Brand NEW Indian Ocean Campaign for War on the Sea! || Defense of the East || Ep.1

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In the months following Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted operations at sea, threatening British Royal Navy dominance in the area.
The most dangerous moment of the war, and the one which caused me the greatest alarm, was when the Japanese fleet was heading for Ceylon and the naval base there. The capture of Ceylon, the consequent control of the Indian Ocean, and the possibility at the same time of a German conquest of Egypt would have closed the ring and the future would have been black.
- Prime Minister Winston Churchill, April 1942
March 31, 1942, Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, her forces had overrun Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and Burma. Now the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army were heating up for an assault on India, the jewel in the British imperial crown.

[@justdarkness2590]

LETS GOOO NEW WAR ON THE SEA RAHHHHHHH!

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

FOR DEMOCRACYYY. wait, wrong game

[@generic7302]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

[@script_crafter]

RAHHHHHHHH

[@StippleAlpha]

Hype

[@HeirofcIreland]

And its a sequal to the last one?? Lessss goooooo

[@AHersheyHere]

Two carrier fleets being in sight of one another: "This isn't supposed to happen."

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Ironically that’s what almost happened during the Indian Ocean Raid

[@nekomakhea9440]

I can only imagine the bricks that carrier captain laid when he realized he bumbled into "let me hit it with my sword" range of a Kongo class Battleship

[@commisaryarreck3974]

"What do you mean? This carrier has guns!" Captain probably wanted fight it out as point blank range to even the odds against the kongo

[@hmmjedi]

There is precedent for this in the Mediterrean HMS Formidable in formation with the other capital ships she was 3rd in line behind HMS Warspite, and HMS Valiant and in front of HMS Barham at the battle of Cape Matapan did fire a salvo at the Italian cruisers before she was ordered to head out of line, okay maybe not a battleship and she did have 3 battle wagons around her, I think if the crew had had the chance they would have boarded one the cruisers with cutlasses and pistols just for the hell of it...

[@BlazeInjun]

No kidding there.

[@kingmuddy5898]

@@hmmjedi Not to mention the US ESCORT carriers firing their stinger guns at the Japanese fleet, which contained Yamato, Nagato, Kongo, and Haruna off samar

[@nucleargandhi3759]

Almost had an HMS Glorious pulled on him

[@nekomakhea9440]

Sending _actual cloth biplanes_ against a target defended by Zeros and modern AAA, with no escort, is British Banzai Charge levels of ambitious Catching most the Zeros without ammo because they shot down too many of your planes previously is literally the Zap Brannigan tactic lol

[@Ryan_Garrie]

good old soviet human wave tactics, we have more men than they have bullets

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

And hey... [SPOILER ALERT] ...it worked ;) One air wing in exchange for one of Japan's fleet carriers? Sounds like a hell of a bargain to me!

[@BumMcFluff]

@@thisherehandleIdospout Unless you're a Swordfish pilot or gunner :)

[@mattdamutt5681]

Somehow the Swordfish Bi-planes can do the trick, for real. During May 1941, they managed to get a good hit on the German battleship Bismark - turned it into a sitting duck in the middle of the Atlantic.

[@BumMcFluff]

@@mattdamutt5681 This is true. Fortunately for them however, they didn't have any enemy fighters to get through, or it may have been a different result.

[@FinnishJager]

I'll pretend that after those Swordfish took off, their last message was "England expects that every man will do his duty"

[@Vtarngpb]

Most likely would've maintained radio silence until finding their target, but yes 😉

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

o7

[@slateslavens]

_"All the way down, Sir"_

[@spiffywolf2850]

For King and County! For the Queen!

[@GaiusCaligula234]

Why?

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

'Zeroes to right of them, Zeroes to left of them, Shōkaku in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they flew and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Flew the 814...'

[@CommodoreRayne.IMP.C-1824]

Haha I see what you've done here. Charge if the 814 shall live on in memory 😂

[@lovelylavenderr]

"Flashed all their torpedoes bare, Flashed as they dove in air, Striking the carrier there, Charging a fleet, while All the world wondered. Plunged in the AAA-smoke, Right through the line they broke; Seaman and Sailor , Reeled from the torpedo strike, Shattered and sundered. Then they flew back, but not Not the 814."

