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

[seydlitz_slith]

I must say that I liked your take on house rules enough that I have just began a PBEM using those with the addition of a couple of additional rules added. I think these rules get game play closer to reality as they address realistic planning timetables and also national focus.

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: seydlitz

I must say that I liked your take on house rules enough that I have just began a PBEM using those with the addition of a couple of additional rules added. I think these rules get game play closer to reality as they address realistic planning timetables and also national focus.

Hello Seydlitz,
I am honored that you would take borrowed my own humble H.R. I would like to know more about these couple of additional rules that you have added to your own play, and of course, could be very interesenting to know if you will work in an AAR !... I would like to follow closely. I am very sure that many H.R. are absolutely neccesary for an realistic and historical environment. More than a play, WITP AE would be a simulation, and for it, these H.R. would be neccesary because engine would not be enough for politicals or others circumstances in early 40s in the Pacific theatre.

Thanks a lot for your comment, you are wellcomed
Best of wishes, and best of lucks in your future game.
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet C-in-C. KURE.
TO. ADM. Nagano, IGHQ. IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: Ambon-Eastern D.E.I. Naval Ops, 3rd Fleet
DATE: Jan 11th, 1942.

Combined Fleet will strike enemy D.E.I. Bases tomorrow early morning with 1st Air Fleet smashing coastal defenses with a heavy air strike over enemy ground and coastal positions (Day D-3).
21st Air Flotilla assets will strike Ternate defenses.
All Ambon Landing Forces escorted by ZUIHO TG and ASW assets are cruising eastern Mindanao and heading south-southwest to Ambon. 1st BatDiv will support with heavy fires landings. 2nd Mobile Force with BB ISE, BB HYUGA, BB YAMASHIRO, BB FUSO will strike Ambon coastal defenses Day D-2 and D-1.
Manado landing force covered by CRUDIV 8 will hope arrive target in two days.
Ternate have departure today from Babeldaob with 2nd MOBILE FORCE and minesweepers Sqdrn.

Koepang Expeditionary Force awaiting at Babeldaob with 21st Division to the end of Ambon-Ternate-MAnado ops to departure with CARDIV3 and BATDIV 4.

CRUDIV 7 arrives to CamRanh Bay tomorrow morning (Kurita Cruisers) and will be available for Biliton Island expedition. CARDIV3 will arrive in two days at Miri and will refuelled there.

AS Heian Maru has arrives to Davao to perform there submarine support duties for Eastern D.E.I.SubRon.

8 B-17 were intercepted over Hong Kong naval base by 6 A6M2 and 5 Ki-44. enemy bombers turned back after lost 1 4E.

Orders have been dispatched to all IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY WARSHIPS to no quarter enemy. Any ship into our war perimeter sailing without another flag than Imperial must be sent to bottom without mercy.


Long Live to the Emperor!!!

END //

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. Chuichi Nagumo. 1st Air Fleet C-in-C. ABOARD HIJMS AKAGI. In Eastern D.E.I.
TO: (1) ADM. Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ.
(2) VADM. Takahashi, 3rd Fleet C-in-C.
SUBJECT: Darwin second day strikes.
DATE: Jan 11th, 1942

At morning, 66 D3A1 escorted by 7 A6M2 have taken off from our carriers (CARDIV 1 & CARDIV 2) to strike Darwin for a third attack after two from yesteday (morning and aft). No enemy CAP over Darwin skies. Thunderstorm weather condition. 35 runway hits, 7 airbase hits and 7 airbase supply hits were reported in this attack over enemy air facilities at Darwin. No ships were spotted at anchor or docked in the naval yard.

At afternoon, another 62 D3A1 and 101 B5N2 escorted by 7 A6M2 from CARDIV 5 & CARDIV 2 have strike enemy port and airfield reporting another 38 runway hits, 5 airbase hits and 1 airbase supply hits. 3 port hits were reported too. Confirmed no ships on dock or anchor. Enemy air base absolutely destroyed. 09 bombers reported in recon flight from HIJMS KIRISHIMA Floatplane.

Tomorrow we will follow with WAR PLAN (1), COMBINED FLEET SPECIAL ORDERS. Ambon will be blasted under our bombs rain before this base will be visited by 2nd MOBILE FORCE (BATDIV 2 & BATDIV 3).

At morning our carriers were attacked by 3 unescorted dutch bombers. 2 of them were downed by our fighters at CAP (HIJMS Akagi pilots get the credits).

Dutch and british will must be keep out from the black gold that the Destiny preserve for our Empire
Long Live to the Emperor !

