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This is a cool AAR. I have just read the first post and have resolved reading all 35 pages. Once I have done this, I will be caught up 
Wow, just wow. I really need to study this and incorporate it into my game.
Nice job, mate!
Nice job, mate!
banzai! 運の多く。
how many land divisions do you operate with? are you taking exp.forces from allies or do you directly control them via MC? and your air-force?
how many land divisions do you operate with? are you taking exp.forces from allies or do you directly control them via MC? and your air-force?
Hey, Kaiser u wont regret it - its well worth the reading!
I have read this thing 4 times now and it sure does not get worse the 4. time around
I actually think that i will read it 8 or 9 times before this AAR is officially finished. This AAR is a display of sound thinking, good planning and cunning pullin it through. On top of that there is no b*llshit grafics to confuse the reader and one gets a good picture of the mind behind it and what is happening. Some might say that there is no storyline - little people along with it that give it spice and a human touch - f*** that, its overall strategy, tactics and thinking that pulls this one and doing it mighty fine i think........ah shit now im just writin' because i never know when to stop - well i guess you get the picture....
BANZAI!
BANZAI!
BANZAI!
I have read this thing 4 times now and it sure does not get worse the 4. time around
I actually think that i will read it 8 or 9 times before this AAR is officially finished. This AAR is a display of sound thinking, good planning and cunning pullin it through. On top of that there is no b*llshit grafics to confuse the reader and one gets a good picture of the mind behind it and what is happening. Some might say that there is no storyline - little people along with it that give it spice and a human touch - f*** that, its overall strategy, tactics and thinking that pulls this one and doing it mighty fine i think........ah shit now im just writin' because i never know when to stop - well i guess you get the picture....
BANZAI!
BANZAI!
BANZAI!
Woohoo! Comments Galore!
Spacehusky: What little intel we have on the progress of operation Barbarossa stays firmly within IGHQ... We don't want to damage morale
Long story short (to tide you over until I can next put a pic of the 'eastern' front together) the German advance has ground to a halt. Since the depths of winter '41 the action has taken on the characteristics of the WW1 trenches. Although they are not yet being pushed back, I'm willing to bet that the manpower of the Reich is draining away with increasing speed while the IC of Stalin's war machine gears up towards infinity.
We've all seen it happen, if the Germans haven't clearly won by this point, they'll lose. The question is, how soon?
Simon-1979: I think it's pretty realistic the way 'refugee' troops sign up to fight on, especially in cases like Persia, where they will be eating British rations and obeying British orders already. Changing name from the Anglo-Persian coalition force to the Free Persian army won't make much real difference to them...
Ship goods to the Germans??? I assume that was the Crazy Chicken speaking? They get massive IC, hot-stuff tech teams, they're allowed to gather manpower from conquered territory, have hundreds of uber-commanders and great wide expanses of land to play with their Panzers on. If they STILL can't get the job done I'm damned if it's the Empires problem. The purpose of the Reich is now to go down fighting for as long as possible to give me time to arrange my defences.
Lifeless: Yup, I did quite the double-take when those guys showed up! It seems that the americans are going for a real rescue mission in Australia. Which is nice, as those divisions will be a lot easier to bag on land than if I had to root them out of Pacific islands!
Darks63: Really? That's pretty lame. I assume that once more the explanation is 'we couldn't program the AI to avoid night assaults'? Like the infinite naval range and free upgrades?
KaiserGermany: Welcome! Don't be afraid to ask questions about stuff which happened ages ago, I can flick back!
Kang Seung Jae: I thank you... I flatter myself that I've figured out how to play Japan-36 pretty well now and I do hope there are some ideas for other players to use! All of which I came up with using my enormous, emu-like skills and DEFINITELY NOT through months of labourious trial and error...
Gaarq: Cool! I'll be stealing that! The number of divisions depends very much on which ones you're interested in... I'll try and work up a 'Where are they now?' type update soon to give ya'll an idea of how the armed forces have developed since the opening of hostilities.
As for my allies... MC. All the way. Because I hate the way their troops sit at home for months after the war begins, then get put under my control en masse because Panama (for example) declares war!
