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well I personally can't wait and hope that they field a decent number of infantry and that the allies who have had several years to replace and upgrade and spam out their troops since the defeat of Germany.....I don't recall "R" building any troops besides the garrisons (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
curious to see how this goes....I have every faith in Remble.......let the fire works begin I say!!!!
curious to see how this goes....I have every faith in Remble.......let the fire works begin I say!!!!
More like the end of the beginning. To bad for the Russians
Not really. They can be weaned off the awful effects of Communism and be lead towards the light that is the Emperor's wisdom.
Zvetiki, Panzer6, Kanil, zdlugasz - Trondheim is Soviet territory which explains why it is partisan controlled. All of those airbases have an Infantry division adjacent on anti-partisan duty which will prevent any uprising from capturing them. This is the most efficient way of protecting multiple airfields from partisan attack. Operation Influx will be interesting
EnglandWarrior - Thank you. We will be close to the next phase of operations after the update.
Juan_de_Marco - Satoru chooses to be a good Minister and accept his Emperor's words
thatguy - I could tech rush some aircraft but I won't build more aircraft as I have enough. Building more would make it far too easy, and some would say I already have too many.
Reado - I still have a few German ships including a few surface ships
Sokraates, zdlugasz, Thurak - The border is a little larger than anticipated I expect and it does bring some concerns with it. You will probably be even more worried once you see what the Emperor, in his wisdom, is actually planning. I use whatever names Paradox provides to avoid confusion
Pwn*Star - Thank you. Things have gone well but given the scope of the War and the odds some setbacks are inevitable from time to time. Your confidence in my abilities is good to know as there are about to be some doubts
Avatar018 - Thanks. The Soviets have some time to live yet as Albania is a fair distance away.
gooy - My advance was pretty quick and I did not cover every province during that advance, which could explain why you missed it
Manziel - The Emperor is not averse to using local weather conditions to his advantage and you are perfectly correct that Winter was one of the reasons for advancing now.
Chief Savage Ma - Prepare to be very scared. The German Army is not small ...
genbrad, Nathan Madien - He did sort of slap him but the Emperor is a gentle soul
Oxymore, Irenicus, ColossusCrusher - The Allied airforces are a major concern. My success or failure largely depends on air superiority. I have every confidence in the AI's inability to bring it's superior airforce to bare though. I suppose a reference to scantily clad Japanese school girls was inevitable at some point
Beppo - Unlike Hitler, Hirohito has no problems using elastic defence.
alan_le_cowboy - They are an enemy and they used the wrong shade of yellow.
Maj. von Mauser - Welcome back, I hope your trip went well. Germany will be annexed when I can of course. The USN has been sent home I would think as they are below their Carrier threshold again. I don't think the Soviet AI knows what a fleet is
FlorisDeVijfde - I expect this little land War to be a little tough at first but the steppes of Russia are very useful as has been proven a few times throughout history.
Chief Savage Ma, midget_roxx, Sokraates - FRG has 1951 Infantry. Last approximate numbers are between 55 and 100. 100 is not far off.
Velko, alan_le_cowboy - Poland is not my major concern and I am prepared to lose it if need be. The air War will indeed be the deciding factor as has been proven in Siberia.
Reado, Avatar018 - A Great Patriotic War that gives me a few thousand manpower would be nice
Cyphers Fury - I think I built roughly a dozen or so Infantry right at the beginning but only Garrisons since that time and they only started recently.
Update to follow ...
EnglandWarrior - Thank you. We will be close to the next phase of operations after the update.
Juan_de_Marco - Satoru chooses to be a good Minister and accept his Emperor's words
thatguy - I could tech rush some aircraft but I won't build more aircraft as I have enough. Building more would make it far too easy, and some would say I already have too many.
Reado - I still have a few German ships including a few surface ships
Sokraates, zdlugasz, Thurak - The border is a little larger than anticipated I expect and it does bring some concerns with it. You will probably be even more worried once you see what the Emperor, in his wisdom, is actually planning. I use whatever names Paradox provides to avoid confusion
Pwn*Star - Thank you. Things have gone well but given the scope of the War and the odds some setbacks are inevitable from time to time. Your confidence in my abilities is good to know as there are about to be some doubts
Avatar018 - Thanks. The Soviets have some time to live yet as Albania is a fair distance away.
gooy - My advance was pretty quick and I did not cover every province during that advance, which could explain why you missed it
Manziel - The Emperor is not averse to using local weather conditions to his advantage and you are perfectly correct that Winter was one of the reasons for advancing now.
