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

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO
SUBJECT: CHINA WAR REPORT
DATE: JULY 8TH, 1942

1st and 3rd Air Division have launched a massive offensive against enemy targets into China.

July 7th, strikes:

- 43 IJA Level Bombers escorted by 39 Ki-43Ic reported 126 casualties from 76th chinese Corps.
- 59 IJA level bombers strike Kweilin reporting 88 casualties from 55th Provisional Ch.Division.
- 44 IJA level bombers strike Kweilin reporting 09 casualties from 55th Provisional Ch.Division.
- 43 IJA level bombers strike Kweilin reporting 40 casualties from 49th Chinese Division.
- 13 Ki-48Ib strike Kweiling reported 1 gun lost from 49th Chinese Division.
- 33 IJA level bombers strike Sian (north) to report 49 casualties from 57th Chinese Corps.
- 09 Ki-49Ib strike Sian (north) to report another 44 casualties from 57th Chinese Corps.
- 23 Ki-21-IIa strike Changsha - Kweilin RR to report 63 casualties from 3rd New Chinese Corps.
- 06 Ki-21-IIa strike Kweilin to attack 58th Chinese Corps.
- 09 Ki-21-Ic strike Kweilin to attack 2nd Provisional Chinese Division to report 25 casualties.

July 8th, strikes:

- 58 IJA level bombers escorted by 40 Ki-43Ic strike Sian (Norht) to report 124 casualties from 57th Chinese Corps.
- 95 IJA level bombers reported 116 casualties from 55th Prov Chinese Division at Kweilin.
- 32 IJA level bombers reported 05 casualties from 49th Chinese division at Kweilin.
- 29 IJA level bombers reported 1 gun lost from 49th Chinese division at Kweilin.
- 27 Ki-27b escorted 6 Ki-30 to strike Sian AF. 3 I-16III were on CAP. No losses reported.
- 15 Ki-21-IIa reported 42 casualties from 3rd New Chinese Corps at Kweilin-Changsha RR.


Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC. CONVOY SYSTEM HQ. CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. HASUMI NAGANO. IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN PERIMETER CONVOY ARRIVING TO TRUK.
DATE: JULY 9TH, 1942

Tomorrow our Southern Special Convoy will arrive to Truk after our Fuel Convoy have docked yerterday at Truk Naval Yard. With near 50.000 tons of supplies, when delivered it will be enough to complete works on Truk Yar to resize to level 7 (98% ready).

01 Cargo ship was sunk two days ago by enemy submarine in the transit to Caroline Islands. HIJMS Hiyo with fleet destroyers have escorted convoy.

Several submarines have been spotted nearby Truk waters. One boat have been hit by a B5N2 flying from HIJMS HIYO.

At Indian Ocean, another electric boat have been reported hit by a G4M1 off Port Blair.
At Northern waters, CHa-37 SUBCHASSER reported 5 hits or near misses over an fleet submarine off Kushiro.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. S. INOUYE. 4TH FLEET CINC. TRUK
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: MARCUS ISLAND RAIDED!
DATE: JULY 10TH, 1942

Enemy carrier based aircrafts have bombed Marcus Island. 14 TBF-1 and 29 SBD-3 escorted by 11 F4F3 have mauled our facilities at Marcus Island. 4 airbase, 5 airbase supply, 9 runway, 1 port and 1 port hit supply were reported with moderate damages on Port and airstrips.

Meanwhile, the Truk Convoy have arrived to our Naval Base without problems. One dutch fleet submarine unsuccesfull attacked one destroyer screening HIJMS HIYO. In our retaliation, HIJMS AMAGIRI, HIJMS ASAGIRI and HIJMS SAZANAMI reported no hits on enemy. Another enemy boat was engaged at daytime by DD ASANAGI, 40 nm west of Truk.

