AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fletcher (Jap)

[Fletcher]

ECONOMIC CHART
DEC 22ND 1941

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Shimizu, Mitsuo. 6th Fleet CinC, Kwajalein. Marshalls.
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto. Combined Fleet HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: SUBWAR REPORT.
DATE: dec 22nd, 1941.

Enemy ship sunk by 6th Fleet boats: 16
Total ammount of enemy ship sunk: 50
6th Fleet, sub lost: 0

IJN Ship sunk by allied submarines: 13
Total ammount of IJN ship sunk: 18
Allied Submarine lost: 2

USS Salmon have been reported sunk near Kiungshan by type 95 Depth Charges at Dec 15, 1941.
KMS O-20 have been reported sunk near Kota Bharu by type 95 Depth Charges at Dec 20, 1941.


From Dec 7th to Dec 22nd, 1941, 6th Fleet have sent to bottom 1 DD, 1 CMc, 6 TK, 5 xAP, 3 xAK.
From Dec 7th to Dec 22nd, 1941, Allied submarines have sunk 1 DD, 1 TB, 1 PB, 1 CM, 1 xAP, 7 xAK, 1 xAKL.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN Homma, XIV Army C-in-C, Luzon.
TO: GEN. Terauchi, Southern Area Army HQ, Indochine.
SUBJECT: Phillipines Report.
DATE: Dec 23rd, 1941.

Batangas Landing Force have engage enemy Patrol Torpedo boats off Batangas. 1 enemy PT was sunk.
31 Ki-30 & 22 Ki-48 have strike 86th PS Coastal Arty Bn at Lingayen.
10 Ki-36 & 16 Ki-51 have take off to close support at Bayombong. Raids over 3/12 P.A.Infantry Bn.

Several enemy air raids intercepted over Batangas:
09 P-35 were intercepted by 05 A6M2. 2 P-35 were downed by our fighters. A second raid with 04 PBYs was intercepted by 8 A6M2 at LRCAP from Vigan. 1 enemy patrol was downed. A third sweeping raid against our beachead was attacked by 5 P-35 a low altitude. 116 IJA Casualties from 65th Mixed Brigade were reported.

CL Kitakami was torpedoed and heavily damage off Davao. Cruiser with 70 floating damage (55 major) have been docked at Davao at once. Readiness condition will be needed to transfer this ship to Home.

Bayombong falls in our hands with 44 enemy casualties. No IJA losses.

Several Ki-27 have been downed by enemy air sweepings with P-40s.

(1)Western Australia Blockade Force incomings messages:

I-8 reporting enemy light cruiser torpedoed and sunk off Brisbane.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Hosogaya. 5th Fleet C-in-C, Ominato.
TO: ADM.Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure.
SUBJECT: General Quarters, Enemy in sight !
DATE: Dec 23rd, 1941.

Two enemy ships were sighted by 1 H6K4 patrol aircraft flying a naval search mission from Bihoro (Hokkaido).
HIJMS Hosho with 3 Escorts will departure from Kushiro to North-North East to intercept intruders. B4Y1 air complements will be ready aboard with torpedoes.
RO-33 & RO-34 submarines will departure from Etorofu to join with 5th Fleet elements to intercept enemy.
AMC Awata Maru will transit to Toyohara-Bihoro area to patrol and intercept intruders.

Convoy 021 have been recalled to Sapporo.

General Quarters at Bihoro for 12 G4M1 and 4 H6K4 to locate and destroy raiders.

Long Live to the Emperor !! BANZAI !!!
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[CarnageINC]

Do you have a lot of surface ships in the Home Islands dedicated for defense or are you trusting in airpower alone?

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: CarnageINC

Do you have a lot of surface ships in the Home Islands dedicated for defense or are you trusting in airpower alone?

Hello CarnageINC,

This is my surface deployment in the Home Islands, mainly ASW assets, anti surface threat trust on my G4M1/B5N2 Daitais.

