WA D2009 [HR/ENG]

Day 2,009, 13:40 Published in Croatia Croatia by Ashkoort

[Hrvatska verzija]
(scroll down for english version)

MU natjecanje napravilo je točno ono čemu su se vlasnici igre nadali. Borba za prestiž i bonuse potakla je brojne države na otvaranje ratova, pa ne čudi da u proteklih nekoliko dana gledamo velik broj bitaka s velikim dmgom, a kako se natjecanje bliži kraju možemo očekivati još veća “tenkanja”.

Bliski Istok

Ovo je trenutno vojno najaktivniji i najzanimljiviji dio eSvijeta, pa stoga i krećem s njime.



Nakon što je osvojila regije u Egiptu, Turska se odlučila za pohod na bonusima bogat Bliski Istok. Prvi pokušaj otvaranja rata s Republikom Makedonijom (FYROMom) nije uspio, jer su Makedonci uspjeli podić RW u graničnoj regiji Al Jawf i time zatvorili rat prije nego je i počeo.

Prvotni neuspjeh nije obeshrabrio Tursku, pa je tako “swapom regija” s Iranom ponovno dobila granicu i ovaj puta uspješno otvorila rat s Republikom Makedonijom (FYROMom). Gubitkom potpore TWOa CoT je značajno oslabio i Republika Makedonija (FYROM) ne nalazi dovoljno snage (dmga) da odbije turske napade kombinirane s iranskim RWovima, pa je tako Turska prodrla duboko u Aziju i opasno prijeti opstanku Republike Makedonije (FYROMa) u tom dijelu eSvijeta. U tijeku je bitka za regiju Fars u kojoj Turska vodi.


Balkan

Iako ne kao nekada, ali Balkan je u zadnje vrijeme ponovno aktivan po pitanju ratova.



Nakon RW napada na Srbiju Hrvatska oslobođene su sve originalne regije Hrvatske, te nekoliko regija Albanije i jedna regija BiH. Brzim i lakim ratovima Srbija je ponovno osvojila albanske i bosansku regiju. Hrvatska je otvorila rat protiv Srbije napadom na Vojvodinu i iako je u noćnim rundama postigla značajnu prednost (50:5 na DCu) srpski dnevni MPPovi pokazali su se prejakima i Srbija je uspila obraniti tu regiju, te je pokrenula uspješne protunapade u kojima su ponovno osvojene neke hrvatske originalne regije. U tijeku je bitka za regiju Central Croatia u kojoj Srbija vodi, ali kako Hrvatska ima prilično jak “noćni” MPP set ishod bitke mogao bi biti vrlo zanimljiv, pogotovo nakon što su u Srbiji otvoreni brojni drain RWovi među kojima se uvijek ističe onaj u francuskoj regiji bogatoj gumom Akvitaniji.

Pogledom na istok možemo primijetiti kako Bugarska nakon početnih uspjeha protiv Rumunjske, uključivanjem rasterećene Grčke u taj rat, brzo gubi regije i prijeti joj “izbacivanje s Balkana”, a to bi moglo značiti i skore napade na bugarske bonuse u Africi i Aziji. U tijeku su bitke za rumunjsku regiju Olteniju , te bugarsku Plovdiv u kojima Bugarska prilično uvjerljivo gubi.


Apeninski poluotok



Nakon dugo vremena Italija je u pravom ratu i ovaj puta nije bez šansi. Priklanjanjem proCoT struji Italija je osnažila svoj MPP set s nekoliko bitnih CoT država i s tim dodatnim dmgom uspjeva ozbiljno priprijetiti Sloveniji koja već jako dugo nije bila izazvana. Nakon što je u tijesnoj borbi obranila regiju Marche i time ostavila Sloveniju bez nafte, bonusa na oružje, Italija je pokrenula ofenzivu napadom na regiju Umbrija. Jedan ovakav rat pravo je osvježenje za igru i sigurno će biti zanimljivo pratiti njegov tijek i razvoj.