[@seniorpickle7936]

Vals to the left of me Zeroes to the right Here I am Stuck in the middle of doom Yes, I'm stuck in the of doom And I'm wondering what it is I should do

[@Gunter-ug6bl]

Boldly they flew and fell Instead of Boldly they flew and well My suggestion

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

@@Gunter-ug6bl But... flew well they did, even as they fell 🥲They got their torpedoes off, so they did their duty, sir o7

[@Scarletlord]

"Sir! Intel was off, some of their cap is still airborne!" "We go in anyway, we all knew this was a one way trip." "Full throttle everyone!"

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

The Charge of the Light Brigade, made good 🥲

[@sybrandwoudstra9236]

Gents, full throttle!

[@Dunkerque351]

One of the coolest what-ifs in history is the potential British clash against the Indian Ocean Raid.

[@robruss62]

Night of April 5-6 almost saw Hiryu and Soryu suffering revenge for force Z, and a British victory of epic proportions- and apart from torpedoing Quit India campaign, victory in Burma two years earlier, recapture of Singapore at least a year early.

[@saiph0093]

Finally a new mod, this game seriously needs more content.

[@executrix2224]

Mediterranean and atlantic Mods are in the work

[@charliegiammarco5178]

​@@executrix2224 I'm gonna go buck wild when the Mediterranean mod comes out

[@splatoonistproductions5345]

What game and mod is this??

[@saiph0093]

@@splatoonistproductions5345 It says it in the video title. Game is War on the Sea, mod is Indian Ocean Campaign.

[@splatoonistproductions5345]

@@saiph0093 ah thanks. Not in the best of minds right now 😅 sorry

[@SatNavDan]

If this was real, the Japanese would be in utter disbelief that they lost to a much smaller Carrier...and to Bi-Planes. They might have destroyed all the Swordfish, but they lost their base so not exactly a victory for them. As a Brit, it's so good to see the Royal Navy getting the spotlight for a change. Good show, old boy!

[@Atesz222]

I mean if that was real, Hermes would've sunk before those stringbags fought back (strictly sticking to the situations encountered in this video, of course)

[@bigbison6593]

I want to see if the town class are included in the mod cuz if so then his Belfast here we come!

[@bigbison6593]

HMS

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

@@Atesz222 Why? He brought Hermes back from the brink fair and square, from what I saw...

[@Atesz222]

@@thisherehandleIdospout He was well inside firing range of the Battlecruiser which was closing the distance on him. If the Retreat button didn't function as a teleport out of danger button, Hermes would've been lost

[@matsw8283]

Nani??!! Commanding allied force now?? The Emperor will not forgive you so easy this time Wolf-san

[@Mgaming61]

it had to be done... For king and country!!

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Let's hope Churchill doesn't ride him.

[@rickendfed7472]

It’s all good

[@lontongstroong]

Majisuka

[@michaelbedinger4121]

The Emperor may order you to commit Seppuku....😮

[@attekinnula4406]

Ouchies... that was one gruesome assault. Charge of the light brigade indeed. Here's for the memory of the pilots there. Don't think the Japanese were in the mood of taking prisoners even if someone did manage to splash without dying.

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

Zeroes to right of them, Zeroes to left of them, Shōkaku in front...

[@stu_boy]

As a Brit I had a small tear as those Swordfish charged into the attack. As in real life, those pilots were brave men flying those machines into impossible odds.

[@jeremygair4007]

I see war on the sea, I click, it's your natural domain, sea warfare.

[@katisthicc]

Warn

[@jeremygair4007]

@katisthicc yep there's definitely a warning with war!

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

Truth.

[@CanadianDolphinSurf]

Hermes snagged a Carrier in your ABDACOM playthrough. Guess Hermes really punched above her weight Btw, whenever I think of Hermes, I think of the Falklands War iteration lol

[@justapeasant8949]

After allowing those antiquated Swordfish biplanes to sink his emperors fleet carrier, the samurai flyboys will be forced to commit seppuku...

[@untruelie2640]

If it works, it isn't antiquated...

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

@@untruelie2640 ☝😜

[@DanielHammersley]

"The Ride of the Swordfish" (from Hermes)--heroic sacrifice at it's finest. (salutes) payback for the losses of Singapore & Java Sea begins!

[@WelshHobo46]

This series is going to be epic! My great uncle Tom served on HMS Cornwall (part of the county class CAs) in the Indian Ocean. Unfortunately never got to meet the legend but my gran told me about his exploits, especially when HMS Cornwall sunk due to a carrier strike from the Japanese. He survived after jumping off the deck (lucky as he worked in the engine room when the bombs fell and was on break). He survived the war but passed b4 I was born. Thanks for sharing Wolf and greetings from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪.

