HoI4 Guide: Ottoman Empire - Hardly Anything Sèvres Achievement

[@andatwsk2810]

37:27 "Poland refused the ultimatum Learning from the great war is done" I N T E R E S T I N G

[@isaackim7669]

I know this video is like 2 years old but will it be okay if you redo this guide for 2024? I hope I'm not being too demanding I just think it would be nice.

[@mattdamon3398]

Dew it

[@simplypepe1732]

Such coincidence, we celebrated the opening of the Turkish Grand Assembly two days ago.

[@Turkishgamer-zm5cm]

celebrated on paper :d

[@wrcergrrv4603]

@@Turkishgamer-zm5cm sadly

[@MaskofPoesy]

@@wrcergrrv4603 DAE miss the parades?

[@halowerder3356]

@@Turkishgamer-zm5cm no Efes for you

[@explicit_201]

@@halowerder3356 ayy its ramadan thats haram bro 🤣

[@lukask.1328]

My theory is that he secretly is some sort of an alien and that’s why he was able to do this twice.

[@lukask2476]

wait i didnt say that

[@resulax9274]

@@Turkishgamer-zm5cm unindustrialized middle eastern shithole? why are you racist against us

[@reddeviliso]

@@Turkishgamer-zm5cm iyi dedin

[@Kaiser_Maul]

@@Turkishgamer-zm5cm dude roasted so hard

[@MrSsgtjoe]

Iilliii I liliio mi ililliiiiiip

[@comradecallum5564]

How did you survive the torture of doing this twice?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Caffeine and it was an excuse to not have to go outside for about a week

[@vytautasjuska1989]

couldnt get naval supremacy too invade japan :(

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Strangle the Japanese out of fuel by convoy raiding their trade routes

[@RainBurner13]

Already completed all the achievements of Hoi4 up to this date, but i just really enjoy watching you play. Keep it up, you're my favorite belgian! (I don't know any others but it's the thought that counts!)

[@stan3209]

de bruyne 😂😂

[@buddermonger2000]

He's Belgian? I'm pretty sure he's stateside though it'd explain the accent.

[@thatnnoob6109]

@@buddermonger2000 he is Belgian but I think he lives in the US rn.

[@buddermonger2000]

@@thatnnoob6109 That's what I thought after he Said that

[@johnnicholas1657]

A few mistakes. Having your own faction doesn't stop the focus bypass. The way to avoid that is to take it before the other 2 parallel to it. Also I don't think this is possible at all now as France guarantees Yugoslavia and if they go historical UK more or less guarantee after they join allies

[@aliendood2255]

You know it's a good day when he uploads

[@xaviervilloing6636]

Excellent ! Concerning the Saadabad pact bug, you can avoid it by manually create a faction with Irak before taking the focus. just improve relation, regularly check (especially once beaten Greece or Yugoslavia, or at war) and the option will eventually be green. After the focus finishes, Iran and Afganisthan will join, Irak refuses (but already is in) then you will be able to puppet. Saves time and effort with the China part.

[@XtremeXC29]

If you do that then either take Hungary first or don't declare on them. Otherwise they will join the axis. And my armies at least were not ready to deal with Germany and Italy AND Hungary all at once.

[@highmoonlookdownawe]

Which is more painful? Turan or this achievement.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Oh,this one hands down

[@antasil5768]

Turan is quite do-able. The Ottoman tree is a lot weaker than the rest of turkey

[@Njuregen]

Yeah turan, once you beat Russia the rest is a cakewalk.

[@flyingfishie401]

@@antasil5768 worst part about the Ottomans is how broken coring is (and not in a good way). Example: in order to core Syria, you need all Syrian core states... and Kuwait. 🤨

[@subihammed9122]

@@flyingfishie401 yes the main problem on sevre is, that you have to fight almost all factions. In Turan you can join axis and go for russia from the kaukasus. After defeating russia Turan is a real unbeatable powerhouse.

[@cowsgobark]

I was about to lose it until I looked in the description and realized you gave credit to Spaniard :)

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Credit where credit is due!

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

@@Bitt3rSteel hey man, you do great work! Been here since ~11k subs. It has been immensely satisfying to see the numbers tick up every vid. You deserve it! Keep up the good work

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Thanks!

[@Bitt3rSteel]

@@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329 Thank you! I love the support this community has given me and I hope to keep the good stuff coming!

