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

[Swenslim]

Bad that second torpedo didnt exploded. Maybe this CV TF is on route to intercept your CV's near Cairn ? If Lexingotn had eaten 2 fishs you could gamble attack on this TF near Noumea, but damaged was not to serious, so I will not recommend to go too close to New Caledonia.

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: Swenslim

Bad that second torpedo didnt exploded. Maybe this CV TF is on route to intercept your CV's near Cairn ? If Lexingotn had eaten 2 fishs you could gamble attack on this TF near Noumea, but damaged was not to serious, so I will not recommend to go too close to New Caledonia.

Hello Swenslim,
It´s probably that Jonathan could thinks to intercept my carriers thinking in the possibility that my only and primary target were the eastern coast airfields, could be... I have no planning to attack New Caledonian.. Jonathan is a high skill allied player and I have serious doubts that Lexignton will stand at Noumea with the actual port level there... Could retry under heavy escorts, with another Carriers to Samoa to head Pearl or probably West Coast..I´m very sure that one torpedo hit is not enough to sent to bottom Lady Lex, (that´s a dream for my I-18 C.O.). For the other hands I have planned all my targets for January and I lightly delayed with my own objetives. I need to coordinate the assault on Ternate-Ambon Island with the return of 1st Air Fleet TF and smash all potential air threat in my returning way.
Car Div 2 will support Ambon Island assault with Car Div 1 supporting Koepang landings.
Thanks for posting and questions
Best of wishes
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN Shunroku HATA, China Expeditionary Army, Near Wenchow.
TO: GEN. Sugiyama, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF, IGHQ, Tokyo.
SUBJECT: China Reports
DATE: Dec 8th, 1942.

Chinese forces continues with Nanchang offensive for fourth consecutive day !. Enemy lost 723 men vs 191 IJA casualties today. IJA air forces with absolute air supperiority over Nanchang skies. Reinforcements have been dispatched to avoid enemy isolate Nanchang.

AT Yangtze Rive, 9th Chinese Corps was attacked by 6th Division but enemy positions could not be broken in spite of heavy artillery support. 814 IJA casualties is a high price vs only 238 chinese killed. 11st Army C-in-C has been releaved inmediatly. LGEN Kozechika Anami has been releave by LGEN Masao Watanabe with estricted orders to follow on with the offensive against enemy positions at Yantgze border.

116th Infantry Division has smashed 2nd Group Army HQ with more than 300 enemy casualties. Our division marching to Nanyang road.

Pucheng has fall in our hands (captured by 102nd Infantry Regiment).

36th Infantry Division has been releaved at Tientsin by NCPC elements to garrison this base. At once, this division will lead the counterstrike in Northern China.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
END //

[CarnageINC]

AHHH! [:'(]  You almost bagged lady Lex!  Better luck next time Fletcher [;)]

[Fletcher]

[:D]thank you very much !![:D]
I need to improve my submarine efficiency !
Best wishes
Ramón

[Fletcher]

VICTORY POINTS REPORT
JAN 8TH, 1942

[Fletcher]

INDUSTRY CHART
JAN 8TH, 1942

[Fletcher]

NAVAL SHIPYARD WORKLOAD STATUS
JAN 8th, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Nobutake Kondo, 2nd Fleet C-in-C. Samah. Hainan Is.
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: 2nd Fleet Ops.
DATE: Jan 9th, 1942.

(1)Reporting Singkawang and Pontianak Landings:
Our forces have landing under heavy air and naval support at Singkawang (124 I.R. elements) and Pontianak (II and III/90th I.Bns -crack troops-). CRUDIV 7 have smashed Singkawang reporting 171 enemy casualties and 291 runway hits. Tomorrow our forces will assault both enemy bases.
At Singkawang,in spite of minesweepers, HIJMS KONGO have been hit by enemy mine, reporting 15 system, 21 flood (10 major) and 14 engine (8 major) damages. Will head to HK at once under heavy ASW escorts.
63 G3M2 have strike Singakawang enemy positions attacking West Borneo KNIL Bn positions and reporting 31 enemy casaulties.
LCDR Masanori Kashima must be mentioned, he is HIJMS HAKAZE C.O. At early morning reported 4 hits over an enemy coastal submarine near Groot Natoena. One hour later she attacked another dutch submarine (oceanic this time), 40 nm far away from the former attack and reported another 1 hit. After Kashii were unsuccesfully attacked by dutch SS, HIJM HAKAZE lead retaliation attack reporting another hit on this submarine (probably the second attacke by her).

Near Soerabaja, I-156, from WEST DUTCH INDIES BLOCKADE SQDRN engages at surface enemy XAKL LEE SANG and reported 8 shell hits. Enemy shp listing at fire. LtCdr Kurihara submerges due to low gun ammo.

1 B-17 was downed by a lonely A6M2 patrolling over Kuching skies.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
END //

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Chuichi Nagumo, 1st Air Fleet C-in-C. Northeastern Australia Coast
TO: ADM. Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure Naval Yard.
SUBJECT: DARWIN STRIKE
DATE: Jan 9th, 1942.

