Fight to Death !. Walloc (Allied) vs Fletcher (Jap). No Walloc Please.

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA. 11ST AIR FLEET HQ. TAKAO. FORMOSA.
TO: RADM TAKENAKA. 23RD AIR FLOTILLA HQ. TERNATE. CELEBES.
SUBJECT: AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAVA-SUMATRA.
DATE: JAN 13RD 1942

YOU MUST TO ORDER INMEDIATELY TO REORGANIZE YOUR DAITAI-SENTAIS TO PRE-INVASION CAMPAIGN OF JAVA.
ALL YOUR AIRCRAFTS MUST BE DEPLOYED IN ONE WEEK IN AIRFIELDS AT CELEBES TO BEGIN AIR SUPPERIORITY CAMPAIGN AT JAVA.
YOUR PRIORITY WILL BE AIR SUPERIORITY AND NAVAL AIR ATTACK WITH YOUR 66 G4M1.

ACKNOWLEDGE REQUESTED /
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN SUGIYAMA. IMPERIAL ARMY STAFF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
TO: GEN TOJO. PRIME MINISTER. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: FORTIFICATIONS.
DATE: JAN 13RD 1942.

REPORTING STATE OF OUR FORTIFICATIONS LEVELING UP AT DATE.

A) AT MARSHALLS, ALL OUR MAIN BASES WILL BE UPGRADE IN THEIR FORTIFICATIONS LEVEL -MALOELAP, WOTJE, ROI-NAMUR, KWAJALEIN-. MILI NEED SUPPLIES AND JALUIT NEED A CONVOY WITH THOUSANDS TONS OF SUPPLIES TO FOLLOW ON WITH THEIR WORKS.

B) GUAM AND SAIPAN AT CAROLINA ISLAND HAVE ABSOLUTELY PRIORITY FROM ANOTHER BASES. THESE BASES WILL BE STRATEGIC HIGH VALUE BASES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SUPPLIES, WORKERS BATTALIONS AND DEFENSE ELEMENTS -DEFENSIVE MINES, AMC SHIP, SSX MIDGET SUBS, COASTAL DEFENSES, FLAK ARTILLERY, AND HEAVY FORTS LEVELS-

C) KISKA IN THE ALEUTIANS IS LEVELING UP HIS FORTS BUT WOULD BE NECCESARY BEGIN WORKS AT AMTCHITKA, ATTU AND ADAK ISLANDS.

D) AT SOUTH SEAS, IN THE SOUTHERN DEFENSIVE PERIMETER WOULD BE NECCESARY SEND MORE WORKERS, ENGINEER UNITS, DEFENSIVE ELEMENTS AND AIRCRAFTS LIKE LEVEL UP THEIR FORTIFICATIONS. PORT MORESBY, RABAUL AND SHORTLANDS WILL BE THE FIRST STAGE, BUT LUNGA, TULAGI, ROSSEL ISLAND AND MILNE BAY WILL BE REINFORCED IN A SECOND STAGE.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM . NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY STAFF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
TO: ADM . YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS.
SUBJECT: W-7 DMS UPGRADE
DATE: JAN 13RD 1942.

YOU MUST ORDER AT FOLLOWING SHIP WILL ARRIVE TO PORT TO BEGIN REFIT AT ONCE:

-DMS W-10 AND DMS W-11 AT MAKASSAR WILL HEAD TO SAIGON TO ENTER AT SHIPYARD FOR UPGRADE.
-DMS W-12 ESCORTING A CONVOY NEAR TO SOUTH CHINA SEA, WILL BE DETACHED FROM CONVOY AND WILL HEAD TO SHANGAI FOR UPGRADE.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. CONVOY SYSTEM COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY. INDOCHINA.
TO: ADM. NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY STAFF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: RESOURCES SHIPPING TO METROPOLI
DATE: JAN 13RD 1942.

