The Co-Prosperity Sphere
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Bose focuses on getting the C-P S to liberate all of India, but he might have some idea that taking out the Soviets early with the Whites and Japanese in Manchuria together with the Axis Central Powers might help free forces for Indias liberation later on, will definetly make some chapters with him. ^^I wonder if Subhas Chandra Boise has a part to play
Next chapter will be:
New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands inside the Co-Prosperity Sphere: The Kingdom of New-Guinea - Niugini/Niu Gini
New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands inside the Co-Prosperity Sphere: The Kingdom of New-Guinea - Niugini/Niu Gini
How big is the Japanese Army at this point? What about the Navy? Have they built any new carriers like the Taiho? And speaking of carriers, I think these would make for some great inspiration.
And this is the Battleship that the carrier was built off of.
And of course there was the Taiho.
And this is the Battleship that the carrier was built off of.
And of course there was the Taiho.
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The US would have to rush Midway-class and Montana-class battleships to compete
Indeed, but the question I still have is, how big is the Japanese Army at this point?
The best case for the US is to form a defense pact of the nations that comprise 1984's Oceania - then play the Co-Prosperity Sphere and the Monarchist Axis against each other in a three way cold war
How big is the Japanese Army at this point? What about the Navy? Have they built any new carriers like the Taiho? And speaking of carriers, I think these would make for some great inspiration.
And this is the Battleship that the carrier was built off of.
And of course there was the Taiho.
I will make a whole coming chapter after the next sometime soon about the size and overall numbers of the Japanese/ Co-Prosperity Sphere Army and Navy soon at this point of the TL. All I can say for now is that it will be at least 10 heavy and 12 light Carriers and that is not including the Imperial Japanese Army built aircraft transports.
There will also be a chapter about Coprospism signs and symbols and National Monarchism or Fascist Royalism signs and symbols coming – partly monarchic, partly fascist to represent the new ideologies of TTL. Any ideas, inspiration for that from my readers here?
This would likely be impossible. It's too vast and the US will throw everything it has into defending it.
Indeed a small invasion on the north maybe but no conquest.
It would be interesting to see ANZAC nationalism and revenchism as a result. Union of Anglo-American States anyone? (stranger things have happened ITTL)
If they can seize the rest of New Guinea, then they can raid the Australian coast and force a blockade. The Australians will have to back out if that happens and then the British and Americans will be completely cut off through the Pacific. This is all about lines of communication and logistics.
that's a interesting flagIt would be interesting to see ANZAC nationalism and revenchism as a result. Union of Anglo-American States anyone? (stranger things have happened ITTL)
The mighty state of OceaniaIt would be interesting to see ANZAC nationalism and revenchism as a result. Union of Anglo-American States anyone? (stranger things have happened ITTL)
Chapter 176: New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands inside the Co-Prosperity Sphere: The Kingdom of New-Guinea - Niugini/Niu Gini - Papua
Chapter 176: New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands inside the Co-Prosperity Sphere: The Kingdom of New-Guinea - Niugini/Niu Gini - Papua
With a population of nearly 1,414,3000 the Island of New-Guinea, (or Niugini/Niu Gini as the Japanese called it) had over 1073 languages, with 12 languages overlapping. The population of New Britain and New Ireland (345,600) and that of of the Solomon Islands (150,000) would later make for a total population of 1,909,900. The native population was either Papuan or Austronesian and viewed by most Europeans, Americans and Co-Prosperity Sphere members as wild savages. They fought among each other and traded on a Pig-based system, even had pig-based feasts. Most of their societies were agriculture, with a supplement hunting and gathering. While some of this tribes were eager to trade, others were quiet hostile and territorial, if not outright cannibalistic. Additionally tropical diseases and poor supply lines afar from the coast made it problematic for Japan to fully integrate the many natives tribes in their plans for the future of the islands. Instead the Imperial Japanese Navy declared that Rabaul would be the new capital of the Kingdom of New-Guinea (Niugini/Niu Gini) or Papua (as the natives called it) that would include New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands. Despite their look down on the natives, the Japanese and Co-Prosperity Sphere forces needed their labor for the farms, mines and plantations. Wile most of them supplied the new state with some of the natural resources like copra, tropical birds, rubber, gold and nacre, most served the Japanese by building a road and later a railroad across the northern part of the Guinean coastline and smaller paths deeper into the jungles and mountains in the middle of the island.