Spacehusky: What little intel we have on the progress of operation Barbarossa stays firmly within IGHQ... We don't want to damage morale
Long story short (to tide you over until I can next put a pic of the 'eastern' front together) the German advance has ground to a halt. Since the depths of winter '41 the action has taken on the characteristics of the WW1 trenches. Although they are not yet being pushed back, I'm willing to bet that the manpower of the Reich is draining away with increasing speed while the IC of Stalin's war machine gears up towards infinity.
We've all seen it happen, if the Germans haven't clearly won by this point, they'll lose. The question is, how soon?
Simon-1979: I think it's pretty realistic the way 'refugee' troops sign up to fight on, especially in cases like Persia, where they will be eating British rations and obeying British orders already. Changing name from the Anglo-Persian coalition force to the Free Persian army won't make much real difference to them...
Ship goods to the Germans??? I assume that was the Crazy Chicken speaking? They get massive IC, hot-stuff tech teams, they're allowed to gather manpower from conquered territory, have hundreds of uber-commanders and great wide expanses of land to play with their Panzers on. If they STILL can't get the job done I'm damned if it's the Empires problem. The purpose of the Reich is now to go down fighting for as long as possible to give me time to arrange my defences.
Lifeless: Yup, I did quite the double-take when those guys showed up! It seems that the americans are going for a real rescue mission in Australia. Which is nice, as those divisions will be a lot easier to bag on land than if I had to root them out of Pacific islands!
Darks63: Really? That's pretty lame. I assume that once more the explanation is 'we couldn't program the AI to avoid night assaults'? Like the infinite naval range and free upgrades?
KaiserGermany: Welcome! Don't be afraid to ask questions about stuff which happened ages ago, I can flick back!
Kang Seung Jae: I thank you... I flatter myself that I've figured out how to play Japan-36 pretty well now and I do hope there are some ideas for other players to use! All of which I came up with using my enormous, emu-like skills and DEFINITELY NOT through months of labourious trial and error...
Gaarq: Cool! I'll be stealing that! The number of divisions depends very much on which ones you're interested in... I'll try and work up a 'Where are they now?' type update soon to give ya'll an idea of how the armed forces have developed since the opening of hostilities.
As for my allies... MC. All the way. Because I hate the way their troops sit at home for months after the war begins, then get put under my control en masse because Panama (for example) declares war!
ah yes...the silence before the storm, i love the suspense ) .....and oh by the way....it was the Crazy chicken talkin there about the germans Sorry for that here have an egg freshly laid)
) .....and oh by the way....it was the Crazy chicken talkin there about the germans Sorry for that here have an egg freshly laid)
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August 1942: Holding positions.
Given the numerous but half-hearted and understrength incursions by British and allied troops early in the war, it took some time for the true seriousness of the landings in Australia to sink in at IGHQ. When reports began to trickle in of enemy troops landing at multiple points around the coast, an urgent strategic re-think took place.
The most recent enemy landing gave a grand total of 4 immediate objectives for the IJA in Australia. American troops at Darwin and their smaller force now in Brisbane had to be eliminated. Austrlian hold-outs on Tasmania should be dealt with in order to pacify the nearby coastal areas of mainland Australia. Finally, the remote city of Perth in western Australia had to be seized in order to force a surrender and finally have an enemy subdued.
In recognition of the number and geographical separation of these objectives (and of General Higashikuni's personal interest) the Australian theatre was allocated another shipment of reinforcements - and more importantly the transport fleet essential for any realistic attack on Perth.
There was, at this point, little call for transport ships in the Pacific. Sullenly the Imperial Marines dug in on Hawaii while constant air patrols hunted for the surviving american ships in the area. Revenge was sweet for the Imperial forces as the last american carrier afloat, USS Ranger, was blown out of the water on the afternoon of 23rd of August. While several functioning american carriers remained, none of them were full-sized fleet carriers. The lighter escort models could not carry sufficient planes to lauch attack waves and maintain CAP and were therefore only of defensive use in combat.
In the Indian ocean, there were no reports of enemy activity. Unfortunately this turned out to be due to a lack of patrols rather than a lack of enemies, as yet another British division landed in southern India. As the Thai army had by that time settled into its garrison role quite well the raid was handled swiftly and smoothly.
There was great benefit felt by the IJA planning staff from this newfound security in the lines of communication. With India defended Terauchi and Hata were freed up and allowed to pursue their natural agressive inclination.
The resulting plan was simple in the extreme.
The main group of the western armies would continue to advance along the coast to Abadan. This would ensure that any remaining enemy units defending Tehran would be obliged to withdraw towards Iraq, giving the weaker cavalry force an open road to the Persian capital and their surrender.
