Japan 1933 AAR, (vanilla, normal, Pearl Harbour)

[Kun10kr]

28th July 1943 - 2nd August 1943

Advancing into Peoria and things are looking quite good.

Being attacked at Belleville. Soon arriving more support there.

Attacking Danville to try to encircle some US divisions, it would have been a massive win if I could do so.

Victory in the attack on Danville.

Being attacked in Belleville. I am struggling a bit as they attack with 12 divisions that have more Organization that mine.

Attacking Decatur to try help out the defense of Belleville.

Got Roanoke, and I only need Danville now to encircle some US divisions.

I need to retreat from Belleville as I am losing the defence there.

The two MOT divisions keep my retreat path safe so I won't be overrun.

 

[Aniknk]

USA still kicking. If you were playing as Germany, you've already have East cost, and war would be more or less over.

 

[stnylan]

The defence is tightening, but it looks like you'll be able to outflank over Canada?

 

[Kun10kr]

USA still kicking. If you were playing as Germany, you've already have East cost, and war would be more or less over.

Had I landed on East Coast I would have won by now I think also. There is a lot of high IC provinces in North-East USA.

I wonder if I should have tried to do the main attack on East Coast instead of West-Coast, and maybe it would make me win the war faster. That being said, I am in a quite good position right now, and quite confident I will win, I just don't know when. Takes time.

 

[Kun10kr]

The defence is tightening, but it looks like you'll be able to outflank over Canada?

Yeah, it is a grind, but I am closing in now.

It could be. But I don't have too many divisions in Canada, so let's hope there is not to much resistance.

 

[Kun10kr]

3rd August 1943 - 8th August 1943

Captured Greenville, and also moving two Marines into Raleigh.

Finished researching the Carrier Doctrine "Ring Defense", giving me some nice bonuses to Carrier warfare.

Next up is "Advanced Encpryption Devices". I think I have read that these technologies are really important ones for better combat as they give important bonuses.

Victory in the attack on Charleston.

Victory in the attack on Decatur. I am also being attacked in Milwaukee, but the defending forces should be able to keep off.

Terrain map mode. There is quite some hill and mountain provinces. Not good for my Motorised and Armour divisions.

Attacking Chicago. It is a really high (10+) IC province.

I stop the attack on Raleigh as there arrived 3 US divisions in defense there.

Attacking Charlotte to help out the defense of Greenville.

The attack on Chicago is going good.

Won the attack on Chicago.

 

[Kun10kr]

8th August 1943 - 11th August 1943

Lost the defending of Greenville and have to retreat from there. I am also being attacked at Knoxville, I have lots of divisions there, but they are really low Org.

Victory in the attack on Charlotte.

Victory in the defense of Knoxville and Norfolk.

Here are ther 3 last Victory Point provinces Canada have. I could have the possibility to take them all now with the 4 CAV divisions I have in Pembroke.

I soon have Chicago! Feels like a good victory. I am advancing into some really high IC areas now.

I have trapped US divisions in a pocket! I just need to be able to hold it. The US divisions still will get supplies through the port in Wilmington.

Getting attacked at Danville, I will try to defend it at all cost. I also destroyed a US bomber wing in the airbase at Charlotte when taking the province.

Attacking Raleagh. I am almost losing Danville also. But if I take Raleagh I will still have the pocket intact.

Got reinforcements at Danville with two Marine divisions. I am also moving in two more ARM divisions to help out the defense.

Chicago is mine. USA down to 255 IC, while I have 356.

US did a Carrier Strike on the naval base in Tokyo. No ships badly damaged or sunk.

I think I have lost a Motorised division from this corps. It probably went too low in strenght. It looks like it takes quite some time to reinforce MOT and ARM divisions.

 

[Kun10kr]

12th August 1943 - 16th August 1943

Attacking Raleigh to help out the defense of Charlotte where I am being attacked. Also attacking Greenville to take out the US Motorised division there. Danville is not looking to bad, and soon getting more reinforcements.

Victory in the attack on Raleigh.