With similar tactics like the British had used in India, but on a smaller scale, the Imperial Japanese Army, Navy and Government in Rabaul tried to play some of he native tribes against each other, form alliances with some of the bigger and stronger ones and even install certain pro-Japanese leaders and kings, while fighting others. While they empowered some tribes with weapons and training, and even recruit some of the natives warriors as indigenous scouts, police man and militia to help the new state and their own war-goals inside New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands. Because the native population was so low and not untied, the Japanese planned to massively colonize the island with their own settlers. While this was risky, or outright impossible during the Second Great War itself as long as not all of the islands were secured, the Japanese and the Rabaul government still started their propaganda, to attract Japanese settlers. Photos and Posters showed the natural beauty of the islands or it's inhabitants as well as planned city expansions or overall new colonial cities that had the sole purpose to attract new settlers. Most of this new planned towns and cities included profitable plantations around them, or were located near mining areas and some had planned airfields, if they were not directly at the coast were they would include a harbor.
The majority of the new government stayed in the hands of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Imperial Japanese Army and the Japanese governor (and later a Japanese noble as the new King) that was partly accompanied by a few former British an Australian administration members, who had been taken prisoner and were now forced to work with the Japanese. Oddly enough the new government didn't get too much involved in the tribal areas and regions, were the native governed themselves as they wished. While this would surely change dramatically when the first Japanese settlers would arrive in the new build colonial towns, for now the Japanese had too limited numbers to fight the Allies and at the same time provoke the native to fight them too. While the tribal groups lacked modern weapons and warfare strategy and tactics, they knew the mountains and jungles like no one else and often had a numeric superiority over Co-Prosperity Sphere and Allied soldiers that were coming into their terror in small numbers. Often this outside soldiers quickly infected themselves with diseases that would together with small supplies kill more of them then actually fighting. As the Japanese and the Co-Prosperity Sphere allied with certain tribes on the islands to use them as scouts and militia for their support, the Allies soon did the same with the enemy tribes. This quickly escalated the conflict with some native tribes fighting for the Co-Prosperity Sphere and the Allies, without even exactly knowing what for in some kind of escalating tribal wars.
With a population of nearly 1,414,3000 the Island of New-Guinea, (or Niugini/Niu Gini as the Japanese called it) had over 1073 languages, with 12 languages overlapping. The population of New Britain and New Ireland (345,600) and that of of the Solomon Islands (150,000) would later make for a total population of 1,909,900. The native population was either Papuan or Austronesian and viewed by most Europeans, Americans and Co-Prosperity Sphere members as wild savages. They fought among each other and traded on a Pig-based system, even had pig-based feasts. Most of their societies were agriculture, with a supplement hunting and gathering. While some of this tribes were eager to trade, others were quiet hostile and territorial, if not outright cannibalistic. Additionally tropical diseases and poor supply lines afar from the coast made it problematic for Japan to fully integrate the many natives tribes in their plans for the future of the islands. Instead the Imperial Japanese Navy declared that Rabaul would be the new capital of the Kingdom of New-Guinea (Niugini/Niu Gini) or Papua (as the natives called it) that would include New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands. Despite their look down on the natives, the Japanese and Co-Prosperity Sphere forces needed their labor for the farms, mines and plantations. Wile most of them supplied the new state with some of the natural resources like copra, tropical birds, rubber, gold and nacre, most served the Japanese by building a road and later a railroad across the northern part of the Guinean coastline and smaller paths deeper into the jungles and mountains in the middle of the island.
