Japan BEST Timeline

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

This is why you always stack your divisions with AA

[@FeedbackGaming]

True

[@TheArklyte]

The problem is that for some reason AA and AT don't give soft attack while normal artillery doesn't give hard attack and rocket artillery gives too low soft attack. As a result players feel very little need to diversify production lines.

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

@@TheArklyte AA gives piercing, which, aside from multiplayer, makes your divisions more than capable of dealing with whatever the AI is gonna throw at you

[@TheArklyte]

@@bruhbruh-us6gl I'll explain what I mean. Let's start with AA since you mentioned it. The game starts with sets of HMGs, then goes to 20-30mm autocannons then to 37-57mm autocannons and finally tops AAA with heavy AA guns like 8,8cm Flak 43 or 90mm M2 or 3,7 inch. Producing upper levels doesn't mean that you stopped producing autocannons and heavy machineguns, just that you've saturated on those and build higher caliber guns on top. Penetration value of top AA comes from said heavy guns. But said guns were also used against soft targets too and their HE shells weren't any less effective then same caliber HE shells of normal artillery of same caliber. The difference comes in targeting as those AA guns lacked ability to fire without line of sight effectively. Autocannons also weren't good for long ranges, but they shred all soft targets. So while AA guns wouldn't have soft attack value of top line artillery represented by 150-155mm howitzers, their soft attack shouldn't be much lower then previous tier of divisional artillery as they provide same HE value, but have problem with coordinating fires on NLOS targets. Next is AT, most AT guns during the war starting with 75mm caliber were fully dual purpose. As the war progressed, that capability was only being extended. Divisional AT just like divisional AA peaks at roughly the same calibers and their soft attack would follow the same arguments. Now, "normal" artillery. Many artillery pieces had also seen expanded dual purpose capabilities. First they received increased charges and AP/APHE shells, then there were HEAT for howitzers and APCR for higher velocity guns and it culminated in early HESH. Unlike AT guns, these guns never had gotten to being issued APDS. But HEAT/HESH of 150-155mm gun or APHE from 105-122mm would stop majority of the tanks of the period in their tracks. Yeah, they'd have lower RoF then smaller caliber AT guns, they'd be more noticable as unlike AT guns they're not made to be very short in height. But their hard attack and penetration should be quite noticable. And then we have rocket artillery, a "branch" that during WWII was providing no hard attack, no penetration and wasn't used against planes apart from view weird prototype exceptions that didn't work anyway. Why was it used en masse? Because their soft attack was immensely more impactful then that of normal "line" guns. Despite lower sustained RoF, despite lower range, despite low accuracy, they were used en masse. Just due to the amount of damage it was doing to soft target in wide area of effect. But ingame compared to normal artillery it's far less noticable as superior choice to maximise this capability. The game doesn't even allow M4 Sherman Calliope to retain it's main 75mm gun btw.

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

@@TheArklyte I think you’re approaching it from a historical accuracy perspective, while hoi4 game devs are more focused on game balance. Tho I do agree rocket artillery needs a buff

[@Devor096]

11:26 That's what she said

[@viligerm6592]

We wish she says that 😢

[@andriusgimbutas3723]

All the way to the eastern china

[@PayThePiperSP]

Just watched the carrier CAS guide yesterday, I was thinking it'd be nice to see an actual game as an example. Thanks, Dave.

[@sara-hc7wb]

CAS stands for "CAS Are Stupendous"

[@FeedbackGaming]

Crazy air spam

[@justsomehaatonpassingby4488]

Cancerous Air Support

[@GuardianofKH]

(CAS)²

[@ouo342]

Almost had a stroke at 21:29 when you called Siam Taiwan lol Great video as always!

[@FeedbackGaming]

Saiwan

[@royalwolf7115]

@@FeedbackGaming Based

[@xWatexx]

Japan has all those CAS buffs just to keep up with the US for game balance LMAOOO

[@FeedbackGaming]

Usa got some pretty big discounts as well. Japan just gets them earlier

[@Nightmare12z]

are you american by chance? LMAOOO

[@LastGoatKnight]

​@@Nightmare12z Very likely. They always dunk on the smaller nations like they know better. Yet the only thing that they have is an undisturbed, one of the world's largest industry

[@VunderGuy]

The only thing they have? LOL.

