"VIVE LA FRAN-" Private Bernard watched as his fellow mortarman fell to the ground clutching at his side, his once proud patriotic cry now replaced with dead silence. Private Bernard, similarly, went silent as he went into a daze as he observed what remained of his platoon. 'Grand-père's stories were never like this.' Bernard thought to himself. Having grown up hearing many tales of his Grandfather's exploits in France's many colonial ventures, it was the young Bernard's intention to join the colonial infantry as soon as he came of age so that he may serve his country while also seeing the beautiful, exotic lands that it possessed. Being assigned to dull garrison duty in Indochina following his training Bernard was ecstatic when he was told that his unit would partake in the seizure of the island of Natuna. Not only was he finally going to see some action but he himself would be among the list of brave soldiers that would add more territory to France's colonial possessions. After the native insurgents of the island were dealt with it was believed that that would be it...that was until the American President announced over the radio a declaration of war aimed at "France's blatant attempts at imperialism and complete disregard for the self-determination of native peoples.". Bernard's commanding officer thought little of these words and ordered that Bernard's platoon be placed in sole charge of defending Natuna's coast from an American invasion. The size of the American landing force was gravely underestimated as most of the men in his unit doubted that the Americans would commit a large force to the liberation of a single island. This mistake allowed the Americans to secure a beachhead and saw Bernard's platoon be nearly wiped out. Snapped out of his daze by the sound of whizzing American bullets, Bernard deemed it best to live to fight another day. Leaving his mortar behind, Bernard retreated inland to inform the rest of the unit of the American presence so that a counterattack could be launched. (EDIT): Changed the word "Grandpa" to the French spelling in Bernard's thought.
loving the intro and the plot of this. Almost thought it was nonfiction for a moment there because of the serious tone. Totally would want to see more of this! God job DH!
I LOVED THAT INTRO, usually when you do a battle I know nothing about it, plus it makes it more interesting than just explaining the forces before the battle
really loved the video diplex ! it's really nice to see someone using french units (as a french citizen so i'm really happy) id really like to see the french forces bringing a few B1 BIS that would be really cool
Can you do a Dutch military offensive (Operation Product) against Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution 1947? or do some battles from Indonesian National Revolution (such as battle of surabaya, battle of ambarawa, etc)?
Dude I love the new format/intro! It sorta gives a fresh new look at each of the battles and can open up your avenue for bringing light upon lesser known battles to our attention.
"This is a load of bull." A discontented soldier said in a circle of his brothers in arms. Taking a long puff from a cigarette another soldier said, "What're you going on about this time Jenkins?" Pvt. Lee Jenkins stood up from the circle and began venting. "This war! It's a load of horse shit! We're supposed to be fighting for America by God not some natives on some damned island in the Pacific! Hell, things are still rocky back home and the President wants us to butt heads with a bunch of frog-eating Frenchies? Am I the only one that thinks that don't make no sense?" A disinterested crowd dismissed Lee's viewpoint as they didn't care much for the sensibility of the conflict so long as they got to see action. A machine gunner spoke up in a Bostonian accent, "If ya got such a problem with the fighting Lee then why the hell did ya join?" "I ain't got no problem with fighting, I'm just wondering why we had to come out here to do it. We ain't got any business being out here. We were doing just fine in our own part of the world while Europe tore itself apart so I don't get why we had to get ourselves involved then, and here we are now! People are still living in Hoovervilles back home and now the president's got us in a war on an election year? It's like he's trying to get the nation as pissed as he can!" "Quit yer bellyachin Jenkins." A gruff Irish voice called out. Immediately recognizing the voice of their superior the men rose to their feet and saluted the gruff Irish man that appeared from behind Jenkins. "At ease." The men dropped their salutes and paid attention to what their Colonel had to say. "All right lads! We've orders to advance onto the French positions and take them as quick as we can. Judging by how many men they had here on the beach they must not have too sizable of a force. I expect everyone to be ready within fifteen minutes!" Colonel McMalory then whipped out his ever present flask and took a generous chug before moving on to the next batch of soldiers to prepare them for the assault. Jenkins grabbed his rifle and his helmet before following behind the rest of his comrades. 'I won't lie' Jenkins thought to himself 'This war is about as pointless as can be, but that don't mean I can't get my fair bit of fun out of it.' His mind wandered. 'After all, when was the last time I'd been able to shoot a gun?' Jenkins had quite the love for firearms ever since childhood but when the Depression set in he had difficulty replenishing his ammunition. Seeking a job while also satisfying his itchy trigger finger he joined the Marines and got shipped off to the Philippines where he remained for a year before having to land on Nantuna. 'Not to mention...' Jenkins' mind wandered. 'the lovely ladies back home will love a man with some war stories under his belt...among other things.' Chuckling at his own lewd prospects Jenkins then quietly followed the rest of the American soldiers, albeit with a barely noticeable grin on his face
so glad i discovered this game, and eventually your channel. Im going through some tough medical issues, so your videos have been entertaining me all week!
