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Now, on another forum, I participate in a grand strategy and tactics game, which simulates various conflicts from world history, with players roleplaying different factions, empires and nations. Our most recent one covers the mid-20th century (the planned range of years is, approximately, the eve of WWII to the end of the Korean War). To my delight, I got to play Canada. However, this is not the pre-WWII Canada that you or I know.
This is an alternate history scenario. How alternate? Let me list the differences that are significant to Canada:
1. The Confederates won the American Civil War, splitting the US in two.
2. The USA entered the Great War on the German side, and conquered large swathes of Canada while the CEF was away on the Western Front.
3. Germany brought WWI to an end with an advantageous peace for them.
4. Quebec has become a seperate country, the Republic of Quebec, though it is more or less an American puppet-government.
5. British Colombia and the Yukon are officially Canadian, but occupied by the US Army ala Ruhr Valley.
6. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are states of the Union, though the referendums that let them join the Union were highly controversial, and it is suspected that they were rigged. Citizens of both former provinces hold more loyalty to Canada than to the US.
6. Out of a desire to avoid future American conquest, Newfoundland joined with Canada in 1931.
7. Canadian Parliament decided to re-patriate the monarchy in 1936. Rather than allowing King Edward VIII to continue being king after the scandal with Ms. Wallis Simpson, as the British Parliament did in this reality, the Government of Canada invited the man who, in real history, was George VI, to become King of Canada. Canada is still part of the Commonwealth, but more seperate from Britain.
8. Immigration to Canada was greater in the past (due to periodic wars between the USA and CSA dissuading people from emigrating there), resulting in a larger population than historically, even without Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
So, in summation, I'm in charge of a country that has been neutered by the United States, reduced to the Praire Provinces, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. As a whole, it is known as the United Kingdom of Canada & Newfoundland.
What's the current situation? Both Americas (Confederate and United) are hostile to me, and want Canada to cease to exist as a nation. Why? Which ever America can conquer Canada will use our great quantities of natural resources to fuel their war machine and crush the other. Britain, officially, supports me; but is more concerned with events in Europe, where they are still rivals with the German Empire. My allies in the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, are more concerned with Japan than with helping me out. Whatever I can do to improve my position, I'll have to do it by myself. Even though I am officially at peace, the mood in Canada is similar to wartime. Most men are volunteering for the Army, Navy or Air Force, and women and old folks are working in factories, cranking out supplies at a startling rate.
Despite Canada's small population of 14 million people, the strength of the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force has almost tripled from WWI levels. 1.8 million men and women in uniform, of which the Army forms the largest part, with 900,000 servicemen. These are divided into three armies, First, Second and Third Canadian Armies. The First Canadian Army covers Ontario, Labrador and Newfoundland, the Second Canadian Army is in Alberta, while the Third Canadian Army covers Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Tensions with the United States are high, and there are frequent skirmishes along the border. The remaining 900,000 servicemen of the Forces are split between the Navy and the Air Force, 700,000 in the Navy, 200,000 in the Air Force. The RCN is small compared to the USN, operating two aircraft carriers, six battleships, a number of cruisers, destroyers and frigates, and a handful of submarines, but is growing rapidly. The RCAF operates about 4,000 aircraft, divided into 40 groups of 100 aircraft each, which are themselves divided into four Commands: Northern, Western, Central and Eastern. Most of the aircraft are single-seat fighters, light bombers, scouts and the like, and the major weakness is a lack of heavy bombers and transports. The economy is booming, as Canada has taken advantage of all its natural resources to recover from the Great Depression. Canada has become a massive automobile produce, and exports oil, natural gas, and steel to buyers all over the world.
There's the situation, and the goal? Stave off US aggression, and reclaim Quebec, BC, the Yukon, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by any means necessary. So what advice, if any, can you guys give me?
Now, on another forum, I participate in a grand strategy and tactics game, which simulates various conflicts from world history, with players roleplaying different factions, empires and nations. Our most recent one covers the mid-20th century (the planned range of years is, approximately, the eve of WWII to the end of the Korean War). To my delight, I got to play Canada. However, this is not the pre-WWII Canada that you or I know.
This is an alternate history scenario. How alternate? Let me list the differences that are significant to Canada:
1. The Confederates won the American Civil War, splitting the US in two.
2. The USA entered the Great War on the German side, and conquered large swathes of Canada while the CEF was away on the Western Front.
3. Germany brought WWI to an end with an advantageous peace for them.
4. Quebec has become a seperate country, the Republic of Quebec, though it is more or less an American puppet-government.
5. British Colombia and the Yukon are officially Canadian, but occupied by the US Army ala Ruhr Valley.
6. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are states of the Union, though the referendums that let them join the Union were highly controversial, and it is suspected that they were rigged. Citizens of both former provinces hold more loyalty to Canada than to the US.
6. Out of a desire to avoid future American conquest, Newfoundland joined with Canada in 1931.
7. Canadian Parliament decided to re-patriate the monarchy in 1936. Rather than allowing King Edward VIII to continue being king after the scandal with Ms. Wallis Simpson, as the British Parliament did in this reality, the Government of Canada invited the man who, in real history, was George VI, to become King of Canada. Canada is still part of the Commonwealth, but more seperate from Britain.
8. Immigration to Canada was greater in the past (due to periodic wars between the USA and CSA dissuading people from emigrating there), resulting in a larger population than historically, even without Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
So, in summation, I'm in charge of a country that has been neutered by the United States, reduced to the Praire Provinces, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. As a whole, it is known as the United Kingdom of Canada & Newfoundland.
What's the current situation? Both Americas (Confederate and United) are hostile to me, and want Canada to cease to exist as a nation. Why? Which ever America can conquer Canada will use our great quantities of natural resources to fuel their war machine and crush the other. Britain, officially, supports me; but is more concerned with events in Europe, where they are still rivals with the German Empire. My allies in the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, are more concerned with Japan than with helping me out. Whatever I can do to improve my position, I'll have to do it by myself. Even though I am officially at peace, the mood in Canada is similar to wartime. Most men are volunteering for the Army, Navy or Air Force, and women and old folks are working in factories, cranking out supplies at a startling rate.
Despite Canada's small population of 14 million people, the strength of the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force has almost tripled from WWI levels. 1.8 million men and women in uniform, of which the Army forms the largest part, with 900,000 servicemen. These are divided into three armies, First, Second and Third Canadian Armies. The First Canadian Army covers Ontario, Labrador and Newfoundland, the Second Canadian Army is in Alberta, while the Third Canadian Army covers Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Tensions with the United States are high, and there are frequent skirmishes along the border. The remaining 900,000 servicemen of the Forces are split between the Navy and the Air Force, 700,000 in the Navy, 200,000 in the Air Force. The RCN is small compared to the USN, operating two aircraft carriers, six battleships, a number of cruisers, destroyers and frigates, and a handful of submarines, but is growing rapidly. The RCAF operates about 4,000 aircraft, divided into 40 groups of 100 aircraft each, which are themselves divided into four Commands: Northern, Western, Central and Eastern. Most of the aircraft are single-seat fighters, light bombers, scouts and the like, and the major weakness is a lack of heavy bombers and transports. The economy is booming, as Canada has taken advantage of all its natural resources to recover from the Great Depression. Canada has become a massive automobile produce, and exports oil, natural gas, and steel to buyers all over the world.
There's the situation, and the goal? Stave off US aggression, and reclaim Quebec, BC, the Yukon, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by any means necessary. So what advice, if any, can you guys give me?