FOLLOWING YOUR ORDERS I AM DISPATCHING MESSAGES TO ALL PORTS FOR A QUICK SHIPPING ROUTINE.
YOU CAN SEE 316.716 RESOURCES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH 50.250 TONS OF OIL AND WILL BE AT HOME PORTS (TOKYO LIKE MAIN UNLOADING PORT) IN FEW DAYS.
ORDERS TO DEPLOY NEW FREIGHTERS AT MAIN RESOURCE PORTS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED (KEIJO- PORT ARTHUR- SAIGON- TSINGTAO- TIENTSIN -SHANGAI -TOYOHARA - MURORAN- SAPPORO -SHIMONOSEKI -FUSAN -TIAHOKU - HONG KONG)
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU. MALAYA.
TO: LGEN HOMMA. XIV ARMY HQ. NEAR BATAAN. LUZON. P.I.
SUBJECT: FORCES MUST REST.
DATE: JAN 13RD 1942.

I LET YOU TO ORDER TO TAKE A LIGHT REST FOR YOUR FORCES IN THE FRONT LINE AT BATAAN. I RECEIVE YOUR INCOMING MESSAGES REPORTING FATIGUE STATUS OF YOUR UNITS. IT´S MANDATORY TO TAKE A REST BEFORE LAUNCH A MASSIVE STRUGGLE TO EXTERMINATE THE AMERICAN-PHILIPPINO MERCENARIES.
I WILL BE PROUD TO ANNOUCE TO HIS MAJESTIC THE FALL OF BATAAN FOR FEBRUARY FIRST.
IN THE TIME YOUR FORCES WILL BE RESTING I WILL ORDER TO 5TH AIR DIVISION BEGAN A TERRIFY AIR CAMPAING AGAINST ENEMY POSITIONS.

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[Swenslim]

Did you start moving fuel and oil to HI ?

[Fletcher]

hello Swenslim, about your question.
Yes, 266.611 tons of oil have arrived to Home Islands (from Machukuo mainly),with another 50.250 tons shipped in transit to Metropolitan ports (Jan 14th 1942)
No fuel have been send to Japan.
Kind Regards.
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: LT.OBAYASHI. 64TH SUBCHASSERDIV CO. ABOARD KOSIN MARU #3. NEAR KAVIENG.
TO: VADM. INOUYE. 4TH FLEET HQ. TRUK. CAROLINAS ISLAND.
SUBJECT: SS NARWHAL ATTACKED.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

THIS EARLY MORNING AN ENEMY SUBMARINE IDENTIFIED LIKE SS NARWHAL ATTACKED US AT 105,123 NEAR KAVIENG, INTO OUR WAR PATROL AREA. 4 TORPEDOES WERE LAUNCHED BY ENEMY BOAT BUT NO HITS. WE LAUNCHED A RETALIATION DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK AND HIJMS SUREBOKO MARU GETS 1 HIT OVER ENEMY SUB.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: CDR SHIHAYA. PORT MORESBY INVASION GROUP RETURNING TO TRUK. NEAR KIRIWINA ISLAND. ABOARD XAK LONDON MARU.
TO: VADM. INOUYE. 4TH FLEET HQ. ASW SOUTH SEAS ASW COMMAND. TRUK.
SUBJECT: XAK HITATI MARU TORPEDOED.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

THIS MORNING AN ENEMY SUBMARINE IDENTIFIED LIKE SS SALMON ATTACKED US NEAR MILNE BAY IN OUR TRANSIT TO TRUK. THE ENEMY BOAT LAUNCHED 4 TORPEDOES AGAINST XAK HITATI MARU. 1 TORPEDO HIT OUR SHIP.

