He'll probably have to starve them or something, or else keep bombing their organization.
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Some extensive convoy raiding should do. But if it is worth is another question. I guess sooner or later AI is going to move those Yankees with transports and then taking them down would be even easier, but you never know. Last time I played with Italy I found about 80 divisions of US infantry sitting in Hong Kong so yeah they do like to stack units up.
Wow, South African's are really pushing 
Unfortunately New Guinea will be attacked as long as Australia and Solomons are in Allied hands.
Do you plan any offensive from Attu? Or it is just defensive posture (pushing away from Home, denying bases and avoiding stacks) ?
Unfortunately New Guinea will be attacked as long as Australia and Solomons are in Allied hands.
Do you plan any offensive from Attu? Or it is just defensive posture (pushing away from Home, denying bases and avoiding stacks) ?
remble, good work.
checking updates everyday and always impatient for a new one. don`t make your fans too much wait
and a humble advise: when i play same game too much without losses for a long time, i start to neglect some details which cause some big losses in the end such as neglecting air cover on the route of your transports, starting amphibious assaults without decreasing organization of the enemy in the first hand or not sending the fighters before the bombers to an area first. changing the missions for aircrafts every time is killing me after some of the long games especially if i have too much aircrafts. paradox can make an easier way to assign missions to the aircrafts. it is the most time consuming thing in the game. that`s the main reason for this negligence.
you can`t tolerate that kind of losses in this situation, we either . so, be careful in the game.
p.s. : rest in peace Yamamoto
checking updates everyday and always impatient for a new one. don`t make your fans too much wait
and a humble advise: when i play same game too much without losses for a long time, i start to neglect some details which cause some big losses in the end such as neglecting air cover on the route of your transports, starting amphibious assaults without decreasing organization of the enemy in the first hand or not sending the fighters before the bombers to an area first. changing the missions for aircrafts every time is killing me after some of the long games especially if i have too much aircrafts. paradox can make an easier way to assign missions to the aircrafts. it is the most time consuming thing in the game. that`s the main reason for this negligence.
you can`t tolerate that kind of losses in this situation, we either
. so, be careful in the game.p.s. : rest in peace Yamamoto
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thatguy - The South African Air Force is fortunately the only one the AI knows how to use
robou, safferli, stnylan, Murmurandus, Nathan Madien, Maj. von Mauser, Grapp - I do, of course, have a remarkably cunning plan to deal with the little island stacks. Part of that plan was eliminating the Allies ability to reinforce them quickly by blowing their Merchant fleets to pieces, which has been fairly successful and is probably why the stacks are so far small. Their are ways to defeat these stacks and the ones currently in view have a major flaw which I will exploit in a military, not gamey, way.
Sokraates - By the time mass transports start being produced it will hopefully be far too late. These brand new shiney Carriers have been lacking in documents of late but I shall see if I can find something, who knows what might be hidden on a remote island somewhere
Fgorginator - Thank you
zdlugasz - South Africa is moving up the hit list fairly quickly, they have been a pain with their Interceptors and NAV's. I don't actually mind them landing in New Guinea too much as its very hostile terrain and I have air superiority. Australia is likely to be receiving a diplomatic visit from the Imperial Japanese Army soon enough, although I won't like the TC problems it will cause. Attu is merely a part of the deny the enemy campaign I like to employ
Many thanks to all who voted in the recently finished AARland Choice Awards (ACA's), whether you voted for this AAR or any other as any support is always welcome.
Monthly update to follow ...
robou, safferli, stnylan, Murmurandus, Nathan Madien, Maj. von Mauser, Grapp - I do, of course, have a remarkably cunning plan to deal with the little island stacks. Part of that plan was eliminating the Allies ability to reinforce them quickly by blowing their Merchant fleets to pieces, which has been fairly successful and is probably why the stacks are so far small. Their are ways to defeat these stacks and the ones currently in view have a major flaw which I will exploit in a military, not gamey, way.
