Hearts of Iron III + Black ICE mod
Playing as Brazil. By the end of 1939 I had conquered Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia.
I set my target to Peru, they have only one Victory Point: Lima, their capital.
Should be easy. I got 20 divisions (about 135k men), I can blitz them!
Right?
Yeah, right.
Through January-February of 1940 I make progress, then the 3 wide front narrows down to 2 wide because of impassable terrain.
I am a sector away from Lima, but they have massed all their troops to cover that 2 wide path.
February-July 1940, I try and try and try, but nothing works. I simply cannot break their lines.
July-September 1940, I stop attacking as my manpower is low. Instead I pull one of the Corps (2nd Mountain Corps) back and hope it lures the AI to attack the empty sector.
Of course, AI being AI, they do attack the sector.
I attack from the NE with 4th Mountain Corps and support the attack with the retreating 2nd Mountain Corps.
September-December 1940, I attack Lima with 3rd Mountain Corps. Meanwhile, 1st and 5th Mountain Corps try and succeed in breaking the enemy lines NE of Lima.
December 1940-April 1941, 4th and 2nd Mountain Corps push back the enemy, causing them heavy casualties.
1st and 5th fight their way around Lima and encircle the capital.
End of April 1941, Lima is captured by the 4th and 2nd Mountain Corps.
Peru Annexed.
Took way too long.
