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nikivdd wrote: ↑Mon Dec 08, 2025 5:00 pm @Bond. I am still working on the final scenario; i am creating some new icons which was lacking:
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nikivdd wrote: ↑Tue Dec 16, 2025 11:12 am I began testing the Japanese campaign. When i have a handful done, i will make them available together with the latest version of the armory.

nikivdd wrote: ↑Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:29 pm Rising Thunder: The Early Wars of Empire (1935–1940)

I’d like to finally share a campaign project I’ve been working on for Panzer Corps, focused on Japan’s early continental wars in East Asia.

Rising Thunder covers the period from 1935 to 1940, starting with border clashes and limited operations in Manchukuo and Inner Mongolia, then escalating through the undeclared war against the USSR and Mongolia. The campaign follows a mostly historical path up to Khalkhin Gol, after which it branches into a plausible alt-history: a decisive Japanese victory and its consequences.

The design goals are:

historically grounded orders of battle in Panzer Corps tradition

briefings and pop-up messages in English, German, French and Russian

strong operational pacing (from small frontier actions to large combined-arms battles),

and a believable “what-if” arc that stays within the logic of the period.

The campaign consists of 15 scenarios of which 7 have been made available today.

early Manchurian border patrols and Inner Mongolian operations,

the full Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan campaign,

a short breather scenario on the Chinese frontier,

and a final alt-history offensive culminating in the collapse of the Soviet Eastern Expeditionary Front.

Rising Thunder: The Early Wars of Empire (1935–1940)

Хочу наконец представить кампанию для Panzer Corps, над которой я работал в течение некоторого времени. Она посвящена ранним континентальным войнам Японии в Восточной Азии.

Rising Thunder охватывает период с 1935 по 1940 год. Кампания начинается с пограничных столкновений и ограниченных операций в Маньчжоу-го и Внутренней Монголии, а затем перерастает в необъявленный конфликт с СССР и Монголией. До Халхин-Гола развитие событий в основном следует историческому пути, после чего сюжет переходит в правдоподобную альтернативную историю — решительную победу Японии и её последствия.

Основные цели разработки:

исторически обоснованные боевые порядки (OOB) в традициях Panzer Corps

брифинги и игровые сообщения на английском, немецком, французском и русском языках

чёткая оперативная динамика (от локальных пограничных боёв до масштабных общевойсковых операций)

а также убедительная линия «что если», не выходящая за рамки логики эпохи

Кампания состоит из 15 сценариев, из которых сегодня доступны 7.

ранние пограничные операции в Маньчжурии и Внутренней Монголии,

полная кампания Халхин-Гол / Номонхан,

короткий «передышечный» сценарий на китайской границе,

и финальное альтернативно-историческое наступление, завершающееся крахом Восточного экспедиционного фронта Красной армии.

Panzer Corps campaign series - Japan - Rising Thunder - 1935-1940 downloads:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/mrpsy75u ... 1.rar/file
(Nikivdd equipment file v10 required!)

Nikivdd equipment file v10:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/zwnenyiu ... 0.rar/file

After corrections, fixing and testing the first 7 scenarios can be played. Once the remaing 8 are done, i will post the full version. In order to play Rising Thunder, Nikivdd equipment file v10 is required to play. I wish i could have done otherwise but as we all know, the vanilla armory is entirely insufficient to create a campaign for the Japanese side.
There are also a few units available for Manchukuo, which are all purchasable.
During gameplay, certain units will be gifted while others can be captured. One slot has been made available for a bonus unit which can appear at the start of the third scenario.

Scenario list:
01. Manchurian border patrol
02. Battle of Chahar
03. Halhamiao Incident
04. Orahodok Incident
05. Changkufeng Tensions
06. Lake Khasan Conflict
07. The Khanka Escalation

nikivdd wrote: ↑Fri Dec 19, 2025 7:53 pm Rising Thunder has been updated.
Three more scenarios can be played from the campaign, no need to restart.

Scenario list:
01. Manchurian border patrol
02. Battle of Chahar
03. Halhamiao Incident
04. Orahodok Incident
05. Changkufeng Tensions
06. Lake Khasan Conflict
07. The Khanka Escalation
08. Clash at Khalkhin Gol
09. Securing the Khalkhin Gol
10. Crossroads at Nomonhan

https://www.mediafire.com/file/09pmp40i ... 2.rar/file

nikivdd wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 12:09 pm Thanks guys for the feedback.
There are indeed three units missing, i am not sure what went wrong.

Missing units.rar

Just unzip the file in the graphics\units folder of my armory.

nikivdd wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 8:52 pm Some previews.
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Asano Detachment
The most significant of the Russian military formations created by the Japanese was the Asano Detachment, named after its commander, Major Makoto Asano. At various times, it numbered between 400 and 3,500 men.

Founded on Emperor Hirohito's birthday, 29 April 1938, the detachment included infantry, cavalry and artillery units. Based in Manchukuo, Asano's soldiers were nevertheless completely supervised by the Japanese military.

The fighters of this secret unit were preparing to carry out sabotage and reconnaissance operations in the Soviet Far East in the future war against the USSR. Asano's men were to capture or destroy bridges and important communication hubs, infiltrate Soviet units and poison their food supplies and water sources.

Twice, in 1938 near the island of Khasan and in 1939 on the Khalkhin Gol River, the Japanese Empire tested the military potential of the Red Army. The Asanovites were sent to the combat zone, where they mainly participated in the interrogation of prisoners of war.

There is also evidence of combat clashes between the detachment's fighters and the enemy. For example, during the fighting at Khalkhin Gol, a cavalry detachment of the Mongolian People's Republic encountered Asanov's cavalrymen and mistook them for their own. This mistake cost the lives of almost all the Mongolian soldiers.
https://mihalchuk-1974.livejournal.com/560465.html
https://regnum.ru/article/2686733
https://rbth.ru/read/891-russians-fought-for-japan