Sokraates - By the time mass transports start being produced it will hopefully be far too late. These brand new shiney Carriers have been lacking in documents of late but I shall see if I can find something, who knows what might be hidden on a remote island somewhere
Fgorginator - Thank you
zdlugasz - South Africa is moving up the hit list fairly quickly, they have been a pain with their Interceptors and NAV's. I don't actually mind them landing in New Guinea too much as its very hostile terrain and I have air superiority. Australia is likely to be receiving a diplomatic visit from the Imperial Japanese Army soon enough, although I won't like the TC problems it will cause. Attu is merely a part of the deny the enemy campaign I like to employ
Many thanks to all who voted in the recently finished AARland Choice Awards (ACA's), whether you voted for this AAR or any other as any support is always welcome.
Monthly update to follow ...
And thus is the problem with not being able to see who is reading a thread. You snuck in while I was postingharezmi said:remble, good work.
checking updates everyday and always impatient for a new one. don`t make your fans too much wait
and a humble advise: when i play same game too much without losses for a long time, i start to neglect some details which cause some big losses in the end such as neglecting air cover on the route of your transports, starting amphibious assaults without decreasing organization of the enemy in the first hand or not sending the fighters before the bombers to an area first. changing the missions for aircrafts every time is killing me after some of the long games especially if i have too much aircrafts. paradox can make an easier way to assign missions to the aircrafts. it is the most time consuming thing in the game.
you can`t tolerate that kind of losses in this situation, we either
p.s. : rest in peace Yamamoto
I took a day or so break to recharge my batteries a little as I was beginning to think my reports were getting a little stale. Can't be having that now can we
I might have to invite the Soviets to a small border dispute to spice things up.I am a compulsive mirco-manager with HoI and I always keep an eye on my aircraft as result. Sometimes they are asked to do some things that are not totally safe but that is war.
Update (December 1st 1945)
0000 December 1st 1945.
Imperial Palace. Tokyo, Japan.
"Your Majesty, Gentlemen, good morning. The last month has seen some good progress as well as some bad news. We will begin with the Armed Forces this month." Hideki began the meeting.
"Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen." Tanigawa began. "Our operations continue to be focused in the Pacific theater with a smaller battle ongoing in India. We are advancing in both areas with an expected return to our original defensive position in India this month. The Pacific is seeing invasion and counter invasion by both sides with Japanese forces making more advances than our enemies. I will hand you over to Minister Satoru for a more detailed briefing which will include where we can remove defensive troops to aid in our offence."
"Thank you Minister Tanigawa. Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen. I will begin with the Pacific as that is the area of most action during November." began Satoru.
"Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen." Tanigawa began. "Our operations continue to be focused in the Pacific theater with a smaller battle ongoing in India. We are advancing in both areas with an expected return to our original defensive position in India this month. The Pacific is seeing invasion and counter invasion by both sides with Japanese forces making more advances than our enemies. I will hand you over to Minister Satoru for a more detailed briefing which will include where we can remove defensive troops to aid in our offence."
"Thank you Minister Tanigawa. Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen. I will begin with the Pacific as that is the area of most action during November." began Satoru.
"In the extreme north, not shown on this map, is Attu Island. This island has both an air and naval base and needs to be secured to prevent any possible naval incursions around Japan. The island has a single garrison division present and we have an invasion fleet heading there now which is due in a couple of days. Snow could hamper our chance of a successful invasion but we shall try nevertheless.
Moving further south, we have captured Wake, Eniwetok and Kwajalein islands. All three have both airbase and naval facilities. The denial of use to the Allies of all three islands make it considerably more difficult for them to operate in the central Pacific. The only other base in the area is Pearl Harbour which is a long way to the east. Midway island has no airbase but does have a port.
We have secured most of the Central Carolines but the enemy still controls Truk, which is heavily garrisoned, as is Admiralty Island. We will need to try and convince the Allies to weaken these defences in some way, although they do have a weakness which we will try and exploit in December. Our invasion policy has been slightly modified and will be tried against Wolelai Island where our marines failed in an attempted invasion. This island has a smaller defensive force but should give an indication as to whether our new tactics will work.
