You definitely need to split the L.Arm into 2 x L.Arm+AC+MOT+M.Art and you will be invincible (but people can still see you).
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Oddly enough, the USA is more threatened by Japan
Oh, yeah..
I'll get a MOT when I can then. I've played a few more games in advance than this (I know I shouldn't but I did :|) so I won't be able to get them for a little while. Thanks for the recommendation
I'd need the 5-brigade upgrade first though
Given my leadership isn't exactly huge, I'm not sure I can really do much about that
I'd need the 5-brigade upgrade first though
I meant 2 divisions of each L.Arm+AC+MOT+M.Art
Wouldn't Siam have been a worthwhile target as well? Giving you a foothold on continental Asia all for yourself and the such? Potentially allowing for deployments in the Middle East?
Oh. Well that's not impossible. I'll just need more MOT. By M.Art you mean SP-ART right?I meant 2 divisions of each L.Arm+AC+MOT+M.Art
Damn it you've figured my secret plan that I definitely am not planning to do in 1940 when the world's too busy watching Europe to bother with a little island like me taking a small country, after I help with Japan with some, *clears throat* shall we say, unfinished business!
Some of the men are laughing. There's a big river in China that's pretty much stalled the Japanese invasion for the moment, and we're joking that we could send our own navy up there to help them out.
But the Chinese couldn't hold up a huge natural barrier like a river. I'm really honestly surprised how quickly the Japanese pushed through at some points. Are the Chinese even trying?
The corps' general is becoming very well renowned, I notice, too. The naval generals want him to lead our future marines.
Today, I'm meant to escort our transport fleet with a newly-created second light armour division or something. With a motorised unit too, from what I hear. Two years ago and I would have been surprised that we have so much as an aeroplane but now we're just spewing out tanks. Wow.
It arrived in Japan and immediately went about helping to take some key points on the coast.
There wasn't really anything going on navally. No ports were being taken and the Chinese did not want to take any chances trying to send their ships out to safe areas. It's a bit boring for me here. I hear that we're pushing through that insanely huge river, but I don't care much for land things. Men point and shoot at each other. Civilians die. Lots of blood. Artillery. Why would people want that? I don't.
But then came some interesting news. We are producing a really powerful new ship!
This morning, most of us had figured it out. Germany was clearly building up for war.
We just happen to ally ourselves with them? I think I finally figured it out. We're going to attack England. Why do I feel so sick just thinking about this?
I thought we were a colony of England though! What's going on?
Well at least one thing's certain. China gave up.
Japan has given us a city, as thanks for helping supposedly. Shanghai, I think it's spelt. I really think they could have invaded China without our help though. Maybe they want a future ally in invading England? No. Wait. That makes no sense - why would Japan be attacking England when even Australia could decimate the British Pacific holdings? Japan's nowhere near England anyway, what can they do besides take a few resource-rich islands? There has to be something else going on here. I just know it.
But what should I care? I'm just a little soldier in a navy of a country who's part of a big web of intricate plotting. I know many countries in Europe are German-aligned, like Italy, whose navy could present a threat to Britain. I have to wonder if they're going to be part of this too.
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Well China went down quickly again, and you got Shanghai out of it? Nice overseas base I guess.
Battlecruisers will be useful I think. that is, as long as they can avoid enemy battleships and carriers since those tend to chew them up badly.
Battlecruisers will be useful I think. that is, as long as they can avoid enemy battleships and carriers since those tend to chew them up badly.
Australia fighting in China? Priceless
PLEASE tell me you took some for yourself sir, for the great Aussie cause!
PLEASE tell me you took some for yourself sir, for the great Aussie cause!
Mot.-Art, or you have to wait until at least late '39 to start producing SP-Art.
With tech rushing it can be sooner.
But, unless your chinese acquisitions have granted you oodles of leadership, its a waste for Australia regardless IMO.
LARM, MOT, and AC are probably as good as you can get and maintain with your research. Even then it gets hard, once you run out of MP you can't keep the practical up. Also, MOT benefits from INF techs (though not doctrine techs), but MOT uses and gives mobile practical not INF practical. So, you will eventually slow down on research for the techs that benefit INF. Also, if you maintain both INF and MOT, there are several extra doctrines you now need to research in order to make and then keep those troops viable. Of course, if you have land experience in China, that might help.
