Japan...Empire of the Rising Sun

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 02:07

Japan during World War I

Seizing the opportunity of Germany’s distraction with the European War and wanting to expand its sphere of influence in China, Japan declared war on Germany on August 23, 1914 and quickly occupied German-leased territories in China's Shandong Province and the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands in the Pacific. Toward the end of the war, Japan increasingly filled orders for its European allies' needed war material, thus helping to diversify the country's industry, increase its exports, and transform Japan from a debtor to a creditor nation for the first time. Japan's power in Asia grew with the demise of the tsarist regime in Russia and the disorder the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution left in Siberia. Wanting to seize the opportunity, the Japanese army planned to occupy Siberia as far west as Lake Baikal. World War I permitted Japan, which fought on the side of the victorious Allies, to expand its influence in Asia and its territorial holdings in the Pacific. Acting virtually independently of the civil government, the Japanese navy seized Germany's Micronesian colonies.

Japan Postwar Years

The postwar era brought Japan unprecedented prosperity. Japan went to the peace conference at Versailles in 1919 as one of the great military and industrial powers of the world and received official recognition as one of the "Big Five" of the new international order. Tokyo was granted a permanent seat on the Council of the League of Nations, and the peace treaty confirmed the transfer to Japan of Germany's rights in Shandong. Similarly, Germany's former Pacific islands were put under a Japanese mandate. Despite its small role in World War I Japan emerged as a major actor in international politics at the close of the war. Japan requested a racial equality clause be place in Treaty of Versailles but this was rejected by Western powers. Japan was bitter and disillusion by the rejection of racial equality for asia people.
Nevertheless, major problems confronted Japan: inflation, the need to adjust the Japanese economy to postwar circumstances, the influx of foreign ideas, and an emerging labor movement. The public grew disillusioned with the growing national debt. Although the world depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s had minimal effects on Japan--indeed, Japanese exports grew substantially during this period--there was a sense of rising discontent.

Communism and the Response

The victory of the Bolsheviks in Russia in 1917 and their hopes for a world revolution led to the establishment of the Comintern in 1919 to coordinate the world communist movement. Japan reacted with the 1925 Peace Preservation Law which was a direct response to the "dangerous thoughts" perpetrated by communist elements in Japan. The liberalization of election laws, also in 1925, benefited communist candidates even though the Japan Communist Party itself was banned. A new Peace Preservation Law in 1928, however, further impeded communist efforts by banning the parties they had infiltrated. By 1926 the Japan Communist Party had been forced underground, by the summer of 1929 the party leadership had been virtually destroyed, and by 1933 the party had largely disintegrated.

Japan’s foreign policy

Emerging Chinese nationalism, the victory of the communists in Russia, and the growing presence of the United States in East Asia all worked against Japan's postwar foreign policy interests. The four-year Siberian expedition and activities in China, combined with big domestic spending programs, had depleted Japan's wartime earnings. Only through more competitive business practices, supported by further economic development and industrial modernization, all accommodated by the growth of the "wealth cliques", could Japan hope to become predominant in Asia. The United States, long a source of many imported goods and loans needed for development, was seen as becoming a major impediment to this goal because of its policies of containing Japanese imperialism.
An international turning point in military diplomacy was the Washington Conference of 1921-1922, which produced a series of agreements that effected a new order in the Pacific region. Japan's economic problems made a naval buildup nearly impossible and, realizing the need to compete with the United States on an economic rather than a military basis, rapprochement became inevitable. Japan adopted a more neutral attitude toward the civil war in China, dropped efforts to expand its hegemony into China proper, and joined the United States, Britain, and France in encouraging Chinese self-development.

The Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty, established an international capital ship ratio (5, 5, 3, 1.75, and 1.75, respectively, for the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy) and limited the size and armaments of capital ships already built or under construction. In a move that gave the Japanese Imperial Navy greater freedom in the Pacific, Washington and London agreed not to build any new military bases between Singapore and Hawaii.

