Part 40: Mad Parkes - Fury Boats

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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another thrilling installment of the Civilization V Battle Royale, Mk II! I’m your narrator, /u/sonicnerd23, short story writer and Polandball artist extraordinaire, and I’m thrilled to be taking you on another journey through the wonderful (read: wartorn) world of the CBR!

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First off, as usual, here’s a map of the world as of the last part courtesy of users /u/SylonL and /u/LacsiraxAriscal, and I’ve got to hand it to them - they’ve outdone themselves. Keeping on top of the chaotic warfare of the last part, where cities were flipped/puppeted left and right (99 city captures occurred, to be precise), must have been a daunting task, yet they still delivered, so props to them!

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The curtain opens on a stagnant civ desperate to remain in the game. With the support of their crossbowmen, the Ayyubids retake Cairo from Carthage with a pikeman. It’s an admirable effort on Saladin’s part, but it’ll probably prove fruitless; with a rifleman poised right outside of the gates of Cairo and a bevy of cannons and crossbowmen to back him up, it will most definitely flip back by the next turn.

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Heading further north, we can see that the Second Swedish-Spartan War has come grinding to a stalemate. After suffering from a shockingly-competent blitzkrieg by the Swedish AI, it seems the Spartans have finally kicked their war machine back into gear, fighting tooth and nail to retake Cumae and defend Ohrid. As a fan of Sparta since their conquest of Rome, it pains me to see how far they’ve fallen, but I have hope that the worst is behind them in this war.

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As it turns out, the Buccaneers weren‘t as altruistic as we thought. Their 'peacekeeping' force around Cologne has moved on, opening the way for Iceland to take it for themselves, and let’s be real here: they’re going to take it. Both of the Naus previously defending the city now fly Icelandic colors, and their riflemen are either garrisoned in the city and waiting for the end or on a suicide mission to London (seriously, how did they get over there?!). While we’re focusing on the English Channel, I’d also like to make note of France’s lack of any real naval defense. They still have galleasses at a time where most navies have upgraded into frigate or even battleships. York and Orleans especially look like juicy targets, and Paris isn’t that far away. If Iceland were to declare war on France now, they could win big.

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Meanwhile, in North America, the White Walkers march onward. Charlottetown flips back to the Inuit while Quebec City looks ripe for the taking. However, the Canadians remain resolute in their defense, sending a sizeable force of riflemen to take back Charlottetown. I’ve gotta hand it to Canada - despite combating the technologically-superior White Walker army (which is now boasting HELICOPTERS), they’ve managed to put up a competent defense and keep their core cities safe. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the same can be said of the Texans; their forces sent to retake Yankton have been wiped out and Baltimore and Corpus Christi are looking quite vulnerable right now.

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The Great Oceanian War continues to heat up as, in spite of their naval victories, the Kimberley are being swamped by Diggers. A sizeable Australian carpet has lain siege to the major Kimberley city of Kalumburu. With only minor resistance in their way in the form of two Kimberley Great War Infantry and a few artillery units, the Australians are sure to take it, though it will probably flip a few times afterwards thanks to the massive Kimberley navy that has gathered near the city.

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As expected, Carthage retakes Cairo, and, with their nearest melee unit being three tiles away, it seems unlikely that the Ayyubids are going to be able to flip it again. To make matters worse, the Carthaginian Army continues to press forward, threatening the city of Aswan.

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Hey, guys, remember when South America was known in the BR for being irrelevant? Brazil and Chile do, and hoo boy, are they working hard to eliminate that stereotype! Argentina, which just a few parts ago was competently fighting the Inca, has been absolutely steamrolled. The Brazilians now march on Evita’s final city. Hope your F keys are primed, folks - the Argentinians don’t look to be around for much longer. Meanwhile, the Chilean Backdoor Squad continues to assault Incan coastal cities, though they’ve been kicked out of Vitcos and they look in dire need of reinforcements.