When the infantry were reorganised at Abadan, the way would be open for a two-pronged advance into southern Iraq, aimed at securing the port of Basra and the oilfields of Kuwait on the one hand and the isolation of any slow-moving enemy troops in the north of Iraq on the other.
Meanwhile, the blockade of Gum continues to hold firm:
As August turned into September, the IJA was ready to crush at least one of the Australian landings. All units were ordered to move double-time as aerial reconnaisance reported more enemy reinforcements on the way.
At last the enemy carrier fleet had been completely destroyed. Yet Japan still
was not truly master of the Pacific. Australia and Persia seemed to have been on the verge of surrender for months, yet both campaigns ground onward. All through the summer of 1942 Admiral Yamamoto kept note in his diary of the time left for Japan. He had estimated in his report to the Party on the likely course of a war with america that he could run wild for a year. Maybe two. Already it was almost 'Maybe' time.
Over the next few months it was fully expected that the americans would give a demonstration of just how quickly they could re-build carrier fleets. Watching the first new carrier group since the start of the war undergoing shakedown exercises in the inland sea he could not help but wonder if the Empire would be able to keep up...
Find out next time. (and the next, and the next!)
Given the numerous but half-hearted and understrength incursions by British and allied troops early in the war, it took some time for the true seriousness of the landings in Australia to sink in at IGHQ. When reports began to trickle in of enemy troops landing at multiple points around the coast, an urgent strategic re-think took place.
The most recent enemy landing gave a grand total of 4 immediate objectives for the IJA in Australia. American troops at Darwin and their smaller force now in Brisbane had to be eliminated. Austrlian hold-outs on Tasmania should be dealt with in order to pacify the nearby coastal areas of mainland Australia. Finally, the remote city of Perth in western Australia had to be seized in order to force a surrender and finally have an enemy subdued.
In recognition of the number and geographical separation of these objectives (and of General Higashikuni's personal interest) the Australian theatre was allocated another shipment of reinforcements - and more importantly the transport fleet essential for any realistic attack on Perth.
There was, at this point, little call for transport ships in the Pacific. Sullenly the Imperial Marines dug in on Hawaii while constant air patrols hunted for the surviving american ships in the area. Revenge was sweet for the Imperial forces as the last american carrier afloat, USS Ranger, was blown out of the water on the afternoon of 23rd of August. While several functioning american carriers remained, none of them were full-sized fleet carriers. The lighter escort models could not carry sufficient planes to lauch attack waves and maintain CAP and were therefore only of defensive use in combat.
In the Indian ocean, there were no reports of enemy activity. Unfortunately this turned out to be due to a lack of patrols rather than a lack of enemies, as yet another British division landed in southern India. As the Thai army had by that time settled into its garrison role quite well the raid was handled swiftly and smoothly.
There was great benefit felt by the IJA planning staff from this newfound security in the lines of communication. With India defended Terauchi and Hata were freed up and allowed to pursue their natural agressive inclination.
The resulting plan was simple in the extreme.
The main group of the western armies would continue to advance along the coast to Abadan. This would ensure that any remaining enemy units defending Tehran would be obliged to withdraw towards Iraq, giving the weaker cavalry force an open road to the Persian capital and their surrender.
When the infantry were reorganised at Abadan, the way would be open for a two-pronged advance into southern Iraq, aimed at securing the port of Basra and the oilfields of Kuwait on the one hand and the isolation of any slow-moving enemy troops in the north of Iraq on the other.
Meanwhile, the blockade of Gum continues to hold firm:
As August turned into September, the IJA was ready to crush at least one of the Australian landings. All units were ordered to move double-time as aerial reconnaisance reported more enemy reinforcements on the way.
At last the enemy carrier fleet had been completely destroyed. Yet Japan still
was not truly master of the Pacific. Australia and Persia seemed to have been on the verge of surrender for months, yet both campaigns ground onward. All through the summer of 1942 Admiral Yamamoto kept note in his diary of the time left for Japan. He had estimated in his report to the Party on the likely course of a war with america that he could run wild for a year. Maybe two. Already it was almost 'Maybe' time.
Over the next few months it was fully expected that the americans would give a demonstration of just how quickly they could re-build carrier fleets. Watching the first new carrier group since the start of the war undergoing shakedown exercises in the inland sea he could not help but wonder if the Empire would be able to keep up...
