Hello Everyone my name is gabrielchiong11 and I'm new to this Gate Fanfic Community.
Of course this would be an AU fic about Imperial Japan which some of you liked or hated the IJA because of their inhumane actions on both civilian and soldiers alike.
And like most other fanfics this is a world where the massacres and war crimes committed by Imperial Japan don't exist.
However in this fic events from our OTL will happen but with some twists.
I won't make it as "Historically Accurate." because where's the fun in that?
And the technology used by Imperial Japan in this fic would be different than any other fanfics made to date, even in our OTL.
I will only introduce a small amount of Small Arms used by the IJA. The only notable are Aircraft, Vehicles, and Tanks are mentioned in this fic.
And if you think that the events happened in this fic are entirely biased. Don't read it if you don't like it.
And also I apologize if someone is being offended by my story.
I have updated the timeline to make a bit more Imperial Japanese like.
I added more events in this timeline to make it more sense and replaced those with mistakes.
So without further Adieu let's begin.
Disclaimer: I don't own GATE nor the elements used in this fic they belong to their respective owners.
Timeline
1905: Japan emerges as the victor of the Russo-Japanese War.
Russia cedes all of the Kuril Islands and all of Sakhalin Island at the cost of getting without any reparations from Russia. The world is shocked of Japan's victory and truly start to take Japan seriously as a major world power.
Japan then shifted its attention to Korea, pressuring the peninsula towards annexation.
October 26th 1909: An attempt to assassinate Prince Ito Hirobumi fails and the Assassin was surprisingly given clemency by Ito Hirobumi himself and was sentenced to hard labor for the rest of his life.
1910: Despite the efforts of Ito Hirobumi, Korea was annexed anyway.
However Ito had made great efforts, so that the Koreans and Chinese residents living in Korea will have equal rights in the Empire. That also includes the local Taiwanese as well.
1912: Emperor Meiji passed away and Crown Prince Yoshito becomes the Taisho Emperor.
1914: The First World War Begins.
Japan joins the Entente and laid siege on the German port of Tsingtao forcing the German garrison to surrender.
An expeditionary force of over 10,000 Japanese Troops are sent to France.
1915-1916: Japanese troops fighting in Europe are horrified by the conditions of the western front looking too to the land battles during the Russo-Japanese War. Taking lessons of the said war, Japanese commanders share their recorded experiences with their allies.
Aircrafts are used in great numbers. Japanese commanders took notes of this and sent their observations back to Japan.
Meanwhile, the IJN invades German Micronesia and German New Guinea.
April 6th 1917: America joins the war.
August 1918: Rice Riots Incident in Japan.
An incident with the IJA's handling with the riots sparks massive outcry across Japan damaging the Imperial Army's image and losing influence in politics.
In wake of the Rice Riots Incident, the Imperial National Diet passes a bill forbidding the military from gaining power ever again, leaving the military in control of the Civilian Government.
November 1918: The First World War ends as the Central Powers surrenders.
Japan gains the territories of Tsingtao, German Micronesia, and German New Guinea.
Japan decides not to participate the Russian Revolution/Civil War.
1920: The Russian Civil War ends with the formation of the Soviet Union.
1923:The Great Kanto Earthquake.
December 25th 1926: Emperor Taisho passes away. Crown Prince Hirohito becomes the Showa Emperor.
August 1st 1927: The Chinese Civil War begins. Japan keeps a watchful eye on the conflict.
1929: The Great Depression.
Japan's growth rate is reduced as a result of the Economic Recession.
1930: Ethiopia and Japan sign a treaty of Friendship and Commerce.
Early 1931: Taiwanese, Korean, and Chinese residents from Japanese annexed territories are recruited alongside Japanese troops in mixed racial army divisions for the first time.
September 18th 1931: Manchurian Incident.
Shots are fired between Japanese and Chinese troops at the Yalu River. Japan retaliates by launching a full scale invasion of Manchuria.
Several of the mixed racial divisions are deployed to Manchuria.
February 18th 1932: China negotiates with Japan resulting in ceding Manchuria to Japan as its newly acquired territory.
1934: A few years after the Manchurian Incident. Japan discovers the Daqing Oil Field, along with Manchurian Iron and Steel.
With the discovery, Japan has enough resources to sustain economic growth and military expansion.
Early 1935: Japan considers reforming the Imperial Army as well as investing on Armored and Mechanized Warfare. German advisers are hired to train Japanese soldiers and officers in the art of Armored and Mechanized Warfare.
And at the same date. Japan began to recruit talented and skilled individuals from all parts of the Empire, even in its annexed territories, in researching advance Technological, Aerial, Armored, Naval, and Mechanized Warfare. In order for them to catch up with the other Western Powers and protect their recent gains from other nations that are hostile to the Empire.
March 1935: Oil Deposits are discovered in Northern Sakhalin Island.
October 3rd 1935: Italy invades Ethiopia.
In response, Japan condemns the invasion and although Japan cannot do anything due to the distance to East Africa with current technologies; they can still ensure to the Ethiopians that Italy's claim will not be recognized as long Ethiopia is under Italy;s control.
As a result of this, relations between Japan and the Axis Powers deteriorate.
July 7th-9th 1937: Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
Chinese Communist spies kidnapped a Japanese soldier in hopes for the Japanese to invade Nationalist China succeeded as Nationalist China denied any claims about the missing Japanese soldier.
Japanese Commanders retaliated by launching a full-scale invasion of China.
Japan deployed multiple Mechanized and Light Armored Tank Divisions against China. Most notable are the Type 95 Ke-Ho Light Tanks that were used against the Chinese.
Thus began the Second Sino-Japanese War.
January 1938: Kure Naval Arsenal laid down the keel of the IJN Yamato, after Japan's withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty.
America and Japan's relationship tenses after Japan's withdrawal from the Treaty.
July 29th 1938: Battle of Lake Khasan.
The first battle between the Soviets and Japanese forces, it also marks as the first battle for the highly advanced and newly developed Type 98 Chi-Ri Medium Tank, Type 98 Ho-Ri Tank Destroyer, and as well as the Experimental O-I Super Heavy Tank.
August 11th 1938: Battle of Lake Khasan ends in a total Japanese Victory.
The Red Army suffers a mind blowing casualties approximately 60,000 men and all 356 tanks compared to the Japanese 5,000 men and less than 10 tanks.
The highly advanced tanks have proven to be effective against the BT's and T-26's, but reports of the Soviet's new called the T-34 and KV-1, worried that they might be advanced than originally thought. Japanese Commanders orders a new Main Battle Tank project in order to counter the reported Soviet Tanks.
On the sky, the advanced aircraft, namely the Ki-84 Hayate, completely dominates the skies as the Soviet I-15 and I-16 were completely outmatched by an entirely advanced aircraft, even with the heavily armed and armored version of the I-16 were deployed to the front lines, they were still outmatched by the Ki-84 who still dominates the skies.
After the battle, they are immediately deployed to the Sino-Japanese Front to combat the Chinese United Front Army.
Early-Mid 1939: The Type 99 Semi-Automatic Arisaka Rifle and the Type 99 Sub-machine gun are introduced alongside with other Infantry Equipment.
September 1st 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland, thus began the Second World War.
March-June 1940: After long preparations and planning, Japan officially declares war on the Allies.
One hour after the declaration, prepared Japanese forces invade west and South-Eastern New Guinea, Hong Kong, the Solomon Islands, the Dutch East Indies, Islands of Sulawesi, Borneo, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Though suspected that war with Japan could happen at any moment, the Allies were more focused against the Axis in the Middle East, North Africa, and elsewhere. As a result, Allied forces stationed in Asia and the Pacific were only able to put up token resistance.
Two months later, the Allies organized the British-Dutch-Australia Command or BDACOM to combat the Empire of Japan.
However, coordination the three different nationalities proved to be more complicated and difficult for various reasons.
At the same time, the IJN tests the Type 100 To-Ku Amphibious Tank during the conflict.
September 1940: Japan suddenly invades French Indochina.
As a result of this invasion, Japan is now effectively at war with the Axis.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt condemns the invasion, though he can't do it due to the neutrality of his people, but he can threaten Japan by joining the war on the side of the Allies.
Japan ignores the threat, but in secret, they plan on invading US Pacific and Asia holdings, should a war between them erupted.
Japan began to stage a second front against the Chinese who, surprisingly, held them off in a stalemate.
January 1941: After suffering many defeats which culminated at the Battle of the Java Sea. BDACOM ceases to exist and the remaining Dutch East Indies forces surrenders.
The Battleship Yamato is commissioned and becomes the Flagship of the IJN Combined Fleet under the leadership of Admiral Isoruko Yamamoto.
February 1941: Not wanting to exhaust the Imperial Army. Japanese Commanders and Political Leaders negotiate Thailand to join an alliance and gain military access to move each others lands or face a direct invasion towards their land.
Thailand agrees on joining the alliance and gave the Imperial Army military access on their land.
On the 23rd Thailand signs the treaty and Japanese forces began moving through Thailand and attack the British Raj and the British Malaya.
On the 25th, Japanese forces began to invade the unprotected back of the Chinese United Front Army.
March 1941: Singapore falls.
The Type 1 Heavy is introduced.
April-September 1941: The Battleship Musashi is commissioned. Malaysia and Brunei declares their independence.
Shortly after the United Kingdom of Myanmar declares independence from the British Raj. Thailand starts to demand the territory it had lost to France and Britain.
Eventually by Japan's decision and exchange for joining the war effort, Cambodia and Myanmar ceded the disputed territories to Thailand, after incorporating its newly regained territories; Thailand declares on both the Allies and the Axis powers.
October-December 1941: The Invasion of India begins as Japanese Forces were able to conquer the Island of Sri Lanka and about 38% percent of India in the initial assault.
By December; Japan conquered 63% percent of India.
However, on the 7th of December in an attempt to save Great Britain and her allies, America officially joins the Allies and declares war on Japan and the Axis powers.
On the 8th of December, a day after the declaration made by the US, Japan suddenly invades the Philippines.
This, however, caught the US off guard as Japanese Forces strikes on multiple Philippine port cities on different sides of the country.
The Imperial Army were prepared since the time when the US threaten Japan a year ago as they swiftly cut through US defenses, giving them no chance to put up any token form of defense against the invading Japanese forces.
By the 15th of December; the Philippines surrenders and General Douglas MacArthur is taken captive by the Imperial Army of Japan.
January 1942: By January; about 90% of India has fallen and Allied Forces stationed there started to falter against the Invading Japanese Forces as they were too strong for them to face them head on and began deploying Guerrilla Tactics against the invading Japanese forces to slow down the advance.
Japanese forces invades the Marshall Islands, Fiji Islands, Samoa Islands, the Aleutian Island chains, and most of all the Island of Midway and conquered them with little to no token of resistance from the US.
The USN scrambled all of its fleet to Hawaii, preparing to leave by February to combat the Empire of Japan.
February 1st 1942: Invasion of Hawaii.
At 0650 Hours as the sun began to rise on Hawaii, sirens suddenly rang as US radar picked up multiple squadrons of Japanese warplanes began entering US airspace with the intent to destroy the Combined USN Fleet.
US sailors and soldiers, both on land and ship, began preparing multiple AA guns as they prepare to defend themselves at the inevitable invasion of Hawaii.
As Japanese warplanes are within reach, the US Fleet and the soldiers on land began firing on Japanese Planes with their AA guns.
USAF warplanes were shot down on the ground before they could even flown from the ground by the Japanese Mitsubishi A7M2 Strong Gale Fighters as the US were given no chance to fly their own planes.
Meanwhile, multiple Japanese Dive and Torpedo Bombers dropped their respective payloads at their designated targets, namely the USN Capital Ships.
Japanese pilots were given orders to target US Military Personnel only, not including any civilians except if they shown any signs of resistance.
After bombing and strafing the US forces in Hawaii, Japanese Bombers and Fighters returns back to Japanese-occupied Midway to prepare for the second wave.
The USS Nevada began leaving Pearl Harbor, heavily damaged, as she and her crew tried to escape Pearl Harbor.
But to their horror and shock, they were greeted by the Japanese Ships, namely the Yamato and her sister ship the IJN Musashi as they opened fire on the USS Nevada with their 18.1 Inch cannons and almost immediately; the USS Nevada was caught on fire killing most of her crew.
Then after that an IJN Amphibious Assault on the beachhead begins as they swiftly cut through the remaining US forces and began occupying the Island.