[@karotgamin790]

s🅱️🅰️niard

[@TheXenomorphGuySMSE]

*IMPORTANT BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE* suppressing the kurds now costs cp, not just having it is good enough. if you wish to try use this guide to its highest potential than i suggest reverting to V1.10.5. im not sure if you can then update your game back to the newest version afterwards without corrupting the save, but i believe you can, however i cannot confirm this.

[@RachetLikesOat]

Ah, so that's how he got this done by April '36.

[@patrickbellinger7122]

You can also have the kurds revolt. You can take them out quickly before the Civil War and it also removes the debuff for those states

[@timothyhouse1622]

@@patrickbellinger7122 that might be the ONLY option if you have No Step Back. That DLC made Bosperus even worse, which is an achievement with how bad Battle of the Bosperus is. I don't see Paradox having DLC's developed outside the company again after that.

[@tagus100]

@@timothyhouse1622 And it’s more annoying how Bitt3r pledged to update his guides but as seemingly abandoned that and is doing challenge videos instead.

[@chillkid572]

thank fuck bro you saved me from like hours of pain I was like wait how tf did he manage the kurds in 15 days and went straight to the comments, thankfully you commented this shit

[@antasil5768]

That was a fun guide to watch. It didn't even feel long, so much happening. I have to say again, its been such a blast replaying some campaigns with tanks. Keep that part up!

[@scott3017]

I've tried this 3 times, I can never get naval supremacy over Japan, and then the US joins the allies

[@gigachad5514]

me a turkish watching him misprpnounce everthing

[@iseeyou5061]

Thank you. Finally some actual tank gameplay and not a tank only challange and it's from a minor power to boot instead something like German

[@kaiser_landschaft7941]

This guide still working ?

[@mzc2370]

I think it would be funny to see a Video about u playing unhistroical Turkey, when the soviets refuse the remilitarising. I know most of the time they accept even in unhistorical but it would be a nice challenge to see u playing against them early game with Atatürk as a fieldmarshal xD

[@Turkishgamer-zm5cm]

its impossible without cheats, 30 underequipped shitty divisions vs whole russian army

[@mzc2370]

@@Turkishgamer-zm5cm i dont know bro the caucasus is really bad with supply and if u can defend your Ports u Could defend until germany attacks the soviets and u don't need to Do the first Focus instant u could wait a little but its Hard with the random Factor if soviets attacks u or not

[@kianocallaghan5788]

I was doing an unhist Turkey game and the Soviets denied I actually managed to push them out of the Caucasus near the river at stalingrad until I realized there was no point in continuing but it was all a good challenge

[@emin166]

seeing atatürk as a field marshall is so metal dude

[@laurencesmith7436]

The 1.10.5 Beta patch is now available for anyone who wishes to roll back. 1.10.6 was where they fixed that issue with the CP not being used when you clicked the on-map decisions for dealing with the Kurds. However they appear amid the 1.1 and 1.2 Betas - not at the bottom of the list after1.9 so may have been there all along.

[@jasonpittman7183]

I managed this achievement a couple of weeks ago with help from The Spaniard's guide, 5 attempts it took me and in every attempt, Communist China joins the Comintern and then declares on one of your Allies dragging you into a war with the Soviets. The only way around this I found was to disband the faction after beating Japan.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Could just kick China out

[@wahuwant4u]

This is my favorite nation in HOI4 I used to download mods to make it semi viable as the leader of a 4th faction 🤣🤣 really love the central position late game it’s such a test of your industry and battle plans

[@Elyseon]

I'm glad to see that some people making these videos still point out obviously broken shit that Paradox didn't bother fixing. There's this attitude among the fandom that they can do no wrong and that's a load of bull.

[@ulgen6013]

Love your videos from Turkey , keep up the good work

[@redoctober67]

Crazy how when Bitter does it, Japan doesn't (or literally any enemy) give a damn, but when I do it, they instantly teleport an entire Army Group to defend. What a f*cking waste of effort.

[@fredericchopin4821]

Fantastic work with this one Bittersteel. Hoping for an NSB updated guide in the future ;)

[@Samar_Carroll]

Hell, I need an aat update

[@alaricvis09]

Followed along while playing. Everything went great for a few hours, until: "Hungary has joined the Axis." All over in minutes after that. Not a chance.

