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: LUGANVILLE
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942


OUR H8K1 RECON FLIGHTS OVER LUGANVILLE REPORTED ENEMY AIR ASSET WITH MORE THAN 70 ACs, ENEMY BASE WITH SEVERAL GROUND UNITS. OUR RECON SUBMARINE DETACCHED FROM NEW CALEDONIAN SUB DIVISION REPORTED SEVERAL ENEMY ASW HUNTER KILLER GROUPS. FEW DAYS AGO A LIGHT CONVOY WAS SPOTTED ARRIVING TO LUGANVILLE.

SEVERAL NAVAL SEARCH MISSION WILL BE FLOWN THE NEXT DAYS WITH OUR LONG RANGE FLYING BOATS TO SPOT ENEMY NAVAL ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC, KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBMARINE WARFARE
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942


DD MORRIS WAS SUNK AFTER TOW TORPEDO HITS FROM I-19 NEAR PAGO PAGO.
XAK JULIA LUCKEMBACK WAS TORPEDOED AND SINK AFTER ONE TORPEDO HIT BY I-23 NEAR NOUMEA.

ONE G4M1 FLYING AN ASW MISSION AT MARSHALLS REPORTED ONE BOMB HIT ON A ELECTRIC BOAT NEAR KWAJALEIN ISLAND.

ENEMY NUMBER OF BOATS AT MARSHALLS DECREASING FOR DAYS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Lrfss]

Great job on your AAR! Best of luck!

Regards,

Lrfss

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: Lrfss

Great job on your AAR! Best of luck!

Regards,

Lrfss

Lrfss,
Thank you very much for your kind words !
Best of wishes,
Ramón

[Fletcher]

INDUSTRY CHART
APRIL 12ND, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: LT.GEN SUGAWARA, 3RD AIRDIVISION CINC, RANGOON.
TO: GEN. DOIHARA, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF AVIATION -IJA, IGHQ, TOKYO.
SUBJECT: KI-48-IB UPGRADE
DATE: APRIL 12ND, 1942

90th SENTAI (3RD AIR DIVISION) HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED AT RANGOON TO UPGRADE THEIR FORMER KI-48IB WITH NEWS KI-48-IIA. 31 AIRCRAFTS TO FULLFIL THEIR RANKS WILL BE NEEDED. VETERAN PILOTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM GENERAL RESERVE WHEN THE SENTAI WILL BE READY TO DEPLOY AT FORWARD AIRFIELDS AT BURMA TO STRIKE ENEMY GROUND FORCES IN THIS THEATRE.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[traskott]

Although its payload is.....well..., the armor 1 is a huge improvement in a force with so much armor zero planes...


Good hunting !!!

P.S. : How goes the KB strike movement ?

[Fletcher]

traskott,

After sinking one enemy carrier, with another heavily damaged, 3 enemy cruisers and same number of destroyers sent to bottom, without losses in my striking force, but with a heavy storms for few days and heavy air losses (71 IJN vs 54 UK), I am returning Home with my Striking Force to rendezvous with Combined Fleet, Mobile Force and CARDIV3 for a new planned and secret ops.

Thanks for your posting and comments,
Best wishes,
Ramón

[traskott]

Lot of air losses....doesn't sound good, specially as we are talking about the all mighty K.B. !!!

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: traskott

Lot of air losses....doesn't sound good, specially as we are talking about the all mighty K.B. !!!

Really, traskott, two days fighting under thunderstorms and heavy and deadly AA Fire over Colombo had a butcher price...Many D3A1 were downed by Flak (Soryu air crew was depleted there), with others downed in dogfigth with Hurricanes and Fulmar. I must to return to Home to take pilots from General Reserve, take reemplacement aircrafts, and replenish my ships. Several ships need upgrades and I will send them to drydock too.
However, I am glad with the sinking of FORMIDABLE and 3 cruisers. Indomitable was near to be catched, but she gets underway. These ships were more than 200 victory points and one less aircraft carrier for british.
I hoped better outcomes in dogfights over Colombo, but I think probably the fatigue and fighting under thunderstorm could be a negative factor in my losses. I think was better to withdraw that follow on with fight under this weather conditions.