4 MIL, 2 GAR, 4 MP-brigades and 2 Transport ships ready for deployment.

I am transporting in 2 INF, 8 MIL and 4 GAR division to Norfolk.

Victory in the defense of Danville.

The US industry in Baltimore, that got destroyed with the naval landing I did in March, is still not fully repaired.

Won the attack on Greenville. Attacking Colombia and Richmond.

Doing an attack on Fort Wayne, to also help out Decatur.

Not much resistance in Canada. If I manage to annex them, it will be a massive victory.

Getting attacked in Decatur and Danville. Doing an attack on Belleville to help out the defense of Decatur.

Stopping the attack on Fort Wayne as there came more US reinforcements there.

Looks good now. Quite confident in winning this now.

 

[Kun10kr]

16th August 1943 - 24th August 1943

Victory in the attack on Hamilton.

Attack on Decatur is progressing well.

Victory in the attack on Colombia. I also attack Charlottesville to try help out the defense of Danville.

I stop the attack on Charlottesville as I am losing it badly, and Danville is not looking to fall.

I stop the attack on Belleville.

I defeat a US Militia division that just arrived to Ottawa. Hamilton is also mine.

Victory in the attack on Richmond. The defense of Danville also looks good.

Victory in defending Danville.

Attacking the US pocket at Wilmington.

Doing some Convoy Raiding outside Wilmington to try starve out the US forces in the pocket.

Success in the attacks on all three provinces in the US pocket.

US intelligence report. Currently have 58 INF divisions and 1 ARM.

Attacking Belleville to try help out the defense of Decatur.

I get the fresh reinforcements of 2 INF, 8 MIL and 4 GAR to Norfolk. I send the transport ship back to main-island Japan.

Looks good on destroying the trapped US divisions.

Victory in the attack on Richmond.

Defeat in the initial defense of Decatur. But attack on Belleville looks good.

Lost a military leader on the battlefield.

I have som success in sinking some convoy transport outside the US pocket.

Two more MTN division arrived in Decatur, and it looks like they will hold out.

Attacked Fort Wayne to help out Decatur, and they soon after also win against the attackers in Decatur.

I stop attacking Fort Wayne.

Attack on Belleville looks good. Also being attacked at Decatur, but looks like my defense will manage.

Stopped attacking Greenville since I was not winning it. A US division retreating into Charlotte also got destroyed.

Victory in taking Belleville. Feels like I have attacked that province a lot of times, but now I am looking to be able to hold it.

I attack Lexington to help out the defense of Roanoke which has come under attack.

Victory in defending Roanoke. And looks like I will win the attack on Lexington also.

Stopped attacking Fort Wayne.

Under attack in Wilmington. I attack the attackers in Raleigh.

More success in crushing the US pocket.

 

[Kun10kr]

25th August 1943 - 11th September 1943

New technology researched; "Interceptor 1942". I countinue with researching "Combar-Bombardment Groups Doctrine". I am going to focus a bit on Strategic Bombers, and I also need them for nukes.

Victory in the attack on Lexington.

Strategic redeploying two low Org MTN division from Chicago to Roanoke.

Attacking Louisville.

Attacking Fort Wayne. Also being attacked at Belleville.

Destroyed one more US division in the pocket.

Took out more US convoy transports (+ on more screen also).

Stopped attacking Fort Wayne as it was too heavily defended.

Ottawa is mine, no only need to capture Montreal and then I can annex Canada! Being attacked at Val d'Or, but the attackers are from Montreal which I am attacking from Ottawa.

Attacking Fort Rupert to help out the defence of Val-d'Or.

Success in defending Belleville.

Success all over in Canada.

Trapped the last 5 US division in the pocket into one province. 1 ARM, 2 MOT, 1 AIR and 1 INF, really good catch.

Success. 5 US divisions destroyed.

I have all Victory-Point provinces of Canada

Canada is annexed! Feels really good.

Attacking Indianapolis to help out the defense of Belleville.

