Japan - SID difficulty, max aggression, US builds transports, no reloads, no destroying terrain improvements (since AI does not)
Goal: Launch successful invasion of the whole of USA (which I have been unable to do to date on SID)
Week 36, 1939 - Japan begins transporting troops over to China. Engineers began building infrastructure in China and Japan to help support the military operation. Japanese Navy up north near Kushiro will remain there to patrol that area, Japanese destroyers will begin recon of the Pacific to keep an eye out for any enemy ships, and the southern fleet will head down towards the phillipines to engage any enemies in that area. Fuso and Yamashiro Battleships along with a destroyer contingent stay near Tokyo to defend area of Allied ships.
Week 37, 1939 - ** Took Chinese city of Ningpo! It required 15 Infantry Divisions which included SNLF Marine Divisions. 3 Infantry Division was lost.
** Germany takes Polish city of Danzig.
Week 38, 1939 - ** Took Communist Chinese city of Yenan! 1 Infantry Div was lost.
Week 39, 1939 - ** Germany takes Polish city of Radom and Warsaw. POLAND DEFEATED.
US Oklahoma and destroyer fleets spotted mid Pacific, Fuso and Yamashiro Battleships steam out from port to confront them. Small carrier fleet near Marcus Islands will stand in reserve if Fuso and Yamoshiro need assistance.
Week 40, 1939 - ** Germany takes Dutch city of Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Forward recon destroyer spots US Battleship Arkansas, New Mexico, and New York also. Fuso and Yamashiro will hold until carrier group from Marcus Islands arrives, and the Battleship Ise is rushing down from it's position near the Kuril Islands to assist. Carrier group with Battleships Mutsu and Nagato have begun bombarding US held island of Guam to soften it up for Japanese troops which will arrive in about 4 weeks. Other Battle Groups heading towards Phillipines, New Guinea, and Japanese island of city Kwajalein.
Week 41, 1939 - ** Took Chinese city of Amoy! No losses.
The Fuso sinks the US Oklahoma, but is badly damaged and must return to port. Yamashiro must fall back and wait for reinforcements, because the other 3 US Battleships are only a few tiles behind.
** Germany takes the Belgium city of Antwerp!
Week 42, 1939 - With the Fuso and Furutaka providing fire support, the Yamashiro was able to sink the Battleship Arkansas. Battleship Haruna, arriving from the Marcus Islands, sinks the Battleship New Mexico. All 3 of these Battleships have taken heavy damage though.
** Took Communist Chinese city of Lanchow! 3 Infantry Divisions lost during attack.
Week 43, 1939 - Battleship Ise sunk by the Mississippi. Yamashiro, in revenge of the loss of the Ise, finishes the Mississippi off.
Week 44, 1939 - Near the Marcus Islands, 4 US Battleships destroy a whole Japanese naval fleet (a large loss) heading north to assist the Fuso and Yamashiro, although they managed to sink 1 US Battleship in the battle.
Carrier Group sunk headed north to assist the Fuso and Yamashiro
Week 45, 1939 - ** Took Communist Chinese city of Ansi! Lost 1 Infantry Division. I have been taking many losses of destroyers and a few Heavy Cruisers in the Pacific, mostly from the fact that thinly defended areas get hit hard, but the Battleship Hyuga did sink another US Battleship, and other damaged Japanese Battleships are making it to port to repair. Amphibious Assault continues on Hong Kong for the 5th week (quickest way to attack, given no road connects to Amoy). Only a AA gun and a couple infantry remains, and the city should fall soon.
** Took US city of Guam! No losses. The Carrier Battle Group that has been bombarding and bombing that island for the last 6 weeks, can finally depart for another destination. The Yorktown and Enterprise Carriers have been sunk near Kwajalein. Stray ships are still getting sunk by other US bombers, but have yet to locate those carriers. I believe they may be to the south of Kwajalein.
** Germany takes Belgium city of Brussels.
Week 46, 1939 - The Battlegroup near Saipan is dealing with 2 US Battleships approaching their position, so the Mutsu at Truk is joining with the Japanese Carrier group at Kwajalein (which is underpowered to deal with this new threat, since these Carriers have sunk 2 Heavy Cruisers, several Nagara Class Cruisers, and a substantial amount of destroyers). I have yet to see many submarines, and will have trouble dealing with them unless I replenish my destroyers. I am taking extra special care not to lose my SNLF Marines, as they are the most powerful units Japan has until Land 1944, and they will be needed down the road. The small Battlegroup I had stationed up north at the Kuril Islands (north of Japan) was near wiped out several weeks ago, and I just brought up Heavy Cruiser Aoba, but a huge US group showed up consisting of 20+ destroyers and Light Cruisers, which quickly sunk the Aoba.
** Took the British city of Hong Kong! 4 bombers and 5 Infantry have been lost in the attack, by far the heaviest land casualties to date.
Saratoga and Lexington Carriers met near Kwajalein by the Kirishima. Saratoga and a US Battleship have been sunk.