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

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, 1ST AIRFLEET CINC. ABOARD HIJMS AKAGI.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKE OVER ENEMY SHIPS LANDING AT ARORAE
DATE: JUNE 19TH, 1942

CARDIV1 STRIKING GROUP TAKE OFF THIS MORNING AT 09:40Z AFTER OUR NAVAL SEARCH FLOATPLANES REPORTED ENEMY LARGE TRANSPORT UNLOADING FORCES AT ARORAE ISLAND.

27 B5N2 FROM HIJMS AKAGI ESCORTED BY 34 A6M2 FROM HIJMS KAGA - HIJMS AKAGI REPORTED 09 BOMB HITS ON AP KOTA TJANDI OFF ARORAE ISLAND. THE ENEMY SHIP WAS SUNK.

ANOTHER LITTLE SHIP WAS SPOTTED, PROBABLY A DESTROYER OR PATROL GUNBOAT.

CARDIV 4 WILL JOIN WITH STRIKING GROUP AND MOBILE FORCE IN TWO DAYS.
NO ENEMY CARRIERS OR BATTLESHIPS WERE SPOTTED IN THE AREA. ENEMY WITHDREW PROBABLY TO SOUTH (USS MISSISSIPPI TORPEDOES YESTERDAY BY OUR B5N2 WAS REPORTED SUNK BY I-6 -SUBDIV 8-

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: 24TH & 25TH AIR FLOTILLAS ACTIVITIES
DATE: JUNE 19TH, 1942

With the deployment of 24th Air flotilla assets at Gilberts to counterstrike enemy efforts to put their feet on our southern perimeter our responsability have grew to a larger area.

24th Air Flotilla :

- 27 G3M3 and 27 A6M2 have been deployed with a H6K4 Chutai at Tarawa Island.
- 06 A6M3 and 09 B5N2 have been delivery from HIJMS UNYO in a special aircraft transport mission from Truk Naval Base.
- 27 G4M1 will arrive tomorrow to Roi-Namur (24th Air Flotilla HQ).

25th Air Flotilla :

Air strikes over enemy facilities at Ndeni like bellow:

- 14 A6m2 swept Ndeni reporting no enemy fighters on CAP.
- 37 A6M2 escorted 50 G4M1 to strike airfield and report 8 casualties and 28 runway hits.
- 7 G4M1 reported 6 enemy casualties from 137th USA Base Force.
- 5 A6M2 swept Ndeni

- 1 D3A1 flying an ASW mission from Rabaul reported one bomb hit on a Gudgeon class boat. This was a combined antisubmarine operation with 3 IJN destroyers trying to chase her in the Birsmark straits.

Long live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: CDR E. ANCKYU. I-1 C.O. SANTA CRUZ WATERS.
TO: CAPT M. SHIMAMOTO, SUBDIV 7, SUBRON 2, SHORTLAND ISLAND.
SUBJECT: ENEMY TRANSPORT SUNK
DATE: JUNE 19TH, 1942

Enemy light cargo ship, identified like XAKL ABSAROKA was engaged at surface off Vanikoro meanwhile she was delivering war supplies to enemy garrison there. After 8 shell hits from our deck gun enemy ship quickly sunk.

One enemy destroyer patrolling the area.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, 1ST AIR FLEET CINC. ABOARD HIJMS AKAGI. SOUTHERN GILBERTS
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: KIDO BUTAI AIR STRIKES
DATE: JUNE 20TH, 1942

I-10 off Arorae reported an enemy transport ship unloading forces at Arorae. She tried unsuccesfully to engage her at night.

A Striking Group with 13 D3A1 and 9 A6M2 take off from my flag ship to sink her after be struck by 4 250kgs bombs.

Like planned yesterday, CARDIV 2 - CARDIV 5 Dive Bombers Daitai flying a ground strike against enemy units landed at Arorae. 116 D3A1 escorted by 36 A6M2 reported 296 enemy casualties from 4th USN Naval Construction Bn.

24th Air Flotilla at Marshalls strike with 8 IJN level bombers at 10th USN Naval Cosntruction Bn reporting another 59 casualties.

Must be reported to IJA XVII ARMY Intel Section the two ground units at Arorae are identified, both like worker units. IJA or IJN landings will end easily with the enemy works.

HIJMS KAGA with 24 Flood damage have not problems to follow up with operations around Gilbert islands.