The goal of the Nine Power Treaty, signed by Belgium, China, the Netherlands, and Portugal, along with the original five powers, was the prevention of war in the Pacific. The signatories agreed to respect China's independence and integrity, not to interfere in Chinese attempts to establish a stable government, to refrain from seeking special privileges in China or threatening the positions of other nations there, to support a policy of equal opportunity for commerce and industry of all nations in China, and to reexamine extraterritoriality and tariff autonomy policies. Japan also agreed to withdraw its troops from Shandong, relinquishing all but purely economic rights there, and to evacuate its troops from Siberia.

Overall, Japan progressed toward a democratic system of government. However, parliamentary government was not rooted deeply enough to withstand the economic and political pressures of the 1930s, during which military leaders became increasingly influential.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 02:24

2-26 INCIDENT

The February 26 Incident, what would come to be known as the "2-26 Incident", began and was an uprising against the Japanese government that took place in 1936. It was a major coup attempt by the Imperial Way Faction, a last ditch effort to seize the government. Fourteen hundred junior military officers took up arms in Tokyo, occupying the Diet, army ministry, and police headquarters. Three cabinet members were killed, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo. A band of officers stormed the the prime minister's residence and attempted to kill Prime Minister Okada Keisuke, Admiral Suzuki Kantaro, and Prince Saionji Kimmochi. Most of the city ended up effectively under rebel control.

The rebels were fighting in the name of the Emperor against what they saw as a pro-industry, overly political government that needed to pay more attention to conquering Asia.

After some initial success, the coup started to unravel as the Emperor, General Hideki Tojo and surprisingly General Honjo (once a known supporter of Sadao Araki) acted against the rebels. Hirohito responded by ordering the army and navy to suppress the revolt.

On the 29th, both services reported that they had captured all the rebels, and either executed them or demanded that they commit ritual suicide. Martial law was imposed until July, and Okada was forced to resign in March, making way for a new premier, Hirota Koki, who later ended up signing Japan's alliance with Germany.

Although there is no conclusive evidence to support their position, many believe that Hirohito's younger brother, Prince Chichibu Yasuhito, was behind the revolt. Some conspiracy theorists have gone as far as to say that Hirohito and his cohorts staged the rebellion to create the perception of a need for stronger internal security measures.

Whatever the motive, February 26 wiped out the pro-peace factions in Japan and placed the entire country on a solid militarist footing.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 02:53

Setting are normal difficulty and normal AI agressiveness. No Mods, plain vanilla on 1936 Road to War scenario.

Pulling all troops and planes out of Manchukuo and back to homeland island of Japan. Pullling Garrsion troops off Pacific Islands and back to homeland. Scrap all level 1 cruisers & destroyers ships and kept the one CV level 1. Scrap all AA brigades. Thought here is to minimize convoy loading and supply load by bring troops home.

Baseline IC is 88. After the 2-26 incident total IC level is now at 105. Need to get total IC to 200 to made some noise in the world.

Trading has results in ALL GREEN on resources. Will renegociate trades later to get better deals after relationships are improved.

But only have about 40 ICs for production. Have 3.0 dissent rate due to 2-26 Incident. Plan is to get rid of Dissent, then reinforce to 100% , then upgrade all 1918 infantry to 36 infantry.

40 production IC with all slots set at 99 serial runs.

2-CV3-speed 22-3000 kilometers range-558 days-4.6 IC each
2-CL4-speed 29-3000 kilometers range-168 days-4.6 IC each-good value here with 9 sea attack,8 air attack, long range and low construction time.
1-SS4-92 days-2.3 IC-3500 kilometers range.
1-Nav Bomber-130 days-9.4 IC- 800 kilometers range
6-police brigades-1.7 each

No army infantry, no artillary, no tanks, no CAG brigades for new carriers, and no fighters or tactical bombers. No battleships or BC or CAs. With only 40 IC can't build much. Need to start carriers becuase of 558 day build time. 6 Police brigades to make garrsion units more effective.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 03:34

Have only 3 front line fighting armies. 9 divisions each and all 1918 infantry.
The 3 main armies have generals with skill of 4, Hata, Terauchi and Higashikuni. Most of divisions (15 out 27) have no attached brigades. Will attach artillary as soon as research is finished on upgraded artillary and production started on artillary.

