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I'm enjoying re-immersing myself in all things WiTP but was curious about long term Japanese Success in the campaign game. We all know Japanese is behind the 8 ball but what are some of the greatest victories you folks have pulled off as the Japanese? Has anyone successfully invaded the Hawaii Islands or the US Homeland or some other amazing feat?

ORIGINAL: buckaroo13

I'm enjoying re-immersing myself in all things WiTP but was curious about long term Japanese Success in the campaign game. We all know Japanese is behind the 8 ball but what are some of the greatest victories you folks have pulled off as the Japanese? Has anyone successfully invaded the Hawaii Islands or the US Homeland or some other amazing feat?

AFAIK PzB basically managed to win the match against AndyMac, repeatetly destroying several allied attempts to break his perimeter.
Rader, against me, managed to conquer the whole China and the whole of India but Karachi.
John III managed to conquer the whole Australia in one of his present games.
Afaik none has managed to conquer the Hawaii or Canada.

My fav, was sinking every US carrier by April 1942 without any losses and splitting the KB into three parts and rampaging in four areas. Mini-KB in the DEI, Soryu-Hiryu around Australia, Akagi-Kaga in the SOPAC, and Shokaku-Zuikaku in CENTPAC-NOPAC. All four groups were racking up ship kills with very little losses.

I think one has to distinguish between Scen 1 and then the uber Japanese scenarios (scen 2 or RA).

A Japanese victory in Scenario is incredibly impressive.

A Japanese victory in the uber scenarios is an achievement, but should not be that shocking.

Also much depends on HR (for certain things like land war in China...not so much for CV combat)

Please do not misunderstand my post.
A. The Japanese uber games make much better "games" in the sense that scenario still favors the allies, it is certainly not a shock that
Japan can win.

B. Winning as the Japanese in the uber games is still not a piece of cake. Just not the truly shocking event it would be in scenario 1 (or the dababes version
of scenario 1).

C. HRs can have a huge effect on play by
A. Allowing really gamey stuff (ie, nuking all of Chinese light industry so the China gets zero supply)
B. Disallowing realistic things so as to favor one side (not allowing strategic bombing at night (even past 1944) or below 20,000 feet.

Kudos to the Japanese victories mentioned above.

I lost my entire carrier fleet in the Battle of the Bismark Sea in may of 42, oh you said victory.

Completing the "Day 2" Japanese force dispositions. Everything after that has been cake.

Ok I never surrendered I wanted to fight on !!!

(just call me the black knight !!!!)

I all seriousness pzb handed me my arse on a plate

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: buckaroo13

I'm enjoying re-immersing myself in all things WiTP but was curious about long term Japanese Success in the campaign game. We all know Japanese is behind the 8 ball but what are some of the greatest victories you folks have pulled off as the Japanese? Has anyone successfully invaded the Hawaii Islands or the US Homeland or some other amazing feat?

AFAIK PzB basically managed to win the match against AndyMac, repeatetly destroying several allied attempts to break his perimeter.
Rader, against me, managed to conquer the whole China and the whole of India but Karachi.
John III managed to conquer the whole Australia in one of his present games.
Afaik none has managed to conquer the Hawaii or Canada.

BANZAI!

ORIGINAL: Kull

Completing the "Day 2" Japanese force dispositions. Everything after that has been cake.

THAT made me laugh. I feel that pain Sir.

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

ORIGINAL: Kull

Completing the "Day 2" Japanese force dispositions. Everything after that has been cake.

THAT made me laugh. I fell that pain Sir.

I was wondering how long it was going to take.

What about the December 6 orders phase? If anything is worse than December 7, it's that one.

You see I thought this was an off topic thread so when reading the title the first thing that popped into my mind was Amine. Followed Yamaha/Honda/Kawasaki bikes.

While Strategically ill advised have the Hawaii islands ever been taken? Can they?

ORIGINAL: buckaroo13

While Strategically ill advised have the Hawaii islands ever been taken? Can they?

as with anything, if they devote the resources to it, they can do it. however the price will be high. not so much in the Hawaian area but elsewhere where they will not have the those resources.

rms/pa

herbiean feels pretty good at the moment

scene 1
I have sunk 5 of the original allied CVs, put holes into the last one, sunk 8 BBs (at sea, no pearl harbour strike), 2 CVL and 2 essex class now, still holds the moulmien line, hollandia, and is still (just) fighting for timor. And its almost mid july 44

Still ahead on points as well.

I have been lucky though.

ORIGINAL: rms1pa

ORIGINAL: buckaroo13

While Strategically ill advised have the Hawaii islands ever been taken? Can they?

as with anything, if they devote the resources to it, they can do it. however the price will be high. not so much in the Hawaian area but elsewhere where they will not have the those resources.

rms/pa

I seem to remember someone testing this out recently? They put EVERYTHING into a PH assault but still failed miserable. They did a lot of testing and came to the conclusion it actually was impossible.

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

herbiean feels pretty good at the moment

scene 1
I have sunk 5 of the original allied CVs, put holes into the last one, sunk 8 BBs (at sea, no pearl harbour strike), 2 CVL and 2 essex class now, still holds the moulmien line, hollandia, and is still (just) fighting for timor. And its almost mid july 44

Still ahead on points as well.

I have been lucky though.

Can I rub your tummy for luck Sir? Cannot find ANY in my match with the Southern Paddler! [:'(]

Is that you my old "archenemy" from Uncommon Valor? Jeffrey S*ms?

I used to be Ursa Maior but lost my access when my email was infiltrated.

Yes it is I...
How have you been.

Actually, I am early in an RA campaign....
Very worried about the long term and suffering the usually early Allied tortures....And there are plenty...
Am trying my best to attrit transports and pilots. (yeah, I know I can not outright beat the Japanese in the air now,
but if I can suffer 1.25 losses to 1 loss (or even 1.5) then it is probably worth it to kill pilots).

UV was a blast...Could do 3-4 games at once...Not with AE...

Welcome back. I am fine thanks. Not an entrepeneur anymore. Tried to reach you a couple of times once a year or so.

Still in Japan?

As of AE remember the basics of strategy. Time, space, force and information. As you have too many places to defend (and you cannot defend them all) keep as much distance from KB as much possible.