Brave New World (1933 A.D.)

Empire of Japan - Turn 26


Military Numbers:
Army:
1,256,097 standard men
100,000 SNLF troops
3000 Teishin Shudan paratroopers
2000 Giretsu Kuteitai Paratroopers

Artillery:
1000 Type 10 120mm AA gun
1377 Type 11 37mm gun
44 Type 11 75mm AA gun
70 Type 14 10cm AA gun
64 Type 14 10cm cannon
80 Type 38 10cm cannon
50 Type 38 12cm howitzer
75 Type 38 15cm howitzer
1077 Type 38 75mm field gun
272 Type 4 15cm howitzer
184 Type 41 75mm cavalry gun
200 Type 41 75mm mountain gun
80 Type 45 240mm howitzer
1091 Type 88 75mm AA gun
143 Type 89 15cm cannon
1350 Type 90 75mm field gun
1 Type 90 240mm railway gun
93 Type 91 10cm howitzer
180 Type 92 10cm cannon
50 Type 92 70mm battalion gun
400 Type 96 57mm AT gun
600 Type 99 88mm gun
220 28cm howitzer L/10
10 Oerlikon S1 20mm

Mortars:
222 Type 11 70mm mortars

Misc:
Type 91 grenade
4500 Type 10 Grenade Discharger
2000 Type 89 Grenade Discharger
Type 91 rifle grenade discharger
Type 93 Flamethrower

Firearms:
3,400,000 Type 38 rifle
Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
640 MG30s (No license or Blueprint)
1287 Wz.35 AT rifle
994 13.2mm machineguns
791 20mm autocannons (oerlikon)

Vehicles:
63 Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankettes
552 Type 90 Te.33 Tankettes
186 Type 90 Ke-I Light Tanks
698 Type 90 Te.221 tankettes
701 Type 94 tankette
200 Type 94-K tankettes
76 Type 97 Chi-Ha
1000 Type 97 47mm Chi-Ha
1000 Type 97 75mm Chi-ha
1056 Type 95 Ha-Go
700 Ke-Ni light tanks.
259 Type 89 I-Go
10 Char D1 "Otsu-Gata Sensha"
13 Renault FT "Ko-Gata Sensha"
285 SS-Ki
10 CV33s
146 FB swamp vehicle
6495 Isuzu Type 94 trucks
200 Isuzu Type 94-AA quad.
10 SPD1

Aircraft:
Fighters:
348 Nakajima Army Type 91 Fighter
321 Kawasaki Army Type 92 Model 1 Fighter
800 Nakajima Ki-27c
200 Ki-43 fighters
600 Ki-43-III otsu fighters
151 Nakajima A1N Navy Type 3 Carrier-Based fighter
166 Nakajima A2N Navy Type 90 Carrier-Based fighter
1484 A5M Fighters
200 A6M fighters
600 A6M2 Mod.21 Fighters
221 Nakajima A4N
558 kawasaki ki-10

Bombers:
991 G3M bombers
88 Mitsubishi Ki-1
78 Mitsubishi Ki-1-II
104 Mitsubishi Ki-2
85 Mitsubishi Ki-2-II
214 Kawasaki Ki-3
3 Mitsubishi Ki-20
700 Ki-21 bombers
700 Ki-49
20 Mitsubishi 1MT carrier-based torpedo bomber
383 Mitsubishi B1M carrier-based torpedo bomber
144 Mitsubishi B2M1 carrier-based torpedo bomber
148 Mitsubishi B2M2 carrier-based torpedo bomber
200 B5N
600 B5N2
8 Hiro G2H land based twin engine attack aircraft
568 Aichi D1A
200 D3A
800 D3A2
300 H6K
800 Ki-126 ground strike aircraft

Misc:
625 Mitsubishi K3M transport aircraft
159 Mitsubishi C1M reconnaissance aircraft
230 Mitsubishi 2MR8 reconnaissance aircraft
12 Aichi E3A reconnaissance seaplane
65 Hiro H1H flying boat
17 Hiro H2H flying boat
47 Hiro H4H flying boat
533 Kawanishi E7K reconnaissance seaplane
80 Nakajima E2N reconnaissance floatplane
153 Nakajima E4N reconnaissance seaplane
E1Y reconnaissance seaplane
E5Y reconnaissance seaplane
E6Y reconnaissance seaplane

