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Tuesday January 1, 1929
The first two brand new locomotives of the Class T1 ‘Selkirk’ type arrived in Yokohama harbor today. A total of 10 of these locomotives (numbers 5920-5929) will be built by the Montreal Locomotive Works from Canada. These locomotives will be used to pull passenger trains through Japan.
There are ambitious plans to connect all four of the main islands of the Empire (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku) with the railway, something that will probably be done with tunnels. There is an even more ambitious plan to make a railroad connection between Kyoto and Hyderabad using a tunnel between Japan and Chosen. Most likely, such a tunnel would start at Karatsu, Japan and end at Pusan, Chosen and will run via the islands Iki and Tsushima.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/CP_Selkirk_5915.jpg

Selkirk No 5915 of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Japan has ordered 10 of this type of locomotive.

Friday January 4, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 74

Monday January 7, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday January 11, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 75

Monday January 14, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.020 USD
1 Ryo = 5.10 USD

Friday January 18, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 74

Monday January 21, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.016 USD
1 Ryo = 5.08 USD

Friday January 25, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 73

Monday January 28, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Monday January 28, 1929
SATSUMA forces have started a large-scale amphibious operation in order to liberate the Philippines from the oppression of the Revolutionaries. We certainly hope that it will be solved soon as our star reporter is still trapped somewhere in the Philippines.

http://www.worldwar-2.net/timelines/asia-and-the-pacific/pacific-islands/pacific-islands-1941.jpg

Soldiers of the Elite Hagetaka Shoukai (Vulture Company) are the first Japanese troops to come ashore at Lingayen Gulf.
http://www.nps.gov/amme/wwii_museum/end_of_battle/obas_company_lg.jpg

Men of Captain Oba Motomu’s Elite Hagetaka Shoukai. Captain Oba is the man with the distinct white collar on the front row.



Friday February 1, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 74

Monday February 4, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.014 USD
1 Ryo = 5.07 USD

Friday February 8, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 76

Monday February 11, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday February 15, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 77

Saturday February 16, 1929
http://www.wyolife.com/kerryfest/macarthur.gif

Americans in a SATSUMA mess. With his group of observers and a small guard unit, Major General Douglas MacArthur comes ashore at Lingayen Gulf.
One of his men was quoted saying "What on earth are we doing here in this SATSUMA mess?"

Monday February 18, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.022 USD
1 Ryo = 5.11 USD

Friday February 22, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 75

Monday February 25, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.020 USD
1 Ryo = 5.10 USD



Friday March 1, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 76

Friday March 1, 1929
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/img/USA-P-PI-22.gif

Bicycle-mounted Japanese troops heading for the front. Photo believed to have been taken north of Angeles.

Monday March 4, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday March 8, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 75

Saturday March 9, 1929
http://www.ijnafpics.com/JB&W/B5N-10.jpg

A Japanese Warplane launching its torpedo at the ferry Gallopavo.

Sunday March 10, 1929
A train carrying the Japanese delegation to the Copenhagen talks has left Vladivostock today.

Monday March 11, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday March 15, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 74

Monday March 18, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Wednesday March 20, 1929
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/img/USA-P-PI-13.gif

American observers Major General Douglas MacArthur (right) and Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (left).

Observing the action on various locations, Major General Douglas MacArthur was quite impressed by the performance of the American built Thompson submachinegun.
"I had heard rumors of Thompsons being used by the Japanese armed forces, despite the attempts of our government to block the sale of these weapons to Japan," MacArthur told AWNR in an exclusive interview. "This is the first time I actually see it and they were well used. Having seen it, I can't believe why the US Army is so slow to accept the weapon. I mean the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the Marines use the Thompson. Hell, even gangsters use them to shoot each other to pieces! Last month’s mob massacre on Valentine's day is a good example."
Asked why he and his observer group were here, MacArthur replied: "This is a good opportunity to share our ideas on warfare with and give advice to our Filipino friends, and vice versa. Also we got to see the Thompson in actual combat. Unfortunately we have yet to get a glimpse of the new Japanese Arisaka Type 88 sniper rifle which 'the reporter bimbo is supposed to be using around here'..."
(Yayoko: A…CHOOO!!!)
"... or at least that was how a Japanese officer told me that... (looked to me that he was not a fan of her)"