[@The1truesigma]

Because the game is broken

[@mcfunny8887]

For naval invasion, to make it quicker. Just manually select divions, and prepare a naval invasion. For example, for 24 divions, you should have 24 different invasion plans. You will be done in 7 days as opposed to a year, and it works the exact same

[@borali26]

so many clicks

[@IgneousKaiser]

alternatively, two divs per invasion order. twice as long, but for larger invasions its twice as less many clicks.

[@tunganhnguyen909]

Or middle ground, 2-3 divs per tile, enough spreading out, enough firepower

[@FeedbackGaming]

My RSI can't handle this

[@ebubekircagrsen7824]

God I just learned another thing today. 😂 this game is interesting

[@andreicolonel2191]

What is up with romania at 30:02?? Never have I seen that portrait and leader, damn

[@MCCamels]

From the name it says "Rominus Caeser" Not sure who they are though.

[@Nikolaj11]

I think it's Corneliu Codreanu, if I recall correctly he is in charge of the Romanian fascist party at the start of the game but gets assassinated or arrested or something, maybe this doesn't happen if the fascists come to power early?

[@dddman6516]

He's mewing

[@deadpan904]

@@Nikolaj11 He gets assassinated and replaced if you do the Institute Royal Dictatorship no matter what

[@John-li6sk]

Great vid

[@FeedbackGaming]

[@ЯрославФедоров-з6х]

4:16 Only upgrade num 4 and 6 will help those CAS of yours. Rest of it helps medium planes

[@FeedbackGaming]

True. It's the best of a bad bunch

[@punkcobi8953]

As someone who isn't entirely sure how cas works, I learned it from just guessing in millennium dawn. I shall enjoy this video.

[@FeedbackGaming]

Modern Day cas? Consumer drones YESSSSSS

[@punkcobi8953]

@DaveFeedBackGaming big guns at play make silly fools go away!

[@horrigan495]

Those little planes that could

[@maxbennett5412]

The little planes that had more tank cannons than most tanks.

[@darthbigred22]

@7:54 Why would a US player want that? Their economy is broke until 38-39. All they could really do is annoy you with their navy at that time because all their soldiers are under armed as well.

[@FeedbackGaming]

Versus the AI it doesn't matter. A little bit of war support will allow USA to get partial mobilisation in 1938. So something

[@heinrichdupatsch1684]

Why is this unlisted

[@Emel_unlegit]

Omg

[@jung9399]

He edited out all the racial slurs

[@Conixyt1]

What racial slurs did say racial slurs????

[@SpaghetMoonster]

It’s not unlisted anymore, a lot of creators start videos unlisted so they have time to come up in quality as it takes KZbin a short time to make top quality streaming live on videos.

[@jung9399]

@@Conixyt1 all of them

[@McEldercraftHD]

30:03 wait who is leading Romania? Is that a mod or why didn’t I ever see him?

[@MCCamels]

Rominus Caeser, whoever that is (Found via the thing bellow the thing that says what alliance they are in.)

[@Zhuvedra]

7:05. How did you get 50 daily producing of infantry equipment if you had only 5 military factories for it?

[@FeedbackGaming]

At production efficiency cap

[@Yacovo]

Thanks for the video.

[@KingofDiamonds117]

As a veteran hoi 4 player I have an obsession with putting most of my mils on planes and cas. Cas is just too much fun, but japan's mios are seriously broken.

[@FeedbackGaming]

Air only works. What can I say?

[@gruntaim]

Im slowly learning how to strategize in hoi4 thanks to feedbackgaming.

[@Thirdeye_Shaman]

CAS is really king. Can you do a game as a small island nation like Jamaica using only carrier CAS in your Air Force?