Navy:
10 Battleships & Battle-Cruisers
2 Nagato
2 Ise
2 Fusou
4 Kongou

6 Aircraft carriers:
1 Ryoujou, airgroup: 15 A6M2 Zero Mod.21, 15 B5N torpedo bombers, 15 D3A dive bombers, 3 scout planes.
1 Akagi, airgroup: 30 A6M2 Zero Mod.21, 30 B5N torpedo bombers, 28 D3A dive bombers, 3 scout planes.
1 Kaga, airgroup: 30 A6M2 Zero Mod.21, 30 B5N torpedo bombers, 26 D3A dive bombers, 3 scout planes.
1 Houshou, airgroup: 5 A6M2 Zero Mod.21, 5 B5N torpedo bombers, 4 D3A dive bombers, 1 scout plane.
1 Souryuu, airgroup: 23 A6M2 Zero Mod.21, 23 B5N torpedo bombers, 23 D3A dive bombers, 3 scout planes.
1 Hiryuu, airgroup: 24 A6M2 Zero Mod.21, 23 B5N torpedo bombers, 23 D3A dive bombers, 3 scout planes.

2 Seaplane Tender
1 Kamoi
1 Notoro

19 Heavy Cruisers:
4 Takao
4 Myoukou
2 Aoba
1 Furutaka
2 Kasuga
2 Izumo
1 Azuma
1 Yakuma
1 Asama


22 Light Cruisers:
2 Mogami
3 Sendai
1 Yuubari
6 Nagara
4 Kuma
2 Tenryuu
2 Chikuma
1 Tsushima

141 Destroyers:
3 Hatsuharu
4 Akatsuki
20 Fubuki
12 Mutsuki
8 Wakatake
9 Kamikaze
15 Minekaze
20 Momi
4 Enoki
2 Kawakaze
4 Amatsukaze
4 Momo
1 Urakaze
36 Otori

2 Sea-going torpedo boat:
2 Tomozuru

64 Submarines:
2 KD6a
1 J1M
3 KD5
3 KD4
5 KD3b
4 KRS
4 KD3a
4 J1
1 KD2
1 KD1
9 L4
4 KT
3 K4
3 L3
4 L2
10 K3
2 L1
1 K2

Misc
3 Sea-going gunboats
10 river gunboats
4 Motor torpedo boats
200 Shohatsu-kai landing crafts
20 Minelayers
12 Minesweepers.

LHA (Amphibious Assault Ship):
Shinshu Maru
Ryoujo Maru
Souryuu Maru
Hiryuu Maru

64 Slip Ways
6 Capable of producing cruiser sized ships and up.

Construction:
Begin construction of 100 Ki-49-S (the gunship variant)
Begin construction of 100 Ki-44 fighters

Ongoing Construction:
None

Research:

Section 1:
-Type 95 Ha-Go
(Done)
-Type 97 Chi-Ha
(Done)
-Begin research on a small hovercraft taking inspiration from thornycroft for the austro-hungarian empire (Request either austria or hungary the designs for this vessel and the production rights as well.)
(Done)
-Begin research on the Ki-21 bomber.
(Done)
-Begin research on a completely new engine based off the Ha-219, but with improved characteristics, reliability, and just built from the ground up as a completely original engine. Stats up to the mod.
(Done)
-Begin research on the Ho-301 40mm autacannon/grenade launcher.
(done)
-Begin research on the Ku-1 glider

Section 2:
-Mitsubishi A5M
(done)
-Ki-27
(done)
-Begin research on the B5N torpedo bomber.
(done)
-Begin research on the D3A dive bomber
(done)
-Begin research on the Mitsubishi A6M “Zero”
(done)
-Begin research on Type 1 Chi-He medium tank
2 turns

Section 3:
-Mitsubishi G3M
(done)
-Kawanishi H6K
(done)
-Begin research on a small unmanned remote control vehicle (or cable controlled) to deliver explosive loads of 25kg and equivalent charges.
(done)
-Begin Research on the Ke-Ni light tank to replace the Ha-Go
(done)
-Begin research on the Nakajima Ki-43
(done)
-Begin research on the Nakajima Ki-44
(done)
-Begin research on the Kawasaki Ki-61