The Americans launched a counter invasion on New Guinea which is being controlled by our aircraft for the time being. It is possible that the Allies may strip defensive garrisons to try and reinforce this invasion which would work in our favour. We will invade behind their invasion once their landing forces have been destroyed. Carrier Group C is in transit to the Torres Strait to block further reinforcement of their forces in New Guinea.
We still have an option to either invade the Solomons or Australia once things stabalise a little in the Carolines and New Guinea. Extra troops are available from both Guam and Palau where we can strip two divisions from each garrison and leave a single defending division. The lack of enemy Strategic bombing on these islands has made them significantly more secure and we consider it safe to reduce these garrisons to support our attacks elsewhere. Our switch of operations will undoubtedly cause the Allies to react against our new areas of operations and they may well ignore their former targets alltogether.
There is a large amount of Strategic bombing against our territory in New Guinea and we can expect this to spread somewhat during December as Allied bombers alter targets due to our operations. Enemy interceptors are also present and are more advanced than our own, and I request immediate upgrades begin for our own interceptor forces in the region to counter both this threat and the Strategic bombers."
"Will this cause a problem Minister Ginjiro?" the Emperor asked.
"It will slow down other upgrades your Majesty but we can make an upgrade fairly quickly as our Interceptor forces are three upgrades below their best possible level. I would not encourage upgrade to rocket type at this time as their range would be impared as a result. We can upgrade one level and retain range and be on an equal footing with the current enemy problem." Ginjiro replied.
"Your request is granted then Minister Satoru." stated Hirohito.
"Thank you your Majesty. Our additional forces from Guam and Palau will be moved to Sorong in New Guinea which will be our build up area for forthcoming operations."
Moving further south, we have captured Wake, Eniwetok and Kwajalein islands. All three have both airbase and naval facilities. The denial of use to the Allies of all three islands make it considerably more difficult for them to operate in the central Pacific. The only other base in the area is Pearl Harbour which is a long way to the east. Midway island has no airbase but does have a port.
We have secured most of the Central Carolines but the enemy still controls Truk, which is heavily garrisoned, as is Admiralty Island. We will need to try and convince the Allies to weaken these defences in some way, although they do have a weakness which we will try and exploit in December. Our invasion policy has been slightly modified and will be tried against Wolelai Island where our marines failed in an attempted invasion. This island has a smaller defensive force but should give an indication as to whether our new tactics will work.
The Americans launched a counter invasion on New Guinea which is being controlled by our aircraft for the time being. It is possible that the Allies may strip defensive garrisons to try and reinforce this invasion which would work in our favour. We will invade behind their invasion once their landing forces have been destroyed. Carrier Group C is in transit to the Torres Strait to block further reinforcement of their forces in New Guinea.
We still have an option to either invade the Solomons or Australia once things stabalise a little in the Carolines and New Guinea. Extra troops are available from both Guam and Palau where we can strip two divisions from each garrison and leave a single defending division. The lack of enemy Strategic bombing on these islands has made them significantly more secure and we consider it safe to reduce these garrisons to support our attacks elsewhere. Our switch of operations will undoubtedly cause the Allies to react against our new areas of operations and they may well ignore their former targets alltogether.
There is a large amount of Strategic bombing against our territory in New Guinea and we can expect this to spread somewhat during December as Allied bombers alter targets due to our operations. Enemy interceptors are also present and are more advanced than our own, and I request immediate upgrades begin for our own interceptor forces in the region to counter both this threat and the Strategic bombers."
"Will this cause a problem Minister Ginjiro?" the Emperor asked.
"It will slow down other upgrades your Majesty but we can make an upgrade fairly quickly as our Interceptor forces are three upgrades below their best possible level. I would not encourage upgrade to rocket type at this time as their range would be impared as a result. We can upgrade one level and retain range and be on an equal footing with the current enemy problem." Ginjiro replied.
"Your request is granted then Minister Satoru." stated Hirohito.
"Thank you your Majesty. Our additional forces from Guam and Palau will be moved to Sorong in New Guinea which will be our build up area for forthcoming operations."