[@scott3017]

I've noticed that in the newest patches Hungary will join the Axis if declared on after it has flipped fascist. Its not free real estate anymore.

[@yeffster23]

You need to add a spy pair to boost non fascist ideology if want to keep them from joining axis

[@goldenfreiza1035]

5:48 "I'll set this guy" this guy? lol. anyways, good job, and thanks for helping me restoring the ottoman empire

[@IrishWarrior1]

It's a testament to your strategy that this guide is still useful even today.

[@dawsontan9265]

How do you land in Japan?

[@IrishWarrior1]

@@dawsontan9265 set a naval invade, eventually their fleet will go to port. Or naval bomb their fleet out of existence

[@dawsontan9265]

@@IrishWarrior1 I tried a few times, in some runs I even hard core invested in navy, and still couldn’t get naval supremacy, did you set your navy on patrol or convoy raiding or something? I guess I always set them on strike force or naval support, maybe that’s what I did wrong

[@dawsontan9265]

@@IrishWarrior1 tried it again, I could never get the naval supremacy before US gets involved, what does your navy look like

[@IrishWarrior1]

@@dawsontan9265 massive numbers of cheap subs. Supremecy is a numbers game not a quality game

[@jolagojo]

Your first new upload since I subbed, already went through your entire hoi4 catolog. Best small channel on youtube

[@F1HunterJAN1]

I would just LOVE a BBA update ^^

[@johnnyattack]

Would be fun to see you do a challenge as Germany, going after Portugal and Dutch East Indies (and of course the Dutch them self) as an early move. Then build up a massive sub fleet AND a massive airfleet consisting if naval bombers and strat bombers. You can reach very far into the USA from Curacao and the Britsh convoys will sink like crazy if you control Cape Verde, Azores and Portugal once WW2 kicks off. Would suggest ditching Battlefield support and go down Strategic destruction, not only for the better strategic bombing but for the better naval bombing. Can be a good idea to not have Vichy France but either puppet whole of France or annex to get the aluminium. But with the Dutch East indies and France and British Malaya (eventually) one can build planes at a rate no other nation can match. And the Soviets can later on move their factories as far away as possible, they will still get bombed once the bombers range can be upgraded.

[@Marcin1997konrad]

"Hi guys, Bittersteel here- back with another video" You hear these words and already know the day will be good.

[@privatepyle641]

dude 1939 and you already took greece and Jugoslawia, when im playing it i barely got the sultan back in 1939. Did something essential change with the game since 2 years when this vid was made ?

[@hoi4timelapser964]

FINALLY, I’ve been waiting for this achievment guide for quite a while

[@oneesama3421]

"... it's not just me looking 18 hours at a screen and suffering." But... "Bitt3rSteel suffers matters"! :D

[@154Kilroy]

I appreciate the fact that you don't just spam out tier 1 subs. Good subs are incredibly useful and worth the extra cost of manufacture. I hate seeing other KZbinrs do that. It feels too much like an exploit.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Not to mention they would have like 0 range

[@TheAdmiraltoby]

Some of the bugs you mentioned aren't a problem anymore (in non-historical) like the Saadabad pact not working properly. Great guide, will hope this get's me the achievement on the 101st try

[@azh698]

40:17 The focus works fine, at least I've never had trouble with it. In order for it to work though you need to do it before Reclaiming the Empire or the Damascus Dictat.

[@nejisemprine]

exactly! if u invert the order it will bug the shit out of your game

[@josephcola9662]

Kurds made me restart 8 times, but the rest of the guide was wonderful. PDX really needs to allow more player agency in policing them than a game of Kurdish roulette.

[@carltonleboss]

I've been waiting for this.

[@NeffexMix]

This got changed where you now actually spend the command power. Is the achievement still possible like this? Or is there a version where it still works? Edit: You don't spend the CP in Version 1.10.5

[@shepjohnson2372]

I just started an attempt at the achievement, was completely bewildered as to how he had it managed in April '36. Thanks for the tip

[@sfjuhispst8144]

AI doesn't cheat with the supply, it's just the supply glitched out. The game mistakenly thinks that the italians still control the state, and gives them local supply. Reloading the save may help.

[@josephcola9662]

21:34 I laughed way more than I should have at that.

