Put Percival in charge - no matter how many forts you build he'll throw a wobbly and lose it all. Loving the story as ever...
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Nice update about Japan. I can see in that the Pacific Theatre will be a lot more interesting than any of us will expect.
danielshannon Concidentally they have described what I intend to do. As soon as I have the European Waters under control, the RN will send a CTF to the Far East.
Lord Strange If, or rather when I decide to re-visit the British plan for the far east, you will notice that this is out of the Question. Let's just say, the Canadian/Australian/New Zealand Army Corps will play a huge role io my defensive plans for India and the Far East in general.
Le Jones Percival is Commander Ground Forces in Singapore and Malaya, as evidenced here. But, in practice, the CinC Far East, who will have his HQ in Singapore will command the fortress, so we can expect the brave British troops to make a fight for it this time around. Your comment made me realized that I have not yet assigned this position. Suggestions anyone? I could use Slim, despite what I said earlier, but I am open to ideas.
gaiasabre11 Indeed. The Japanese face a hugely different threat potential this time, for example the Phillipines are a neutral Republic, and are likely to survive somewhat longer, as the Japanese Army will concentrate on knocking out my positions in Burma and India. However how long, or if at all the Japanese respect their neutrality is another question.
Lord Strange If, or rather when I decide to re-visit the British plan for the far east, you will notice that this is out of the Question. Let's just say, the Canadian/Australian/New Zealand Army Corps will play a huge role io my defensive plans for India and the Far East in general.
Le Jones Percival is Commander Ground Forces in Singapore and Malaya, as evidenced here. But, in practice, the CinC Far East, who will have his HQ in Singapore will command the fortress, so we can expect the brave British troops to make a fight for it this time around. Your comment made me realized that I have not yet assigned this position. Suggestions anyone? I could use Slim, despite what I said earlier, but I am open to ideas.
gaiasabre11 Indeed. The Japanese face a hugely different threat potential this time, for example the Phillipines are a neutral Republic, and are likely to survive somewhat longer, as the Japanese Army will concentrate on knocking out my positions in Burma and India. However how long, or if at all the Japanese respect their neutrality is another question.
my lucky day, two updates (since i somehow mysteriously missed the last one - which was bloody cool by the way). sounds ominously like there'll be a singapore or hong kong pearl harbour 'incident'. sounds like you've made good preparations though.
Thank you.
Indeed, the possibility is there. I know of course, but I won't tell you yet.
That's the intention. My ( unrealistic ) goal is to hold it at least as long as Leningrad held in OTL.
Such warring titles ás the "Longest siege in modern History" belong in British hands.
Plenty of time for hosting Sexy Parties and Singapore Slings. Much like in Carry on Up the Khyber.
How do you churn out so many updates? Seriously it is most vexxing when I labour for weeks to somehow produce one and you can seemingly effortlessly produce regular high quality updates.
While the 617 Squadron update was just coolness obviously the Japanese update has the longer term significance. It appears that while the high command is aware they have limited time to work with they cannot, or will not, up the tempo in order to take advantage of it; They should be thinking in terms of months trying to launch the operation in 1940, before the RN can redeploy East.
Worse than that they must know the long term industrial advantage (in naval terms at least) lies with Britain. Of course the advantage is far less decisive than the US had OTL, but still I'd lay money the Empire will get more hulls into commission than Japan manages.
However you look at it time is most emphatically not on Japan's side, yet they delay waiting for the 'perfect' moment. A fatal mistake I suspect.
While the 617 Squadron update was just coolness obviously the Japanese update has the longer term significance. It appears that while the high command is aware they have limited time to work with they cannot, or will not, up the tempo in order to take advantage of it; They should be thinking in terms of months trying to launch the operation in 1940, before the RN can redeploy East.
Worse than that they must know the long term industrial advantage (in naval terms at least) lies with Britain. Of course the advantage is far less decisive than the US had OTL, but still I'd lay money the Empire will get more hulls into commission than Japan manages.