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As the Chileans retake Vitcos once again, we turn our attention to the frozen steppes of the Sibir Khanate, which, in the turns following their decisive war against the Soviet Union, has rebuilt and modernized its intimidating army, producing landships en masse. What’s interesting about this slide, though, is that a Mongol army appears to be passing through. Where they’re going with such an outdated army is a mystery to anyone; it would be hard for them to march on Lhasa without artillery and they would get curbstomped by any other power in the immediate region.

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In the western half of the Sibir Khanate, we see exactly how wide the technological disparity is between Kuchum Khan and his neighbors. The only civ that looks to stand a chance against an invading Sibir army is Afghanistan, and even then, they would probably take massive casualties, which would ripen them up for an assault by other civs like Vietnam or Sri Lanka.

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NO. OH MY GOD. UNBELIEVEABLE. Not one to be outdone by the Maori, The Blackfoot take Olongapo right out from under the nose of the Vietnamese and then immediately peace out with Champa, securing themselves an island on the other side of the Pacific. Welp. I can honestly say that I didn’t see THAT coming. Now, the question is, will the Blackfoot use this city as a forward operating base for future conflict, as the Maori have done for Uxmal, or will they just let it be a sitting duck?

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Senshi‘s Note: I couldn‘t find any narration for this slide :/ I do think the previous slide brings everything up, though, so that‘s fine.

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The Great Oceanian War rages on as the Kimberley stubbornly flip back a number of cities. While the Kimberley still has a good number of land forces to combat the Australian horde, they are rapidly dwindling. The massive Kimberley army that popped up out of nowhere in the last part is a ghost of its former self. Only a few Great War Infantry near Sunshine Coast are what remain of it. Do the Kimberley have the production to keep up their defenses?

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As Carthaginian riflemen move to defend Cairo from Ayyubid relief forces, they continue to push on Aswan. Unfortunately for the Ayyubids, the only way they can send reinforcements from Zabid and Baalbek is through narrow, one tile gaps, and with Carthage’s wall of crossbowmen to the north of Aswan, this looks like a difficult, if not impossible, endeavor indeed.

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Meanwhile, the Boers continue to- WOAH! The Boers have Modern Armor! Not just your standard, old run-of-the-mill tanks, but Modern Armor! As if it weren’t clear already, the Boers have become the undisputed masters of land warfare due to their ridiculous tech advantage. Any war they declare against their neighbors is sure to be over in a few turns.

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As the Chilean Backdoor Squad reinforces itself and retakes Vitcos, the Brazilians bring La Rioja down to a small sliver of health with a cavalry unit on its doorstep. Argentina fans, take a good, long look: this is the last you’re ever going to see of Evita.

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Semiramis does a little snooping around Reykjavik and discovers plans for an Icelandic invasion of Osaka. Knowing the impracticality of such a plan, she has a hearty chuckle before making note of it and digging deeper. Also in this screenshot, we see the Japanese theater of the Great Oceanian War. From what we’ve seen thus far, it’s been pretty silent, but now that the Vietnamese have finally discovered Dynamite, their cannon carpet has become an artillery carpet, which will help tremendously with securing the waters around this area, should the Vietnamese Navy make a committed push. It’s also apparent the Koreans have continued beelining techs to make nukes, fielding AA guns and machine guns (Ballistics), paratroopers (Radar), and bazookas (Nuclear Fission itself). At this rate, it won’t be long until we see Korean nukes. Plus, look at that submarine carpet! I have a feeling Parkes won’t want to mess with Korea again for a long time…

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Bidyadanga flips, giving the Kimberley the defensive advantage once again. It begs the question: how strong is this Red Fort that it’s able to withstand this many city flips and still be standing? I don’t care if that fort is made of titanium, it should be a non-fort at this point. In the north, the bitter battle for Kalumbru continues.

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The Texans finally manage to retake Yankton, which looks to be in safe hands for now. The closest Inuit unit capable of taking cities is in Sihasapa. Now would be a good time for the Texans to sue for peace, but I don’t think the Inuit are quite exhausted yet. The Regina-Charlottetown line remains at a stalemate, with the Inuit poised to flip Regina once more.

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The Vietnamese fleet descends upon Caloocan, hoping to reunite the island of Luzon for the first time since the gangbang of the Phillippines. While it is a great strategic target (there are six planes stationed in the city), three of their own cities stand at 0 HP and the Australians are sending in reinforcements from Japan. If the Vietnamese are not careful these next few turns, they may have to divert some of their forces towards flipping lost cities back, which could cost them in the long run.

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Meanwhile, Ishtar discovers that the Inuit, not satisfied with their new lands in North America, are looking to send their troops on a permanent, tropical vacation to Burma. Of course, the relevance of such a discovery is diminished by the several other borders in between the two civs.

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The Kimberley’s Antarctic colonies once again secure, Jandamarra recalls the naval forces stationed there back to the mainland for obvious reasons. Meanwhile, ships off all different varieties and civs explore the Arctic Ocean. A Champan Great Musician, fleeing the wars that ravage his homeland, sails south to find artistic inspiration in the frigid wastes of Antarctica.

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The Ayyubids, stubborn to the end, once again retake Cairo. With another pikeman. This is starting to get a little insane. Credit where credit’s due, they’re making the most of what they’ve got, but soon they won’t have that much left.

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The White Walkers make another forceful push, retaking Yankton and damaging Corpus Christie on the Texan front, and breaking through the Regina-Charlottetown line to take Quebec City again. While the Canadians and Texans are far from broken, the Inuit appear to be committing more to their war effort. Now, it’s all a matter of whether or not the Canadians and Texans can handle the extra pressure.

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The ravaged Arctic hellhole of Kiyaksa remains in Canadian hands, despite sitting at 0 HP. I’ll admit, for as awful it is as a city, it’s pretty defensible. The only point of access for melee units is the two land tiles to its side and the one water tile in front of it (assuming you’re attacking with embarked units), the southern approach by land is in front of a one-tile pass flanked by a citadel, and to top it all off, it’s built on a hill. To make matters worse for the Inuit, the Canadians have two artillery units stationed outside the city. The White Walkers are going to be hard-pressed to send in a unit actually capable of taking the city (*coughNOTHELICOPTERScough*).

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And thus, we say goodbye to Eva Peron’s Argentina. Argentina was hugely hampered at the beginning of the game by their being trapped between Chile in the south and the Brazilians and Inca to the north. From there, they did a decidedly average job until Chile declared war on them and took away Buenos Aires. Things were thought to be looking up for them when they, with Brazilian aid, pushed on the Inca, but this unfortunately turned out to be bait, as the Brazilians brutally and efficiently backstabbed them not even a few turns later. Evita will pass on, but don’t cry for her, Argentina fans. You know she’ll never leave you - the great artist and musician left behind will make sure her memory carries on. F

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The Australians mount a massive offensive against their foes, taking no less than five cities combined from Vietnam and the Kimberley. Undoubtedly, many of these cities, the Kimberley ones especially, will flip back, but the Australian Digger carpet still looks mighty intimidating whilst the Kimberley forces continue to be ground down.

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On the Indonesian front, the Australians have flipped Orange and Yungngora. While the Kimberley, with their Great War Bombers and destroyers, will almost certainly take back Yungngora, a bunch of Australian artillery block the approach to Orange by land and there look to be no Kimberley ships in the immediate vicinity. Geelong also looks dangerously close to falling back to the Australians, with the only thing standing in between it and an approaching land force being a lone Great War Infantry.

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Meanwhile, the East China Sea (or rather, the East Vietnam Sea) is firmly in the hands of the Vietnamese navy. Hoi An has recovered all of its health and the Vietnamese are now pushing to retake the cities lost during the recent Australian offensive. Caloocan has also taken a hefty amount of damage, and if the Vietnamese submarines can hold off the approaching reinforcements from the Japanese islands, it’s as good as theirs.