The rest of army is 31 garrisons with 17 garrisons station at Osaka. Garrison troops are totally useless at attacking.

Have split navy into 2 carrier forces. Force 1 has 2 CV level 3s. Force 2 has a CV-1 & Cv-2. Both carrier forces limit to 2000 miles range due to cruiser CL-2 range limit of 2000 miles. Have good leaders in Yamamoto & Nagano. Need to get CL-4 produced as soon as possible to extend range of fleets. Have 1 sub fleet of 6 squadrons, 5 level-3 and 1 level-4. Have 20 transports.

Airforce composition is 4 interceptor squadrons, 5 tactical squadrons and 2 naval bomber squadrons. All level 1. Arrange in 3 air fleets.

Rapcw · 01-01-2006, 03:58

Nice start. Japan is a fun country to play, the funnest IMO. Good luck!

MIG-15 · 01-01-2006, 04:47

hope you do better than me looking forward to your next update

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 05:10

Took advantage of Nationlist China declaring war on Guangxi Clique on 16 June 1936. Piggy-backed Nat China efforts & also declared war on Guangxi Clique. Waited until troops, planes and ships were station in Formosa (Taiwan) before DOW.

Looking to get a piece of the 12 ICs in Guangxi Clique. Took dissent hit of 1.1% in homelands on DOW.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 05:36

Successful amphibious assaults on 3 provinces simultaneously. Invading at Bao'an, Hainan and Zhanjiang.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 07:38

War with Guangxi Clique is over. War lasted 54 days. Peace has return to Japan. Recalling troops home to attach new artillary brigades produced during the war. Continuing to upgrading troops from 1918 to 1936 infantry. Garrison troops are already station in Guangxi Clique to control parison activity. Moved the garrison troop in during the war.

Nationalist China annexing Guangxi Clique and probably save Japan some belligerence points. Picked up 15 ICs, 7 metals, 14 energy, 3 rares and 23 manpower on Japan's annex of the controlling provinces of Guangxi Clique.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 07:53

Added 4 artillary slots to production que. The 4 slots are set at series runs of 99. All production slots are set at 99 series runs. Finished the police brigade runs.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 08:17

2 new advance cruisers ready for deployment. Mogamu class Cruisers. Range 3000 kilometers, speed 29 knots. Class-4, 9 sea attack, 8 air attack and 8 sub detection capabiity. Perfect for carrier duty or ASW.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 09:39

Upgrading tactical bombers to Ki-48. The Ki-48 was designed out of Japan's wish to have a light bomber as effective as the Russian-built Tupolev SB-2. Kawasaki Aircraft was issued the specifications which called for a twin-engined light bomber built to operate under the extreme winter conditions prevailing in Manchuria and North China. Production of the relatively fast and very maneuverable Ki-48 commenced in 1936 and the trim aircraft soon found favor with pilots. The Ki-48 was the most important Japanese Army Air Force light bomber and was successfully deployed.

Crew: Four
Length: 41 ft
Wingspan: 57 ft
Engine: 2 Nakajima 14-cyl radials - 1,130hp each
Speed: 314 mph maximum, cruise 217 mph
Ceiling: 33,100 ft
Max Range: 1,500 miles
Armament: Three 7.7mm machine guns on pivoted mounts in nose, dorsal and ventral positions
Bomb load: normal 882 lbs; maximum 1,764 lbs

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 10:15

Military alliance with Germany on 15 November 1936.

The alliance between Japan & Germany provides addition security. If war comes to one nation then the other nation will provide military assistance. We will also supply each others navy and armies with supplies. Provide uncondition military access to each other. The alliance can not be broken during war. Possible exchange of technology and ideas. This will benefit both the Japanese and German peolpe.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 10:30

Japan & Germany exchange technologies on 23 Novemebr 1936. Blueprints will help each other quickly develop new weapon systems. Japan gave Germany advance technology of long range submarine, aircraft carrier and naval bomber.

spade-tiger · 01-01-2006, 12:43

5 May 1937

Not much going on since alliance with Germany last November. All resources are still green. Statistics: Base IC = 89, Total IC = 121, TC =200, Use Tc =133.