CVE Hosho, like flag ship of Metropolitan ASW Command, with her old B4Y1 flying ASW missions at low altitude near High Value Convoys from Hokkaido to Honshu.
7 Destroyers like leaders of Hunter Killer Groups.
19 Subchassers mainly in the Hunter Killer Groups with DDs.
7 Escorts, 3 of them escorting HIJMS Hosho, 4 others escorting long range convoys from P.Arthur to Osaka or Tokyo.
2 PC, like E ships, escorting long range convoys.
57 PBs escorting convoys or patrolling high threat areas.
1 AMC like pickett ship in northern waters.

In Norther Waters, 5th Fleet have 2 submarines RO-Type for coastal operations.

Rest of ships, auxiliars and cargoes.

12nd Air Flotilla have deployed G4M1s and H6K4 on Bihoro to cover the northern approaches (high threat of enemy intruders). HQ from 12nd Flotilla at Ominato. All short range FP and dive bombers at ASW patrol in the transit area of the convoys.

When Fubukis Is will be upgrade at January 1941, 4 of them will reinforce Metropolitan Fleet (they will upgrade their ASW capabilities from 0 to 4).

Thanks for the question and your interest.
Best of wishes.
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Nobutake Kondo, 2nd Fleet C-in-C, Takao
TO: ADM.Yamamoto, Isoroku, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure.
SUBJECT: S.R.A. Ops.
DATE: Dec 24th, 1941

CL Nagara, flag ship of Batangas Landing Force reports engage enemy PT Sqdrn off Batangas. 2 enemy Pt have been sunk.

21st and 23rd Air Flotillas have launched a massive strike against Manila Port: 29 G3M2 and 50 G4M1 escorted by 72 A6M2 have smashed Cavite Naval Yard. 1 bomb hit reported on AS CANOPUS, another bomb hit on xAK CAPILLO and a third bomb struck on xAK SI KIANG. Our recon flights reporting more ships moored in the yard. WE will follow with our strikes over Cavite Naval Yard.

In naval attack missions, 6 G4M1 attack enemy ships off Bataan. 1 AM was sunk. identified like a oceanic USN minesweeper.

Our forces have landing at Miri. CRUDIV 7 have strike enemy positions with naval gunfire. PB Kantori Maru reports one hit on enemy submarine off Miri. One B5N1 from HIJMS Zuiho reports another hits on the same or other enemy submarine in this area. After landings, our ships were attacked unsuccesfully by an coastal submarine. In our retaliation, our escorts ships reports 1 hit on enemy submarine.

Air Supperiority over Luzon will be absolute in few days.

At Cagayan our forces press on but base is hard defended by 2 phillipine regiments. We hope will fall in few days.

AT Davao works on HIJMS KITAKAMI follow to get readiness condition to be transfered under heavy ASW escort to Home drydock. 01 floating damage repaired.

9 A5M4 have been transfered from Surigao to Davao to be on CAP over Port skies and avoid any enemy air raid over repairing ship.

Long Live to the Emperor !!

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Hosagawa. 5th Fleet C-in-C, Ominato
TO: ADM Yamamoto, Isoroku. Combined Fleet HQ, Kure.
SUBJECT: ENEMY INTRUDERS AT NORTHERN WATERS.
DATE: Dec 24, 1941.

H6K4 flying from Bihoro have reported positions of enemy raider near Hokkaido - Sakhalin Island. 16 sorties from yokohama Ku K-1 with G4M1 to intercept and sunk enemy ships. Armed with bombs our aircrafts reported 1 hit on enemy AMC identified like HMCS PRINCE ROBERT. Another ship was spotted nearby to Toyohara and attacked unsuccesfully (identified like HMCS PRINCE HENRY).

One G4M1 was damaged by enemy Flak and could not returns. Pilot missing in action. Aircraft lost.

HIJMS Hosho with escorts heading East to intercept enemy ships in this area. RO-34 & RO-34 patrolling Kuriles naval corridors to avoid enemy ships turn back. Our AMC is patrolling in nearby waters and we hope she can intercept and engage any of the intruders.

Toyohara convoy cancelled until enemy threat will dissapears.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: Lt.Endo P., Yokosuka Ku K-1, Bihoro AF.
TO: RADM Kira, Shunichi. 12nd Air Flotilla C-in-C, Ominato.
SUBJECT: Air attack on enemy intruder. Northern Waters.
DATE: Dec 24th, 1941.