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As the crossbow garrison at Aswan says their final prayers, a Great Musician near Baalbek composes a lament for solo voice and violin quartet in their honor. Speaking of Great People, it’s worth noting that, 1., The Ayyubids have a Great General, but he’s nowhere near the frontlines and, 2., The Ayyubids have a Great Engineer, and he’s right on the frontlines. Sorry, Saladin, but no amount of brick and mortar is going to save your hide now.

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The Buccaneers, having caught wind of the Boers’ experiments in Africa, decide they want in on some of that action themselves and push forward into the Atomic Era. If you think about it, Henry Morgan is this world’s version of Big Boss from the Metal Gear series. They both have (or had) their bases of operation in the Caribbean, they both rule over a nation of renegade soldiers, they both are able to project power miles from their bases of operation, and now, it seems they both buy into the idea of nuclear deterrence. All Morgan needs to do now is construct a Giant Death Robot and he’s good to go.

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The Yakuts, not to be outdone by a bunch of pirates, enter into the Atomic Era themselves. Despite their hibernation since their war with Japan, Yakutia has been doing a decent job in keeping their military up to date. Unfortunately for them, tech isn’t everything; judging by this screenshot, they have far more workers than they do land military units.

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As their neighbors the Mughals enter into the Modern Era, Burma is looking decidedly Renaissance. It’s evident they’re past it, as per the Gatling Gun garrisoned in Rangoon, but compared to their neighbors, they’re lightweight. If Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, or even the Mughals were to invade right now, it’s certain that Burma wouldn’t come out on top. Their best bet right now is to DoW the Champa and snipe some cities before Vietnam gobbles them all up.

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Fresh off the acquisition of their first overseas territory, the Blackfoot declare war on the Inca, hoping to create an empire in which the sun never sets. By the looks of things, though, it doesn’t look like they have much of an army to commit to this war, let alone much of an army in general. If the Mexicans decided that they wanted a piece of the Blackfoot, they could very well find some success.

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Here, we‘ve got a shot of the Boer core and, holy moly, that carpet looks- ...Oh. Ohhhhhhhhhhh, no. Nukes. Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

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The Kimberley now have landships! This should help them hold the line against the Australians a bit more. Now if they could pump them out en masse like the Boers or Sibir, that would be ideal. Unfortunately, I don’t think their production is that up to snuff… Do they still have anything left in their treasury?

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What do you do when your infantry UU isn’t good at capturing cities? Capture them with literally anything else, apparently, including an AA gun. As Cebu and Manila are recaptured, Vietnam continues to put pressure on Australia around Luzon, scattering their reinforcement fleet and bringing Caloocan down to red. At this point, it looks sure to fall. I only hope for their own sake the Australians remember to move their aircraft and carriers when it does. Senshi‘s Note: And people said the AI couldn‘t handle it >:D

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Apparently, when TPang wasn’t looking, Chile had declared war on Brazil, presumably because of that huge diplo hit that came with eliminating Argentina, and blitzed two of their captured Argentinian cities. Pedro counters this by blitzing those cities right back and marching on Buenos Aires. Now, it’s on like Donkey Kong. Pedro needs to tread carefully - those freshly-conquered Argentinian cities, especially La Rioja, could end up being a detriment to him if he doesn’t garrison them properly.

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As the Kimberley landship sees its first taste of combat against an enemy Digger, it looks as though the Kimberley are making a concerted push against the Australian carpet. Will it succeed? ...Probably not. Still, it’s fascinating; this war has gone on for a while now, and so far, the Australians haven’t dealt a single point of damage to the Kimberley capital. That just goes to show how tenacious the Kimberley’s defense has been.

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We return to the Spartan core, where fighting between the Swedes and the Spartans continues just outside of Ohrid and Cumae. By the looks of things, Sparta may just be able to hang on. Even if they don’t have planes, they still have a considerable number of riflemen and privateers left to throw at the Swedish army. If they can just retake Cumae and peace out now, maybe - just maybe - they can turtle, rebuild, tech up, and eventually get to a point where they can at least gain parity with the other Mediterranean powers.