END //

[Fletcher]

JANUARY 1942
CONVOY SYSTEM
1/3

[Fletcher]

CONVOY SYSTEM 2/3
JANUARY 1942

[Fletcher]

CONVOY SYSTEM 3/3
JANUARY 1942

total Jan 1st to Jan 11th resources: 1,383.741 tons.
total Jan 1st to Jan 11th oil: 116.350 tons.
total Jan 1st to Jan 11th fuel: 179.280 tons.

Dec 7th to Dec 31st convoy figures:

2,956.616 tons of supplies delivered.
120.100 tons of oil delivered.
58.000 tons of fuel delivered.

[Fletcher]

ENGINE & AIRFRAMES PRODUCTION REPORT
JAN 11st vs DEC 7th





NOTE: The G4M1 and Ki-21-IIa' productions has been stopped to be increased, for a while, til the production of Ha-32 will satisfy the requirements for both aircraft models

Edit: NOTE

[seydlitz_slith]

Good Day Fletcher,

since you asked, here are the additional home rules that we added to our game:


-The AVG can not be transferred out of China or Burma. In other words no transfer to Singapore or the DEI for use there.
2.-Philippine based air units may not receive replacement aircraft other than by disbanding other Philippine based air units into those units.
3.-Philippine based air units may not be disbanded or withdrawn in a manner that would result in the transfer of aircraft or the pilots back into the aircraft or pilot pools. If the unit is withdrawn, the allied player must answer “no” to the reform unit in x days question.
4.-Manila is an open city. During the initial Japanese conquest, MacArthur declared Manila to be an open city. As such, the allies may not build additional fortifications there and must retreat from the hex rather than fighting battles for it when the Japanese reach the city. The Japanese player may not use this to his advantage by trying gamey tactics (like paradrop, etc) to take the city early. He can only take the city as part of a general advance from the north, south, or east. After Japan has conquered all of Luzon, all bets are off and Manila is no longer an open city.
5.-The U.S. only may run sub transport missions into Bataan only carrying supplies and evacuating units only after allied forces have retreated into Bataan or to resupply/evacuate other isolated or cut off units. There is no restriction on using surface or air transport at any time to move supplies or troops in our out.

modified rules:
2. - The territory of Thailand shall not be violated in any way by the U.S. ground forces. U.S. air and naval forces are free to operate over Thailand without restriction. British are exempt from this rule.
(The U.S. did bomb Thailand. One of the first B-29 missions was against Bangkok.)

The submarines allowed to carry marine raiders should also include Nautilus and Seawolf.

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: seydlitz

Good Day Fletcher,

since you asked, here are the additional home rules that we added to our game:


1-The AVG can not be transferred out of China or Burma. In other words no transfer to Singapore or the DEI for use there.
2.-Philippine based air units may not receive replacement aircraft other than by disbanding other Philippine based air units into those units.
3.-Philippine based air units may not be disbanded or withdrawn in a manner that would result in the transfer of aircraft or the pilots back into the aircraft or pilot pools. If the unit is withdrawn, the allied player must answer “no” to the reform unit in x days question.
4.-Manila is an open city. During the initial Japanese conquest, MacArthur declared Manila to be an open city. As such, the allies may not build additional fortifications there and must retreat from the hex rather than fighting battles for it when the Japanese reach the city. The Japanese player may not use this to his advantage by trying gamey tactics (like paradrop, etc) to take the city early. He can only take the city as part of a general advance from the north, south, or east. After Japan has conquered all of Luzon, all bets are off and Manila is no longer an open city.
5.-The U.S. only may run sub transport missions into Bataan only carrying supplies and evacuating units only after allied forces have retreated into Bataan or to resupply/evacuate other isolated or cut off units. There is no restriction on using surface or air transport at any time to move supplies or troops in our out.

modified rules:
2. - The territory of Thailand shall not be violated in any way by the U.S. ground forces. U.S. air and naval forces are free to operate over Thailand without restriction. British are exempt from this rule.
(The U.S. did bomb Thailand. One of the first B-29 missions was against Bangkok.)

The submarines allowed to carry marine raiders should also include Nautilus and Seawolf.

Thank very much, Seydlitz. Greats!!

I will must check about AVG, because I could be sure that one Sqdrn from American Volunteer Group fought at Singapore, but after read your post I will must check for a second time, I will post about when I´ll get references
Under your permission I will borrow your added H.R. to add in my own "AE Historical Game Project" (I should discuss them with Jonathan -Cantona2-, but I am pretty sure that he will not have any problem with that.)
Thanks a lot for posting and add all these H.R., are very interesting (you are right about XX B.C. mission, I got reports about Mission number 18 with 55 planes at nov.1944 with 1 plane lost from 40th Bomber Group).

Best of wishes
Ramón

[Swenslim]

Very good bombings of Darwin and Singapore !

