This resulted in the severing of the vital trade route between the US and Murmansk. The operation was a fine example of the co-operation between the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine. ![]() Good luck, Herr General.Ī remarkable victory, Herr General! Operation Ikarus has been a complete success. You will require all your forces, including the ships of the Kriegsmarine, and your leadership skills if you desire to be the one and only Panzer General. Do yourself a favour: sink that Soviet Corps before they can assist the Americans and wreak havoc upon your troops.ĭon't expect the enemy to hand you Iceland on a silver platter. If the Africa Korps are successful in the upcoming battle of El Alamein and thereafter make advances in the Middle East, it will deprive the USSR of American tanks, ordnance and other badly needed supplies.Ī small Russian naval convoy has been sighted dead ahead of our invasion force and our best guess is that they are due to make landfall near Stokksyri. It will also render the lend-lease convoys to Murmansk all but impossible after we gain naval superiority in these waters. Our Operation Ikarus will end Allied control. Despite the protest of the Icelandic government, the Allies have a considerable force on the island. Their Operation Fork was but a flagrant violation of Icelandic neutrality. At the conclusion of Axis Operations 1943 East, players will again be presented with the option to save their core force for use in the next installment of the Axis Operations Campaign.Īny campaign of the Axis Operations can be played individually as a standalone campaign.Iceland was invaded by the British back in May 1940 during Operation Weserübung. The end of 1943 East is not the end of your campaign though, it is merely the latest step. A path starting here and stretching into a yet unwritten history! THE AXIS OPERATIONS CONTINUE Or an entirely new and completely original path could be carved by your efforts. ![]() Germany's last historical chance to regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front may also be yours. While opportunities for past victories to influence the battle to present themselves, it is still up to you to lead your forces through the battle. ![]() PLANT THE SEEDS OF ULTIMATE VICTORY, OR DEFEAT, AT KURSKĪs no 1942 campaign could be complete without Stalingrad, no 1943 campaign can overlook the infamous Battle of Kursk.Įngage in a unique take on this battle, often touted as the Largest Tank Battle in History, as you pit your Wehrmacht veterans against the seemingly endless lines of Soviet defenses protecting their salient. GAIN AND SPEND INFLUENCEīy completing bonus objectives and achieving various degrees of victory, you'll earn Commendation Points that can be spent on a variety of unique rewards ranging from access to stockpiles of captured enemy equipment, special prototype aircraft, and the chance to recruit more historical officers. In addition to the continuing trend of bonus mission objectives inspired by true historical events, this campaign will be supplemented by appearances from additional historical German leaders from World War II.Įnjoy the extra effort to bring these characters to life, as many of their real life memoirs and thoughts influence their mannerisms and writing within the campaign. While imported forces can seek additional growth and challenges through increased difficulty settings and advanced game modes, the preset force contains a moderate amount of experienced units and an assortment of heroes enough to allow any player to succeed in this new campaign. Players can import their core forces that completed the previous Axis Operations 1942 East campaign or use a preset core force to directly launch into the Axis Operations 1943 East campaign. ![]() Have your efforts been enough to alter history? CONTINUE WITH YOUR OWN PANZER CORPS How far will your efforts at the Battle of Kursk reach? and also in future campaigns to come!ĭid you participate in the attempted Sea Lion invasion?ĭid you extract survivors of 6th Army from Stalingrad? But more importantly, this DLC begin to answer long standing questions of the series, culminating in the possibility to permanently alter the course of the war in this campaign. The Axis Operations 1943 DLC Campaign focuses entirely on the Eastern Front. CHANGING HISTORY IN CHAPTER 6 OF THE AXIS OPERATIONS GRAND CAMPAIGN But assuming these efforts are a success, the even greater Battle of Kursk looms just on the horizon. Huge gaps have been formed by the destruction of German, Hungarian, and Romanian forces, and a desperate scramble to stabilize the front must now begin. The critical hour where the fate of Germany on the Eastern Front will be decided has arrived! Though the Battle of Stalingrad has ended, the Axis forces in Russia remain in turmoil.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |