Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
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Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
Hello everybody, I am new to these forums and to Slitherine games. I have spent the last week playing Battle Academy and Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front as well as Order of Battle: WWII. I have all the DLC for these and plan to purchase Burma Road for Order of Battle when it releases as well.
My goal was to make my own version of a true World War II Grand Campaign covering as many fronts and battles as I could manage using these three games and various custom scenarios and campaigns.
I will be covering my playthrough here as I progress through WWII beginning with the Second Sino-Japanese War on July 15, 1937.
This is my current list of campaigns I will be playing in chronological order. If anyone has any suggestions for custom campaigns and scenarios I may have missed, please let me know and I will check to see if I should add it in.
The dates are the date the next battle in that campaign takes place. I have also listed the game the campaign is in and if it is one of the games main campaigns or a mod.
Morning Sun (OoB - Main) - July 15, 1937
Case White (BA2 - Mod) - September 1, 1939
Blitzkrieg 1939 (OoB - Mod) - September 1, 1939
Kriegsmarine (OoB - Main) - September 1, 1939
Blitzkrieg (OoB - Main) - September 1, 1939
Winter War (OoB - Main) - November 30, 1939
Finland in WWII (OoB - Mod) - December 3, 1939
Norway (OoB - Mod) - April 6, 1940
Bliztkrieg France (BA - Main) - May 10, 1940
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - June 11, 1940
SeaLion (OoB - Mod) - (What If Scenario) - June 28, 1940
Battle of Britain (OoB - Mod) - October 1, 1940
Operation Sealion (BA - Main) - (What If Scenario in September 1940)
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - 1941
Desert Fox (BA - Main) - March 31, 1941
T35 Breakthrough (BA2 - Mod) - April 5, 1941
Blitzkrieg 1941 (OoB - Mod) - April 6, 1941
Crete (OoB - Mod) - May 20, 1941
Crete: Operation Mercury (BA - Mod) - May 20, 1941
Operation Barbarosa (BA2 - Main) - June 22, 1941
Combat Missions (BA2 - Mod) - June 25, 1941
Stalin's Organ (BA2 - Mod) - July 14, 1941
Boot Camp (OoB - Main) - November 15, 1941
Winter Counter Offensive (BA2 - Main) - December 5, 1941
Burma Road (OoB - Main) - December 7, 1941
Rising Sun (OoB - Main) - December 9, 1941
U.S. Pacific (OoB - Main) - December 9, 1941
Phillipines (OoB - Main) - December 12, 1941
Pacific Campaign 3 (BA - Mod) - December 20, 1941
Kokoda Trial (OoB - Mod) - July 25, 1942
Naval Academy (BA - Mod) - August 7, 1942
U.S. Marines (OoB - Main) - August 24, 1942
Tunisia Campaign (BA2 - Mod) - November 8, 1942
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - 1942
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - 1943
Operation Morgenluft (BA2 - Mod) - February 16, 1943
Kharkov (BA2 - Main) - February 19, 1943
Kursk North (BA2 - Main) - July 5, 1943
Kursk South (BA2 - Main) - July 5, 1943
Operation Husky (BA - Main) - July 9, 1943
Tigers in the Mud (Otto Carius) (BA2 - Mod) - September 15, 1943
Betio Island (OoB - Mod) - November 23, 1943
Witnessing the Ferdinand (BA2 - Mod) - November 22, 1943
Ortona: Little Stalingrad (BA - Mod) - December 20, 1943
D-Day Special Forces (BA - Mod) - June 6, 1944
Battle for Normandy (BA - Main) - June 6, 1944
Rommel in Normandy (BA - Main) - June 6, 1944
Fields of Fire (BA - Mod) - June 8, 1944
Vyborg (OoB - Mod) - June 10, 1944
Ingouf Farm (BA - Mod) - June 11, 1944
Battle of Villers-Bocage (BA - Mod) - June 13, 1944
Pacific Campaign (BA - Mod) - June 17, 1944
Normandy 1944 (BA - Mod) - June 20, 1944
Bagration (BA2 - Main) - June 22, 1944
Operation Market Garden (BA - Main) - September 17, 1944
Hell's Highway (BA - Mod) - September 24, 1944
Fortress Metz (BA - Main) - September 27, 1944
Battle of the Bulge (BA - Main) - December 16, 1944
Victory in Sight (BA - Mod) - March 6, 1945
Iwo Jima (OoB - Mod) - March 26, 1945
Tarakan (OoB - Mod) - June 21, 1945
My goal was to make my own version of a true World War II Grand Campaign covering as many fronts and battles as I could manage using these three games and various custom scenarios and campaigns.
I will be covering my playthrough here as I progress through WWII beginning with the Second Sino-Japanese War on July 15, 1937.
This is my current list of campaigns I will be playing in chronological order. If anyone has any suggestions for custom campaigns and scenarios I may have missed, please let me know and I will check to see if I should add it in.
The dates are the date the next battle in that campaign takes place. I have also listed the game the campaign is in and if it is one of the games main campaigns or a mod.
Morning Sun (OoB - Main) - July 15, 1937
Case White (BA2 - Mod) - September 1, 1939
Blitzkrieg 1939 (OoB - Mod) - September 1, 1939
Kriegsmarine (OoB - Main) - September 1, 1939
Blitzkrieg (OoB - Main) - September 1, 1939
Winter War (OoB - Main) - November 30, 1939
Finland in WWII (OoB - Mod) - December 3, 1939
Norway (OoB - Mod) - April 6, 1940
Bliztkrieg France (BA - Main) - May 10, 1940
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - June 11, 1940
SeaLion (OoB - Mod) - (What If Scenario) - June 28, 1940
Battle of Britain (OoB - Mod) - October 1, 1940
Operation Sealion (BA - Main) - (What If Scenario in September 1940)
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - 1941
Desert Fox (BA - Main) - March 31, 1941
T35 Breakthrough (BA2 - Mod) - April 5, 1941
Blitzkrieg 1941 (OoB - Mod) - April 6, 1941
Crete (OoB - Mod) - May 20, 1941
Crete: Operation Mercury (BA - Mod) - May 20, 1941
Operation Barbarosa (BA2 - Main) - June 22, 1941
Combat Missions (BA2 - Mod) - June 25, 1941
Stalin's Organ (BA2 - Mod) - July 14, 1941
Boot Camp (OoB - Main) - November 15, 1941
Winter Counter Offensive (BA2 - Main) - December 5, 1941
Burma Road (OoB - Main) - December 7, 1941
Rising Sun (OoB - Main) - December 9, 1941
U.S. Pacific (OoB - Main) - December 9, 1941
Phillipines (OoB - Main) - December 12, 1941
Pacific Campaign 3 (BA - Mod) - December 20, 1941
Kokoda Trial (OoB - Mod) - July 25, 1942
Naval Academy (BA - Mod) - August 7, 1942
U.S. Marines (OoB - Main) - August 24, 1942
Tunisia Campaign (BA2 - Mod) - November 8, 1942
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - 1942
Western Desert Campaign (BA - Main) - 1943
Operation Morgenluft (BA2 - Mod) - February 16, 1943
Kharkov (BA2 - Main) - February 19, 1943
Kursk North (BA2 - Main) - July 5, 1943
Kursk South (BA2 - Main) - July 5, 1943
Operation Husky (BA - Main) - July 9, 1943
Tigers in the Mud (Otto Carius) (BA2 - Mod) - September 15, 1943
Betio Island (OoB - Mod) - November 23, 1943
Witnessing the Ferdinand (BA2 - Mod) - November 22, 1943
Ortona: Little Stalingrad (BA - Mod) - December 20, 1943
D-Day Special Forces (BA - Mod) - June 6, 1944
Battle for Normandy (BA - Main) - June 6, 1944
Rommel in Normandy (BA - Main) - June 6, 1944
Fields of Fire (BA - Mod) - June 8, 1944
Vyborg (OoB - Mod) - June 10, 1944
Ingouf Farm (BA - Mod) - June 11, 1944
Battle of Villers-Bocage (BA - Mod) - June 13, 1944
Pacific Campaign (BA - Mod) - June 17, 1944
Normandy 1944 (BA - Mod) - June 20, 1944
Bagration (BA2 - Main) - June 22, 1944
Operation Market Garden (BA - Main) - September 17, 1944
Hell's Highway (BA - Mod) - September 24, 1944
Fortress Metz (BA - Main) - September 27, 1944
Battle of the Bulge (BA - Main) - December 16, 1944
Victory in Sight (BA - Mod) - March 6, 1945
Iwo Jima (OoB - Mod) - March 26, 1945
Tarakan (OoB - Mod) - June 21, 1945
Last edited by Zulkain on Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:54 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough
First scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - July 15, 1937
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - July 15, 1937
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
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- Battle of Beiping.7z
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Last edited by Zulkain on Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:47 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough
Second scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Operation Chahar - August 5, 1937
Japan/Mongolia vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
Operation Chahar - August 5, 1937
Japan/Mongolia vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
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- Operation Chahar.7z
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Last edited by Zulkain on Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:59 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Third scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Battle of Shanghai - September 14, 1937
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
Battle of Shanghai - September 14, 1937
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
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- Battle of Shanghai.7z
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Last edited by Zulkain on Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough
Nice effort and welcome. You can even post replays for OoB so that everyone can see what you are actually doing. Youtube would be even better (but quite a bit more effort).
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough
Thanks for the idea! From now on I will be posting my replays as well. I don't claim to be a professional at this game, as I just started playing. This is my first time playing through all these, so I'm learning as I go. I already did the tutorials and have played these types of games since Panzer/Allied/Pacific/Star General and a lot of good ones in between. I love strategy and wargames and the Battle Academy and Order of Battle series is really blowing me away so far. If anyone has any comments/tips/suggestions as far as my gameplay goes, please don't be afraid to let me know as I'm always looking to learn.
Fourth scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Battle of Xuzhou - March 5, 1938
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
Fourth scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Battle of Xuzhou - March 5, 1938
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
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- Battle of Xuzhou.7z
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Last edited by Zulkain on Sun Aug 20, 2017 5:54 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
Since the new patch is out and I never saved the first three replays, I'm going to restart and edit the old posts to include the replays. Battle of Beiping-Tianjin is now complete with replay.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
Operation Chahar is now complete with replay.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough
I might watch later. Youtube has some good walkthroughs by Paradogsgamer and adherbal of some missions and campaigns, if you need quick advice.Zulkain wrote:Thanks for the idea! From now on I will be posting my replays as well. I don't claim to be a professional at this game, as I just started playing. If anyone has any comments/tips/suggestions as far as my gameplay goes, please don't be afraid to let me know as I'm always looking to learn.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
Thanks for the info, Andy. I'll keep that in mind if I happen to get stuck along the way.
Also, Battle of Shanghai is now complete with replay.
Also, Battle of Shanghai is now complete with replay.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
Battle of Xuzhou is now complete with replay with my new core units.
Re: Zulkain's WWII Grand Campaign Playthrough (Let's Play)
Fifth scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Battle of Lanfeng - May 15, 1938
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
Finished this last night but was too tired to post the replay.
Battle of Lanfeng - May 15, 1938
Japan vs. China
Result: Japanese Victory
Finished this last night but was too tired to post the replay.
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- Battle of Lanfeng.7z
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Sixth scenario of Order of Battle: Morning Sun Complete
Battle of Wuhan - June 28, 1938
Japan/Mongolia vs. China/Russian Partisans
Result: Japanese Victory
Battle of Wuhan - June 28, 1938
Japan/Mongolia vs. China/Russian Partisans
Result: Japanese Victory
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- Battle of Wuhan.7z
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