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: CHINA WAR REPORT
DATE: JULY 10TH, 1942

Air strikes over China, like bellow:

- 28 IJA level bombers escorted by 45 fighters reporte 85 enemy casualties from 57th Chinese Corps at North of Sian city.
- 94 IJA level bombers stormed Kwiling airfield to report 14 casualties, 1 airbase and 2 runway hits.
- 66 IJA level bombers supported our ground assault over Changsha-kweilin railroad. 3 P-66 were on CAP. 2 Ki-21 were downed AND 60 enemy casualties reported from 3rd new Chinese corps.
- 9 Ki-45 KAI attack at low 52nd Chinese Corps.
- 12 IJA level bombers attacked 34th Chinese Corps at Sian North to report 21 enemy casualties.
- 20 Ki-48-IIa strike Kweilin airfield and reporte 8 runway hits.
- 11 Ki-21-IIa supported our ground assault over Changsha-Kweilin RR and reported 7 enemy casualties from 3rd New Chinese Corps.
- 19 Ki-48Ib escorted by 12 Ki-27Ib strike Sian-Yenan road to be intercepted by 2 I-16-III. No losses and 36 casualties reported from 42nd Chinese Corps.
- 6 Ki-51 strike Kweilin AF reporting 1 runway hit.
- 11 Ki-21-Ic escorted by 12 fighters reporte 21 casualties from 42nd Chinese Corps at Sian-yenan trail. 1 I-16 on CAP was downed by our fighters.

At Kweilin-Changsha RR, XXIII Army have stormed enemy positions to cut off links from the east to Kweilin. 12nd IMB, 102nd IR, Nanking Naval Guard and 17th/B Division have stormed 3rd New Chinese Corps reporting 1.214 IJA casualties vs 785 chinese. Our forces will press on to break enemy lines and put under siege the city of Kweilin!

Soon the enemy will be heavily surprised with the massive offensive in all fronts!

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[traskott]

Those CV raids are always risky !!!

[Fletcher]

traskott,

Right, I think so, but he may know Wake and Marcus are under low defenses (sub and air recons). However, CARDIV3 were in transit to Home from Marshalls to refit and can be plotted to intercept course... may be!
For the other hand Jonathan attacks Wake and Marcus only few days after the strike over Tarawa Is. Must be different carrier/s.
USS LEXINGTON is not sunk, confirmed by Intel (I hope that after only 1 torpedo hit). With only HORNET resting at bottom, he may have nor less than 5 Flat Tops (ENTERPRISE-YORKTOWN-LEXINGTON-SARATOGA-WASP) with probably one or two CVEs (USS Long Island for sure).

In IJN at refit : SHOKAKU-ZUIKAKU (nearby to end works on board), AKAGI-SORYU-HIRYU (at drydock beginning refit works), KAGA (at Home drydock after be torpedoed by enemy sub in her transit to Truk), HIYO-JUNYO-RYUJO (CARDIV4), ready for service with CombFleet, SHOHO-ZUIHO (CARDIV3), ready for service with Mobile Force, TAIYO-HOSHO-UNYO (escort carriers working on air transfer to Marshalls-Caroline Island with assets from 24Th & 21st Air Flotillas).

Best wishes
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. S. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC. TRUK
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ENEMY SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES
DATE: JULY 11TH, 1942

No less than 9 enemy boats have been spotted around Salomon and Bismarck Seas.
HIJMS Nagatsuki engaged two times enemy "S" class boat near Rabaul reporting 1 hit over her.
Another "S" class boat was reported hit by a D3A1 flying an ASW mission over Shortland Islands.

Around Truk 2 dutch oceanic boats and other 2 more enemy submarines are shadowing our naval movements from or approaching this main naval base.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM S. MIWA, SUBRON 3, PENNANG SUBMARINE BASE, GEORGETOWN.
TO: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN ISLAND.
SUBJECT: I-30
DATE: JULY 11TH, 1942

I-30 C.O. have reported enemy ship sunk near Colombo. A large freighter was intercepted in her transit to Ceylan by our boat that shot 2 torpedoes strictly following our sub war doctrine. One hit was reported and enemy ship sent to bottom.

"Dragonfly - 1" Operation will be ready in two weeks, when all submarines from this Squadron will be at readiness condition to transit to target area.

