05 May 1941: The USA requests to join the Allies,,,,
....and I say yes.
I'm not worried about either nation taking over.
The second pocket has been cleared so I order 8 divisions to north of Huangshan.
Phase 1 of the new offensive is to capture Nanjing, Suzhou and Shanghai.
I place t the 2nd and 4th Armoured Divisions in training.
I rhen delete all orders for 3rd Army and give them a portion of Russia's border with 'Japan in Russia'.
06 May 1941; The Focus
Cryptologic Bomb is bypassed.
Third Army's divisions automatically march to the new front.
09 May 1941: India Army's plans.
11 May 1941: I begin the offensive.
12 May 1941: All is looking good.
15 May 1941: I order 8th Submarine Flotilla to conduct Convoy Raiding in the Mariana Region.
18 May 1941: Nothing to worry about.
21 May 1941: I add a Battleship, a Heavy Cruiser and 3 Destroyers to 8th Submarine Flotilla.
22 May 1941: That should ensure Naval Superiority in tne Marianas.
24 May 1941: 8th Submarine Flotilla has sunk two Japanese Merchants.
Phase 1 has been completed and we have encircled 3 Japanese divisions.. The next objective is Hefei.
We are now operating aagainst Japan on three fronts. More in the next post.
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