They're partisans, yeah. Would be fun if Remble let them alone and they declared independence 
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Striker475 - safferli is correct there is no BP as far as I know. Paris needs to be in Axis hands for one thing which makes it almost impossible even if Japan was capable of forcing it.
safferli - Thank you
alan_le_cowboy - We shall see what the operations are once they are over
Murmurandus - Thank you. It seems I managed to tempt you to comment by using the magic words 'Secret Operation' again
cjwet - Thanks. Using my metal reserves is tempting but it doesn't yield much in exchange for supplies. I prefer to use such reserves when it is critical and I have little other choice. Influencing other Countries is on my not allowed to do list
Lascars - It is a very fun scenario early on for sure. Stalin was not known for his sense of humour I think
Maj. von Mauser - The operations are more or less planned it just takes some time to move the forces required. Thank you for providing a name for an operation. New CVL's is high priority probably and I will start to research them when I can.
Tommy Atkins - The Soviet troops in Siberia are open to abuse a little and I might decide that invading behind them is a little gamey even though it is an obvious move. Any move in this area is not one of the operations but merely an extention of my normal frontal advances.
Black Watch - Very informative, thank you. Yamashita is one of my favourite Japanese commanders even though he wasn't in the original list and merely a footnote in your post
Sokraates - Hirohito and Stalin will not be meeting.
zdlugasz, Velko - More history is always good. Murky diplomacy as was fairly normal around that time I think. Velko is correct, I checked the Diplomacy screen and Nowotko leads Poland in this AAR's timeline. There are quite a few zombies around it seems. Yamamoto being the most well known one in this AAR.
gooy - It would appear that mentioning Rokossovsky is enough to make him appear
harezmi - New troops from puppets are not too regular but probably one a month from one or more of them. Actual numbers are hard to count as a lot are lent to me which means I have to actually click each division or formation. At a rough guess Manchukuo has around 50, Siam 15 and Mengkukuo around 20.
Delex - Well about two years is quite a long time for the Soviets normally. They didn't do too badly all things considered. If it took me that long as Germany I would be very worried playing vanilla.
Cyphers Fury - That is a good description of what happened to the Red Army. The Pacific War was very critical but the late DoW by the Soviets allowed me the time to secure the Pacific fortunately. Without winning in the Pacific the Japanese mainland is threatened which means a lot of troops need to stay at home. I am not completely sure how I will proceed against the Soviets but the next moves are already planned.
Nathan Madien, Tob.Ristlin, Velko - Thank you. Reinforcements are for ships mostly but some are for aircraft which make the daily needs a little higher, hence the spare capacity. Gulja province is indeed partisan controlled. It revolted a while back and the Soviets only killed the troops without advancing. I destroyed the troops they had marching to retake it. The partisans already have a homeland in Norway they don't need another
Reado - Enjoy your holiday I somehow doubt I would be allowed to not update for a week without some kind of revolt.
Update to follow and I will be making a post after it as something happens that I require some feedback on as its very much under gamey if I pursue certain options ...
safferli - Thank you
alan_le_cowboy - We shall see what the operations are once they are over
Murmurandus - Thank you. It seems I managed to tempt you to comment by using the magic words 'Secret Operation' again
cjwet - Thanks. Using my metal reserves is tempting but it doesn't yield much in exchange for supplies. I prefer to use such reserves when it is critical and I have little other choice. Influencing other Countries is on my not allowed to do list
Lascars - It is a very fun scenario early on for sure. Stalin was not known for his sense of humour I think
Maj. von Mauser - The operations are more or less planned it just takes some time to move the forces required. Thank you for providing a name for an operation. New CVL's is high priority probably and I will start to research them when I can.
Tommy Atkins - The Soviet troops in Siberia are open to abuse a little and I might decide that invading behind them is a little gamey even though it is an obvious move. Any move in this area is not one of the operations but merely an extention of my normal frontal advances.
Black Watch - Very informative, thank you. Yamashita is one of my favourite Japanese commanders even though he wasn't in the original list and merely a footnote in your post
Sokraates - Hirohito and Stalin will not be meeting.
zdlugasz, Velko - More history is always good. Murky diplomacy as was fairly normal around that time I think. Velko is correct, I checked the Diplomacy screen and Nowotko leads Poland in this AAR's timeline. There are quite a few zombies around it seems. Yamamoto being the most well known one in this AAR.
gooy - It would appear that mentioning Rokossovsky is enough to make him appear
harezmi - New troops from puppets are not too regular but probably one a month from one or more of them. Actual numbers are hard to count as a lot are lent to me which means I have to actually click each division or formation. At a rough guess Manchukuo has around 50, Siam 15 and Mengkukuo around 20.
