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

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC, TRUK
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: ASW WARFARE REPORT.
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

ENEMY BOAT SPOTTED BY HIJMS IKAZUCHI NEAR RABAUL. SHE AND HER ASW GROUP LAUNCHED A MASSSIVE DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK REPORTING 2 HITS OVER ENEMY SUBMARINE, WITH 1 DIRECT HIT REPORTED TOO. PING ENEMY BOAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS OUR SHIPS LOST CONTACT WITH ENEMY.

AT MORNING AN ENEMY DAMAGED SUBMARINE WAS HIT BY H6K4 FLYING AN ASW MISSION FROM RABAUL. ONE BOMB HIT AND ENEMY BOAT IS REPORTED SUNK.

A GREAT SUCCESS FOR OUR ASW DOCTRINE EMPLOYING ASW PATROL FLYING BOATS WITH HIGH SKILL PILOTS COORDINATED WITH HUNTER KILLER GROUPS CENTER IN A GOOD COMMANDED DESTROYER AND SEVERAL SUBCHASSERS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, SHWEBO.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SOERABAJA
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

UNDER PREASSURE DUE OUR PRE-PLANNED TIMELINE, OUR FORCES HAVE STORMED SOERABAJA TO ACCOMPLISH OUR TASK INTO OUR PLANNING.

IJN & IJA AIRCRAFTS HAVE SUPPORTED OUR STORMS WITH SEVERAL STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY GROUND POSITIONS, LIKE BELLOW:

- 34 G3M2 FLYING FROM BALIKPAPAN HAVE STRIKE ARTILLERIE COMMANDO COASTAL GUN BN REPORTING 84 ENEMY CASUALTIES.
- 8 KI48 FLYING FROM DJOJAKARTA HAVE STRIKE SOERABAJA AIRFIELD REPORTING 8 RUNWAY HITS.

OUR FORCES LAUNCHED A DELIBERATED ATTACK REPORTING 1.095 DUTCH CASUALTIES (42 ENEMY SQUADS DESTROYED) VS 1.461 IJA CASUALTIES (3 SQUADS DESTROYED). FORTY WAS DOWNED TO SIZE 2. OUR FORCES WILL PRESS ON TOMORROW WITH A NEW DELIBERATED ATTACK.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, SHWEBO.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: BATAVIA
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

OUR GROUND FORCES HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW ATTACK OVER ENEMY POSITIONS UNDER HEAVY AIR CLOSE SUPPORT FROM IJA AND IJN AIRCRAFTS.

- 65 IJN LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE KNIL ARMY COMMAND REPORTING 204 ENEMY CASUALTIES.
- 49 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE BATAVIA REPORTING 5 CASUALTIES, 2 AIRBASE, 4 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 15 RUNWAY HITS ON AF.
- 17 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE BATAVIA AF REPORTING 2 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 15 RUNWAY HITS.

OUR GROUND FORCES REPORTED 889 ENEMY CASUALTIES (64 ENEMY SQUADS DESTROYED) VS 687 IJA MEN LOST (12 SQUAD DESTROYED). OUR FORCES WILL ASSAULT TOMORROW BATAVIA TO ENSURE THIS CITY WILL BE IN OUR HANDS IN FEW DAYS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC, RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: NORTHERN AUSTRALIA SUPRESSION.
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

FOLLOWING WITH OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST ENEMY NORTHERN AUSTRALIA FACILITIES, SEVERAL WAVES WERE LAUNCHED AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS, LIKE BELLOW:

- 27 A6M2 ESCORTING 56 G4M1 TO STRIKE BROOME AF REPORTED 2 AIRBASE, 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 55 RUNWAY HITS.
- 29 KI-29 TAKE OFF FROM KOEPANG TO STRIKE DARWIN FACTORIES, REPORTING 2 RESOURCE HITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC, RANGOON.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, SHWEBO.
SUBJECT: AIR WARFARE OVER BURMA
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

THE ENEMY HAVE TO WITHDRAW SEVERAL AIR SQUADRONS FROM NORTH INDIA THEATRE DUE NO AIRCRAFTS WERE SPOTTED LIKE PAST WEEK OVER BURMA SKIES.

OUR ASSETS LAUNCHED AN AIR STRIKE OVER CHITTAGONG WITH 7 kI32 ESCORTED BY 12 HAYABUSA ARMY FIGHTERS REPORTING 6 RUNWAY HITS OVER AIRFIELD.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY CINC, NEAR SIAN.
TO. GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIAN STRIKE
DATE: APRIL 10th, 1942

I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TWO NEW STRIKES AGAINST BANDITS BASES AT CHINA WITH GREAT SUCCESS:

- 67 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 42 FIGHTERS STRIKE SIAN AF REPORTING 7 CASUALTIES, 3 AIRBASE, 3 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 46 RUNWAY HITS. WE WILL FOLLOW SMASHING ENEMY FACILITIES AT SIAN TO SUPPORT OUR GROUND FORCES IN THIS AREA.

