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

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY HQ. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IGHQ. IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIAN
DATE: MARCH 20TH, 1942

Special Air Detachment at Ichang have launched an air strike against enemy airfield at Sian. Our forces flying with 20 Ki-43 and 38 IJA level bombers reported in a first attack 2 airbase and 12 runway hits. In a second air strike with 27 Ki-27 flying a low altitude with 6 Ki-30 our forces get another airbase hit and 1 runway hit more. 1 Ki-27 was downed by enemy Flak.

Light damages over enemy airfield has been reported by our recon flight. Tomorrow we will launch a heavier attack over enemy to ensure that Sian AF will not be more a base for enemy air pirates.

Our rearguard forces will engage tomorrow with enemy forces cutting the Sian-Nanyang road. They will be blasted under a rain of JAAF bombs !.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

Both, Jonathan and me are agree to take borrowed the John3rd House Rules regarding Burma/monsoon under his permission (thank you very much, John):

Offensive operations in jungle and mountain hexes on the Burmese front should be stopped from June 1st to November 1st for the Monsoon Season, allowing R&R, unit rotations, and give both players on the front a much less bloody (and much more interesting) experience. This would mean:

- No deliberate or shock attack in the jungle hexs in the designated area
- Bombardment attacks are still allowed
- Movement into friendly or empty hexes are still allowed
- No offensive carrier operations in the Gulf of Bengal against Burma (other naval ops, including bombardment, are still allowed). Striking either Bengal, Northern India or Malaya from carriers in the Gulf is still allowed, of course.

Hexes would be corresponding to everything above the "Thailand" label within Burmese and Thailandese borders + the few jungle hexes going 3 or 4 hexes into "India" (Kohima, Ledo, Imphal area)

About air ops we will see if the engine let us to play with or without any HRs about (John forbidden air strikes except air recons but we will like to see it).

Thanks to John 3rd.
Best wishes,
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET HQ. KWJALEIN ISLAND.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBMARINE WARFARE
DATE: MARCH 21st, 1942

XAK CITY OF PRETORIA was sunk by I-7 near Rockhamptom (Eastern australia). 3 torpedoes from 4 launched struck on her sinking with all hands !.

Enemy Submarine "USS GRAYLING" was chased near Toyohara by CHA-25 & CHA-27 subchassers. This light warships were screening the Shikuka-Ominato convoy. 08 Hits or near misses were reported and the sunk was confirmed with oil sleaks and hube bubbles on the surface.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11st AIR FLEET HQ. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: S.R.A.
DATE: MARCH 21ST 1942

(1) Air Strikes

5 G3M2 strike Bendjamarsin airfield reporting 2 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 2 runway hits.
22 G3M2 strike Bendjamarsin airfield reporting 1 Do-24K1 destroyed at ground, 3 airbase, 3 airbase supply and 23 runway hits. WE will follow up with our retaliation air attacks over this base.

34 G3M2 and 25 G4M1 flying from Palembang (22nd Air Fleet HQ) have strike Batavia airfield reporting 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply and 25 runway hits.
50 IJA level bombers strike Batavia AF reporting 1 B25C and 1 139WH3 level bombers destroyed on ground with 1 airbase hit and 11 runway hits reported too.
19 IJA level bombers strike Batavia airfield reporting another 6 runway hits.
8 Ki36 level bombers strike Batavia airfield reporting another 3 runway hits.
We will send them to Stone Age and no more enemy flights will strike our shippings from this Java airfield.

27 Ki-21 were intercepted by 2 P-39 fighter bombers over Darwin airfield. 1 Ki-21 was downed.
50 G4M1 strike Katherine reporting 10 casualties, 3 airbase and 42 runway hits.

We have been reported about XIV Army have captured Ilo Ilo and enemy forces lost 1.262 men. Enemy is fleeing.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN. IIDA, XV ARMY HQ. MANDALAY.
TO. GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. EASTERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: MANDALAY FALLS.
DATE: MARCH 21ST, 1942

I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A NEW VICTORY OF IMPERIAL ARMY. OUR FORCES HAVE DEFEATED THE ENEMY AT MANDALAY AND THIS BASE WAS CAPTURED. ENEMY FORCES SURRENDER (3 GROUND UNITS WITH BFF BRIGADE). TOTAL ENEMY LOSSES 4.751 CASUALTIES VS 360 IJA MEN LOST.