Delex - Well about two years is quite a long time for the Soviets normally. They didn't do too badly all things considered. If it took me that long as Germany I would be very worried playing vanilla.
Cyphers Fury - That is a good description of what happened to the Red Army. The Pacific War was very critical but the late DoW by the Soviets allowed me the time to secure the Pacific fortunately. Without winning in the Pacific the Japanese mainland is threatened which means a lot of troops need to stay at home. I am not completely sure how I will proceed against the Soviets but the next moves are already planned.
Nathan Madien, Tob.Ristlin, Velko - Thank you. Reinforcements are for ships mostly but some are for aircraft which make the daily needs a little higher, hence the spare capacity. Gulja province is indeed partisan controlled. It revolted a while back and the Soviets only killed the troops without advancing. I destroyed the troops they had marching to retake it. The partisans already have a homeland in Norway they don't need another
Reado - Enjoy your holiday
I somehow doubt I would be allowed to not update for a week without some kind of revolt.Update to follow and I will be making a post after it as something happens that I require some feedback on as its very much under gamey if I pursue certain options ...
The Hunt for Vice Admiral Calhoun
0000 April 1st 1948.
North China Army Headquarters. In Transit.
Like the majority of his army Field Marshall Higashikuni had received orders to redeploy to forward positions south of Stalingrad to prepare for the Summer offensive. This left few troops to continue the advance into the center and east of the Soviet Union.
Hata marched towards Semipalatinsk from the south while Terauchi resumed his march towards the same area from the north. In the center single Japanese divisions and the Siamese Mountaineers advanced to occupy the territory in between the two advancing Headquarters divisions. Most of the terrain was mountainous and still covered in snow which would make marching difficult, but there was no enemy resistance at all in this region after the total collapse of the Red Army in this area.
0600 April 1st 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Classified.
The American Carrier Task Force, commanded by Admiral Calhoun, was a very high priority for Ozawa but the meeting with the Emperor had highlighted some future plans and He had agreed to those plans. Ozawa had set sail from Ahmadabad to support classified operations when he received a report from air patrols around the Bonin Islands.
Ozawa ordered Koga to intercept the two enemy Transport Flotillas that had been sighted in the Bonin Trench as BC Division 1 was taking refuge on the islands. The Battelcruiser IJN Tsukuba sank the Charles Goodyear Flotilla while the patrolling Interceptor squadron accounted for the second Transport Division. Koga would return to the sanctuary of the Bonin Islands rather than risk being caught at sea by Calhoun's Carriers.
0700 April 1st 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Frunze, Soviet Union.
The Soviet build up south of Stalingrad was of some concern for Hata but he had managed to convince his superiors to allow his Tactical bomber groups to remain in area rather than hunt for the American Carrier fleet.
Obata was using the recently captured airbase in Batum to launch bombing attacks in the area. The four Soviet divisions in Bashanta would soon become three but two of the remaining divisions had already dug in.
Further east in Zhambyl Lt. General Ushijima Mitsuru had come attack from one of the Red Army's premier Field commanders. Rokossovsky would find himself evenly matched in the ensuing battle which Ushijima Mitsuru would win as the Soviet commander had launched his assault during the early evening. The decision to allow Hata to choose from the elite Japanese Army commanders had given him a good advantage as there were very few enemy commanders better than those under his command.
2300 April 1st 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Classified.
The first sighting of Admiral Calhoun occured at 2300 hours on April 1st as Japanese patrols arrived over their chosen destinations at dawn.
Mj. General Kato's Interceptor squadron reported the enemy position during his patrol over the Grosvenor Seamount north west of Marcus Island. Calhoun was heading towards the Bonin Trench but Koga had already arrived in the Bonin Islands and would be safe unless the American Admiral was silly enough to try a port strike this close to Japan. Eight Tactical bomber squadrons and four Naval bomber squadrons were already airborne assisting with the search.
Onishi would not manage to reach the Grosvenor Seamount as his bombers made contact with another American Transport Division to the south east of Marcus Island at 0200 hours on April 2nd. Onishi would easily sink the badly damaged enemy fleet but this was not his primary goal.