Find out next time. (and the next, and the next!)
Whoo Hoo! first blood.
Keep up the good work man. I watch and learn for my Italian armies are looking at assaulting the Aussies. The US has finally DOW'd me and I'm looking at stacks of 15! CVs versus my 4-6 CVs (there are always some in the shop).
Keep up the good work man. I watch and learn for my Italian armies are looking at assaulting the Aussies. The US has finally DOW'd me and I'm looking at stacks of 15! CVs versus my 4-6 CVs (there are always some in the shop).
annoying little buggers those Allies are! winning australia maybe got a whole lot complicated..
You know, you might consider liberating India, if you go by history. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Free_India for the Indian Collaboration with the Axis.
On the up side just think of the IC days that you are destroying every time you break up a division. Those TACs are a wonderful thing arent they?
Glad to see another wonderful update.
You inspired me to start yet another Japan game, and though I took a different route (I, and the germans of course, annexed USSR first and now I am looking toward the allies in 43.) I am curious as to how much of the pacific you have covered with air power.
How many naval and TAC wings do you have? How many FTR and INTs? And how modern are they?
And speaking of air power... have you given any thought to working on the techs needed to get turbo-jet aircraft? That leap will be coming up rapidly... Heaven knows the US will have them...
Glad to see another wonderful update.
You inspired me to start yet another Japan game, and though I took a different route (I, and the germans of course, annexed USSR first and now I am looking toward the allies in 43.) I am curious as to how much of the pacific you have covered with air power.
How many naval and TAC wings do you have? How many FTR and INTs? And how modern are they?
And speaking of air power... have you given any thought to working on the techs needed to get turbo-jet aircraft? That leap will be coming up rapidly... Heaven knows the US will have them...
Felkethar said:
I think the US can build divisions faster then the airpower can destroy
Yes but for every land division that they have to replace because you destroyed it, is that much more IC that is NOT building aircraft carriers.
Young, we the Reader's Commite demand some fresh pulpy victories soon, or else we may just have to send you to the persian front...
I am always glad to see US ships going to the bottom of the ocean
sink everything us that floats....hell i dont care if you see rowboats or canoes - Sink them!!!
a fine update....onwards!
the 3freakie said:
"Young, we the Reader's Commite demand some fresh pulpy victories soon, or else we may just have to send you to the persian front..."
Nahhh, they need fresh guards on south Sakhalin hehehehehehe
sink everything us that floats....hell i dont care if you see rowboats or canoes - Sink them!!!
a fine update....onwards!
the 3freakie said:
"Young, we the Reader's Commite demand some fresh pulpy victories soon, or else we may just have to send you to the persian front..."
Nahhh, they need fresh guards on south Sakhalin hehehehehehe
Intruder Alert: Just out of curiosity, which bit was first blood? We've been spraying the stuff around for a few years now!
Lifeless: It's the Great Australian Whack-a-mole extravaganza! Enemy invasion forces keep poppin' up and we keep whacking 'em back down again. Unfortunately they keep landing right on the VP's. It's always a problem with Australia! The northern and eastern coasts will need to be clear by the time Perth is taken for the Australians to be forced to surrender.
Kang Seung Jae: Liberating India is an option, but not one I'm likely to take. They would get better efficiency using their own IC, but they'd use it for a load of extra infantry that I don't need!
Felkethar: Ah, the air war... I'll check the exact figures when I get home, but essentially the major strength of the Imperial air forces is in Tac bombers. If I remember correctly there are about a dozen Nav wings and the same number of Int at this point - no Fighters as the extra range they get is still not enough to cover the Pacific sea-zones. Aircraft research has pretty much stopped for the time being, due to the vast expense involved in upgrading such a sizeable force! But it will need to re-start in the near future.
Middelkerke: Depends how heavily you use your airpower But destroying american troops is more about killing small stacks left on 1-province islands at the moment. The tendency of the american AI to use expensive Arm/Mot forces in the Pacific can be a real godsend.
(Felkethar again): Amen! Of course, by far the most efficient way to waste american industrial output (and manpower) is to sink loaded transports
Th3Freakie: Just for that, you're getting a mission! The main Chinese force (Regular Infantry) involved in the attack on Darwin was led by Zhou En-Lai as mentioned in the update. That's not Zhou in the picture though. I'm sure it's one of the more famous ComChi leaders but I couldn't remember his name for the life of me. I believe this is your area?
