To The Last Man II- A 1944 Japan AAR

[Darth Moose]

Something similar happened to my German GC'36 game after the Bitter Peace. I was still at war with two of the four minors in the Comintern, but at peace with the Soviets and its two puppets.

Good job so far. The Polish forces may not survive long though - they should be out of the SU supply network, and stuck without new supplies as they have no connections to any ports.

 

[Krogzar]

very nice aar suscribed

 

[daveylacy]

You might awaken the sleeping bear if you annex those comitern nations

 

[Stuyvesant]

Even the lowly Poles are throwing armored and motorized divisions at you? Not good news... Looks like the situation is getting critical: you're somewhat bogged down in India, the Americans keep taking Pacific islands away from you, the Russian threat is growing by the day and their Polish lackeys are already rehearsing the invasion.

Something (preferably the British) will have to give soon, otherwise your slender resources won't be up to the task of a three-front war.

Either way, future developments should be fun to watch.

 

[quetzilla]

Poland has a lot of IC and leadership -- and I think when USSR liberates them they get the SOV tech levels too .

 

[unmerged(148765)]

April 1946

In early April two Japanese infantry divisions and one cavalry division were redeployed in Manchukuo to counter the Polish invasion.

The Battle Of Bidar,India

Ozawa's fleet sinks several British ships in the north-west Indian Ocean

British battleship HMS Nelson sunk

Japanese marines deployed to suppress uprising in Indochina

The Battle Of Dahod,India

The Battle Of Makrana,India

Uprising in Lujiang,China

Japanese marines defeat rebels in Indochina

Japanese infantry attack Polish troops in Manchukuo

The Battle Of Ahmadnagar,India

India,end of April

 

[unmerged(148765)]

And thanks to all those recent subscriptions...
And keep the comments coming,they are all delivered to Tojo for his consideration....

 

[Von Uber]

5 manpower?!

 

[Baltasar]

and it's decreasing, I guess

Otherwise, that buldge in southern India could become a nice trap for the British troops around, combined with a sea blockade.

Or you could form an even bigger caldraun by landing in the port further to the west and trapping everything between that port and your troops further east.

 

[unmerged(148765)]

5 manpower?!

and it's decreasing, I guess

Otherwise, that buldge in southern India could become a nice trap for the British troops around, combined with a sea blockade.

Or you could form an even bigger caldraun by landing in the port further to the west and trapping everything between that port and your troops further east.

Yes, 5 manpower is grim,luckily it was the end of the month!Some months it has been 0 for the last couple of days.Its like a monthly paycheck.
The situation in India should look a bit clearer after the May update,which is imminent...

 

[unmerged(148765)]

May 1946

India,mid-May

By the middle of May Japanese troops in India were sufficiently strong enough to attack the city of Bombay again.In the north of India fresh supplies enabled infantry divisions to advance in several areas against severely weakened British forces.

Japanese intelligence reports that Russian troops are moving in the Polish-captured provinces in Manchukuo

The battle for Bombay swings in Japan's favour

Japanese merchant ships sunk off the coast of Ceylon

Japan finally captures Bombay

Ozawa's fleet sinks more British ships in the north-west Indian Ocean

The Battle Of Washu Ridge

On the 29th May Yamamoto's carrier fleet patrolling south of Marcus Island came into contact with a US fleet.The US fleet led by the battleship the USS New Jersey was without carrier support and was therefore vulnerable to Ozawa's aircraft.

Despite continued air attack the remains of the US fleet,including the USS New Jersey, was able to escape.

India,end of May

 

[Darth Moose]

A single port for supplying all of those units? The British Indian Army must be hurting by now - if not, definitely in June-July!

 

[Baltasar]

Their center seems shattered anyway, no units opposing the IJA advance in the middle of the frontline. I wonder what will be next on the IJA's agenda? It'd probably be advisable to sit back for a month or two, allowing the Japanese forces to reorganize, resupply and regain their strength.

On the other hand, Persia and Afghanistan are tempting targets. Or rather would be if you had a lot more divisions to field against the Communist menace.

 

[unmerged(148765)]

Their center seems shattered anyway, no units opposing the IJA advance in the middle of the frontline. I wonder what will be next on the IJA's agenda? It'd probably be advisable to sit back for a month or two, allowing the Japanese forces to reorganize, resupply and regain their strength.

On the other hand, Persia and Afghanistan are tempting targets. Or rather would be if you had a lot more divisions to field against the Communist menace.

Yes,as soon as the job is finished in India there will be some long-term strategic planning.As soon as Tojo prioritizes his objectives I will of course post them.I think Persia and Afghanistan will be safe for a while though!

 

[quetzilla]

There isn't much worthwhile in either of those two compared with the added strain of suppressing revolts and stretching supply lines.

 

[Baltasar]

Tojo might want to defeat the other nations who dare to enter the Pacific and threaten the Japanese sphere of prosperity, ie the USA and Russia.

 

[theokrat]

the last remaining British port in India seems rather undefended and open to amphibious assault, a finishing blow to them...

 

[Palm]

There isn't much worthwhile in either of those two compared with the added strain of suppressing revolts and stretching supply lines.

Except oil in Persia.

 

[quetzilla]

Except oil in Persia.

Easier to invade kuwait and dubai, ship the oil back by sea, don't have to waste IC on long supply lines.

 

[unmerged(63715)]

Congratulations. Bombay was a hard nut to crack but in the end, the defenders had to yield. Now I wonder how long it will take you to destroy the remnants of the British forces.

The oddity of the Polish-Japanese war shall be remembered for as long as ... well ... it takes you to wipe Poland off of the world map ... again.

The Soviet troops following the Polish and preventing you from reconquering the provinces are bad new. Though it would have been much worse news, if the Soviets would have followed their faithful allies to war.