At 0900 hours Onishi managed to find Calhoun in the Bonin Trench and began to attack the modern American Carriers. Night would give Calhoun the chance to evade but his course and speed had not altered during the hours of dark which allowed Ichimaru and his Naval bomber wing to find him again at 2200 hours. Calhoun had moved further south into the West Mariana Basin during the night but all of the Japanese bombers were now hunting for him in this area.
By 0900 hours on April 3rd the attacks had moved into the South Kyushu - Palau Trench to the east of the Phillipines. Ichimaru would again be the only one to manage to intially attack the Carrier fleet with a further attack coming from Genda at 0400 hours on April 4th as Calhoun entered the West Celebes Sea, between the Phillipines and Indonesia. Genda managed to sink one of the escorting Destroyer Divisions. The American Carrier fleet was moving very quickly causing the pursuing aircraft to change bases frequently which was slowly depleting their organisation. Finding air bases with fuel supplies was also a concern as the planes moved to islands that had no Japanese defenders. Nevertheless the hunt continued.
1400 April 4th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Frunze, Soviet Union.
Few land battles were occuring anywhere which left the Imperial Japanese Air Force to continue the campaign throughout the Middle East.
Itabana was allowing Lt. General Sakai to lead the latest attacks as the Tactical bomber group targetted Amman. More Allied troops were still moving into the region which gave the bombers a constant stream of new targets. Itabana had already destroyed the Armoured division that had entered Karbala towards the end of March.
American bombers were also flying with a Strategic bomber wing targetting the airbase in Basrah. Watanabe had just managed to scramble his Interceptor wing before nightfall which allowed him to attack the bombers during the early evening. Caught during their bombing run the damage was almost all to the bombers and their escorts with Watanabe taking very few losses in return. Another enemy bomber wing would be grounded for lengthy repairs after this latest attack. Basrah airbase had been decimated by the bombers but it would be repaired in due time.
0000 April 5th 1948.
Kwantung Army Headquarters. Qiqihar, Manchukuo.
0300 April 5th 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Classified.
0000 April 6th 1948.
Security Offices. Tokyo, Japan.
0100 April 6th 1948.
Kwantung Army Headquarters. Qiqihar, Manchukuo.
1000 April 6th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Alma-Ata, Soviet Union.
0700 April 9th 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Classified.
0600 April 11th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Alma-Ata, Soviet Union.
1900 April 11th 1948.
The Skies Above Samoa.
Kwantung Army Headquarters. Qiqihar, Manchukuo.
The beach defences in China had almost been completed when Kawabe received a message from north eastern China. Apparently almost had not been quite quick enough.
Two more American divisions had invaded Qingdao. They had been forced to alter target after a division from Mengkukuo had arrived to guard the beach in Lianyungang province. Unfortunately for the Americans there were still two Dive bomber wings stationed close by. Koga was ordered to sail from the Bonin Islands to the South Yellow Sea to blockade the approaches in case more troops tried to land. Calhoun's Carrier Task Force was still moving south which gave Koga some breathing space.
0300 April 5th 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Classified.
The dawning of another day saw Japanese bombers once again in pursuit of American Carriers. They had moved their search further south and had little difficulty in acquiring their target.
Calhoun's fleet was picked up by Onishi's Tactical bomber wing first but he would soon be joined by a Naval bomber wing as well as he began his attack in the Bali Strait. The bombers would badly damage another Destroyer Division and begin to inflict moderate damage to the USS Enterprise. The remainder of April 5th would see no further sightings and Calhoun managed to evade further patrols on the 6th.
The search was widened to try and find the enemy fleet but it had managed to slip away during the night of April 5th. The patrols would continue but it looked like Calhoun had vanished with his high speed fleet. During the course of the pursuit several Japanese fleets that had been given sailing orders had been forced to alter course and these would be confined to port until Calhoun was re-acquired.
The search was widened to try and find the enemy fleet but it had managed to slip away during the night of April 5th. The patrols would continue but it looked like Calhoun had vanished with his high speed fleet. During the course of the pursuit several Japanese fleets that had been given sailing orders had been forced to alter course and these would be confined to port until Calhoun was re-acquired.
0000 April 6th 1948.
Security Offices. Tokyo, Japan.
Australia had been the area of most partisan activity for Japan since its annexation which had meant that a large garrison of Infantry divisions had remained on the island to quell any uprisings.
Mj. General Ide would be the first proper anti-partisan division to arrive in the Country as he completed his redeployment to Blackall. Hakujiro knew that many more Garrison divisions would be needed in this Country before the Infantry could be put to better use but at least this was a step in the right direction.