57 ICs in production: 12 items total.

1-Escort Fighter, range 800, speed 500. Needed for long ranges over vast Pacific ocean.
2-CV-3s
2-CL-4s
3-Infantry 1936
2-Artillary
1-CAG-3
1-Submarine SS-4

Akaki · 01-01-2006, 13:12

Why it's all x/99...?

Keep in mind, that Marco Polo Bridge incident takes away all your belligerance. ^^

lifeless · 01-01-2006, 16:24

99 level 3 carriers...completion date 2040! lol. by that time they'll get pwned by level 10 carriers. lol

EvilSanta · 01-01-2006, 17:50

Good going.Japan is my favourite nation to play and I love reading Japan aars.Just be sure not to be at wat during 38 so Germany can get its anschlusses.

kenneththegreat · 01-01-2006, 18:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by lifeless

99 level 3 carriers...completion date 2040! lol. by that time they'll get pwned by level 10 carriers. lol

Nah, the Nimitz-class is Level 14. For 13th Carrier class the United States has commisioned

spade-tiger · 02-01-2006, 00:38

Why set the serial runs to 99?

I usually default the setting the serial runs to 99. Don't worry because I evaluate each production run after each research advance is completed. I don't see the big deal on defaulting to 99.

01-01-2006, 02:07	#1
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Japan...Empire of the Rising Sun Japan during World War I Seizing the opportunity of Germany’s distraction with the European War and wanting to expand its sphere of influence in China, Japan declared war on Germany on August 23, 1914 and quickly occupied German-leased territories in China's Shandong Province and the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands in the Pacific. Toward the end of the war, Japan increasingly filled orders for its European allies' needed war material, thus helping to diversify the country's industry, increase its exports, and transform Japan from a debtor to a creditor nation for the first time. Japan's power in Asia grew with the demise of the tsarist regime in Russia and the disorder the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution left in Siberia. Wanting to seize the opportunity, the Japanese army planned to occupy Siberia as far west as Lake Baikal. World War I permitted Japan, which fought on the side of the victorious Allies, to expand its influence in Asia and its territorial holdings in the Pacific. Acting virtually independently of the civil government, the Japanese navy seized Germany's Micronesian colonies. Japan Postwar Years The postwar era brought Japan unprecedented prosperity. Japan went to the peace conference at Versailles in 1919 as one of the great military and industrial powers of the world and received official recognition as one of the "Big Five" of the new international order. Tokyo was granted a permanent seat on the Council of the League of Nations, and the peace treaty confirmed the transfer to Japan of Germany's rights in Shandong. Similarly, Germany's former Pacific islands were put under a Japanese mandate. Despite its small role in World War I Japan emerged as a major actor in international politics at the close of the war. Japan requested a racial equality clause be place in Treaty of Versailles but this was rejected by Western powers. Japan was bitter and disillusion by the rejection of racial equality for asia people. Nevertheless, major problems confronted Japan: inflation, the need to adjust the Japanese economy to postwar circumstances, the influx of foreign ideas, and an emerging labor movement. The public grew disillusioned with the growing national debt. Although the world depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s had minimal effects on Japan--indeed, Japanese exports grew substantially during this period--there was a sense of rising discontent. Communism and the Response The victory of the Bolsheviks in Russia in 1917 and their hopes for a world revolution led to the establishment of the Comintern in 1919 to coordinate the world communist movement. Japan reacted with the 1925 Peace Preservation Law which was a direct response to the "dangerous thoughts" perpetrated by communist elements in Japan. The liberalization of election laws, also in 1925, benefited communist candidates even though the Japan Communist Party itself was banned. A new Peace Preservation Law in 1928, however, further impeded communist efforts by banning the parties they had infiltrated. By 1926 the Japan Communist Party had been forced underground, by the summer of 1929 the party leadership had been virtually destroyed, and by 1933 the party had largely disintegrated. Japan’s foreign policy Emerging Chinese nationalism, the victory of the communists in Russia, and the growing presence of the United States in East Asia all worked against Japan's postwar foreign policy interests. The four-year Siberian expedition and activities in China, combined with big domestic spending programs, had depleted Japan's wartime earnings. Only through more competitive business practices, supported by further economic development and industrial modernization, all accommodated by the growth of the "wealth cliques", could Japan hope to become predominant in Asia. The United States, long a source of many imported goods and loans needed for development, was seen as becoming a major impediment to this goal because of its policies of containing Japanese imperialism. An international turning point in military diplomacy was the Washington Conference of 1921-1922, which produced a series of agreements that effected a new order in the Pacific region. Japan's economic problems made a naval buildup nearly impossible and, realizing the need to compete with the United States on an economic rather than a military basis, rapprochement became inevitable. Japan adopted a more neutral attitude toward the civil war in China, dropped efforts to expand its hegemony into China proper, and joined the United States, Britain, and France in encouraging Chinese self-development. The Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty, established an international capital ship ratio (5, 5, 3, 1.75, and 1.75, respectively, for the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy) and limited the size and armaments of capital ships already built or under construction. In a move that gave the Japanese Imperial Navy greater freedom in the Pacific, Washington and London agreed not to build any new military bases between Singapore and Hawaii. The goal of the Nine Power Treaty, signed by Belgium, China, the Netherlands, and Portugal, along with the original five powers, was the prevention of war in the Pacific. The signatories agreed to respect China's independence and integrity, not to interfere in Chinese attempts to establish a stable government, to refrain from seeking special privileges in China or threatening the positions of other nations there, to support a policy of equal opportunity for commerce and industry of all nations in China, and to reexamine extraterritoriality and tariff autonomy policies. Japan also agreed to withdraw its troops from Shandong, relinquishing all but purely economic rights there, and to evacuate its troops from Siberia. Overall, Japan progressed toward a democratic system of government. However, parliamentary government was not rooted deeply enough to withstand the economic and political pressures of the 1930s, during which military leaders became increasingly influential.