With similar tactics like the British had used in India, but on a smaller scale, the Imperial Japanese Army, Navy and Government in Rabaul tried to play some of he native tribes against each other, form alliances with some of the bigger and stronger ones and even install certain pro-Japanese leaders and kings, while fighting others. While they empowered some tribes with weapons and training, and even recruit some of the natives warriors as indigenous scouts, police man and militia to help the new state and their own war-goals inside New-Guinea and the Salomon Islands. Because the native population was so low and not untied, the Japanese planned to massively colonize the island with their own settlers. While this was risky, or outright impossible during the Second Great War itself as long as not all of the islands were secured, the Japanese and the Rabaul government still started their propaganda, to attract Japanese settlers. Photos and Posters showed the natural beauty of the islands or it's inhabitants as well as planned city expansions or overall new colonial cities that had the sole purpose to attract new settlers. Most of this new planned towns and cities included profitable plantations around them, or were located near mining areas and some had planned airfields, if they were not directly at the coast were they would include a harbor.
The majority of the new government stayed in the hands of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Imperial Japanese Army and the Japanese governor (and later a Japanese noble as the new King) that was partly accompanied by a few former British an Australian administration members, who had been taken prisoner and were now forced to work with the Japanese. Oddly enough the new government didn't get too much involved in the tribal areas and regions, were the native governed themselves as they wished. While this would surely change dramatically when the first Japanese settlers would arrive in the new build colonial towns, for now the Japanese had too limited numbers to fight the Allies and at the same time provoke the native to fight them too. While the tribal groups lacked modern weapons and warfare strategy and tactics, they knew the mountains and jungles like no one else and often had a numeric superiority over Co-Prosperity Sphere and Allied soldiers that were coming into their terror in small numbers. Often this outside soldiers quickly infected themselves with diseases that would together with small supplies kill more of them then actually fighting. As the Japanese and the Co-Prosperity Sphere allied with certain tribes on the islands to use them as scouts and militia for their support, the Allies soon did the same with the enemy tribes. This quickly escalated the conflict with some native tribes fighting for the Co-Prosperity Sphere and the Allies, without even exactly knowing what for in some kind of escalating tribal wars.
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Finally caught up to the newest update. I have to say, TC-PS!Japan sure takes the 'balkanize and puppet' concept waaaayyyy up to eleven. Fascinating.
The war seems to be entering a new phase for the War's participants. Interesting times ahead for this timeline's inhabitants eh.
The war seems to be entering a new phase for the War's participants. Interesting times ahead for this timeline's inhabitants eh.
Thanks so much and yes you are right.
For sure the most interesting times will come now for sure, sadly thanks to my new job next week I don't know how often and frequent I will and can post anymore, so it might take longer then before. ^^
Chapter 177: The Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies
Chapter 177: The Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies:
At the start of the Pacific War, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto got a last overview of the naval strength of the Co-Prosperity Sphere Forces and established a overall list of all ready ships and naval unit's in the Pacific region that would serve our great empire during this conflict. He listed:
Imperial Japanese Navy:
20 Battleships (plus 8 building)
10 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 4 building) and 10 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 4 building)
20 Heavy Cruisers (plus 2 building)
40 Light Cruisers (plus 8 building)
140 Destroyers (plus 60 building/planned)
60 Submarines (plus 40 building/planned)
40 midget submarines (plus 20 building/planned)
120 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 20 building each)
10 minelayers (plus 10 building/planned)
48 minesweepers (plus 12 building/planned)
60 auxiliaries
up to 2,634 Merchant Ships under direct navy control as armed merchantmen with 6,345,320 tons (with many more build or planned to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
1760 first line with 380 trainers
1,860 Fighters
660 Carrier based strike aircraft
280 Land-based twin engine bombers
620 Seaplanes and flying boats
some of this ships and aircraft (mostly outdated models) would be given to the allied governments of the Co-Prosperity Sphere (see below)
main objective: defend the outer parameters of the Co-Prosperity Sphere against the Allied Navies
Imperial Chosen Navy: - many crewed with Koreans who formerly served in the Imperial Japanese Navy
0 Battleships (plus 2 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building)
4 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 4 building/planned)
20 Light Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
40 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 60 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
20 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 200 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 100 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
80 first line of Japanese origin with 20 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
40 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
60 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus one Regiment of Marines
main objective: defend the trade routes in the Japanese Sea and Yellow Sea
Imperial Manchukuo Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 2 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 1 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building)
2 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 4 building/planned)
10 Light Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
10 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 40 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 80 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 20 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
40 first line of Japanese origin with 10 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
