Welcome CaptBeefheart! Quick update for all the gentle readers out there! Currently it is Jan 8, 1943 and Sian fell on Jan 5th. The victorious IJA is currently repositioning throughout the interior to mop up the remaining Chinese holdouts. Most of the units are on their way to open up the burma road ...

Now looking at the wider casualty picture. I have nearly a 3/1 in points currently. What is nice is that I have racked up quite a few LCU points in this game vs our previous game. Looking back, I think I only ever got to ~20k LCU points into early '45 and I am reaching that about now, with quite a ...

PaxMondo, yes fiddling is probably a good description here. I have been lucky in killing a few allied units outright (I think a Aus Division and some other lesser units). I have killed quite a few devices and squads from multiple retreat outcomes. However I am not planning on going further than just ...

And now on to Australia. The IJA has succeeded in slowing the Australian counterattack, and in the process destroyed several LCUs. This front looks to be stagnating for the moment. Imperial Japanese High Command needs to be vigilant here for when the expected Allies do counterattack. My expectation ...

Moving on to the Burma front, which is closely related to China. As everyone is aware, we have lost the initiative in this area as defending forward in India was felt to be too difficult from a supply standpoint. Admiral Was has been his usual agressive self and pushed the allies into Burma in ...

Admiral Harmasaki steps into the briefing room and a hush falls over the assembled staff. It is Jan 03, 1943 and the war has dragged on longer than expected. After that first initial wave of success, the war had become one of attrition, which the Admiral had feared. Now it was time to take stock of ...

Good comments RangerJoe and PaxMondo. I have started bombing the secondary targets in China and will continue until nothing is left! Also I have a core group of very high exp Divisions now. Will rotate out them and bring in mid level ones to finish off Sian and the other holdouts. End of year staff ...

The turn arrived... Adm Wa has some family issues to take care of so it was expected.

The staff Major hurried into the room as Admiral Harmasaki was sipping his 4th cup of tea in as many hours... it had been a long wait but the expression on the normally stoic Major caused him to set down the cup ...

Admiral Harmasaki continues to look at his inbox for the latest news from the Chinese front. A second attack at Chengtu had been ordered on Jan 1, 1943, only 3 days after the first attack went in. Now with the plans in motion, he chides himself for impatience ...

The latest combat reports have been forwarded on to high command and first indications are further progress has been made at Chengtu on the China front. Continued reduction of the fortifications have occurred, and that combined with what must have been some good tactical decision by the commanders ...

PaxMondo, alas the Imperial research department has not yet had a breakthrough on the Frank airframe just yet. Close though! There are ten 30 sized factories with the following repair status : 29 / 26 / 22 / 22 / 20 / 19 / 19 / 18 / 18 / 16 and one size 55 factory with 30 repaired... Engine bonus is ...

Quick update on the China front. A deliberate attack has been ordered in Chengtu. About 2600 Japanese AV will assault 1870 Chinese AV. I hope to drop forts, and cause alot of disruption. As soon as this attack is over, they will retreat and swap places with Army number two which is several days out ...

Admiral Harmasaki looks over the global plot and in a moment of honesty, recognizes that he is an impatient person at heart. He wants to send out the newly formed formations of the new George fighters into action, but knows he should wait until the proper time to ambush the allies. Already one ...

Gentle readers! It has been quite a long holiday season and all. I have had two turns since the last glorious Imperial update went out. However that said, I think things will be heating up again in China now that Chungking has fallen! Japanese Divisions have been ordered to recombine from their ...

With the long awaited victory at Chungking, the war has now been paused until New Years while the respective Admirals are off visiting family over the Holidays... Hope all you gentle readers have a wonderful and safe holiday season!

Admiral Harmasaki looked up from his desk as the Major entered after a brief knock. "Sir, we just received word from LGEN Takamori of the China Expeditionary Army. Chungking has fallen! The latest attack was successful. He reports that per your orders, he has immediately ordered the Army to prepare ...

We went with Variable on reinforcements. Just ordered another deliberate attack at Chungking, turn sent! Hoping that will do it and then the race for taking Chengtu will commence! Fingers crossed in Toyko right now! Stay tuned gentle readers...

Just ran the turn. My latest attack into Chengtu dropped the forts from 5 to 4! Slowly. Also got a 1-2 odds as well. With Chungking on the ropes, I see a chance of maybe maybe carrying the day before the avalanche of magical reinforcements arrive in Chengtu after taking Chungking. Here is the ...

Adm Wa finally came out of his Thanksgiving food coma and a turn arrived! The Chungking attack was not fully successful, but I would say it was a draw. The attack achieved a 2-1 and dropped forts from 1 to 0. Also, I did not kill a single unit which I am happy with. Extensive Chinese losses should ...

Gentle readers, in case you were wondering... Adm Wa has been busy this week with Family and Thanksgiving activities.... so no distraction yet has shown up in my inbox. Still waiting to find out the results of my deliberate attack in China!