[@dryhad9253]

I think you're mistaken about the issue with Expand the Saadabad Pact. There is certainly an extant bug wherein the Pan-National Association of Ulemas will immediately bypass due to a delay in Expanding the Saadabad Pact, however this is not because the faction does not get correctly formed and it is not an error with Expand the Saadabad Pact per se, it is an error with the bypass conditions of the subsequent focus. It can be avoided by forming a faction manually (or, as you did, joining an existing faction), however it is of the *utmost importance* that at least one of the other Saadabad signatories is also in this faction before taking the focus. Alternatively, the bug can be avoided by taking Expand the Saadabad Pact before either the Damascus Diktat or Reclaim the Fallen Empire, because in that case The Pan-National Association of Ulemas will not be available for bypass until after the events are properly resolved.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Good point. That is also entirely possible

[@mehmettheconqueror3807]

You made me proud.

[@Mustafasameem]

Idk why but you make this game soo easy

[@chalintai3233]

Quick tip: “c” in Turkish is pronounced as “g”, for instance “sanayiciler” is more like “sanayigiler”

[@ayhan4472]

ingilizcedende bir örnek versen iyi olurdu. George kelimesindeki g sesi gibi filan

[@Lahmacunmatik]

*j

[@spikykitten3502]

Following your guide to the letter, Hungary keeps joining the axis in my games.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

They recently changed Hungarys behavior with NSB, sadly

[@spikykitten3502]

@@Bitt3rSteel RIP :(

[@agustingonzalezbisso5989]

you have to defeat Yugo very fast and form a faction with Rumania.then Germany won t join the war when you declare on hungary. august 1939 you have to defeat yugo at max

[@memeoverload6079]

2:24 still accurate to this day

[@dawsontan9265]

Since I could never get enough naval supremacy to land in Japan, I’m gonna try paradrop on UK first and take their navy then turn to Japan followed by axis to wrap up the achievement.

[@fanaticaus743]

Hey I know its a big ask, but would it be possible to remake this guide for the new patch? Or do you at least know of another guide that works with the new patch?

[@Hempknight79]

@Bitt3rSteel Love your guides, started watching back on your Mexican guide, helped me with many achievements. Would love a NSB update for this one as a lot of it doesn't work anymore :(

[@mikedavis9258]

Yeah, impossible to naval invade Japan

[@BanutSoHot]

NICE TUTORIAL HELPED ME

[@berkbozlov5036]

@Bitt3Steel You can spell sanayigler.Because in Turkish ''ci'' sounds like a ''g'' in English.That will be help to your pronounce.

[@Lahmacunmatik]

*j

[@erke7835]

I can't believe that the single part of the UK you got was exactly the one you needed-

[@guccihorsepiss2406]

The Tibbies show's guide is omg so good. It's actually insane. By 1941-42, I had already done ALL the core dicisions. With a Hungary, UK, Spain, Dutch East Indies and Burma puppet.

[@redoctober67]

Does it have a better strategy than hoping Japan is puppyguarding the seas with the IJN? Because Bitter's guide is great until you have to cross your fingers it isn't doing just that (Bitter really needs to put a disclaimer for how many times he reloaded a save to have the luck for green supremacy, because this is bullshit)

[@redoctober67]

Addendum: It's The Tibbies Show. A lot of his guides are updated for new(er) versions and really good to follow.

[@Azaqa]

​@@redoctober67buddy leave the naval invasion enabled and 5 speed it, the AI will move its ships around 😂 this is common knowledge really

[@redoctober67]

@@Azaqa I have literally left an invasion on for one to two years of in-game clock and nothing happens lol. I eventually got this achievement, just pointing out that they always seem to go off without a hitch for Bitter.

[@Azaqa]

@@redoctober67 so you had no supremacy? Reminder this video is old and subs give basically no supremacy

[@lcdcstudios]

just dont naval invade, in nsb something must have changed because that is a death sentence, did everything you did to the T and every time I naval invaded they would either all die or get sent back which was for greece. I don't even want to talk about Yugoslavia, I didn't stand a chance probably because around I lost 15 divisions from the greece naval invasion and I never really bounced back. my entire front line just committed sepuko when fighting Yugoslavia even though I have forts. basically everything that could have gone wrong went wrong and each thing that went wrong can be traced back to naval invasions

[@22savageman]

Helps a lot to have both naval invasion support and convoy protection along the invasion route. That will scare off the subs before they can cause too much damage

[@lcdcstudios]

@@22savageman you think I didnt have that?