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Further north, we can see Swedish Central Europe, as well as an impressive Swedish fleet, which is now boasting carriers. It’s curious - despite clearly having Electronics and its prerequisite techs, we’ve not yet seen Swedish GWIs or battleships. You’d think, what, with the war with Sparta, they’d be trying to get a leg up on the competition by upgrading their forces, but then again, this is the same game where Sri Lanka had a carpet of triremes for the longest time, so I suppose it isn’t that farfetched. Elsewhere in this shot, Cologne is on its last legs as a galleass and cannon try desperately to fend off the Polar Vortex, and we catch our first glimpse in France of Napoleon’s other UU, the Cheveau-lèger, a lancer replacement that has +2 additional movement and a 33% attack bonus when below 50% health. It’s a pretty cool unit; shame Napoleon’s AI doesn’t appear to want to put it to the test.

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Still further north, we can see Sweden proper, but something seems to be missing, namely military units. It seems that they’ve committed most of their forces to the Spartan war, leaving some of their most vital cities (and Gdansk) completely exposed to, say, a carpet of Finnish Paratruupers. Gustavus Adolphus better be praying that Kekkonen’s attention is currently elsewhere.

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The Mughals, inspired by the stories they’ve heard of America’s valiant last stand, decide to take up the Freedom ideology in their honor. Ultimately, this isn’t going to be doing them any favors; they’re flanked by both an Order civ and an Autocracy civ, both of which are technologically superior to them. Do I sense a Poland 1939 scenario happening in the near future?

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Oh, snap, here we go! Henry Morgan pulls another one of his dual DoWs, this time taking on both Brazil and the Inca and allying with Chile in a war that has the potential to become as bloody as the Great Oceanian War. That same turn, he takes Huamanga down to half health and sends a bunch of corsairs to meet the Brazilian fleet in battle. If you ask me, though, Henry should make it a priority of his to upgrade his corsairs ASAP. Sail ship carpets only go so far. Just ask Australia. Also, he should probably get some actual melee units to his holdings in South America; they look seriously barren.

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Meanwhile, the Brazilian fleet brings Iquique down to 0 HP. With a bunch of naval melee units surrounding the island, it’s sure to- Woah, woah, woah, hold the phone, is that a Nau? This is, like, the third civ other than Portugal itself to have one of those things in their own fleet. I suppose that’s what happens when the AIs get privateer happy: naval UUs aren’t necessarily UUs anymore.

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Vietnam makes some headway in both of their wars, seizing Caloocan and Kauthara. Both cities are likely to flip a few more times, but it’s likely the Trung Sisters have the forces to keep flipping them. It’s honestly surprising how quickly the Vietnamese were able to turn around their war with the Australians with just a few submarines. Still, it remains to be seen whether or not they will gain anything significant from this war. Sure, Caloocan was a decently-sized city, but meanwhile, the Australians are taking huge chunks out of the Kimberley.

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The Ashanti pikeman sails through a lake in the midst of Boer territory, taking in the many technological marvels that dot the lands. A Boer lancer, overlooking the lake, recalls a simpler time when he, too, was once without a horse. In the meantime, we can see the Boers have been producing more Modern Armor.

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The Kimberley make known the true meaning of the word “Digeridoom” as they launch a brutal counteroffensive, not only retaking Kalumbru, but also taking the Australian(?) city of Marseille, which up until now had been untouched by the war. Will it become a new battleground? Not if Prime Minister Chifley and his roving gang of Diggers has anything to say about it.

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Woah! Only two turns after entering the Atomic Era, Yakutia completes the Manhattan Project. Now, that’s some production right there! If they could just channel that into pumping out military units, they could give their neighbors something serious to worry about. But anyways, Trigger Darkhan now possesses the capability to make nukes. If his AI is the type to drop bombs like he does rhymes, maybe the Snoryak still has a shot at this world domination stuff.