80 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
40 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objective: defend the trade routes in the Yellow Sea and Japanese Sea
Imperial Yankoku Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 1 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building)
20 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 4 building/planned)
10 Light Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 8 building/planned)
30 Destroyers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 60 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 40 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
40 first line of Japanese origin with 10 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
60 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
40 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus one Regiment of Marines
main Objectives: defend the trade routes in the Yellow Sea
Imperial Han Chinese Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 20 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 4 building/planned)
40 Heavy Cruisers (of National Chinese/ Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
60 Light Cruisers (of National Chinese/ Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
60 Destroyers (of National Chinese Japanese origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 10 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 30 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 200 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 200 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
80 first line of Japanese origin with 20 trainers
400 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
80 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
80 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus four Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the Chinese Sea
Imperial Taikoku Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 20 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned)
20 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 8 building/planned)
20 Light Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 10 building/planned)
40 Destroyers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
35 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 15 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 80 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 120 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
40 first line of Japanese origin with 10 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
40 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
30 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the South Chinese Sea
Imperial Vietnamese Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 4 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned)
4 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 4 building/planned)
6 Light Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
30 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
30 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 20 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 200 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 200 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
20 first line of Japanese origin with 4 trainers
180 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
60 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
40 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the South Chinese Sea
Royal Cambodian Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 6 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned)
2 Heavy Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
4 Light Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 6 building/planned)
10 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
10 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 40 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 80 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
10 first line of Japanese origin with 2 trainers
60 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
20 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
20 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the South Chinese Sea and the Gulf of Siam/Thailand
Imperial Siamese/Thai Navy:
6 Battleships (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned)
12 Heavy Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
14 Light Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 26 building/planned)
27 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 33 building/planned)
4 Submarines (plus 6 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
40 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 40 building/planned each)
2 minelayers (plus 8 building/planned)
4 minesweepers (plus 16 building/planned)
0 auxiliaries
up to 100 Merchant Ships of Thai/Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 300 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
80 first line of Thai/Japanese origin with 20 trainers
200 Fighters of Thai/Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
180 Land-based twin engine bombers of Thai/Japanese origin
80 Seaplanes and flying boats of Thai/Japanese origin
plus two new Regiments of Marines (two more planned)
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the Gulf of Siam/Thailand and the Strait of Malacca/ (soon called the Strait of Siam/Thailand) as well as the southern part of the South Chinese Sea
After 1941 and in the first half year of 1942 this Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies were expanded by these of the new liberated member states (even if most of this ships that were operating in the area would remain former or new build Japanese ones and would in their majority be crewed by skilled Japanese crewman):
Ganap Philippine Republic Navy:
newly formed out of 4 Heavy Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 8 Destroyers, 4 Submarines and 40 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Philippine/Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Burmese Navy:
newly formed out of 2 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 6 Destroyers, 5 Submarines and 16 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan) – one of the few newly build Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies direct in naval Battles against the Allies
Brunei Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 3 Heavy Cruisers, 5 Light Cruisers, 7 Destroyers, 0 Submarines and 24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Sulawesi Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 1 Heavy Cruisers, 3 Light Cruisers, 4 Destroyers, 12 Submarines and 38 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Republic Moluccas Navy:
newly formed out of 2 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 5 Destroyers, 4 Submarines and 38 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Bali Navy:
newly formed out of 0 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, 4 Destroyers, 4 Submarines and 6 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Tenggara Navy:
newly formed out of 3 Heavy Cruisers, 5 Light Cruisers, 7 Destroyers, 6 Submarines and 40 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Philippine/Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Sumatran Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 6 Heavy Cruisers, 8 Light Cruisers, 12 Destroyers, 8 Submarines and 24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Philippine/Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Republic Javan Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 4 Heavy Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 8 Destroyers, 6 Submarines and 30 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Nuigini Navy:
newly formed out of 4 Battleships, 8 Heavy Cruisers, 12 Light Cruisers, 18 Destroyers, 18 Submarines and 42 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan) – one of the few newly build Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies direct in naval Battles against the Allies and participating in major Operations in the Pacific War
At the start of the Pacific War, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto got a last overview of the naval strength of the Co-Prosperity Sphere Forces and established a overall list of all ready ships and naval unit's in the Pacific region that would serve our great empire during this conflict. He listed:
Imperial Japanese Navy:
20 Battleships (plus 8 building)
10 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 4 building) and 10 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 4 building)
20 Heavy Cruisers (plus 2 building)
40 Light Cruisers (plus 8 building)
140 Destroyers (plus 60 building/planned)
60 Submarines (plus 40 building/planned)
40 midget submarines (plus 20 building/planned)
120 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 20 building each)
10 minelayers (plus 10 building/planned)
48 minesweepers (plus 12 building/planned)
60 auxiliaries
up to 2,634 Merchant Ships under direct navy control as armed merchantmen with 6,345,320 tons (with many more build or planned to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
1760 first line with 380 trainers
1,860 Fighters
660 Carrier based strike aircraft
280 Land-based twin engine bombers
620 Seaplanes and flying boats
some of this ships and aircraft (mostly outdated models) would be given to the allied governments of the Co-Prosperity Sphere (see below)
main objective: defend the outer parameters of the Co-Prosperity Sphere against the Allied Navies
Imperial Chosen Navy: - many crewed with Koreans who formerly served in the Imperial Japanese Navy
0 Battleships (plus 2 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building)
4 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 4 building/planned)
20 Light Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
40 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 60 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
20 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 200 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 100 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
80 first line of Japanese origin with 20 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
40 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
60 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus one Regiment of Marines
main objective: defend the trade routes in the Japanese Sea and Yellow Sea
Imperial Manchukuo Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 2 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 1 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building)
2 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 4 building/planned)
10 Light Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
10 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 40 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 80 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 20 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
40 first line of Japanese origin with 10 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
80 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
40 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objective: defend the trade routes in the Yellow Sea and Japanese Sea
Imperial Yankoku Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 1 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building)
20 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 4 building/planned)
10 Light Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 8 building/planned)
30 Destroyers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 60 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 40 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the Navy Aircraft that included:
40 first line of Japanese origin with 10 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
60 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
40 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus one Regiment of Marines
main Objectives: defend the trade routes in the Yellow Sea
Imperial Han Chinese Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 20 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 4 building/planned)
40 Heavy Cruisers (of National Chinese/ Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
60 Light Cruisers (of National Chinese/ Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
60 Destroyers (of National Chinese Japanese origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 10 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 30 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 200 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 200 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
80 first line of Japanese origin with 20 trainers
400 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
80 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
80 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus four Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the Chinese Sea
Imperial Taikoku Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 20 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned)
20 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 8 building/planned)
20 Light Cruisers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 10 building/planned)