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: Swenslim

Very good bombings of Darwin and Singapore !

Thanks !... This is the good times...[:)]
Best of wishes
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN Shunroku Hata, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY. Near Wenchow, South China.
TO: All IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY Field Commanders
SUBJECT: To be Read to all IJA Soldiers
DATE: Jan 12nd, 1942.

MUST BE READ IN THE FLAG HOSTAGE AT EARLY MORNING TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE EMPEROR !
EMPEROR PORTRAIT MUST TO PRESIDE YOUR SPEECH.


"Your task at China is higher that your own lives. Our Quest is for the Glory of our Emperor and your mission is to kill 100 chinese before you would be die in action for our Empire. Our Empire can not let any cowardice attitude. Every soldier that can not be distinguished in close combat against enemy bandits must pay with his live and all families at Metropoli will pay with punishment labors in our fortification works in Pacific islands. Your Lives are Expendables, but not the Godness of our Emperor and Highness of our Empire!. BANZAI ! LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !"

ACKNOWLEDGE REQUEST TO ALL FIELD COMMANDERS

Imperial Japanese Army will request a hard effort in China to ensure bandits will not be a headache for our High Task !

[seydlitz_slith]

Glad to hear that you like the additional rules.

The AVG deployed a squadron to defend Rangoon. That was where they fought alongside the Brits until that city fell. They never went to Singapore.

I must now find a new opponent as my opponent emailed back after I did my turn 2 plots to say that he can not continue. I hate it when an opponenet asks for a game and then quits after you put the time into it. This opponent had two previous quits that he said was due to health at the time so that may be the same issue this time.

I am certain that I will find another. In the meantime I will enjoy your excellent AAR.

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: seydlitz

Glad to hear that you like the additional rules.

The AVG deployed a squadron to defend Rangoon. That was where they fought alongside the Brits until that city fell. They never went to Singapore.

I must now find a new opponent as my opponent emailed back after I did my turn 2 plots to say that he can not continue. I hate it when an opponenet asks for a game and then quits after you put the time into it. This opponent had two previous quits that he said was due to health at the time so that may be the same issue this time.

I am certain that I will find another. In the meantime I will enjoy your excellent AAR.

Thanks a lot for your comment !... I wish you the best of luck to get a realiable opponent to play your game. This is a monster game that needs compromise for a long time for both players. Could be good idea to get references in the matrix about any player that will to play with you (i.e. looking for post and AARs from his previous games).

I´ll be honored with your visits and comments.

I knew about AVG Sqdrn fighting over Rangoon skies, and certainly I can not get any report about Singapore, I remember to read about but could be that I confuse Rangoon with Singapore (both under British rule). However I told with Cantona2 (Jonathan) yesterday and both are agree to add all these new H.R. that you have comment us.

Have a nice day,
Best of wishes
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN Shunroku Hata. China Expeditionary Army. Near Wenchow.
TO: GEN. Sugiyama. IGHQ. IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF. Tokyo.ç
SUBJECT: CHINA THEATRE REPORT
DATE. Jan 12nd, 1942.

Near Changcha, at SE 40 miles far away, 40th Infantry Division have classhed with 26th Chinese Corps, reporting 346 IJA casualties with only 154 chinese lost. Enemy positions hard to break. Ground Forces will support 40th I.Div to isolate Nanchang offensive from Changchsa and avoid these forces will be supplied by there.
In the road to Nanchang, 8th Armoured Car coy report have smashed 3rd War Area HQ,killing another 184 chinese troops. All soldiers distinguished in this combat will be promoved to 1st Class (pvt).
At Wuchow our 23rd Army ground forces press on in their offensive. 607 IJA casualties reported by 473 chinese under fortifications. Our engineer downed to level 0. Tomorrow our offensive will continue to liberate this city from bandits.
In the NORTH, 1st ARmy report attacks from 37th & 41 I.Division supported by 6th F.A.Regiment against enemy forces in high mountains in the railway to Sian. Three enemy corps have been isolated there (33rd, 34th and 61st with one Group Army HQ). 243 chinese were killed with 541 IJA casualties reported by our forces.
At nanchang enemy press on with offensive against our positions. 779 IJA Casulaties reported in their attack vs. 506 chinese killed. 39th Div /C cross the river to support defenders lossing in the shock another 265 IJA soldiers and reporting 103 chinese killed.
Eastern Approaches to nanchang have been freed by 8th armoured Car coy and 22nd Division(-). These forces running to releveate our forces at Nanchang.
At Port Arthur, Gen. Umezu reports convoy with 10 Lima Cargo Class freighters are loading supplies to delivery at Tientsin. This valuable cargo will be used in our offensives in the North. More than 61.000 tons of war ammo will be shipped in this convoy.
From Metropoli, 1st Air Division will transfer all 3rd Daitai (Ki-27s, Ki-48s, Ki-46s and Ki-32s) to China Theatre.