[@sara-hc7wb]

I don't think carrier CAS works for most countries, since Japan has the focus tree/MIO bonuses that make them cheaper than normal CAS

[@uncleiroh3301]

i loved that "icky go"

[@FeedbackGaming]

Wake me up before you icky gogo

[@kerkonig5102]

fun additional thing to think about. you cna just battleplan and every 3 or so days press the stop attack button (h on oyur keyboard) to re start a battle at the bejing front. Taht way you cna grind your enemys strength down in a place where you got supply. IF ouy push them oyu at some point runn into a position where he got supply and oyu don'T. Wit htat grind strategy it doesn't matter bacause he will be so low on strength that even then he cna't hold.

[@johnp4000]

I remember being told that carrier fighters don't engage land fighters has this bug been corrected as your cas was defending itself?

[@FeedbackGaming]

Never heard that one before

[@gildedphoenix]

More like anything that's not fighter does not uses its Air attack stat. I don't know if this was fixed or not.

[@Stouzough]

Interesting how the heavy cannon is still good for a dual purpose fighter.

[@DogiWatWasDed]

30:50 u sett it yes , Turkey is very important for axis , Yeah that's a Jeopoltician important

[@Anhoranka]

I love full playthroughs! Would love to see more of them but I understand it takes a lot of time and effort to make a video like that. Thank you! On the other note, may I comment on the Japanese decision that makes carrier CAS 20% cheaper. Although it did lower the production cost of carrier CAS to 16.4 as opposed to 17.0 of regular CAS, it also lowers factory output by 5%. And factories' output being 95% actually translates into 17.25 cost for carrier CAS. So it's actually not worth taking that decision and make regular CAS, no? Or am I misunderstanding something about game mechanics?

[@FeedbackGaming]

You can get the 5% back with the other decisions plus more

[@birb7292]

France can also get decent CAS, they have a focus that gives 15% attack bonus if I remember correctly. You also have the resources to mass produce them

[@julianlipinski7934]

Unfortunately there's a big issue with your new cas planes. The "antitank guns" module doesn't allow the naval strike mission, so your planes won't be allowed to reinforce your old cas air wings

[@FeedbackGaming]

That is a Biggie. However, that is a buff for converting

[@gildedphoenix]

Yeah and making torpedo bombers for CV planes is just better gor your buck any day. If only CV based missions didn't divide planes to their class (my Zero with small bomb bays would be awesome)

[@isimyokabii8081]

people who watch this at 2025 i have a question for you You know what else is massive?

[@jmmc6219]

I've never seen that Romanian leader at 30:02??

[@FeedbackGaming]

Super super secret formable. Very small chance to happen

[@velvet6923]

would it be better to split you naval invasion into smaller groups so they don't take as much time to prepare?

[@FeedbackGaming]

Doesn't work anymore. Patched ages ago

[@xuechuanmi5345]

“We don’t apology we are Japanese” well said my man

[@omercalsr7102]

you can use light tanks for the garrison instead of armored cars. The production cost of a light tank can even drop below 2 and it consumes less steel.

[@FeedbackGaming]

Yeah I'm aware I wanted to do something different

[@nomi4103]

Hello mister FeedBack, i presume when i add anti tank cannons to my only air, i have to make separate template for carriers?

[@scubandym1941]

Great video! I know you don’t do mods, but I have been loving Kaiserreich lately. The nice thing is this would apply.

[@FeedbackGaming]

I don't play the total conversion mods. I think the great mods they're just not for me

[@scubandym1941]

@@FeedbackGaming yeah I tried kaiserredux and they gave Morocco 30 military factories in one focus…

[@Moviebytobbea2003]

Finally, FeedBack Hoi4

[@Uchooze]

I love HOI4, but maybe just maybe it's time for a 5. If only to see FB Gaming give some (in his words) juicy new exploits. Paradox has made their games into a strategy version of the Sims, where I just can't afford to get everything and even if I do it's getting a bit convoluted. But as ever, Dave, your videos are genuine class or should I say genuine CAS.

