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

[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM. TOSA, 23rd Air Flotilla C-in-C. Ambon Island.
TO: VADM. TSUKAHARA. 11st Air Fleet C-in-C. Rabaul
SUBJECT: BROOME AIR RAID
DATE: Feb 26th, 1942

After recon air flight report about Broome enemy ships docked (2 CL, 2 DD), 40 G4M1 take off from Koepang escorted by 17 A6M2. 8 enemy P-40 were at CAP over enemy skies. 1 A6M2 and 2 P-40E were downed in the dogfight. Our level bombers pilots reports 11 port hits and 5 bomb hits on CL TROMP (dutch navy).

We are linked with CRUDIV8, steaming Broome western approaches to avoid enemy naval shippings can flee from our hands.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA. 11st Air Fleet HQ. Rabaul.
TO: ADM. NAGANO. IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: STRATEGIC AIR ATTACK OVER EASTERN AUSTRALIA.
DATE: Feb 26th, 1942

Following your instructions to soft enemy defensive facilities over eastern coast, our 23rd Air Flotilla assets directly assembled to this HQ have launched an unsuccesfull attack over Cairns air facilities.

21 G4M1 escorted by 16 A6M2 flying from Port Moresby attacked Carins meeting with 19 P-40 fighters on CAP. In dogfighting we lost 4 A6M2 and 4 G4M1 with only 1 P-40 reported down by our pilots. No damages on airfield was reported.

After this unexpected outcome, we will not follow with air attacks over enemy eastern coast until be reinforced enough to ensure best outcome.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM. Aritama Goto, COMCRUDIV8, aboard HIJMS KINUGASA.
TO: VADM. Nobutake Kondo, 2nd Fleet C-in-C.
SUBJECT: ENEMY CONVOY DESTROYED
DATE: Feb 27th, 1942


In my transit to Home port, enemy light convoy was spotted nearby Headland Port eastern approaches. Blinker to all CRUDIV8 ships: "Enemy in sight. General chase. No rescued survivors. All ships must be sent to bottom with all hands".
Enemy ships sunk were identified like:
- XAKL BENKOELEN
- XAKL JOAN MOLLER
- XAKL SAGOLAND
- AVP POLLUX
Enemy survivors were killed by machinegun fire from our destroyers...
HIJMS KINUGASA out of 20cms ammo.
At afternoon 2 SOC-I FP flying from northwest attacked HIJMS AOBA. 01 enemy floatplane was destroyed by Flak. NO damages were reported by our heavy cruiser.
We are heading North-Northwest to return home.

Long live to the Emperor !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. Shunroku Hata, China Expeditionary Army C-in-C. Hangchow.
TO: GEN. Hejime Sugiyama, IJA General Staff Chief. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: Chungking Special Air Ops.
DATE: Feb 27th, 1942

Following SUPREME WAR COUNCIL SPECIAL WAR ORDEN NO.1 our air assets have launched heavily escorted air strikes over enemy population at Chungking. No enemy CAP met.

Last day, 59 IJA fighters escorting 48 IJA bombers strike Chungking reporting 5 manpower hits with 3.598 fires. Last day our aircrafts could not take off from Ichang due bad weather.

I must request more Ki-21-IIa/Ic level bombers to improve our task. It´s needed more Ki-27/Ki-43 Daitais/Chutais to air superiority task over Central China skies due enemy soviet-built bombers flying unescorted over our forces.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6th Fleet C-in-C. Kwajalein
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET C-in-C. Kure.
SUBJECT: I-170 lost
DATE: Feb 27th, 1942

Very bad news income from South Seas Submarine Squadron. I-170 was sunk by 4 enemy destroyers when patrolling Sydney southeastern approaches. Our submarine must to surface due damaged and enemy destroyers attacking her unrestless. Our boat was sunk with all hands. Enemy war crimes will be paid in a near future!. Orders for a unrestricted sub war have been sent to all our Submarine Force at High Seas.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, Southern Area Army C-in-C. Eastern Burma.
TO: GEN. Hejime Sugiyama. IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. Tokyo.
SUBJECT: S.R.A. WAR REPORT
DATE. FEB 27th, 1942

(1)JAVA

Enemy searching aircrafts downed by HIJMS Zuiho CAP: 1 L-212, 1 PBY-5, 1 Do-24K-1

Enemy air strike over Samarang with 5 139WH-3 dutch level bombers was intercepted by 2 A6M2 flying from HIJMS Zuiho. 01 enemy bomber was downed.
02 enemy fighters (british Buffaloes) were intercepted over Samarang by 6 A6M2 flying from HIJMS Zuiho. Both enemy aircrafts were downed.

Tjilitjap was smashed by our IJN bombers. 24 G4M1 with 38 G3M2 strike Tjilitjap KNIL Bn positions reporting 5 enemy casualties. A second strike with 31 IJA bombers flying from Palembang reported another 5 casualties from Tjilitjap coastal gun Bn.