Savannah is revolting, but I already have a GAR division there, so no worries.

Victory in the attack on Indianiapolis.

Finished researching "Modern Air Carrier", my plan is to set into production more of them soon, I just focus now on upgrades first. Next up I research "ASW 1942" just to make sure my navy is at its best. There is still UK in the game, and I guess they probably have quite good navy, and Germany probably has lots of Submarines.

Getting counter-attacked at Richmond, but looks like my troops will manage the defence quite well.

Just finished researching "Faculty of Nuclear Research", next up is "Isotope Separation Facility" and then I can start to build the Nuclear Reactor. I am little bit behind on the researching, but I hope to get out some nukes quite fast.

Attacking Fort Wayne as there is only 1 MIL division defending the province. I also launch an attack on Charlotteville.

4 MIL and 4 MP-brigades ready for deployment.

Victory in the attack on Charlottesville and in the defence of Richmond.

I am adding support attacking from Richmond to the attack on Charlottesville.

A US fleet is doing a Carrier Strike on Miami.

I end up losing a Heavy Cruiser. Just glad it was not any of the CVs.

Attacking Evansville to help out the defense of Lexington.

US intelligence report. Down to 45 INF divisions and 1 ARm. 4 BBs and 5 CVs, so their navy is growing. I should try to hunt it down a bit more.

4 Mountain divisions ready for deployment. I will send them to USA, even though they maybe will not be needed, better safe than sorry.

 

[stnylan]

Probably won't be actually needed, but I am sure they will be welcome. The US is a shadow of itself now.

 

[Kun10kr]

Probably won't be actually needed, but I am sure they will be welcome. The US is a shadow of itself now.

Can't be more like half a year until the war is over (I guess April-May).

 

[Kun10kr]

13th September 1943 - 19th October 1943

Stopped the attack on Evansville since I did not have enough forces to succeed.

Getting attacked at Hamilton. I move 2 CAV from Ottawa in support.

Attacking Evansville again, this time with support from the units in Minnapolis.

Victory in the attack on Evansville.

I am moving low Org (especially MOT, CAV and ARM) divisions to Nashville to get them to regain it faster. This because of terrain and 80% infrastructure level. I need to get my mobile forces up in good Org, so I can use them for a decisive attack later on.

Retreating from Hamilton to Toronto with the two CAV divisions I had there.

Attacking Berkley and Arlington to help out the defense of Charlottesville.

Attacking Quebec.

I need to retreat from Charottesville, and also stop the attack on Arlington.

Attacking Grand Rapids and Toledo to help out the defense of Fort Wayne.

Trying another Smear Campaign against USA.

8 fresh INF divisions ready for deployment. I will get them to USA. 4 of the series countinues, and 4 stops, freeing up some IC for upgrades.

I stop the attack on Quebec as I am not winning it.

Adding even more divisions into the attack on Evansville.

Transporting 8 INF, 4 MTN and 1 MIL division to the East Coast USA, via Balboa.

Attacking Chicoutimi in (former) Canada.

I meet a US fleet outside Nagoya/Tokyo.

I win the naval battle, and also follow the ships to try to pick off some on the retreat.

Fck! Stupid decision, as my CV was low health, and now it sunk .

Redding is revolting. I have two Milita divisions close by to take care of it.

I still chase down the US fleet after losing the CV.

Just finished researching "Infantery Equipment - Desert" and next up is "Infantery Equipment - Tropical Climate". The last "Infantery Equipment" technology to research.

I move a small fleet (detached the transports) from Pearl Harbour to try to intercept the enemy US fleet.

Victory in the attack on Grand Rapids. Also launching an attack on Toledo.

I attack Cincinnati to help out the defense of Lexington.

Victory in the attack on Toledo.

Victory in the defense of Danville, so I stop the attack on Charlottesville which I did to help out.

2 ARM, 2 INF, 4 MP-brigades and 2 Transport ships, ready for deployment.

I immidiately send 2 IN, 2 ARM and 11 MIL to the East-Coast of USA via Panama.

