With our 5 Danish frigates arriving along with our tanks, the Battle of Manila has come to a height. It's now Midway time! Land War: Our finishing move begins, with our landing party in Manila now gaining many more troops, as well as 25 M1 Abrams. These divisions just got experience in Egypt, so they should be able to use this experience to help in their fight. Instead of destroying the city, we bring in the Red Cross to help the civilians, helping them get civilians to healing in Singapore. These extra boosts should allow us to take most of the city before the Japanese troops arrive. While this is happening, our troops surrounding the city send out small groups to set up traps in the jungle leading to Manila. Lots of the other troops start fortifying their positions, so we can hold off the Japanese troops until more soldiers arrive for fortification. Because we want to keep our soldiers safe, we will send more defenses to block the bay. We will have our heli-carrier that is there move away, being replaced by 4 Frigates. That heli-carrier's movement will be described later. On the peninsulas that make the entrance to the bay, we add more anti-sea machinery, as well as extra troops. The will be able to stop any Japanese ships that try to break in. *Finally, if we manage to fully take Manila, we start reconstructing it, focusing on building high-density housing that allows all the people whose homes were destroyed, to stop being homeless. *(*Ignore this stuff. It won't happen.) Naval War: Because of our increased naval power, victory is more likely. Currently, Japan has 2 aircraft carriers and a couple other smaller ships in the area. On the other hand, Oceania has 2 heli-carriers, 12 frigates, 6 submarines, 2 destroyers, 1 drone carrier(modified destroyer), and 3 minelayers. Not only do we have numeral advantages but also strategic advantages. We begin in the west, where Japan has 3 destroyers and 1 aircraft carrier, we will send 2 heli-carriers, 4 frigates, 1 drone carrier, and 2 destroyers. Because Japan sent out most of their planes to try and find our ships, we have the advantage of hitting them while they're weak. Our drone carrier will make its way west, aiming to hit the western group. Along with this, our nearby heli-carrier will go north-east to block off any future reinforcements and get out of the Japanese strike areas. Our other heli-carrier will lag behind our 4 frigates, who go wide, hitting the Japanese from directly south. Our 2 destroyers, while faster than the frigates, will stay with them as they go on. This is so we have more anti-air defenses, hitting any enemy planes that pass us out of the air. We are wary, but have the advantage. Once our forces finally show up, it'll be an intense battle. Once we start firing at each other, the drones from the drone carrier, that's too far away to see, will hit their flank. They are likely to not notice the drones, before at least one of their ships goes down. With damage like this, it is easy enough to finish fighting them. Eastern Battles: Because it is highly unlikely to lose the western battle, I'll continue assuming that we won, with 2 frigates and 1 heli-carrier being forced to go to port and get repaired. This now makes our whole force 10 frigates, 2 destroyers, 1 drone carrier, 1 heli-carrier, 6 submarines, and 3 mine layers. Currently, 1 frigate and 1 mine layer are busy in the south, 2 mine layers and 1 heli-carrier are busy in the north, and 4 frigates are guarding the bay. This leaves us with 5 frigates, 2 destroyers, 1 drone carrier, 1 heli-carrier, and 6 submarines. Our next battle will be with 5 destroyers, that are guarding their transport ships. Because these transport ships separated, it makes them weaker, with 2-3 destroyers per ship, but I'll assume they are near each other to fight us. We begin making our way up north, past where 1 of our heli-carriers remains intact after not fighting. 2 of our minelayers are there too, and are sent back south, to go around Luzon and help the frigate and minelayer protect the south. (I don't know if the 2 lines coming from the north-east Japan flag are the 2 transports, or the 2 japan flags on the east are the transport. I'll assume they both are 2 transports, with 5 destroyers, though I think the 5 destroyers would be separated between the 2 flags' transports). This means our force has to defeat 10 destroyers, because the 60k troop from Japan landed before we fight them. 30k are in the north and 30k in the south, but as stated before, they shouldn't be too much of a hassle. North-east battle: Our force arrives together, with the submarines going north, to hit any escaping destroyers. While destroyers tend to do good against submarines, that is only when they are in a group. Singular ones are weak, especially with how many submarines are nearby. With this getting prepared, our forces strike the destroyers.
North-east battle continued: They probably were somewhat ready, but we have the slight element of surprise, hitting them several hours into night. Our surprise should allow us to, once again, have the drone carrier and friends take out 1 destroyer, mostly for free. This tactic has been useful, but will likely not work anymore. With the extreme strength difference, we should win with minimal losses. I'll say we have to retreat the drone carrier, 1 destroyer, and 2 frigates, further weakening our force. South-east battle: Our force is now 3 frigates, 1 destroyer, 1 heli-carrier, and 6 submarines. this means we would likely take too many in a head to head fight. This means strategy time! 3 of our frigates that are guarding the bay will move south, meeting up with the 3 minelayers and 1 frigate in the south. While this is happening, our 6 submarines go to the east of the transport's landing area. Our main force comes from the north. The 3 frigates, 1 heli-carrier, and 1 destroyer begin fighting the enemies. They turn to face the attackers, but the 4 frigates in the south go up and hit them from behind. Before they can escape, our 6 submarines hit them from the east. This boxes them in, with enemies on 3 sides and land on the 4th. The fighting will continue a lot, but we should end up as the decisive victors. Overall, it was a difficult battle but we have stranded 60k Japanese soldiers in the Philippines, and sunk many of their ships. The total losses for the Japanese count 13 destroyers, 1 aircraft carrier, and 4 transport ships(neglected to mention in the fight because they do nothing). Our losses are very minimal, with most "losses" making it to port to be repaired. We decide NOT to scrap the enemy ships, because it would be violating international law, disturbing the war graves of many Japanese soldiers, and harm our international reputation. Instead, our minelayers make the Philippine Sea very dangerous for any opposing ships. This blow to the Japanese is a great victory. Land Aftermath: *Because we now have naval superiority in the Philippines, we will send even more soldiers to help rebuild and occupy Manila.* (*Ignore this stuff. It won't happen.) Our aircraft will come over and bomb the Japanese positions along the north-west of Luzon. It should be an easy sweep, dealing with 60k Japanese soldiers, and helping the Philippines get into a better state. We, have won this battle. (quick edit after posting the project) Our naval power is secured because the Californian navy will arrive once this battle is over, and this can help us defend. California has a good navy.