[@darius-m3p]

Wow i never knew FeedBackGaming's main channel had a whole *14* subscribers! (FeedBackGaming, check the link to your main yt channel in the description)

[@kaltaron1284]

There was a point a bit into the Second Sino-Japanese War when China or rather some of the warlords were willing to talk peace. Unfortunately Japan hadn't really thought out what they wanted and went with unacceptable demands so the opportunity passed. To be honest it would have been just a truce until China figured out it's internal problems. Chinese at the time would have rather fought other Chinese if the Japanese didn't force them to stop.

[@rspen6815]

I used to watch your Argentina and Donald trump series and it’s crazy to see how good the videos are now

[@FeedbackGaming]

Wow! That was a long time ago

[@rspen6815]

@@FeedbackGaming I started watching in middle school on my school Chromebook lol

[@AdurianJ]

Why not use autocannons instead of machineguns? The provide some extra ground attack on some missions

[@DavidLopez-gu8je]

I just got HoI4 and why does your tech tree have more than mine? I’m not seeing any dlcs that add to it

[@pcz1642raz]

why didnt you use logi strike? wouldnt it have absolutely killed them super fast?

[@FeedbackGaming]

At the beginning china doesn't even have trains, never mind trucks. There'll be nothing to logistical strike

[@atomicLord97]

You know what, I think I might play a japan game where I focus mostly on air power. I almost always ignore air and put support AA + 1-2 brigades of line AA so I dont gotta worry about air at all. I've yet to do an air focused game.

[@FeedbackGaming]

Works

[@atomicLord97]

Works a little too well to be honest.

[@benjaminweber9171]

Most of the Aichi Bluffs are only for medium planes. How Dose this help your carrier Planes?

[@Thegoldenaerobar2]

But... ground support guy gives air superiority buff? Im confused

[@FeedbackGaming]

Correct it does

[@2Links]

"Air superiority" buff is actually the combat bonus your divisions get from your air superiority. Terrible names honestly.

[@Thegoldenaerobar2]

@2Links ohhh, thanks 2300 hours and I still dunno 😭

[@2Links]

@@Thegoldenaerobar2 just checked for myself: 2736,7 hours, though less for every month that passes. Think I'll probably level off at around 3k as I get busier the next few years haha. anyway, I'd recommend checking out Pydgin if you're interested in the more technical aspects of what exactly buffs do, etc. personally a bit past hoi4 at the moment but I come back to it from time to time and his videos are excellent

[@piperdude82]

Is this still a valid strategy, or has CAS been nerfed again?

[@KNeamtu]

30:03 What the hell is legion of rome and why romulus cesar is the dictator of it and why is it in romania?????

[@FeedbackGaming]

He's a mad op hidden general. You rarely see it

[@KNeamtu]

@@FeedbackGaming Good one, Dave

[@poyloos4834]

as far as i know/believe, the nuances of escalating the china war matter to the US for hitting critical checkpoints in ws number for mobilizing, and getting off of undisturbed isolation. it matters far more in mp, but it makes rushing civ eco, or hell, partial mob, that much easier for the us.

[@FeedbackGaming]

And if you never declare on the Philippines, none of it even matters 🧐

[@poyloos4834]

@@FeedbackGaming in sp hist focuses, right you are! but it has it's place in multiplayer games, so idk. of course, fingers crossed japan gets a darn rework sooner than later, and we'll have a cooler/more impactful implementation of Japanese escalation.

[@ChristiaanHunter]

thanks

[@Hyde_Hill]

The US will eventually declare war if you do full escalation, plus Ichi Go, plus not apologize for the Panay incident. However it is around 1943 so you will have generally won by then. You could have also used your excess command power for more ground support in China as well. Edit: Lol well they did declare on me but I had taken out the Allies and Sovjets by then. So guess it depends on some other factors.

[@FeedbackGaming]

Nope they never do. I went full escalation in this game

[@justinokraski3796]

Are heavy planes/fighters useless?