Thursday March 21, 1929
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/img/USA-P-PI-29.gif

Japanese light tanks near San Fernando, moving south toward Manila

Friday March 22, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 75

Monday March 25, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday March 29, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 76

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Major General MacArthur and Lieutenant Colonel Wainwright used with Canis's permission. Their ranks are (almost) correct for the time (Wainwright was promoted in 1929, but I had no exact date so I had him promoted prior to the invasion)

Note on Chosen-Japan tunnel: This is actually a 1939 idea, when a Japanese railroad expert conceived of a railway connection between Tokyo and Berlin. Since Wesworld Japan has India as mainland ally (as well as Chosen), I thought that the idea of a Hyderabad-Kyoto rail connection could easily appear in 1929.

Monday April 1, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
Closed due to Emperor’s birthday.

Monday April 1, 1929
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/img/USA-P-PI-28.gif

Manila, the "Open City".

Friday April 5, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 78

Monday April 8, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.012 USD
1 Ryo = 5.06 USD

Friday April 12, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 77

Monday April 15, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.014 USD
1 Ryo = 5.07 USD

Friday April 19, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 76

Monday April 22, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.016 USD
1 Ryo = 5.08 USD

Tuesday April 23, 1929
http://www.sokamonline.com/HongKong/HongKong97/photo/055-03s.jpg

Japanese mounted troops patrolling the Filipino capital.

Friday April 26, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 77

Monday April 29, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.014 USD
1 Ryo = 5.07 USD



Wednesday May 1, 1929
Nakajima Aircraft Company announced today that it has bought the Manila Aeroplane Factory as part of an effort to rebuild the damaged industry of the Philippines.
“This is an important step to bring the Philippines back to its pre revolution glory,” NAC’s owner, Nakajima Chikuhei told AWNR. “While we still have to access the damage, we hope to have everything fixed and will start producing aircraft from our Manila plant as of next year.”

http://www.civic.ninohe.iwate.jp/100W/08/082/images/photo.jpg

Nakajima Chikuhei

Friday May 3, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 78

Monday May 6, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday May 10, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 79

Tuesday May 11, 1929
The Cruiser Miyazawa entered Puerto Princesca today with the Revolutionary torpedo-boat Prosperina. The torpedo boat crew surrendered to the Miyazawa after a number of near misses as the torpedo boat tried to make a run for it. The 43 man crew was imprisoned aboard the Miyazawa and after arrival at Puerto Princesca, the torpedo boat and crew were handed over to the Loyalist forces.

Monday May 13, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.016 USD
1 Ryo = 5.08 USD

Friday May 17, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 77

Monday May 20, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Friday May 24, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 78

Friday 24 May, 1929
The "Revolutionary" garrision at Virac surrendered today, after being given the ultimatum (at the gunpoint(s) of the Nagato and Mutsu) to “surrender or become one with the earth that you are standing on.”

Monday May 27, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.022 USD
1 Ryo = 5.11 USD

Thursday May 30, 1929
Lots of groans from the Japanese Military Staff upon hearing the news of the declaration of independence of the "Republic of Negros."

Friday May 31, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 77



Sunday June 2, 1929
Lots of sighs from the Japanese Military Staff upon hearing the news that the Filipino First Marine Brigade
Sorted out the trouble with the "Republic of Negros."

Monday June 3, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

Monday June 3, 1929
Leading the main Japanese push, Oba’s Vultures are the first to land at Tacloban on Samar, the final major "Revolutionary" held island. It is expected that the Island is under Allied control at the end of the month.

Friday June 7, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 79

Monday June 10, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.020 USD
1 Ryo = 5.10 USD

Friday June 14, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 80

Monday June 17, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.016 USD
1 Ryo = 5.08 USD

Friday June 21, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 81

Monday June 24, 1929
Exchange rate for this week:
100 Yen = 1.018 USD
1 Ryo = 5.09 USD

June 27, 1929
http://history.acusd.edu/cdr2/WW2Pics2/82420.jpg

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/i-m/images/japan.jpg

BANZAI! Men of the Hagetaka Shoukai celebrate as the last of the revolutionaries surrender on Samar.