Section 4:
-Begin research on a different AA/AT auto-cannon based off the Japanese Type 90 20mm S1 (Oerlikon 20mm S1 with different designation) with a 32.7 x 170 mm RB cartridge, Oerlikon API Blowback action. ROF should be around 300 RPM for the first prototype. Muzzle velocity should be around 900 m/s
(Done)
-Begin research on a high velocity 57mm gun
(done)
-Begin research on a ground strike aircraft powered by two Ha26 900 HP engines, carrying the Type 96 32.7mm autocannon (100 rounds), 2 13.2mm MGs (500 rounds each) and 2 20mm (200 rounds each) autocannons, it should be armored around the nose (front) 12mm, (sides) 4mm, and the engines receive protection of 4mm, as well as glass thick enough to protect the crew from small arms fire.
(done)
Begin research on the Nakajima Ki-49
(done)
-Begin research on the Yokosuka D4Y Suisei Dive bomber
1 turns

Development:
-Develop a quadruple mount for the Type 90 13.2mm Machinegun.
(done)
-Develop from the type-95 Ha-go an amphibious version (Given from what it seems is needed as support for our infantry during an amphibious assault) all-welded hull with rubber seals in place of the riveted armor. Intended to be water-tight. Large, hollow pontoons made from steel plates attached to the front glacis plate and rear decking to give the necessary buoyancy. The front pontoon is to be internally divided into two "symmetrical sections" and each one divided into three separate watertight compartments to minimize the effects of damage from flooding and shellfire.The pontoons are to be attached by a system of "small clips" with a release inside the tank, to be engaged once it lands for ground combat operations. Speeds of 10 km/h in the water are to be expected with a range of 140 km. Propulsion in water will be through two propellers situated at the rear of the hull, powered by the tank's engine. Steering will be in control of the tank commander, who will operate a pair of rudders from the turret through cables. The crew is to include an on-board mechanic.A coaxial Type 97 light machine gun is to be added along with a second Type 97 light machine gun located in the tank's bow
(Done)
-Develop an AA/Artillery towable carriage for the type 10 120mm AA gun, with the recoil handled by hydro pneumatic mechanisms.
(Done)
-Develop an uparmored version of the type 89 I-Go. Have the armor increased to 25mm on the front, 16mm on the sides, and 8mm on the back. Call this version Type 89 I-Go-Kai.
1 turns, and speed will be reduced by 3mph
(Done)
-Develop a version of the Type 94 tankette with a flamethrower mounted as the main weapon instead of the machine-gun.
(Done) (Name it Type 94-K)
-Develop the Mitsubishi Zuisei engine into the MK2D Zuisei 21 Ha-102 with 1080 HP
(done)
-Develop the Mitsubishi Kinsei engine into the Ha-62 variant with 1560 HP
(done)
-Develop the Nakajima Ha-5 engine into the Ha-219 variant with 2541 HP
(done)
-Develop the Shohatsu landing craft into the Shohatsu-Kai landing craft by expanding it to a length of 15m, a beam of 3.20 meters, a draught of 0.80 meters, equipped with a 60hp engine (same as the original model) with the ability to carry up to 70 men or 10 tons of cargo.
(done)
-Begin development of a variant of the Chi-ha with the turret removed and in its place a casemate with a 75mm gun. The casemate itself is to be armored enough to protect the crew from small arms fire.
(done)
-Begin development of a chi-ha variant and call it the Chi-ha kai with an enlarged turret to accomodate a high velocity 47mm gun.
(done)
-Begin development of a new kind of shell with white phosphorus for clearing out areas of jungle or providing smoke cover.
Turn 14 (cancel this, we have this already.)
-Develop the Ki-27 into the Ki-27b variant
(done)
-Develop a flamethrower that can be easily mounted as secondary weapon on armored vehicles by easily replacing either hull or coaxical mounted machineguns.
(done)
-Develop a version of the Isuzu Type 94 truck but carrying the 13.2mm MG quad mount for motorized anti-air, call it the Isuzu Type 94-AA
(done)
-Develop a version of the G3M bomber for ground strike missions with a Type 1 32.7mm gun mounted at the nose with an automatic fire system being able to carry up to 200 rounds fitted with 1,100HP engines (G3M-S)
(done) (G3M-A)
-Begin development of the Ki-27c, armed with 2x 13.2mm MGs instead of the 7.7s in the same configuration of the original variant along with 2x7.7mm Mgs mounted one on each wing within the mid-wing section of the plane.
(done)
-Develop the Aichi D3A into the D3A2 variant.
(done)
-Develop the A6M2 Mod.21 version from the A6M
(done)
-Develop the Ki-43-III-Otsu from the Ki-43
(done)
-Develop the B5N into the B5N2 variant
(done)
-Develop the Ki-21-IIb from the Ki-21
(done)
-Develop the Ki-49-IIb from the Ki-49
(done)
-Develop a variant of the Ki-49 with the bomb compartment closed off, using it for space to place ground strike armament firing out from port side consisting of a 13.2mm quad MG mount, a quad 7.92mm MG (MG34) mount (preferably, the mounts are arranged in such a way that two barrels are on top of another pair) with a double 20mm Ho-5 autocannon (side by side mount).
(done)