0100 April 6th 1948.
Kwantung Army Headquarters. Qiqihar, Manchukuo.
The second American invasion of China had not been as large as the first which was largely down to the sinking of several Transport fleets as they crossed the Pacific.
The final bombing run from Shimoyama's Dive bombers began at 0100 hours on April 6th with the invasion ending an hour later as the second American Infantry division was destroyed. Kawabe ordered the local forces to resume their march towards the beach of Qingdao to guard against another landing. It had taken Shimoyama 26 hours to destroy this invasion.
1000 April 6th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Alma-Ata, Soviet Union.
Hata had advanced into Alma-Ata on his way towards Semipalatinsk and the snow was fading to the north as he continued his march. His latest arrival time in Semipalatinsk was at 0300 hours on April 19th.
Itabana's Tactical bombers were back over Transjordan on April 6th. They were still conducting ground assault missions and had moved to Akaba. More enemy troops were pouring into the region which kept Itabana busy. The latest troops were native to Brazil, France and South Africa with no actual British troops in the mix as normal.
Roskossovsky launched a second attack on Zhambyl at 0600 hours on the 9th, and without the benefit of night conditions Ushijima Mitsuru was forced to withdraw towards Chimkent. This had been the first successful counter attack launched by the Red Army in quite some time and their forces continued to build along this part of the front.
0700 April 9th 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Classified.
Ozawa had been patiently waiting for news of Admiral Calhoun with each passing day making it less and less likely that a sighting would occur. When the enemy Carriers were finally encountered they were nowhere near their last point of contact.
Routine Naval patrols in the Pacific had managed to find Calhoun where the bombers had not. Mj. General Ugaki found the elusive enemy in the Central Gilberts at 0700 hours on April 9th. Calhoun appeared to be heading towards Samoa so Ozawa ordered two Tactical bomber wings to move to the Fiji Islands to continue the chase.
0600 April 11th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Alma-Ata, Soviet Union.
The bombing of Bashanta had altered from ground attack to organisational strikes once the enemy only had dug in troops remaining. This left two Infantry divisions in the province.
Yamashita would force them to retreat after a two hour very one sided battle. He would not pursue the fleeing enemy as he had to protect Grozny which had half of the North China Army enroute. Maikop and Tuapse had also been captured as Japanese troops continued the advance to the west as they headed out of the mountains and into the surrounding hills.
Hata soon had another problem to contend with as Hoshinata was attacked in Guriev. This province was also vital to Japanese plans as it had the other half of the North China Army redeploying towards it. All six Japanese Armoured divisions were charged with its defence but the three pronged Soviet assault would strain the defences. Fortunately Malinovksij was matched in skill by Hoshinata who also had the more experienced troops. Rain and night would help the defenders even more as this part of the Soviet Union turned to mud as the snows melted. Whether Hoshinata could hold would remain to be seen but Hata would give him any assistance he could if it was required.
1900 April 11th 1948.
The Skies Above Samoa.
Air General Kondo and Lt. General Onishi had taken off from Vanua Levu in the Fiji islands three hours before their arrival over the harbour of Samao. They were hoping to find the damaged Carrier Task Force of Admiral Calhoun hiding on the island.
"I will bomb the harbour and you can attack any ships there." Kondo said to Onishi as they began their approach.
"That sounds like a decent enough plan. With luck we can find these evasive Carriers and possibly sink one or two before they try and leave." replied Onishi.
"We shall see."
Both bomber wings came in sight of the small harbour almost simultaneously. "Oh dear." was all Kondo could say at first.
"I would say something a little stronger myself." came the less than cheerful response from Onishi. "I don't suppose you want to change the plan?"
"We have orders."
"Somehow I knew were going to say that. How about you attack the ships and I bomb the harbour?"
"I think I prefer the original plan myself."
"You had better let Minister Jun know that I am going to need some new bombers once this is over."
"I will be sure to do that if you actually get back to base." replied Kondo as he led his formation towards its target.
The guess that Calhoun had made for Samoa had proved to be accurate but the Admiral was not in command of what was sheltered in the harbour below.
"I will bomb the harbour and you can attack any ships there." Kondo said to Onishi as they began their approach.
"That sounds like a decent enough plan. With luck we can find these evasive Carriers and possibly sink one or two before they try and leave." replied Onishi.
"We shall see."
Both bomber wings came in sight of the small harbour almost simultaneously. "Oh dear." was all Kondo could say at first.