Victory in the attack on Goose Bay.

Victory in the attack on Cincinnati.

I am moving two of the CAV to Val d'Or. I am also enable upgrades on all Cavalry divisions as I had put all the old ones not to upgrade (to save cost and oil in the start of the war).

2 GAR divisions ready for deployment.

Attacking Charlottesville to help out the defense of Danville.

Nice to have some freed up Industrial Capacity (IC). I am not going to add anything new into production (except some ship attachments) before I have upgraded most of the military forces.

Attacking Detroit to help out the defense of Toledo.

New technology finisished researching; "Combat - Bombardment Groups Doctrine". I then research the next down the Strategic Bomber tree; "Dead Reckoning Bomgardment Doctrine". These 1939 technologies goes quite fast to research.

 

[Kun10kr]

21th October 1943 - 13th November 1943

A military leader dies on the battlefield. I don't know where.

Victory in the attack on Detroit. It is a massive IC province.

Attacking Columbus and Huntington to help out the defence of Cincinnati.

"Turbojet Engine" finished researching. Next up is "Advanced Decryptopn Device", it should give direct effect on the land battles.

I have to retreat from Cincinnati. Further south I get a Victory in Charlottesville.

Victory in the attacks on Columbus and Huntington.

I lose a sub to Union of South Africa. I have not made any subs except the ones I started with. Maybe I should?

Detroit is mine. The province has an Industrial Capacity of 14.

Current US Industrical Capacity is at 232.

Attacking Flint. The two US divisions there are trapped and will get destroyed.

Being counter-attacked at Charlottesville, so I attack Beckley and Arlington to help out.

Two new MOT divisions ready for deployment.

Two US divisions destroyed in Flint.

Attacking Cleveland to help out the defense of Columbus.

Victory in the attack on Cleveland. But the troops at Columbus could not hold out, and got defeated.

4 more MIL divions ready for deployment.

Victory in the attack on Beckley. At Charlottesville the defence gets defeated, and have to retreat. I also get counter-attacked at Huntington, which is not holding to great.

I have to stop the attack on Cleveland as there was more resistance. I also get defeated at Huntington and have to retreat.

I am moving in the 20 divisions I had in Nashville to regain some organization. They are now all around 70% org. As there are many MOT and a few ARM, I am going to try attack up to Erie where there is planes.

Oveview

I get defeated at Huntington again (I guess there were some of my troops who just arrived there). Charlottesville is also really under pressure.

Attacking Quebec and Ottawa to help out the defence of Montreal.

Victory when the US fleet at Wake Island try to get out of port, they have to retreat back to port.

Rebasing both fleet outside Wake Island back to Japan main islands.

Attacking Washington and moving troops into Baltimore. Also attacking Clarksburg, but there is heavy US resistance with 8 high org divisions.

Before my two fleets outside Wake Island manage to sail away from there, the one get attacked.

Stopped the attack on Clarksburg, and Baltimore.

I win the naval battle ouside Wake Island, but I also lose one Destroyer. No enemy ships sunk.

I move my main fleet to help out to take out the enemy fleets around Wake Island, first by rebasing it to Pearl Harbour as it is currently in Miami (where also my only Interceptor-Fighter Aircrafts are based).

I add attachments to my new Heavy Cruisers into production. I am going for Anti-Air, Improved Fire Control and Float Planes.

Victory in the attack on Quebec.

 

[Kun10kr]

13th November 1943 - 18th November 1943

Attacking Hunington to help out the defence of Lexington. The attack on the US capital; Washington, is going really good, only 1 US MIL division defending it.

Victory in the attack on Huntington, and all the attackers on Lexington have to retreat.

I stop the attack on Ottawa as I am not winning it, and Montreal is not under attack anymore either.

Adding more divisions to the attack on Huntington. I also start attacks on Columbus and Clarksburg. At Clarksburg there is quite some US resistance.

Almost defeated the US forces at Huntington. I also add more divisions in support attack on Clarksburg.

Victory in the attacks on Columbus and Huntington, I also give some of the divisions that were attacking Huntington to instead move into Columbus. Further north I also win the attack on Hamilton.

I stop the attack on Clarksburg since I am not winning.

I will let fresh divisions that I transported from main-island Japan, to recover organization Balboa (Panama). I will then use them for naval landings if needed.

Investing more into "National Infrastructure" as my TC-load is almost at 100%.

Washington is under Japanese control! I also defeat more US troops in Columbus and Hamilton.

Getting attacked at Arlington, so I help out the defence by launching an attack on Clarksburg. I also start an attack on Baltimore.

Hong Kong is revolting, but I have a Garrison division there already that will most likely succeed in defending the province.

Dallas (?) is also revolting. I move the two nearest Militia divisions to destroy the revolt.

Being attacked at Pembroke, so I start an attack on Ottawa to help out.

 

[Kun10kr]

18th November 1943 - 7th December 1943

Attacking, and winning the battle on the British Milita division in Nain. It will soon be destroyed as it has no way to retreat.

Victory in the attack on Columbus and successfully defended Arlington.

I stop the attack on Ottawa as Pembroke is no longer being attacked.

The battle of Clarksburg. I have superioer number with 24 to 7 US divisions, but my organization is quite low. Still look like winning.

Destroyed the UK Milita division in Nain.

USA currently (at least the intelligence reports says so) has 51 INF divisions, 1 ARM, 4 Carriers and 7 Battleships.

Transporting in 12 MIL divisions with MP-brigades to East-Coast USA. They will help out defend the beaches, destroy partisan division and surpress dissent/revolt levels in the provinces.

Victory in the attack on Baltimore.

Attacking Eerie with 30 divisions.

More US divisions arrive at Erie to defend it, but the 4 US divisions can't hold on for long. I am also adding more divisions from Baltimore to support attack Clarksburg.

Being attacked at Huntington. Not looking good for 6 low org divisions defending there.

"ASW 1942" finished resarching. Next up is "Semi-Modern Battlercruiser". I don't think I will build so much more Battleships because of cost (I have two 60% finished). But maybe a few Battlecruiser to support in naval landings, they will probably only cost 60 - 70 % of the cost of a Battleship.

Victory in the attack on Erie.

Victory in the attack on Clarksburg. Also trying to reinforce Huntington which is under attack, and losing the battle.

Attacking Toronto.

Attacking Pittsburgh to help out the defence of Huntington.

Defeat in the defense of Huntington. My divisions have to retreat.

Victory in the attack on Toronto.

Taking Clarksburg. At Pittsburgh there is more resistance.

Attacking Ottawa.

Moving my first fleet and a 2nd weaker support fleet to outside Wake Island.

I am also loading on 2 INF (which belong to my puppet) on a transport fleet from my main-island. They will get the mission to attack Wake Island.

Stopped attacking Pittsburgh.

"Dead Reckoning Bombardment Doctrine" finished researching. Next up is "Carrier Air Group 1943" which I had forgot to research earlier.

Trading myself som cash for supplies.

Victory in the attack on Ottawa.

Destroyed a UK division in Nain.

"Deep Veichle Repair Organization" finished researching. Next up is "Carrier Task Force".

 

[stnylan]

New England and the Maritimes all that is left?

 

[Kun10kr]

New England and the Maritimes all that is left?

Yup (or not, I am not so good in geography as you ). But yeah, I have won the war, now I only need to take the last few Victory-Point provinces so I can annex USA.

 

[Kun10kr]

7th December 1943 - 1st January 1944

Met, and sunk a lot of US submarines at Bonin Islands.

More US divisions have reinforced the defense of Erie.

My only screen fleet destroyed sunk a US DD at Marcus Island. Think the fleet is being bombed by some US bombers, but hopefully they won't succeed.

Instead my fleet sink even more US submarines.

The same fleet is then meeting a US fleet at Wake Island. I lose a Desroyer and sink a US Heavy Cruiser. I retreat the fleet back to Marcus Island.