This morning at LR, from my Carriers have taken off 86 B5N2 escorted by 8 A6M2 to strike enemy port at DArwin. Total surprise over enemy docked ships. Our pilots report following damages over ships docked:

- CL BOISE (7 bomb hits)
- CL CERES (5 bomb hits)
- XAP KOOLAMA (2 bomb hits)
- AS PLATYPUS (1 bomb hit)
- XAKL PATRIS (1 bomb hit)
- AD BLACK HAWK (3 bomb hits)
- CM Goulden Leeuw (2 bomb hits)
- AM Pieter de Bitter (1 bomb hit)
- XAK RAVNAAS (1 bomb hit).

1 B5N2 was downed by enemy Flak with another two aircrafts lost at landings returning to carriers.
I hope tomorrow I will announce great news for the Glory of our Empire.
Long Live to the Emperor!

END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN Tomoyuki Yamashita. XXV Army C-in-C. Kuala Lumpur. MALAYA.
TO: GEN. Misahichi Terauchi. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY C-in-C. Taiping. Malaya.
SUBJECT:Kuala Lumpur falls !
DATE: Jan 9th 1942.

Today under heavy air cover by 3rd Air Division air assets, our foces have captured Kuala Lumpur. At morning, 8 Ki-27 and 18 Ki-43 escorted 132 bombers over Kuala Lumpur enemy positions. 60 enemy casualties were reported in 2nd ISF BF, 1st Mysore Bn and mauled 15th Indian Brigade.
Our ground forces have launched an assault after air attack killing or captured 1.059 enemy troops vs 22 IJA casualties reported. 2nd ISF BF have surrender, Enemy fleeing to south.

Backbone of XXV Army will be transfered by railway from Taiping to Kuala Lumpur (1.166 AV with many arty units).

Long Live to the Emperor !
END//

[Fletcher]

LUZON SIT MAP REPORT
JAN 9th , 1942

[Fletcher]

KI-43IC REPORT
JAN 9th, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM Inouye, 4th Fleet HQ. Truk. Caroline Island.
TO: ADM. Isoroku Yamamoto. Combined Fleet HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: ENEMY RAIDER
DATE: Jan 10th, 1942.

Enemy Raider engaged by 2 PBs at ASW duties near Normandby Island when our forces have complete landed. Our gunboats report 1 shell hit on enemy AMC, identified like AMC Monowai, probably Australian flag. PB Takunan maru#2 reporting 4 shell hits and 21 system damage and PB Takunan Maru #5 with light damages (5 system), they are returning to Rabaul.

xAP Kashima Maru was torpedoed and sunk off Normandby Island after 1 torpedo hit by enemy USN submarine.

Port Moresby supply convoy is nearby to Milne Bay and ordered to full speed to avoid contact with enemy raider. Escorted by 4 gunboats.

4th AF Const.Bn is beeing shipped at Takao to be delivery at Milne Bay to work expanding AF.
11st Air Fleet HQ heading Port Moresby at High Sea in the Phillipines Sea.

Long Live to the Emperor !

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. Chuichi Nagumo. 1st Air Fleet C-in-C. Aboard HIJMS AKAGI. North Australian Coast.
TO: ADM. Isoroku Yamamoto. Combined Fleet HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: Air Raid over Darwin (II)
DATE: Jan 10th, 1942.

Today our carrier have launched a massive air strike against enemy air and port facilities at Darwin. The first wave (morning) with 134 D3A1 and 26 B5N2 escorted by 8 A6M2 reports 36 runway hits and 5 port hits on facilities and following damages on docked ships:

- XAK RAVNAAS, 1 bomb hit
- XAP KOOLAMA, 2 bomb hits
- CL CERES, 1 bomb hit.

A Second wave was launched to chase enemy USS BOISE, reported heavily damages yesterday after our surprise strike. 79 B5N2 escorted by 8 A6m2 take off from CARDIV 2 and CARDIV 5 to smash enemy port, reporting following damages on docked ships:

- XAKL WOLLONGBAR, 2 bomb hits
- XAP KOOLAMA, 1 bomb hit, and SUNK !
- XAK RAVNASS, 2 bomb hits.
- AS PLATYPUS, 3 bomb hits.

No news from HMS CERES and USS BOISE, the former surely at port, after been spotted in the first raid and struck by 1 bomb, but second probably get away yesterday at night heading west at cruise. Air Naval Search mission vectored to this area with no sighting reports.

My forces will support 2nd FLEET naval operations at Eastern Dutch Indies. 1st Mobile Force reporting tomorrow will arrives to Babeldaob.

Our Empire will accomplished with his destiny and the sin serpents will be pool out from his roots.
Long Live to the Emperor !
END //

[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN Sugawara, 3rd Air Division HQ. Kota Bharu.
TO: GEN. Hisaichi Terauchi. Southern Area Army HQ. Kuala Lumpur.
SUBJECT: AIR RAID OVER SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
DATE: Jan 10th, 1941.

