Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-1915363-20160316151150/@comment-26574811-20160425063207

TTKirika wrote: the extra operation might still be based on some sort of operation. I find it hard to believe that operations related to establishing a land base would be enough to fulfill their promises of a total war Well, the establishing of Henderson field did fulfill the definition of a total "battle" ("Battle" and "war" in Japanese language sometimes share the same term)

In English, the term "total war" is used to describe a war in which no difference between civillian and combatant is cosidered to be present; in Japanese, however, the term means a war in which all sorts of forces are to be engaged in fighting.

For this reason, as long as all sorts of ships are required in this event, it is a total war by Japanese definition.