Some startling facts about Japan's Land War

[Loke]

600usd = 5110skr/day

5110skr/day * 20 days = 102 200 swedish kronor a month.

Considering average salary in Sweden 2010 was 28 400 kronor a month....

 

[Kovax]

An average man works for around 600 dollars a day.

Did you mean "600 dollars a WEEK"? If not, then I want to know what country you live in, because it's definitely not the US. Unless of course you're in politics, in which case $600 a day probably sounds like a modest sum.

One would think that some European historical society or US military department would consider the total cost of a translation to be well within their means, and worthwhile in the long run. The short term economics of it really don't make sense commercially, so I don't see it as viable for a privately funded project, and it's far too large for a single translator to handle. As long as the Japanese version remains available, it's at least there for future translation or reference if/when somebody feels that it (or any specific part of it - such as the DEI campaign) needs doing, but finding people fluent in pre-WWII Japanese isn't going to get easier over time.

 

[Sir Garnet]

Not only fluency in the language, but with depth of understanding of the military affairs being described, as well as the technical and informal terminology being described and the nuances of description as well as idiom and special usage in the military context, e.g., "giving them a warm reception" is not intended to mean "a friendly gathering of welcome." Would be even more acute in a subtle language such as Japanese.

 

[Sharp163]

Very interesting!!

Perhaps Paradox could add a modifier for Japan to simulate what happened in real life:

•Samurai Spirit: +10% unit morale, -10% organization

Other than that, however, the lack of mobilization and production is in the player's hands.

However, I feel that this should also be said: the Japanese weren't stupid. They understood that the production of tanks and ships was essential to their war machine, but they also knew that it would be equally fatal to overproduce these vehicles and then not have enough oil to power them.

July 26, 1941, the US cut off all oil sales to Japan. The effects were immediately felt, and this is part of what drove the Japanese to Pearl Harbor and attacking the western allies. The Japanese captured Dutch Indonesia, and took advantage of its oil-rich provinces... However it still was not enough.

The Axis had the unlucky dealt hand of being short on oil the entire war. Japan certainly could've done with more tank divisions, but their technology for this was outdated and impractical anyways.

Japan made do with what it had: the awful predicament of being stuck a decade into a stagnant war, low on resources, and outmatched technology. They held up remarkably well, and it holds true to their mentality that they kept fighting after their allies had all been beaten to a pulp. Could Japan have done better? Possibly. But don't doubt for a second that with the situation given to them, they did damn well.

 

[hkrommel]

As far as the game is concerned the decisions that made Japan a poor force against a Soviet-type enemy were largely made after the game starts, so the player can "fix" them as it were. It has been discussed on another thread but the Japanese can cause significant damage to the Soviets by advancing very little, due to their proximity to the trans-Siberian railroad and the Vladivostok shipping route. Again, in-game this may not be a big deal but OTL it would have caused major problems for the Soviets.

 

[Grallak]

All in all, Japanese survival depends on whether Germany can knock out the USSR's so their ability to take over Asian mainland once they supposedly defeat Germany; is prevented. Japan going from where they are in 1936 will be easier for that than of USSR, who isn't as industrialized in anything by heavy industries, but it will still take a long time and Japan will probably be busy just making way around their own regions to really make any great effort for heavy industrialization. It would be different if say Japan as a condition for helping Germany would gain some of the USSR tank industry once the war is over to make an ahistorical tank effort, but other than that is just really speculations.

Also, didn't mean to hate on any Americans with my previous post about the translating, I just take my japanese training really serious and get easily offended due to low self-esteem. I love hot dogs and freedoms. Please don't ban me

 

[Beagá]

As far as the game is concerned the decisions that made Japan a poor force against a Soviet-type enemy were largely made after the game starts, so the player can "fix" them as it were. It has been discussed on another thread but the Japanese can cause significant damage to the Soviets by advancing very little, due to their proximity to the trans-Siberian railroad and the Vladivostok shipping route. Again, in-game this may not be a big deal but OTL it would have caused major problems for the Soviets.

Yes but realistic simulation kinda needs an engine that can handle it. In HOI 3 IIRC lend lease convoys were always sent only to one port (correct me if I´m wrong) so if that happens again... well we know what it means for its strategic value.

 

[donkeysaint]

Also 600 dollars a day isn't THAT much. . . But I guess it's more than most people make in other countries ;P And that is for an actual job, not translating lol.

Frankly, you do not know what you are talking about. If Sweden should be our case study here, the middle income among employed people in the year 2013 was SEK 25 720 /month. Using today's exchange rate, that would equal USD 3001. Now, even if we assume there would only be 20 working days in a month, that would give the average employed swede a daily income of USD 150. Better than many countries, yes. But pretty far from 600.

 

[FOARP]

Also 600 dollars a day isn't THAT much. . . But I guess it's more than most people make in other countries ;P And that is for an actual job, not translating lol.

I work in patenting in the UK, and you'd have to be either a senior partner in a patent firm or in-house head of IP at a mid-upper level firm to make that much dough.

You have no idea what you're talking about.