Enemy ship spotted by H6K4 at Naval Search mission from Bihoro was reported. Our 12 G4M1 done 16 sorties to intercept enemy raider AMC. 1 bomb hit was reported (credit to ENS Hori, A.), we lost 1 G4M1 (pilot KIA) by enemy FLAK.

Tomorrow he will ready to take off when enemy position will be reported by Naval Search LR patrol floatplanes.

Long Live to the EMPEROR !!
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(P.S., ENS A.Hori is the only one pilot with increased Low Naval Bombing skill from yesterday to date)

[Fletcher]

ENEMY SHIP REPORTED SUNK
DEC 24TH 1941

[Fletcher]

DEC 24th, 1941
HONSHU RESOURCES STATUS.

[Fletcher]

HIJMS KITAKAMI
URGENT REPAIRS STATUS AT DAVAO.
Pending to Readiness condition to be transfered at KURE Drydock.

[Fletcher]

DEC 15th vs DEC 24th AIR ENGINES PRODUCTION.

[Fletcher]

FROM: CPT Orita, O. AMC Awata Maru Co. Northern Waters.
TO: VADM Hosogaya, 5th Fleet C-in-C. Ominato.
SUBJECT: Enemy AMC engaged.
DATE: Dec 25th, 1941.


Early Morning enemy ship was sighted. Identified like HMCS PRINCE ROBERT. Enemy struck our ship with 2 shell hits. I must to break contact due damages.

Damage Report: 20 System, 1 Engine.

We are heading Hakodate drydock for repairs.

H6K4 flying naval search mission reports us several enemy submarines in the area.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN Homma, Masaharu. XIV Army C-in-C, Luzon
TO: GEN Terauchi, Hisaichi, Southern Area Army HQ, Alor Star. Malaya
SUBJECT: Phillipine Islands Report
DATE: Dec 25th, 1941

(1) Naval Activities

PB Rokko was torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine near laoag.
AP Kokuryu Maru was torpedoed near Batangas. Damages report: 31 system, 37 Floot (19 major) and 11 fires. Ship was docked at Batangas port to urgent repairs before departure to Home.
DD Yugao reports 3 hits or near misses on enemy "Salmon" Class submarine.

(2) Air Activities

1st Wave over Manila: 6 G3M2 and 50 G4M1 escorted by 72 A6M2 strike Cavite Naval Yard. Our pilots reports 1 bomb hit on XAKL CORREGIDOR, 2 bomb hits on XAK ETHEL EDWARDS, 1 bomb hit on AS CANOPUS, 2 bomb hits on XAP PRESIDENT MADISON, 1 bomb hit on XAK TANTALUS, 2 bomb hits on XAK SI KIANG and sinking of XAK CAPILLO. 3 hits on repair shipyards.

2nd Wave over Manila: 21 G3M2 from 1st Ku K-1 Daitai strike Manila AF reporting 30 runway hits.

3rd Wave over Manila: 16 Ki-21IIa from JAAF reported 11 runway hits on AF.

1st Wave over Clark Field: 14 Ki-48, 31 Ki-30 and 16 Ki-51 escorted by 29 Ki-27 from 5th Air Division have smashed Clark F. air facilities. 10 runway hits reported.

2nd Wave over Clark Field: 10 Ki-36 reported another 5 runway hits over runway.

8 enemy 4E B-17 bombers attacked Davao. 5 A5M4 intercept them with no air losses. Enemy falls back.
No damages on our forces.

(3) Ground Forces:

65th Infantry Brigade have capture Batangas. This forces with 16th Division(-) will march to Manila

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN Tomoyuki Yamashita, XXV Army C-in-C. Malaya
TO: GEN Hisaichi Terauchi. Southern Area Army HQ. Alor Star.
SUBJECT: Malaya reports
DATE: Dec 25th, 1941

(1) Naval activities

I-158 was attacked by dutch destroyer near Soerabaja. 2 near misses but only light damages. Boat will stand in her patrol area.

DD Asagiri with DD Ayanami reports 10 hits or near misses on a Dutch coastal Submarine off Miri.