- 29 KI-27 ESCORTED 34 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS TO STRIKE CHANGCHA AND REPORTING 1 AIRBASE AND 41 RUNWAY HITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP. ARMY CINC, NEAR SIAN
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: 41ST DIVISION OFFENSIVE
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, IN THE NORTHERN WING OF NORTHERN CHINA AREA ARMY HAVE SMASHED ENEMY 61ST CHINESE CORPS. 1.387 BANDITS WERE KILLED OR TAKEN PRISIONERS VS 167 IJA CASUALTIES. OUR FORCES WILL CUT OFF ALL ENEMY LINKS WITH THEIR NORTHERN CITIES BEFORE WE WILL BEGIN WITH A RENEW OFFENSIVE AT SIAN SUPPORTED BY HEAVY ARTILLERY UNITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, CEYLAN STRIKING FORCE 2, ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: CEYLAN RAID
DATE: APRIL 10TH, 1942

WITH SURPRISED ENEMY CARRIER AT SHIPYARD I HOPED THAT SHE TRIED TO FLANK AT NIGHT TO AVOID CONTACT WITH US AT FIRST HOURS OF EARLY MORNING. WITH HEAVY ENEMY AIR COVER OVER COLOMBO NAVAL STATION AND HEAVY AA FIRE I PREFER TO TAKE CONSERVATIVE MEASSURES AND PRESERVE SEVERAL WAVES FOR A ANTI-SHIP STRIKE AND GAIN TIME TO RECOVER DAMAGED AIRCRAFTS ON BOARD FOR A MASSIVE STRIKE AGAINST COLOMBO ITSELF.

MY CARRIERS HAVE APPROACHED TO 80 NM OFF COLOMBO TO INTERCEPT ENEMY DAMAGED CARRIER BUT OUR PICKET SUBMARINES AND AIR NAVAL SEARCH FLIGHTS HAVE NOT REPORTED ANY SIGHT !!...

IN OUR FIRST STRIKE AGAINST COLOMBO, 36 A6M2 TAKE OFF TO ESCORT 16 B5N2 AND 35 D3A1 FLYING FROM FLAG CARRIERS (AKAGI -CEYLAN 1- AND KAGA -CEYLAN 2 SF-). 24 ENEMY FIGHTERS WERE MET ON CAP. 14 HURRICANES AND 10 FULMAR DOGFIGTHING VS OUR STRIKE FORCE. WE LOST 2 A6M2, 12 D3A1 AND 5 B5N2 BY DOGFIGHT AND HEAVY AA FIRE. 1 FULMAR WAS DOWNED AT DOGFIGHT AND 1 BOMB WAS REPORTED OVER AN ENEMY SUBMARINE (S-40 ELECTRIC BOAT IDENTIFIED).

A SECOND STRIKE TO SWEEP ENEMY SKY TAKE OFF FROM HIJMS KAGA. 18 A6M2 MET WITH 11 HURRICANES AND 4 FULMARS. 1 FULMAR AND 3 HURRIS WERE DOWNED WITHOUT OWN LOSSES.

AT MORNING, OUR NAVAL SEARCH AIRCRAFTS REPORTS SEVERAL ENEMY SHIPS SPOTTED 80-160 NM WEST OF OUR OWN POSITIONS. THINKING IN THE POSIBILITY THIS SMALLS SHIPS WOULD BE ESCORTING SHIPS OF HMS INDOMITABLE I LAUNCHED SEVERAL AIR WAVES AGAINST ENEMY WITH ORDERS TO SINK ENEMY CARRIER LIKE PRIORITARY, BUT OUR FIRST WAVE WITH 8 B5N2 ESCORTED BY 4 A6M2 ONLY MET AN XAKL (KWAI SANG) THAT WAS SUNK BY ONE TORPEDO HIT. A SECOND WAVE WITH 4 B5N2 ESCORTED BY 5 A6M2 SUNK XAKL SARPEN AFTER 3 TORPEDO HITS. 1 FULMAR WAS MET ON CAP OVER THE SHIP (!!). A THIRD AND FOUR WAVES WERE LAUNCHED WITH 4 B5N2 AND 13 D3A1 REPORTING XAKL HAIYANG SUNK NEAR TRIVANDRUM.