40 Destroyers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
35 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (of Japanese/Warlord origin, plus 15 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 80 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 120 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
40 first line of Japanese origin with 10 trainers
200 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
40 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
30 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the South Chinese Sea
Imperial Vietnamese Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 4 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned)
4 Heavy Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 4 building/planned)
6 Light Cruisers (of Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
30 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 20 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
30 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 20 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 200 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 200 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
20 first line of Japanese origin with 4 trainers
180 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
60 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
40 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the South Chinese Sea
Royal Cambodian Navy:
0 Battleships (plus 6 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned)
2 Heavy Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
4 Light Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 6 building/planned)
10 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 10 building/planned)
0 Submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
10 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 10 building/planned each)
0 minelayers (plus 0 building/planned)
0 minesweepers (plus 0 building)
0 auxiliaries
up to 40 Merchant Ships of Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 80 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
10 first line of Japanese origin with 2 trainers
60 Fighters of Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
20 Land-based twin engine bombers of Japanese origin
20 Seaplanes and flying boats of Japanese origin
plus two Regiments of Marines
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the South Chinese Sea and the Gulf of Siam/Thailand
Imperial Siamese/Thai Navy:
6 Battleships (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
0 heavy Aircraft Carriers (plus 2 building/planned) and 0 light Aircraft Carriers (plus 0 building/planned)
12 Heavy Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 8 building/planned)
14 Light Cruisers (of Thai/Japanese origin, plus 26 building/planned)
27 Destroyers (of Japanese origin, plus 33 building/planned)
4 Submarines (plus 6 building/planned)
0 midget submarines (plus 0 building/planned)
40 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers (plus 40 building/planned each)
2 minelayers (plus 8 building/planned)
4 minesweepers (plus 16 building/planned)
0 auxiliaries
up to 100 Merchant Ships of Thai/Japanese origin under direct navy control as armed merchantmen (with up to 300 more planned to build to exchange lost ships and increase the Co-Prosperity Sphere Merchant Fleet)
plus the IJN Aircraft that included:
80 first line of Thai/Japanese origin with 20 trainers
200 Fighters of Thai/Japanese origin
0 Carrier based strike aircraft of Japanese origin
180 Land-based twin engine bombers of Thai/Japanese origin
80 Seaplanes and flying boats of Thai/Japanese origin
plus two new Regiments of Marines (two more planned)
main objectives: defend the trade routes in the Gulf of Siam/Thailand and the Strait of Malacca/ (soon called the Strait of Siam/Thailand) as well as the southern part of the South Chinese Sea
After 1941 and in the first half year of 1942 this Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies were expanded by these of the new liberated member states (even if most of this ships that were operating in the area would remain former or new build Japanese ones and would in their majority be crewed by skilled Japanese crewman):
Ganap Philippine Republic Navy:
newly formed out of 4 Heavy Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 8 Destroyers, 4 Submarines and 40 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Philippine/Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Burmese Navy:
newly formed out of 2 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 6 Destroyers, 5 Submarines and 16 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan) – one of the few newly build Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies direct in naval Battles against the Allies
Brunei Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 3 Heavy Cruisers, 5 Light Cruisers, 7 Destroyers, 0 Submarines and 24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Sulawesi Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 1 Heavy Cruisers, 3 Light Cruisers, 4 Destroyers, 12 Submarines and 38 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Republic Moluccas Navy:
newly formed out of 2 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 5 Destroyers, 4 Submarines and 38 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Bali Navy:
newly formed out of 0 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, 4 Destroyers, 4 Submarines and 6 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Tenggara Navy:
newly formed out of 3 Heavy Cruisers, 5 Light Cruisers, 7 Destroyers, 6 Submarines and 40 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Philippine/Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Sumatran Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 6 Heavy Cruisers, 8 Light Cruisers, 12 Destroyers, 8 Submarines and 24 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Philippine/Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Republic Javan Sultanate Navy:
newly formed out of 4 Heavy Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 8 Destroyers, 6 Submarines and 30 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan)
Royal Nuigini Navy:
newly formed out of 4 Battleships, 8 Heavy Cruisers, 12 Light Cruisers, 18 Destroyers, 18 Submarines and 42 patrol ships, gunboats, armed merchant ships, and submarine chasers of Japanese origin (or converted former civil ships) with many more planned and build (mostly in Japan) – one of the few newly build Co-Prosperity Sphere Navies direct in naval Battles against the Allies and participating in major Operations in the Pacific War
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