Chief Savage Ma - Prepare to be very scared. The German Army is not small ...
genbrad, Nathan Madien - He did sort of slap him but the Emperor is a gentle soul
Oxymore, Irenicus, ColossusCrusher - The Allied airforces are a major concern. My success or failure largely depends on air superiority. I have every confidence in the AI's inability to bring it's superior airforce to bare though. I suppose a reference to scantily clad Japanese school girls was inevitable at some point
Beppo - Unlike Hitler, Hirohito has no problems using elastic defence.
alan_le_cowboy - They are an enemy and they used the wrong shade of yellow.
Maj. von Mauser - Welcome back, I hope your trip went well. Germany will be annexed when I can of course. The USN has been sent home I would think as they are below their Carrier threshold again. I don't think the Soviet AI knows what a fleet is
FlorisDeVijfde - I expect this little land War to be a little tough at first but the steppes of Russia are very useful as has been proven a few times throughout history.
Chief Savage Ma, midget_roxx, Sokraates - FRG has 1951 Infantry. Last approximate numbers are between 55 and 100. 100 is not far off.
Velko, alan_le_cowboy - Poland is not my major concern and I am prepared to lose it if need be. The air War will indeed be the deciding factor as has been proven in Siberia.
Reado, Avatar018 - A Great Patriotic War that gives me a few thousand manpower would be nice
Cyphers Fury - I think I built roughly a dozen or so Infantry right at the beginning but only Garrisons since that time and they only started recently.
Update to follow ...
Operation Enlightenment
19
0700 October 1st 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Sevastopol, Soviet Union.
The closer Japanese forces came to Germany the more likely they were to come under Allied air attack as they closed with airbases that could contain shorter ranged aircraft. Hata's Army had Interceptor support with three wings currently available to react to any such attacks.
Japanese troops moving through Elbing and towards Danzig came under attack from Canadian Dive bombers as October began. Losses could quickly mount from such attacks and could easily drain the Japanese manpower pool if they were allowed to continue.
Two Interceptor wings had been scrambled to deal with the Canadian bombers but they would not reach Elbing as they became embroiled in a dogfight with American Strategic and Tactical bombers over Bydgoszcz at 1200 hours. Mj. General Saboru encountered them first with Lt. General Fukudome closing from the east. The enemy Tactical bombers were not protected by Escort Fighters which did not bode well for them.
By 1300 hours Fukudome had arrived to support Saboru and the American Tactical bombers began to suffer large losses as they tried to bomb their target. An hour later the two Canadian Dive bomber squadrons made the mistake of flying through the province on their way back to base and also became locked in the increasingly large dogfight.
The battle would rage for another hour before the Allied bombers withdrew after being badly mauled by the two Japanese Interceptor wings. The American Strategic bombers had been largely ignored during the combat, with the Japanese Interceptors content to target the unescorted bombers instead, and they had suffered as a result, although they would all make it back to their respective bases.
The battle would rage for another hour before the Allied bombers withdrew after being badly mauled by the two Japanese Interceptor wings. The American Strategic bombers had been largely ignored during the combat, with the Japanese Interceptors content to target the unescorted bombers instead, and they had suffered as a result, although they would all make it back to their respective bases.
Another air battle began at 0900 hours on October 2nd as Japanese Interceptors responded to air raids around Tarnopol. Watanabe's wing was first on the scene as he began the attack on the British Strategic bombers targetting the provinces industry.
For the second time in two days a single wing aerial battle expanded rapidly. Watanabe was joined by Saboru at 1000 hours with the British bombers adding two Canadian squadrons that were returning to base after bombing Kiev.
Unfortunately for the British and Canadian bombers they had been caught as their bombing run commenced and they would have no choice but to continue with their mission. They would suffer from repeated attacks during the next three hours that saw many bombers destroyed as the superior number of Interceptors slowly overwhelmed the Fighter Escorts. Watanabe and Saboru lost some of their Interceptors during the dogfight but the Allied losses were far higher as two of the Strategic bomber squadrons were almost totally destroyed.
Things did not all go one way as another Interception occured in the Middle East.