"I would say something a little stronger myself." came the less than cheerful response from Onishi. "I don't suppose you want to change the plan?"
"We have orders."
"Somehow I knew were going to say that. How about you attack the ships and I bomb the harbour?"
"I think I prefer the original plan myself."
"You had better let Minister Jun know that I am going to need some new bombers once this is over."
"I will be sure to do that if you actually get back to base." replied Kondo as he led his formation towards its target.
The guess that Calhoun had made for Samoa had proved to be accurate but the Admiral was not in command of what was sheltered in the harbour below.
Kondo and Onishi had not just found three modern American Aircraft Carriers. They had found the entire United States Pacific Carrier fleet. A total of twelve Aircraft Carriers ranging from the older Essex class to the ultra modern KittyHawk class were in Samoa. Onishi was not looking forward to trying to attack such a vast array of firepower with only four squadrons.
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Murmurandus - Thank you. It seems I managed to tempt you to comment by using the magic words 'Secret Operation' again
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You know me too well...
The obvious dilemma is what to do about Samoa. This is not the first time this has cropped up of course. The AI still thinks Samoa has a port, as it does in every other scenario, and is trying to repair ships in it which it cannot do as it is a harbour.
If only Calhoun had been there then I would probably have attacked as I more or less forced this fleet to head to a friendly port. Even this is skirting being gamey a little though.
The presence of the entire US Pacific fleet makes things more complicated. Attacking this fleet would be more gamey than anything else as there is no reason it should be here at all. It could be said that it was just a lucky strike and I should go with it anyway. Anyway I shall give a few options and see what you all think.
1. Try and only sink Calhouns Carriers which may not be possible.
2. Sink everything until it leaves.
3. Refuse to attack at all as its an AI weakness and an exploit.
4. Not attack Samoa directly but allow air patrols in the adjacent sealanes to spot anything that leaves. This could be explained by saying the port itself is far to well defended to directly attack.
5. Other options open to discussion.
One other thing to note is that all of my Naval bomber squadrons are also close by which would probably give me enough firepower if needed. Bombing this fleet would take time as my bombers are tired and I would take quite a lot of damage I expect.
Over to you guys
If only Calhoun had been there then I would probably have attacked as I more or less forced this fleet to head to a friendly port. Even this is skirting being gamey a little though.
The presence of the entire US Pacific fleet makes things more complicated. Attacking this fleet would be more gamey than anything else as there is no reason it should be here at all. It could be said that it was just a lucky strike and I should go with it anyway. Anyway I shall give a few options and see what you all think.
1. Try and only sink Calhouns Carriers which may not be possible.
2. Sink everything until it leaves.
3. Refuse to attack at all as its an AI weakness and an exploit.
4. Not attack Samoa directly but allow air patrols in the adjacent sealanes to spot anything that leaves. This could be explained by saying the port itself is far to well defended to directly attack.
5. Other options open to discussion.
One other thing to note is that all of my Naval bomber squadrons are also close by which would probably give me enough firepower if needed. Bombing this fleet would take time as my bombers are tired and I would take quite a lot of damage I expect.
Over to you guys
Yes. That's pretty bad AI misbehaviour, and it's definately going to ruin the naval war in Pacific.
Here's what I suggest:
Sacrifice one TP and one division to invade the island. Once your division lands, they are forced to move but they will eliminate your TP. You'll lose the transport and maybe a division, but no fleets will ever sit in Samoa again.
If you let them be, they'll sit there forever = they are as out of the game as if you had sunk them. If you bomb them all to death, well, that's what I would do but it is a bit gamey now. I say, banzai!
And what if it's just another cunning yet stupid american plan (such as trying to invade china with 8 divisions...) wich you luckily got to know by an ordinary reconnoisance mission? furthermore, Can you allow them to freely attack you whenever they want just because they are in a harbour?
I say NO! send them to hell along with their stupid plans!
I say NO! send them to hell along with their stupid plans!
I'd go for this option. It's not gamey, but it will give you a decent enough warning if they want to come out and play. You do need a challenge afterall naval wise!
This is what I was thinking. Why doesnt it have a port in this scenario anyway?
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Reado - Enjoy your holiday
Sure thing. And a very serious one
my choice is number 2, sink everything until it leaves.
if there`s something gamey, it is you`re playing in VH. i think it is fair to try to sink them all and you`ll also lose some aircrafts, too.