XAK HITATI MARU DAMAGE REPORT:

27 SYSTEM DAMAGE (16 MAJOR)
28 FLOOD DAMAGE (08 MAJOR)
8 FIRES DAMAGE

SPEED : 10 KNOTS

WE WILL FOLLOW WITH OUR ORDERS AND WILL HEAD TO TRUK. XAK HITATI MARU WILL BE DETACHED OF OUR TASK FORCE AND WILL ARRIVE TO RABAUL IN TWO-THREE DAYS.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: CDR TOGAMI. I-25 CO. NEAR PEARL HARBOR.
TO: VADM. SHIMIZU. 6TH FLEET HQ. KWAJALEIN. MARSHALLS.
SUBJECT: ENEMY PINGING US.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

THIS MORNING IN OUR WAR PATROL AREA NEARBY HAWAII ENEMY SHIPS BEGAN TO PINING US. 3 DMS IDENTIFIED (SOUTHARD, ZANE AND HOPKINS).
I WAW TRYING TO SPOT HIGH VALUE ENEMY IN THE PEARL HARBOUR NEARBY WATERS.
ENEMY LAUNCHED SEVERAL DEPTH CHARGES ATTACK BUT ONLY 1 HIT WERE REPORTED. NO HEAVY DAMAGE. I WILL FOLLOW WITH MY MISSION IN MY WAR PATROL AREA.
CREW WITH HIGH MORAL.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM TODA, 21ST AIR FLOTILLA HQ. ABOARD NEARBY BALIKPAPAN.
TO: VADM. TSUKAHARA. 11ST AIR FLEET HQ. TAKAO. FORMOSA.
SUBJECT: AIR RAID OVER SOERABAJA PORT.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

THIS MORNING WE LAUNCHED TWO WAVES AGAINST ENEMY SHIPS DOCKED AT SOERABAJA LIKE FOLLOWING:

1ST WAVE. 20 G4M1 ESCORTED BY 8 A6M2 FROM BALIKPAPAN AIR UNITS MEET AN ENEMY CAP WITH 6 B-339B AND 7 HAWKS 75A-7. OUR FIGHTERS DOWN 1 ENEMY HAWK AND WE LOST 1 A6M2.
THE FOLLOWING SHIPS WERE HIT BY OUR BOMBS:
-AVP HERON, REPORTED HIT 2 BOMB HITS, HEAVY FIRES AND HEAVY DAMAGES.
-PT Q-111, REPORTED SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT.
-PT TM-13, REPORTED SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT.
-HDML 1062, REPORTED SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT.

02 G4M1 DOWNED IN THE FIRST RAID.

2nd WAVE: 09 G3M2 ESCORTED BY 7 A6M2 FROM BALIKPAPAN AIR UNITS MEET WITH 3 B-339D AND 1 HAWK LIKE CAP. ONE B-339D DONWED BY OUR FIGHTERS.

FOLLOWING SHIPS WERE REPORTED HIT BY OUR PILOTS:

-PT-31, SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT
-PT-41, SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT
-PT TM-14, SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT
-PT Q-113, SUNK AFTER ONE BOMB HIT

NO IJN LOSSES.
TOMORROW OUR PILOTS AND AIR CREWS WILL HAVE A LIGHT REST BEFORE BEGIN AN AGRESSIVE AIR SUPERIORITY CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAVA.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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[Fletcher]

FROM: 21ST AIR FLOTILLA. S2 INTELLIGENCE.
TO: 11ST AIR FLEET HQ. TAKAO. FORMOSA.
SUBJECT: INTELLIGENCE REPORT ABOUT OUR AIR RAID OVER SOERABAJA PORT.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

THE FOLLOWING SHIPS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SUNK BY OUR DUTCH NAVAL OFFICER SPY AT SOERABAJA. 3 PORT HITS REPORTED TOO.

[Fletcher]

FROM: CDR TOGAMI. I-25 CO. NEARBY HAWAII ISLAND.
TO: CPT HIROYOSHI. ABOARD AS HEIAN MARU. SUBRON 1. KOBE NAVAL ARSENAL.
SUBJECT: DAMAGE REPORT
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.


