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

[SoliInvictus202]

Ramón,

I am convinced that you are in a great position to make him suffer right now - I don't read your opponent's AAR, but I doubt that he has the forces to seriously compete with a Landbased airattack of elite pilots within escort range of your Fighters and maybe a few carriers? - I am following your reports closely and can't wait to see how you deal with this onslaught! [:D]

cheers,
Roland

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: SoliInvictus202

Ramón,

I am convinced that you are in a great position to make him suffer right now - I don't read your opponent's AAR, but I doubt that he has the forces to seriously compete with a Landbased airattack of elite pilots within escort range of your Fighters and maybe a few carriers? - I am following your reports closely and can't wait to see how you deal with this onslaught! [:D]

cheers,
Roland

Solinvictus202,

Thanks a lot for your kind words, but Jonathan is a very good player, with years of experience like AFB and he is confident about his strategic choices, for sure. For the other hand I am pretty sure he doesn´t knows about my will to fight in a hardly defensive perimeter like a black beast to avoid any advantage for the allies in the onslaught to end with "my empire". However in few days he will be greatly surprised [;)]

Best wishes !! and congrats for your hit on Big-E...
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBMARINE WARFARE REPORT
DATE: APRIL 27TH, 1942

I-169 was torpedoed off Shortland Island when arriving this base for urgent repairs. She was heavily damaged after been attacked by USN warships in Eastern Australian coast. One torpedo struck her from a unidentified USN Electric Boat this morning. LcDR Watanabe and all hands were lost.

AP Crescent City was unsuccesfully engaged by I-7 off Ndeni. 2 torpedoes were launched with no hits reported. In a follow up attack, our boat luanched a second attack against enemy transports at Ndeni engaging at night time XAK HENRY S. GROVE, this enemy ship was sunk after 3 torpedo and 6 deck gun shell hits. At morning our boat was attacked by depth charges by an enemy destroyer and 1 SBD-3. Light damages were reported after a near miss (19 System damaged reported). Our boat will follow with her war patrol to shadow and attack if possible enemy landing forces off Ndeni.

Ten submarines from SUBRON 1 are playing a "cat and mouse" game with USN ships around Santa Cruz Island. No less than 1 enemy carrier and 2 battleships were spotted with several escorts. Near 20 transports were spotted by our FloatPlanes in this area.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

I-169 torpedoed and sunk by electric USN boat off Shortlands in her arriving port for urgent repairs after be heavily damages by enemy destroyers at Eastern australian coast.

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA FRONT REPORT
DATE: APRIL 27TH, 1942

heavy air strikes against enemy facilities at China, like bellow:
82 IJA level bombers escorted by 6 Ki-27 strike Sian frontline reporting 13 casualties form 36th Chinese Corps.
50 Ki-27 escorting 55 Ki-51 strike Changteh AF reporting 7 airbase, 5 airbase supply and 75 runway hits.
01 enemy SB-III soviet-build bomber was downed over Lashio (Burma) by Ki-43s from 3rd AirDiv.

Our Hvy Arty elements bombard enemy ground forces in Sian Front reporting 37 enemy casualties. Enemy has attacked 41st Infantry Division (A brigade) in the northern river bank. 1.032 casualties were reported vs 399 chinese lost. 41st A/Division have withdrew to their rearguard to gather with 41st I.D.

Another Hvy Arty Bn will arrive tomorrow with one tank regiment awaited too in few days at Sian Front.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

SIAN OFFENSIVE

1.- China Expeditionary Army OOB at Sian Front




2.- Units pending to arrive to Sian Front in few days:

11th Army HQ

6th Infantry Division
34th Infantry Division
15th Independent Mixed Brigade

1st Independent heavy Artillery Bn.
4th Medium F.A. Regiment

4th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

3.- Units Pending to be transfered to Northern China Area Army:

9th Tank Regiment
5th Medium F.A.Regiment.

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC, KWAJALEIN IS.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBWAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 28TH, 1942

I-5 was unsuccesfully engaged by ASW assets near Victoria. Enemy minesweeper identified. At night time xAKL Pacific was torpedoed by I-5 near Victoria and sunk after two torpedo hits.

XAK FORTHBANK was engaged at surface 160 nm West of Perth by I-122. 3 shell hits and 2 torpedoes sent her to bottom.

AO Sabine was torpedoed near Utupua Island at Santa Cruz Islands by I-173. 03 torpedoes hit the oiler and sunk quickly. Enemy USN destroyer began a retaliaton attack with depth charges against our boat without any success. No hits or minor damages were reported onboard.