Adding a harbor to Samoa is also good idea. I think, USA wishes to have a harbor there and i believe, you`re supposed to realize the last wish of Admiral Stark and add a harbor there as a gift to him and one fancy grave with marbles maybe
do your best.
and if you don`t make any update, you can count me in the rebellion as a ringleader and a GAR-MP is not gonna be enough to suppress us, maybe daily updates for whole week
if there`s something gamey, it is you`re playing in VH. i think it is fair to try to sink them all and you`ll also lose some aircrafts, too.
Adding a harbor to Samoa is also good idea. I think, USA wishes to have a harbor there and i believe, you`re supposed to realize the last wish of Admiral Stark and add a harbor there as a gift to him and one fancy grave with marbles maybe
do your best.
and if you don`t make any update, you can count me in the rebellion as a ringleader and a GAR-MP is not gonna be enough to suppress us, maybe daily updates for whole week
I agree with Velko. If they are sitting there and doing nothing they do not contribute to the war which means it is the same as if you sunk them all. Addition of port will not change much - they still will be sitting there (most of them are not damaged anyway).
I vote for bombing out 3 modern carriers (or 4 older, whatever comes first) and then attempt to land to take over island - but only if you think that you can manage it.
Can lone TP with INF survive long enough that you will be able to unload INF?
However I have nothing against sinking all of them - I am sure that your bombers will take serious losses during that process, and USA is building new carriers all the time.
Anyway you should (at the end) take over island in order to force different behavior from AI (maybe they will move to Attu or Diego Garcia and force you to abandon any plans regarding invasions there).
I think the only solution for Samoa is to take it. Sooner or later you would have done it anyway.
I say either Option 2, Option 4 or the suggested Invasion of Samoa.
The fact is, these ships arn't being repaired, they are already all healthy. It's not like the AI is trying to repair these ships, because they are already all 100%.
I really think you need to sink everything you can, EVERYTHING. That also means that all availible Air Power MUST be transferred over to nearby islands.
This is a great chance for you to decisively smash American Naval power indefinitely, you have to take it.
After the fleet is heavily damaged or eliminated you can invade the island, and have your navy wating to mop up whatever comes out of the port.
Anyways, when the Emporer hears about this he will probably leap out of his chair and demand immediate action.
Good update though, it's nice to see all of your tanks together.
The fact is, these ships arn't being repaired, they are already all healthy. It's not like the AI is trying to repair these ships, because they are already all 100%.
I really think you need to sink everything you can, EVERYTHING. That also means that all availible Air Power MUST be transferred over to nearby islands.
This is a great chance for you to decisively smash American Naval power indefinitely, you have to take it.
After the fleet is heavily damaged or eliminated you can invade the island, and have your navy wating to mop up whatever comes out of the port.
Anyways, when the Emporer hears about this he will probably leap out of his chair and demand immediate action.
Good update though, it's nice to see all of your tanks together.
I would go for the harbour-edit. Although you try to let your game run forever maybe sooner or later you have to reload. Then edit a (level 10) harbour to Samoa.
Taking it will be impossible: AI sees all and will likely come out of harbour to sink your invasion fleet.
Before that the least gamey option for me would be: sink three-four carriers (option one) and then switch to option four.
I was pretty shocked when I saw that battle screen with six tank divisions: "How did the SU manage to have six tanks left?" - then I noticed my error
Taking it will be impossible: AI sees all and will likely come out of harbour to sink your invasion fleet.
Before that the least gamey option for me would be: sink three-four carriers (option one) and then switch to option four.
I was pretty shocked when I saw that battle screen with six tank divisions: "How did the SU manage to have six tanks left?" - then I noticed my error
Other combination:
Force enemy fleet out of harbor, and let surviving CV escape (a few will be sunk in the process and you will take heavy losses as well). But then immediately (or ASAP) invade in order to change AI's behavior.
Regarding possible attack do not forget to use an Air Marshal.
Force enemy fleet out of harbor, and let surviving CV escape (a few will be sunk in the process and you will take heavy losses as well). But then immediately (or ASAP) invade in order to change AI's behavior.
Regarding possible attack do not forget to use an Air Marshal.
If you're willing to edit the game file, let Calhoun's fleet remain in Samoa, and edit all the rest back to San Diego harbour.
Failing that, destruction. It won't be an easy battle.
Failing that, destruction. It won't be an easy battle.
that be a crap load o' carriers..... must not have any escorts really though. maybe a lucky battleship fleet could kick ass at night if you could get there quick enough with it and force them out of port??