Long Live to the Emperor !!
END //

[Fletcher]

NORTH CHINA, SIT MAP REPORT
JAN 12ND, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto, COMBINED FLEET C-in-C. Kure.
TO: BOARD OF MARSHALLS AND ADMIRALS, IGHQ. Tokyo.
SUBJECT: COMBINED FLEET EASTERN D.E.I. OPS
DATE: Jan 12nd, 1942.

Our forces will begin with 2nd Phase or COMBINED FLEET SPECIAL WAR ORDER NUMBER 1 tomorrow. Eastern Indies will be our control in one week. Landings at Manado, Ternate and Ambon Island will be supported by the Main Body Combined Fleet with 1st Air Fleet, BAT DIV 1, 2 and 3, and CRUDIV 8, with heavy ASW support and 21st Air Flotilla umbrella from Mindanao AFs.

(1) SubWar Report.

RO-63 reports engaged by enemy destroyer near Enderbury Island (Phoenix Islands, near Canton Is.) No damages reported.
No more news from Western D.E.I Sqdrn. Northeast Hawaii Sqdrn, New Caledonian Blockade Sqdrn or South-Eastern Australia Blockade Sqdrns.
New orders will be dispatched to 6th Fleet HQ at Kwajalein to redeploy our submarine forces to support our Naval deployment in Dutch Indies.
AS HEIAN MARU will be flag ship for Submarine Forces in Eastern Dutch Indies. She will support our submarine ops from Davao.

AK KAMOGAWA MARU was torpedoed by "S Class" enemy submarine off Vigan. Our ship with moderate damages was disbanded in this port to avoid more damages and urgently repaired to be transfered to Metropolitan drydock to complete repairs.

(2) ASW Reports.

Enemy oceanic submarine was reported near Kuching and attack one of our destroyers (HIJMS Kari, all torpedoes were missed).
Another dutch oceanic submarine was reported off Singakwang by DMW W-19 (she is minesweeping these waters from enemy mines).
Enemy coastal submarine fired several torpedoes against HIJMS YUGIRI at ASW duties in waters nearby to Zamboanga. Our destroyer lead the retaliation with a heavy depth charge attack reporting 14 hits or near misses on enemy dutch submarine.
Another USN submarine was pinged off Kavieng by PB Sonon Maru #15.

(3) Air Supperiority over Phillipines

24 A6M2 and 50 G4M1 from 23rd Air Flotilla have strike clark field air facilities reporting 63 runway hits and no CAP over Luzon skies.
IJA 5th Air Division have attack hard enemy ground positions at Manila. 46 fighters escorting 84 bombers have strike 1st, 51st, 71st and 102nd P.A.Divisions.

(4) Eastern D.E.I. Ops.

21st Air Flotilla assets have strike Ternate enemy facilities. One ship and several aircrafts were spotted by our previous recon flights. 27 A6M2 escorting 26 G4M1 and 26 G3M2 taken off from Cagayan to strike enemy positions, reporting 4 port hits and no ship docked on port. NO enemy CAP.

VADM. Chuichi Nagumo carriers strike Ambon Island with 126 D3A1 escorted by 7 A6M2, reporting 36 casualties and 1 gun disable from 4th Coastal dutch Gun bn.

1st and 3rd Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Forces (parachute units) are in route to north Borneo to be gathered with IJA 1st and 2nd Para Regiments. Air assets will be transfered from Kagoshima in the same convoy that IJA forces.

22nd Air Flotilla has arrive to Kuching AF. Yamada Det S-1 have been delivered there by HIJMS TAIYO. 1 A6M2 was crashed on landing, another 17 ready for service at Kuching.

(5) Labor Units to South Seas

Following Units are being shipped to South Seas at Takao:

-3rd Naval Construction Bn to Shortlands Island.
-2nd Naval Construction Bn to Munda Island.
-6th Naval Cosntruction Bn to Port Moresby.
-5th Naval Cosntruction Bn to Kavieng.
-4th AF Construction Bn to Milne Bay.

(6) Metropolitan ASW Efforts

ACMs have been redeployed from Kure to Saisho To, Tsushima and Moppo.
HIJMS Hosho is returning from Kuriles island after unsucessfly attempt to locate enemy raider in Okhost Sea.

Long Live to the Emperor !!!
END //

[Fletcher]

HIJMS KITAKAMI
DAMAGE REPORT STATUS
SAIPAN
Jan 12nd, 1942.

[Fletcher]

NAVAL SHIPYARD WORKLOAD
JAN 12ND, 1942