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lionhead

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Doomsday v1.2
playing from 1936 as Japan and from mid 1938 as Germany.
Mods: GIP 0.5(updated too 0.6)
Game changes: I cheated peace once or twice but i'll note that in the story. Also i cheat money for spies, but that never had much effect no the game
Difficulty: very easy/weakling(bite me)

The whole point why this should be interesting: I believe leaders must represent their political views in their country much better so they actually do what their political view says they would do. Also the political view of the leaders cause the population to be of that polictical view automatically, making every country much stronger in what they do.

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Introduction:

On January 25th 1936, seeking to increase their military capacity the Japanese empire begins a 1 year long program to upgrade and increase their armed forces and navy by applying new tactics and better equipment.

New research was implemented, the factories across the country where transformed to build ammunition and weapons while all naval bases in the country began preperations of making warships. Big warships. Emperor Hirohito was influenced to do this by the prime minister Hayashi Senjuro who believed that the Japanese army was so important and such a symbol to Humanity that they should use it to expand the Japanese empire and make them the sole rulers of the pacific.

Hayashi showed the emperor awesome new technologies and tactics that inspired Hirohito to become a world power. They where both very focussed on reaching their goals.

Soon enough the Japanese started a cunning drafting method to get as many young men to enter the military, showing them the beauty and power of their country and at the same time showing the rest of the world as a mere slum neigbourhood that fed on eachother like parasites to survive.

But, Hayashi himself came up with this by closely looking to Germany and Italy who where increasing their military forces in that way that required a strong political view, Extremism. He found that the only way to become a world power was by occupying large portions of land(especially in the Pacific) and surpress the foreigners with his own developed Fascism. Japan prepared for war. Hayashi's political views where so strong he got the entire government and the whole Japanses Population under his thumb and they all where thinking, acting and breathing Fascism by the end of the year.

In the midst of 1936 the Industrial capacity of Japan had increased enormously and production of new warships and the swelling of their troops gave them enormous satisfaction all the way to the end of 1936. The people felt this new growth of IC with goods and luxuries they never could imagine(machine tools for irrigation for example).

New tanks came ready for construction in May 1936 and at least 7 new divisions of infantry finished bootcamp and where send near the ports of Osaka, Tokyo and Isoroku, where the main bulge of the japanese fleet was located.
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There, i hope you like the introduction. i want to hear it if i'm missing something or if i'm doing something against the rules. i would like to know if anyone likes it and wants to hear more or else i won't continue. :mad:
 
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well i cheated only twice i think. I hope this will not bother anyone.
 
lifeless said:
good luck!

With very easy/weakling and cheating you really don't need any luck.

Not that I'm bothered in the slightest you understand. You don't have to be facing an epic challenge to produce a decent (or better than decent) AAR.
 
El Pip said:
With very easy/weakling and cheating you really don't need any luck.

Not that I'm bothered in the slightest you understand. You don't have to be facing an epic challenge to produce a decent (or better than decent) AAR.

Trust this guy, he knows what he's talking about very well in his AAR where updates happen so scarcely, half the board comments when he does :rofl: . No, really he know what he is saying, his AAR (read it its amazing) is about Britain taking on the scary Italian Army.

He makes Carriers fighting Cruisers interesting, yet he is the most modest man ever.
 
cheating = sad panda... :(


but have fun, I will be watching this! :D
 
well i was hoping everybody wouldn't be bothered by my game specifications and just enjoy it as a story, not as a challenge and i'll take those good lucks on making the story readable. I've seen pictures are common in these AAR's so i'll place them as much asi can but bear in mind i have already played this game before i made the AAR, so not all strange action iwll be displayed in pictures as you all like them.

anyway, my first update and some action:

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On July 18th 1936 a Nationalistic/Fascist party in Spain seperated itself from the republican government and started a civil war. Japan, long seeking relations with European authoritain countries in their turn declared war upon Republican Spain and aided the Nationalists with supplies and oil and influenced the partisan leaders into fascism.
The spanish partisans didn't want an alliance of some sort though as they didn't want to make promises they can't handle. A few weeks later the Fascist Italy send some supplies to the nationalists as well. Fascism gained more and more supporters in other countries like China and Portugal because of this.

The soviet union on the other hand send equipment and supplies to the Republicans. This intensified relations between the Soviet Union and Japan greatly.

Though the United Kingdom and France never intervened in the Spanish civil war Germany send probably the largest number of planes and supplies to the Nationalists to the delight of the Japanese who admired the Nazi's and Hitler. National Socialism was accepted by Fascists as it pretty much resembled eachother and even influenced eachother. Hitler was thought to be a smart man by the japanese and they feared Germany would outgun them pretty soon. A great ally though.

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In the mean time in japan itself large transport caravans where created and troops from Isoroku and Tokyo where rebased to Truk, prepared for invasions. But where to strike? What secrets, what powers does the Pacific hold that could be of great use to the Japanese?