It's a super weird alternate history, i think its gonna be good if the scenario was the French, British, Dutch, and US attack natuna island and their enemies are the Indonesian soldiers/militia and some ex-dutch soldiers
Very nice intro! Though I wonder if this series will last longer than the Mars one? I really enjoyed that two-part series. Side Note: I also like how there's very little commentary in this video. Personally, I prefer just the intro and no commentary after that, but in another video you stated that people complained about the lack of, so I get it.
Looking forward to this series. It would be interesting to see some of the more diverse native infantry units of the US/French colonial forces in that period.
WoW, I love the time between 1 ww and 2 ww, there where so many wars. Like Spanish-French war in Morroco against Berbers, Polish-Soviet war. A lot of wars in China. And this one is very nice m8. I would love to see other videos like this one. Cheers
Can you make a video on how you set up the troops to attack and troops to defend and you could make a. Video on how to make these maps. Please I have no clue how to use editor for mow as2
In regards to the custom LCVP's, I actually made one able to hold a Stuart tank with its crew a while back. Great for second and third wave beach landings. Have yet to see a mod or RUclipsr feature something like that yet.
Hey Diplex I just had an idea for a future series: you could team up with one of your friends who play mowas2 and basically decide a backstory for some sort of war then create a map of sorts showing places that will be fought over in said war then give each person a limited amount of troops and vehicles they can deploy during the war. so essentially it would start on the mutual borders of both nations/factions then one person would create the battlefield in the gem editor, next they will create a mission on that map with the name of the battle and they would spawn in and place their troops that they want to deploy and select player 1 for them. Then that player would send the files to the other player would load up the map then move their camera to the opposite side of the map (which would be determined during the creation of the map) where they would go to the f3 tab and immediatly select player 2 and keep fog of war on so they would not see player 1s army then of course they would spawn in their army and send the completed game file to you where you would select a neutral army then let the AI resolve the battle and however the battle would be resolved would dictate which player would be defending in the next battle and who would be attacking. The winner of the war would be decided when one side either runs out of troops or they run out of territories. If you liked you could even make certain territories generate troops/vehicles after every battle and if those territories are captured by your opponent they would benefit them instead, thus adding more diversity and realism to this campaign of sorts. anyways Thank you Diplex for doing what you do your content helps me make it through the tough days and makes my life just about bearable Keep doing what you do. Big thanks -Cervod
Nice video, are there modern infantry units in this game, I'm not familiar with it so I don't know. Could a future video be the battle at the Chosin Resiviour were they Us Marines face off against Chinese and Korean infantry in a retreat to the south. Love the videos, subbed and it's staying that way, what game is this, and what platform is it on?
Awesome video! Would love to see like a custom map showing the progress in the series. Did you make the custom units? If so then how did you do it? I could never get my head round how to make your own units.
FUN FACT: After the world war two the Allies are trying to annex all territories from the axis power for themselves including Indonesia. but by the time WW2 is finished, Indonesia suddenly declared its independence, but the allies are having none of it so war ensues. This War is called Indonesian War of Independence. The Republican Indonesian forces faced wave after wave of Dutch army and British SAS, while still holding their ground. The Allies casualty was so high that the UN is forced to recognized Indonesian independence.
That's not how it went, Indonesian casualties were way higher than the Dutch and British combined. They both stopped when Uncle Sam threatened to cut off economical support for both countries since they were broke af after the Second World War.
