Influence Wars - Japan 1936 HPP Interactive AAR - GAMEPLAY THREAD

Memorandum:

If we do have forces available, we should use them to speed things up in China. Where they should be deployed is entirely in the hands of the Emperor or the army generals. We need to get rid of the Chinese opposition as soon as possible to be able to prepare for other operations.

Message to imperial clerk:
How many surplus merchantmen and escorts to we have at the moment?

Regarding the plan proposed by Admiral Yamamoto,

The pink attack from Canton I northward is the essence of the campaign do they succeed the nationalists will be defeated if not we will need to fight on. North also need to capture the important city in the middle next to their front line but that is hopefully not a problem. The assault deep into china in the north is hopefully not needed.

After the fall of first the nationalists and then the communists (in that order) the heart will go out of the Chinese and we will only need mobbing up. Canton I will go against Yunnan and Peking will go against the Ma's, the rest of the Ichigun can rest at coastal resorts before 3 Homengun going to northern ports and the rest to Manchuria. The cavalry will take over partisan hunting.

From General Surt to Foreign minister,
Can you give me an assessment of the current threat level of ours on the USA?

Tech research plan

No ahead of time except:
*If a tech is before the year by less then a month (e.g. it is Dec '36, but the tech is a '37 tech (ie. 1 month before time), still begin research for competitive advantage)
Techs marked with + are new relative to the last half year

Note: Homeland Affairs will need Navy ratification.

Homeland Affairs
Mechanical/Electrical Computing*+
De-/En-cryption machines
Industrial Efficiency*
Industrial Production *
Supplies Production
Repair Workshops
Fighter Defence doctrine & Interception Tactics & Central Fighter Command Structure

Supply throughput*
Supply Cost*
Combat radios
Education*
Radar*(only first *)
All single engine techs+ (except Escort Fighters, as they both affect CaG and land based this tech is common)

IJA
We would suggest moving another 0.25 LS to officers with the goal of reaching 130% officers.

Manportable AT
Officers & Infantry Training & Artillery Training & security (security added in case we occupy some territory)
Small Arms*
Artillery Barrel & Artillery Sights

Offensive Support Weapons
Attritional Containment

AT Barrel & AT Sights & AA Barrel & AA Sights
Defensive Support Weapons
Ftr Ground Crew Training & Ftr Pilot Training (either as as good as either)
AC armour & Gun
CAS Ground Crew Training & Ftr Pilot Training
Central Air Command Structure & Communication Line Interdiction.
Combat Medicine (lowers reinforcements so effective is production)
Bridging Equipment
Armour Division Breakthrough
Jungle warfare equipment

Should there be any left over slots after all the above is up to date:
Truck Engine.
Tech needed for TD.

These techs are removed:
First Aid/Agriculture - we wont be able to use all the manpower we will have.
Rares - we will soon drown in them, start selling. We will need all the others before this one.
Independent tank units - done

Surt said:

Regarding the plan proposed by Admiral Yamamoto,

The pink attack from Canton I northward is the essence of the campaign do they succeed the nationalists will be defeated if not we will need to fight on. North also need to capture the important city in the middle next to their front line but that is hopefully not a problem. The assault deep into china in the north is hopefully not needed.

After the fall of first the nationalists and then the communists (in that order) the heart will go out of the Chinese and we will only need mobbing up. Canton I will go against Yunnan and Peking will go against the Ma's, the rest of the Ichigun can rest at coastal resorts before 3 Homengun going to northern ports and the rest to Manchuria. The cavalry will take over partisan hunting.

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I fear that the Chinese armies will simply regroup under new leadership once the ROC collapses, not that the fight will go out of them. Thus leaving us with an over extented position in central China with a substial group of chiese forces still along the Yangtze and putting pressure on Shanghai.

I could be wrong, perhaps the ROCs armies will disappear with the regime collaspe, but it is a risk...