No enemy carriers spotted but all our available torpedo bombers are ready to fly an anti-ship mission when sighted.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

ARORAE ISLAND, GILBERTS
KIDO BUTAI DB DAITAIS STRIKE

JUNE 20TH, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM. T.KUBAWARA, CARDIV 3 CINC.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ENEMY ENGAGED AT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
DATE: JUNE 20TH, 1942

Coordinated by KB CINC, our Task Force reached air strike position against enemy offshore activities at Santa Cruz Islands.

Our first wave with 5 A6M2 escorting 9 B5n2 take off at early in the morning after enemy large transport were sighted by our naval search floatplanes. AP ALEOA PROSPECTOR was hit two times by our bombs reporting 3 vehicles lost.

A second wave take off thirty minutes later with 5 A6M2 escorting 6 B5N2 to engaged at dogfight with several enemy fighters on CAP over enemy ship off Vanikoro Island. 1 A6M2 was destroyed by enemy. xAK SAWOKLA was reported two hits from our bombs. A dutch destroyer escorting her (DD BANCKERT).

A third wave with 3 B5N2 with torpedoes take off at 10.30Z to strike Ndeni. This was a great success when a large transport was reported sunk under our torpedoes. XAK JACOB LUCKENBACK with 40 vehicles and 12 gun was sent to bottom.

CarDiv3 will be reemplace by CARDIV4 in transit to South Seas. We rendezvous with KB at Southern Gilbert area.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

AP JACOB LUCKENBACH SENT TO BOTTOM WITH 40 VEHICLES AND 12 GUNS.
Great Success from CARDIV3
June 20th, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO. ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMB FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN SEAS AIR WAR REPORT
DATE: JUNE 20TH, 1942

Meanwhile air strikes from 1st Air Fleet smash enemy at South, our LBA assets take off from our airstrips to blow the enemy, like bellow:

- 6 A6M2 swept Ndeni reporting engaged by 4 F4F3 and 6 P-40E on CAP. 1 P-40 and 1 F4F3 were reported down.
- 41 A6m2 escorted 40 G4M1 to strike Ndeni. 2 F4F3 and 5 P-40 were on CAP. 2 P-40 and 1 F4F3 were reported downed. Our pilots claimed 6 casualties, 3 airbase, 2 airbase supply and 24 runway hits.
- 24 G4M1 reported 5 airbase, 1 airbase and 35 runway hits on NDeni AF.
- 21 A6M2 swept Ndeni reporting no enemy fighters were on CAP.

At Timor, 23rd Air Flotilla strike Darwin with 33 G3M2 escorted by 21 A6M2. 5 casualties, 1 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 44 runway hits were reported there.

Long live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: CPT GIHACHI YAKAYANAGI. HIJMS YAMATO C.O. OFF ARARAE ISLAND
TO: RADM. REINZO TANAKA, MOBILE FORCE CINC. HIJMS NAGATO. SOUTHERN GILBERT WATERS.
SUBJECT: ARORAE ISLAND NAVAL BOMBARDMENT.
DATE: JUNE 21ST, 1942


Dettached from Mobile Force, my own ship reached at night time Arorae Island to bombard enemy ground units there. At 10,000 yards my ship started fire with main guns ending at 5,000 yards firing with my 155mms turrets. 41 enemy casualties were reported from 10th USN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BN.

No enemy ship spotted. I will rendezvous with Mobile Force tomorrow afternoon.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN PERIMETER AIR ACTIVITIES
DATE: JUNE 21ST, 1942

23RD AIR FLOTILLA

IJA assets attached to 23rd Air Flotilla have strike Darwin. 42 level bombers smashed 45th Indian Brigade positions reporting 81 enemy casualties. Our recon flights reported enemy airfield is absolutely destroyed (100%).

25th AIR FLOTILLA

Several striking waves against Ndeni were flown today, like bellow:
15 A6M2 swept Ndeni, no enemy on CAP.
06 A6M2 swept Ndeni, no enemy on CAP.
43 A6M2 escorted 61 G4M1 to strike ndeni. 5 airbase and 40 runway hits were reported.
05 A6M2 swept Ndeni.

One G4M1 (torpedo armed) and A6M2 daitais have been redeployed to cover any naval movement from the enemy at Santa Cruz Islands.