275 miles away from Midway and Hawaii, USN Carrier Fleet poised for a counterattack against Japan, paying them back what they did from the Philippines to Hawaii, or at least that it was supposed to happen.
The USN Carrier Fleet was ambushed by a fleet of 24 of Japan's Mega Submarine namely the Sentoku Class Submarines, alongside with them are the Sentoku's planes namely the Aichi M6A Mountain Haze and struck with deadly precision and accuracy that the entire USN Carrier Fleet was destroyed.
With the Carrier Fleet destroyed, virtually the USN was practically decimated by the might of Imperial Japan.
Mid-February 1942: About 98% of India has fallen and British Commanders has called a ceasefire as they tried to negotiate Japanese Commanders for an armistice.
Japanese Commanders agrees to end the conflict with the conditions signed on board the Yamato in Sri Lanka.
Late February 1942: The Anglo-Japanese Treaty.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill came in February 29th on board the conditions were.
1.) The Allies are to recognize Japan's Sphere of Influence.
2.) Great Britain is to transfer control of Hong Kong, Singapore, and the rest of its holdings in Asia to Japan, Malaysia, and Myanmar. This includes Britain's Pacific holdings as well.
3.) The Allies are to acknowledge the independence of Malaysia, Myanmar, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and any nation that declared independence in the Pacific, Asia, and Southeast Asia.
4.) Great Britain will not intervene the war between Japan and the United States of America. This also includes any members of the Allied Powers.
5.) In return, Japan joins the Allies in the fight against the Axis.
With the Soviet Union starting to push the Axis back in East, coupled with the fear of Europe being overrun by Communism, the Allies had no choice if they want to focus on the European front and sign the armistice to end the conflict with Japan.
March-May 1942: The first Japanese Nakajima G01N1 Fugaku bombing raids begins on 1st of March 1942.
During in this space of time, Japan had strucked multiple US cities thus crippling US Industrial Power.
US Civilian deaths are reported to be somewhere from 10,000 to 100,000 people each week.
June 4th 1942: Japan launches Operation Isekai "Another World", the invasion of the United States of America.
In the First Wave, Japanese drops 4 Paratrooper Divisions per port cities namely Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
In the Second Wave, Japan launches an Amphibious Assault which consists of 3 Marine Divisions alongside with Amphibious Tanks joining in the Assault.
In the Third Wave, Japan had sent 5 Tank Divisions, 4 Mechanized Divisions and 12 Infantry Divisions to support the assault.
American soldiers and National Police stationed in those Port Cities defended heroically against the invading Japanese forces.
The Assault lasted for 14 hours and finally, Japan gained a foothold on American soil.
June 18th-30th 1942: After 2 weeks of preparations, Japan began advancing in American soil taking the states of Washington, Oregon, and California by the course of 3 weeks.
During the advance Japan discovers some documents on plans pertaining about the Nuclear Program, by the name of the Manhattan Project, in future research collaboration between Canada and Great Britain found in San Francisco.
Worried that the US might use the Manhattan Project to create a bomb of great destruction to destroy the Home Island or possible strike strategic Japanese locations. Japanese Commanders decides to bring the documents back to Japan in order for them to create their own Nuclear Program.
By now Japan occupies all of Alaska and the last pockets of resistance made by the US in Alaska was now nonexistent.
July 1st 1942: American Commanders calls for a ceasefire as they tried to negotiate Field Marshal Yamashita, Commander of the entire invasion force, near the borders of the State of Utah for an armistice.
Yamashita agrees to end the conflict and the treaty will be signed in Japanese controlled Sacramento in California.
July 3rd 1942: The American-Japanese Peace Treaty.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in July 3rd 0755 Hours, the terms were.
1.) America is to recognize Japan's Sphere of Influence in Asia and the Pacific.
2.)The United States of America is to cede the Philippines, Guam, and all of its Asia and Pacific holdings. Japan also demands to cede Alaska, the States of Washington, Oregon, and California to the Empire.
3.) America is to never show any Military presence in any places that are controlled by Japan, unless the Empire has been informed of it and deemed absolutely necessary.
4.) In return Japan will let General Douglas MacArthur return to the US with no strings attached.