60 G3M2 flying from South Borneo have strike Soerabaja AF reporting 19 runway hits.

(2) BURMA

3 Ki-43Ic were downed by H81A3s over Magwe.
Enemy enclosed forces near Proome were strike by our air assets. In the first air attack 4/8th Gurkha Bn lost 54 men. In a second strike 9/11st Sikh Bn was strike by 13 Ki-21, reporting 25 enemy casualties.

33rd Division (Det) marching from north with 143rd Inf Regiment Bn from eastern side of the river will smash enemy enclosed forces near Proome.

At Meitkila 13 Ki-43 escorting 21 Ki-30 reported 57 enemy casualties from 104th RAF Base Force.

(3) NORTH AUSTRALIA

Air raid over Broome from 23rd Air Flotilla HQ, 15 G4M1 escorted by 19 A6M2 reported one bomb on CL TROMP (dutch) and 2 bombs on AM ELAND DUBOIS (dutch ?)

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Kaletsch2007]

ORIGINAL: Fletcher
Enemy survivors were killed by machinegun fire from our destroyers...
HIJMS KINUGASA out of 20cms ammo.

Dear Fletcher,
since weeks, the first thing I do in the morning, is to check your AAR for any news. It is fantastic how much work you put in this project.
Now you are starting again with this comments like above. I am sorry, but this forces at least me to stay out.

Regards

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: Kaletsch2007

ORIGINAL: Fletcher
Enemy survivors were killed by machinegun fire from our destroyers...
HIJMS KINUGASA out of 20cms ammo.

Dear Fletcher,
since weeks, the first thing I do in the morning, is to check your AAR for any news. It is fantastic how much work you put in this project.
Now you are starting again with this comments like above. I am sorry, but this forces at least me to stay out.

Regards

Hello Kaletsch2007, I am proud to heard your kind words!. Thank you very much for visits and posting.
Excuse me if the "comment from RADM Goto" disturb you. It´s not my will but only to remember I am playing with the bad guys. The ferocity and merciless of Japanese in my comments in this AAR is only to get into their close-minded thinking only in the Bushido Code like their Life(War) Code.

Thanks a lot for your post, believe me I am a peacefull pensionist with a loving family around.
best of wishes
Ramón


P.S. It´s not my will to disturb anybody with merciless or cruel "comments" from my "commanders". This is only a game, and my will its only to be close of the II world war japanese military thinks. If any moderator considers that a fault, please tell me and I will erase all of these comments. (Many militar japanese liders were hanged at end by War Crimes in the R.L. and many other were judged and emprisioned for the same.). In previous post I have take reference of gas units at China for example and this is not to despise my opponent, for the other hand an excellent person, only to remember who were the japanese militarist leaders at war.

[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN. Sugawara, 3rd Air Division HQ, in route to Chiang Mai. Indochina
TO: GEN. Sadomu Shimomura, Southern Area Army HQ. Eastern Burma.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR REPORT OVER BURMA
DATE: Feb 28th, 1942

(1) AIR SUPPERIORITY

Over Mandalay, enemy fighters sweeping to meet with our LRCAP. 16 Hurricanes at high level altitude dogfighted with 23 Ki-23Ic flying from Rangoon(!). 3 Ki-43 and 1 enemy fighter were downed.
7 H81A3 flying pirates were intercepted over XV Army HQ by 8 Ki-43Ic. 1 of our Hayabusa fighters was downed by enemy. All ground units have been advice to hang at once all enemy pirate pilots caught prisioners.
16 B-26 were intercepted over XV Army HQ near Mandalay by 10 Ki-43 Hayabusa. 1 enemy bomber was downed.

(2) GROUND STRIKES

48th Gurkha Bn was attacked by 25 IJA bombers flying from Moulmein and Rangoon AF reporting 33 casualties.
104th RAF B.F. at Meitkila was stroke by 21 Ki-30 escorted by 12 Ki-43. 43 casualties were reported.
2nd King Own L.Y.I Bn was attacked by 13 Ki-21 in the Proome area, reporting 49 enemy casualties.

Long Live to the Emperor !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. Jisaburo Ozawa, Southern Fleet C-in-C. Cam Ranh Bay. INDOCHINA
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, Combined Fleet HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: ASW WARFARE
DATE: Feb 28th, 1942

HIJMS FUBUKI, screening CARDIV4 have reported 3 hits on USN "S" class submarine near Kalidjati. 01 direct hit was confirmed.

HIJMS SHIKINAMI, direct escort of HIJMS ZUIHO pinged another sub contact in her ASW zone reporting 2 hits on a dutch oceanic submarine.

Long Live to the Emperor !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6th Fleet C-in-C. Kwajalein.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: SUBMARINE WAR REPORT
DATE: FEB 28th, 1942

I-160 C.O., operating in the Eastern Australia coast, reported a liner ship steaming west near to Brisbane. I-160 skipper knows our submarine war directive for an unrestricted submarine war approved yesterday after enemy destroyers merciless attacked I-170 on surface.