"A more detailed look at the Carolines and New Guinea shows enemy forces slightly better. We can prevent all enemy island hopping movements by placing fleets in these areas which means we do not need to garrison most islands. We can easily see this working as we still control Yap despite a large enemy presence on Ngulu island. Ngulu, Truk and Admiralty islands are the main problems at this time. We do not consider the invasion in southern New Guinea as any type of real threat as the enemy has no fighter cover to protect its forces in this area."
"Extra troops are being drawn from current defensive forces in several areas. We do not think it necessary to protect southern Siam, southern Asia or Taiwan with the reduction in enemy naval forces and the added distances required to invade any of these areas. We will also reduce our home island forces by three divisions. It will require several weeks to move these troops to Sorong but we do not anticipate any problems doing so. The Imperial Japanese Navy is in control of most sea lanes at this time with limited resistance during November. The total forces at our disposal for ongoing operations will be fourteen infantry divisions. This force is large enough to conduct almost all operations we could consider, particularly with overwhelming air support."
"Enemy forces in India and Persia are now centered in Karachi and we shall be advancing in this region now. We have cleared all reinforcements from their rear lines and the only possible additions could come by sea. We also still hold the former territory of Yemen which the Allies are being very slow retaking. We withdrew the Tactical bombers from India but have retained the Close Air Support aircraft to support operations. There has been no Soviet build up at all on our borders. I will hand you over to Minister Osami for a Naval briefing." concluded Satoru.
"Thank you. Good morning your Majesty and Gentlemen." Osami began. "We lost our Pacific force commander in November which has had some limited impact on operations while his replacement gets up to speed. We do not anticipate any long term problems though."
"You are all expected to attend Grand Admiral Yamamoto's State funeral at sunset today. In respect for his passing all non essential operations will cease at 0900 hours and recommence at 0000 hours December 2nd." stated the Emperor.
"As you wish your Majesty." replied Hideki. No one was going to argue with the Emperor of Japan.
"Moving on to losses during November." Osami continued. "We lost no vessels which cannot be said for our enemies."
"Thank you. Good morning your Majesty and Gentlemen." Osami began. "We lost our Pacific force commander in November which has had some limited impact on operations while his replacement gets up to speed. We do not anticipate any long term problems though."
"You are all expected to attend Grand Admiral Yamamoto's State funeral at sunset today. In respect for his passing all non essential operations will cease at 0900 hours and recommence at 0000 hours December 2nd." stated the Emperor.
"As you wish your Majesty." replied Hideki. No one was going to argue with the Emperor of Japan.
"Moving on to losses during November." Osami continued. "We lost no vessels which cannot be said for our enemies."
"Losses are as follows:
Australian Losses
9 x Destroyer Flotillas.
Canadian Losses
1 x Aircraft Carrier.
1 x Light Cruiser.
1 x Destroyer Flotilla.
1 x Transport Flotilla.
American Losses
2 x Aircraft carriers.
3 x Heavy Cruisers.
1 x Light Cruiser.
6 x Destroyer Divisions.
7 x Transport Divisions.
Thirty two in all with the United States Navy taking the brunt of losses. Two modern Carriers were sunk with one older Canadian Carrier. We have not sighted any Battleships during November and the estimated two the United States possess are almost certainly both undergoing repairs. We have seen no major Allied fleet at all for over a month. The Australian losses have increased considerably since our entry into their sphere of operations. We think that thier fleet has been almost totally destroyed as an offensive force. You will also notice that there are no British ships on this list. The Royal Navy appears to have vacated the Pacific entirely and we do not anticipate any contact with them unless we try and push into the Middle East. Nothing further from Armed Forces today." concluded Osami.
Australian Losses
9 x Destroyer Flotillas.
Canadian Losses
1 x Aircraft Carrier.
1 x Light Cruiser.
1 x Destroyer Flotilla.
1 x Transport Flotilla.
American Losses
2 x Aircraft carriers.
3 x Heavy Cruisers.
1 x Light Cruiser.
6 x Destroyer Divisions.
7 x Transport Divisions.