SBD-3 Dauntless was damaged by Flak fire from I-7 when surprised at surface by enemy aircraft.

Two new submarines have join to SUBRON1 to shadaow and harass enemy landings there. Orders to all my skippers to sunk enemy carrier like prioritary target!.

Heavy air ASW activities over Santa Cruz Island with dive and torpedo bombers.

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: SOUTH SEAS, AIR WAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 28TH, 1942

AFTER ENEMY CARRIER HAD BE SPOTTED BY ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES AT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND COVERING ENEMY LANDINGS AT NDENI, OUR AIR ASSETS HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED AND REINFORCED TO LAUNCH AIR STRIKES TO SINK ENEMY SHIPS INTO OUR LONG RANGE / LAND BASED TORPEDO BOMBERS. TO ENSURE AIR SUPREMACY OVER TARGETS, I HAD ORDERED TO CHITOSE KU S-1 TO SWEEP NDENI AIR SPACE TO DOWN ALL ENEMY FIGHTERS ON C.A.P. OVER ENEMY SHIPS.
AT EARLY MORNING, 27 TYPE-0 FIGHTERS TAKE OFF FROM MUNDA AIRFIELD TO SWEEP ENEMY COMBAT AIR PATROL OVER LANDING FLEET. AT CAP THEY MET WITH 24 F4F3/4 FIGHTERS. 4 A6M2 WERE LOST IN THE DOGFIGHT WITH ANOTHER LOST BY OPERATIONAL CAUSES. 6 ENEMY FIGHTERS WERE CONFIRMED DESTROYED BY OUR PILOTS.
WITH 24 FIGHTERS OVER THE LANDING FORCE AND ENEMY CARRIER SPOTTED 80 NM EAST OF NDENI, I AM PRETTY SURE THAT ENEMY IS COVERING LANDINGS WITH MORE THAN ONE CARRIER DUE IT´S IMPOSSIBLE THAT USN CARRIERS WILL WORK WITHOUT OWN CAP. ORDERS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO ALL AVAILABLE NAVAL SEAR FLYING BOATS AT SALOMONS TO SEARCH ENEMY TASK FORCES IN THE AREA.

IF ONLY ONE CARRIER (USS YORKTOWN SPOTTED SEVERAL DAYS AGO BY IJN SUBMARINE) ARE OPERATING AT SANTA CRUZ, USN WILL HAVE ONLY 18 FIGHTERS TO FIGHT TOMORROW. ANOTHER FIGHTER DAITAI HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED TO SUPPORT OUR SWEEP OPERATIONS AGAINST ENEMY AIR CAP.

I HAVE BEEN ALERTED ABOUT CARDIV4 HAVE DEPARTURE FROM TRUK YESTERDAY AND THIS FORCE IS HEADING SOUTH WITH SURFACE ASSETS FROM 4TH FLEET.

Long Live to the Emperor!

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM HOSOGAYA, 5TH FLEET CINC. OMINATO.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SUBMARINE OFF KUSHIRO.
DATE: APRIL 28TH, 1942

AMC AWATA MARU WAS SUNK AFTER BE ATTACKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A COASTAL ELECTRIC USN BOAT. IN THE THIRD ATTACK ONE TORPEDO STRUK AMIDSHIP AT SUNK WITH ALL HANDS.

ENEMY BOAT WAS IDENTIFIED LIKE A COASTAL ELECTRIC "S-18" TYPE. THIS CLASS OF BOATS HAVE A LIMITED RANGE THAT PROBABLY THIS BOAT IS BASED AT ALEUTIANS.

I AM REQUESTING YOUR PERMISSION TO LAUNCH STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY BASES AT ALEUTIANS WITH CARDIV3 CARRIERS IF AVAILABLE. IT´S THE SECOND TIME THAT A ENEMYS COASTAL BOAT IS IDENTIFIED IN OUR HOME WATERS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA.
DATE: APRIL 28TH, 1942

26 kI-43Ic escorting 24 Ki-21IIa have strike Kohima Af. 1 runway hit was reported.
29 Ki-43Ic escorting 48 Ki-21IIa have strike Chittagong. Enemy fighters on CAP. 1 Ki-43 and 8 P-40 were downed over Chittagong. 5 Port hits and 5 Port fuel hits were reported there.
17 Ki-43Ic escorted 7 Ki-48IIa in their war debut on Burma.

3RD AIR DIVISION HQ have been redeployed at Mandalay. In few days all available assets will be transfered to central Burma to start our air campaign against North Indian Airfields. More than 100 fighters and 150 bombers are ready.