After 8 torpedoes salvo launched, 3 torpedoes struck enemy ship, identified like AP PRESIDENT BUCHANAN. Troops/vehicles aboard confirmed. Enemy ship was sunk!.

Long live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM. MATSUNAGA, 22nd Air Flotilla HQ. PALEMBANG. SUMATRA
TO: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11st Air Fleet C-in-C. Rabaul.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR REPORT OVER S.R.A.
DATE: Feb 28th, 1942

(1) GROUND STRIKES

25 G3M2 have launched an air attack over Djojakarta B.F. reporting 22 enemy casualties, with 1 G3M2 downed by enemy fighters (7 CW-21 at CAP, probably LRCAP from Soerabaja or Tjilitjap).
30 G3M2 strike Djojakarta too, flying from Balikpapan, and reporting another 18 enemy casualties. Two enemy fighters were on CAP but no own or enemy air losses.

4th KNIL Regiment was attacked by 39 IJA bombers flying from Palemban over Merak. 138 enemy casualties were reported (!!)

(2) AIR SUPPERIORITY

3 A6M2 sweeping Batavia from Oosthaven reported 1 B339 downed (from 2).
1 139WH3 level bomber was intercepted over Djojakarta and downed by 2 A6M2 on patrol from HIJMS ZUIHO.
3 139WH3 level bombers were intercepted over Oosthaven by 14 A6M2. 3 enemy LB were downed.
2 139WH3 level bombers were intercepted over Oosthaven by 14 A6M2, another 2 LB were downed.
5 75A7 Hawks were intercepted over Semarang by 5 A6M2 flying from HIJMS ZUIHO. 1 Zero and 2 75A7 Hawks were donwd.
5 L212 and 2 139WH3 level bombers were intercepted over Semarang by 4 A6M2 (ZUIHO). 2 level bombers downed.
3 L212 were intercepted at afternoon by 6 A6M2 from HIJMS ZUIHO over Seamarang. 1 enemy bomber was downed.

Long Live to the Emperor

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[Fletcher]

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. NOBUTAKE KONDO, 2nd Fleet HQ. Singapore.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. Kure.
SUBJECT: S.R.A.
DATE: March 1st, 1942

(1) Kuantan Landings

To end with enemy resistance at Malaya, III/90th Infantry Regiment have landing at Kuantan. 55th Infantry Regiment will support marching across river to smash enemy resistance in the main road from Malacca to Kuantan.

(2) Java




6th KNIL I.R. was attacked by 48 G3M2 at Tjepoe. 7 enemy fighters on CAP (CW-21). 1 G3M2 and 1 Cw-21 downed with 32 enemy casualties reported.
48 IJN bombers strike 4th KNIL Regiment at Merak reporting 174 enemy losses (!).
A second raid over the same enemy unit (4th KNIL Rg) with 43 IJA bombers flying from Palembang reported another 86 enemy casaulties. Enemy is fleeing from Merak to Batavia !.

4 enemy 75A7 Hawk were intercepted over Semarang by 4 A6M2. No air losses.
2 british Vildebeest torpedo-bombers were intercepted over Merak by 14 A6M2. 1 enemy TB downed.
6 Wirray were intercepted over Tjapoe by 1 A6M2 flying from HIJMS ZUIHO. 1 enemy fighter bomber was downed.

Tjpoe falls in IJA hands. 507 dutch Army casualties reported from 6th KNIL Regiment with 10 IJA men lost (2nd Recce Regiment).

(3) Sumatra

1 CW-22 Falcon was downed by A6M2s over Oosthaven
4 139WH3 were intercepted by 17 A6m2 over Oosthaven reporting 2 LB downed.

(4) Timor

Lautern falls with 643 enemy casualties (KIA and prisioners). Two enemy ground units destroyed (2ND KNIL AA BN and Lautern B.Force).

(5) BURMA

36 IJA bombers escroted by 17 Ki-43Ic attacked 9/11th Sikh Bn reporting 42 casualties near Prome
20 Ki-30 escorted by 39 Ki-43Ic attacked 104th RAF B.F. at Meitkila. 59 enemy casualties reported.
14 Ki-21 strike 2nd King Own YLI Bn reporting another 42 enemy casualties near Prome.


Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

CONVOYS REPORT
DECEMBER 41 TO FEBRUARY 1942

Febr'42 special convoys:

3 Taihoku Shimonoseki (09 Aden each)
1 Shikuka Ominato (09 Aden)
1 Saigon Shimonoseki (13 cargo ships)

March'42 Special Convoy Planned:

Great Convoy will departure from Singapore after all cargo ships will be gathered there from Sumatra-Borneo resources port. From Singapore Great Convoy will rendezvous with extra cargo ships with resources at Saigon. All ships will head to Metropolitan port under heavy ASW escort.