DUE BAD WEATHER, AND STORMS AT HIGH SEA, I WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH MY OILERS TO REPLENISH MY FORCES AND TAKE TIME TO RECOVER MY DAMAGED AIRCRAFTS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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[Fletcher]

SWEEPS OVER COLOMBO NAVAL STAT.

[Fletcher]

XAKL HAIYANG SUNK BY CEYLAN STRIKING FORCE

[Fletcher]

XAKL KWAI SANG SUNK BY CEYLAN STRIKING FORCE.

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, SHWEBO
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: BURMA WAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 11TH, 1942

BURMA AIR WAR REPORT:
- 43 IJA level bombers escorted by 16 fighters strike Burma corps HQ withdrawing to Indian border.
- 66 Ki-21-IIa escorted by 51 Hayabusa fighters strike Chittaggong port and airfield reporting:
xAK TEXAN, 1 bomb hit, on fire.
xAK MONTANAN, 1 bomb hit, on fire.
5 airbase, 1 airbase supply, 25 runway and 2 port hits.

NORTHERN BURMA:
Bhamo has been captured by 5th and 56th Tank Recce Regiments. 368 enemy casualties were reported there.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. IMAMURA, XVI ARMY CINC, NEAR BATAVIA.
TO: GEN. SHADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, SHWEBO.
SUBJECT: JAVA WAR REPORT.
DATE: APRIL 11TH, 1942

DD TACHIKAZE ENGAGES ENEMY AVP, IDENTIFIED LIKE USS HERON NEAR BANDJEMARSIN. ENEMY SHIP IS FLEEING FROM CAPTURED PORT.

AIR STRIKES OVER SOERABAJA:
- 36 G3M2 flying from Balikpapan (21st Air Flotilla) strike Soerabaja BF reporting 52 casualties.
- 10 Ki-48 flying from Djojakarta (5th Air Division) strike Commandement Marine reporting 3 casualties.

AIR STRIKES OVER BATAVIA:
- 64 IJN Level bombers strike 44th Indian Brigade reporting 16 casualties.
- 45 IJA level bombers strike Batavia Coastal Gun Bn reporting 14 casualties.
- 12 IJA level bombers strike 4th KNIL Regiment.
- 06 Ki-36 strike ML-KNIL.

GROUND FORCES -XVI ARMY-
Batavia deliberated attack: 851 IJA Casualties (14 squads destroyed) vs 941 allied (58 squads destroyed)
Soerabaja deliberated attack: 1.103 IJA casualties (5 squads destroyed) vs 530 allied (34 squads destroyed). Forty down to size 1.
38th Division dettachment have landing at Tjilitjap and will move to Soerabaja to support the final assault.

April 13rd, 14th and 15th will be my shock attack days under a rain of bombs to ensure accomplished my timeline. Tomorrow my troops will rest to be ready for the hard effort.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, CEYLAN STRIKING FORCE, ABOARD HIJMS KAGA, BAY OF BENGAL WATERS
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE
SUBJECT: CEYLAN STRIKE REPORT
DATE: APRIL 11TH, 1942

DUE BAD WEATHER AND STORMS AT CEYLAN NEARBY WATERS, MY TASK FORCES MUST TO WITHDRAW TO RENDEZVOUS WITH OILERS TG TO REPLENISH FUEL TO MY SCREENING DESTROYERS.

SINCE BAY OF BENGAL RAID START POINT, OUR FORCES HAVE SUNK 1 CARRIER, 3 LIGHT CRUISERS, 3 DESTROYERS, 1 SUBMARINE, 1 PATROL GUNBOAT, 3 CARGO SHIPS AND 3 LIGHT FREIGHTERS. ENEMY HAVE LOST 14 FAIREY FULMAR, 31 ALBACORE TORPEDO BIPLANE AIRCRAFTS, 1 VILDEBEEST III, 7 HURRICANES AND 1 BLENHEIM (=54 AIRCRAFTS). A SECOND CARRIER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

MY OWN LOSSES : 15 A6M2, 42 D3A1 AND 14 B5N2 (= 71 AIRCRAFTS). HIJMS SORYU AIR COMPLEMENT HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERED BY ENEMY FLAK FIRE OVER COLOMBO.

ENEMY HAVE REINFORCED THEIR AIR ASSETS AT CEYLAN.

I WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH MOBILE FORCE IN FEW DAYS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC, TRUK.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: SOUTH SEAS RAIDER TOP SECRET MISSION
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

TRUK NAV COMM. STAT RELAYING MESSAGE FROM HIJMS AKAGI MARU TO IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF.