I instead move in my main fleet to Wake Island.

At Erie, even more US division have arrived to help out the defense there.

Victory in the battle for Erie. My Motorised divisions take the province straight away. I also defeat an US attack on Baltimore.

My Main Fleet meets the US fleet at Wake.

Total annihilation of the US fleet. Sunk all the heaviest ships in it with 1 US CV, 2 BBs and 1 CVE sunk.

Moving into Warren to try to destroy retreating US divisions. I am also attacking Cleveland where two US divisions are encircled, and Pittsburgh where there are some low org and health US divisions. At Baltimore I am again being attacked, but looks like the US attack won't succeed.

Doing a Port Strike on Wake.

Victory in the attack on Pittsburgh. In the attack on Warren, US divisions now have retreated back, and I am meeting resistance.

The Port Strike on Wake is underway.

Success. Sunk a Battleship, and two transports.

Investing more into "National Infrastructure" to help out my Transport Capacity (TC).

Victory in the attack on Altoona. Attack on Warren also looks promising.

Destroyed two US divsions in Cleveland.

The (remaining of) US fleet in Wake is trying to get out of port, but I have my smaller fleet to block the path. I sink 1 US Heavy Cruiser and 1 US Destroyer.

Doing an Amphibious Assault on Wake with the two INF divsions (of my puppet) I loaded on from Japanese home-island.

Stopping the attack on Warren as there are coming more US divisions to the defence of Warren.

Wake is mine! The US ships there try to escape, and meet my fleets. I sink 1 US CA, 2 DD and 1 TP.

I rebase two fleets back to Japan home-island.

More units and brigades ready for deployment.

Victory Point map. Only 3 more Victory Point provinces left for USA.

I destroyed a US airwing at Wake.

I stop the attack on Altoona as I was not winning clearly.

Rebasing my main fleet back to Miami.

4 more Milita divisions ready for deployment.

My divisions at Baltimore gets attacked and defeated, and have to retreat back to Clarksburg.

Attacking Buffalo.

A minister retires. But he is not in my cabinet (?) so not any loss.

 

[Kun10kr]

1st January 1944 - 4th February 1943

Lost a fleet of probably 1 submarine.

USA down to 149 IC.

Victory in the attack on Buffalo.

Finished researching "Advanced Encryption Devices". Next up is "Circular Front-line Supply System", the +10% TC modifier looks really nice, and all the other bonuses also.

Attacking with the Motorised that just arrived to Buffalo into Binghamptopm

The Motorised divisions arrived at Binghampton in no time and took it without a fight. I am also doing an attack on Warren to help out the defense of newly taken Pittsburgh.

I am blitzing on now with my Motorised divisions, from Binghampton to Newburgh which is undefended.

Victory in the defense of Pittsburgh as more of divisions arrived there.

Adding the divisions in Pittsburgh to support attack Warren.

Transporting the divisions I had at Balboa to do a Naval Landing on East Coast.

Newburgh is mine. I immediately give the orders to move into both Newark and New York which both are undefended. Looks like the final blow to USA is right around the corner.

USA has 51 INF, 0 ARM, 4 CVs and 4 BBs.

Soon I have Philadelphia. US IC is at 84 now.

Philadelphia is mine. I also had a short attack on Baltimore which I ended to instead move divisions into Arlington.

Attacking Altoona with 58 divsions. I am also being attacked at Hartford, but nothing dangerous.

Victory in the defense of Harford.

Victory in the attack on Altoona.

More resistance crushed in Altoona.

Doing an Amphibious Assault on Washington.

Supporting the attack Amphibious Assault on Washington with an attack on land from Arlington.

Being attacked at Philadelphia, so I launch an attack on Baltimore to try help out. Also attacking Williamsport.

Attacking also Harrisburg to attack the US divisions attacking Philadelphia.

Victory in the attack on Williamsport.

Both the attacks on Baltimore and Harrisburg are succeeding. The US forces also stopped the attackin Philadelphia.

Current USA intelligence report.