[@22savageman]

@@lcdcstudios You never know. I lost some strength because I forgot to switch my strike force to naval support but still managed to quickly take Greece without irreparable damage. Yugoslavia was tougher but making a couple small encirclements opened up the way. I'm surprised you lost so many full units despite using the proper naval orders.

[@fem530]

Would you be able to update the Napoléon one? From like 10 months ago

[@yagzkoc2298]

I love listening him trying to say "sanayiciler" he doesn't know it can be read "sanayijiler"

[@vitoś3366]

I have 1500 hrs in HOI4 and can't survive as poland or do sealion as germany but for you those achievemnets seem to be entertaining and enjoyable,I love your channel,voice and gamestyle.Keep up the good work !

[@blaz2892]

Quick trick for sealion. Avoid the channel. The AI doesn’t know to defend the eastern flank of Britain. You can just put out your whole navy the hour your prep finishes for an invasion from, for example Hamburg to Hull, launch it, right click nearby ports, and reinforce with like 50 divisions (including the ones already in Britain). All you really need is decent micro.

[@timothyhouse1622]

Then you have me who cancels France in 1936 and then has UK and the Allies down in 1937. While marching into London I'm starting the justification on USA. But my playstyle uses so much cheese you better pray you aren't lactose intolerant.

[@xarmchia7750]

@@timothyhouse1622 Mate I'm lactose intolerant but I heckin love cheese, in game and in real life.

[@steadyzz2371]

Your son doesnt take over when he dies. He is your military commander Mehmet Esat Pasha and he is a crown regent. He will give 15 Stab and -15 PP gain

[@six10koifs63]

i realise that this video is a year old while i am watching but when i ask countries to invest in me they just give me infastracture 1airbases 2 or something else and i was wondering if you know why?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

I believe it is based on their opinion of you. But honestly, I never quite figured that mechanic out

[@Glep440]

Do Not I REPEAT DO NOT DECLARE WAR ON HUNGARY. They will by default join the axis even if they haven’t completed the focus I’ve had restart 3 times because of this.

[@sebbyseb777]

I wish I knew this, it single handedly ruined 2 good runs already :(

[@mikehunt3420]

The jazz at 11:18 or so is great

[@spacebound2213]

This one was so unfun that I just cheesed the hell out of it. The only achievement I didn't get through a legitimate method is this one, but thank you for the fun video on how to do it properly. It was kind of amazing to see you suffer not just once, but twice for this achievement. On behalf of all people like me, I bow to your and Spaniard's greatness for doing this legitimately.

[@markselby9352]

How did you cheese it?

[@timothyhouse1622]

Cheese is legitimate. Hey, if roll play floats your boat that is great, but if I can conquer France as Germany in 1936 using single bat airborne I'm going to do it.

[@spacebound2213]

@@markselby9352 The magic of Order 66 and some other BS.

[@spacebound2213]

@@timothyhouse1622 Yeah. That's exactly why I love the game. I love roleplaying and mildly optimizing things along with the strategy element that comes in when you aren't actively cheesing the game.

[@capnrocko1468]

looking forward to a NSB update on this achievement

[@ObsidianHunter99]

41:40 the simpening begins

[@kapustka428]

You can up your stability by democratic raids, fascist raids and communist raids you can get +2 stability

[@giancocastillo6423]

yes but Turkey only with like 98 support for non-aligned and like 1 for commie and demo, and to when you turn democratic its better to not do anti demo raids. Also its only 2 stability that you get in like 90 days and you lose 10 stability at the start so not worth it.

[@officialzji1828]

Another day, another Bitt3rSteel video. Love it!

[@emirkokturk1599]

i love how you play turkey with tank and navy just love it genious true potencial

[@Charlie-fk4ly]

World Conquest as America? Please :)

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Great Guide, but I wonder how No Step Back has changed it up.

[@brunofons]

Thank you for the guide. A question... where i can find this background music? I loved xD

[@XxHelios77xX]

Oh boi I followed your livestream in order to get it, and it was one hell of a game to get this achievement. Basically I'm in 1948 now and I'd need to kill the US in order to be able to get the "hoofin'it"' achievement in the same run, and It's getting very tiresome to do ! I love your guides !