Sjever Europe



Potaknuti natjecanjem MUova Finska i Estonija su pokrenule TW kako bi svojim MUovima dale što bolje šanse da osvoje neko od mjesta koja nose nagrade. Iako je započet kao TW, poznavajući ePovijest ovih dviju zemalja, ne bi bilo čudno da TW preraste u pravi rat. Iako je u početnom naletu Finska uspjela prodrijeti u teritorij Estonije, brzo je izgubila inicijativu i sad je Estonija ta koja prodire u protivnički teritorij.

Nakon nekog vremena bez pravog rata (rat s Rusijom je bio TW) Švedska se ponovno našla pod opsadom. Latvija i Litva izglasale su Švedsku za NE i ubrzo pokrenule napade na švedske regije Smaland i Gotland. Pred Švedskom su ponovno teški dani i borba za opstanak u čemu bi im mogla pomoći Rusija.

Bjelorusija je pogonjena Poljskim i Španjolskim MPPovima uspjela iznenaditi Rusiju i okupirati im jednu originalnu regiju. Nakon početnog iznenađenja Rusija hvata konce i izgleda da će odbiti napad Bjelorusije na regiju Central Black Earth. Bjelorusija se ovim potezom vjerojatno malo zaletila, jer na dulje staze bez ozbiljne pomoći TWOa ne može se nositi s Rusijom.


Zapadna Europa



Poljska bez problema i prijetnji drži svoje bonuse u njemačkim i francuskim regijama. Ujedinjno Kraljevstvo i dalje drži Irsku pod okupacijom i ne izgleda da bi se to u skoro vrijeme moglo promijeniti. Irskoj predstoji još jedan mjesec teške borbe za kongres.
Španjolska je povratila sve regije u Kanadi i nakon što je SAD vratio francusku regiju Brittany te time otvorio granicu Francuske i Španjolske, Španjolska proglašava Francusku za NE, te ju napada. Francuska se nalazi u nezavidnoj situaciji, ali budući da SAD još uvijek drži 3 francuske regije od čega se 2 mogu izolirati od Španjolske, Francuski kongres ne bi trebao biti u pitanju.


Južna Amerika

Ovdje je trenutno vrlo stabilna i mirna situacija, ali to se uvijek može vrlo brzo i lako promijeniti.



Na svjeveru Venezuela i Meksiko i dalje drže Kolumbiju pod okupacijom i uživaju bonuse koje dobivaju tim regijama. Čile i dalje izdržava argentinske RW napade i uspjeva ih državi okupiranima. U takvoj situaciji Peru i Paragvaj nemaju pravog protivnika, pa stoga uživaju u prilično mirnom i stabilnom stadiju igre. Brazil mirno drži svoje bonuse i razgibava se u povremenim TWovima sa Južnom Afrikom.


Daleki istok

Kao i obično, najmirniji dio eSvijeta.



BiH i Pakistan bez problema drže svoje regije u okupiranoj Indiji. Albanija se proširila na indijsku regiju Maharashtra i time povećala broj svojih kolonija u Aziji, te si osigurala mirniju situaciju pred kongresne izbore. Izgleda da će Albanija nakon dugo vremena srpske okupacije konačno imati kongres. Hrvatska je oslobodila indijsku regiju Jharkhand, te će tako i Indija ovaj mjesec imati kongres.

Potaknute natjecanjem MUova Kina i Indonezija su otvorile TW u kojem je Kina uspjela preoteti Indoneziji filipinsku regiju Luzon.




[English version]

Recent MU started exactly what the game owners were looking for. Battle for prestige and bonuses encouraged many countries to open wars, so it’s not a surprise that in the last couple of days we’re watching many big battles with huge damage involved.

Middle East

This is currently militarily the most active part of the eWorld, so I’ll start this review with it.



After conqeuring regions in Egypt Turkey decided to launch an offensive on regions in Middle East rich with bonuses. First attemt of starting the war with Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) failed, because Macedonians managed to start RW in bordering region Al Jawf and therefore close the war before it even started.

nitial failure didn’t discourage Turkey, so they managed to successfully open new war with Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) after swapping regions with Iran in order to gain border. Aftrer losing support of TWO CoT lost significant ammount of power and Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is struggling in the war against Turkey. It seems that they can’t find enough strenght (damage) to repel Turkish invasion combined with Iranian RWs. As a result of that Turkey managed to get deep into enemy territories in Asia and survival of Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in that region is now seriously threatened. At the moment battle for Fars is active and Turkey is leading there.