Long debates of the Fascist goverment happened every week, but it was Isoroku Yamamoto who suggested the final plans. He was promoted to Fleet admiral that day and took his job very serious. He thought up many new Fleet tactics, especially involving Carriers.
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Next up, the japanese execute the first part of their plans.
 
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Wohooo Hindu good luck symbols ahead! Better get them out soon.

Japan DOWs Rep. Spain is new to me but an interesting concept to get them in the Axis ASAP.
And I like the Concept of playing 2 Countries in 1 game. keep it up
 
Sheepguard said:
Wohooo Hindu good luck symbols ahead! Better get them out soon.

Japan DOWs Rep. Spain is new to me but an interesting concept to get them in the Axis ASAP.
And I like the Concept of playing 2 Countries in 1 game. keep it up

I got them out. just in time :rofl:


Yeah i hoped Nat. spain would join me in alliance but they didn't.
 
El Pip said:
With very easy/weakling and cheating you really don't need any luck.

Not that I'm bothered in the slightest you understand. You don't have to be facing an epic challenge to produce a decent (or better than decent) AAR.
you never know :p the game might crash or something :p
 
Well here's the second update:

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On january 2nd 1937 the transports of the japanese where filled with troops and send to the south, 3 hours later a telegram arrived in Queen Juliana's palace. Japan declared war on the Netherlands. The large transport Caravans arrived and invaded New Guinea and the Maluku between New Guinea and Celebes.

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The surprised Dutch forces in Hollandia where defeated without much trouble and forces advanced into the country like a lightning storm from Hollandia and Vogelkop Peninsula. Their new doctorines made them very organized and quick. The Dutch government had bad contact with the battle and couldn't do much. All they could do was ask for support by England and Australia but only a couple of Australian forces joined in without, on Englands orders, declaring war upon Japan.

The Maluku in between Celebes and New Guinea didn't have any protection at all and the 3 largest islands Buru, Ceram and Halamhera where invaded by 1 single division. The City of Ambon was to be the new site for an huge Japanese palace where Emperor Hirohito could stay if he wanted to.
The people where left alone after the conquest. A large military base was build on Buru but other than that the islands held little value to the japanese other then territorial gain.

In the mean time Germany suggested the Tri-partite pact with japan and Italy which the Japanese happily encouraged. This was just another step closer to turn Japan into a world power. If the tripartite pact was made the Japanese where to be considdered by Italy and Germany to be the rightful rulers of East asia and the pacific, which was great in the eyes of hayashi as he saw fit to finally bring forward his plans of the total domination of East Asia, to prove to the world they where indeed the true and only heir to the throne of East asia and the pacific.

Territory taken from netherlands:

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I wonder why i make the images smaller. I don't see anybody else do it.

Anyway, update:
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As the war against the Dutch was more then won Japan had to turn their evil eye towards East Asia. On april 25th 1937 they declared war on Shanxi. Shanxi was just a seperate province of China overwatched by warlord Yen Hsi-shan who after the declaration war upon Japan was signed lead a large number of militia from the capital towards the main attacking Japanese forces.

Nationalist China was just at war with Yunnan in the south and Yunnan offered military alliance with Shanxi which they surprisingly agreed to.


A day later Yunnan Declared war on japan as well while Shanxi declared war on China. Relations between China and Japan stayed the same though, the fact they where both fighting eachothers enemies didn't seem as a cooperation one bit. The japanses didn't even take Yunnan's declaration of war as serious as Yunnan was nowhere near Japan and was way to busy with fighting China.

China forges the unified front and the remaining independent provinces Sinkiang, Xibei San Ma and communist China join Nationalist China in their war against Yunnan and Shanxi.

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China declaring war on Shanxi was not good for the Japanese as they sought to annex Shanxi themselves without having to worry about Chinese forces coming in the from the south.

This war didn't last long either and just 2 months later China annexed Shanxi, with only minimal land gained by Japan. As such japan sought for Peace with the netherlands and forced them to hand over their part of New Guinea or else invasion of Celebes and Borneo would start. The dutch accepted.
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So there. i know it doesn't seem like very detailed what i write but i see the Japanese part of my AAR to be the intoduction. Once i start playing as Germany i get into a lot more detail.
 
BTW, i cheated myself in the peace with the Netherlands. it was just so i could continue on with war in east asia without having to worry that the land conquered in new guinea would be lost without me noticing.

Update:

The poor people of new Guinea where converted to Fascism by using the fact the Netherlands had handed them over to Japan so easily. They said that now the whole world considdered New Guinea as part of the Japanese empire. The Population believed them. Those who didn't fled to the east part of the island.

Even though expansion into Asia was small the Japanese army was now both feared and honored throughout asia. Also during the peace of summer 1937 more and more Japanese troops where landed on the main land and stationed near the Chinese borders.