[@jonidymeti5396]

Mostly, yes

[@Saloman4ik]

in this META all that is Expensive to make equal BAD. small airplanes is cheap = good heavy airplanes for USA and NUKES (Historical btw)

[@fernandolugo3338]

Does this works with other countrys?

[@Alexvondark]

What is the division template you use?

[@vintageultra4927]

He only uses artillery

[@derekcheater]

steel for guns best decision in hoi4. 4 mils earlier

[@FeedbackGaming]

Who needs pee pee when you got mils right?

[@duck8249]

Why does Dave not build railroads?

[@FeedbackGaming]

No point if supply depots aren't overloaded

[@walnzell9328]

America not doing anything to Japan unless they attack them is actually historically accurate. Post-war studies indicated the US was very unlikely going to intervene militarily against Japan, even if Japan attacked the Philippines. At the time; however, the Japanese military were just so afraid that the US would intervene that the attack on Pearl Harbor was planned to destroy the US Pacific Fleet. Which was a stupid idea even if it worked considering the US had a second fleet and could get it to the Pacific through that fancy canal in Panama they controlled.

[@BCR.productions]

Any tips for getting better. I only have 120 hours

[@definetlynotamainacc8773]

thats the neat part, we dont get better we just tweak our divisons and battleplan with cas

[@FireDragon16180]

Great video

[@guillermowinthorpe1000]

I loved the new video David

[@zachbaird4717]

Every single click Australia when ??

[@FeedbackGaming]

1 day

[@mr_man_in_the_white_van]

me throughout the whole video: "Alum- i -num! no Inium!"

[@FeedbackGaming]

British people exist you know? Xenophobe!

[@jep1st]

I also say with the "-inium" at the end since they teach us British english at schools. Americans also like saying the word "herb" with the H beign silent but they teached us to also say the H in herb.

[@mr_man_in_the_white_van]

@@FeedbackGaming oh shit just looked up the word, is spelled inium lol

[@mr_man_in_the_white_van]

@@jep1st lol i just mixed up my aluminium pronounciations:D

[@IliyanStoychev]

Dear @FeedBackGaming, could you please make a tutorial on how to win the Spanish Civil War as the Soviet volunteers with Iron mode, Historical on. I've tried many times and still, I cannot do it. Big thanks!

[@nevets2371]

Send 6 light tanks, however, make sure to consolidate all your light tank divisions before you send them, focus first on where the Republicans plan their offensives, getting rid of the debuff in the states.

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

If the republicans lose the civil war while a human player is controlling the Soviets, that’s a massive skill issue on the part of the Soviets. Germany with only 2 light tank divisions can carry the nationalists, Soviets can send 6 at game start

[@IliyanStoychev]

@@bruhbruh-us6gl I cannot argue, I never claimed I was a skilled player, though I easily dominate single player on regular difficulty with any nation(never played MP), not that it's something to brag about. I was just wondering for advice on how to beat the nationalists in the Spanish civil war, as Soviet volunteers.

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

@@IliyanStoychev Well, first thing you should know is that the extra divisions that the nationalists and the republicans get at the start of the civil war are really crappy (only 3 infantry battalions and engineers iirc). Any division you send will be better than that. However, you should always send fast divisions, like motorized or armored divisions because the easiest way to win is to encircle all the volunteers that the Germans and Italians send, while also giving republican spain a ton of guns and support equipment. Spanish civil war divisions are really crappy so without foreign volunteer divisions that are actually decent the nationalists crumble quickly. Another thing is to try to link up with the republican territories in Asturias. If you do it becomes incredibly easy to get huge encirclements on the nationalists. On another note, Soviets are the easiest country to start as once you’re comfortable enough to try more difficult challenges. I recommend the Expert AI mod, it you’re consistently good with it you’re better at hoi4 than most mp players

[@IliyanStoychev]

@@bruhbruh-us6gl thanks for the advice. just tried again with soviet tank divisions, it did the trick, I won. thanks for sharing the experience.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Operation Yu Ko-Go!