24th AIR FLOTILLA

Heavily reinforced, all airfields are at general quarters awaiting orders if enemy is spotted into our own range.

Takao Ku S-1 Det A and Takao Ku S-1 Det B have been redeployed to be transfered under 24th Air Flotilla.

HIJMS TAIHO with Genzan Ku S-1 will transfer her cargo with 27 A6M3 at Marshalls in few days.
HIJMS UNYO ended her transfer of 9 A6M3 and 12 D3A1 to reinforce 24th Air Flotilla. She is heading northwest to Home.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

Darwin plumbed by IJAAF assets from Timor.
June 21st, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN IMMAMURA, XVI ARMY CINC. NEAR KWEILING.
TO: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE.
DATE: JUNE 21ST, 1942

At Southern China, my own forces press on over enemy. A Shock attack to avoid enemy should withdraw to Kweiling and fix enemy forces have been a carange. 4.933 IJA casualties were reported with 3.116 chinese lost. Under forest enemy have stopped our advance for a while. Tomorrow I hope to break enemy lines under a heavy air close and armoured support.

Omelette will not be done without breaking the eggs.

Forces from XXIII Army advances to cut off Kweiling from the East.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[traskott]

Hahaha. Be careful. You want to avoid get your horns broken instead of the eggs. Good luck.

[Fletcher]

Traskott [:D]
hahaha For sure, I´ll be as careful as possible.. The main offensive will be in the North, with near 7,000 AV at south of Sian and 5 Armoured Tank Regiments supported by 41st I.D in the north. Sian is cut off. In few days I hope the air strikes will down Jonathan´s supply dump and my ground offensive will start. Will be a carnage, for sure.. but a needed carnage.. Sian is a great prize.
If both offensives -northern and southern- happily end with the capture of Kweiling and Sian. If both cities falls, chinese will be under serious difficulties, I hope!.
Best wishes
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: CPT. S. HASEGAWA. HIJMS AKAGI C.O. CARDIV 1
TO: ASW SCREEN DIVISION
SUBJECT: AKAGI UNDER SUBMARINE THREAT !
DATE: JUNE 22ND, 1942


This night, our flag ship have been under enemy submarine attack. Luckly to Akagi the torpedo struck her was a dud. Our ASW screen fails to detect enemy submarine shadowing our main force !...

HIJMS IKAZUCHI under LtCdr S.Kudo will patrol forward us under a estrict ASW condition. An ASW chutai from Akagi´s B5N2 Air Group will be dettached to fly air mission over us at ASW duties.

Enemy have known we are withdrawing Home!. General Quarters to all carriers have sound to be ready if enemy try to disturb our movements.

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[Fletcher]

FROM : VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMB FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: AIR WAR REPORT, SOUTHERN SEAS.
DATE: JUNE 22ND, 1942

Requested by 1st Air Fleet CINC, one G4M1 Daitai (45 torpedo armed twin engine bombers) and one A6M2 Daitiai (ready to fly a LR mission) have been put under anti-shipping alert at Munda ready to strike enemy naval forces if shadowing our 1st Air Fleet carriers. One H6K4 flying boats chutai will fly a Long Range Naval search mission to spot enemy if steaming norht. Several days ago four carriers were around Arorae Island covering landings of work units. Our movements have been spotted by enemy submarine near Nauru Island.

Our air strikes over Santa Cruz islands, like bellow:

- 6 A6M2 swept Ndeni, reporting no enemy on CAP.
- 41 G4M1 reported 39 enemy casualties from 137th USA B.Force.
- 30 A6m2 escorted 14 G4M1 twin engine bombers to strike 2nd Marine Defense Bn. 14 enemy casualties reported.
- 6 G4M1 strike 2nd USMC Engineer Regiment to report another 5 casualties.
- 6 A6M2 flight an sweep mission to report no enemy on CAP.

At Northern Australia, 23rd Air flotilla go on with supression air attack over enemy targets, like bellow:

-39 IJA level bombers (Attached) strike 19th Aussie bn reporting 62 enemy casualties.
-12 A6M2 swept Darwin reporting no enemy on CAP.


Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC. ASW COMMAND. CAM RANH BAY.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ASW WARFARE REPORT
DATE: JUNE 22ND, 1942

ENEMY "s" CLASS BOAT WAS UNSUCCESFULLY ENGAGED BY HIJMS NAGATSUKI 40 NM EAST AUKI ISLAND AT SALOMON ISLANDS.
A "GATO" CLASS BOAT WAS REPORTED HIT BY A F1M2 FLOAT PLANE FROM HIJMS CHIYODA AT ANCHOR AT BABELDAOB.
A COASTAL DUTCH SUBMARINE WAS ENGAGED BY E TSUTA 40 NM SE RABAUL. 04 HITS WERE REPORTED ON HER. THIS BOAT WAS UNDER CHASE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH AIR SUPPORT FROM 11ST AIR FLEET FLOAT PLANES.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN IMMAMURA, XVI ARMY CINC. KWEILING-LIUCHOW ROAD
TO: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE
DATE: JUNE 22ND, 1942


Our forces have break enemy defense. Enemy is fleeing to Kweiling. XVI Army march to Kweiling from west and southwest. Enemy lost 2.104 men vs 436 IJA casualties. Enemy soviet-built fighters on CAP over enemy forces. I must to request fighters to escort our air close support missions with KI-51 from southern bases.

In few days we will reach the doors of Kweiling. A surrender request will be sent to bandit leaders, if they will not submit to us, they will pay a huge price.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC. ASW COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ASW REPORT
DATE: JUNE 23RD, 1942

xAK TEISIN MARU WAS TROPEDOED AND SUNK NEAR NAURU ISLAND BY A "T" CLASS BOAT. SHE DEPARTURE AT EARLY MORNING WITH HEAVY DAMAGES AFTER BE TORPEDOED WEEKS AGO FOR OTHER ENEMY SUBMARINE IN THIS WATERS. HER DESTINY WAS TO REST AT BOTTOM OF SOUTHERN SEAS.

ENEMY "GATO" CLASS BOAT WAS ENGAGED BY PB KINSYO MARU NEAR TRUK. HEAVY ENEMY SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES AROUND CAROLINE ISLAND. ENEMY WANTS TO CHASE HIJMS KAGA...

A D3A1 VAL REPORTED A HIT ON A OCEANIC DUTCH SUBMARINE OFF KYUSHU.

ANOTHER DUTCH BOAT WAS ENGAGED BY MCHIZUI AND KISARAGI 80 NM SE TRUK BUT ENEMY GETS UNDERWAY.

ASW PATROL AROUND TRUK NAVAL BASE HAVE BEEN HEAVILY REINFORCED WITH LONG RANGE FLYINGBOATS AND DIVE BOMBERS TO PATROL OUR APPROACHING LINKS WITH BISMARKS AND HOME ISLANDS.

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: SIAN SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE
DATE: JUNE 23RD, 1942

OUR AIR ASSETS LAUNCHED HEAVY STRIKES OVER ENEMY GROUND FORCES TO SUPPORT OUR ATTACK AT SOUTH AND FIX SO MUCH ENEMY UNITS LIKE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE NEXT STEP IN OUR NORTHERN OFFENSIVE. OUR STRIKES, LIKE BELLOW:

- 77 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS AND 42 FIGHTERS STRIKE 36TH CHINESE CORPS TO REPORT 05 CASUALTIES.
- 47 KI-21-IC STRIKE 93RD CHINESE CORPS AND REPORTED 37 CASUALTIES.
- 11 KI-49 STRIKE 27TH CHINESE CORPS AT SOUTH SIAN.
- 13 KI-21-IC STRIKE 38TH CHINESE CORPS AND REPORTED 7 CASUALTIES.

AT SOUTHERN, OUR NORTHERN AREA ARMY SUPPORTED BY 8 ARTY REGIMENTS AND 5 MORTAR AND HEAVY ARTY BNS, DELIBERATE ATTACKED SOUTHERN SIAN FRONTLINE DEFENDED BY JINGCHA WAR AREA AND 14 CHINESE CORPS. IJA LOST 15.416 MEN (107 SQUADS DESTROYED) VS 1.946 CHINESE CASAULTIES (37 SQUADS). BANDITS ARE HEAVILY FORTIFIED IN THE FOREST AND WILL BE VERY HARD TO SCATTERED THEM.

I AM IN A MUST TO REQUEST AS MANY REEMPLACEMENTS AND REINFORCEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO END WITH THIS STAND OUT AND BREAK ENEMY DEFENSES TO CAPTURE SIAN CITY.

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