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The Angevin Empire is a formable of the 
United Kingdom in Europe 
containing 127 cities. It is moderately difficult to form, depending on the skill of 
France and 
Germany possibly taking it. The player cannot form the 
Franco-British Union after forming this. It is around 8th in rankings and becomes a major power in Europe once formed.
Background[]
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The Angevin Empire refers to the possessions of the Angevin kings of England, who ruled over a vast territory that included England, Normandy, Anjou, Maine, Touraine, and Aquitaine during the 12th and 13th centuries. The term "Angevin" refers to the House of Plantagenet, which descended from Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou.
The Angevin Empire was an important period in English and European history, as it marked a time of significant territorial expansion and political power for England. It also had a profound impact on the development of English law and culture, as well as on the broader political and social dynamics of medieval Europe.
Base Statistics[]
The net income of the Angevin Empire is quite large, producing $4,124,309 every turn. It also has a population of 57,915,601 people and becomes a strong player in Europe once formed.
Resources[]
Once formed, the Angevin Empire gains fair amount of resources. When formed, it possesses a good amount of oil, iron, and enough tungsten for a motor factory as well as a small amount of gold.
The Angevin Empire produces the following resources:
| Resources of Angevin Empire | |
|---|---|
 Gold
|
+1.22 |
 Iron
|
+6.1 |
 Oil
|
+20.24 |
 Tungsten
|
+2.32 |
Military[]
The Angevin Empire's maximum manpower is 1,158,313 at Volunteer Conscription Law. When formed, it is as strong as France and Britain combined, and immediately becomes a major player in Europe.
| Base Manpower Capacity of Angevin Empire per Conscription Law | |
|---|---|
| The following columns below present the manpower capacity from lowest (Disarmed) to highest (Required). RP stands for "Recruitable Population". | |
| Disarmed [1% RP] |
579,157 |
| Volunteer [2% RP] |
1,158,313 |
| Limited [5% RP] |
2,895,781 |
| Extensive [10% RP] |
5,791,561 |
| Required [25% RP] |
14,478,901 |
Geography[]
Angevin terrain
The Angevin Empire is mostly flat with some exceptions. It's Semi-Mountainous in Scotland, and at the border with Spain. It is also Hilly in its territories in south-eastern France.
During the months of November and February, the empire is affected by Mild Winter in Scotland. This later turns into Severe Winter during December and January and its territories south get affected by Mild Winter. It is not affected by winter under the area generally below Paris, with the area around its border with Italy being an exception.
Borders[]
The Angevin Empire borders:
Threats[]
Largest to smallest.
- A skilled
France player could be able to defend or even invade the United Kingdom, often building up navies before they can. It also may want to form the Franco-British Union, and could attack you first, so it is important to keep yourself ready for the unexpected when it comes to forming. - An expansionist Germany, Spain, or Italy could take France first. In many servers, France is an easy nation to take over to enter other areas in Europe. It is important you capture the nation quickly, or secure deals with expansionist nations wanting to take it.
- The United States may attack the land as a base of operations in Europe, usually to spam troops or tanks. It is important you secure deals and/or take the land before they can invade it.
Strategy[]
The Angevin Empire isn't impossible to form, and it can be achieved rather easily if the player has their economy in check and their military quickly built up at the start of the game. The player should also focus all of their research points in the Research tree in the Technology tab.
Starting Moves[]
First, you should build 1 electronic factory, 1 steel factory, 1 motor factory, 1 fertilizer factory, and 2 consumer goods factories. Make sure to buy all the resources needed for your factories via trading. Once the factories are constructed, you should sell all additional electronics and fertilizer that won't be used for making consumer goods to AI nations. Any additional consumer goods should also be sold to AI nations once your consumer goods factories are done construction.
Next, you should justify conquest on and attack 
Isle of Man, 
Jersey, 
Guernsey, and 
Ireland. You will not need Isle of Man, Jersey, or Guernsey, however the treasury seized from it will allow you to fund their war against France. Do not have any allies attack France. Enact the press censorship policy, and raise taxes to high. Adjust spending accordingly.
It is recommended to not spend all the money you get from seizing treasury right away, if you spend too much you will likely get into debt later on since it is likely the war with France will put you in a large deficit.
French War[]
France is usually not actually that hard to beat, however do not overestimate or underestimate your opponent.
- Construct 2 destroyers, 1 battleship, and 1 submarine.
- Justify conquest on France, while doing this construct around 3k tanks or more.
- Attack France.
- Send in your navy to bombard Paris, if the battleship cannot reach Paris, that is okay. Send your tanks to capture Paris, if they catch attrition, then you need to capture a city and then wait for attrition to wear off.
- Split your tanks into two divisions and flank French troops.
- Once Paris is captured, use your navy to bombard even more of France's troops. If France has no army left, quickly capture the rest of their territory with your tanks before they can raise another army. If the French have already created massive amounts of troops, retreat your tanks within your battleship's range and wait for France's troops to attack you and die. Once all of France's troops have died from attacking you, split up all your tanks and set them to auto-capture.
- Once France has collapsed/capitulated, you should then annex all of their land.
Congratulations! You have formed the Angevin Empire.
Trivia[]
- The Angevin Empire’s flag is the Royal Banner of the Plantagenets. The three lions are still present today on the United Kingdom's coat of arms, where they quarter the arms of Scotland and Ireland.
