Playing with Japan is very difficult...

[GrimReaperHUN]

So... I won the game with US, now I choosed Japan. However, the GDP is low, naval income also low, barely increases, making me to cut budget when it's comes to ship designing. Currently, I'm focusing ot submarines to prepare a war against China. My plan is to land on the mainland, capture some of their provinces to get some more money.

Any advices?

[biddix.brandt78]

Compared to the US, EVERYONE's economy is low. Just slowly and steadily build up, and you'll eventually hit proper world power status.

[Wenatchee Willie]

You should take the Philippines first.

[GrimReaperHUN]

Originally posted by Wenatchee Willie:

You should take the Philippines first.

Yeah, I was thinking about that too. However, both AH and US have very high tension against me... If I'm declaring war against Spain, and both AH and the US mobilizes me, I'll fked. I have very small (although, I very put my best in quality) fleet...

[flobarr]

Originally posted by biddix.brandt78:

Compared to the US, EVERYONE's economy is low. Just slowly and steadily build up, and you'll eventually hit proper world power status.

Japan,Spain and also china a littel have a POOR economie (at start game Japan is under China)
the economique growth is destroyed by the effect of constitutional monarchie who cut 27% of the growth (instead of 5% in England)

[Lucky]

Originally posted by GrimReaperHUN:

So... I won the game with US, now I choosed Japan. However, the GDP is low, naval income also low, barely increases, making me to cut budget when it's comes to ship designing. Currently, I'm focusing ot submarines to prepare a war against China. My plan is to land on the mainland, capture some of their provinces to get some more money.

Any advices?

I'm not sure if this is still a thing but previously in this situation you was supposed to use Legendary 1910 Russia. It fixed all the whining about every other start not having funds for the mass production of superbattleships.

[GrimReaperHUN]

Originally posted by Lucky:

Originally posted by GrimReaperHUN:

So... I won the game with US, now I choosed Japan. However, the GDP is low, naval income also low, barely increases, making me to cut budget when it's comes to ship designing. Currently, I'm focusing ot submarines to prepare a war against China. My plan is to land on the mainland, capture some of their provinces to get some more money.

Any advices?

I'm not sure if this is still a thing but previously in this situation you was supposed to use Legendary 1910 Russia. It fixed all the whining about every other start not having funds for the mass production of superbattleships.

I'm not quiet understand this...

[Lucky]

Originally posted by GrimReaperHUN:

Originally posted by Lucky:

I'm not sure if this is still a thing but previously in this situation you was supposed to use Legendary 1910 Russia. It fixed all the whining about every other start not having funds for the mass production of superbattleships.

I'm not quiet understand this...

Previuosly, that start (Russia, 1910) was the best way to learn how to play without proper funding. It was the only time when I had to actually use wars to get ships and money. Everything else after that is a joke. However I haven't played this in the most recent release so I'm not sure if this is still a thing.

[Lipi]

I'm not doing too bad at all. Make sure your BB and CLs are top notch. TBs will be needed to take out BBs and CAs even at the cost of sacrificing themselves early game. Create two task forces each having 2 BBs, 2-4 CAs & 4-6 CLs. Rest fill up with TBs.

After first two encounters vs China your shipyards will be filled with lots of ships sent back for repairs but you will likely have annihilated the entire Chinese navy if your BBs and CLs had low enough accuracy offsets.