tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post7110473036059865329..comments2024-03-15T14:23:29.857+07:00Comments on Yukkuri Free Time Literature Service: Nihonkoku Shoukan. Volume 1. Chapter 1 Part 1Yukkuri Oniisanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604990645032069309noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-42321541572771117732018-02-15T18:43:44.187+07:002018-02-15T18:43:44.187+07:00Foolish barbarians. Japan will nuke them.Foolish barbarians. Japan will nuke them.Dark Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748505371079054096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-3182039292331287982017-10-04T04:35:04.847+07:002017-10-04T04:35:04.847+07:00As I said, bad PR. But you don't really need t...As I said, bad PR. But you don't really need them dead, just frightened enough to keep away from your forces for the duration of the war and have no way to hide without a 'civilian population' to give them cover.<br /><br />If this was a firearms society I'd rate this as a low chance of success since 1-you can hit from long range or IED and 2-the difference between being hit by someone trained vs someone untrained in firearms is moot. In a muscle weapon powered society, professional soldiers have a massive advantage over partisans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-52925136018340981922017-10-03T20:19:27.848+07:002017-10-03T20:19:27.848+07:00But yea, wood by itself is essentially transparent...But yea, wood by itself is essentially transparent to IR. Add the crew and it's the radar equivalent to making them wear tinfoil hats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-68355336018290890702017-10-03T20:12:17.558+07:002017-10-03T20:12:17.558+07:00But the crew would show up fine. Not only the cre...But the crew would show up fine. Not only the crew's bodies, but the cabin air heated by their bodes will show up against the cooler environment, even a semitropical one like the Southern Continent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-51944287509987797862017-10-03T19:58:10.103+07:002017-10-03T19:58:10.103+07:00"Kill Everyone" is the Nuclear Option wh..."Kill Everyone" is the Nuclear Option when dealing with insurgencies, but it's like torture. On a fundamental level, it simply doesn't work, even discounting the immense blowback that would result in a world with long distance instantaneous communication systems. Sure, the other nations couldn't stop Rodenius in time, but they'll make damn sure they won't be the next in line. Given that Rodenius is at best a second-rate regional power, that's really not a wise move on its part.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-81313672692119885632017-10-03T19:53:15.703+07:002017-10-03T19:53:15.703+07:00Scorched earth tactics have shown limited success,...Scorched earth tactics have shown limited success, mostly intended to weaken enemy armies, invading or defending.<br /><br />Despite the ideological foundation of this war, wars must also be profitable, politically and financially. In light of this, Rodenius is more likely to opt for enslavement of demihumans instead of genocide.<br /><br />History also shows us that people always manage to survive, especially in a milieu where the administrative and technological means of industrial-scale murder is not available, be it death camps or nerve gas.<br /><br />I strongly suspect this is a plot device intended to force the Japanese government's hand. They will have little choice but to intervene once news of the inevitable atrocities leaks out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-74637929736637048022017-10-03T03:39:34.902+07:002017-10-03T03:39:34.902+07:00These days, it's not politically correct to su...These days, it's not politically correct to suggest genocide but an army moving along while 'sweeping' everyone alive in the area of operations actually works. It's not good image these days but scorched earth campaigns have been successful in the past.<br /><br />Either way, as we can see, there are quite a few ways to skin this cat. Though I still say the amphibious segment is just fodder to show off 'Japan's' naval/aerial powers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-39589664792436355252017-10-03T03:31:18.314+07:002017-10-03T03:31:18.314+07:00Especially since each ship seems to load 100 men m...Especially since each ship seems to load 100 men more or less, I'd agree they'll be smaller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-58613187101407025972017-10-03T03:27:25.391+07:002017-10-03T03:27:25.391+07:00Why would wood show up on TI? It's one of the ...Why would wood show up on TI? It's one of the objects that is transparent to IR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-3842380261989964962017-10-02T19:21:35.605+07:002017-10-02T19:21:35.605+07:00Radar doesn't work well on wooden hulls, eithe...Radar doesn't work well on wooden hulls, either. But i'm sure they show up just fine on IR and augmented visual (Image intensification)T. Maritime rescue services do it all the time. Patrol craft like the P3 and drones should be sufficient.<br /><br />It's important to remember that ships of the New World lack the navigational capabilities of modern ships, especially warships. They cannot go where they please; they are often limited to specific routes painstakingly mapped out on rudders (they don't have accurate maps).<br /><br />That means that while they could slip through the detection net, once the Japanese figure out where they're coming from, they can easily interdict their fleet movements. Game Over, man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-27392753737042302112017-10-02T16:57:42.407+07:002017-10-02T16:57:42.407+07:00Quila already knows Rodenius is hostile and knows ...Quila already knows Rodenius is hostile and knows that any force large enough to take their fortified cities must approach along the coast. That makes there will be a number of strongholds blocking that route. Even if the Quilan population is concentrated on the far side of the continent, the bulk of their defense should be close if not on the border.<br /><br />The Quilans on the coast should be excellent sailors and engineers, which means fleets and forts. It's the forts that are going to be the big problem, as reducing them will take time that the Army may not have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-59255761327117811602017-10-02T16:45:48.959+07:002017-10-02T16:45:48.959+07:00Qua-Toyne is the prize; defeating Quila is a means...Qua-Toyne is the prize; defeating Quila is a means to that end. Defeating Quila means denying Qua-Toyne skilled troops (Qua-Toyne's regular army is small and conscripts are a poor substitute for Quila's professional soldiers) and securing their flank against Quila raids through mountain passes.<br /><br />As you say, attacking Qua-Toyne will allow for better supply, but that same fecundity feeds a much denser (and hostile) population. Living off the land (aka theft, rape, enslavement and murder) is only going to enrage them and tie down units to keep lines of supply and communication open.<br /><br />If the invaders think they can beat Qua-Toyne in a straight fight and just carry out their pogroms at will, they're dumber than I thought. What's more likely is either military stalemate or guerrilla war of the ugliest sort, another Napoleon in Spain.<br /><br />Finally, the King must always watch his back; it's politically dangerous to be absent from the capital. At some point, he'll have to return with a part of the army to remind his "friends" who's in charge. This means the campaign must end ASAP and the lords awarded conquered lands be able to hold them with a much smaller army.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-21574617284197445382017-10-02T16:28:25.115+07:002017-10-02T16:28:25.115+07:00To be fair, that fleet was assembled by the one of...To be fair, that fleet was assembled by the one of the largest, most powerful empires in history. This country cannot even dream to possess resources on that level.<br /><br />Ancient ships also tend to be easier to make and are smaller, which means larger fleets. This nation seems a bit more advanced, so I expect its fleets to be smaller, not larger.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-31000198353006775302017-10-02T16:02:19.816+07:002017-10-02T16:02:19.816+07:00Mongols Empire prepared 3500 ships from China and ...Mongols Empire prepared 3500 ships from China and 900 from Korea with 140,000 soldiers and sailors to invade Japan in 1281.<br />Too bad Japan is a hax and use typhoon cheat.<br /><br />Compare to the famed Spanish Armada that attempted to invade Elizabethan England contained only 130 ships and 27,500 men.<br />Though to be fair, China is always about Zerg Rush.Yukkuri Oniisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604990645032069309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-67492216177710498792017-10-02T15:51:58.518+07:002017-10-02T15:51:58.518+07:00Striking Quila first might be military sound, but ...Striking Quila first might be military sound, but perhaps the economic return is not worth the expenditures.<br />Even if they are crusading for the sake of Rodenius Unification and Crusade to eliminate demihumans Untermenschen, Louria Army still need to be fed and paid. Though Quila seems to be abundant in natural underground resource and there would be many mines, perhaps those ores were not worth it or those ores were located beyond the continent's mining technology. So conquering Quila might be a money sink.<br />Then what if Quila's major population center was located in the eastern tip, not the western border. The Army need to march throughout who know how hundreds kilometer, at least as far as Osaka to Akita (based on the map), with supplies had to be coming from the seas, since Quila was mostly barren. If the garrison in the Western Border delay the movement of Louria Army and considering the distance that they need to cover, Qua-Toyne could send reinforcement in troops and supplies (food) from their side. In the worst case, Louria might even suffer a Gedrosian March.<br /><br />Meanwhile if you attack Qua-Toyne first, though it will be a hard fight, you will obtain a good fertile land for Lebensraum and good for the coffer.<br />And if you conquer the Port Maihark or at least blockade it, then Quila would be cut off from food, and it was just a waiting time to see it fell by itself from famine (assuming it couldn't find other trade partner). Even the size of the Louria Fleet could prevent this if Quila ships need to hug coastal waters to reach the nearby countries in Philades Continent. The same fleet also could become a second front to surround Qua-Toyne's capital. After all, galleys means, they are not just simply sailors, but fighting men.<br />The large size of the fleet might even be influenced by the King's plan to invade Philades Continent after he Unified the continent.Yukkuri Oniisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604990645032069309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-33624826462212890252017-10-02T15:23:06.746+07:002017-10-02T15:23:06.746+07:00I'm making something of an assumption, but fro...I'm making something of an assumption, but from the description its climate, Quila's population would consist of coastal settlements and pastoral groups in the interior, based in semi-nomadic tribes and villages near water sources, similar to North Africa.<br /><br />That points to a military consisting of:<br /><br />1: Light irregular cavalry.<br /><br />2: Heavily fortified settlements.<br /><br />3: A small (small pop) but skilled navy.<br /><br />That means a lot of sieges, all the while being constantly harassed from land and sea. Sucks to be them.<br /><br />Not only that, the demihumans of Quila face slavery and extinction at the hands of the enemy, which means that surrender isn't an option. So sieges turn into nightmare battles of attrition like Zaragosa or Stalingrad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-8290719275226870682017-10-02T15:20:25.625+07:002017-10-02T15:20:25.625+07:00You forget cat video.You forget cat video.Yukkuri Oniisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604990645032069309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-15279541629995301792017-10-02T15:06:28.693+07:002017-10-02T15:06:28.693+07:00If you go for Qua-Toyne first, they'll be able...If you go for Qua-Toyne first, they'll be able to support reinforcements from Quila, which is a problem.<br /><br />If you go for Quila first, they won't be able to support reinforcements from Qua-Toyne, which is good.<br /><br />Quila's climate is described as arid and semi-arid, so marching the army along the coast (and being supplied from sea) is preferable to a death march through barren lands. Unfortunately, Quila knows this too, which probably requires a series of seiges and amphibious operations.<br /><br />Split the army (risky, but hey) and send a smaller, mobile Corps to secure the passes between Qua-Toyne and Quila and leave the bulk of the army and navy to reduce Quila's defenses. Hopefully, they'll have enough time do beat Quila before Qua-Toyne finds out, mobilizes an expeditionary force and breaks through the blocking force.<br /><br />Supplying the smaller blocking force operating deep in a poor land could be a problem, but still well within the capabilities of the army. The Han Dynasty managed it in its campaigns vs. the Xiongnu with less.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-49775243077698953532017-10-02T14:56:04.456+07:002017-10-02T14:56:04.456+07:00Well, yes. Numbers mean nothing if the means of m...Well, yes. Numbers mean nothing if the means of moving and fighting them is unable to function. Modern armies can concentrate force at those weak points and destroy them faster than primitve armies can react. In game terms, a 21st century military can stunlock an army like that until it is forced to retreat or runs out of supply.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-59166055897849504732017-10-02T14:51:57.650+07:002017-10-02T14:51:57.650+07:00Even when your country is mysteriously transported...Even when your country is mysteriously transported to another world, you can't escape the memes and flamewars...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672564861405123292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-79171463400390195042017-10-02T04:10:29.576+07:002017-10-02T04:10:29.576+07:00Oh and yeah, 4400 ships is...er....
The closest I...Oh and yeah, 4400 ships is...er....<br /><br />The closest I've ever heard to that claim is the Normandy landings and that is from industrialized countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-43612112912047306902017-10-02T03:48:39.171+07:002017-10-02T03:48:39.171+07:00The comparison with the Napoleonic armies is my po...The comparison with the Napoleonic armies is my point exactly, they might call it a 'mass army move' but it's probably multiple independent convoys. The general is talking to the 'big picture' guy so he really didn't need to go into the nitty gritty. As for the numbers, it is possible with conscription and on a total war footing, which I bet Louria is already on since they're rather ambitious and militaristic.<br /><br />I'm currently in Singapore and their army is at full stretch 1m out of a population of 5m or so they claim. Having half that with 1/4 the population seems doable, especially if you're willing to sacrifice some civilian productivity.<br /><br />Numbers were never the real problem. Food and logistics are and I suspect they're planning to live off the land if Qua-Tonye is as fertile as they say.<br /><br />Story wise, the amphibious segment is probably a throwaway to get 'Japan' to show its power as a 'maritime nation'. If I had that much lift capacity, I'd keep it in reserve for logistics supply and evacuation if my flank were to get cut and parts of my army surrounded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-30702449050793571862017-10-02T03:37:05.404+07:002017-10-02T03:37:05.404+07:00That would depend on the terrain as you pointed ou...That would depend on the terrain as you pointed out. The map given is not a contour map so the terrain features there are a 'f-if I know'. If it's open terrain, I would actually push for an envelopment there. Hell, I might even push if it is mountains, what better way to secure your flank of march than to anchor it with mountain strongpoints. As I already mentioned, if you want to push up a narrow breakthrough to an objective, you damn well better provide flank security or you're vulnerable to getting cut off and surrounded from your main force. Just look at the map and their battle plan and imagine a force coming from the east right between their point and their back lines. Broad front advance is a lot safer. If you want to concentrate on Qua-Tonye, sure, go ahead, but you definitely need a force at the join to prevent flank attacks, even if the force is only on the Qua-Tonyean side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-51377637853476976772017-10-01T22:12:39.772+07:002017-10-01T22:12:39.772+07:00"France had a population of roughly 20 millio..."France had a population of roughly 20 million during the Middle Ages (pre Black Death), but it couldn't field an army even a tenth the size."<br />France had a population of roughly 30 million during the 1800s, but it could field a Grand Armee of 550,000 using levee en massee. Since Louria is campaigning to exterminate the filthy demihuman! I think the number of applicant is quite high.<br /><br /><br />"A nation might be able to raise such an army, but sending it at the enemy is an entirely different matter. Their logistical infrastructure (Middle Age tech with some magitech) and political requirements (despotic government) seems insufficient to allow such mobilization numbers."<br />Yes, if the King tries to do everything by himself. But it seems that the King and the Prime Minister left the drafting and execution of the plan to the generals.<br />Even the despotic Hitler got some good heads in the Wehrmacht.<br />Even the Grand Armee of Napoleon still living from the land and since Qua-Toyne is very fertile, so food won't be a problem. For the other supplies (like weapons, armors, arrows, etc), they might use convoys.Yukkuri Oniisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604990645032069309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161586047925771025.post-90730822951141516902017-10-01T21:56:23.159+07:002017-10-01T21:56:23.159+07:00The ships hugs the coastal water, so water problem...The ships hugs the coastal water, so water problem could be alleviated to some degree by landing on the land, or they brought supply ships with them.<br />I had tried to read how long this ships need to land to replenish or be resupplied, but to no avail. If we assumes that they brought a 100 ton-cargo ship (the standard cargo size of galley-type cargo ship).<br />Assuming a 2000-calorie diet, then it will be 170 grams of grains. Assuming a galley have 200 men, the 4400x200 is 88.000 men x 170 gram = It's 14,96 ton of grain/day to feed the men. If the fleet bring 5 100-ton cargo galley, then 500/14.96 is 33 days or a month. Of course, sailors not only eat grain bread or biscuit...<br />What about water? If a wood barrel can carry 160 liters of water (well Wiki says it can) and a ship will carry several of them, let say, I think 2 per ship is reasonable. Then, 2 x 4400 x 160 = 1,408,000 liters of water in the ship. Since sailor and soldier are sweaty job, perhaps they need at least 4 liters of water, so 1,408,000 / (88000 x 4) = 4 days.<br />So water seems to be the limiting factor here rather than food. But perhaps the ships carry more water than I assume.Yukkuri Oniisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604990645032069309noreply@blogger.com