I MAY TO REQUEST MY PERSONAL CITATION AFTER THIS VICTORY DUE I AM INTO MY PLANNED TIMELINE. OUR FORCES WILL MARCH ON PARADE BY THE MANDALAY STREETS TO SHOW OUR POWER AT POPULATION. BRITISH RULERS ON CITY WILL BE SHOT TOMORROW AT EARLY MORNING IN CHARGE AT THEIR WAR CRIMES AGAINST BURMESE POPULATION.

OUR NEXT TARGET ARE LASHIO AND SHWEBO AND WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL INDIAN BORDERS WHERE I WILL AWAIT YOUR ORDERS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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[Saburo Kurusu]

Dear Fletcher-san,

we are very proud and happy to witness again how things on all fronts are progressing so positively for the fate of our beloved Empire! His Divine Imperial Highness is very pleased, as I have learned shortly before! On your next visit to Tokyo, be certain you will get an invitation to Imperial Palace for enjoying sushi and sake together with the Emperor Himself! And one or another medal for you shouldn't also be ruled out at all!

[Fletcher]

Dear Saburo Kurusu-San,
I will be proud to be invited to the Imperial Palace to enjoy with His Divine Imperial Highness of the exquisite sushi and sake to celebrate our victories in the Southern Area and China and the future victories against the american devils in the Pacific !
I am honored with your visits and post too, of course !!:)
Long Live to the Emperor !!

[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM. MATSUNAGA, 22ND AIR FLOTILLA CINC, PALEMBANG, JAVA.
TO: VADM. NOBUTAKE KONDO, 2ND FLEET HQ. SINGAPORE.
SUBJECT: S.R.A. AIR REPORT
DATE: MARCH 22nd, 1942.

* 32 G3M2 HAVE STRIKE BENDJAMARSIN AF REPORTING 6 AIRBASE, 7 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 45 RUNWAY HITS.
* 55 IJN LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 6 A6M2 HAVE STRIKE BATAVIA REPORTING 9 AIRBASE, 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 57 RUNWAY HITS.
* 36 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE BATAVIA REPORTING 1 DUTCH LEVEL BOMBER (139WH3) DESTROYED AT GROUND, 2 AIRBASE HITS AND 29 RUNWAY HITS.
* 17 KI-21 FLYING FROM PALEMBANG HAVE REPORTING 1 B-25 AND 1 P-40 DESTROYED AT GROUND AT BATAVIA AF, WITH 4 AIRBASE HITS AND 12 RUNWAY HITS TOO. 1 KI-21 HAVE BEEN LOST BY FLAK.
* 16 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS HAVE STRIKE BATAVIA REPORTING ANOTHER 2 AIRBASE HITS, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 11 RUNWAY HITS.

BENKOELEN AT SUMATRA HAVE FALLEN IN OUR HANDS !.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET, RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: NORTH AUSTRALIA ENEMY FACILITIES SUPRESS.
DATE: MARCH 22nd, 1942

OUR AIR ASSETS FROM 23rd AIRFLOTILLA SUPPORTED BY ELEMENTS FROM IJA 5th AIRDIV HAVE FLYING IN A STRIKE MISSION AGAINST PORT DARWIN. IN THE FIRST STRIKE, 19 A6M2 TAKE OFF FROM KOEPANG TO ESCORT 46 G4M1 REPORTING 1 PORT HIT AND 1 PORT FUEL HIT.

A SECOND STRIKE WITH 21 KI-21-IIA FLYING FROM KOEPANG REPORTED ANOTHER 2 RUNWAY HITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
TO: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY. NEAR SIAN.
SUBJECT: SIAN OFFENSIVE
DATE: MARCH 22nd, 1942

YOUR MUST IS CAPTURE SIAN FROM THE HAND OF THE ENEMY !

WHEN THE NANYANG ROAD WILL BE CLEAN UP WITH THE CHINA NORTHERN AREA ARMY RESERVE ELEMENTS YOUR MUST WILL BE TO PRESS ON TOWARDS SIAN AND CAPTURE THIS CITY.

ICHANG IJAAF SPECIAL DETACHMENT HAVE LAUNCHED SEVERAL AIR RAIDS AGAINST ENEMY POSITIONS IN OUR REARGUARD (30TH CHINESE CORPS). ONE ENEMY I-15 (SOVIET-BUILT) HAVE BEEN DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS AND 36 CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER ENEMY CORPS IN OUR CLOSE AIR SUPPORT STRIKES.

NO MORE FORCES WILL BE SENT TO YOU UNTIL SIAN WILL BE IN OUR HANDS. IN OUR TIMELINE YOU HAVE WITH 2 WEEKS TO BLOCKADE OR SURROUND THE ENEMY CITY AND ONE MONTH TO CAPTURE FOR US. THIS IS MANDATORY TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR TIMELINE.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR
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[LoBaron]

Great AAR as always, Fletcher.
 
What are your plans beyond Burma?

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: LoBaron

Great AAR as always, Fletcher.

What are your plans beyond Burma?

Thank you very much LoBaron,

Well, I add an screenshot with my near future plans for the Burma/Indian Border. We are very restricted with several house rules to cross the Indian Burma border like you probably know.

1 .- During 1942, no Restricted allied unit in India may change its command area.
2 .- If Japanese forces cross the border with India, all political points spent by units of the Commonwealth can only be made to send reinforcements units to India.

Now let´s consider the political price of a Japanese invasion of India.

Obviously, these rules will allow an easy conquest of Burma and the arrival to the Indian border, this is no reason to believe that the Japanese were to attempt an invasion of India that would be interpreted by Hindus as a "liberation" of their British oppressors, this idea was substantiated by the formation of the aforementioned "Indian National Army." If the Japanese player wants to take the decision to invade Indian borders before 1944 he must also have a stock of political points (just as in the case of Australia). This reserve will be of 4,000 political points and will be relieved from the obligation to maintain it at the time they fall into his hands either Calcutta or Bombay or Colombo and Trincomalee. Also, all units of the IJA that are to cross the border with India or land in Ceylon must have at least 80 preparation points.

Offensive operations in jungle and mountain hexes on the Burmese front should be stopped from June 1st to November 1st for the Monsoon Season, allowing R&R, unit rotations, and give both players on the front a much less bloody (and much more interesting) experience. This would mean:

- No deliberate or shock attack in the jungle hexs in the designated area
- Bombardment attacks are still allowed
- Movement into friendly or empty hexes are still allowed
- No offensive carrier operations in the Gulf of Bengal against Burma (other naval ops, including bombardment, are still allowed). Striking either Bengal, Northern India or Malaya from carriers in the Gulf is still allowed, of course.

Hexes would be corresponding to everything above the "Thailand" label within Burmese and Thailandese borders + the few jungle hexes going 3 or 4 hexes into "India" (Kohima, Ledo, Imphal area)

With all this in mind, I will not cross Indian Burma except if I get a great success at China and things goes well in Southern Area-Pacific (very difficult).

My starting plan after Burma captured is strongly defend the Burmese frontiers in the jungle hexes with fortity works and heavy units:

- 56th Infantry Division with Advanced elements at Warazup and Rearguard/Reserve elements at Myitkyina.

- 33rd Infantry división at Kalemyo (Advanced elements) and Katha (Rearguard/Reserve Elements)

- 55th Infantry División will garrison Mandalay-Rangoon and other cities with mandatory garrisons. Other elements will reinforce front line forces.

- 18th Infantry Division with advanced guards in the Burma/Indian border adjacent to Akyab with the Reserve elements at Akyab itself.

- 5th Infantry Division at Shwwebo like main Reserve of the Burma Army

- 1st, 6th and 14th Tank regiments will be the mobile reserve at Mandalay-Shwebo Area.
- Several engineers units will be deployed in the front lines to work on fortify labors.

- 3rd Air Army HQ will be at Mandalay supporting the air assets with eyes on air suppremacy.

My main target is to bog any enemy commonwealth invasion of the burmese frontiers. Several other units have been planned to this theatre (like 30th Division) but I need sealift assets to deploy South Seas forces of XVII ARMY and enough political points to transfer regiments.

Best wishes, and thank you very much for posting and comments
Ramón

[LoBaron]

And thanks for your explanations. You are a very acribic planner.
I guess the defense line will be concerted by a buildup of the airfields in northern Burma?
 
Or do you consider leaving them as they are to insure that the Allies have to build them up when the time of retreat has finally come?

[Fletcher]

LoBaron, very good questions

Main airfields will be Mandalay, Shwebo, Meitkila in Central Burma.  I´ll not buildup any advanced guard airfield -Kalymo, Akyab, ...- (they will be buidup by allied when Jonathan will decide to invade Burma from India).
Main target is air supremacy over Burmese skies. Several Sentais with Ki-43Ic have been deployed yet with no less than 150 fighters, others will be deployed soon when Java campaign will end. Until now, RAF / RAAF / AVG did a good work against my Ki-27b, but I hope to change that in few months when Shwebo will be in my hands and all air assets will be redeployed to fight for air supremacy and supress Indian Border allied airfields.

Kind Regards,
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE
TO: ADM. NAGANO, IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO
SUBJECT: S.R.A.WAR REPORT
DATE: MARCH 23rd, 1942

(1) ASW WARFARE

HIJMS ASANAGI -DD- & PB KAMITSU MARU reported 3 hits/near misses on enemy electric boat off Semarang.

(2) JAVA

Air Strikes:

A.- 40 IJN level bombers strike Tjilitjap BF at Bandoeng reporting 4 enemy casualties
B.- 24 IJN level bombers strike Tjilitjap KNIL Bn at Bandoeng reporting 10 enemy casualties
C.- 24 IJN level bombers strike Tjilitjap KNIL Bn at Bandoeng reporting 24 enemy casualties
D.- 44 IJA level bombers strike Van Alten Bn at Bandoeng reporting 5 enemy casualties
E.- 19 IJA level bombers strike Afdeling Ritman at Bandoeng.
F.- 09 Ki-36 strike Tjilitjap BF at Bandoeng.

160 sorties against Bandoeng were reported from our airfields at Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

(3) NORTH AUSTRALIA

19 A6M2 escorted 50 G4M1 striking Katherine AF. 19 enemy casualties and 51 runway hits were reported there. Tomorrow C5N2 recon flight will report about damages at enemy AF.
30 Ki-21-IIa from IJA flying from KOEPANG strike Darwin. 02 enemy P-39 on CAP. NO own losses. 1 P-40 was destroyed at ground, 4 enemy casualties, 1 airbase hit and 14 runway hits were reported there.

(4) BURMA

Air Strikes over Shwebo:

A.- 26 Ki-43 escorting 64 IJA level bombers strike 104th RAF B.F. 13 enemy fighters (Hurricanes were met on CAP). 1 Ki-21, 1 Ki-30 and 2 Ki-43 were downed
B.- 43 Ki-43 escorted 40 Ki-21 striking 103 RAF BF at Shewbo. 1 Ki-43 was downed.

05 enemy Hurricanes were downed in both strikes by our figthers in dogfight.
Total of 173 sorties against enemy targets at Shwebo.

(5) SALOMON SEA

Wau was captured today with close air support from IJA medium bombers flying from Port Moresby.
Enemy LB-30 4E bombers were intercepted over Normandby Island. 1 LB-30 were reported cratched in the returning to home flight.

Several enemy submarines have been spotted at Salomon Sea and Truk waters by our air and naval ASW Assets.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET HQ. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: S.R.A.WAR REPORT
DATE: MARCH 24th, 1942

(1) AIR STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS AT S.R.A.

- 57 IJN LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE TJILITJAP B.F. AT BANDOENG. 14 ENEMY CASUALTIES REPORTED.
- 30 G3M2 STRIKE MOBIELE EENEHIDEN BN (ARMOURED UNIT) AT BANDOENG.
- 57 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE TJILITJAP B.F. AT BANDOENG REPORTING ANOTHER 18 CASULATIES.
- 19 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE BATAVIA A.F. 13 RUNWAY HITS AND 3 LEVEL BOMBERS DOWNED BY ENEMY FIGHTERS/FLAK.

- 29 Ki-21-IIA STRIKE BROOME PORT REPORTING 1 PORT HIT AND 1 PORT FUEL HIT.
- 18 A6M2 ESCROTED 47 G4M1 STRIKING BROOME AF, 6 CASUALTIES, 1 AIRBASE, 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 71 RUNWAY HITS WERE REPORTED THER.

- OUR RECON FLIGHTS CONFIRMS 69% DAMAGES ON KATHERINE AF AND 100% ON BROOME AF.

(2)PHILLIPINES

SAN JOSE HAS BEEN CAPTURED WITH 2.285 ENEMY CASUALTIES. 61ST P.A. DIVISION AND 3RD P.I.BASE FORCES HAVE SURRENDER TO OUR FORCES.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. CAM RANH BAY.
TO: ADM. NAGANO, IGHQ. IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SUBMARINE IN HOME WATERS.
DATE: MARCH 24th, 1942

(1) XAK KIRISIMA MARU, A GOZAN CLASS LIGHT CARGO HAVE BEEN SUNK OFF SENDAI BY ENEMY TORPEDOES LAUNCHED BY A "T CLASS" USN BOAT. SHE WAS PART OF KUSHIRO-SENDAI 3RD GROUP CONVOY.