(2) Air activities

3rd Air Division have launched the first sweep over Singapore skies:

a.- 17 Ki-43Ia have sweep Singapore. At CAP 16 Buffaloes I. 5 enemy fighters downed by only 2 Ki-43Ia destroyed by enemy fire. Another 2 Ki-43Ia were lost by operational causses.

b.- 23 Ki-43Ib have sweep Singapore. At CAP 7 Buffaloes I. 2 enemey fighters downed.

c.- 6 Ki-43Ib have not meet any CAP over Singapore skies.

All is ready to begin a massive air campaing against Singapore facilities. Orders will be dispatched to LGEN Sugawara soon.

28 Ki-48Ib escorted by 13 Ki-43Ic have strike 28th Gurkha Brigade positions. 13 enemy casualties were reported.

(3) Ground Forces:

56th I.Regiment have attack enemy 8th Brigade positions. 75 IJA casualties vs 426 enemy KIA.
Tomorrow our advance guard will smash enemy rearguard elements fleeing to Singapore. Heavy air supports requested to 3rd Air Div.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: CPT Koh, A. AMC Hokoku Maru Co. Canton Island.
TO: VADM Inouye, 4th Fleet HQ. Truk. Caroline Islands.
SUBJECT: ENEMY ENGAGED
DATE: Dec 26th, 1941

Early morning enenmy was in sight off Canton Island. Two enemy destroyers, probably in ASW duties were spotted and opens fire against us. 2 shell hits on HOKOKU MARU. My ship responds the fire but no hit was reported. I must to break contact and running back to Kwajalein to avoid contact with pursuing warships.

Damage Report: 8 system, 1 engine.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN Tomoyuki Yamashita. XXV Army C-in-C. Alor Star. Malaya.
TO: GEN Hisaichi Terauchi. Southern Area Army HQ. Alor Star. Malaya.
SUBJECT: Malaya & Borneo Report
DATE: Dec 26th, 1941.

(1) naval activities:

CVL Ryujo and CVL Taiho will arrive to Cam Ranh Bay tomorrow. CRURON 7 with 3rd Mobile Force (BB KONGO-BB HARUNA) will escort Kuching Landing Force with CVL-CVE TGs.

(2) air activities:

65 G3M2 from Bihoro and Genzan Daitais have flight an ground attack mission from Saigon to soft enemy groud positions at Kuching. A second wave with 27 G4M1 have strike Kuching enemy ground forces.

27 Ki-27 have strike 5/14th Punjab Bn at Georgetown.
24 Ki-21, 22 Ki-51 and 27 Ki-48 escorted by 8 Ki-43Ib have strike 15th indian brigade at Taiping.
A second wave against Taiping enemy positions with 22 Ki-48, 20 Ki-21 escorted by 39 Ki-43s smashing 28th Gurkha Bde.

Enemy air forces have attack XXV Army advance guard. 5 Blenheim and 7 Hudson were intercepted by 5 KI-43Ic flying LRCAP from Kota Bharu.

(3) ground forces:

Taiping have falls in our hands. 1.613 enemy casualties vs. 71 IJA men lost. 28th Bde retreating to Georgetown. 1st and 14th Tank Regiment and 5th Recce regiment have pursue enemy fleeing forces to Georgetwon.


LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Chuichi Nagumo. 1st Air Fleet C-in-C. Truk.
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto. Combined Fleet HQ, Kure.
SUBJECT: SOUTH SEA OPERATION.
DATE: Dec 26th 1941.

Tomorrow Combined Fleet will departure from Truk to South Seas to capture Munda, Shortlands, Kavieng, Rabaul, Milne Bay, Admiralty Island and Port Moresby and Merauke.