New Developments:
-Begin development of the Ki-44-II-Hei
-Begin development of a tripod/stationary variant of the Ho-301 along with a variant to be mounted on vehicles in place of the MG mount. Both are to have belts/magazines of 20 to 50 round boxes.

On-going Developments:
none

Diplomacy:

On-going trade:
Sell the Type 93 torpedo under licence to Argentina 110% for the first 200, 107.5% for the next 1000, and 105% for everything after that.(Percentage costs being paid going towards Japan, aka royalties)
Sell the design of the Shinshu Maru to Germany for appropriate price
Sell the Type 91 Torpedo under license to Italy with 107.5% of costs being paid going towards Japan. (royalties).
Keep going with the production of 200 Type 90 75mm guns for Poland for appropriate price.
Sell the Type 93 torpedo to the USA for production under license for 115% cost per torpedo.

Internal:

Reward the troops that participated in the Campaign Against the Soviet Union with medals regarding this campaign as well as giving medals of higher ranking to those that had exceptional contribution to the battlefield or acted in a heroic manner.

Operations:
Yamashiro
Matsuri
Sakura
Reality (ongoing)
Kuro (ongoing)

Turn 26 (April-June 1939) Matters:



Numbers:



Army:

Infantry

258,000 Full Time Regulars

170,000 Regular Reserves

260,000 Territorial Army

British Indian Army: 220,000



Artillery:

BL 60 pounder: 500

BL 8-inch Howitzer Mark VIII: 250

QF 4.5 inch Howitzer: 500

QF 18 pdr: 3000

QF 3.7 inch mountain Howitzer: 300

BL 6” 26 cwt howitzer: 500



Armour:

1280 Medium Tanks

600 Cruiser Tanks

960 Infantry Tanks

2,786 Light Tanks

350 Tankettes

1155 Armoured Cars

1248 Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns

360 Self Propelled Anti-Tank Guns



Aviation:



Royal Air Force:

Fighter Command: 36 Squadrons

Bomber Command: 82 Squadrons

Coastal Command: 17 Squadrons

Cooperation Command: 8 Squadrons

Transport Command: 3 Squadrons

Plus miscellaneous flights, training schools and conversion units



Auxiliary Air Force:

19 Fighter Squadrons

2 Training Squadrons



Fleet Air Arm:

20 Fighter Squadrons

20 Torpedo Bomber Squadrons

20 Dive Bomber Squadrons

8 Shipboard Floatplane Squadrons



Navy:

Battleships: 14

Battle-Cruisers: 3

Aircraft Carriers: 8

Seaplane Carriers: 2

Heavy Cruisers: 15

Light Cruisers: 57

Mine-laying cruisers: 5

Destroyer Leaders: 22

Destroyers: 208

Submarines: 82

Sloops: 44

Patrol Ships: 9

Gunboats: 23

Motor Torpedo Boats: 33

Plus assorted tenders, training ships and the like.



Diplomacy:


Given the massive number of orders that we’ve received for ships, those orders will be organised in liaison with the shipbuilding in order to make sure that the work is spread evenly, and that the customers get their ships on time.

All other orders, for trucks, boats, planes & artillery, shall be prepared this turn and shipped the next, production permitting.

Debate the possibility of guaranteeing the existing boundaries of the European countries that border the USSR in Parliament. Sound out the Commonwealth on the same grounds.



Procurement:



Dartmouth (Edinburgh) - Clydebank

Weymouth (Edinburgh) - Portsmouth

Yarmouth (Edinburgh) - Tyne

Lancaster (Edinburgh) - Belfast



Atherstone (Hunt) - Greenock

Berkeley (Hunt) - Greenock

Cattistock (Hunt) - Hebburn

Cleveland (Hunt) - Hebburn

Eglinton (Hunt) - Birkenhead

Exmoor (Hunt) - Birkenhead

Fernie (Hunt) - Linthouse

Garth (Hunt) - Linthouse



Woodcock (Black Swan) - Cowes

Woodpecker (Black Swan) - Cowes

Wren (Black Swan) - Haverton Hill

Starling (Black Swan) - Haverton Hill



Refit & Rebuild:



Take the cruiser Sussex in hand at Chatham to be rebuilt.