Friday June 28, 1929
Kyoto SEAASP: 79

June 30, 1929
With the end of the conflict the casualty list arrived as well. Of the 90,000 men 14th army, about 1/3 were deployed in the campaign to liberate the Philippines, mainly units from the XXVIII infantry corps and XIV cavalry corps. Commander of the 14th Army, Lieutenant General Homma Hasamaru, estimates his losses at about 1,000 killed and 2,300 wounded of the 31,000 men that operated in the Philippines.

Nice news post Walter, allthough I suspect mono-wing planes are a tad bit early at this time but nice touch none the less.

I found this bit rather interesting.

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Tuesday January 1, 1929
The first two brand new locomotives of the Class T1 ‘Selkirk’ type arrived in Yokohama harbor today. A total of 10 of these locomotives (numbers 5920-5929) will be built by the Montreal Locomotive Works from Canada. These locomotives will be used to pull passenger trains through Japan.
There are ambitious plans to connect all four of the main islands of the Empire (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku) with the railway, something that will probably be done with tunnels. There is an even more ambitious plan to make a railroad connection between Kyoto and Hyderabad using a tunnel between Japan and Chosen. Most likely, such a tunnel would start at Karatsu, Japan and end at Pusan, Chosen and will run via the islands Iki and Tsushima.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/CP_Selkirk_5915.jpg

Selkirk No 5915 of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Japan has ordered 10 of this type of locomotive.

I've been neglecting my own railway story's but heres a relevant post...

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October 23, 1926

Today 5 years after General Ordinance made the jump into the railway buisiness a new branch division has been created. G.O.L.D. or General Ordnance Locomotive Division began producing its first locomotives after the purchace of Railways and Locomotive shops in Favonus (Vulcan Ironworks, Euklid Railway) and Acestus (Western Rail & Locomotive works ).

The "GOLD" branch of General Ordnance now includes....

Atlantian National Railways
Atlas Steel company (locomotive shop in Cleito)
Falco Manufacturing Company (locomotive shop in Eridanus)
Phelleus northern railway
C&E railroad (Cleito and Eridanus)
Montreal locomotive Works (purchaced from ALCO in 1921)
Vulcan Ironworks
Euklid Railway
Western Rail & Locomotive works

General Ordnance is also working out details on a deal with the Atlantian government to purchace Atlantian National Railways, making it the first government owned railway. Its rumored that the Montreal Locomotive Works is also up for sale to the Canadian company of Canadian Pacific Railways while the Phelleus and newly aquired Euklid railways are expected to merger effectively linking the northern railways under one banner.

Thanks for the economic boost!

(reply to your post after this Wes)

Thursday April 25, 1929
Many of our readers and watchers often wonder: Is Oonishi Manzo the most dangerous person in Japan?
Unfortunately for them the answer is “No”.
There is one person who some consider to be more dangerous or at least as dangerous as Colonel Oonishi Manzo. This person is Haruhara Haruko. She’s a part-time nurse, part-time courier for the Imperial Army, Full-time Troublemaker and self proclaimed Terror of the Empire. The list of offenses she has on her name can easily fill 500 pages and they range from stealing candy from babies to ‘accidentally’ running over government officials with her Vespa to assault with a noisy weapon.
Unfortunately for the rest of the world, she has set out for Denmark in order to deliver a message to our glorious Shogun in regards to the current situation in the Philippines. While her navigational skills are significantly better than those of Colonel Oonishi Manzo, she has the bad habit of taking detours and follow the scenic routes.
Should you be on the road and see a dust cloud in the distance, beware! It could well be the dreaded Vespa-Onna (Vespa woman) heading into your direction!! For your own safety, you should immediately leave the road and wait for her to have passed!

Terror on the Roads: Army Courier Haruhara Haruko
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/FuriKuri6.jpg

Clear the road!!

http://www.foolycooly.net/pictures/screencaps/fooly_cooly/1cap004.jpg

Whoops!!!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flcl-2.jpg/300px-Flcl-2.jpg

http://inferno.slug.org/jpeg/flcl/flcl-2.jpg

Yet another victim to add to the list.