Thirty two in all with the United States Navy taking the brunt of losses. Two modern Carriers were sunk with one older Canadian Carrier. We have not sighted any Battleships during November and the estimated two the United States possess are almost certainly both undergoing repairs. We have seen no major Allied fleet at all for over a month. The Australian losses have increased considerably since our entry into their sphere of operations. We think that thier fleet has been almost totally destroyed as an offensive force. You will also notice that there are no British ships on this list. The Royal Navy appears to have vacated the Pacific entirely and we do not anticipate any contact with them unless we try and push into the Middle East. Nothing further from Armed Forces today." concluded Osami.
Does this secret way involve starving them to death? (this is usually my method of dealing with stacks).
"Thank you Gentlemen. Intelligence next please." stated Hideki.
"Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen. Funding remains tight and I have placed no new agents during November or likely to in December." Kuniaki began.
"Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen. Funding remains tight and I have placed no new agents during November or likely to in December." Kuniaki began.
"Soviet industrial output is unchanged. They made two research breakthroughs in Agriculture and Nuclear fields.
Their Armed forces are showing a slight decrease which is unlikely and their forces are still massive compared to any other nation. There is a slight increase shown in smaller ships which could mean a slight change in policy towards Naval forces. Their Navy is still little to no threat."
Their Armed forces are showing a slight decrease which is unlikely and their forces are still massive compared to any other nation. There is a slight increase shown in smaller ships which could mean a slight change in policy towards Naval forces. Their Navy is still little to no threat."
"A small decrease in the United Kingdom's industry and a large deficit in rare materials have reduced their overall production capabilites. They made one technology advance that we do not know.
A fairly large decrease in infantry forces is noted primarily due to losses in India and Persia. Their Naval forces are displaying lower amounts of Carriers but this is due to inaccurate reporting as we sank none. An increase in smaller ships was also reported."
A fairly large decrease in infantry forces is noted primarily due to losses in India and Persia. Their Naval forces are displaying lower amounts of Carriers but this is due to inaccurate reporting as we sank none. An increase in smaller ships was also reported."
"United States industry is unchanged with two further technological breakthroughs both in Rocketry.
Infantry numbers are significantly lower due to losses during operations in the Pacific. Air Force numbers are not accurate but are still large.
No change to Battleships but our agents report only six Carriers. We sank two which means there are three unaccounted for compared to last months numbers. Smaller ship numbers dropped by more than twenty, a higher number than we actually sank but some reduction is likely."
Infantry numbers are significantly lower due to losses during operations in the Pacific. Air Force numbers are not accurate but are still large.
No change to Battleships but our agents report only six Carriers. We sank two which means there are three unaccounted for compared to last months numbers. Smaller ship numbers dropped by more than twenty, a higher number than we actually sank but some reduction is likely."
"No change to our own intelligence reports with no additional enemy spy activity and no completed research projects. I do not expect any projects to finish in December. Nothing further." Kuniaki concluded.
"Industry please."
"Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen." Ginjiro began. "I will switch priorities for upgrades to Interceptors after the meeting but otherwise little has changed."
"Industry please."
"Good morning your Majesty, Gentlemen." Ginjiro began. "I will switch priorities for upgrades to Interceptors after the meeting but otherwise little has changed."
"Our production has increased by one factory complex. Transport capacity remains slightly high even though we moved some militia divisions around in China to try and reduce partisan activity a little. Our Transport system is coping with our current offensives with little increased strain.
Resources are building in some areas and dropping in others. Energy is increasing fairly quickly with our trades with the Soviets. These trades are becoming more advantageous over time as they are re-negotiated with our improving relations. Soviet relations are now slightly positive which is saving us some considerable supply production but the trades are still fairly heavily impacted by hostile shipping. Metal and rare materials are slowly decreasing but are not in any serious need of consideration for the time being. Supplies have remained fairly constant and we are using offensive supply for most of our combat infantry forces.
More than half of our supply needs are generated by trade agreements and are likely to remain. Conquest is the only way to alter our needs which means taking on and defeating a major Nation.