REPORTING DAMAGE. WE WILL FOLLOW WITH OUR WAR PATROL. SEVERAL ASW TASK FORCES SPOTTED IN THE AREA BY OUR RECCONOISSANCE FLOATPLANE. 2 CARRIERS SPOTTED AT PEARL HARBOR. 369 TONS OF FUEL ABOARD (44%). ENGINEER OFFICER CONFIRM WE CAN FOLLOW ANOTHER 12 MORE DAYS IN OUR PATROL AREA. CREW WITH HIGH MORAL.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN DOBASHI. XII ARMY HQ. NEAR TSIAOTSO. NORTH CHINA.
TO: GEN HATA. CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY HQ.
SUBJECT: DELIBERATE ATTACK OVER ENEMY POSITIONS AT TSIAOTSO.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

AFTER SEVERAL DAYS SUPPORTED BY MEDIUM BOMBERS FLYING FROM JEHOL AND ARTILLERY ATTACKS I DECIDE TO LAUNCH A DELIBERATE ATTACK TO PROBE ENEMY DEFENSES AT TSIAOTSO. I CAN CONFIRM ENEMY IS TRYING TO RETRY TO LOYANG. I AM TRYING TO FIX ENEMY UNITS OR DESTROY THEM BEFORE THEY CAN ESCAPE OF OUR HANDS.
MY FORCES WITH 79.000 MEN ATTACKED AN ENEMY FORCE WITH ABOUT 60.000 BANDITS. FORT LEVEL WAS 1 BUT MY ENGINEERS GET TO REDUCES FORTIFICATIONS TO LEVEL 0.
WE LOST 3594 MEN VS. 3.736 CHINESE CASUALTIES REPORTED.
ENEMY LOST 11 GUNS AND SUFFER FROM DISRUPTION, PREPARATION POINTS, EXPERIENCES AND SUPLLYNESS.

WE WILL FOLLOW WITH OUR OFFENSIVE UNTIL LAST CHINESE WILL BE DEATH.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN. YAMASHITA. XXV ARMY HQ. SOUTH MALAYA.
TO: GEN. TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU. MALAYA.
SUBJECT: JOHORE BAHRU IN OUR HANDS !
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

MY ADVANCE GUARD FOLLOW ON WITH THEIR AMAZING OFFENSIVE AGAINST INDIAN/COMMONWEALTH ELEMENTS AND THIS MORNING ARMOURED ELEMENTS WITH FORCES LANDED AT MERSING LAUNCHED A SHOCK ATTACK AGAINST LIGHT ENEMY RESISTANCE. JOHORE BAHRU WAS CAPTURED WITH 447 ENEMY CASUALTIES. NO IJA LOST.
ORDERS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO RENDEZVOUS ALL XXV ARMY AT JOHORE BAHRU TO BEGIN OUR FINAL OFFENSIVE AGAINST SINGAPORE.
I WAIT IN 10 DAYS SINGAPORE WILL BE IN OUR HANDS.
I REQUEST HEAVY AIR SUPPORT AGAINST SINGAPORE FACILITIES TO COMPLETE MY TASK.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN. TANAKA. 21ST DIVISION CO. KOEPANG. TIMOR.
TO: GEN. SUGIYAMA. IMPERIAL ARMY HQ. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: KOEPANG FALLS !
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

FOLLOWING YOUR ORDERS MY UNIT HAVE LANDING AT KOEPANG WITHOUT ENEMY RESISTANCE. HEAVILY SUPPORTED BY NAVAL GUNFIRE, OUR FORCES EASILY CAPTURE THE STRATEGIC BASE AT KOEPANG. ENEMY LOST 1.460 MEN WITH 1 UNIT DESTROYED AND 2 MORE FLEEING. PORT AND AIRFIELD IN GOOD CONDITIONS.
THE DUTCH GOVERNOR WAS CAPTURED AT AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW WILL BE HANGED TO DEATH BECAUSE HE HAVE NOT LEAN CORRECTLY IN THE FACE OF OUR EMPEROR PORTRAIT.
WE WILL FOLLOW WITH FORMER ORDERS.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM FUJITA. CARDIV 3 CO. ABOARD HIJMS ZUIHO. NEARBY LUZON ISLAND.
TO: VADM. KONDO. 2ND FLEET HQ. HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: TRANSIT TO CAMRANH BAY.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

CARDIV 3 IN TRANSIT TO CAMRANH BAY TO REFUELL AND JOIN MAIN BODY TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN NETHERLANDS ISLAND.
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL: JAN 17TH 1942.
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM CAMRANH BAY: JAN 18TH 1942.

