victory over the west was won through cunning, turning their greatest weakness against them - their reliance on eachother
first, china is destroyed - even united, it cannot withstand multiple invasions along its coastline, and a main northern thrust south into their warlord alies. they fold, surrendering their riches to the emperor
decisively destroying the british and french position in the pacific was the next step; hong kong, indochina, malaya, australia and new zealand - then the strategic islands that gave them reach to Malacca, securing the riches of singapore for the emperor
the raj was forced into a bloody stalemate, with progress made in burma, but ultimately kept at a standstill to provide a distraction for the allies while the main attack was aimed elsewhere
the strike upon the united states came next - decisively destroying their navy in the battles of miday, solomon sea and honolulu
with the us navy knocked down, and the full weight of japanese empire invested in naval tech and ship production, the invasion of us positions in the pacific was underway, capturing their islands and the main naval base of pearl harbour
the next move - the capture of the dutch possessions - was delayed due to developments to the north
the germans, locked in their war with the bolsheviks, had stalled outside of moscow
japan would act to aid its european ally by striking north with 800 thousand men along the barren northern frontiers of china and central asia
the army of machuria struck in january 1943, using advanced light armor to swarm the infantry garrisons and trap 200 thousand russian soldiers around lake baikal
while a huge move, the great northern expedition did little to slow the empire's expansion across the pacific
plans were already in development for the final stage of the war - the total defeat of the us fleet and the invasion of the us mainland
the grand imperial battlefleet, consisting of 5 superheavy yamamoto battleships and 4 iwami class carriers, along with dozens of support vessels, engaged US fleets directly off the western seaboard
the battle of los angeles was a costly, but decisive, imperial victory
the army of imperial grace and liberation, 743 thousand men, would cross the open pacific, now free of western presence, and invade at the cities of san diego, los angeles and san francisco
this was shortly followed by invasions in alaska and seattle by the army of divine victory
with victory in sight for the japanese empire, and their dominion over the oceans uncontested, the sun has truly risen on a new age for asia - and the world.
god i love playing japan