The following is based on the Imperial campaign of Red Alert 3 and might contradict canon.

Graveyard of a Foolish Fleet is the fourth Imperial mission of Red Alert 3.^[1]

Background[]

With the resistance of the Soviet people apparently crushed and their armies in disarray, Emperor Yoshiro decided to shift his focus over to the Allies. In a bombastic speech delivered across the Allied Nations, the Emperor warned them of the consequences of defying the Empire of the Rising Sun, and urged them to submit to his divine leadership, so as to avoid a fate similar to that suffered by the Soviets.

Although this move was criticized by the Emperor's son, Crown Prince Tatsu, for squandering the element of surprise, the Emperor was confident that the show of force levelled against the Soviets would be enough incentive for the Allies to surrender.

Unfortunately for the Emperor, the Allies remained much more headstrong than he predicted. Seeing that a new enemy had arisen to threaten their way of life, Allied High Command dispatched a considerable naval force under the direction of Commander Warren Fuller to seize the Japanese port at Pearl Harbor. This pre-emptive strike was intended to cripple the Imperial fleet before it could be launched against the Allies, as well as demoralize the Japanese population into backing down from their threats.

It is unknown if the attack would have been successful had everything gone to plan for Fuller's forces. Unfortunately for the Allies, however, Tatsu's spy within the Allied leadership tipped him off to this offensive, and a warning was sent to the forces at Pearl Harbor, thus setting the stage for the battle.

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Defense of Pearl Harbor[]

The Allies had intended on possessing the element of surprise for their attack, in hopes of quickly seizing the port and minimizing their causalities. Thanks to Prince Tatsu's spy, the Imperial forces were more than ready for them, and a full half of the Imperial fleet was prepared to engage the foreign invaders.

When the Allies arrived, they were surprised to see that the Empire was in such a state of readiness, but elected to continue the attack regardless, hoping that their numbers and firepower would break the stubborn Japanese defenses. Emperor Yoshiro had ordered Naomi Shirada and the unnamed Imperial Commander to concentrate their efforts on defending the numerous shrines and statues that dotted the islands, as well as the critical port facilities that were vital to the continued operation of his fleet.

Within minutes of the Allies first appearing in the port, the Japanese were forced to endure heavy attacks from weapons like the Assault Destroyer with their relatively light vehicles such as the Tsunami tank and Yari mini-sub, while Imperial ground forces fought off wave after wave of Allied paratroopers.

The arrival of a flotilla of Naginata cruisers aided in blunting the continued Allied onslaught, and the presumed cakewalk that they had been expecting devolved into a grinding slog. The versatility of the Empire's Striker-VX and Tengu units was a major asset for the Imperial defenders, allowing them to effectively counter the various Allied attacks, particularly given the presence of the long-range radar installations located in the harbor.

Naval engagement[]

The arrival of a mighty fleet of reinforcements sent by Prince Tatsu and spearheaded by a flotilla of the Empire's powerful Shogun Battleships helped to turn the tide into the Empire's favor. Moreover, Tatsu's reinforcements were well-placed to exploit gaps in the flanks and rear of the Allied positions. In their desire to seize the beaches of Hawaii for their own, the Allies had overextended themselves, and now Tatsu's fleet hammered into the vulnerable portions of their lines.

With these reinforcements, and with the islands now secure from Allied assaults, the Imperials were able to push the enemy back, defeating the Allied fleet in a pitch engagement and driving them from Hawaii. Even the appearance of Allied Aircraft Carrier reinforcements and the use of Spectrum Tower defenses was not enough to stop the Imperial juggernaut.

Within a short period of time after the arrival of Tatsu's own fleet, the Allied task force was routed, their hastily erected base sent to the bottom of the Pacific, and Commander Fuller sent fleeing towards Allied waters with whatever vessels he could salvage from the debacle.

Aftermath[]

The battle was a tactical victory on the part of the Empire of the Rising Sun. The naval facilities at Pearl Harbor had been saved, thus allowing the Imperial Navy to continue using this port to enforce their dominance over the central Pacific.

All of the sacred shrines, statues and other symbols of Imperial power had been preserved, thus preventing a potentially fatal loss of morale on the part of the Japanese people. Finally, the Allied task force had been almost completely destroyed, with hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of the Allied best officers and men sent to a watery grave. The Imperials, meanwhile, had suffered relatively few losses in comparison, meaning that they would be in a much better position to strike the United States now that much of the enemy's strength had been removed.

However, on the strategic level, not everything went in the Empire's favor. It was soon apparent that this attack was a mere (though costly) diversion meant to divert the Empire's naval forces away from Japan itself, giving the Allies a clear shot at invading it.

Thanks to the battle and the resulting redeployment of Imperial naval assets, the only thing standing between the Allied invasion force and Japan itself was a single Floating Fortress. Emperor Yoshiro made it clear that should this fortress fall, Tokyo will fall with it...

Walkthrough[]

This mission comes in two phases, with the first phase being a holdout section against the Allies' naval attacks and air raids. You are given multiple Defender-VX cores to set up along the shoreline to fend off attacks.

Building Mecha Tengu is crucial for this phase of the mission, since they can both hold off early air-drops and also provide anti-air support in the second half of the mission. Use a handful of Strikers-VX and Defenders-VX to fend off air attacks, until you have enough Mecha Tengu to overwhelm enemy Apollos, and use Tsunami tanks, Choppers-VX, and Yari mini-subs to contest the ground and sea assaults. Century Bombers will perform air-drops near your Construction Yard; station Defenders-VX or Strikers-VX in your base to intercept them. Also make sure to have static defense near the observation posts to stop enemy engineers from attempting to capture them later in the mission.

The Nanoswarm Hive is available to the player in this mission.

Reinforcements of Naginata cruisers will arrive. Use them to sink the Assault destroyers and the Aircraft carriers but beware of Century bombers, Cryocopters and the Vindicators. The naval battle is the key reason why a sufficient number of Mecha Tengu are required, as the Allies have overwhelming amounts of air power, and Mecha Tengu are the only unit capable of contesting them (since the Chopper-VX cannot land on water).

The Shogun battleships will arrive. Once they arrived use them to destroy the Allied bases from a safe distance due to the spectrum towers and mutligunner turrets will destroy the Naginata cruisers and the players air power. Keep your Mecha Tengu overhead to intercept Cryocopters and attacking bombers, which are the primary threat to your Shoguns.

Once the last Allied structure is destroyed the mission is complete.

Trivia[]

• The Japanese having a large base at Pearl Harbor with the majority of their fleet stationed being ambushed by the Allies is intended to be an ironic reversal of the events of World War II in real life, where the USA had most of its fleet in Pearl Harbor when it was ambushed by the Japanese.
• The Nanoswarm hive is available to build in this mission. Being just the fourth mission of nine, this is the earliest point in any of the three campaigns in which a superweapon can be built.
• All vessels of the reinforcement fleet are equipped with the Fortified Fleet upgrade, despite this ability not being available for this mission.
• If the Allies' base gets destroyed before the Naval reinforcements of Prince Tatsu arrive, then the mission won't end until the timer runs out, the cutscene plays out and the new objective is received.

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