Japan - SID difficulty, AI most aggressive, AI Workers enabled, ironman rules (no reloads)
Week 32, 1941 - Took Jerusalem (Great Britain). Whoa! Near Algiers, my Otsu has spotted 6 US Battleship C2's, 1 Battleship, 3 Carriers, and a couple destroyers. I doubt my Otsu will last long. I can see how Japan is constantly going to war with Russia due to hitting their subs. They are sending lots of subs down into waters near Japan. I dont have destroyers with all my ships, so I am trying to be careful not to run one over.
Week 33, 1941 - Soviet Russia blatently declared war on me by sinking a 1939 destroyer with a Battleship C2. Italy, Germany, and Finland declare war on Soviet Russia. I had no time to set up defenses near Ahvaz yet, and that is where the main Russian armor hordes are at. The Soviet Battleship C2 was sunk quickly by my Yamato that was following it. All of the 4 British transport groups headed towards India from out of the Suez immediately turned around and started heading back since I have an attack group moving in. My Battleship group is following. Took Suez (Great Britain). Took Alexandria (Great Britain). Sunk British Carrier Glorious near Suez. Germany is doing a horrible job in this game of, at least, containing the Allies. Allied ships are all over the Mediterranean, with no fear. I think the AI 'targets' the human player instead of doing more productive things, i.e. Why would Britain send transports and convoys all the way around Africa and through the Suez to try to attack me in India (which is something like 30+ turns), when it would be WAY more productive to launch assaults on Italy (which it passes on the way to Suez). Doesn't make much sense. Evacuating all troops from Ahvaz, there is no chance I can hold it. Destroyed roads connecting Teheran and Ahvaz, and Ahvaz to Khorramshahr. Kept a paratrooper and a Chi-Ha on the mountains right next to Ahvaz to use their zones of control to damage passing units.
Week 34, 1941 - Soviet Russia takes Ahvaz (Japan). Germany takes Voronezh (Soviet Russia). Destroyed road connecting Soviet city Vladivostok so it cannot create anymore Battleships. Battleship Royal Oak sunk near Persian Gulf.
Week 35, 1941 - Soviet Russia takes Istanbul (Turkey). *** Turkey Defeated ***. Sunk British Battleship Royal Sovereign near Persian Gulf. Great Britain had 1 Lion Class and 4 King George V Battleships in the Mediterranean, but after it bombarded Alexandria, it moved 4 of them into port at Tobruk, which is within attack range of my troops. Took Tobruk (Great Britain). Thats an easy way to take out some Battleships. Destroyed road connecting Amgu, near Vladivostok, so that city cannot make any units requiring resources. Dealt Russia a serious blow, destroying almost 30 T-34/76 and KV-1 units taking only a few losses, at the Battle of Ahvaz. Russia also lost 14 bombers over Bagdad, thanks to the 3 Flaks and 6 Zeros stationed in the area. 25 Chi-Ha's and Infantry moving in on Soviet city Tjita. Russia does not have many units in the east, and the assaulting forces have encountered no resistance.
Week 36, 1941 - Destroyed French 5th Cavalry Brigade near Alexandria. Took Cairo (Great Britain). Germany takes Kursk (Soviet Russia). Took Tjita (Soviet Russia). Germany takes Pskov (Soviet Russia). The Soviet armor horde near Ahvaz began moving away headed NE.
Week 37, 1941 - Once again, Britain used its battleships to bombard Tobruk, then brought a Lion Class and 2 King George Battleships into port at Benghazi, which is in range of a ground attack. Took Benghazi (Great Britain), destroying their battleships. Sunk British Light Cruiser Perth Class Hobarth near Auckland. All of the British Convoys and their escorts have been sunk that got stuck in the Indian Ocean when I took Suez. My fleet in the Indian Ocean (Currently 5 Yamato, 10 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Battleships, 2 Carriers, 2 Light Cruisers, 16 Otsu, and Destroyers) will repair, and then proceed into the Mediterranean Sea. A few Otsu subs have arrived just south of Brest, and there is a huge US battlegroup stationed there consisting of 3 carriers and 11 Battleship C2s (and there may be more, that is just what is within my view range). Germany has a U-Boat Type VII right in the area also.