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: SANTA CRUZ ISLAND REPORT
DATE: APRIL 29TH, 1942

USS YORKTOWN MISSED BY I-168. FOUR TORPEDOES WERE LAUNCHED BUT ALL MISSED THE TARGET. UNSUCCESFULL RETALIATION ATTACK OVER OUR BOAT.
3 LB-30 STRIKE AT NIGHT TIME MUNDA PORT. 12 500 LB BOMBS WERE DROPPED OVER MUNDA BUT NO DAMAGES WERE REPORTED OVER OUR PORT.

RADM. NOBORU HIRATA HAVE TAKE COMMAND OF 4TH FLEET SCTF AND HIS FLAG IS ABOARD HIJMS NAGATO. THE BATTLESHIPS HEAVILY ESCORTED HAVE DEPARTURE TODAY TO RENDEZVOUS WITH CARDIV4.

CHITOSE KU S-1 CAN NOT TAKE OFF FROM MUNDA TO SWEEP NDENI AIR SPACE DUE BAD WEATHER.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, KIDO BUTAI CINC, ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: PERTH AIR STRIKE
DATE: APRIL 29TH, 1942

FOLLOWING COMBINED FLEET SECRET ORDER NUMBER 2, CARDIV2, CARDIV3, CARDIV5 HAD DEPARTURE FROM SINGAPORE A WEEK AGO AND HEADING SOUTH AVOID ALL ENEMY CONTACTS TO REACH POSITION TO LAUNCH A SURPRISE ATTACK AGAINST PERTH NAVAL AND AIR BASES.

AT MORNING, 49 A6M2, 108 B5N2(Primary Target: Docked ships) AND 139 D3A1 (Primary Target: Airfiel) HAVE TAKE OFF FROM OUR CARRIERS TO LAUNCH A MASSIVE BLOW AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS ON GROUND. OVER PERTH, 15 P-40 AND 7 KITTYHAWKS WERE MET AT CAP. OUR FIGHTERS DOWNED 4 ENEMY FIGHTERS IN THE DOGFIGHT.

ENEMY PORT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED: 1 REPAIR SHIPYARD, 7 PORT AND 1 PORT FUEL HITS WERE REPORTED

ENEMY SHIPS DAMAGE REPORT:

CM PRINS VAN ORANJE, 1 BOMB HIT
AGP ALDEBARAN, 1 BOMB HIT
XAKL SOERABAJA, 1 BOMB HIT
XAP PROMINENT, 2 BOMB HITS
XAP CAMPHUYS, 2 BOMB HITS
XAK WHANGPU, 1 BOMB HIT
AMC KANIMBLA, 2 BOMB HITS
CM KUNG WO, 2 BOMB HITS
AO TAN 2, 1 BOMB HIT
CM KRAKATOU, 1 BOMB HIT
XAK TONEDJOEK, 1 BOMB HIT
XAK WIRLIS, 1 BOMB HIT

36 ENEMY SHIPS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED ON HARBOUR.

AIRFIELD DAMAGE REPORT: 14 AIRBASE, 4 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 91 RUNWAY HITS.

OUR NAVAL SEARCH FLIGHTS REPORTED ENEMY SHIPS ANCHORED OFF PERTH AND ONE ENEMY DESTROYER 40 NM WEST OF PERTH. CARDIV 2 - CARDIV 3 NAVAL ATTACK GROUP LAUNCHED TWO WAVES, LIKE BELLOW:

- 1ST WAVE: 9 A6M2 ESCORTED 38 B5N2 ATTACKED ANCHORED SHIPS OFF PERTH. 7 ALLIED FIGHTERS AT CAP. NO OWN LOSSES. FOLLOWING SHIPS DAMAGED OR SUNK:

XAK BELLEROPHON, 3 TORPEDOES HIT AND SUNK.
AMc OLIVE CAM, 2 BOMB HITS, AND SUNK.
XAK BENLEDI, 3 TORPEDO HITS, SUNK.
AMc BONTHORPE, 1 bomb hit. NOT CONFIRMED SUNK.

-2nd WAVE: 9 A6M2 ESCORTING 23 B5N2 ATTACK ENEMY WARSHIP, IDENTIFIED LIKE HMS ENCOUNTER. THIS SHIP WAS SUNK AFTER THREE TORPEDO HITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

ENEMY SHIPS AT ANCHOR OFF PERTH ATTACKED BY KIDO BUTAI.
April 29th, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: SUB WAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 29TH, 1942

XAKL JALADURGA WAS TORPEDOED BY I-29 NEAR KOGGALA (CEYLAN). HOURS LATER, OUR BOAT ENGAGED AT SURFACE AN ENEMY FREIGHTER, IDENTIFIED LIKE XAK EKIMA. ENEMY SHIP WAS SENT TO BOTTOM AFTER 3 SHELL GUNDECK HITS AND 1 TORPEDO STRUCK HER AMIDSHIP.