01-01-2006, 02:24	#2
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	2-26 Incident 2-26 INCIDENT The February 26 Incident, what would come to be known as the "2-26 Incident", began and was an uprising against the Japanese government that took place in 1936. It was a major coup attempt by the Imperial Way Faction, a last ditch effort to seize the government. Fourteen hundred junior military officers took up arms in Tokyo, occupying the Diet, army ministry, and police headquarters. Three cabinet members were killed, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo. A band of officers stormed the the prime minister's residence and attempted to kill Prime Minister Okada Keisuke, Admiral Suzuki Kantaro, and Prince Saionji Kimmochi. Most of the city ended up effectively under rebel control. The rebels were fighting in the name of the Emperor against what they saw as a pro-industry, overly political government that needed to pay more attention to conquering Asia. After some initial success, the coup started to unravel as the Emperor, General Hideki Tojo and surprisingly General Honjo (once a known supporter of Sadao Araki) acted against the rebels. Hirohito responded by ordering the army and navy to suppress the revolt. On the 29th, both services reported that they had captured all the rebels, and either executed them or demanded that they commit ritual suicide. Martial law was imposed until July, and Okada was forced to resign in March, making way for a new premier, Hirota Koki, who later ended up signing Japan's alliance with Germany. Although there is no conclusive evidence to support their position, many believe that Hirohito's younger brother, Prince Chichibu Yasuhito, was behind the revolt. Some conspiracy theorists have gone as far as to say that Hirohito and his cohorts staged the rebellion to create the perception of a need for stronger internal security measures. Whatever the motive, February 26 wiped out the pro-peace factions in Japan and placed the entire country on a solid militarist footing. Last edited by spade-tiger; 01-01-2006 at 08:20.

