Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Can imperial Japan truly dominate land, naval and air combat in Hearts of Iron IV? We're dissecting an aggressive "Shogun's Gamble" strategy, leveraging economy, navy, air and specific division templates to perfect the Japan build and achieve continental conquest, proving Japan can be unstoppable.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Turn One Setup
03:48 New Docrtine System Guide
05:33 Intel Agency, Decisions, Focus Tree Build
09:58 Army Advisor, General Grind
10:25 Pre- War Build Continues
13:44 Navy Upgrades
15:25 How To Upgrade Doctrines
16:48 Start Collaboration Government In China
17:34 Naval Doctrine
18:50 The Hikari Debate
20:46 Air Research Faciliy
21:21 Industrial Concern
22:48 Balancing Inservice Rivalry
24:11 Further Intel Build
24:54 What Air MIO To Use
25:14 Most Important Focuses
26:00 Prepare For China War
27:38 Best Economic Law
28:40 China War
31:53 National Defense State, Winning Balance of Power
32:55 End China War, Develop Resources
33:32 Naval Refits
35:07 Strike South Doctrine
36:55 Carrier Sorty Efficiency Trick
37:40 New Naval Mechanics
39:06 Start World Conquest
44:16 Sinking The US Fleet
45:24 US Conquest
47:39 Economic Miracle
48:24 US Caps

Japan No Compromise, No Surrender DLC

Focus Tree Order
1. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
2. Continue Takahashi Korekiyo's Policies
3. Purge The Kodoha Faction (event put and end to this farce, now!)
4. The Military Ministers Attache System
5. The Imperial Defense Plan
6. Expand Hiratsuka Navy Ammunitions Arsenal
7. Expand Kawagoe Army Arsenal
8. Rely on Infantry Offensives
9. Adopt New Assault Doctrine
10. Establish Showa Aircraft Industry
11. The Harakiri Debate
12. Konoe's First Cabinet
13. National Spiritual Mobilization Movement
14. Form the Central Economic Council
15. Expand the Showa Research Association
16. Guide The Zaibatsus
17. Approach Yasuda
18. Fund The Riken Institute
19. Form the Cabinet Intelligence Burea
20. Found The Great Japan Press Association
21. Expand Hiratsuka Navy Ammunitions Arsenal
22. The State Gerneral Mobilization Law
23. Enect the Religious organizations law
24. New Order Movement
25. The Imperial Rule Assistance Associationi
26. National Defense State
27. Ichioku Isshin
28. The Chrysanthemum Throne
29. Mobilize the Japanese Women
30. Form the Dai Nippon Fujinkai
31. Develop the Chinese Resources

PP
1. Abandon Naval Treaties
2. Speed up the Hikari Debate
3. Army Offense Specialist
4. Illusive Gentleman
5. Night Operations
6. Naval Aviation Expert
7. Grand Battle Plan Expert
8. Yasuda Industrial Concern
9. Infantry Expert
10. Army Logistics Expert
11. Develop Resources- Aluminum First
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