SGS Operation Hawaii

Everyone knows the story of the Japanese surprise attack on American naval, land, and air bases at Pearl Harbor and nearby towns on the morning of December 7, 1941. 

That date marked the entry of the United States into World War II. In the hours following the initial attack, there was concern and speculation that an enemy landing and invasion of Oahu would follow. The possibility of such an attack was indeed studied by the Imperial Japanese Navy and was dismissed as logistically unfeasible. But what if things had been different?

This game explores a possible land invasion of Oahu by a small but highly trained force of Japanese Marines and Army soldiers, specially trained for the operation and secretly transported to the destination as part of a strike force.

Key decisions about the operation’s objective, landing site, and duration were made within the framework of an ambitious plan. The strike force could not resupply or sustain the effort for very long, 3-4 days at most, so the goal was to inflict as much damage and destruction on military installations as possible so that the effect of the air strike would be offset by the destruction inflicted on U.S. ground structures.

Can you, the Japanese ground commander, choose the right place to invade, and then conquer and destroy as many as you can in the allotted time? 

And as the surprised American commander of Oahu’s defense, can you block the invader, save the base, and turn disaster into victory?