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: CHINA WAR REPORT
DATE: JULY 11TH, 1942

Air strikes over enemy targets, like bellow:

- 55 IJA level bombers have strike Changcha-Kweilin RR to be engaged by 5 enemy figthers (2 I-16 and 3 P-66). 3 Ki-48 were downed by enemy. 87 enemy casualties were reported from 3rd New Chinese Corps.
- 10 Ki-27 escorted 54 Ki-51 over Kweilin to smash enemy airfield. 3 airbase supply, 2 airbase and 18 runway hits were reported.
- 16 Ki-21ic strike Yenan-Sian trail to support our shock attack over enemy forces. 1 I-16 was on CAP. No losses. 27 casualties from 42nd Chinese Corps reported.
- 12 Ki-48 escorted by 9 Ki-43Ic strike 34th Chinese corps at North of Sian.
- 31 IJA level bombers escorted by 9 Ki-27b reported 2 runway hits and 28 casualties over Kweilin city.
- 9 KI-45 strike at low enemy airfields at Kweilin.
- 27 Ki-27Ib escorted 6 Ki-30 to strike Sian AF reporting 1 airbase and 1 runway hit.
- 12 IJA level bombers strike 76th Chinese Corps at North of Sian reporting 34 casualties.
- 8 Ki-21Ic strike Kweilin, attacking 49th Infantry Division (Chinese).
- 10 Ki-21-IIa strike Changsha-Kweilin RR to be engaged by 2 chinese fighters. 1 Ki-21 was downed. 3rd New Chinese corps bombed.
- 17 Ki-48Ib and 11 Ki-27Ib strike 42nd Chinese Corps reporting 14 casualties.

Near 300 air sorties over enemy targets.

At Ground, our XVI Army forces have bombed Kweilin reporting 65 enemy casualties.
At North of Sian, in the trail to Yenan, the 1st IMB and 59th I.B. have shocked enemy 42nd Chinese Corps, that lost 2.080 men vs 469 IJA casualties.

In the RR north of Kwelin, enemy counterstrike. 67th Chinese Corps have assaulted 2nd Recon Regiment positions. 39 IJA men lost vs 62 chinese casualties.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTCDR. M. INABA, I-6 C.O. SOUTHERN GILBERT WATERS
TO: CPT K. TAKESAKI, SUBDIV 8 CINC. SUBRON 2, KWAJALEIN ISLAND.
SUBJECT: ENEMY TRANSPORT SHIP SUNK
DATE: JULY 12ND, 1942

At early morning our boat was engaged by enemy destroyers 40 n.m. northeast Arorae Island by enemy destroyer. Two light cruiser were spotted (identified like USS HONOLULU and USS PHOENIX). Light damages reported. I followed into war patrol area and five hours later at periscope depth a enemy attack transport was spotted unloading at Tabiteuea island. Two torpedoes fired against her and both of them struck the ship to sent her to the bottom. No enemy retaliation.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMB FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: AIR WAR AT SOUTH SEAS.
DATE: JULY 12ND, 1942

29 UNESCORTED B-17E HAVE BOMBED TULAGI PORT FACILITIES. 11 PORT DAMAGES (FROM 11 PORT HITS).
06 A6M2 SWEPT NDENI REPORTING NO ENEMY WERE ON CAP OVER THIS BASE.
OUR AIR STRIKE OVER NDENI WITH 13 G4M1 ESCORTED BY 21 A6M2 REPORTED 1 AIRBASE AND 22 RUNWAY HITS.
AIR RECONS OVER NDENI AND VANIKORO REPORT ENEMY AIR ASSETS BASED THERE.

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[Igel]

Hi Fletcher, I´m lurking here......and we want blood....tons of blood [;)]
Greetings.
Pd. ¡Uau! i like your actual firm[&o]

[Fletcher]

Igel, Thank you very much .. You will may wait to Jonathan´s next movement... I am awaiting too xDDD.. If you need blood I will report in few days the China Great Summer Offensive from IJA. In other theatres i am fortifying as much as possible all valuable bases in my defensive perimeter.

Like a II World War Royal Navy Fanboy i renewed my sign when I got this exciting picture from web.