Best wishes,
Ramón

[Fletcher]

New Home Rule taken borrowed from Vettim89 under his kind permission. Thanks a lot for your contribution.
Cantona2 is absolutely agree with it and both of us will use it in our game play at once.


Escalating Sweep alt: no fighter sweeps higher then the ALT with the second best MVR value

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. IMAMURA, XVI ARMY CINC, NEAR BATAVIA.
TO: GEN. SHADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, IN THE ROAD TO MITIKYINA.
SUBJECT: SOERABAJA FALLS
DATE. APRIL 13RD, 1942

SOERABAJA FALLS IN XVI ARMY HANDS TODAY. OUR FORCES HAVE DEFEATED THE ENEMY GARRISON KILLING OR TAKEN PRISIONERS 4.655 ENEMIES WITH 800 IJA CASUALTIES. THE ENEMY IS FLEEING TO MALANG, AND OUR FORCES WILL PURSUE UNTIL TOTAL ANHILITION.

SEVERAL AIR STRIKES TO SUPPORT OUR FORCES AT BATAVIA, LIKE BELLOW:
- 14 G3M2 FLYING FROM BALIKPAPAN STRIKE KNIL ARMY COMMAND.
- 16 G3M2 FLYING FROM BALIKPAPAN STRIKE KNIL ARMY COMMAND REPORTING 16 ENEMY CASUALTIES.
- 64 IJN LEVEL BOMBERS FLYING FROM PALEMBANG STRIKE 44TH INDIAN BDE REPORTING 5 CASUALTIES.
- 24 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS FLYING FROM OOSTHAVEN STRIKE ML KNIL REPORTING 10 CASUALTIES.
- 24 KI-21-IIA FLYING FROM PALEMBANG STRIKE BATAVIA GUN COASTAL BN REPORTING 09 ENEMY GUNS DESTROYED.
- 10 KI-48 FLYING FROM DJOJAKARTA STRIKE 44TH INDIAN BRIGADE.
-18 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS FLYING FROM OOSTHAVEN STRIKE 44TH INDIAN BRIGADE.

OUR GROUND FORCES STORMED ENEMY POSITIONS REPORTING 1.666 ALLIED CASUALTIES (87 SQUADS) VS 994 IJA CASUALTIES (44 SQUADS). OUR FORCES WILL STORM TOMORROW TOO TO BE INTO OUR TIME LINE TO CAPTURE JAVA.

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 SUPRESS AIR MISSIONS.
DATE: APRIL 13RD, 1942

AIR STRIKES OVER NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN TARGETS LIKE BELLOW:

45 UNESCORTED G4M1 FLIGHT A AIRFIELD ATTACK MISSION OVER DARWIN, REPORTING 5 CASUALTIES, 2 AIRBASE HITS AND 19 RUNWAY HITS
12 A6M2 ESCORTING 23 G4M1 FLIGHT TO ATTACK PORT. NO HITS ON ENEMY SHIPS (1 AVD AND 1 XAKL SPOTTED).
26 KI-21-IIA FLYING FROM KIEPANG STRIKE DARWIN REPORTING 2 RUNWAY HITS ON AF.

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, IN THE ROAD TO MITKYINA.
SUBJECT: BURMA AIR WAR
DATE: APRIL 13RD, 1942

22 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 13 KI-43 FLYING FROM MANDALAY AND MAGWE STRIKE BURMA CORPS HQ NEAR SHWEBO REPORTING 12 CASUALTIES.
76 KI-21-IIA ESCORTED BY 51 KI-43 STORMED CHITTAGONG. THEY MET WITH 3 HURRICANES AT CAP. 1 OF THEM WAS DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS. OUR PILOTS REPORTED 1 HIT ON XAK MONTANA AND 1 AIRBASE AND 11 RUNWAY HITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[traskott]

Yeah....Better keep the K.B. at good condition, specially with a firm perimeter stablished. Discrection is the better part of valor, o algo así.. 

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: traskott

Yeah....Better keep the K.B. at good condition, specially with a firm perimeter stablished. Discrection is the better part of valor, o algo así.. 