Unfortunately for the British and Canadian bombers they had been caught as their bombing run commenced and they would have no choice but to continue with their mission. They would suffer from repeated attacks during the next three hours that saw many bombers destroyed as the superior number of Interceptors slowly overwhelmed the Fighter Escorts. Watanabe and Saboru lost some of their Interceptors during the dogfight but the Allied losses were far higher as two of the Strategic bomber squadrons were almost totally destroyed.
Things did not all go one way as another Interception occured in the Middle East.
Itabana's reduced Tactical bomber group was in the process of slowly targetting any Allied port or harbour that contained shipping and it's target at 1200 hours on October 2nd was the harbour in Sidi Barrani to the west of Alexandria. Itabana was operating outside of Interceptor cover which prevented Fukui from protecting the bombers as they were bounced by six American Naval bomber squadrons, all of which had Fighter Escorts. Itabana withdrew as soon as he could but losses had been very much one sided as his weakened bomber group sustained even more casualties. Japanese forces in the Middle East would have to cope without bomber protection for several weeks as a result of these latest losses.
The ground War continued as both the Central Asia and North China Armies advanced against almost no opposition as Comintern forces had been largely destroyed. Hata's second in Command, General Yamashita, arrived in Leningrad at 0000 hours on October 3rd where he again liberated a massive amount of resources from the Soviet stockpile which had moved to the city after the loss of Moscow.
Another huge amount of Energy found it's way back to Japan as well as large quantities of Metal, Rare Materials and most importantly Oil. Ginjiro predicted a positive Energy flow beginning in 1949 after much of the captured Soviet Energy reserves had been given time to repair, and this was still going to be the case, but he would not be in any hurry to repair those facilities given the current Japanese reserves.
Another huge amount of Energy found it's way back to Japan as well as large quantities of Metal, Rare Materials and most importantly Oil. Ginjiro predicted a positive Energy flow beginning in 1949 after much of the captured Soviet Energy reserves had been given time to repair, and this was still going to be the case, but he would not be in any hurry to repair those facilities given the current Japanese reserves.
Eighteen hours later the one resource the Soviets had not provided was captured as Mj. General Wakamatsu liberated Danzig, which was the latest Polish capital. Another six thousand tonnes of Supplies bolstered the Japanese stockpile which was also looking healthier as conquests continued. Wakamatsu's division had suffered some losses to the Canadian air attack on October 1st but it had been spared excessive damage after the Interceptors had attacked the bombers.
0000 October 4th 1948.
Security Offices. Tokyo, Japan.
1300 October 4th 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Ahmadabad.
1000 October 7th 1948.
North China Army Headquarters. In Transit.
0000 October 8th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Sevastopol, Soviet Union.
Security Offices. Tokyo, Japan.
Hakujiro was becoming increasingly unhappy with the security threat to Japanese conquests as partisan levels were rising rapidly as a result of the swift advance of Japanese forces. He tried to pursuade the Army Commanders to leave some troops behind the lines to suppress any revolts and had met with some success.
The Soviet uprising in Novouzensk was rapidly put down as a rear line division attacked the partisans before they could gain a hold over the province. There were some parts of the Soviet Union that were not adequately protected but Hakujiro could only convince Hata and Higashikuni to deploy some of their forces as the Army Commanders needed their troops at the front.
1300 October 4th 1948.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Fuso, Ahmadabad.
Ozawa had moved his Combined fleet back to Ahmadabad to refuel and carry out minor repairs before he thought on the next possible invasion plans that he would pass up the chain of Command for approval. Some forces from the East Asia Army had begun to redeploy to provide a force that Ozawa could use when the time came but he would have to wait for at least a month for them to arrive.
In the far north of the Pacific Ocean the problem of Andreanof had at least been temporarily resolved as Mj. General Komatsuzaki arrived on the island to set up a defence after the previous withdraw. The islands in the Aleutian Chain were far from well defended but Ozawa had sent the vast majority of his Submarine fleet towards Attu Island to assist with the defence of the area.
Japanese convoys were also being targetted in the Middle East which led to Fukui moving his Interceptor wing south to stop further attacks. This particular American Naval bomber squadron did not have Escort Fighters with it and paid the ultimate penalty as Fukui's veteran pilots tore it to pieces.
News reached Ozawa of the completion of a new Naval base on the island of Samoa on October 6th. This would increase the possible range of his ships if operations were required in this region.
