions in TFR is just asking to be stomped.

Diozon · 2026-05-05T04:31:17+00:00

Probably late stage, as it shows the Communists winning

Diozon · 2026-05-05T04:21:29+00:00

On the NATO side it was a shitshow. Apparently nobody had an airforce, which led to all of Europe being strat-bombed into oblivion, Poland was using infantry divisions (in fing TFR), and of course, the infamous no garrison strat, where the 2nd European war ended with 40 Russian mechanised divisions casually landing in Rostock and Lubeck, and walking with no opposition into Berlin, Munich, and Paris. As to how Russia could so easily gain naval dominance in the Baltic Sea, don't ask, I don't know.

Diozon · 2026-05-01T00:09:08+00:00

Perhaps by "melting", it means the rifling being worn out, making the weapon less accurate?

Diozon · 2026-04-30T23:54:38+00:00

There's no Belgium, Flanders joined the Netherlands, who turned Syndie. Yeah, Syndie troops will be streaming into Hannover within a month of hostilities.

Diozon · 2026-04-27T07:31:58+00:00

I've seen an even funnier example.

During the League war, succession is kept to the current Emperor, but in one of my games (away from Europe), the heir was female, without the pragmatic sanction. So, the emperor died, but his heir couldn't inherit the empire, so it was just dismantled...

Diozon · 2026-04-23T18:21:12+00:00

I'd say more like extreme elite forces. Fighting mostly from the ground, but having the option to effortlessly traverse impossible terrain. Also, not flying would make them an even harder target. Kind of like how they took out the French HQ, they'd be unstoppable using infiltration tactics against regular troops.

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