Taisho Yamamoto

Gensui Yamamoto said:

I fear that the Chinese armies will simply regroup under new leadership once the ROC collapses, not that the fight will go out of them. Thus leaving us with an over extented position in central China with a substial group of chiese forces still along the Yangtze and putting pressure on Shanghai.

I could be wrong, perhaps the ROCs armies will disappear with the regime collaspe, but it is a risk...

Taisho Yamamoto

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Some of the units will undoubtedly continue to fight but the heart will go out of many, and with each surrender more will give up.
Another factor will soon be obvious, we now have occupied most of their industry so they will have trouble supplying and upgrading all their units.

I disagree that single engine aviation techs is a matter of homeland affairs. For me it means that our big ships will suffer by deviating technology resources to something which does not concern the battlefleet.

I still advocate to research the following items

Regrading research, I would recommend:

- Mechanical Computing Machine (homeland)
- Encryption Machine (homeland)
- Scout planes
- BC design principle
- BC engine
- Large warship radar
- CL AA Armament
- Fire Control System Training
- Commander Decision Making
- Radar Training
- Small warship radar (if applicable to CL as well)
- DD engine / DD multipurpose guns / DD design principle / Light AA Armament (if nothing else of importance can be researched without penalty)
- Underway replenishment / Base operations (if nothing else of importance can be researched without penalty)

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Every one of the single engine techs should affect both CaG and ftr and is therefore of interest for both army and navy, I have listed the ones that only affect landbased (hope I got it right).

Even if CaG's are not the main stay of the BB-faction you will want to have fighter cover while you close with the enemy's CVs so it would help you too.

Surt said:

Every one of the single engine techs should affect both CaG and ftr and is therefore of interest for both army and navy, I have listed the ones that only affect landbased (hope I got it right).

Even if CaG's are not the main stay of the BB-faction you will want to have fighter cover while you close with the enemy's CVs so it would help you too.

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I prefer more AA artillery.

Cybvep said:

*Keep in mind that the deadline is today, folks.

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Anything particular the emperor requires? The navy doesn't have any recommendations for altered plans and we discussed about the re-distribution of forces of the army. Research plans have been published as well...

The navy production plans haven't been changed, as far as I am aware. Once the battleship currently under construction is finished, another one will be launched. other than that, not much will be finished shortly anyway plus we are still concerned about the lack of progress in China. This might lead to more army units being produced anyway.

If I don't agree on a plan, I'll post against it.

As I said, it appears Germany if looking east and not west. I fear what will happen once the allies get the act together.

As I will say over and over again, STRIKE for the Colonies, and we must Match the U.S naval power if we are to win.

Baltasar said:

I disagree that single engine aviation techs is a matter of homeland affairs. For me it means that our big ships will suffer by deviating technology resources to something which does not concern the battlefleet.

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No. The navy needs air cover, if not then our ships will be most vunerable. Therefore keeping our aircrew and machines up-to-date as possible is of upmost importance.

Regrading research, I would recommend:

- Mechanical Computing Machine (homeland)
- Encryption Machine (homeland)
- Scout planes
- BC design principle
- BC engine
- Large warship radar
- CL AA Armament
- Fire Control System Training
- Commander Decision Making
- Radar Training
- Small warship radar (if applicable to CL as well)
- DD engine / DD multipurpose guns / DD design principle / Light AA Armament (if nothing else of importance can be researched without penalty)
- Underway replenishment / Base operations (if nothing else of importance can be researched without penalty)

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Replace stuck out with; aero engine, and air crew training techs. Our destroyers while old, are only screens in the grand scheme of things, we can afford to loose them in combat and replacement for them can be light cruisers if we gear up for production line scale.

However the naval area is not most critical at this time and the airfoce can do far more to support the ground offensive in China.


Emperor, please focus my CAGs to rebase either in Taiwan or a captured airbase on the chinese coast and have them focus their efforts in ground attack and interdiction missions (equal amount) along avenues of attack. This will gain them valuble battle experience and hopefully mitigate losses in that theater.

Particular emphasis should be made at breaking the encirclment of our troops at the current moment.

Taisho Yamamoto