[@kerkonig5102]

In singlepalyer the escalate war thing is true. in Multiplayer however you cna completely criple the usa by never escalating, and never taking jinan, or rather the province of jinan city, then the panja incident also never happens. MAking the usa looked on at most erlay mob, completely fucking them over.

[@serv-q4u]

So... are fighters obsolete?

[@FeedbackGaming]

No they still work. Just cas spam. Very gud

[@soral94]

We are here, Dave 🫡🫡🫡

[@PhilipposACosta]

Liberate all countries by playing normally

[@FeedbackGaming]

Normally? What's that 🧐

[@pimentaze2886]

HI feedBACKgaming i THINK this IS a very GOOD idea 🥴😳😳😳

[@mono4on]

Whut about the soviets?!

[@getsomeboy321]

🇺🇸 will declare if you don't take the Philippines. They always join the allies when I play despite pearl harbor not happening and avoiding the Philippines. I've had them declare in 1940 if I am steam rolling the pacific.

[@abhorash1]

I (respectfully) disagree. If you bypass the Philippines the US doesn't declare in you. At least this has been my experience (over a couple of Japan ai historical runs)

[@getsomeboy321]

@abhorash1 you're lucky then. They like always join the war. Ig world tension gets so high they can get into the allies cause it's annoying af. But by then I own the pacific.

[@tonyravioli1982]

Yeah its an Opinion problem. When the US gets to a certain amount of negative opinion, World tension, etc. They will join the allies eventually, and thus declare war on you. Could also maybe have something to do with the Tripartite pact, but I don't know how exactly that operates because usually... Japan declares war on the Philippines before that matters

[@KokenyRichard]

Why is 90 ground attack special?😂 Like I get 300 in each of my playthroughs

[@FeedbackGaming]

👌

[@KokenyRichard]

@@FeedbackGaming Could I ask you a question? Why are you so lazy?🤣❤️

[@Vericu6868]

I actually tried to make the most op cas and got 200 cas damage 😅

[@MCCamels]

Now thats a nice japan!

[@FeedbackGaming]

The sun never sets on the Japanese empire

[@MCCamels]

@@FeedbackGaming And thats what the british said!

[@Peppapig1000_2]

One thing about Japanese aviation during WW2 that they forgot to consider was that this. Even if your plane has a range of 1000-2000 kilometers, *does your pilot have that range in him sortie after sortie?* In Rabaul the Japanese would send out their fighters ridiculously far out to support their attack aircraft. They sent them out so far the Yankees thought they were fighting some wizard carrier group they couldn’t find even a speck of in those seas 😂 Contrary to this the American planes had quite a modest range compared to the Japanese planes. But this was more sustainable. The pilots didn’t have to fly almost 3 hours to and from the battlefield. The Americans would not have the range. But with excellent support, good logistics, and most importantly numbers, they outdid the Japanese. The Japanese couldn’t replace what they lost. The Americans could The Japanese pilots were trained much harder and had much experience both in south east Asia and in China. Yet if you take so long to train one man and if you can replace what you lose you’ll soon be left with a outdated and novice group. Yet the island hoppings were anything but easy

[@romain_mean]

Romania as a cool name at the end how to got it?

[@JacobFraps]

Simply turn fascist using the focus tree

[@romain_mean]

@@JacobFraps thanks, so it’s new feature because I never see it before

[@JacobFraps]

@@romain_mean your welcome God bless

[@alexandruiulian1921]

@@JacobFraps Are you sure? When was this added?

[@FeedbackGaming]

Very special. Very secret. Very sexy

[@jakeriavevo2578]

Im sorry our animals escaped our zoo speed D:

[@HastySmiley]

Ahh yes the reason why i have youtube has uploaded

[@Bleed1987]

maybe you should write in the title what game youre playing

[@dantresor2765]

Awesome

[@BigMacAnFries]

pog

[@daob9636]

frist

[@drchaz2849]

𝅘𝅥𝅮Japan should take the islands.𝅘𝅥𝅮 Good reference