ANOTHER SUBMARINE HAVE ARRIVED TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO JOIN SUBRON1 TO SHADOW AND HARRASS ENEMY NAVAL ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION HQ, MANDALAY.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR REPORT, BURMA
DATE: APRIL 29TH, 1942

30 british blenheim Is were intercepted at night time over Magwe by 10 Ki-43Ic at night CAP. 2 Oil hits were reported there. NO enemy aircrafts were downed.

30 Ki-43Ic escorted 53 IJA level bombers to strike Colmilla AF. 2 Blenheims were destroyed on ground and 11 casualties, 2 airbase, 5 airbase supply and 15 runway hits were reported in this strike.

22 IJA level bombers scorted by 60 fighters (Ki-43/Ki-44) stomred for a second time Colmilla AF reporting another 5 runway hits.

A third wave was launched in the afternoon against Colmilla with 6 Ki-48IIa heavily escorted with 78 fighters. No enemy on CAP. 3 runway hits were reported.

XV Army advanced guard reported the fall of Kalemyo. All Burma is into Japanese Empire !! ...

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[veji1]

oooo will Cardiv 4 make it in time to catch that Flattop ?

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: veji1

oooo will Cardiv 4 make it in time to catch that Flattop ?

Its a death trap...
Only one CVE with escorts to provoke allied Carrier TF react to north and fall into torpedo-armed Betties/Nells range. These aircrafts are awaiting transfer of HQ to be torpedo armed and ready to take off with enough escort fighters (now only Chitose Ku S-1 ready). If Jonathan has his carriers TGs with Do React Option activated he probably falls in the trap. More than 100 twin engine bombers are ready awaiting the opportunity

i will report any event !

Thanks for visits and posting,
Best of wishes
Ramón

[traskott]

Oh my!! Perth, Darwin, Broome, ... it will be impossible to convert that zone as stage point to launch any attack against D.E.I. 

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: traskott

Oh my!! Perth, Darwin, Broome, ... it will be impossible to convert that zone as stage point to launch any attack against D.E.I. 

This is the main target for 23rd AirFlotilla HQ and 2nd Fleet CINC

[Fletcher]

FROM: I-15 C.O. SOUTH SEA WATERS -NEAR VANIKORO ISLAND-
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, IJN COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY CARRIER SUNK
DATE: APRIL 30TH, 1942

U R G E N T ! P R I O R I T A R Y M E S S A G E ! E Y E S O N L Y

ENEMY CARRIER SPOTTED NEAR VANIKORO ISLAND THIS EARLY MORNING. ENEMY CARRIER SHADOWED UNTIL GET A GOOD POSITION TO LAUNCH A TORPEDO SALVO.

AT 03:55Z WITH 100% MOONLIGHT ENEMY CARRIER (IDENTIFIED LIKE USS HORNET) WAS SIGHTED WITH HER SILOUTTE CUT BY MOON. TORPEDO OFFICER GET DATA FROM TDT AND A SALVO OF 4 TORPEDOES WAS LAUNCHED AGAINST THIS JUICY TARGET. TWO TORPEDOES EXPLODES AT STARBOARD AND MY BOAT SUBMERGES TO AVOID ENEMY RETALIATION ATTACK. OUR SONARIST REPORTED ENEMY CARRIER WAS SUNK AFTER SEVERAL SUBMERGED EXPLOSIONS WERE REGISTER.

USS HORNET SUNK NEAR VANIKORO ISLAND. ENEMY DESTROYERS LAUNCHED A FURIOUS DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK PINGING US BY HOURS BUT NO HITS NEITHER NEAR MISSES WERE REPORTED AND OUR BOAT GET UNDERWAY AT CRUISE SPEED HEADING NORTHWEST DIVING DEPTH.

THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO TULAGI IJN RADIO STATION AND MUST BE RELAYED TO 4TH FLEET CINC -TRUK-, COMBINED FLEET CINC -KURE- AND 11ST AIR FLEET CINC -RABAUL.

OFFICERS, MYSELF AND SAILORS HAVE BEEN CELEBRATED THIS GREAT SUCCESS WITH SPECIAL RATIONS OF SAKE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER ELUDE ENEMY PURSUING DESTROYERS !


LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!!!
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