O.O.B. COMBINED FLEET Dec 26th, 1941:

PORT MORESBY INVASION FORCE: 4th Division, 28th Shipping Engineer Regiment. 5 fast AP and 2 DD.
PORT MORESBY ASW TASK GROUP: 2 DD.
PORT MORESBY ASW TASK GROUP(II): 4 DD.
KIDO BUTAI: 6 CVs, 2 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 9 DD
TANKERS: 7 AO, 2 DD.
RABAUL COVER FORCE: (Goto´s Cruisers) 4 CA, 4 DD-
RABAUL INVASION FORCE: 7 PB, 1 CM, 1 AV, 1 TK, 1 ACM, 2 AMc, 9 AK, 144th Infantry Regiment.
RABAUL SUPPORT UNIT: 8th Base Force, 1 AMC, 2 xAK, 2 DD.
KAVIENG INVASION FORCE: 2 xAKL, 1 DD, I/66th Infantry Bn.
AIR UNIT KAVIENG: 1 xAK, 6th JNAF AF Unit, 3 PBs.
ADMIRALTY INVASION FORCE: 2 xAKL, 2nd JNAF Coy, 3 PBs.
SHORTLANDS INVASION FORCE: 1 DD, 2 xAKL, II/66th Infantry Bn.
AIR UNIT SHORTLANDS: 1 XAK, 3 PB, 10th JNAF AF Unit.
MILNE BAY LANDING FORCE: 4 PB, 1 AMC, 1 AP, Maizuru 1ST SNLF.
MILNE BAY AIR UNIT: xAK, 8th JNAF AF Unit, 3 PBs.
MUNDA AMPHIBIOUS GROUP: 1 xAKL, 1 DD, 1 CL, III/66th Naval Guard.
AIR UNIT MUNDA: xAK, 7th JNAF AF Unit, 3 PBs.
MERAUKE LANDING FORCE: 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy, 1 xAKL, 1 DD

30.909 IJA/IJN Soldiers, 422 aircrafts, and 122 ships will departure tomorrow to expands our Empire until Salomon Islands, close Torres Straits and destroy all enemy forces in the area.

(1) Screenshot with search arcs from 1st Air Fleet (NAGUMO)

Long Live to the Emperor !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Kondo, Nobutake, 2nd Fleet C-in-C. AT TAKAO.
TO: ADM.Yamamoto, Isoroku. Combined Fleet HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: Phillipines Report
DATE: Dec 26th, 1941.

(1) Naval Activities

AMc Choun Maru was sunk off Hong Kong by enemy submarine when minesweeping this base.
AV Kamikawa Maru have been orderer to head to DAVAO (ETA Dec 31st, 1941) from Amami Oshima. She will support Float Planes ops in Mindanao.

21st Air Flotilla HQ will be shipped at Takao to departure to Cagayan as soon as possible. CL KUMA, 2 DD and 1 TB will escort the transport convoy.

Davao waters will be mined tomorrow at early morning by CM Otkinoshima, docked at Davao with 60 mines aboard.

(2) Air Activities

30 G4M1 from Takao Ku K-1 escorted by 18 A6M2 have strike Cavite Naval Yard, reporting 1 hit on AS CANOPUS, 1 bomb it on XAK TANTALUS, 1 bomb hit on XAKL Palawan, 1 bomb hit on XAK NEPTUNA, 1 bomb hit on XAKL ETHEL EDWARDS and another hit and PTQ 111 (sunk).
A second wave with 20 unescorted G4M1 have reported 1 hit on Ethel Edwards, sunk, another hit on XAK SI KIANG and a third hit on XAP NEPTUNA.

29 G3M2 from 1st Ku K-1 escorted by 27 A6M2 have strike Iba AF. They were intercepted by 12 P-40s. 1 twin engine bomber as downed like 1 enemy fighter. 30 hits on airfield were reported.
A second wave over Iba with unescorted Ki-21II meet 5 enemy fighters on CAP (P-40s). 1 bomber was downed. 3 runway hits were reported there.

41st P.A. Division was strike by 29 Ki-27, 30 Ki-30 and 16 Ki-48 at Manila.

11 B-17 have attack Davao but all of them must to turn back after been intercepted by our courageour Kawai Det (6 A5M4 at CAP).

(3) Ground Forces

After a week, our landing forces can announce that Cagayan have falls in our hands. 797 enemy casualties on the battlefield. vs 139 IJA men lost. Enemy units identified are 103rd PA Infantry Regiment, 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment, Cagayan USAAF BF and Mindanao Force Corps. All of them retreating to Malaybalay.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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