Disposal:



Strip the battleships Revenge and Resolution of everything of continued military use, including gun mounts, and sell what remains to the breakers.



Equipment:



Order 52 Light Tank Mk VII each from the following: Vickers-Armstrong, John Fowler and Company, Rushton & Hornsby, & Armstrong Whitworth.

Order 52 Light Tank AA Mk II each from the following: North British Locomotive Company, Metropolitan-Cammell, Harland and Wolff, & Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company.

Order 120 Medium Tank Mk V from Nuffield Mechanisation & Aero

Order 120 Infantry Tank Mk II from Vulcan Foundry

Order 120 Cruiser Tank Mk V from Nuffield Mechanisation & Aero

Order 120 Vicar Mk I from London Midland Scottish

Order 120 Humber Armoured Car from Humber

Order 120 Daimler Dingo armoured cars from Daimler

Order 120 Daimler Armoured Car from Daimler

Order 120 Humber Reconnaissance Car from Humber

Order 120 Miles M.14B Magister from Miles’ Woodley works

Order 120 Miles M.14 Magister, subcontracted to Avro’s Yeaton works

Order 120 Miles M.19 Master II, subcontracted to Parnall’s Yate works

Order 120 Miles M.9 Master, subcontracted to Percival’s Luton works

Order 120 Airspeed Oxford Mk III from Airspeed’s Portsmouth works

Order 120 Airspeed Oxford Mk I, subcontracted to Avro’s Woodford works

Order 120 Avro Anson Mk I from Avro’s Chadderton works

Order 120 Avro Anson Mk I from Avro’s Newton Heath works

Order 120 Hawker Hurricane Mk II from Hawker’s Langley works.

Order 120 Supermarine Spitfire Mk II from Supermarine’s Woolston works

Order 120 Gloster Sea Grenadier Mk I from Gloster’s Hucclecote works

Order 120 Gloser Grenadier Mk I from Gloster’s Pembroke Dock works

Order 120 Westland Whirlwind Mk I from Westland’s Dunstable works

Order 120 Hawker Henley Mk III from Hawker’s Brooklands works.

Order 120 Vickers Wellington Mk III from Vickers’ Chester works.

Order 120 Vickers Wellington Mk III from Vickers Weybridge works

Order 120 Bristol Beaufort Mk I from Bristol’s Filton works

Order 120 Bristol Beaufort Mk I from Bristol’s Banwell works

Order 120 Fairey Albacore Mk III from Faireys Stockton works.

Order 120 Fairey Albacore Mk III from Fairey’s Hayes works.

Order 120 Blackburn Skua Mk III from to Blackburn’s Brough works

Order 120 Blackburn Skua Mk III from Blackburn’s Dumbarton works

Order 120 Westland Lysander Mk I from Westland’s Yeovil works.

Order 120 Short Sunderland Mk I from Short’s Rochester works.

Order 120 Short Sunderland Mk I from Short & Harland’s Belfast works.

Order 120 Short Sunderland Mk I, subcontracted to Saro’s Columbine works.

Accept the Gloster G.39 into service, with the name Harvester, begin tooling up at Westland’s Dunstable works for a production line.

Continue tooling up the Handley Page factories for the production of the Halifax

Continue tooling up the Armstrong Whitworth factories for subcontracted production of the Short Stirling and Supermarine Swansea.

Continue to have de Havilland work on the project suggested.


Units:



Form Squadrons 81 & 244 as Communications units, equipped with Airspeed Oxford Mk IIs

Form Squadron 225 as a Cooperation unit, equipped with Westland Lysander aircraft



Research & Development:



Humber Light Reconnaissance Car research complete.

NEW: Bishop


Radio No.4 development complete

Humber Armoured Car development complete

Mk VII Depth Charge (Heavy) development complete

Hawker Henley Mk III development complete

Light Tank AA Mk II development complete

NEW: Radio No.6
NEW: 4” mount Mk XX

NEW: Spitfire Mk V

NEW: Radio No.20
NEW: Radio No.30


Operations:



Long-axe:

Counter:

London: