East Wind Rain - Pat vs Chuck - Jap side

[George Patton]

Report of June 26th – 27th ,1942[/b]   DEI   After some days of rain, my bombers attacked Batavia again. The afld is badly damaged   Sabang has been occupied and, finally, the Malacca strait is completely under my control.   I moved all the convoys destined to Java near Saigon, but they still remain at sea. Chuck had spotted my ships days ago, north of Borneo, so I suppose he’s waiting for them on Java. Now I’m assembling three fake convoys in Saigon. The ships will be empty and I’ll send them in Indian Ocean, towards Ceylon. I hope Chuck will spot them and believe that I want to unload in Ceylon.

[George Patton]

Report of June 28th – 30th ,1942[/b]  [/b] DEI   On the 30th air raid against Bandoeng. I lost 11 fighters and 2 bombers, while Chuck lost 13 fighters.   Indian Ocean   First Carrier Division is W of Port Blair. My recon spotted some enemy ships in the port so I sent the carriers to do some training. The sunk a couple of them. But there seems to be an easy target. In Sabang I have the 56. Division and the 4. Mixed Brigade. They are about to load for Batavia. I could send them to Port Blair before. I’m sure Chuck will not expect that….

[George Patton]

Report of July 1st - 2nd ,1942[/b]  [/b] DEI   Another air battle over Java. First of July I lost 3 fighters and 8 bombers, while the allied lost 10 fighters. Meanwhile my Nell sunk 4 AK in Soerabaya harbor. A small infantry units captured Toboali base, E of Palembang.   On the 2nd, after some reinforcements sent to Palembang, the things went better. Over Bandoeng, I lost 7 fighters vs 28 fighters lost by Chuck.   Meanwhile my troops captured Teloekbetoeng.  

[George Patton]

Report of July 3rd ,1942[/b]   Another air raid against Bandoeng. No losses for me, but Chuck lost 6 fighters. Tomorrow I’ll switch the bombers against Batavia. My first troops will land in Merak, north of Batavia.   SW Pac   My bombers based in Rabaul surprised a couple of AK in Milne Bay. Chuck has already placed there a fighter base, because 3 Hurricane where on CAP. The 3 fighters have been shot down and both the AK received a torpedo each.  

[George Patton]

Report of July 6th ,1942[/b]  [/b] DEI   One of my subs hit with 2 torpedoes one allied TK off Soerabaya.   26 B-17 attacked Balikpapan afld. I lost 1 Zero and 1 Jake, while 11 Fortress resulted damaged but no one shot down.   Instead, 136 Helen and Sally, escorted by 25 Oscar, attacked again Batavia. I lost only 1 Helen, while 5 Hurricane falled and 3 Beaufort have been destroyed on the ground. In addition, my Zero on CAP over Merak, shot down 3 P-39.   Furthermore, 33 Nell and Betty, escorted by 24 Zero, attacked Soerabaya afld. I lost 3 Nell and 2 Zero, while Chuck suffered the losses of  9 fighters.   Indian Ocean   26 Swordfish attacked the convoy heading to Port Blair, damaging 2 DD, 1 MSW and 1 AP. Only 2 Swordfish have been shot down. The MSW and the DD Yayoi sunk in the evening. At this point I’ll move the convoy directly to the Andaman to invade the island. In addition Car Div 1 will attack Port Blai afld and BB Hiei and Kirishima, with 2 CA, 1 CL and 4 DD will shell the afld.

[George Patton]

Report of July 7th ,1942[/b]  [/b] SW Pac   SS I-25 sunk near Noumea hit by a lot of DC.   Indian Ocean   Great night naval battle for the Andamans. My convoy has been intercepted by a british SAG composed by CA Devonshire, 2 CL class “E” and 2 dutch DD. My DD fought a great battle to defend the transport. In fact only 1 AP resulted damaged, but DD Arashio and Asashio sunk and 2 other DD have been damaged. CL Enterprise and Emerald resulted seriously damaged. Planes of the 1. Car Div attacked Port Blair afld and destroyed 3 Swordfish and 1 Hurricane but with the loss of 8 Val and 6 Kate. In the afternoon my planes hit with 6 bombs CL Enterprise and with 4 bombs and 4 torpedoes CL Emerald. Both CL sunk. BB Hiei and Kirishima shelled Port Blair but with little results. Afterall the 56. Infantry division begun to land on the Andaman Is.     DEI   Another AP reached Merak and begun to unload. The intention was to withdrawn this transport tonight and unload again on the 9th , but the AP received one bomb launched by SBD based in Soerabaya. She maybe could survive but I will proceed anyway with the landing.  

[George Patton]

Report of July 8th – 9th ,1942[/b]  [/b] Indian Ocean   During the night of the 8th TF Hiei shelled Port Blai again, destroying 5 planes and devastating the afld. On the 9th BB Hiei received one torpedo launched by a dutch SS and is now at sys 22/flt 12. She’s heading back to Singapore for repairs.   DEI   DD Asagumo is sunk on the 9th by an allied subs, in front of Palembang. In exchange my planes aboard the 2. Car Div sunk a TK west of Java.

[George Patton]

Report of July 10th ,1942[/b]  [/b] DEI   A dutch SS sunk a transport unloading in Merak. The ship was already seriously damaged. Chuck sent 21 Mitchell to attack my 2. Car Div east of Palembang. Zero and flak made a good guard. Shit down only 2 but damaged 17 of them and no score on my carriers.   Indian Ocean   My first attack on Port Blair failed. A Burma brigade is there to defend the island. I will move some reinforcements. I want to capture the island and a lot of prisoneers.

[George Patton]

Report of July 12th ,1942[/b]  [/b] This will be the last turn until wednesday because Chuck will leave for Christmas.   DEI   Enemy planes sunk another AP in Merak My troops landed there attacked and reduced the fort to 1. They should be strong enough to occupy the base in a couple of days.   Indian Ocean   The 56 . Inf Div is in bad shape at Port Blair. The british attacked for the second day and my troops suffered heavy losses. I need tho send there reinforcements asap, otherwise my division will be destroyed.  

[George Patton]

Report of July 13th ,1942[/b]  [/b] I had some problems on my PC. Now I’m ready again to fight!   DEI   The allied subs are very active in the area. Today they sunk 2 merchant ships. Another AP has been sunk south Saigon, with men of 1. Guard Mix Bde onboard. CarDiv 2 surprised one allied AK in Merak. I didn’t understand exactly what she was doing here but the ship went down.   The important event of the day is that Merak has been conquered. That gave me a beach head on Java. Now I can transport there all the troops by plane. Only the heavy equipment will be transferred by ship.   Burma   Allied bombers tried to attack CarDiv 1, while she was refuelling in Rangoon. No hits scored and 2 Wellington plus 14 Buffalo shot down. In the afternoon the enemy bombers returned and scored one bomb on Soryu and one on Kirishima. The allied lost 3 bombers and 6 fighters. Soryu is at dam sys 16, but she’s still ready to fight.

[George Patton]

Report of July 14th ,1942[/b]  [/b] Burma   I sent 99 Helen and 34 Oscar over Mandalay and it was a massacre. 19 Helen and 14 Oscar destroyer, while Chuck lost only 2 fighters.   Borneo   65 B-17 attacked Balipapan harbor and sunk one AK and destroyers Ayanami and Matsukaze. Ouch!

[George Patton]

Report of July 15th – 16th ,1942[/b]  [/b] DEI   The sinking of my merchant fleet is continuing. 2 AK sunk near Amboina during the night of 15th.   On the 16th 77 Fortress attacked Merak afld, destroying 8 Zero. No B-17 has been shot down!   CV Akagi received one torpedo on the 16th, launched by an allied SS (probably british).   China   Chuck tried a shock attack against Swatow but was repulsed without problem. I suffered 140 casualties vs 510. The carrier is at sys 22 and fires 16. Not too bad but it’s better to retreat the 2. Car Div from those dangerous waters.

[George Patton]

Report of July 17th ,1942[/b]  [/b] Indian Ocean   A convoy with the 4. Mixed Brigade onboard is approaching to Port Blair, but today it has been attacked by 28 Swordfish. DD Fumizuki and 2 AP received 1 torpedo each. 3 Swordfish have been shot down.   Later 4 Swordfish, escorted by 22 Hurricane, tried to attack Car Div 2. 65 Zero were on CAP and, while loosing 2 of them, they shot down 1 Swordfish and 18 Hurricane.   North Pac   Off Kiska CVL Ryujo received one torpedo launched by S-34. Fortunately the torpedo didn’t make a lot of damages and the carrier is only at sys 4 level.   Indochina   156’000 chinese assaulted Hanoi and occupied the city, forcing my troops to retreat toward Haiphong. 1480 were my casualties vs 2600 chinese.

[George Patton]

Report of July 18th ,1942[/b]  [/b] Indian Ocean   Bombers and fighters from Victoria Point attacked Port Blair. They find only few british planes and only 3 Hurricane have been destroyed.   CA Chokai received 4 torpedoes in exchange, after an attack made by 9 Swordfish. The cruiser is at sys 50 level and is heading back towards Singapore.   Indochina   After the falling of Hanoi, guerrilla units formed up in Hue and Luangprabang. I will use them to try to stop the Chinese advance in Indichina.  

[George Patton]

Report of July 19th – 21st  ,1942[/b]  [/b] Indian Ocean   4 Hurricane destroyed on the 20th over Port Blair, vs only 1 Nell. I’m continuing to send reinforcements on the Andamans. 1. Guards Bde will also arrive soon. On the 21st 91 Helen and 24 Zero attacked Port Blair, destroying 6 Hurricanes. 2 Zero and 2 Helen have been lost.     South Pac   I’ll send the Yamato to Nukufetao. My planes spotted some transport there. The BB is only 6 hexex away. I hope to make a good surprise.

[George Patton]

Report of July 22nd – 24th ,1942[/b]  [/b] DEI   Allied fighters returned to Bandoeng and this caused a big air battle, during which I lost 4 Zero, 8 Oscar and 5 Sally, while Chuck lost 11 fighters.   Indian Ocean   I’m continuing to bomb Port Blai afld, with little effect. On the 24th my fighters shot down 8 Hurricane, lossing 1.   I’ve decided to launch the final assault on Java. It’s useless to continue waiting, and we are about to enter in august. This will be the finale battle. If I will loose it I will loose the war. If I wait further, I’ll loose it anyway.

[George Patton]

Report of July 25th – 26th ,1942[/b]  [/b] Andaman Is.   On the 26th my bombers destroyed 14 Hurricane and 1 Swordfish, loosing only 1 Helen. This is a great result against the very dangerous air group of the Andamans.   SW Pac   My Nell and Betty based in Rabaul, hit 3 enemy transports in the Solomon Sea, NW of Woodlark I., near Kiriwina I. One of the AK sunk later. During the attack I lost 2 Zero, while Chuck lost 15 fighters that were on LRCAP over the ships. This proved that those ships were important.

[George Patton]

Report of July 27th ,1942

AO Tama Maru has been sunk in the strai of Malacca by an allied SS. Before starting the final assault on Java, I need to do some ASW operations, to clear the waters.

Andamans

9 more Hurricane shot down today vs 2 Zero and 1 Helen.

DEI

On the other hands, over Bandoeng, I lost 10 Zero, 6 Oscar and 4 Sally, while Chuck lost 11 fighters.

SW Pac

1 Zero and 4 P-39 went down over Woodlark I., while my Betty sunk an enemy PG.

[George Patton]

Report of July 28th ,1942

DEI

The final battle has begun. If I succeed I can continue the war, otherwise it will be very difficult to survive.
In this first part, my ASW TF are hunting for enemy subs in the Java Sea, to clear the path for the invasion fleet. SS KIX has been reached by one DC. Same result for SS O23.
Allied aviation attacked my ships that leaved Singapore. DD Isonami took one torpedo

SW Pac

Betty and Nell from Rabaul sunk 1 MSW and 1 AK at Woodlark I. Another MSW has been sunk south of Milne Bay. Also one Ro SS sunk in the same place.

[George Patton]

Report of July 29th ,1942

DEI

SS O24 received two DC hits, off Palembang, while S-40 received one, south of Amboina.

In the Java Sea, today I lost 2 AK. In the air, I lost only 1 Zero, while Chuck lost 7 Brewster 339, 2 Beaufort, 7 TBF and 18 SBD.
CA Maya received 1 torpedo and now, badly damaged, he’s heading back to Singapore.
My recon spotted an enemy TF near Christmas I. I will keep my carriers just south of Singapore, with the Zero on board doing LRCAP over the convoys.
To attack enemy warships I will use Betty and Nell based in Palembang and Singkawang.
My first transport ships are one day far from Batavia.