However you look at it time is most emphatically not on Japan's side, yet they delay waiting for the 'perfect' moment. A fatal mistake I suspect.
A masterful film. I still believe the last half hour of that film is in fact a documentary that accurately reflects Imperial policy of the time.Plenty of time for hosting Sexy Parties and Singapore Slings. Much like in Carry on Up the Khyber.
Sir Humphrey&El Pip
El Pip That I manage to make so many updates is a combination of boredom and too much time on my hands, both of which will change once I start University in March. That and the fact that AARing is my primary Hobby as everything else requires too much money that I don't have and wouldn't be willing to spend anyway.
Well, the Japanese, albeit following a different strategy, apply basically the same reasoning as they did in OTL, and Yamamoto knows that time is of the essence in carrying out the war, because the Empire can indeed out-produce them. However, they are also painfully aware that if they are to stand up against a resurgent RN and the APN ( American People's Navy... still cracks me up I must admit ) at the same time they need the ships that will come out of the building programme in 1940. Should the British experience a Naval setback then the Japanese could reason to wait even a few months more, because the Americans, although building ships, concentrate them in them in Home waters for now, as in their eyes Japan seems less of a threat than in OTL, given the fact that the war in China is over and the Japanese seemingly have all the territory they want. Same also applies for the British to a certain extent, considering that the Admiralty has pretty much stripped the Far Eastern Fleet to beyond the bone. So while time is indeed against the Sons of the Rising Sun, it is less apparent, both to them and to the Allies and the Communists. However, they do realize that the window will be closed by the end of 1942 at the latest. The Original Nitaka plan that I hinted at in an earlier update is pretty much a slightly adapted version of the OTL warplan, with less forces allocated to the Phillipines and the NEI, and more to Burma and India and a larger defensive force against the Soviets. All in all their planning and their desicions are a bit presumptions, but not totally so.
EDIT: I must also say that I did not edit the industry of the Americans in any way, but seeing that they are Communists now, they will roar in a war economy, but inveitably drive it into the shitter afterwards. Not as much as the Soviets did in OTL obviously, but so much that they will struggle to keep up with the "West". ( I need a new term. Europe? The Allies? )
El Pip That I manage to make so many updates is a combination of boredom and too much time on my hands, both of which will change once I start University in March. That and the fact that AARing is my primary Hobby as everything else requires too much money that I don't have and wouldn't be willing to spend anyway.
Well, the Japanese, albeit following a different strategy, apply basically the same reasoning as they did in OTL, and Yamamoto knows that time is of the essence in carrying out the war, because the Empire can indeed out-produce them. However, they are also painfully aware that if they are to stand up against a resurgent RN and the APN ( American People's Navy... still cracks me up I must admit ) at the same time they need the ships that will come out of the building programme in 1940. Should the British experience a Naval setback then the Japanese could reason to wait even a few months more, because the Americans, although building ships, concentrate them in them in Home waters for now, as in their eyes Japan seems less of a threat than in OTL, given the fact that the war in China is over and the Japanese seemingly have all the territory they want. Same also applies for the British to a certain extent, considering that the Admiralty has pretty much stripped the Far Eastern Fleet to beyond the bone. So while time is indeed against the Sons of the Rising Sun, it is less apparent, both to them and to the Allies and the Communists. However, they do realize that the window will be closed by the end of 1942 at the latest. The Original Nitaka plan that I hinted at in an earlier update is pretty much a slightly adapted version of the OTL warplan, with less forces allocated to the Phillipines and the NEI, and more to Burma and India and a larger defensive force against the Soviets. All in all their planning and their desicions are a bit presumptions, but not totally so.