With the US severely crippled of industry and with the possibility that the nation would engulf into a Second Civil War. Franklin D. Roosevelt reluctantly signed the treaty and the war of the Pacific ends in a Total Japanese Victory.
Late 1942: With the war in the Pacific front is over. The Empire of Japan focused its military might against the Axis and the Chinese United Front Army.
Several months after the conflict the Federal Republic of India declares independence and began to rebuild their country from the war.
Early-Mid 1943: Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies end and the Indies is replaced with the newly independent Republic of Indonesia.
The Type 3 MBT is introduced and the Chi-Ri, Ho-Ri, To-Ku, Ke-Ho and the O-I are upgraded "KAI".
The Allies launch Operation Overlord with Japanese Naval and Aerial support.
Early-Mid 1944: The Second World War ends in Allied Victory.
During the Potsdam Peace Conference. Japanese Leaders negotiates with the Allied Powers and even Russia to return the disputed territories to Germany, less restrictions to the German Military, and most of all less pressure to the German Economy.
The Allied Powers and Russia protested, but Japan convinced them that due to the unfairness of the Treaty of Versailles led the formation of the Nazi Party and the secret rearmament of the German Military was the cause of the said treaty.
After much debate from the Allied Powers and Russia, they agreed to the terms but only Japan will be responsible if Germany was the cause of another world war.
Japan agrees and the Potsdam Peace Conference ends with the return of the disputed territories of Germany and the Formation of the Federal Republic of Germany; with its armed forces known as the Bundeswehr and the nation's chosen leader was Chancellor Erwin Rommel, former Field Marshal of Hitler's Wehrmacht Army.
After the end of the war, an unexpected visit from a German U-Boat makes contact with a IJN Destroyer at the Indian Ocean. On board are Nazi German scientists that are seeking refuge from the Soviet Union and the other Allied Powers.
They were told that they were suggested from Chancellor Rommel that they were only safest place to seek refuge to.
Also on board the U-Boat are designs of a new Jet Engine and a fully operational STG-44 Rifle. Sensing the advantage, the Empire of Japan accepts them as refugees.
The Type 1 Heavy is upgraded "Kai".
Early 1945: The 'Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere.' (GACOPS) is officially formed.
Members are that of 1945:
- The Empire of Japan
-The Kingdom of Thailand.
-Empire of Vietnam.
-Kingdom of Laos
-Kingdom of Cambodia.
-Federation of Malaysia.
-Kingdom of Brunei.
-Republic of Indonesia.
-United Kingdom of Myanmar.
-Federal Republic of India.
-Kingdom of Bhutan.
-Kingdom of Sri Lanka.
June 1945: Despite the lack of facilities it once had before, America has successfully tested its first Nuclear bomb.
Under extreme secrecy, most of the world remains unaware of its existence as the US begins production.
Unbeknownst to the US, a ring of spies had informed the Soviet Union on America's progress in the Nuclear program and begun aggressively pursue their Nuclear bomb project in response.
Japan, as well, was also informed by its own ring of spies decides to accelerates its own Nuclear Weapons program with the additional aid of the Nazi German scientists they took in a year prior as well as the documents discovered in San Francisco about the Manhattan Project.
July 7th 1945: Japan launches its first operational Jet Aircraft, namely the Nakajima Karyū and the Kikka. Japan also plans to upgrade the Fugaku into a Long-Range Intercontinental Jet Bomber and produce more Jet Aircrafts that were already being tested.
The world is shocked of how advanced Japanese Aviation has become and the Major Powers starts making their own Jet Aircraft. The Soviet Union especially vigorously starts researching their own Jet Aircraft.
August 1945: The Second Sino-Japanese War ends in a Total Japanese Victory.
Japan annexed the entire Chinese Coastline.
The rest of the Chinese lands are turned into a puppet state namely called by most Japanese as the 'Reorganized Chinese Government'.
Meanwhile, Chinese Communist Leader, Mao Zedong, was publicly executed after discovering that the Chinese Communist Party was responsible for instigating the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
Though it took some time, Japan has discovered a Uranium deposit in what was formerly known as Liaoning and begun mining.
September 2nd 1945: A mysterious GATE opens in Ginza, Tokyo Empire of Japan.
And cut!
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