Teikoku no eiko – Imperial Glory A Japanese HOI3: SF (HPP) AAR
Introduction
Historically, the Empire of Japan tried to escape the Great Depression by increasing its level of industrialization. As a result, the country needed an increasing amount of resources. In order to saturate its increasing hunger for those resources, it went to war with the Republic of China in 1937, thus unleashing the Second Sino-Japanese War. The war would take far longer than the Japanese military thought it would. What expected the Japanese forces was a long war of attrition, which they were unable to sustain over time, because the US considered their own interests in Asia threatened and issued an embargo on the Empire. Being unable to continue the war without continuous oil supplies, the Japanese turned their gaze to the European colonies in the South-Western corner of the Pacific. As those were also part of the American sphere of interest, the Imperial Japanese Navy started a huge aerial assault on the strategic port of Pearl Harbor, sinking the better part of the Pacific Fleet. Afterwards, American activities in the Pacific were heavily limited and the Japanese army was able to seize control of several American military outposts in the Pacific, such as Wake Island.
The expansion continued until the Battle of Midway in 1942, in which the IJN lost 4 aircraft-carriers. Now, the US and their allies were able to push back the Japanese sphere of influence.
After several bloody battles, the US Marines occupied the island of Iwo Jima, which provided the airfield for the two bombing-runs that would end the war as well as the Japanese autocracy in August 1945.
But what if the Empire of Japan had tried to align itself towards the Allies instead of signing the Anti-Comintern-Pact?
What if the 2-2-6 incident had been successful?
Would the Japanese be able to fight their war for resources to fuel their growing industry without entering a road to war with the US?
Settings:
Version: Semper Fi 2.04d
Mod: HPP 1.9.17
Difficulty: Normal. The intent of this AAR is not to prove what a bad-ass player I am but to see whther the idea has potential.
Start date: 1st of January 1936
Status: In progress
Aim: Try to conquer China while staying neutral towards the Western Allies for as long as possible, or even joining them.
Style: The idea of this AAR is to portray the happenings from the viewpoint of several characters.
(The settings part was shamelessly plagiated from Slan's "Hitler's Gamble" AAR. Give it a read, it's great!)
Table of Contents
Act I - The Road to Democracy
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Interludum I - Sosa Aisukyuku
Act II - Old Enemies and New Allies
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Act III - The Second Great War
Part I - The Second Sino-Japanese War
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Interludum II - Aftermath of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Part II - The Evil spreads
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Interludum III - the year 1941 and Sosa Jupita
Part III - War on Fascism - The Invasion of Italy
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Part IV - War on Fascism - Liberation of the Balkans
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Part V - The Last Days and the Purging Wars
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Act IV - The Clash of Titans
Part I - The First Months
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Part II - Pride and Fall
Chapter 33
Introduction
Historically, the Empire of Japan tried to escape the Great Depression by increasing its level of industrialization. As a result, the country needed an increasing amount of resources. In order to saturate its increasing hunger for those resources, it went to war with the Republic of China in 1937, thus unleashing the Second Sino-Japanese War. The war would take far longer than the Japanese military thought it would. What expected the Japanese forces was a long war of attrition, which they were unable to sustain over time, because the US considered their own interests in Asia threatened and issued an embargo on the Empire. Being unable to continue the war without continuous oil supplies, the Japanese turned their gaze to the European colonies in the South-Western corner of the Pacific. As those were also part of the American sphere of interest, the Imperial Japanese Navy started a huge aerial assault on the strategic port of Pearl Harbor, sinking the better part of the Pacific Fleet. Afterwards, American activities in the Pacific were heavily limited and the Japanese army was able to seize control of several American military outposts in the Pacific, such as Wake Island.
The expansion continued until the Battle of Midway in 1942, in which the IJN lost 4 aircraft-carriers. Now, the US and their allies were able to push back the Japanese sphere of influence.
After several bloody battles, the US Marines occupied the island of Iwo Jima, which provided the airfield for the two bombing-runs that would end the war as well as the Japanese autocracy in August 1945.
But what if the Empire of Japan had tried to align itself towards the Allies instead of signing the Anti-Comintern-Pact?
What if the 2-2-6 incident had been successful?
Would the Japanese be able to fight their war for resources to fuel their growing industry without entering a road to war with the US?
Settings:
Version: Semper Fi 2.04d
Mod: HPP 1.9.17
Difficulty: Normal. The intent of this AAR is not to prove what a bad-ass player I am but to see whther the idea has potential.
Start date: 1st of January 1936
Status: In progress
Aim: Try to conquer China while staying neutral towards the Western Allies for as long as possible, or even joining them.
Style: The idea of this AAR is to portray the happenings from the viewpoint of several characters.
(The settings part was shamelessly plagiated from Slan's "Hitler's Gamble" AAR. Give it a read, it's great!)
Table of Contents
Act I - The Road to Democracy
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Interludum I - Sosa Aisukyuku
Act II - Old Enemies and New Allies
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Act III - The Second Great War
Part I - The Second Sino-Japanese War
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Interludum II - Aftermath of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Part II - The Evil spreads
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Interludum III - the year 1941 and Sosa Jupita
Part III - War on Fascism - The Invasion of Italy
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Part IV - War on Fascism - Liberation of the Balkans
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Part V - The Last Days and the Purging Wars
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Act IV - The Clash of Titans
Part I - The First Months
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Part II - Pride and Fall
Chapter 33
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