@@casperoneil8815 true the Republican casualties were higher but the allies just cant sustain the invasion anymore after WW2 and the assassination of general Wallaby in Surabaya really hurts the invasion effort. The UN then told the Dutch and the republican to ceasefire to prevent further conflict. the point is they failed to reclaim their colony, and Indonesia stands to this day. so we won
Battle of Natuna, 1936 Not long after the declaration of war, a detachment of the colonial infantry of the United States Marine Corps launched an ambitious seaborne landing on west beach of Natuna island. The green troops quickly encountered stiff French defences, manned by their own colonial infantry. The first several platoons failed to break out of the beach, but by the time the captain, put in command of the landing, arrived, the first line of defence had been sufficiently cut down to make a breakthrough. The remainder of French troops did not wait to be overwhelmed and withdrew into the jungle, to the nearby command post. Although inflicting a heavy toll upon the American forces with infantry mortars and an artillery gun, the French crews realised they could not hold the beach zone and thus chose to regroup at the centre of the island, conceding the beachhead to the US. To be Continued....
I love how bombed out the map is by the end and it shows how the battle went. Tbe americans were slaughtered on the beach but pushed inland. As the french tried to fall back they were cut to pieces. But as the americans massed in the forrest the french artillery blew many of them to pieces as they mortared and fired on the french possitions. Great battle, loved it.
"VIVE LA FRAN-"
Private Bernard watched as his fellow mortarman fell to the ground clutching at his side, his once proud patriotic cry now replaced with dead silence. Private Bernard, similarly, went silent as he went into a daze as he observed what remained of his platoon.
'Grand-père's stories were never like this.' Bernard thought to himself.
Having grown up hearing many tales of his Grandfather's exploits in France's many colonial ventures, it was the young Bernard's intention to join the colonial infantry as soon as he came of age so that he may serve his country while also seeing the beautiful, exotic lands that it possessed. Being assigned to dull garrison duty in Indochina following his training Bernard was ecstatic when he was told that his unit would partake in the seizure of the island of Natuna. Not only was he finally going to see some action but he himself would be among the list of brave soldiers that would add more territory to France's colonial possessions. After the native insurgents of the island were dealt with it was believed that that would be it...that was until the American President announced over the radio a declaration of war aimed at "France's blatant attempts at imperialism and complete disregard for the self-determination of native peoples.". Bernard's commanding officer thought little of these words and ordered that Bernard's platoon be placed in sole charge of defending Natuna's coast from an American invasion. The size of the American landing force was gravely underestimated as most of the men in his unit doubted that the Americans would commit a large force to the liberation of a single island. This mistake allowed the Americans to secure a beachhead and saw Bernard's platoon be nearly wiped out.
Snapped out of his daze by the sound of whizzing American bullets, Bernard deemed it best to live to fight another day. Leaving his mortar behind, Bernard retreated inland to inform the rest of the unit of the American presence so that a counterattack could be launched.
(EDIT): Changed the word "Grandpa" to the French spelling in Bernard's thought.
Danny Ziegler love it.
DiplexHeated:
This should be pinned, it absolutely brilliant
Fucking brilliant!
Thank you so much! Hopefully I'll be able to maintain a interesting narrative as this series goes on.
Danny Ziegler u should definitely one for every battle of this series and more if possible it was amazing
Can't wait for you do do an intro like this for the Vietnam mod!! Great video dude and welcome back!
loving the intro and the plot of this. Almost thought it was nonfiction for a moment there because of the serious tone. Totally would want to see more of this! God job DH!
To DiplexHeated Maybe if the us send a small cruiser would love to see it shelling french landing craft or positions !Love this series please do more!
I have been sitting in my bed watching all of your high quality videos that everyone loves and admires
I LOVED THAT INTRO, usually when you do a battle I know nothing about it, plus it makes it more interesting than just explaining the forces before the battle
really loved the video diplex ! it's really nice to see someone using french units (as a french citizen so i'm really happy) id really like to see the french forces bringing a few B1 BIS that would be really cool
Can you do a Dutch military offensive (Operation Product) against Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution 1947?
or do some battles from Indonesian National Revolution (such as battle of surabaya, battle of ambarawa, etc)?
i have a feeling that you, my friend, are an indonesian. correct me if im wrong
yes i am
#MERDEKAATAUMATI!