Come back to the dark side, my son ! [:D]

[traskott]

Never, I'm a truly A.F.B. [8D]

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC, RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AIR STRIKES
DATE: APRIL 14TH, 1942

OUR FORCES HAVE LAUNCHED SEVERAL AIR STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS AT KATHERINE AND PORT DARWIN, LIKE BELLOW:

- 68 G4M1 ESCORTED BY 14 A6M2 HAVE STRIKE KATHERINE AF REPORTING 1 DH84 DESTROYED AT GROUND, 11 CASUALTIES, 5 AIRBASE AND 19 RUNWAY HITS.
- 27 KI-21-IIA FLYING FROM KOEPANG STRIKE PORT DARWIN AIR FACILITIES REPORTING 1 AIRBASE AND 13 RUNWAY HITS.

RECON FLIGHTS OVER BROOME, WYNDHAM, KATHERINE AND PORT DARWIN.

TIMOR SIT MAP REPORT ANNEXED.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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[traskott]

With those post, Tracker is useless, it's better take a look to the thread to keep the pace of operations....

[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC, RANGOON.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA,SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ, IN THE ROAD TO MYTKIYNA.
SUBJECT: BURMA THEATRE 3RD AIR DIV DEPLOYMENT.
DATE: APRIL 14TH, 1942

22 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 13 KI-43 HAVE STRIKE BURMA CORPS HQ NEAR SHWEBO REPORTING 13 CASUALTIES.
74 KI-21-IIA ESCORTED BY 53 KI-43 HAVE STRIKE CHITTAGONG ENEMY FACILITIES. NO ENEMY CAP OVER CHITTAGONG SKIES. 4 CASUALTIES, 5 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE HIT, 42 RUNWAY, 1 PORT AND 1 PORT FUEL HIT WERE REPORTED THERE.
15 ENEMY UNESCORTED BLNEHEIM HAVE STRIKE 5TH RECCE REGIMENT IN THE ROAD FROM LASHIO TO MYTIKYNA.
NO LOSSES WERE REPORTED.
ANOTHER 14 ENEMY LEVEL BOMBERS (14 WELLINGTONS I) STRIKE MAGWE AIRFIELD MEETING WITH 8 KI-43 AT CAP. NO DAMAGES AT AIRFIELD FACILITIES. NO ENEMY BOMBERS DOWNED BUT 11 OF THEM WERE DAMAGED.

3RD AIR DIVISION AND FLAK UNIT ATTACHED DEPLOYMENT:

- MANDALAY (FORWARD BASE) Airfiedl size 2 +96%. Aviation Support: 24.
Flak Units: 35th Field AA Bn and 21st Field AA Gun Coy.
11st Sentai with 40 Ki-43Ic
31st Sentai with 27 Ki-30
47th I.F.Chutai with 4 Ki-44
73rd I.F.Chutai with 9 Ki-51

- MAGWE (FORWARD BASE) Airfield size 3 +17%. Aviation Support 43.
Flak Units: 32nd Field AA Bn.
27th Sentai with 24 Ki-51
64th Sentai with 30 ki-43
64th Sentai det with 12 Ki-43
89th I.F.chutai with 12 Ki-32

-PROME (SOUTHERN BURMA -RANGOON AREA-) Airfield size 1 +77%. Aviation Support 24
81st Sentai with 9 Ki-46-II
81st Sentai Det with 9 Ki-46-II

-TOUNGOO (SOUTHERN BURMA -RANGOON AREA-) Airfield size 1 +45%. Aviation Support 48
50th I.F.Chutai with 7 Ki-15-II
51st I.F.Chutai with 6 Ki-46-II

-RANGOON (3RD AIR DIVISION HQ)Airfield Size 5+81%. Aviation Support 167
1st Raiding Sentai with 24 Ki-57
1st Sentai with 30 Ki-43Ic
59th Sentai with 30 Ki-43Ic
60th Sentai with 27 Ki-21-IIa
62nd Sentai with 27 Ki-21-IIa
98th Sentai with 31 Ki-21-IIa
75th Sentai with 4 Ki-48-IB (Awaiting Oosthaven Detached)
90th Sentai with 2 Ki-48-IIa (upgrading)
50th I.F.Chutai with 2 Ki-46-II
70th I.F.Chutai with 9 Ki-46-II

FOLLOWING JAAF BASE FORCES MARCHING TO BURMA TO JOIN 3RD AIR DIVISION FORWARD BASES:
92ND, 62ND, 17TH AND 41ST JAAF AF BNS.

Long Live to the Emperor !

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