SEVERAL PATROL BOATS HAVE BEEN DETTACHED TO IMPROVE OUR ASW CAPABILITY IN THIS WATERS.

THIS IS THE ONLY ONE SINKING OF CONVOY CARGO SHIP THIS MONTH IN HAND OF ENEMY. THE LAST SINKING WAS BY A SURFACE RAIDER IN NORTHERN WATERS MANY TIME AGO (ONE MONTH AND SEVERAL WEEKS).

(2) PB SHOTOKU MARU WAS SUNK NEAR SHORTLANDS IS. BY A DUTCH OCEANIC SS. ASW AIR ASSETS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THIS AREA TO IMPROVE OUR ASW CAPABILITY AFTER 6 ENEMY SUBS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED BY OUR NAVAL / SURFACE ASSETS IN THIS AREA.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET HQ. KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBWAR REPORT
DATE: MARCH 25TH, 1942.

XAK ELLENGA WAS REPORTED SUNK NEAR COLOMBO BY I-162.
XAK ASPHALION WAS SUNK AT SURFACE BY I-8 NEAR BUNDABERG (EASTERN AUSTRALIAN COAST).

XAKL ARGUS WAS ATTACKED AT SURFACE BY I-24 NEAR SYDNEY. 1 SHELL HIT WAS REPORTED.

I-10, I-20 AND I-23 HAVE DEPARTURE FROM KWAJALEIN ISLAND TO BEGIN A NEW PATROL IN SOUTH PACIFIC AREAS.

FUEL REQUESTED AT KWAJALEIN NAVAL BASE TO REPLENISHMENT OUR SUBMARINE RESERVE THERE.

ENEMY ACTIVITIES:

PB OKIYU MARU WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY ONE DUTCH SUBMARINE OFF PORT MORESBY. INTENSE SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES IN SALOMON SEA BY ENEMY BOATS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET HQ. RABAUL.
TO. ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: AIR RAID OVER NORTH AUSTRALIA.
DATE: MARCH 25th, 1942

IJN RAID FROM KOEPANG

18 A6M2 ESCORTED 25 G4M1 TO WYNDHAM TO STRIKE ENEMY AIR FACILITIES. 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 16 RUNWAY HITS WERE REPORTED.

ANOTHER 24 G4M1 TAKE OFF FROM KOEPANG WITH DELAY TO STRIKE ENEMY AIRFIELD IN THE SAM EBASE REPORTING ANOTHER AIRBASE HIT AND 8 RUNWAY HITS.

NO AIR LOSSES WERE REPORTED.

IJA RAID FROM KOEPANG

29 KI-21-IIA FROM KOEPANG IJAAF SPECIAL DETACHMENT HAVE STRIKE WYNDHAM AIRFIELD REPORING ANOTHER 7 HITS ON RUNWAY.

RECON FLIGHTS REPORT SEVERE DAMAGES ON KATHERINE AF. TOMORROW OUR C5N2 FLIGHTS WILL TAKE OFF TO RECON BROOME.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADAMO SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. EASTERN BURMA
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: S.R.A. REPORT
DATE: MARCH 25TH, 1942

(1) Java

Air Strikes over enemy troops at Bandoeng:

a.- 16 IJN level bombers strike Mobiele Eenheid Bn reporting 7 enemy casualties.
b.- 43 IJN level bombers strike Mobiele Eenheid Bn reporting another 8 enemy casualties.
c.- 31 G3M2 strike 4th KNIL Landstorm Bn
d.- 24 IJA level bombers strike Bandoeng. 1 Ki-51 was downed by enemy Flak.
e.- 31 IJA level bombers strike Bandoeng BF reporting 10 enemy casualties.
f.- 12 Ki-48 flying from Djojakarta strike Van Altena Bn at Bandoeng
g.- 4 Ki-36 strike Kalidjati BF at Bandoeng.

Our ground forces assaulted enemy positions reporting enemy forty level was downed to 0. 716 IJA casualties reported vs 337 enemy KIA/prisioners. Tomorrow our forces supported by heavy air close support will assault enemy positions to capture Bandoeng.

48th Division have landing at Samarang and will be assembly to march to Batavia at once.
I hope Java campaign will be ended into my preplanned timeline!

2.- Sumatra

Sabang falls in Imperial Gds Div hands reporting 1.228 enemy casaulties.


LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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