United Kingdom

Civilization

Strategy

The United Kingdom is one of the playable modern civilization from the World War I and World War II ages. The British are naturally the continuation of England, but they can also be advanced from China (historically due to British possessions of Hong Kong and Weihaiwei).

Description[]

The United Kingdom is the continuation of the English civilization during World Wars I and II. Its military, economic and espionage abilities remain strong and its air force dominates.

Overview[]

The British have the following abilities inherit to their civilization:

Capture Equipment: The British can capture enemy siege and field weapons by eliminating any other enemy units around the weapons and damaging them to below 50% of their hit points (in essence, killing the gun crew). In both World Wars, captured enemy equipment was used to supplement armies on the front where attrition was high.
British Endurance: The stalwart citizens of the UK have greater health, a stronger attack, and are able to carry more resources compared to other civilization’s Citizens. The German Luftwaffe bombed London and other cities for five months in 1940–41. Many thousands of civilians died and many more homes were destroyed during the Blitz, but the courage and determination of the British people could not be shaken.
Exchequer: The United Kingdom begins with a cache of additional food and stone. Founded in the 12th Century under King Henry I, the Exchequer oversaw the Royal Treasury - maintaining financial accounts, adjudicating claims and keeping track of the Crown’s revenues.
Labour Unions: British Citizens must initiate construction of a building or structure, but may then go elsewhere as the Labour Union steps in to complete the work automatically. The Trade Union Act of 1871 legalized trade unionism in the UK. Skilled workers, whose organization was often challenged before this, finally had a legal basis on which to form unions.

History[]

The unification of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland into the United Kingdom came about through a series of Acts of Union passed from the 16th century to the 19th century. Over the next 100 years, the British Empire reached its zenith. But then, in the 1910s, war clouds formed over continental Europe. Britain joined an alliance with France and Russia to face the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. When hostilities broke out in 1914, the Royal Navy began a blockade of Germany, and an expeditionary force went to help France. To the British, the war became a fight for democratic ideals.But neither side could gain an advantage, and by spring 1915, the ground war was at an impasse. British forces were more successful elsewhere, all but destroying the German surface fleet and securing German colonies overseas. The stalemate finally ended once the US joined the Allies. Germany surrendered in 1918.

As Europe began to move again toward war in the late 1930s, Britain attempted to solve the disputes diplomatically. But when German forces invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war. France fell unexpectedly in June 1940, and the UK suddenly found itself facing Germany alone. In July, the German High Command ordered the Luftwaffe to destroy Britain’s air power, thus paving the way for an invasion. German planes began bombing London and other population centres in late August and, for a stretch of 4 months, Londoners suffered bombing raids nearly every night. Although the Royal Air Force was outnumbered 4-to-l in overall aircraft, radar and intelligence gathered from cracked German codes helped make up the difference. By the spring of 1941, the Luftwaffe had lost nearly twice as many aircraft as the RAF. The UK won the Battle of Britain, and the island nation was never again threatened by a German invasion.

United Kingdom

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