This morning our forces have take off from Kota Bahru airfield to smash Singapore Naval Yard, when enemy ships have been sighted by our recon air flights.

72 Ki-43 Hayabusa escorting 84 bombers have strike enemy naval base, reporting following damages on ships at dock or drydock:

- SS SNAPPER, 4 bomb hits, SUNK !
- SS K-XIV, 3 bomb hit, SUNK !
- SS SALMON, 2 bomb hits, heavily damages.
- XAKL IPOH, 2 bomb hits, heavily damages, on fire.
- XAKL BUST, 1 bomb hit, SUNK !
- DD ISIS, 2 bomb hits, SUNK !
- HDML 1096, 1 bomb hit, SUNK !
- XAKL MARUDU, 1 bomb hit.

Several Buffaloes were at CAP over Singapore Skies, but they were mopped by our fighters !.

22nd Air Flotilla G3M2 and G4M1 have strike enemy groud positions at Singkawang to support the ground assault by our forces. Singkawang falls in our hands reporting 568 enemy casualties. Pontianak was assaulted and enemy was smashed by our crack IJA forces.

3 enemy Swordfish attacked our ships over Singkawag. In spite of beeing intercepted by 1 A6M2, they get several hits on AMC SAIGON MARU and AP ARGENTINA MARU, both ship sinking after 3 bomb hits each.

A Porpoise SS have been reported HIT by a G3M2 flying ASW mission near Cam Ranh Bay.

4 B-17 were intercepted over Kuching by 6 A6M2 from HIJMS Ryujo. 1 enemy bomber was downed.
Another 4 B-17 were intercepted over Pontianak by our A6M2 from Ryujo with no enemy losses reported.

Two enemy submarines reported by recon flights at Singapore Naval Yard.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
END //

[traskott]

Our Empire will accomplished with his destiny and the sin serpents will be pool out from his roots.

This AAR is getting more and more epic [:'(][:'(] .

Bad boy. What u want to do at Darwin?

edit: Thouse two ship sunk ( AMC and Argentina Maru ) hurts !. I think they are very valuable to the japanese.

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. Shunroku HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY. Near Wenchow.
TO. GEN. Sugiyama. IGHQ. IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF. Tokyo.
SUBJECT: China Report.
DATE: Jan 10th , 1942.

At Wuchow our forces have begin offensive reporting 714 enemy casualties vs 720 IJA men lost. Enemy fortification was down to level 0. Tomorrow under heavy air support from Canton we will follow on with our offensive at this base.

At North, 16th Ind. Mixed Brigade supported by 11st FA.Regiment have smashed 43rd Chinese Corps. 631 enemy casualties reported vs. 115 IJA men lost. Two enemy corps have been isolated at high mountains in the railway to Sian.

At Nanchang enemy press on with his offensive. 806 chinese were reported KIA vs. 454 japanese casualties. We hope tomorrow a Brigade from 39th Divison marching at double will arrive to reinforce our defensive positions. An Armoured Car Bn supporting a Infantry Brigade from 22nd Division will press on from East to open the road from Shanghai to Nanchang.

Amateratsu Godness will protect our forces against the Chinese devils

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
END //

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: traskott

Our Empire will accomplished with his destiny and the sin serpents will be pool out from his roots.

This AAR is getting more and more epic [:'(][:'(] .

Bad boy. What u want to do at Darwin?

edit: Thouse two ship sunk ( AMC and Argentina Maru ) hurts !. I think they are very valuable to the japanese.

Hi Traskott !

Of course... It´s an epic adventure (like Don Quixote [:D]). These ships (AMC and Argentina Maru) were valuable by spendable.. I have in my hands Singkawang, Pontianak and Kuching.. In two days, Kuching AF will be ready with 22nd Air Flotilla HQ to start a terror campaign against dutch objetives at Sumatra and Java.
My first target is blast Singapore AF to get absolute air supperiority in this area and avoid air attacks like we mentioned against AMC and Argentina Maru.
1st Mobile Force, Ambon STriking Force and Kido Butai ready to start the EASTERN DUTCH INDIES CAMPAIGN.
Long Live to the Emperor ! [&o]

Best of wishes, and thanks for posting, and comments
Ramón

[Fletcher]

Bad boy. What u want to do at Darwin?

About Darwin, we are both restricted by H.Rules.. I must to complete DEI ops and save a high ammount of political points. It´s out of my target, but Darwin and north Australian coast will be blocked by sea and air... All will come back to stone age in two months, when Koepang will fall in my hands, my aircrafts will smashed all air or port facilities in the north coast. CMs and SS will mine their waters, and my surface forces will support with a blockade force.
Horn Island is in my hunger hands, and only way to supply Darwin is by air or by sea taking the western way... This will not be an option for Jonathan, I will avoid that

Best Regards
Ramón