[@RowRowFightThePowaa]

32:40 for my personnal reference

[@deadlyknights1119]

That Kudish Lottery is a fucking nightmare man. Easily takes 4 hours.

[@MrCoolHat]

I struggled so much while playing as Turkey that retiring Atatürk waa the mentally hardest thing for me to do (yes i gave up so early)

[@jonstergardnerjeffersonrod3408]

Thanks man👍👍👍

[@yigitkaanapaydn897]

OMG I was triying to do this but it is hard thnks i will use this Guide

[@jesuschrist9513]

Bittersteel: ugh, New Mughal Empire, Italian Raj... *Burma*

[@danielsonlisik534]

Kemal is one of the best leaders

[@egeuuuu]

it was insanely painful, i did in 5th try thanks

[@keegankramer3440]

Italy: how do I cook a tank turkey it would be good for my pasta.

[@SeshThePole]

Could you do a "once more mate" achievement video... Pretty please?

[@nononono06]

You just do Australia-Hungary, then paradrop to Edirne from Hungary.

[@hegeyar]

12:54 in Turkish; letter "c" pronounciacion is always pronounce like letter "g" so its like "sanayigiler" if you are speaking english. It doesnt matter how you pronounce to me, but its always good to learn something new :p

[@Cl-l13F]

give my name as example. can nearly pronunced like french jean. somewhere between g and j . i still impressed bitt3rs turkish capabilites. for ex he mastered how to say Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. rest hardly matters for me >D.

[@Lahmacunmatik]

*j

[@monkeyanarkist1951]

Everytime i try the naval invasion of Japan the moment i join the war i lose the supremacy before the invasions set off, what am i doing wrong

[@silvermole8834]

Has anyone tried this recently? I have tried a few times now and every time I invade Hungry they join the axis.

[@22savageman]

Just don't invade Hungary. You don't actually need Hungary or Bulgaria, they just make it easier to hold the line while you naval invade (or order 66) Italy. Took me about 3 army groups to hold for a month or so.

[@laurencesmith7436]

I pretty sure I'm working on the same save I began with, and aside from the very first result - a big fat NO - Bulgaria has submitted in nearly every case. I think army size is relevant as I've generally had a larger army, I just can't recall if I did that first time.

[@salvocastiglione748]

I like these star wars reference

[@highmoonlookdownawe]

Oh no! Mussolini what have you done!

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Nothing useful

[@rhn65]

How do I get that focus tree I want to make the Ottoman Empire

[@danielbrndumveile5552]

Tried this guide a few times. Cant get Naval supremacy against Japan. Any tips and/or tricks?

[@22savageman]

Convoy raiding can keep them from fueling the navy

[@danielzamora9491]

I usually like to play non historical, but this achievement is virtually impossible and I made hard ones like Macao make my day. Just Italy is broken, needs a Focus tree cause ruins everything all the time starting WW2 on 1938 declaring war on Yugoslavia and Turkey is so slow, at the time I'm ready all of Europe is in a faction with USA and USSR.

[@eliaslopez2740]

hey do this still works on nsb?

[@melonenlord6901]

biggest cancer achievement out there, i started 10 games and either hungary didnt go habsburg (3 times), germany went for rhineland (4 times) or germany went democratic (3 times). Those kind of achievements make me wish, there were different settings for iron man mode, e.g. monarchist revival or global revolution...

[@commanderchrome2378]

Wow that's lucky I just started trying to do this achievement a couple days ago lmao

[@Irish_ging]

i love your videos

[@martinknudsen632]

Can you also do the one, with zero negative modifiers? ♥️

[@tekadamtekkanal6573]

you can open med 1 with a focus with engilish guarranty

[@apersonhoi4]

the battle of italy is looking intense so far

[@hellbach8879]

I honestly don't see the purpose in investing so heavily into the navy. You can accomplish the same thing by making prewar subs and just launching a quick invasion

[@Bitt3rSteel]

It depends on Japan. If you get unlucky, the Japanese navy will need to be chipped away at and the island strangled. I was lucky, but it's entirely possible that Japan denies you naval superiority untill you can deal them some damage

[@hellbach8879]

@@Bitt3rSteel Fair, I suppose it's a matter of trying to find a way to take them by surprise

[@ferkstkojtt]

@ 1:00:25 its a bug. Reloading the game usually solves it for me. Had the same situation with surrounded Italian troops in the north once, very annoying.