Horror in the Hospital: Nurse Haruhara Haruko

http://www.siprep.org/clubs/anime/anime/FLCL/FLCL_V1-5.jpg

Time to render the patient unconscious.

http://www.foolycooly.net/pictures/screencaps/fooly_cooly/1cap011.jpg

Missed the patient!

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Nice news post Walter, allthough I suspect mono-wing planes are a tad bit early at this time but nice touch none the less.

Well, the Junkers D.I and the Fokker E.III was already flying in WW1 so there's nothing early about mono-wing planes (actually when you look at the list of Japanese planes, the only mono planes Japan has used so far are the N-1 (Fokker E.III) and the N-5 (Fokker D. VIII)).
Problem with the picture is that it looked too good not to be used. I found it funny that no remarks were made when I used this picture for the Tarlac Raider in the "SATSUMA strikes back" thread.

(BTW the Vespa and guitar in the AWNR special are a 'bit' early as well)

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Thanks for the economic boost!

No problem. ^_^
I like the Selkirk.

Acctually I think someone did make a breif comment about it, along the same lines as mine, a passing mention.

As for the Selkirk she is very nice looking, my knowledge on Steam engines is limited but the diesel age is just begining in the late 20's.

ALCO produced 27 sixty-ton, 300 hp boxcabs and a big brother, seven 100-ton 600 hp boxcabs in 1924/25 to 1928. Baldwin loco works would have two prototypes out this year (1929).

Electricity is already around and with tunnels that option would be the safest one I guess. Otherwise one has to seriously vent the tunnels.

Great post, Walter.

Roadblocks are going up on India's borders as we speak.

Thank goodness there are no roads connecting Japan and the Philippines...
XD

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As for the Selkirk she is very nice looking, my knowledge on Steam engines is limited but the diesel age is just begining in the late 20's.

I was tempted to have F.U.R.R. puchased by the Pennsy so I could stea...have some of these:

http://photoswest.org/exhib/trains/images/op14473.jpg

...however Uncle Pete won out and now the Philippines might see some of these:

http://www.trainweb.org/rlhs/collection/UP_locomotives/s-bb-2_b&w.jpg

...and, later, some of these:

http://www.forecyte.com/rlsteam2/up75.jpg

:-)

As for early diesels, the first dieselised "yard goat" was in 1918(!!) but it took sixteen years until they started to become widespread (the Pioneer Zephyr )

Historically the first Vespas were produced by Piaggio (and still are). The mainstay was the starter motor from one of Piaggio's aeroplanes (P.10 and the tail wheel. Grown quite a bit since then.

I think that tunnel could possibly take 5-10 years to complete. It would have to be cut from rock instead of pre-fab welded construction as with the Chunnel.

I knew you, as player Italy, would recognize the use of the Vespa (which is a 1946 vehicle BTW).
:-)
A 200 kilometer long tunnel in 5 to 10 years in 1929?
I think it might take a little bit longer than that.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/2004…18361311900.htm

That comes out to around $10 Billion in 1929, $100 Billion today. That's if the technology to build such a tunnel even exists in 1929. And I was worried that the Mexican Canal was over the top!

I wonder if MacArthur would still have as high a rank as he does without the US being in WW1. Maybe I should have some sort of expanded US intervention in Mexico's revolution during that time frame to explain it.

Wow, I assumed that the tunnel talk just stemed from the railway talk.

Ambitious seems to understate the plan, in 1929.
A more likely result would be the railway setting up a steamship line to transprt passengers to and from Japan/Chosen.

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That comes out to around $10 Billion in 1929, $100 Billion today.

About that yes.

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That's if the technology to build such a tunnel even exists in 1929.

Probably but not with the speed of today. If we were to use the Kanmon tunnel (between Kyushu and Honshu about 3600m) as a standard, it took 6 years to build that one. If we were to calculate that over 200 kilometers, it'll take more than 330 years.

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And I was worried that the Mexican Canal was over the top!

It is, and so is that idea of mine... for 1929. :-)

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Ambitious seems to understate the plan, in 1929.

Insane is a better word to use. :-)

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A more likely result would be the railway setting up a steamship line to transprt passengers to and from Japan/Chosen.

Which is much more likely to appear between Fukuoka and Pusan.