Balkan

Even though it’s not militarily as active as it used to be, Balkan wars are getting more active each day.



After successful RW attacks on Serbia, Croatia managed to liberate all its core regions, so did Albania, while BaH managed to liberate one region. By quick and unchallenged wars Serbia managed to regain control of Albanian and Bosnian regions. Croatia opened war with Serbia and attacked Serbina region Vojvodina. Even though Croatia had huge lead (50:5 before DC) gained during the night rounds in Europe, Serbian MPP set proved to be too powerfull for Croatia and its allies, so Serbia managed to defend that region. After defending Vojvodina Serbia launched an successful offensive and regained control of couple of Croatian regions. At the moment the battle for Croatian region Central Croatia is active. Serbia is currently leading, but since Croatia managed to gain lots of points during the day rounds in Europe the result of this battle will be very interesting, especially after many drain RWs have been started in Serbia.

If we look to the east, we can see that Bulgaria lost momentum and after opening successes against Romania it’s now seriously challenged. After Greece involved in war between Bulgaria and Romania, Bulgaria is losing regions very quickly and soon might get kicked out of Balkan which could mean that it’s position in Africa and Asia could be threatened in the near future. At the moment there are active battles in Romnaian region Oltenia and Bulgarian region Plovdiv where Bulgaria is losing by far.


Apennine peninsula



After long time Italy is having a real war and this time they’re not without chances. By sidding with CoT Italy strengthened its MPP set with couple of strong CoT countries and with that additional damage Italy is managing to threaten Slovenia who hadn’t been challenged for a long time. After Italy managed to defend Marche in a very tight battle and by it leaving Slovenian without oil bonus, they’ve launched offensive on Umbria. This war is a real refreshment in this game and it will be really interesting to keep monitoring its development.


Northern Europe



Encouraged by MU competition Finland and Estonia started TW in order to give national MUs better chances to win one of the spots that are bringing prizes. Even though this war is started as TW considering the epast of these two countries it wouldn’t be surprise if it evolves in real war. At first Finland managed to conquer Estonian core region, but soon Estonia gained initiative and is now the one leading the offensive in enemy territories.

After some time without real wars (the war with Russia was just a TW) Sweden is again under siege. Latvia and Lithuanian declared Sweden as NE and couple of hours later attacked Swedish regions Smaland and Gotland. Sweden is now facing tough times and they will again have to fight hard in order to survive, but Russia will probably help them there.

Pushed by Polish and Spanish MPPs Belarus managed to surprise Russia and occupy one of its core regions. After initiative success Belarus is now losing in Central Black Earth. It seems like Belarus tricked itself by attacking Russia, because on the long run they can’t compete with them without huge help of TWO.


Western Europe



Poland is still holding bonuses in French and German regions without any problems and threats. United Kingdom is still holding Ireland occupied and it doesn’t look like situation will change any time soon. Ireland will again have to fight hard for congress. Spain restored all of its regions in Canda and soon after USA liberated French region Brittany and gave them border they’ve declared France as NE. France is now in bad situation again, but since USA is still holding three French regions of which two can be isolated from Spain their congress shouldn’t be endangered.


South America

Situation in South America is very stable and calm, but it can always easily change.



In the north Venzuela and Mexico are still holding Colombia occupied and enjoing bonuses from those regions. Chile is still managing to defend Argentinian RW attacks and is holding them occupied. This is making situation for Peru and Paraguay very comfortable as now they don’t have enemies at their borders. Brazil is holding its bonuses without any problems and having occasional TWs with S. Africa.


Far East

Kao i obično, najmirniji dio eSvijeta.



BaH and Pakistan are holding regions in India without any problems. Albania managed to expand its colonies in Asia by conquering Maharashtra from India and therefore ensuring comfortable situation for coming congress elections. After a long time of Serbian occupation Albania will finally have congress. Croatia liberated India’s region Jharkhand, so India will alose have congress again.

Encouraged by MU competition China and Indinesia started TW where China managed to take Philippine region Luzon.





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