Reinforcements are slightly higher due to airforce losses in the Pacific as well as ongoing repairs to major vessels. Upgrades are very slowly being made but are still expected to take some time to complete.
Oil is dropping with most of our air and naval forces operational but we can always trade for more if we need to. We can also switch from Venezuelan oil to Soviet oil which would provide a better exchange of resources. We will continue to use our South American trading partner for now as we do not wish to have all of our trades in one area in case of war.
Our current production includes:
3 x Close Air Support bombers (Total 12 due to complete in June 1946)
3 x Destroyer Flotillas (Total 15 due to complete November 1946)
2 x Light Carriers (Total 8 due to complete June 1948, next due April 1946)
5 x Convoy Transports (Ongoing)
1 x Convoy Escorts (Ongoing)
All done for today." concluded Ginjiro.
"Trade progress and our relations with the Soviet Union are a bonus but we must still remain wary of such a potent possible enemy. The Pacific is going almost according to plans and we seem to be winning the theater overall. Attacks against our forces are being continually pushed further and further away from Japan which is a very good thing. Keep up the pace Gentlemen while we have snow in Asia as I doubt that this area will remain peaceful once Spring arrives. You have at most six months to do what you plan in the Pacific before we are at War with the Soviets one way or the other."
"Your Majesty?" asked Hideki.
"You heard me Prime Minister." Hirohito stated as he stood and left the meeting as his Ministers digested his words.
Resources are building in some areas and dropping in others. Energy is increasing fairly quickly with our trades with the Soviets. These trades are becoming more advantageous over time as they are re-negotiated with our improving relations. Soviet relations are now slightly positive which is saving us some considerable supply production but the trades are still fairly heavily impacted by hostile shipping. Metal and rare materials are slowly decreasing but are not in any serious need of consideration for the time being. Supplies have remained fairly constant and we are using offensive supply for most of our combat infantry forces.
More than half of our supply needs are generated by trade agreements and are likely to remain. Conquest is the only way to alter our needs which means taking on and defeating a major Nation.
Reinforcements are slightly higher due to airforce losses in the Pacific as well as ongoing repairs to major vessels. Upgrades are very slowly being made but are still expected to take some time to complete.
Oil is dropping with most of our air and naval forces operational but we can always trade for more if we need to. We can also switch from Venezuelan oil to Soviet oil which would provide a better exchange of resources. We will continue to use our South American trading partner for now as we do not wish to have all of our trades in one area in case of war.
Our current production includes:
3 x Close Air Support bombers (Total 12 due to complete in June 1946)
3 x Destroyer Flotillas (Total 15 due to complete November 1946)
2 x Light Carriers (Total 8 due to complete June 1948, next due April 1946)
5 x Convoy Transports (Ongoing)
1 x Convoy Escorts (Ongoing)
All done for today." concluded Ginjiro.
"Trade progress and our relations with the Soviet Union are a bonus but we must still remain wary of such a potent possible enemy. The Pacific is going almost according to plans and we seem to be winning the theater overall. Attacks against our forces are being continually pushed further and further away from Japan which is a very good thing. Keep up the pace Gentlemen while we have snow in Asia as I doubt that this area will remain peaceful once Spring arrives. You have at most six months to do what you plan in the Pacific before we are at War with the Soviets one way or the other."
"Your Majesty?" asked Hideki.
"You heard me Prime Minister." Hirohito stated as he stood and left the meeting as his Ministers digested his words.
No, I hate starving islands to death. There is another way which should be seen in the first two weeks of December for these islands.stnylan said:
As shall I. I usually just leave the islands for last so this will be interesting.stnylan said:I will look forward to it then
Why dont you go further into the middle east and capture Suez. With this you would have the area totally secured?
I think he doesn't want to do what Germany did and get overstretched.Delex said:
Delex said:
but aint the indian ocean connected to the alantic ocean under the horn of africa? not some canal from the med?
or is my SAT level geography not taught me anything?
Interesting little update.
Ii'm also anxious to see the method of capturing these Islands..
Ii'm also anxious to see the method of capturing these Islands..