Simon-1979: It was sweet to see their last carrier go down, that's for sure!
Lifeless: It's the Great Australian Whack-a-mole extravaganza! Enemy invasion forces keep poppin' up and we keep whacking 'em back down again. Unfortunately they keep landing right on the VP's. It's always a problem with Australia! The northern and eastern coasts will need to be clear by the time Perth is taken for the Australians to be forced to surrender.
Kang Seung Jae: Liberating India is an option, but not one I'm likely to take. They would get better efficiency using their own IC, but they'd use it for a load of extra infantry that I don't need!
Felkethar: Ah, the air war... I'll check the exact figures when I get home, but essentially the major strength of the Imperial air forces is in Tac bombers. If I remember correctly there are about a dozen Nav wings and the same number of Int at this point - no Fighters as the extra range they get is still not enough to cover the Pacific sea-zones. Aircraft research has pretty much stopped for the time being, due to the vast expense involved in upgrading such a sizeable force! But it will need to re-start in the near future.
Middelkerke: Depends how heavily you use your airpower
But destroying american troops is more about killing small stacks left on 1-province islands at the moment. The tendency of the american AI to use expensive Arm/Mot forces in the Pacific can be a real godsend.(Felkethar again): Amen! Of course, by far the most efficient way to waste american industrial output (and manpower) is to sink loaded transports
Th3Freakie: Just for that, you're getting a mission! The main Chinese force (Regular Infantry) involved in the attack on Darwin was led by Zhou En-Lai as mentioned in the update. That's not Zhou in the picture though. I'm sure it's one of the more famous ComChi leaders but I couldn't remember his name for the life of me. I believe this is your area?
Simon-1979: It was sweet to see their last carrier go down, that's for sure!
The chinese leader in battle pictured was Zhu De, a general at start and does service from 1930-1960, a rather good leader (Skill 4 at start but no specials), and also somewhat involved with politics in Maoist China (chief of staff, chief of army etc).
I guess that covers it, The Crazy Chicken has spoken - here have an eeg
Oh and by the way i have spoken to the high council of chicken and they have agreed to award you the boiled egg of honor for your grand warfare. May the gods give you a long life
*The Crazy Chicken hands Jon Young the award*
Grades of award:
1.The raw egg for good service (Class 3)
2.The boiled egg for good leadership (Class 2, grade 1)
3.The boiled egg of honor for outstanding leadership (Class 2, grade 2)
4.The boiled egg of the Lord for godlike leadership (Class 2, grade 3)
5.The boiled egg of the Lord with mustard for godlike leadership and winning (Class 2, grade 4)
6.The boiled egg of the Lord with mustard and golden toast for godlike leadership and winning against all odds (Class 2, grade 5)
7.The boiled egg of the Lord with mustard and golden toast, butter and juice for godlike leadership and winning against all odds and destroying all other alliances. (Class 1, grade 1)
I guess that covers it, The Crazy Chicken has spoken - here have an eeg
Oh and by the way i have spoken to the high council of chicken and they have agreed to award you the boiled egg of honor for your grand warfare. May the gods give you a long life
*The Crazy Chicken hands Jon Young the award*
Grades of award:
1.The raw egg for good service (Class 3)
2.The boiled egg for good leadership (Class 2, grade 1)
3.The boiled egg of honor for outstanding leadership (Class 2, grade 2)
4.The boiled egg of the Lord for godlike leadership (Class 2, grade 3)
5.The boiled egg of the Lord with mustard for godlike leadership and winning (Class 2, grade 4)
6.The boiled egg of the Lord with mustard and golden toast for godlike leadership and winning against all odds (Class 2, grade 5)
7.The boiled egg of the Lord with mustard and golden toast, butter and juice for godlike leadership and winning against all odds and destroying all other alliances. (Class 1, grade 1)
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Re: "first blood"
I was very excited that I was the first to respond to your latest chapter of the great "reorganization". Thus the "woo hoo" and so on.
I know its really geeky but...look where we are. Furreal..boiled eggs anyway...
I was very excited that I was the first to respond to your latest chapter of the great "reorganization". Thus the "woo hoo" and so on.
I know its really geeky but...look where we are. Furreal..boiled eggs anyway...