01-01-2006, 02:53	#3
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Settings Setting are normal difficulty and normal AI agressiveness. No Mods, plain vanilla on 1936 Road to War scenario. Pulling all troops and planes out of Manchukuo and back to homeland island of Japan. Pullling Garrsion troops off Pacific Islands and back to homeland. Scrap all level 1 cruisers & destroyers ships and kept the one CV level 1. Scrap all AA brigades. Thought here is to minimize convoy loading and supply load by bring troops home. Baseline IC is 88. After the 2-26 incident total IC level is now at 105. Need to get total IC to 200 to made some noise in the world. Trading has results in ALL GREEN on resources. Will renegociate trades later to get better deals after relationships are improved. But only have about 40 ICs for production. Have 3.0 dissent rate due to 2-26 Incident. Plan is to get rid of Dissent, then reinforce to 100% , then upgrade all 1918 infantry to 36 infantry. 40 production IC with all slots set at 99 serial runs. 2-CV3-speed 22-3000 kilometers range-558 days-4.6 IC each 2-CL4-speed 29-3000 kilometers range-168 days-4.6 IC each-good value here with 9 sea attack,8 air attack, long range and low construction time. 1-SS4-92 days-2.3 IC-3500 kilometers range. 1-Nav Bomber-130 days-9.4 IC- 800 kilometers range 6-police brigades-1.7 each No army infantry, no artillary, no tanks, no CAG brigades for new carriers, and no fighters or tactical bombers. No battleships or BC or CAs. With only 40 IC can't build much. Need to start carriers becuase of 558 day build time. 6 Police brigades to make garrsion units more effective. Last edited by spade-tiger; 01-01-2006 at 08:20.

01-01-2006, 03:34	#4
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Setup of Armies. Have only 3 front line fighting armies. 9 divisions each and all 1918 infantry. The 3 main armies have generals with skill of 4, Hata, Terauchi and Higashikuni. Most of divisions (15 out 27) have no attached brigades. Will attach artillary as soon as research is finished on upgraded artillary and production started on artillary. The rest of army is 31 garrisons with 17 garrisons station at Osaka. Garrison troops are totally useless at attacking. Have split navy into 2 carrier forces. Force 1 has 2 CV level 3s. Force 2 has a CV-1 & Cv-2. Both carrier forces limit to 2000 miles range due to cruiser CL-2 range limit of 2000 miles. Have good leaders in Yamamoto & Nagano. Need to get CL-4 produced as soon as possible to extend range of fleets. Have 1 sub fleet of 6 squadrons, 5 level-3 and 1 level-4. Have 20 transports. Airforce composition is 4 interceptor squadrons, 5 tactical squadrons and 2 naval bomber squadrons. All level 1. Arrange in 3 air fleets.

01-01-2006, 03:58	#5
Rapcw First Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 272	Nice start. Japan is a fun country to play, the funnest IMO. Good luck! __________________ The Rise (and Fall?) of the Japanese Empire - A HOI2 AAR (Completed) The Rise (and Fall?) of Siam (Abandoned) The Setting Sun - 1944 v1.2 DD (Ongoing)

01-01-2006, 04:47	#6
MIG-15 I'm not going to do that! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I'm not sure... Posts: 426	hope you do better than me looking forward to your next update

01-01-2006, 05:10	#7
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Declared war on Guangxi Clique Took advantage of Nationlist China declaring war on Guangxi Clique on 16 June 1936. Piggy-backed Nat China efforts & also declared war on Guangxi Clique. Waited until troops, planes and ships were station in Formosa (Taiwan) before DOW. Looking to get a piece of the 12 ICs in Guangxi Clique. Took dissent hit of 1.1% in homelands on DOW. Last edited by spade-tiger; 01-01-2006 at 08:22.

01-01-2006, 05:36	#8
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Amphibious assault Successful amphibious assaults on 3 provinces simultaneously. Invading at Bao'an, Hainan and Zhanjiang. Last edited by spade-tiger; 01-01-2006 at 05:43.

01-01-2006, 07:38	#9
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	War is over, peace returns. War with Guangxi Clique is over. War lasted 54 days. Peace has return to Japan. Recalling troops home to attach new artillary brigades produced during the war. Continuing to upgrading troops from 1918 to 1936 infantry. Garrison troops are already station in Guangxi Clique to control parison activity. Moved the garrison troop in during the war. Nationalist China annexing Guangxi Clique and probably save Japan some belligerence points. Picked up 15 ICs, 7 metals, 14 energy, 3 rares and 23 manpower on Japan's annex of the controlling provinces of Guangxi Clique. Last edited by spade-tiger; 01-01-2006 at 08:21.