[@FenrirPonzi]

Damn! your grandpop must've been a cool guy! and sorry for you never meeting him

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

@@FenrirPonzi But his story lives on, by God 🥲

[@dandanthegarbageman6]

I always turn torpedo duds off when I play Americans and act like bureaucracy didn’t get in the way of engineering 😂

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

Yes, a fella can dream, right? 😂😭

[@FreedomFighterEx]

Reminded me when the game was launch, people thought torpedoes were bugged. No, it just American torpedoes were utterly shitty during that time.

[@thebrewingsailor9172]

I was stationed at what was a WWII British Indian Ocean Base. Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T. Was there from Dec 97 - Dec 98. Still had a crashed PBY on the shore and a couple of shore defense cannons.

[@_Mallard]

Seeing how quick it became chaotic. I didn’t expect you to sink carrier in the first episode. I’m excited to watch all of this

[@jeffreyestahl]

I did figure out a way for 'night' air strikes. (though barely) Enemy CAP lands between 1800 and 1805. If you identify the target formation, then push your attack group a few nm past it, then when night kicks in, the CAP lands and you can attack the formation as you're 'returning' to land at your own bases/CVs. It takes serious timing and not a small amount of luck, but I've been able to pull it off a few times. Ah, it's critical to remember to keep the enemy formation between your attack group and it's launch points.

[@agreenarrow]

You can also just edit the game files to allow both aircraft to spot enemy formations at night time, and to change the hours aircraft can be launched. But this will also allow the enemy faction the same.

[@varunsrikar2886]

Didn't know they released an Indian ocean campaign. Love it from India. I am from the city of Visakhapatnam or Vizag for short which one of the ports mentioned in the victory condition.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I don’t think it’s out for everyone yet, but Wolf was doing some testing for the dev. Same person who did the East Indies mod

[@herrakaarme]

You need to defend your town with everything you have got, so that Wolfpack doesn't lose!

[@Vtarngpb]

Vijay!

[@lontongstroong]

@@Vtarngpb Lakh and Crore!!!

[@dyutimandas9772]

Hey, here from Kolkata(Calcutta)! Not a victory condition but still on the map

[@clydedoris5002]

This mod really captures the hopelessness of the british early on but the enemy ai is not the greatest still aiming for destroyers instead of the carrier

[@rynerenzaglia8006]

I’ve watched every episode of every war on the Sea you’ve done. It is my favorite set of series plan on continuing to watch them in the future.

[@sebastianpatrickvierschill7406]

What a continuation of the last series… Can you stop the rolling machine you oiled yourselves beforehand! Better script than in most series today! 🤩

[@user-xe9sg1wg7t]

Wolfpack, it wasn't just the prospect of a new theater that made me click over to this video fast enough to get whiplash: It was the fact that you're playing the defensive side. The ABDACOM East Indies series was riveting to watch, as you methodically turned the IJN's momentum back against them, and I'm excited to see how you'll try to do it again here. Also, it's cool that this is your follow-on from the Centrifugal Offensive - it's like that was the plan all along!

[@captainawesomesplayground5403]

Always love to see some war on the sea. My old batallion motto was "Remember Bataan, Never Forget" and during commorative ruck marches to honor those who fought on Bataan I was able to meet a few survivors whilst they were still among us. The stories were both inspiring and harrowing.

[@bw8349]

a 67 yr old Boomer lives vicariously thru your WW2 videos. Keep it up good sir.

[@tristanbentz224]

It’s nice to see the British get some representation in a fluent strategy game ( I know Atlantic fleet exists ) that an I love the looks of there carriers.

[@generic7302]

HEART OF OAK ARE OUR SHIPS HEART OF OAK ARE OUR MEN

[@generic7302]

(After watching the video that was an eye for an eye lost your whole airwing but the flat top is no more)

[@lordbeaverhistory]

Hermes, with her bow already underwater: exists Wolfpack: i can launch aircraft from there

[@devrossik]

Wow! Most WotS campaigns start pretty slowly, as the opposing sides move their forces into position. But, this one started with quite a dramatic opening series of battles! One piece of advice for anyone playing this game: Never, never leave combat while an enemy carrier is on fire. More than any other type of ship, carriers can go from relatively lightly damaged all the way to sinking, as long as they continue to burn. This is also historically accurate, with many real examples from WWII. Good job getting the fires put out on the Hermes, and good luck with the campaign!

