Active Armor Shanghi 1937

 

My Japanese forces advance on a Chinses position near a temple we need to break though the position

Looks like a regular human wave attack, but what can you do on the open planes, at least I have some armor coming to help.   Tactics aren't going to be what I call subtle. 

Lucky for me on turn two..  none of the Chinese guns want to fire. 

The assault on the temple begins!

Armor come in 

Infantry come up in support as we assault the line 

Fighting is savage along the dug in line and in the temple 

Chinese resistance is strong... 

and despite may promises by Arofan they do not crack yet... 

and then they suddenly do. 

Air strikes come in 

Pressure is applied across the line. 

Then the Chinese line breaks and runs for the rear.  I thought this one would be a loss for me several times as Chinese forces punch above their weight and some of my units didn't get commands at key moments.  Still in the end we broke through. Banzai!!!!! 

State of Fleets World War II French and British

 So I am going to pair these two up as allies and because my British Fleet is woefully small.

Jean Bart, Richelieu, Strasbourg and Dunkerque and the Bearn Frances only aircraft carrier horribly out of date. 

Cruisers one heavy the mighty Algere and four light Cruisers.

Six contra-torpillers  destroyers aspiring to be light cruisers 

King George IV and Exeter a four tribal class destroyers 

State of Fleets World War II United States

 

4 US carriers Saratoga, Enterprise, Yorktown and Hornet.

Four Fast Battleships two North Carolinas and two South Dakotas.

Seven Standard type Battleships and one Dreadnought type.

Ten Cruisers 3 light and 7 Heavy 

24 Destroyers of various classes. 

State of the Fleets World War II Japan Feb2026

 The Arms race ahead of my Two game mini-campaign I will be running at Mayhem and Huzzah so it seems like a good time to update the status of my various fleets (even as I paint more) 

4 Big Japanese carriers, Akagi Shokaku, Zuikaku and Hiryu. 

7 Japanese Battle ships,  Nagato, Mutsu, Ise, Huyga, Fuso, Yamashiro  

Three examples of the Kongo Class Karishma, Kong and Hiei  I'll let you decide if they are Fast Battleships or Battle Cruisers. 

Nine Japanese Cruisers  Tone Agano, Chokai, Takao, Atago, Frunitaka, Kinugasa, Mikuma, Nagara

Twenty Japanese Destroyers of various classes. 

Mogami in her seaplane cruiser configuration with 4 Arashio class Destroyers

Two More Mogami Class Cruisers Suzuya and Kumano 

Finally a sinking example of a Mogami lass Cruiser 

Active armor Clash at Oisement

 

The Cross road town of Oisement my First objective for the game Defended by Britsih 

German Forces (mine) move on and Alex moves up British and French armor to oppose them 

Battle erupts all along the front as Panzers push forward and infantry assaults Oisement. 

British Planes strike... then the 3rd Cursers rally and drives the 2nd Panzer back in confusion. 

Fortunately my infantry score a couple quick successes in repones. 

Infantry disorder the British tanks and my Panzers move in for the kill. 

Air Strike hits the British Matilda's and Artillery 

The Aufkluar.. take out the British Armored recon. 

Allied Forces begin to break and we have men in the town of Oisement

Allied forces are fleeing in disorder with Highland Infantry trying to line for a finial stand but they have to withdrawn. 

Active armor Selarno

 

Heading for the beach under cover of bombardment 

The FritzX strikes the fleet! 

the First infantry storms ashore with airpower opening the way. 

Armor has landed. 

Resistance is fierce and deadly 

Kill the Panzers Kill the Panzers! 

My troops fight valiantly but struggle to make progress or even hold on. 

Air Power is our holey hope

Time to Dig In and hope we can hold until night fall or British relief. 

Reinforcements coming 

Men storm out of their landing craft and into desperate counter attacks

The Germans drive us into the sea