Talk:Rule of Axis: 1962 (Map Game)/@comment-5590986-20170518180047

Since Chris allows me to help work on the Lore, I'll think I can propose a change towards the lore towards the end. I was going to write an entire lore but Chris already did it and I don't want to feel like i am intruding myself

- (Im gonna spice up history a bit, remember this is for the other half of the lore)

In 1941, what may seem like Operation Babarossa had never happened at all as the Germans focused on efforts in Africa and defending against Britain, fearing a two-three front war may happen if they had ignored such threat on their Western Front. However, this allowed the Soviets time to conserve their forces in preparation for a large-scale invasion, no matter who attacked who first, the two nations of Germany and the Soviet Union cannot share the world together.

By the time of 1942, the Germans helped the Italians capture Northern Africa. With the capture of the Suez Canal being a stunning victory for the Germans thanks to the genius of German Commander Erwin Rommel, it destroyed British morale as they steadily retreated into Southern Africa. With the British forces crushed in the Northern part of Africa, Rommel's forces slowly but surely left most of Africa and gave the mission of southern Africa to the Italians.

However, in late spring of 1942, the Soviets demanded the rest of Poland from the Germans. Even though they declined the demands disguised from threat; Germans were surprised when the Soviets invaded German occupied Poland in an effort to occupy the rest of it. In Fall 1942, the Soviets had reached Berlin, with Germans losing heavy casualties as they are unprepared for a war of defence. However, in a stroke of brilliance or just dumb luck, Erich Manstein, a German commander, had worked with other commanders to employ a new type of weapon, the Landkreuzers (Land Cruisers), a tank design proposed in early summer with the tank about the size of a house. The germans didn't have much of a choice but to produce 5 tanks while the Soviets were pushing through Poland.

When the Soviets reached Berlin, they were met with surprise as Tanks, rumored to be as big as a mansion, stormed through lines and took down the Soviets. Breaking the Soviets, the Germans spent the winter pushing through Poland and into Russia. Managing to reach Moscow in early 1945. With the capture of Moscow, the Soviets had finally been defeated. However, large resistance still reigned within the frontiers of Siberia. With Stalin dead (he's dead anyways by 1960s), the Soviet morale is broken. But with a lot of effort done to counter attack, Germans were also exhausted and abandoned plans to capture the rest of the Soviet Union despite their long-term goals. With both sides exhausted, the Germans and Soviets agreed on a formal truce, although it's been branded a surrender to the rest of the world.

Meanwhile in the East, the US had hammered down an oil embargo on Japan. The Japanese considered intimidating the US so it can back down and give in to the cancelation of the embargo. But decided against attacking provoking the sleeping giant, even if one of its feet is in the Phillippines.

The Japanese focused its efforts on China, managing to capture key objectives to be able to get access to its vast oil fields. With Japan becoming quickly less reliant on US oil, the Japanese managed to take a fresh breather for a moment before quickly turning and stabbing the Chinese forces in the South with a large-scale attack branded as the "Trident formation", where forces invade along the edges and in the middle to push the enemy into small pockets before their surrender, modeled off of the German blitzkrieg.

China surrendered. India became independent under Gandhi enough to avoid falling into Japanese hands after the British gave up in 1947. Remaining allied forces surrendered or gave up in a mutual treaty.

Fearing the threat of Nazi Germany, the US met with surviving and influential allied nations from ww2 to form the alliance in Washington.

Meanwhile, the Axis worked to convert enemies onto their side, such as Turkey, who was overthrown by a Fascist government and was installed by a dictator, declaring the Washingtonians to be his enemies 2 days later, sparking a cold war between the Axis and former Allies.