@Sumeragi: I am going to have to work fast then to prevent the ROKA from taking Manchuria. The region deserves to be under rightful Japanese control, so I will have to go on the offensive in northeast asia soon. I have a massive batch of new transport ships under construction which will be complete in November, then Japan will have the transport capacity for a massive offensive on the mainland.
@red1: Basically, yes. The American's are hurling everything they can get their hands on to throw into the Iraqi war zone. I can't say its helping them much, their forces are in a bitter slugging match with ECON armies and it is not resulting in any major breakthroughs, at least for now.
@Midge: Not really possible I am afraid. Chinese forces as well as Myanmar Army remnants (fighting on under Russian command) are heavily entrenched in the northern parts of Burma, places that are heavily mountainous and would require more blood and treasure than I can afford to spend to take for only a temporary gain. I already possess good defensive positions, and will stay on the defensive in central Burma rather than attack there.
@TemplarComander: They got that IC through economic mobilization events when WW3 started. Their base amount was not changed, but their effective got a massive boost due to a fully centralized wartime economy. Russia is similar, with about 600 ish IC. However, the USA is still the giant regarding IC, with over 900 effective. Japan BTW has about 540ish effective IC.
@Nathan Madien: I was trying to find a picture of the box art for the Russian version of HOI2 as a clever response, but unfortunately I could not find one.
@everyone else: thanks for the comments!
On the home front, thousands of Japanese soldiers are mobilizing in Nagoya for a massive new Japanese operation. With the seas around Japan relatively secure from enemy naval threats, the navy can transport these troops in relative safety to their destination: Vietnam.
On the European front, the Balkans are crumbling away to Russian and SCO forces. Croatia, Kosovo, and now Macedonia have surrendered. The last remnants of the Bosnian army are expected to surrender within a mere hours, the Greek army is being pushed back by massive Turkish attacks, and a pocket of NATO troops in southern Serbia is under relentless siege by SCO forces in the region, not expected to hold out for much longer despite massive supply airlifting efforts. With the Balkans falling to SCO forces, they will soon be able to put their full military efforts on the central German and Scandinavian fronts.
Back in Southeast Asia, Japanese combat operations against the Peoples Republic of Vietnam commence. With massive naval fire support from cruisers and aircraft carrier fighters, thousands of Japanese troops storm ashore near the Vietnamese city of Da Nang. Hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, local PAVN (Peoples Army of Vietnam) troops are forced to flee their positions and retreat.
Japanese troops have now successfully established a foothold in Vietnam. Two Japanese field armies backed by an entire mechanized infantry corps are now available for action in Southeast Asia, having successfully cut Vietnam and its powerful army in two.
On the Middle Eastern Front, Israeli forces are on their last legs. The remnants of the IDF are under siege in their final strongholds, the city of Tel Aviv and the intricate urban centres of the Gaza Strip. The IDF, with almost no fuel, supplies, ammunition, or soldiers left to keep resisting, are given a simple order: to hold out for as long as possible while massive columns of Israeli refugees flee the country through the port of Tel Aviv to the relative safety of Italy, Cyprus, France, or even SCO ally Turkey. They face a dangerous journey, with the eastern Mediterranean being a site of intense activity by ECON and SCO naval forces. The exodus from Israel however continues unabated, while ECON armies are constantly hammering the heavily fortified outskirts of Tel Aviv with intense artillery and tank fire.
Back in Southeast Asia, Japanese and Thai forces are ordered to storm the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. The city is heavily fortified, but must be taken to prevent enemy reinforcements from entering the city and making the capture of Hanoi as grueling and drawn out as the capture of Yangon in Myanmar. To aid in the attack, 4 brigades of Japanese paratroopers are landed in the city itself to seize important targets and help clear paths through the streets for Japanese heavy armour to advance unmolested. The fighting however is still ferocious, with PAVN forces fighting ferociously for every inch of ground taken.
Finally, after several days of brutal fighting, Hanoi is cleared of PAVN resistance. Japanese forces now control the Vietnamese capital, a barrier that will help prevent Vietnamese or even Chinese reinforcements from breaking through to aid their allies now trapped in the south of the country.
Back in the Middle East, things have started to look up for coalition forces in the region. Against all odds and all hope, Kuwaiti army forces were able to hold out long enough for massive Coalition reinforcements to arrive to the Iraqi war zone. Thousands of troops, the majority being Americans with some small British reinforcements, now drive forward into Iraq in the face of intense resistance by ECON forces. The fighting is massively damaging to local infrastructure and the environment, especially as ECON forces destroy huge numbers of oil wells when they withdraw, just as Saddam Hussein's army did in the 1991 gulf war.
With Hanoi secured, Japanese and allied forces begin to invade Southern Vietnam. In conjunction with Thai and Singapore Army units, PAVN forces are cleared from far eastern Cambodia.
Only a short time later, Japanese tanks spearhead the drive along the Vietnamese coast, smashing PAVN forces while en route to Qui Non. Japanese troops are given a very basic order: to dismantle all PAVN resistance and march into Ho Chi Minh City, a move that will most likely force Vietnam to surrender.
To the north, combined Japanese and Thai forces are struggling to drive Chinese troops out of northern Laos, in the Luang Prabang region. Here, a Chinese mobile corps, including a brigade of heavy Type 99 main battle tanks, fight ferociously to hold this strategic region. If Thai forces can take and secure it, the mountain passes into Laos will be sealed and Chinese forces will be unable to advance without committing huge amounts of troops and resources into the effort, something they are not expected to want to do. (also note the completion of the final expansion to the Japanese nuclear weapons facility)
Finally, back on the home front, more guided missile cruisers are completed by Japanese shipyards for service in the Japanese navy. Another 3 vessels will be ready by the end of August. All six of these ships will then be attached to the Ryujo battlegroup of the Japanese navy.