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Oof, I wonder if Sri Lanka regrets declaring this war yet. The Arabian fleet once again makes a good showing, dominating the small Sri Lankan naval force sent over to the Arabian peninsula. Meanwhile, a number of Arabian Great War Infantry and Camel Archers take the fight to the Sri Lankans, wiping out the melee units stationed near Negombo and Batticaloa. I doubt the Arabians will actually end up capturing these two cities in the end, but this is just embarrassing for Sri Lanka.

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While a joint Buccaneer-Chilean naval force assault the Incan coastline, the Brazilians enter the Atomic Era. As it stands right now, their offensive against Chile has faltered, most likely due to the eleven bombers the Chileans have stationed in their northernmost cities, compared with the Brazilians’ meager five. Where are those Brazilwood Bombers when they’re needed the most?

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Fortunately, the Brazilians are seeing some successes in the south. Iquique has fallen, and by the looks of things, Copiapo is next. However, the Brazilian fleet seems a little worn and in need of reinforcements. Can Pedro provide them, or will the assault on Copiapo be repelled?

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The war in the Arabian Sea continues to wear on as Sri Lankan reinforcements begin to arrive, and it looks like at this point, the war will end in a draw. The Arabian fleet is still large, but many of its ships are damaged and the Sri Lankans still have plenty of fresh ships only a turn or two away from the combat zone. In the midst of all this, wandering Soviet ships wonder what the hell they’ve stumbled into.

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Aswan has fallen, and now Carthaginian forces move to take the remaining two Ayyubid cities south of Cairo. Baalbek looks sure to fall to the mass of riflemen and cannons approaching it, but it appears Hannibal got lazy when plotting out the invasion of Zabid and sent a meager force of two crossbowmen to do the dirty work. Perhaps the Carthaginians will send a stronger force after Baalbek is captured?

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Suddenly, a crack team of Finnish Paratruupers descends upon an unsuspecting Arabia! While it’s unlikely that these four units are going to capture a city alone (although looking at its defense, maybe Jericho could become a Finnish enclave…), this is a massive development, people. It used to be that any war declared by a civ on another civ a significant distance away was deemed “irrelevant.” Now that more and more civs are starting to research Radar, giving them access to paratroopers and long-range aircraft, we’re going to be seeing a lot more situations like this in future parts.

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Kuchum Khan continues to build up his military, but compared to the Finnish military just across the border, the Siberian military is, like, so Modern Era. Sure, Kuchum’s forces are packing several GWIs, landships, and anti-aircraft guns, but Kekkonen’s forces have rocket artillery and mobile SAMs, meaning that Finland isn’t that far away from entering the Information Era. Sibir had better step up its game if it wants to have parity with Finland in future conflicts.

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The defensive line at Yankton has crumbled, and now the White Walkers are bursting forth with the intensity of a blizzard, reaching as far south as Pueblo. Corpus Christi and Sisseton both look likely to fall, and with yet more Texan Great War Infantry around the corner, they’re sure to become new Yanktons. Texas certainly isn’t going to come out of this war the North American powerhouse it was a few parts ago; it’s goal now is to minimize any damage done to them..

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The Buccaneers once again prove their naval might by taking another Incan coastal city and bringing the rest down to yellows and reds. To make matters worse for the Inca, it looks as though their forces are starting to vanish, and this is without the Buccaneers sending in their infantry and siege units. If Bernardo doesn’t act fast, Chile’s not going to get anything from this war.

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Canada, what are you doing?! The Regina-Charlottetown line is the other way, and the Inuit almost have Quebec City! Oh, dear. People, I think the Canadian defense is starting to falter, too. If Quebec City falls and the Canadians aren’t able to send a force to retake it in time, then Canada’s capital is going to be in serious danger.