Carriers are going to the main problem I am going to be facing :\
I mainly wanted Shanghai for two reasons - a nice base to use but more importantly gives me more industry and manpower too.
Yep. I took Shanghai
Thanks
and I should have made my last picture a bit more clear :\
I took Shanghai.
Ones that don't involve the Allies (until Japan is at war with the Allies - I have no chance against even the French navy without them)
Oh, okay. I'd like some SP-Arts but I'm not sure I can be that, shall we say, wasteful with leadership.
Well that's put me a bit at rest
Land doctrines are definitely going to be annoying to get. But some of them have really useful bonuses that can be obtained - superior firepower, combined arms etc.
The lack of Australian leadership is really going to be a problem, it seems.
Mot-Art is really handy to mow down hordes of infantry, a TD could also be handy if your facing armour and it give your self some armour-value too.
Oh, a TD might be nice. I've put one in the production queue (though given that I have a few other things in there that are of higher priority at the moment, it probably won't be finished until late 1940). I don't think I actually use them as much as I should, as they are cheap and really effective vs armour. I shall start today
Yep. Germany's definitely going to be doing something big. There was a big conference.
We have a new close air support plane, which will be the new standard of plane we're using to invade whoever we decide to invade next.
I think by now I've realised that I'm being trusted with a lot of rather secure information - like new ships and planes and where our tanks are. Huh, perhaps expeditionary HQ might trust me enough to let me be a naval commander. That would be rather nice, but I doubt it.
Expeditionary HQ was getting worried about something - they knew that a navy has one major weakness: airpower. I know we've just started to build a carrier.
Wow though, an actual aircraft carrier? I guess that's more to defend the fleet rather than attack it.
Though, I think I'm a bit more concerned about Europe at the moment. A lot of stuff happened in one day.
Then, Italy joined us in our alliance. The Axis, I do believe they're calling it. Italy has also promised us some supplies and a bit of help with our lacking technology. That's rather kind of them, I think.
As I was talking to some men at home command HQ, some important-looking men showed the commanders a map. They invited me to see it too. I think they really do like me. And Poland does not look very good at the moment. What the importance of this map is clearly above me, but I have a wild guess I know what it is.
The first batch of marines came in today, too. Expeditionary has been waiting for this since I joined the navy, and we finally have them because our industrial output has been so much more military-focused. I don't know if this is a good thing for the people though, putting our industry towards the military, but at least we can finally do what every other country has been able to do for years.
And also, this happened.
Well, it won't be long now. I'm going to go to my fleet today, because I think I know what's coming. But, hey, that's a surprise!
We're not part of this war, it seems. What, does Germany not trust us enough to take on the British Pacific fleet? I don't blame them. But I do know one thing, at least. While the attention of the world is focused on Germany, we and Japan are about to do some rather startling things to Asia.
Hang on, I thought Germany was supposed to wait for us to invade. Isn't the bulk of their army in Poland? Why am I being told that Germany's invading France already?
Oh. It's because apparently Spain wanted to get in part of the action. Now Germany has to force French forces to get to the German front.
They've barely recovered from the civil war and think they can take on France? Damn they're stupid. I wonder if they'll survive until those panthers or whatever they're called get to Paris. Great. If Japan and us don't begin and end our next invasion soon enough, we'll lose the political cover that Germany has made, and America might put some serious embargoes on us.
This might not go that well.
Might I ask: would you guys prefer deeper updates that go into more of the battles, casualties, divisions, navies etc (when battles happen for Australia, there's not a lot I can talk about at the moment as this is a Pacific and not Europe themed AAR)? or do you like this overview style?
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Nice update!
I think an overview like this of what's going on in Europe works fine, you seem to be picking out all the interesting stuff so we get an idea of what's happening.
And when the Aussies get involved, you can get into a bit more detail, for a change of pace. Don't worry, you pulled it off with Germany, you can do it again.
I think an overview like this of what's going on in Europe works fine, you seem to be picking out all the interesting stuff so we get an idea of what's happening.
And when the Aussies get involved, you can get into a bit more detail, for a change of pace. Don't worry, you pulled it off with Germany, you can do it again.
Thanks for the feedback
Yep, or else I would have done that instead of New Zealand. Unfortunately their independence is guaranteed by England
I could edit that out but I'm not sure if that would be giving myself a bit too much power