Phillipine revolution between bonifacio get upload now
SanitäterSukaFuta What's an "Indonesian"? I only know of people from Nederlands-Indie... 😇😜
Your video titles make it seem like an actual news feed which makes the video intro feel way more authentic.
Love it
That intro was awesome! I can see this turning into a full-fledged history channel style documentary
Very cool battle and your intro was lit too diplex, can't wait for more!
Remember the old intro.
"Hey guys, it's the bookster again and welcome back to..."
Love the cinematic one btw.
OMG I've missed you, Diplex! Don't you ever do this to my heart again! Vanishing like this, living no explanations.
Two daily videos from diplex, suprising What's not surprising is how much money you could save by switching to Geico
You gotta give a bigger thanks to the dude who created this map. It’s bloody awesome!
Dude I love the new format/intro! It sorta gives a fresh new look at each of the battles and can open up your avenue for bringing light upon lesser known battles to our attention.
I was in the Marines, I use to read quite a lot about different beach landings. It was really amazing to see something like this visualized.
Welcome back Diplexheated.Greeting from the Philippines 😄.
Diplex is back at it again with the MOW scenarios. Great battle and keep up the excellent work
Hope you had a good break. Glad to have you back. Can't wait for more great content but I'll try.
"This is a load of bull." A discontented soldier said in a circle of his brothers in arms.
Taking a long puff from a cigarette another soldier said, "What're you going on about this time Jenkins?"
Pvt. Lee Jenkins stood up from the circle and began venting. "This war! It's a load of horse shit! We're supposed to be fighting for America by God not some natives on some damned island in the Pacific! Hell, things are still rocky back home and the President wants us to butt heads with a bunch of frog-eating Frenchies? Am I the only one that thinks that don't make no sense?"
A disinterested crowd dismissed Lee's viewpoint as they didn't care much for the sensibility of the conflict so long as they got to see action.
A machine gunner spoke up in a Bostonian accent, "If ya got such a problem with the fighting Lee then why the hell did ya join?"
"I ain't got no problem with fighting, I'm just wondering why we had to come out here to do it. We ain't got any business being out here. We were doing just fine in our own part of the world while Europe tore itself apart so I don't get why we had to get ourselves involved then, and here we are now! People are still living in Hoovervilles back home and now the president's got us in a war on an election year? It's like he's trying to get the nation as pissed as he can!"
"Quit yer bellyachin Jenkins." A gruff Irish voice called out. Immediately recognizing the voice of their superior the men rose to their feet and saluted the gruff Irish man that appeared from behind Jenkins.
"At ease." The men dropped their salutes and paid attention to what their Colonel had to say. "All right lads! We've orders to advance onto the French positions and take them as quick as we can. Judging by how many men they had here on the beach they must not have too sizable of a force. I expect everyone to be ready within fifteen minutes!" Colonel McMalory then whipped out his ever present flask and took a generous chug before moving on to the next batch of soldiers to prepare them for the assault.
Jenkins grabbed his rifle and his helmet before following behind the rest of his comrades. 'I won't lie' Jenkins thought to himself 'This war is about as pointless as can be, but that don't mean I can't get my fair bit of fun out of it.' His mind wandered. 'After all, when was the last time I'd been able to shoot a gun?'
Jenkins had quite the love for firearms ever since childhood but when the Depression set in he had difficulty replenishing his ammunition. Seeking a job while also satisfying his itchy trigger finger he joined the Marines and got shipped off to the Philippines where he remained for a year before having to land on Nantuna.
'Not to mention...' Jenkins' mind wandered. 'the lovely ladies back home will love a man with some war stories under his belt...among other things.' Chuckling at his own lewd prospects Jenkins then quietly followed the rest of the American soldiers, albeit with a barely noticeable grin on his face
so glad i discovered this game, and eventually your channel. Im going through some tough medical issues, so your videos have been entertaining me all week!