EDIT: I must also say that I did not edit the industry of the Americans in any way, but seeing that they are Communists now, they will roar in a war economy, but inveitably drive it into the shitter afterwards. Not as much as the Soviets did in OTL obviously, but so much that they will struggle to keep up with the "West". ( I need a new term. Europe? The Allies? )
Sir Humphrey&El Pip
El Pip That I manage to make so many updates is a combination of boredom and too much time on my hands, both of which will change once I start University in March. That and the fact that AARing is my primary Hobby as everything else requires too much money that I don't have and wouldn't be willing to spend anyway.
Well, the Japanese, albeit following a different strategy, apply basically the same reasoning as they did in OTL, and Yamamoto knows that time is of the essence in carrying out the war, because the Empire can indeed out-produce them. However, they are also painfully aware that if they are to stand up against a resurgent RN and the APN ( American People's Navy... still cracks me up I must admit ) at the same time they need the ships that will come out of the building programme in 1940. Should the British experience a Naval setback then the Japanese could reason to wait even a few months more, because the Americans, although building ships, concentrate them in them in Home waters for now, as in their eyes Japan seems less of a threat than in OTL, given the fact that the war in China is over and the Japanese seemingly have all the territory they want. Same also applies for the British to a certain extent, considering that the Admiralty has pretty much stripped the Far Eastern Fleet to beyond the bone. So while time is indeed against the Sons of the Rising Sun, it is less apparent, both to them and to the Allies and the Communists. However, they do realize that the window will be closed by the end of 1942 at the latest. The Original Nitaka plan that I hinted at in an earlier update is pretty much a slightly adapted version of the OTL warplan, with less forces allocated to the Phillipines and the NEI, and more to Burma and India and a larger defensive force against the Soviets. All in all their planning and their desicions are a bit presumptions, but not totally so.
EDIT: I must also say that I did not edit the industry of the Americans in any way, but seeing that they are Communists now, they will roar in a war economy, but inveitably drive it into the shitter afterwards. Not as much as the Soviets did in OTL obviously, but so much that they will struggle to keep up with the "West". ( I need a new term. Europe? The Allies? )
Once you start University schoolwork will definitely bite into your life, like it did to me.
I'm already struggling with producing one update every week. oTalking about the "West", I'll say Europe will work fine.
BTW can you show some stats of your navy, including ships that are still building?
humancalculator Who knows?
Griffin.Gen No, but believe me, Canada will have her glory.
gaiasabre11 Well, I will try to produce at least two a week, as I always also use every bit of spare time for that. Luckily for me someone invented the Laptop.
Fleet building... hmm At the moment the Army takes priority, but I have the following ships in the docks:
The Carriers HMS Illustrious, HMS Victorious, HMS Formidable, HMS Indomitable and the Battleships HMS King George V, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duke of York, HMS Anson and HMS Howe.
Why this may not seem much, I am bulding aircraft and Divisions at the same time and completed the Escort Force for Force A, my soon primary Carrier Task Force a short while ago.
Griffin.Gen No, but believe me, Canada will have her glory.
gaiasabre11 Well, I will try to produce at least two a week, as I always also use every bit of spare time for that. Luckily for me someone invented the Laptop.
Fleet building... hmm At the moment the Army takes priority, but I have the following ships in the docks:
The Carriers HMS Illustrious, HMS Victorious, HMS Formidable, HMS Indomitable and the Battleships HMS King George V, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duke of York, HMS Anson and HMS Howe.
Why this may not seem much, I am bulding aircraft and Divisions at the same time and completed the Escort Force for Force A, my soon primary Carrier Task Force a short while ago.
Trekaddict = Terrance Cavendish
Le_Jones = Clarence Gladstone (damn it! A Whig!)
El Pip = Nigel Wilson
Thats pretty cool, though it must be remembered that those are ridiculous posh names and so cant really represent normal people in the aar.
oddly, my real (and pretty english) name was changed to Nigel Walpole, which is definately not as good
oddly, my real (and pretty english) name was changed to Nigel Walpole, which is definately not as good