Prussia - HOI4 - Routing the Russians

15 May 1912: It's campaigning season and we are in full swing - next stop the capital, Petrograd.
A lonely Russian division up against a dozen of ours.
23 May 1912: Our entire Russian front one week later.
26 May 1912; 8th Army receives new orders and the focus Militarism is completed.
I select Infrastructure Effort next.
28 May 1912: We've captured Pskov in the north. No Russians in sight....
10 Jun 1912: We have 7 divisions at the gates of the Russian capital Petrograd.
14 Jun 1912: 9th Army on the right flank of the 8th is making headway too.
My war industry needs more resources so I import Chromium from Greece....
….and oil from Romania.
My advance to Petrograd looks a bit precarious but not immediately threatened. Where are the 2nd echelon troops?
19 Jun 1912: The big picture.
23 Jun 1912: In 4 days we have 8,000 casualties opposed to their 22,000. We can afford this attrition rate.
30 Jun 1912: More troops are catching up with the spearhead in the north. The front is stable though.
03 Jul 1912: The French lose 21 merchants.....
And it's time to bring my East Asian Squadron to home waters.
I invest 150 PP in Krupp.
The Austrians are making progress in Ukraine too.
05 Jul 1912: All is quiet on the western front. Good news.
Japan is the 2nd largest power now and that is mostly due to their large navy.
We need to capture more territory between Pskov and Novgorod.
06 Jul 1912: We are firmly in control of Dvinsk in our centre. Now to push further east.
Finally a quick view of the situation overseas. Here West Africa....
….and here in the South China Sea.
Unrest in Revel but a division is on its way to remedy the situation.
The Russians are in trouble and we are exploiting their plight. Bis bald....

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