Amazing map Diplex. Thoroughly enjoyed watching the live streams of this map in the making
Good to see you uploading videos again, it's always fun to see what kind of scenarios you manage to think of
that beginning was so sweet. Nice to see him stepping up his editing game
It's a super weird alternate history, i think its gonna be good if the scenario was the French, British, Dutch, and US attack natuna island and their enemies are the Indonesian soldiers/militia and some ex-dutch soldiers
*Has test tomorrow and it’s **12:15** AM*
Me: “Cool a new video...”
Finally!! Always a treat getting a new video! Hope all is well with you!!
Nice map. Btw been there before, its quite a scenic place with nice beaches
This was fun, I'll be watching the other parts!
Great to have you back man. Love these types of series and the intro was dope. Keep up the awesome work!
Nice video!Can't wait to see how the rest of the series goes!
Good to see you back man :)
Thank you man!
Very much appretiate the informational intro, much missing the red rising role playing type series but still good videos
I like very much the french bunkers' camouflage, good work!
Seeing the captains run around with the binoculars is so cool.
The Intro was epic dude! !
Cant wait for the next Part. ...
Very nice intro! Though I wonder if this series will last longer than the Mars one? I really enjoyed that two-part series.
Side Note: I also like how there's very little commentary in this video. Personally, I prefer just the intro and no commentary after that, but in another video you stated that people complained about the lack of, so I get it.
i realize you can actually collaborate with military history visualized to create battles for education, that would be awesome. also glad helos exist
The intro was one of your best, ever.
Great video, the intro was spot on! keep up the good work.
Nice story👍do that intro in every battle story its good to see all the stats
Really good to see you back with such content man. This map looks gorgeous as hell!
Can't wait to see more, some Foreign Legion upcoming? :D
Looking forward to this series. It would be interesting to see some of the more diverse native infantry units of the US/French colonial forces in that period.
WoW, I love the time between 1 ww and 2 ww, there where so many wars. Like Spanish-French war in Morroco against Berbers, Polish-Soviet war. A lot of wars in China. And this one is very nice m8. I would love to see other videos like this one. Cheers
You must be so twisted.
This is gonna be a awesome series! Haven't even watched it yet but the title was enough to let me know :D
I really love this video and I'm glad you're back buddy
Finally you upload again where have you been I missed you????
Battle starts at 0:00
Since you're doing interwar battles, I recommend you do the Chaco War or Brazilian 1932 Civil War.
Maybe War Plan Red?
Nice to see you upload again!
holly, compared to the usual videos i find on this channel is this small "series" like a movie ^^
Diplex videos has changed, i still remember the old intro and the old Mount & Blade videos
The intro was so awesome!
Intro was BADASS!
Can you make a video on how you set up the troops to attack and troops to defend and you could make a. Video on how to make these maps.
Please
I have no clue how to use editor for mow as2
This series is gonna be good 👍
Glad to see another lore based series!
Glad to see the videos again!
I love battle of Natuna is very awesome and when second invasion of Indonesia, in battle of Natuna part 7 ?
In regards to the custom LCVP's, I actually made one able to hold a Stuart tank with its crew a while back. Great for second and third wave beach landings. Have yet to see a mod or RUclipsr feature something like that yet.
love the immersive intro
Great video as usual. But i do wonder if you would ever do a video on actually making one of your scenearios?
Hey Diplex I just had an idea for a future series: you could team up with one of your friends who play mowas2 and basically decide a backstory for some sort of war then create a map of sorts showing places that will be fought over in said war then give each person a limited amount of troops and vehicles they can deploy during the war. so essentially it would start on the mutual borders of both nations/factions then one person would create the battlefield in the gem editor, next they will create a mission on that map with the name of the battle and they would spawn in and place their troops that they want to deploy and select player 1 for them. Then that player would send the files to the other player would load up the map then move their camera to the opposite side of the map (which would be determined during the creation of the map) where they would go to the f3 tab and immediatly select player 2 and keep fog of war on so they would not see player 1s army then of course they would spawn in their army and send the completed game file to you where you would select a neutral army then let the AI resolve the battle and however the battle would be resolved would dictate which player would be defending in the next battle and who would be attacking. The winner of the war would be decided when one side either runs out of troops or they run out of territories. If you liked you could even make certain territories generate troops/vehicles after every battle and if those territories are captured by your opponent they would benefit them instead, thus adding more diversity and realism to this campaign of sorts. anyways Thank you Diplex for doing what you do your content helps me make it through the tough days and makes my life just about bearable Keep doing what you do.