"ENEMY CONVOY ENGAGED AT NIGHT TIME NEAR LORD HOWE ISLAND. 4 XAKS IN TWO COLUMNS WERE SURPRISED. ENEMY DISPERSED FLEEING SHIPS. 01 HIT ON ENEMY CARGO SHIP IDENTIFIED LIKE XAK SEA FOX. I WILL TRY TO INTERCEPT ENEMY CONVOY TOMORROW".

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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM TAKEO TAKAGI, CARDIV3 CINC, ABOARD HIJMS RYUJO. JAVA SEA.
TO: VADM. NOBUTAKE KONDO, SECOND FLEET CINC, SINGAPORE
SUBJECT: ENEMY MINESWEEPERS SUNK.
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

FLOAT PLANE FROM ESCORT CRUISER SPOTTED SEVERAL WARSHIPS NEAR SOERABAJA, 16 B5N2 ESCORTED BY 6 A6M2 TAKE OFF FROM HIJMS RYUJO TO SINK ENEMY SHIPS. NEAR SOERABAJA, ENEMY TARGETS WERE IDENTIFIED LIKE AMc DJAMPEA AND AMc ENDEH. BOTH THEM SUNK UNDER OUR BOMBS.

STEAMING NORTH TO JOIN WITH MOBILE FORCE.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LT.GEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIV CINC. RANGOON.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. SHWEBO.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

13 KI-43 ESCORTING 22 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS TO STRIKE BURMA CORPS HQ NEAR SHWEBO. 18 ENEMY CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED.

OVER CHITTAGONG, OUR AIR STRIKING FORCE WITH 65 KI-21-IIA ESCORTED BY 52 HAYABUSA IJA FIGHTERS MET WITH 5 HURRICANES AND 11 P-40 AT CAP OVER ENEMY AIRFIELD. 1 KI-43 WAS DOWNED VS 1 HURRICANE AND 4 P-40 DOWNED AT DOGFIGTH. ENEMY PORT WAS ATTACKED IN THIS RAID TOO.

XAK TEXAS, 01 BOMB HIT, SUNK.
XAK INDIANAN, 2 BOMB HITS
XAK OREGANIAN, 1 BOMB HIT

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC, RABAUL
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE
SUBJECT: NORTHERN AUSTRALIA SUPRESSION AIR STRIKES.
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

70 G4M1 STRIKE ENEMY FACTORIES AT CORUNNA DOWNS. RECON MISSION WILL FLIGHT OVER ENEMY TARGET TO CONFIRM DAMAGES ON RESOURCE FACTORIES THERE.

27 KI-21-IIA FLYING FROM KOEPANG STRIKE DARWIN REPORTED 4 CASUALTIES, 3 ARIBASE, 5 AIRBASE SUPPLY, 25 RUNWAY HITS.

SHIP DOCKED AT PORT DARWIN SPOTTED.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC, CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. NAGANO. IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: GREAT CONVOY, APRIL´42.
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

GREAT CONVOY NEARBY TO HOME. I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE GREAT S.R.A CONVOY PLANNED FOR APRIL 1942, WILL ARRIVE IN TWO-THREE DAYS TO SHIMONOSEKI PORT.

MORE THAN 200 FREIGHTERS/TANKERS, MORE THAN 20 ESCORTING WARSHIPS WITH HIJMS NISSHIN LIKE FLAG SHIP. NO ONE OWN SHIP WAS LOST IN OUR TRANSIT FROM SINGAPORE (ASSEMBLY PORT) TO HOME WATERS.

OUR SHIPS WILL DELIVERY AT SHIMONOSEKI FOLLOWIG CARGO:

- 637.784 TONS OF RESOURCES
- 124.514 TONS OF OIL
- 116.189 TONS OF FUEL


LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY CINC, NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER CHINA SKIES.
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

OUR 1ST AIR DIVISION ASSETS ATTACHED TO THIS ARMY HAVE LAUNCHED AIR STRIKES OVER SIAN AND CHANGCHA:

- 32 FIGHTERS TAKE OFF FROM ICHANG TO ESCORT 67 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS TO STRIKE SIAN AF, REPORTING 5 AIRBASE, 4 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 44 RUNWAY HITS.
- 16 KI-27 ESCORTING 43 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE CHANGCHA AIRFIELD REPORTED 2 AIRBASE AND 22 RUNWAY HITS.

IN FEW DAYS A NEW ARMOURED REGIMENT AND 3 ARTY REGIMENTS WILL ARRIVE TO THE FIRST LINE IN THE SIAN FRONT.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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