Saturday, July 4, 2009

The Russian Plan of 1902



This plan concocted by Russia was for the fall of 1902

Pros:


England: None
Germany: This would have taken the focus off of them in the center of the map
Russia: Gain a star and increase the southwestern boarder
Turkey: Gain a star and break out of the corner
Austria-Hungary: None
Italy: Gain a star and keep their front line intact
France: None

Cons:


England: Russia gains a star and would be able to increase pressure
Germany: Italy and Russia would have solid front lines looking to expand
Russia: Possible over extension to the southwest
Turkey: Likely to loose the star gained to either Italy or Russia shortly after gaining it
Austria-Hungary: Removal from the game
Italy: Have to share the Austria-Hungary stars rather than concur them solo
France: Italy would gain another star which could be used to deploy a unit towards them

2 comments:

Unknown said...

It's debatable if it wouldn't have been better for Italy and Turkey to have done the plan and helped Russia (the most) but also have gained rather than leaving Austria-Hungary in the game and reduced personal gain.

jfm710 said...

Yes but I do have to say the current pain in the a$! is not AH but Russia holding up the game. AH can definatly be a pivotal partner in winning the south western corner.