Big thanks
-Cervod
3:42 when the shell hit and that one american was still standing
YASSSSS!!!! Welcome back bro!
Love the storyline creation
Please do a BITFA battle
Awesome intro. Quick question. Are you back? With your awesome uploads?.
Is this going to be abunch of videos? I'd love to see more Alternate videos where sides who didnt fight each other, fight each other.
6:34 "Hey, let's aim in one direction, then snap fire in a different direction. That'll catch 'em off guard."
That intro was excellent
Äntligen är du tillbaka!
that intro was beautiful
I love the narrative stuff!
UR FINALLY BACK YEAH
Amazing video! I can't wait to see more!
Love it! Can't wait for the Foreign Legion to show up :)
I think it would be cool to have the marines use the French howitzer they captured.
Can't wait to see the other ones
OMG YOUR BACK!!!
That was an amazing opening
nice intro Diplex and in the serie (map and untis) available in the MoW workshop?
Liking this type of into
Nice video, are there modern infantry units in this game, I'm not familiar with it so I don't know. Could a future video be the battle at the Chosin Resiviour were they Us Marines face off against Chinese and Korean infantry in a retreat to the south. Love the videos, subbed and it's staying that way, what game is this, and what platform is it on?
I just played a lot of war thunder and Hoi4. Also I started school 2 weeks ago.
Awesome video! Would love to see like a custom map showing the progress in the series. Did you make the custom units? If so then how did you do it? I could never get my head round how to make your own units.
FUN FACT: After the world war two the Allies are trying to annex all territories from the axis power for themselves including Indonesia. but by the time WW2 is finished, Indonesia suddenly declared its independence, but the allies are having none of it so war ensues. This War is called Indonesian War of Independence. The Republican Indonesian forces faced wave after wave of Dutch army and British SAS, while still holding their ground. The Allies casualty was so high that the UN is forced to recognized Indonesian independence.
That's not how it went, Indonesian casualties were way higher than the Dutch and British combined. They both stopped when Uncle Sam threatened to cut off economical support for both countries since they were broke af after the Second World War.
@@casperoneil8815 true the Republican casualties were higher but the allies just cant sustain the invasion anymore after WW2 and the assassination of general Wallaby in Surabaya really hurts the invasion effort. The UN then told the Dutch and the republican to ceasefire to prevent further conflict. the point is they failed to reclaim their colony, and Indonesia stands to this day. so we won
@@casperoneil8815 so yeah the Allies are not so glamorous and pretty..
Dude i love ur vids. Keep up the guud work. I have an idea for a vid. Gun smuggling. Just put some thought to it please. ;)
Battle of Natuna, 1936
Not long after the declaration of war, a detachment of the colonial infantry of the United States Marine Corps launched an ambitious seaborne landing on west beach of Natuna island. The green troops quickly encountered stiff French defences, manned by their own colonial infantry. The first several platoons failed to break out of the beach, but by the time the captain, put in command of the landing, arrived, the first line of defence had been sufficiently cut down to make a breakthrough. The remainder of French troops did not wait to be overwhelmed and withdrew into the jungle, to the nearby command post. Although inflicting a heavy toll upon the American forces with infantry mortars and an artillery gun, the French crews realised they could not hold the beach zone and thus chose to regroup at the centre of the island, conceding the beachhead to the US.
To be Continued....
maybe you could put your videos in to playlists that are acording to games and story of men of war assault squad 2
On en veut plus! (we want more of it!)
I love how bombed out the map is by the end and it shows how the battle went.
Tbe americans were slaughtered on the beach but pushed inland. As the french tried to fall back they were cut to pieces. But as the americans massed in the forrest the french artillery blew many of them to pieces as they mortared and fired on the french possitions.
Great battle, loved it.
Welcome back
Really good! Wanting to see more. :)
Woo your back!!!
imagine this in GAW? this would look so cinematic and epic
Nice intro dude.
How did you come up with this narrative? It's kinda cool how you designed it
High quality intro, i likey...