01-01-2006, 07:53	#10
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Production changes. Added 4 artillary slots to production que. The 4 slots are set at series runs of 99. All production slots are set at 99 series runs. Finished the police brigade runs.

01-01-2006, 08:17	#11
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	New Cruisers. 2 new advance cruisers ready for deployment. Mogamu class Cruisers. Range 3000 kilometers, speed 29 knots. Class-4, 9 sea attack, 8 air attack and 8 sub detection capabiity. Perfect for carrier duty or ASW.

01-01-2006, 09:39	#12
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Upgrading bombers. Upgrading tactical bombers to Ki-48. The Ki-48 was designed out of Japan's wish to have a light bomber as effective as the Russian-built Tupolev SB-2. Kawasaki Aircraft was issued the specifications which called for a twin-engined light bomber built to operate under the extreme winter conditions prevailing in Manchuria and North China. Production of the relatively fast and very maneuverable Ki-48 commenced in 1936 and the trim aircraft soon found favor with pilots. The Ki-48 was the most important Japanese Army Air Force light bomber and was successfully deployed. Crew: Four Length: 41 ft Wingspan: 57 ft Engine: 2 Nakajima 14-cyl radials - 1,130hp each Speed: 314 mph maximum, cruise 217 mph Ceiling: 33,100 ft Max Range: 1,500 miles Armament: Three 7.7mm machine guns on pivoted mounts in nose, dorsal and ventral positions Bomb load: normal 882 lbs; maximum 1,764 lbs

01-01-2006, 10:15	#13
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Alliance with Germany. Military alliance with Germany on 15 November 1936. The alliance between Japan & Germany provides addition security. If war comes to one nation then the other nation will provide military assistance. We will also supply each others navy and armies with supplies. Provide uncondition military access to each other. The alliance can not be broken during war. Possible exchange of technology and ideas. This will benefit both the Japanese and German peolpe.

01-01-2006, 10:30	#14
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Exchange of technologies Japan & Germany exchange technologies on 23 Novemebr 1936. Blueprints will help each other quickly develop new weapon systems. Japan gave Germany advance technology of long range submarine, aircraft carrier and naval bomber.

01-01-2006, 12:43	#15
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Preparing for War! 5 May 1937 Not much going on since alliance with Germany last November. All resources are still green. Statistics: Base IC = 89, Total IC = 121, TC =200, Use Tc =133. 57 ICs in production: 12 items total. 1-Escort Fighter, range 800, speed 500. Needed for long ranges over vast Pacific ocean. 2-CV-3s 2-CL-4s 3-Infantry 1936 2-Artillary 1-CAG-3 1-Submarine SS-4

01-01-2006, 13:12	#16
Akaki Wile E. Coyote, Genius Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cracow, Poland, EU Posts: 971	Why it's all x/99...? Keep in mind, that Marco Polo Bridge incident takes away all your belligerance. ^^ __________________ "I rode a tank, held a general's rank, when the blitzkrieg raged, and the bodies stank."

01-01-2006, 16:24	#17
lifeless Missing my avatar Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,253	99 level 3 carriers...completion date 2040! lol. by that time they'll get pwned by level 10 carriers. lol __________________ The Precise History of New England -AAR Writer of the Week 5/21/06-2/28-06 doot doot doot 4D6574 ●Owner of 1 Yoyo dollar, $4-anonymous4401 Fan of the Week 2/8/06-2/15/06 Was he free? Was he happy? The question is absurd: Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard.

01-01-2006, 17:50	#18
EvilSanta Alles klar Herr Kommissar? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Mary Mead Posts: 3,500	Good going.Japan is my favourite nation to play and I love reading Japan aars.Just be sure not to be at wat during 38 so Germany can get its anschlusses. __________________ Was würde Brian Boitano tun?

02-01-2006, 00:38	#20
spade-tiger Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 199	Serial runs at 99 Why set the serial runs to 99? I usually default the setting the serial runs to 99. Don't worry because I evaluate each production run after each research advance is completed. I don't see the big deal on defaulting to 99.