[@user-kr9jq7yz5o]

The Empire Strikes Back

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Was it intentional that you didn't turn the task force sideways to face the Val attack? I am not sure, but I thought a) that would allow for more AA fire to be unleashed and potentially b) make also hitting the ships harder.

[@Wolfpack345]

You know, it never even crossed my mind at the moment. You are 100% correct though. That would have been a more effective way of dealing with the strike.

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

@@Wolfpack345 It is far easier to see in a comfy chair just watching, then playing. Would be interesting to test, how much the difference is. Not sure if it has an easy wait to create battles.

[@jeffreyestahl]

Hate to disagree with you Wolfie, but without the carrier providing CAP, the battleship is toast from future air attacks. Especially with beloved Stringbags. Those things are so slow.

[@whitewolf-xf9ui]

That's another thing I noticed when the zeros were going in for the string bags the zeros are going so fast in the swordfish so slow they didn't have a lot of time to get shots off

[@jeffreyestahl]

@@whitewolf-xf9ui Yeah, German Me109Ks and Me262s had a similar problem against B17s. One ace pilot even commented that in a 262, he'd have something like 4-5 seconds to line up the shot and fire before blowing by the B17.

[@MrLBPug]

@@jeffreyestahl A6M's were perfectly capable of relatively slow flight, though. In combat, their strength lay in low- and mid-speed manoeuvrability. A strategy game with limited parameters for aircraft to adhere to is not representative of real combat conditions. If anything, it's a rock-paper-scissors affair with some if-then-else thrown in.

[@jeffreyestahl]

@@MrLBPug Well, duh. Have you reverse engineered any of the combats (air, sub, surface, and land)? They all pretty simplistic statistical models after all.

[@SorcererDave]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm - great episode mate, love to see the senior service getting some time in the spotlight (instead of in your periscope sights 😂) I had two great uncles in the RN during WW2, and my grandfather served in India too with the army. Very neglected theatre of the war when it comes to games!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks for telling me about your family members! I agree it is a very neglected theater, unfortunately. I am glad I have the opportunity to play the Royal Navy, at least in this game :D

[@jacksonmills9788]

Love this series! Keep it up WP!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks!

[@MushaverPasha]

At long last, the Royal Navy at work in all its blazing glory

[@ijnfleetadmiral]

Hermes definitely had the luck of the gods there! Looking forward to seeing how this series plays out!

[@MUJUNKY]

War on The Sea and Cold Waters are by far my favorite two games you play on this channel, glad to see it. An American Conquest in Call To Arms' new DLC could be cool in the future too.

[@jamiewaterman8147]

I never thought I would enjoy watching OTHER people play games, but Wolfpack makes it entertaining and educational. Thank you, Wolfpack!

[@hellcat0142]

Please keep these War on the Sea series coming Wolfpack! The game looks so awesome and the way you make these series into part gameplay, part documentary like is really cool!

[@Shasen589]

Hey Wolfpack345! HMS Hermes was sunk near the coast of Trincomalee. It’s now a popular wreck dive site. I’m from Sri Lanka (we were called Ceylon until 1972) and most WW 2 wrecks are not known to the public unless you are an avid wreck diver. I’ve been a fan of your naval simulation games since the pandemic and it’s your sub sims that gave me a joy of replaying the silent hunter campaigns.

[@garrettyoung6912]

Yeeeeees so happy to see you continuing War on the Sea

[@scythium4703]

Uploaded on my birthday, glad to have gotten a new WotS series as a present!

[@andrewlocke2834]

I love these series! Stoked to see them all!

[@Rustlet101]

BROO the fact that you made it so it happened just after the first campisten make it like a season 2!! Season 2’s are always the best!!

[@vromansaltzman5276]

Excellent first episode!! It's nice to see another campaign series. Thanks for the great narration and knowledge of the history of these battles, the weapons of war, and aircraft.

[@dennisjones0081]

Thank you soooooo much for continuing this campaign wolfpack, I look forward to these episodes every week man. This one was a freaking nail biter but Hermes made it - great commanding on your part brother, keep up the good work.

[@french_co]

I have no word to describe how much i love your war on the sea series thank you so much

[@scottc287]

Great opening! This is going to be a great series.