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The Marseille gambit has failed and now the Australian Digger carpet continues to push forward. Although the Kimberley current have the Red Fort in their possession, their forces are looking a little thin, especially their naval forces. They seemingly had naval dominance in the waters above Kalumburu, but a portion of the Grand Wobbegong Armada seems to have assumed control. In either case, things aren’t looking too good for the Kimberley.

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Poor Haakon can’t catch a break. First, he loses all of his cities to Sweden except two, one of which might as well be a polar bear colony. Then, he gets citadel’d by Sweden and can’t do anything about it. Now, according to Agent Em, it seems like even rulers from across the sea want to kick the guy while he’s down, as the Brazilians are caught plotting against him. Is this what he gets for being the ruler of Snoreway? It’s kinda cruel - we criticize AI like Indonesia, Norway, or even Yakutia for being “lazy” or “asleep,” and we don’t even stop to consider that maybe they don’t want to fight. Maybe they don’t want to cause Austin-scale bloodbaths. Maybe they just want to live their little lives inside their little virtual world and create the greatest arts, mount a successful space voyage, or bring the world together through diplomacy. ...Okay, chill, sonicnerd. You’re trying to humanize a freaking computer. Anyways...

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Kalumbru, formerly a proud city of the Kimberley Empire, now stands as a broken, bloodied city firmly under the iron grip of the Australians. Now, it is Rubibi’s turn. For the entire war, it has managed to avoid taking any damage. No longer. But if I can make a case for the Kimberley, they might still be able to scrounge together a competent defense. There are two artillery units positioned in or next to Rubibi as well as six planes and a battleship stationed in the city. Combine all these with the defensive strength that the city has from the Red Fort, and it’s evident that the Australians are going to have a particularly bad time trying to crack this nut shell… or they could shell it to oblivion from the ocean with their frigates and newfound battleship and take it anyways.

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Unfortunately, we’ve reached the end of the action this time. But hey, why not stick around for some sweet InfoAddict data and even a little intrigue? According to Semiramis, Ingolfur Arnarson of Iceland is continuing to be a dick to dead/mostly dead civs, plotting to hunt down the last Roman units. Good luck with that, buddy.

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The Boers once again lead in population, and the top ten mostly remains the same as it was in the last part. A notable exception is Hawaii continuing to rise in population, becoming the 9th most populated civ over Vietnam.

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The Australians, perhaps unsurprisingly, lead in land area. I’m honestly more surprised that the Kimberley still remain in the top ten even after the loss of big cities like Junjuwa and Kalumbru. Those Indonesian territories must have added quite a bit to their empire, huh?

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On the opposite end of the list, China ranks dead last. Even Portugal has more land, and they’re confined to Sardinia and Corsica! China’s basically become the new Byzantium, just sorta sitting there in their irrelevancy waiting for someone to finally put them out of their misery.

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The Inuit rise to the top of the city list due to their conquests this part, while the Kimberley fall out of the top ten due to their losses this part.

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The Boers and Inuit remain neck-and-neck for tech, with the Koreans and Vietnamese not that far behind.

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Taking a look at the religion overview, it looks as though Islam pretty much dead, and with the Ayyubids unable to retake Cairo, it looks to stay that way. F. I need a balloon…

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Catholicism and Akatt-u continue to spread to non-religious cities whilst Judaism and Orthodox Christianity continue to duke it out for supremacy over the Iberian peninsula.

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And finally, for the first time, we get a screenshot of the Culture Overview! As expected, the non-Autocracy civs are suffering from unhappiness issues. Thankfully for them, Diety bonuses seem to be offsetting such problems. It’s also worth noting that the Inuit currently stand at a relatively low 34 happiness - could we see the White Walkers’ advance slow next part as they capture more cities? And so we’ve come to the end of another part. I’d like to thank TPang for letting me narrate and for keeping the game going for as long as it has, and I’d like to thank you guys for tuning in. It’s been an exciting experience getting to narrate this part and I welcome any feedback you guys have regarding my narration. This has been /u/sonicnerd23, signing out!

Part 40: Mad Parkes - Fury Boats – mk2

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