Surprises continued as China declared war upon distant Tibet, probably to expand their borders.
Desperate Tibet sought alliance with Yunnan and declared war on Japan as well but it did less to nothing. Tibet and Yunnan where overrun by Chinese forces within a month and China had both the biggest country and military alliance of the world.
Japan didn't intervene at all, not yet at least. The population of the conquered lands where suppressed and where not escaping from this terrible nightmare easily.

On July 25th 1937 Nationalist spain defeated the Republicans and installed a new goverment. Good relations with Japan increased trade and gave Japan even more supplies and resources at its disposal which it used very well. Many meetings with Hirohito and Franco where made, debating Fascism and Power. Franco wasn't easily fooled though and still refused an alliance with the Japanese. They saw the Japanese plans for invasion of China as “unneccasary” and “Foolish” as they didn't believe the japanese army was fast enough to take the country quick enough before things really start to get out of hand in europe. Hirohito was going to disprove Franco though, he had much confidence in Hayashi and his “Elite” army.

From 1935 onward Japan had tried to coup the large country called China but to no success.
The Japanese wanted China to adopt the Fascist doctorine and accept Japanese supremacy over them. But Chiang Kai-shek never resigned from office even after numberous of legal attacks from the opposing Fascist party in China(which was the largest in China at that time) and countless of assasination attempts. Further more, the English managed to install one of their own spies in the chinese government, causing the chinese to get in control of their country more and Chiang Kai-Shek becoming more social conservative.

Angered at this the Japanese empire declared war on China(but more on Chiang Kai-shek himself) on september 24th 1937. Their allies joined. Japan installed a puppet state in the new conquered lands of Shanxi and called it Mengkukuo in order to get the army out of Partisan activity and enter China.

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I love writing in the screens! i hope its kinda clear on what was the plan. I'm definitly gonna paint some more in the screens in the future.
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Please people, if you are reading this give your opinion! i love to read commentary!
 
time for the war against china! if you have spare divs, i would suggest landing on the coast, speeds up conquest ;)
 
I got all my transports in Truk and Iwo Jima. Plus i don't have any spare divisions to send to the coasts.....

Little update:

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After the first few battles at the borders Japanese forces entered China and made good progress.

The US of A angered Japan by aiding the chinese. They had to watch helpless as large American convoys entered the small chinese harbours and supplied them with all they need.

The more land inward and still the battles went extremely well. Around the part where they faced the Communist china it got a lot more difficult however. Chinese numbers where large and determined. The Communists had greatly anticipated a Japanese attack and where well prepared
But so was the Japanese army and once the main Communist army at their capital was attacked at 4 points at the same time by enormous japanese forces(about 30 divisions) and after a large battle in the city that was finally entered the Communist army surrendered. All the communists where executed, including Mao Zedong.
After the victory over the Commies the Japanese made another large attack onto the capital of China Nanking.

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Nice work against the commies.

Somehow I have the feeling that you will get your turn on the Americans sooner or later :D
 
Well, surprises will ocme. I promise you that. For now, lets wrap the Japanese part up:

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The plan was executed well although the Chinese government was missed at the point where the 2 Japanese armies(while fighting) met south of Nanking. They did however succesfully enter Nanking on 30th of April 1938.

Now the army pushed south, try to keep up with the running Chinese army. Without a stable government in office and Chiang Kai-Shek going crazy and ordering divisions that don't exist anymore the Chinese army was falling apart. More and more Soldiers Surrendered, sometimes whole regiments of tanks where just left behind. Japanese tanks rolled from town to town, declaring the Japanese supremacy and the population was without hope and morale. The real opposers of the Fascist tried to flee but most where executed. Nazi, Fascist and Anarchist Chinese took over in towns. China will never be what it once was.

On May 29th 1938, nearly a year after the declaration of war on China it was all over. The Chinese government had been found and publically executed. Japan Installed a new government while Fascist Military leaders took control of the chinese forces and forced them to surrender all the way too Tibet. China was given back its lands but became a National Socialist Puppet, after the idea of Germany. China's allies broke the alliance and made a new alliance together. Chiang Kai-shek was reported to have fled to India. He was thought dead.

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On the 14th of June 1938 Siam joined the military alliance of the clans of China. This did not worry Japan or China however, plans for annexation where not thought up but alliances where.
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So here end my Japanese campaign. I hope yuo are all gullable anough to buy this stuff. I unfortunetaly have to admit i cheated myself in the Puppetizing of China. But let me explain:

My original AAR is only just beginning, I'm gonna play as Germany from now on and i wanted to play Germany from 1938 with Japan having defeated China, thus building up on strength and being able to take the US much better. i wanted a strong Axis. Also, i'm not gonna cheat myself into victories and peace anymore, only a few Money cheats and some IC increase(to let the Axis look really strong). Trust me, its gonna be a thrill ride!

So, here's the sum up of the Japanese military strength when i left and next update will be for Germany. Expect it to take al title longer because i have to paint all the Swastika's out of the screens before posting them.

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No naval battles have happened once during my campain as Japan.

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