The Sun rises in Japan - Empire of Japan HPP AAR

[TheBromgrev]

Give Manchuria the outer Manchurian areas and take all remaining Pacific coastal regions.

This is what was supposed to happen, on top of what's already been shown. Not sure why it didn't happen here in this case.

I have some strange feeling that the Siberian state was implemented poorly (I'd imagine it forming right after BP fires):

It's more like all I did was make the nation, put its cores in place, and made sure it could be released manually. I haven't yet adjusted any existing events or written new ones to make it appear.

 

[Ikarases]

This is what was supposed to happen, on top of what's already been shown. Not sure why it didn't happen here in this case.

Maybe it's possible that some of the regions got renamed/deleted? It seems like the event worked well when looking at Kamchatka and Vladivostok, just Manchukuo didn't expand. The reason why Japan got more of the snowy desert to the north on my picture might be due to that they were controlling it at the given moment.

It's more like all I did was make the nation, put its cores in place, and made sure it could be released manually. I haven't yet adjusted any existing events or written new ones to make it appear.

I thought you've already done that, considering you put Siberia's capital into Irkutsk. Nevermind, all due time

 

[SKOTy]

Ok so I've played with a console a bit:

Hungary also received a share of Soviet's land.

It's possible that I will cede some land to Manchuria. Also as majority of Mongolia was occupied by Japanese I've restored them as my puppet, maybe some of their land will be given to Menjiang.


The question for now is what to do after Yankees will be kicked out of Pacific?

 

[Ikarases]

I actually proposed the idea to give Hungary exactly this share of land or more, to go in-line with the new Romanian border

You can do the obvious; give them the whole "Outer Manchuria" region, except Sakhalin, of course!

The question for now is what to do after Yankees will be kicked out of Pacific?

Play as Soviet Union and earn your prestige by... annexing Tuva in 1944 (without any cores )

 

[SFSLovenought]

The question for now is what to do after Yankees will be kicked out of Pacific?

You do one of the most fun things you can do in HOI 3: Invade the USA, West to East (No cheap landings in Washington!)

I'm in the middle of that in my game, and it's incredible. It makes the Eastern Front look like a low intensity conflict, especially if you do it late game. (I invaded mid 43).

I was eventually building AA in every single province I took (Americans have enough planes to darken the skies), and was building Ports on every single coastal territory in order to sustain my force, which consisted of almost the entire IJA.

You should also declare war on all of North and South America for extra challenge.

 

[Surt]

Bring a lot of Divisions and a plan, invading Los Angeles and San Francisco alone usually ends in tears.

 

[VonMudra]

There are two things I'd change, firstly I'd actually give Menjiang to Mongolia, as that is realistically simply Inner Mongolia and continues to be claimed as a part of Greater Mongolia to this day. Also, I would fix up the Yugoslavian borders, so Hungary has occupation over the whole Vojvodina, and Bulgaria is only occupying it's claims along the border and Macedonia.

 

[Kurfürst]

Cool AAR. Even though I don't own HOI3, it's an enjoyable read. Subscribed.

As for Mongolia and Mengjiang, Mengjiang was intended by Japanese as ethnically Mongolian puppet, so it would IMO make sense for Mengjiang to annex whole Mongolia (with cores) or vice versa. Seeing Mongolia and Mengjiang next to each looks strange to me. But it's your show

 

[SSmith]

The question for now is what to do after Yankees will be kicked out of Pacific?

Regime change in North America?

 

[SKOTy]

Also I forgot to mention, I am unable to release Siberia as a puppet even they have cores there, I thought this is only requirement for puppet creation.

 

[Ikarases]

Also I forgot to mention, I am unable to release Siberia as a puppet even they have cores there, I thought this is only requirement for puppet creation.

You don't have the capital - Irkutsk. You absolutely need that

 

[guillec87]

where is Irkutsk?

 

[Ikarases]

where is Irkutsk?

Those Homericans

It's near Lake Baikal

 

[guillec87]

Those Homericans

It's near Lake Baikal

be glad I know European Geography! Siberian one... well, let's say it was not even in the books...

 

[Baltasar]

Why is Tannu Tuva still around? I'd integrate that into Mongolia.

Hungary should get a bit more land, like extending their border to that border river which the Romanians also have, but extending the territory a bit further north so it does enclose the city and the river delta right north east of their current border.

 

[SKOTy]

Why is Tannu Tuva still around? I'd integrate that into Mongolia.

Hungary should get a bit more land, like extending their border to that border river which the Romanians also have, but extending the territory a bit further north so it does enclose the city and the river delta right north east of their current border.

Tannu Tuva was liberated by Soviets when I was forced to retreat due to supply issues in Mongolia so I let them to continue their existence as USSR puppet.
I will take a look on what I can give to Hungarians

 

[Surt]

Better start upgrading the infra in your new Pacific Asian provinces for round 2 of the Soviet war. A few upgrades leading west from each port would do nicely.

 

[SKOTy]

24. Fall of Pearl Harbor

SNLF continues in their important job in denying Americans naval bases. Ideal situation would be to deny every naval base in Pacific, but this seems impossible as there just too many of them. So for now I will satisfy with all American naval bases taken.

IJN CAGs inevitably ran out of organization so bombing of Pearl Harbor will be suspended for few days so aircraft can regain its organization. After organization is regained port strikes will begin to finish off remaining forces based in Pearl Harbor.

Surface action groups are (hopefully) not needed anymore and are dispatched towards Nagoya for repairs. 2 carrier task forces took over the blockade.

List of ships IJN Yamato has sunk.

Midway island was a tougher nut to crack. However this battle weren't as bloody as the one were SNLF had to fight Dutch light tanks.

3 days were enough to regain major part of organization although the planes are still damaged and further repairs wouldn't hurt anybody. The output of first bombing after resuming bombing runs is shown.

Filipinos managed to sneak a division to Borneo, however their transports weren't able to avoid gun shells fired by IJN battleships.

As Wake island and Midway have already been captured SNLF moved towards Hawaii islands. After a brief conflict guards of Pearl Harbor surrendered and SNLF seized perhaps the most important naval base in whole Pacific. But for now it won't be used as the naval base is badly damaged and needs some heavy repairs.

USAAF tried to prevent landing in Honolulu to happen, but they weren't able to penetrate wall of IJN aircraft.

IJN Musashi, sister ship of IJN Yamato, has been completed. The question is, will it ever see some serious naval combat? Majority of Royal Navy was sunk in the past and US Navy suffered terrible defeat at Pearl Harbor.

While repairs of naval base in Hawaii continues, Imperial Japanese Army is still withdrawing form areas where battles with Soviets has been fought, strike on Philippines was executed, 3 corps of infantry totaling in 165,000 boots will land there and end existence of USA puppet state.
Two corps will take care of the main island while another one will clean the rest of the islands.

I guess Filipinos weren't expecting such big invasion force.


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I am curious what the next of Germany will be.

 

[SFSLovenought]

The event that fixes the American pacific ports will still repair them even if they are controlled by Japan, by the way.

 

[SKOTy]

I am aware of this, but the level 5 port which remained on Hawaii islands has been damaged by the continuous port strikes so it's at level 1 of 5 available at the moment which renders this port unusable.