@red1: Basically, yes. The American's are hurling everything they can get their hands on to throw into the Iraqi war zone. I can't say its helping them much, their forces are in a bitter slugging match with ECON armies and it is not resulting in any major breakthroughs, at least for now.
@Midge: Not really possible I am afraid. Chinese forces as well as Myanmar Army remnants (fighting on under Russian command) are heavily entrenched in the northern parts of Burma, places that are heavily mountainous and would require more blood and treasure than I can afford to spend to take for only a temporary gain. I already possess good defensive positions, and will stay on the defensive in central Burma rather than attack there.
@TemplarComander: They got that IC through economic mobilization events when WW3 started. Their base amount was not changed, but their effective got a massive boost due to a fully centralized wartime economy. Russia is similar, with about 600 ish IC. However, the USA is still the giant regarding IC, with over 900 effective. Japan BTW has about 540ish effective IC.
@Nathan Madien: I was trying to find a picture of the box art for the Russian version of HOI2 as a clever response, but unfortunately I could not find one.
@everyone else: thanks for the comments!
On the home front, thousands of Japanese soldiers are mobilizing in Nagoya for a massive new Japanese operation. With the seas around Japan relatively secure from enemy naval threats, the navy can transport these troops in relative safety to their destination: Vietnam.
On the European front, the Balkans are crumbling away to Russian and SCO forces. Croatia, Kosovo, and now Macedonia have surrendered. The last remnants of the Bosnian army are expected to surrender within a mere hours, the Greek army is being pushed back by massive Turkish attacks, and a pocket of NATO troops in southern Serbia is under relentless siege by SCO forces in the region, not expected to hold out for much longer despite massive supply airlifting efforts. With the Balkans falling to SCO forces, they will soon be able to put their full military efforts on the central German and Scandinavian fronts.
Back in Southeast Asia, Japanese combat operations against the Peoples Republic of Vietnam commence. With massive naval fire support from cruisers and aircraft carrier fighters, thousands of Japanese troops storm ashore near the Vietnamese city of Da Nang. Hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, local PAVN (Peoples Army of Vietnam) troops are forced to flee their positions and retreat.
Japanese troops have now successfully established a foothold in Vietnam. Two Japanese field armies backed by an entire mechanized infantry corps are now available for action in Southeast Asia, having successfully cut Vietnam and its powerful army in two.
On the Middle Eastern Front, Israeli forces are on their last legs. The remnants of the IDF are under siege in their final strongholds, the city of Tel Aviv and the intricate urban centres of the Gaza Strip. The IDF, with almost no fuel, supplies, ammunition, or soldiers left to keep resisting, are given a simple order: to hold out for as long as possible while massive columns of Israeli refugees flee the country through the port of Tel Aviv to the relative safety of Italy, Cyprus, France, or even SCO ally Turkey. They face a dangerous journey, with the eastern Mediterranean being a site of intense activity by ECON and SCO naval forces. The exodus from Israel however continues unabated, while ECON armies are constantly hammering the heavily fortified outskirts of Tel Aviv with intense artillery and tank fire.
Back in Southeast Asia, Japanese and Thai forces are ordered to storm the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. The city is heavily fortified, but must be taken to prevent enemy reinforcements from entering the city and making the capture of Hanoi as grueling and drawn out as the capture of Yangon in Myanmar. To aid in the attack, 4 brigades of Japanese paratroopers are landed in the city itself to seize important targets and help clear paths through the streets for Japanese heavy armour to advance unmolested. The fighting however is still ferocious, with PAVN forces fighting ferociously for every inch of ground taken.
Finally, after several days of brutal fighting, Hanoi is cleared of PAVN resistance. Japanese forces now control the Vietnamese capital, a barrier that will help prevent Vietnamese or even Chinese reinforcements from breaking through to aid their allies now trapped in the south of the country.
Back in the Middle East, things have started to look up for coalition forces in the region. Against all odds and all hope, Kuwaiti army forces were able to hold out long enough for massive Coalition reinforcements to arrive to the Iraqi war zone. Thousands of troops, the majority being Americans with some small British reinforcements, now drive forward into Iraq in the face of intense resistance by ECON forces. The fighting is massively damaging to local infrastructure and the environment, especially as ECON forces destroy huge numbers of oil wells when they withdraw, just as Saddam Hussein's army did in the 1991 gulf war.
With Hanoi secured, Japanese and allied forces begin to invade Southern Vietnam. In conjunction with Thai and Singapore Army units, PAVN forces are cleared from far eastern Cambodia.
Only a short time later, Japanese tanks spearhead the drive along the Vietnamese coast, smashing PAVN forces while en route to Qui Non. Japanese troops are given a very basic order: to dismantle all PAVN resistance and march into Ho Chi Minh City, a move that will most likely force Vietnam to surrender.
To the north, combined Japanese and Thai forces are struggling to drive Chinese troops out of northern Laos, in the Luang Prabang region. Here, a Chinese mobile corps, including a brigade of heavy Type 99 main battle tanks, fight ferociously to hold this strategic region. If Thai forces can take and secure it, the mountain passes into Laos will be sealed and Chinese forces will be unable to advance without committing huge amounts of troops and resources into the effort, something they are not expected to want to do. (also note the completion of the final expansion to the Japanese nuclear weapons facility)
Finally, back on the home front, more guided missile cruisers are completed by Japanese shipyards for service in the Japanese navy. Another 3 vessels will be ready by the end of August. All six of these ships will then be attached to the Ryujo battlegroup of the Japanese navy.
