Adm. Yamamoto: Manila
Plan of the navy:
Adm. Yamamoto: pending approval
Adm. Baltasar: approved
Pacific:
Take out the US ports, especially the Aleutians. All but 2nd and 5th fleet (which will remain at Hawaii) will be used in this. Once this is done, the fleets will return to Hawaii and await US moves. What ports we consider front line ports will need at least 3x Gar protection to hold out long enough for the fleet to show up.
China:
Army should pursue offensives where feasible and retain a defensive stance where supply is insufficient. Infrastructure needs to be expanded accordingly. Airfields should be created near the front lines so the heavy fighters can lend their weight to the battle more often. Techs handling supplies need to be prioritized as well as doctrines reducing supply consumption.
Research:
No changes needed.
Production:
No changes needed.
I do not approve of this plan in principle. Critically, our northern garrison was not able to hold out under the US Marine attacks until the navy arrived, and as such we lost our soldiers as their rifles and guns were thrown into the sea when they surrendered. Producing ever more garrisons, to garrison even more strategic liabilities in the pacific is not a good course of action for us.
While I would support an Aleutian campaign, I suggest that we neither garrison nor leave our marines in these ports long. Our mission being less of occupation, but rather to show the Americans that we can continue the fight anywhere. However I would advise caution, the Americans may be using this northern route in an attempt to lure us out, or to attempt a retake at Hawaii. Therefore I would propose a small fleet sent to the north, and we take a 'slow' route in taking the islands. By this I mean I support the selected fleets, but we should not aim to garrison the islands and instead maintain a 'mobile defence' in the North, only countering American landings with our own retake missions. We shall let the American invasion fleets 'play goose' while we engage while our fleets operate in the area.
There are other good reasons for this, namely is the Russians. The Aleutians were once Russian territory and we would not like to see another 'incident' with them, particularly seeing the army is stretched as they are. I might suggest some relatively private cables to Stalin that there are no Japanese interests in the Aleutians, and that after the US has given up their pointless war, they will be given up.
Indeed, we may wish to impress to the Soviets, that if they would back us as a third party in talks with the Americans when the American public becomes tired with this war, we might exchange the Aleutians back to Russia, in exchange for the northern half of Sakhalin Island. Rather than return the Aleutians back to the US. At the same time, it might be worth making a preliminary 'apology' for 'miscommunications with our border commanders' about the previous incidents.
Another one is supply, the American shipyards are far out producing ours, and we are seeing how bad the Americans can bite on our supply lines beyond the pacific defence perimeter* I would not like to see our merchant fleet being whittled down even faster when they are bound to have to supply garrisons in the Aleutians. Indeed that might even be the Americans strategy to try and sink our merchant fleet by giving us even more 'protectorates'.
Furthermore the Americans could use a Japanese occupation of the Aleutians for propaganda purposes, suggesting that Alaska is next, and then homeland America. If we embark on an Aleutian campaign, we need to impress, that this is a 'reprisal' for further American aggressions against Asia and Japan. Internationally, we need to remind the world that it was the Americans who started this 'unjust war', and that Asia is only rightfully asserting herself against American imperialism; A nations right to 'self determination', just like the Americans preached after WWI, and when they wouldn't sign the race equality act. Asia must be allowed her right to self determination, and this war is showing that the Asian peoples are equal to the western powers.
*Can the Administration confirm that most of the convoy sinking are on our south American trade routes at the moment (or if not, where our convoys are being sank?)
Airfield Production:
The closer airfields are to the front, the greater supply draw near the front lines. Our heavy fighters already have drop tanks this I think gives them a range of 800km** which for the most part shouldn't be causing them issues of range.
Research:
I am going to suggest that in the general stream of research, after supplies production we invest in 'Base Operations' research, as we haven't looked into improving our supply throughput via the ports in a while, and if we can push more supplies via our ports, then more is available to spread across the entire supply grid.
Air Research:
-
Top Priority CAG Ground Attack Roll <--This is top priority and this training should have been done ages ago!
-
Central Air Command Structure '38
-
Small Air Search Radar '40
-
Completed Battleship Engine
-
In research Naval Air Control Doctrine '38--->modern
-
In research Naval Air Command Structure '38--->modern
-
Completed Cruiser Engine '42 (higher priority for future ships)
-
In research Cruiser AA Armament '42
-
In research Small Warship Radar '42
-
In research Carrier Taskforce Doctrine '41
-
Completed Cruiser Escort Doctrine '41
-
In research Fire Control System Training '41
-
In research Radar Training '41
- Night Fighting Training '42 (Navy ships)
-
Scrapped for Now Cruiser Crew Training ('43 ? because '42 is completed)
- ASW Tactics 39'
-
Base Operations 39'
-
Commander Decision Making '41
Bold = New Added, (as techs are completed)
**Can the administration confirm?
Production:
Approved. No changes required for the moment, the army make keep its allotted industry until our next set of decision making. Although Adm. Baltersar, we need that new BB laid soon! I would hate to think that we wasted the research initives spent on new BB design over the years if we do not lay the new hulls. Afterall those ships designs are amazing.
Memorandum to the Administration:
I too would like an update on naval repairs.