Week 38, 1941 - First Iowa Class Battleship appears on the US West Coast. Delivered another blow to Soviet Russian forces, destroying 21 T-34/76's attempting to attack Khorramshahr, which were redlined by my bombers, and taken out by my Chi-Ha's. Took Taluma (Soviet Russia). My Otsu's destroyed the 3 Escort Carriers protected by the 11 US Battleship C2's using their stealth attack ability near Brest. Another Otsu also destroyed a protected Escort Carrier near Tunis, although it was sunk when it attacked the US Carrier Ranger.
Week 39, 1941 - I have an Otsu sub observing near Istanbul. Soviet Russia just brought 7 KV-1's and T-34's towards Sofia, I hope Germany holds. Oh, I see Germany has Panzergrenadiers now (guarding Sofia), they should be fine. 64 Soviet armored units have come within range of Bagdad (where all my air units are stationed). They are in 2 stacks. I destroyed 1 of the stacks (29 units), and brought every unit available into Bagdad to defend against the other stack. Thankfully, Bagdad is behind a river, which will help with defense. If the other stack attacks Bagdad, I expect to take quite a few losses. Attempted to sink a badly damaged Elite US Battleship C2 with 2 Otsu's off the coast of Spain, but failed.
Week 40, 1941 - Soviet Russia asked for an audience (to make peace), declined. Sunk US Carrier Ranger off the coast of Spain near Cordoba. There is a group of 7 Lion Class Battleships near Plymouth, I must say, there are battleships EVERYWHERE up around the German coast and the Mediterranean Sea. Not a safe place to be, unless you are in an Otsu sub. About 20 Soviet armor pieces took my position on the hill near Khorramshahr where I had a fortress built. I bombed and destroyed the T-34's but lost about 5-6 Chi-Ha's in the process. I will attempt to take back Ahvaz in a few turns, as the Soviet force in this area has pretty much been destroyed, only about 25 tanks remain. I have to give thanks to the 80-strong Japanese bomber force for the success!
Week 41, 1941 - First Shokaku Class Carrier is produced! Took Dongola (Great Britain). I will push down south on the African west coast to assist the Italian cities that are still struggling against the Allied forces. If I can take Ahvaz soon, I will push up into Turkey. Since Soviet Russia is attacking Germany from Istanbul, we can surround them and destroy them. I would hand Istanbul over to Germany to allow them passage easy passage into the middle east.
Strengths:
Soviet Russia - 127 Armored Units, 660 Infantry, 30 ships/112 subs/12 transports/1 carrier, 41 bombers/216 fighters, 105 workers
Italy - 1 Armored Units, 55 Infantry, 0 ships/0 subs, 0 bombers/9 fighters, 6 workers
Germany - 156 Armored Units, 120 Infantry, 1 ships/6 subs/2 transport, 7 bombers/147 fighters, 13 workers
Great Britain - 110 Armored Units, 384 Infantry, 50 ships/0 subs/14 transports/5 carriers, 18 bombers/124 fighters, 92 workers
France - 6 Armored Units, 77 Infantry, 0 ships/0 subs/1 transport, 7 bombers/0 fighters, 21 workers
US - 623 Armored Units, 513 Infantry, 40 ships/1 carriers/9 transports, 20 bombers/48 fighters, 68 workers
Finland - 7 Armored Units, 49 Infantry, 3 ships/0 transport, 0 bombers/0 fighter, 8 workers
Japan - 100 Armored Units, 330 Infantry, 126 ships/122 subs/16 transports/7 carriers, 74bombers/108 fighters, 108 workers
My Military Strength is strong compared to Soviet Russia, Great Britain, and Germany; average compared to the US.
Comparison of enemy units killed, japanese units killed