The next report was not good reading. The first Japanese Submarines that were heading for Attu Island had been intercepted by Admiral Calhoun and his Carrier Task Force in the Southeast Aleutian Basin. Aircraft from the USS Lexington and USS Enterprise sank the 41. and 40. Unterseebootsflottilles, two of Ozawa's more modern Submarine flotillas that had been inherited from Germany after it's collapse. The hunt for Calhoun was on again with Ichimaru and Genda given the task as they were stationed on Attu Island.
1000 October 7th 1948.
North China Army Headquarters. In Transit.
Higashikuni was in the process of moving his Headquarters forwards as his Army continued it's advance throughout the Soviet Union.
Lt. General Okada was given the task of heading north to Murmansk as Yamashita advanced out of Leningrad and moved towards the Finnish capital of Helsinki. There appeared to be nothing to halt their forward progress.
0000 October 8th 1948.
Central Asia Army Headquarters. Sevastopol, Soviet Union.
The Commander of the Central Asia Army had been tasked with co-ordinating the movement of his forces in the west to give the Allies as little warning as possible of Japanese movements. Hata had not had any problem timing his orders and the weather had co-operated to allow the marching times to remain constant.
All four divisions moving towards Stralsund, Kustrin, Oppeln and Cracow were synchronised to arrive in four hours time, at 0400 hours. Hata advised his superiors of progress and was ordered to continue to allow his troops to meet Allied forces along his western front.
The Japanese Cabinet met an hour later where the Emperor outlined the plans for this region with his Cabinet. Operation Influx would begin on schedule at 0400 hours on October 8th.
The Japanese Cabinet met an hour later where the Emperor outlined the plans for this region with his Cabinet. Operation Influx would begin on schedule at 0400 hours on October 8th.
Muahaha, first reply before all hell breaks loose!
One thing I'd like to see you work into next monthly update is how many German ships you still have left, you must be running low on them, and Subs, I think you have 19 Submarine flotillas left?
Anyways, good luck, not only agaisnt the Germans and Co, but maybe you can catch the American Carrier fleet one last time before it turns back to the mainland.
One thing I'd like to see you work into next monthly update is how many German ships you still have left, you must be running low on them, and Subs, I think you have 19 Submarine flotillas left?
Anyways, good luck, not only agaisnt the Germans and Co, but maybe you can catch the American Carrier fleet one last time before it turns back to the mainland.
I do wonder how the Japanese find willing submariners? It seems like a suicide job. They probably have the highest loss ratios of any of the armed forces
A few Allied nations that have enough airfields AND modern planes may be able to give you a bloody nose. Sounds like the emperor got bored and is now trying to manage the next more difficult task.
Looking forward to it and how you/He will manage to annex Germany and France
Looking forward to it and how you/He will manage to annex Germany and France
Tick, tick, tick, tick, BOOM!
Man, would we all be disappointed to find out the AI has returned to 1940 again and placed all its divisions on the french borders.
Whatever, we're still hanging on to the cliff. Sly-style.
Man, would we all be disappointed to find out the AI has returned to 1940 again and placed all its divisions on the french borders.
Whatever, we're still hanging on to the cliff. Sly-style.
Maj. von Mauser - There will be one of those meetings before all hell breaks loose. I will add in the German ship numbers in the November update. Calhoun has been a little difficult to sink but I will try
genbrad - Submarines at this stage of the War are pretty much useless in small numbers. Carriers kill them very easily.
Velko - I am sure the Japanese troops carry many language books to assist with the conversion of Countries to the Japanese way
EnglandWarrior, FlorisDeVijfde - Cliffhangers are fun on occasion and I shamelessly use them when appropiate
Ianovich - Thank you very much and welcome aboard
Pwn*Star - Fortunately for Japan most of the Submariners are German but they are suffering really bad losses. Fairly accurate historically as they did suffer a very high percentage of losses.
Thurak - The Allied airforce is my main concern and it could very well be difficult to suppress. I have managed to keep the bomber numbers down somewhat but they have all of their Fighters available.
Sokraates - Rest assured, the West German Army does not consider the French hostile
Update to follow ...
genbrad - Submarines at this stage of the War are pretty much useless in small numbers. Carriers kill them very easily.
Velko - I am sure the Japanese troops carry many language books to assist with the conversion of Countries to the Japanese way
EnglandWarrior, FlorisDeVijfde - Cliffhangers are fun on occasion and I shamelessly use them when appropiate
Ianovich - Thank you very much and welcome aboard
Pwn*Star - Fortunately for Japan most of the Submariners are German but they are suffering really bad losses. Fairly accurate historically as they did suffer a very high percentage of losses.
Thurak - The Allied airforce is my main concern and it could very well be difficult to suppress. I have managed to keep the bomber numbers down somewhat but they have all of their Fighters available.
Sokraates - Rest assured, the West German Army does not consider the French hostile
Update to follow ...
Operation Influx
1
0400 October 8th 1948.
41. Gundan Headquarters. Stralsund, DDR.
Mj. General Arikawa's 41.Gundan had been handed the task of capturing East Germany by Field Marshall Hata. The mission had appeared to be an easy one as the enemy had no defences to speak of and it was merely a case of marching into the open capital to annex the Country. Arikawa had grown more and more worried as reports from his scouts made their way back to his Headquarters. There remained no defenders in Stralsund but the province bordered West Germany and that Country was at War with Japan and it possessed a very large Army.
Arikawa had hoped that the majority of the West German Army would be far away from it's border with the East but his scouts informed him otherwise. He had already decided to advance with the minimum force possible to secure Stralsund and left the bulk of his division closer to the Polish border where it could make a hasty withdraw if required. This prudent approach would end up saving the lives of many of his troops as the full scale of the West German deployment became apparent.
Arikawa had hoped that the majority of the West German Army would be far away from it's border with the East but his scouts informed him otherwise. He had already decided to advance with the minimum force possible to secure Stralsund and left the bulk of his division closer to the Polish border where it could make a hasty withdraw if required. This prudent approach would end up saving the lives of many of his troops as the full scale of the West German deployment became apparent.
The West German army had clearly been aware of the approaching Japanese forces and had placed almost it's entire strength adjacent to Stralsund. Arikawa estimated that there were at least seventy enemy divisions bordering the province and he had no intention of waiting around to find out just how many of them were ready for combat. He sent the required signal back to Japan which would allow the Diplomatic exchange to take place as he ordered 41.Gundan to turn around and head back towards Stettin at full speed.
Fortune would smile upon him for a few days as he was unaware of some strain within the Allied ranks that would delay any offensive action against Japanese troops bordering West Germany.
Fortune would smile upon him for a few days as he was unaware of some strain within the Allied ranks that would delay any offensive action against Japanese troops bordering West Germany.
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0400 October 8th 1948.
Supreme Allied Headquarters. Breslau, Germany.
The Allied Commanders had been aware of the Japanese advance for some time but few of them had thought that Hirohito would be foolish enough to advance towards the West German border. They had received reports of Japanese troop movements but they had shrugged these off as scouting patrols along the border. The enemy had managed to keep the bulk of it's small forces hidden throughout the advance which had caught the Allied Commanders somewhat by surprise.
The main Allied Commanders had arrived at the Headquarters at dawn just as Japanese troops completed their advance and the initial confusing reports quickly solidified into more useful information that confirmed the enemies advance along the entire border.
"So, what do we know for certain Gentlemen?" Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of Staff for the United Kingdom and therefore overall Commander of Allied forces, asked the assembled Chiefs of Staff for the Allies.
The main Allied Commanders had arrived at the Headquarters at dawn just as Japanese troops completed their advance and the initial confusing reports quickly solidified into more useful information that confirmed the enemies advance along the entire border.
"So, what do we know for certain Gentlemen?" Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of Staff for the United Kingdom and therefore overall Commander of Allied forces, asked the assembled Chiefs of Staff for the Allies.
"The Japanese have advanced along our entire European Front and have captured Stralsund, Kustrin, Oppeln and Cracow. Initial reports indicate small one division sized forces were used which would explain why we failed to notice their intent." Hans Speidel, the German Chief of Staff, replied calmly.
"We appear to have ample forces to clearly demonstrate to His Majesty that this was a mistake. Have you given any orders yet Hans?" asked Brooke.
"Not yet but the obvious course of action would be to move my large army east."
"Not so fast Gentlemen." Douglas MacArthur, United States Chief of Staff, stated.
"Problems Douglas?" asked Brooke.
"In a way yes Sir Alan. The President has some concerns of , how shall I put it, a Diplomatic nature."
"Oh?"
"He does not believe that the World after Hitler is ready to see another very large German army being commanded on the battlefield by German Generals." stated MacArthur. "No offence meant Hans." he added.
"None taken Douglas, it is a reasonable concern."
"Clearly it is the West German Army that is going to be required to do the initial fighting, although I have a small surprise for the Emperor of my own. The decision we face is who to place the German troops under so that it appears to be acting in Allied interests."
"Well Douglas I would love to oblige you but I have my hands full with a War on many Fronts right now and have control of over one hundred divisions myself." stated Brooke.
"I have a similar problem Sir Alan, but I could probably take control of some of the West German Army." replied MacArthur. "Jean-Marie?"
"Sir Alan has almost all of the French Army under his command right now so I appear to be free." replied Jean-Marie Lattre de Tassigny, the French Chief of Staff.
"You have any objection to Jean-Marie being in command of your Army Hans?" asked Brooke.
"As long as he gives it back once we are done Sir Alan. I also want to remind you of my request for Fighter Command to protect my troops." Speidel replied.
"Of course Hans." Brooke replied as he received a whispered report from an aide. "Not surpising." was all he said to no-one in particular after hearing what the aide had to say.
"Sir Alan?" asked Speidel.
"There have been a couple of developments."
"We appear to have ample forces to clearly demonstrate to His Majesty that this was a mistake. Have you given any orders yet Hans?" asked Brooke.
"Not yet but the obvious course of action would be to move my large army east."
"Not so fast Gentlemen." Douglas MacArthur, United States Chief of Staff, stated.
"Problems Douglas?" asked Brooke.
"In a way yes Sir Alan. The President has some concerns of , how shall I put it, a Diplomatic nature."
"Oh?"
"He does not believe that the World after Hitler is ready to see another very large German army being commanded on the battlefield by German Generals." stated MacArthur. "No offence meant Hans." he added.
"None taken Douglas, it is a reasonable concern."
"Clearly it is the West German Army that is going to be required to do the initial fighting, although I have a small surprise for the Emperor of my own. The decision we face is who to place the German troops under so that it appears to be acting in Allied interests."
"Well Douglas I would love to oblige you but I have my hands full with a War on many Fronts right now and have control of over one hundred divisions myself." stated Brooke.
"I have a similar problem Sir Alan, but I could probably take control of some of the West German Army." replied MacArthur. "Jean-Marie?"
"Sir Alan has almost all of the French Army under his command right now so I appear to be free." replied Jean-Marie Lattre de Tassigny, the French Chief of Staff.
"You have any objection to Jean-Marie being in command of your Army Hans?" asked Brooke.
"As long as he gives it back once we are done Sir Alan. I also want to remind you of my request for Fighter Command to protect my troops." Speidel replied.
"Of course Hans." Brooke replied as he received a whispered report from an aide. "Not surpising." was all he said to no-one in particular after hearing what the aide had to say.
"Sir Alan?" asked Speidel.
"There have been a couple of developments."
"The East Germans accepted Japanese annexation. They did not really have a choice. This makes things a little easier for us as the East Germans will look more favourably on our arrival in their Country."
"They also annexed Poland, again to our advantage."
"The Comintern seems to be shrinking rather rapidly. I hope we can handle the Japanese by ourselves." observed MacArthur.
"That decision was not ours to make Douglas. We have to clean up the mess though." replied Brooke.
"Nothing new there." replied MacArthur.
There was a disturbance at the entrance to the conference room which drew the attention of all those already assembled.
"Get out of my way!"
"Ah. Let him in." MacArthur said to the guards who were trying to prevent entry to an American Field Marshall.
"Gee thanks Douglas." replied Patton as he moved towards MacArthur and began to whisper in his ear.
"They did WHAT!" the usual stoic MacArthur shouted.
"That doesn't sound to good." Lattre de Tassigny said to Brooke.
"No it doesn't does it." he replied. "I take it Field Marshall Patton has brought some unwelcome news?"
"Tell them George." came the reply.
"Emperor Hirohito appears to be overly confident and has decided to broaden the War somewhat. His Diplomats have been a little busy."
"We know that, they annexed Poland and East Germany." said Speidel.
"They did not stop there."
"The Comintern seems to be shrinking rather rapidly. I hope we can handle the Japanese by ourselves." observed MacArthur.
"That decision was not ours to make Douglas. We have to clean up the mess though." replied Brooke.
"Nothing new there." replied MacArthur.
There was a disturbance at the entrance to the conference room which drew the attention of all those already assembled.
"Get out of my way!"
"Ah. Let him in." MacArthur said to the guards who were trying to prevent entry to an American Field Marshall.
"Gee thanks Douglas." replied Patton as he moved towards MacArthur and began to whisper in his ear.
"They did WHAT!" the usual stoic MacArthur shouted.
"That doesn't sound to good." Lattre de Tassigny said to Brooke.
"No it doesn't does it." he replied. "I take it Field Marshall Patton has brought some unwelcome news?"
"Tell them George." came the reply.
"Emperor Hirohito appears to be overly confident and has decided to broaden the War somewhat. His Diplomats have been a little busy."
"We know that, they annexed Poland and East Germany." said Speidel.
"They did not stop there."
"Japan just declared War on Czechoslovakia and Romania. They are a little upset and have asked to join the Allies for protection."
"The more the merrier." said Speidel.
"Has Hirohito gone insane? He does not have the forces to fight us let alone expand the War." Lattre de Tassigny added.
"I sense there is more." stated Brooke who had worked with Patton on enough occasions to know when he had more to add.
"You are correct Sir Alan." replied Patton.
"The more the merrier." said Speidel.
"Has Hirohito gone insane? He does not have the forces to fight us let alone expand the War." Lattre de Tassigny added.
"I sense there is more." stated Brooke who had worked with Patton on enough occasions to know when he had more to add.
"You are correct Sir Alan." replied Patton.
"Japan also declared War on Austria, Hungary and Yugoslavia."
"Dear God. He really has lost his marbles. Why on earth would Hirohito be so foolish?" Brooke asked no one in particular.
"That you will have to ask him." Patton replied. "Those three Countries have also asked to join our side."
"Inform them that we accept pending discussions amongst our leaders. I doubt they will object in any way." said Brooke.
"I will get right on it." replied Patton. "Oh, one other thing Douglas."
"Yes George?"
"I have taken the liberty of alerting our reserve forces in Europe. They are beginning to muster as we speak."
"Excellent. Let's see what the Emperor thinks when they arrive."
Patton left the meeting with a lot less fanfare than he had arrived which left the Chiefs of Staff to ponder on what course of action to take next.
"Alright Gentlemen. Hirohito wants a large land War so I suggest we oblige him. Fortunately our forces in Europe are extremely modern and they will now be supported by the Armies of several other Countries it appears. Jean-Marie how long do you need to take control of most of Hans' Army?"
"A couple of days to get my command structure set up and assemble my field commanders. I would like them to be seconded by their current German Commanders."
"Is that alright with you Hans?"
"That should work well and smooth out any wrinkles. I will let my Commanders know."
"Good. We had better send some envoys to our new Allies to let them know that Jean-Marie will also be taking control of their Armies. Hopefully they won't get themselves in too much trouble before then. It is time for the Japanese to see the full power of our Alliance. Dismissed." Brooke ended the meeting.
"Dear God. He really has lost his marbles. Why on earth would Hirohito be so foolish?" Brooke asked no one in particular.
"That you will have to ask him." Patton replied. "Those three Countries have also asked to join our side."
"Inform them that we accept pending discussions amongst our leaders. I doubt they will object in any way." said Brooke.
"I will get right on it." replied Patton. "Oh, one other thing Douglas."
"Yes George?"
"I have taken the liberty of alerting our reserve forces in Europe. They are beginning to muster as we speak."
"Excellent. Let's see what the Emperor thinks when they arrive."
Patton left the meeting with a lot less fanfare than he had arrived which left the Chiefs of Staff to ponder on what course of action to take next.
"Alright Gentlemen. Hirohito wants a large land War so I suggest we oblige him. Fortunately our forces in Europe are extremely modern and they will now be supported by the Armies of several other Countries it appears. Jean-Marie how long do you need to take control of most of Hans' Army?"
"A couple of days to get my command structure set up and assemble my field commanders. I would like them to be seconded by their current German Commanders."
"Is that alright with you Hans?"
"That should work well and smooth out any wrinkles. I will let my Commanders know."
"Good. We had better send some envoys to our new Allies to let them know that Jean-Marie will also be taking control of their Armies. Hopefully they won't get themselves in too much trouble before then. It is time for the Japanese to see the full power of our Alliance. Dismissed." Brooke ended the meeting.
It is a bit frustrating that you are adamant to use your 100k troops spread across the front fighting almost the whole of Europe. But I know that you have some sort of plan. Good luck!
What?
Why?
Their armies, their air forces! How are you hoping to face them?
Is this some kind of trick to lower your TC?
Why?
Their armies, their air forces! How are you hoping to face them?
Is this some kind of trick to lower your TC?