[@scroch6512]

Hell yeah! Just as the other series comes to an end. Perfect timing! Can't wait for more :)

[@ec.8447]

Awesome surprise I was drooling after watching the test you did on your twitch channel. It is so refreshing to explore such events that were part forgotten and yet so important in WWII. I believe that the first "hurricanes" that the "zeros" shredded first were actually Fairey Fulmars. Just a detail but nice to see such aircrafts in a game. Hard to contain the thrill to see another of your campaigns again! I would also like to commend the amazing work the modder did.

[@timjerrom7173]

Yep, yep, yep, been looking forward to this! Well done and can't wait to see what happens next.

[@jakubkopecky9878]

That was intense! Thanks for more War on the Sea.

[@christophero55]

Damn, started with a BANG! I love these War on the Sea campaigns glad you started another one!

[@john1040]

Thank you, for starting a new series of this game, can not wait to see how it goes

[@eddiestaud1843]

I think those swordfish crews just broke the record for most VC’s awarded for a single action. With 20 3-man aircraft you’d be looking at 60 men being given the cross.

[@gsbigspot9206]

I haven't watched your work in a while (been busy), but this never gets old! Thanks...

[@tomb2127]

Wow action packed first episode! Love it!

[@untruelie2640]

The moment when the Kongo's shell started landing around Hermes was truly epic. Really a "oh shit" moment.

[@brodieborland5451]

Awesome start! Love this series!

[@Kabrinsky1]

I cant express how glad i am you have a new campaign with a new map!

[@sykobob]

Fantastic video as always!

[@eluman75]

Love these videos of war on the sea. Can't wait to see ep. 2.❤❤

[@kilofox11]

Wow, talk about being on the edge of your seat! Can't wait for the next one.

[@kandahar_syndrome]

Awesome, nice to see a Royal Navy campaign, looking forward to it!

[@JayHawk33900]

Attack the carrier, attack the carrier - always the carrier. You fight like the IJN and do not prioritize! Nothing matters but the carrier. A battleship without a carrier for air defense is just another spelling of doomed. Stop splitting your firepower! Love your channel, man. Good luck on the new campaign.

[@jajosamigos]

Loving all of the War on the Sea series, keep it up. I am also waiting for Sea Power to come out and looking forward to your series aswell.

[@executrix2224]

More mods in the work :)

[@glenjones5416]

Always good to see your work Wolfpack! Another good mod, another great episode. Roll on!

[@Unthinkable92]

yay a new series to be excided for. thanks for the upload

[@MichaelWilliams-kq1lv]

I love it. Can't wait to see how this plays out!!

[@Wolf3685]

Looking forward to seeing the rest of this series!

[@Toasthero99]

Great content! Thanks for uploading

[@Vapor0040]

Great Episode. Excited for this campaign.

[@Friday_Monday]

Whole episode was crazy, incredible stuff

[@bobtoss4747]

What a crazy start to the campaign, good luck!

[@stephenmagan3685]

Looking forward to this series. Thank you.

[@silverhawk2018]

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing more of your new campaign. 😁🙂😊

[@Justin_Numbers]

New series, loving it!

[@MrPrvanovic]

Love your work man,thx.

[@anorwegianguy3780]

That closing end card with the sinking carrier was really cool, as always a wonderful video

[@dienekyes1976]

Great Videos. Enjoy this series

[@Analitique]

Blessed, we have been, by the arrival of yet another life saving series made by our favourite content creator ! Keep the amazing content up

[@josiahwilson9034]

I’m always excited for these war on the seas series

[@richgweil]

Well, that was certainly a dramatic Episode 1. Really looking forward to more!

[@greekbuddha2131]

can't wait to see more of this series!

[@stevenjackson2577]

Really enjoy these series.

[@jacobdearancibia9436]

Fantastic video. Fantastic action. You're the best youtuber!

[@baldymp3]

Great to see a new series

[@juscix]

Hell yeah. New series!

[@jollyjohnzz]

Brilliant !

[@doomhippie6673]

So excited. What a nice surprise

[@FenrirPonzi]

YEEEES! NEW WAR ON THE SEA SERIES! I WAS SO SAD WHEN I FINSIHED THE CENTRIFUGAL AND TEH OTHER ONES

[@alanhart6197]

love your low key but interesting commentary

[@antoniopaganelli6166]

What a start! Very excited for this one

[@baydenhenry1522]

Love the content. Very close fight on the first episode bodes for a hard campaign.

[@MrmilesMiller]

Nice start!

[@alanadams4404]

This looks like it is going to be another fun campaign for you and a lot of good viewings for us to watch. The new mod looks like a good one.