WE WILL JOIN WITH MAIN BODY AT SUMATRA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH PROBABLY RENDEZVOUS DATE AT JAN 23RD 1942.

I REQUEST CHANGES IN ZUIHO COMMANDER IF POSSIBLE.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS.
TO: CDR HIRABE, MOBILE FORCE REPLENISHMENT TASK GROUP. ABOARD CM YAEYAMA. NEAR TOKANGBESI ISLAND. CELEBES.
SUBJECT: REPLENISHMENT KIDO BUTAI.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

AT ONCE YOUR SHIPS WILL HEAD TO RENDEZVOUS WITH MOBILE FORCE AND KIDO BUTAI CARRIERS AT TIMOR (68-115).
YOU MUST TO REPLENISHMENT HIJMS KAGA AND HIJMS AKAGI LIKE HIGH PRIORITY.
WHEN FINISH YOU WILL FOLLOW WITH MOBILE FORCE TO REPLENISHMENT WHEN NEEDED. AFTER RUN OUT OF FUEL TO REPLENISH YOU WILL HEAD TO BABELDAOB PORT TO REFUELL INMEDIATLY.
REPEAT, YOU MUST RENDEZVOUS WITH HIJMS KAGA AND HIJMS AKAGI TOMORROW MORNING.
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN HATA. CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY HQ.
TO: GEN. SUGIYAMA. IMPERIAL ARMY HQ. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: GENERAL OFFENSIVE AT NORTH CHINA UPDATE.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

XII ARMY ELEMENTS FIXING CHINESE FORCES AT TSIAOTSO, I ARMY CROSS THE RIVER AND CUT LOYANG-SIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND WILL HEAD TO SIAN. XI ARMY ELEMENTS WITH THIS HQ (6TH, 13RD, 39TH AND 116TH DIVISIONS) SUPPORTED BY HEAVY ARTILLERY ELEMENTS ADVANCE TO NANYANG TO ENVELOPE ALL ENEMY FORCES IN THE CHENGCHOW-LOYANG AREA (25 GREAT UNITS SPOTTED BY OUR RECON AIRCRAFTS). IF WE GET OUR OBJETIVE AND GET TO ENCIRCLED ENEMY UNITS WE WILL GET A BRILLIANT VICTORY TO OFFER TO OUR MAJESTIC.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY STAFF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
TO: VADM. OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. ASW-CONVOY SYSTEM COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY. INDOCHINA.
SUBJECT: RESOURCES INCOME TO H.I.
DATE: JAN 14TH 1942.

YOU MUST TO WORK HARDER TO SEND MORE RESOURCES TO METROPOLITAN PORTS URGENTLY. NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES INCOME FOR OUR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. WE MUST TO GET OUR DELIVERY OBJETIVES TO WIN THE WAR. SEVERAL HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPLEX ARE NEEDED OF RESOURCES TO PRODUCE ENOUGH ENGINES AND AIRCRAFTS FOR OUR FORCES. IT´S MANDATORY YOU WORK HARDER ABOUT THIS POINT.
YOUR ASW CAMPAIGN IS BRILLIANT WITH 7 ENEMY SUBMARINE SUNK BUT THE CONVOY SYSTEM MUST BE UPDATED.
I MUST RECOMMEND THE RE-ESTRUCTURE OF ASW FORCES BY DEPARTMENTS INTO FLEET. (1ST FLEET WITH 11-12-13-14-15-ETC SUBCHASSER DIVS PATROLLING INTO THE 1ST FLEET WATERS -METROPOLITANS, 2ND FLEET WITH 21-22-23-24-ETC SUBCHASSER DIVS PATROLLING INTO 2ND FLEET WATER -SOUTH CHINA SEA-, ETC...)

AWAITING YOUR NEWS WITH MORE SHIPPINGS TO METROPOLITAN PORTS.

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