Best wishes,
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC. CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ASW ACTIVITIES
DATE: JULY 15TH, 1942

A "NAUTILUS" CLASS BOAT WAS ENGAGED BY DD NUMAKAZE 80 NM NORTH SAPPORO. OUR DESTROYER WAS SCREENING CONVOY 832 FROM SHIKUKA TO OMINATO WITH MORE THAN 30,000 TONS OF RESOURCES FOR OUR FACTORIES.

DMS-18 MINESWEEPER WAS UNSUCCESFULLY ATTACKED BY A "GATO" CLASS BOAT OFF PANGGOE AT SALOMON SEA. AFTER HOURS PINGED ENEMY SUBMARINE, NO DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK WAS DELIVERED DUE ENEMY SCAPE DETECTION.

ANOTHER "GATO" CLASS BOAT WAS ENGAGED 40 NM WEST OF VELLA LAVELLA.
A ELECTRIC BOAT REPORTED PINGED BY PB AMERICA MARU OFF ROI-NAMUR, AT MANDATES.

OUR NAVAL SEARCH AIRCRAFT REPORTED NOR LESS THAN 3 ENEMY BOATS PATROLLING AROUND TRUK ISLAND.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. S. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC. TRUK
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC.
SUBJECT: ENEMY RAID ON GILBERTS
DATE: JULY 15TH, 1942

THE LAST NIGHT, ENEMY SURFACE ACTION GROUP ENGAGED OUR FAST TRANSPORT MISSIONS OFF TARAWA ISLAND. AT 3:00Z A LIGHT CRUISER WITH 4 DESTROYERS WERE SPOTTED BY OUR PATROL BOATS. PB HEIEI MARU WAS SUNK QUICKLY WITH THE LOST OF 275 MEN FROM 2ND MAIZURU SNLF. PB CHITOSE MARU GETS UNDERWAY HEADING NAURU ISLAND.

A HOUR LATER, THE SAME CRUISER ENGAGED PB KAIKEI MARU AND PB KAIUM MARU DOWNLOADING SUPPLIES AT TARAWA GARRISON. BOTH SHIPS WERE SUNK. ONE 8CM HIT WAS REPORTED ON A FLUSH DECK DESTROYER.

OUR LONG RANGE NAVAL SEARCH RECON FLIGHTS REPORT NOR LESS THAN 2 CARRIERS HEAVILY ESCORTED AT SOUTH OF TARAWA. GENERAL QUARTERS SOUNDS AT TARAWA TO BE READY IF ENEMY WILL LANDS AT THIS ATOLL. ALL AVAILABLE AIR ASSETS READY TO COUNTERSTRIKE.

IF CARDIV3 AND CARDIV4 CARRIERS WOULD ARRIVE AT TIME WE WILL SURPRISE ENEMY WITH A CARRIER BATTLE INTO OUR LBA RANGE !

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

CL HELENA SCTG SURPRISE IJN FAST TRANSPORT SHIPS OFF TARAWA
JULY 15TH, 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM : GEN SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP. ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA WAR REPORT
DATE: JULY 16TH, 1942

Heavy air strikes over enemy targets at China to support our near future ground offensive in all fronts of this theatre:

- 50 IJA level bombers escorted by 9 Ki-43Ic reported 124 enemy casualties from 76th China Corps at North Sian area.
- 55 IJA level bombers escorted by 25 Ki-43Ic reported another 171 casualties from same great unit.
- 70 IJA level bombers strike Changsha - Kweilin RR being intercepted by 9 enemy fighters (6 P-66 american-built and 3 I-15-III soviet-built). 7 IJA bombers were downed. 90 enemy casualties were reported from 21st Chinese Corps.
- 52 KI-51 strike Kweilin AF reporting 1 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 7 runway hits.
- 9 Ki-21-Ic strike 76th Chinese Corps reporting another 68 casualties.
- 12 Ki-30 escorted by 8 Ki-45 strike 67th Chinese Corps at Kweilin area.
- 40 Ki-43Ic escorted 15 Ki-48IIa to strike 67th Chinese Corps reporting 6 enemy casualties.

At ground, in the RR from Kweilin to Changsha our ground forces stormed enemy positions. 493 chinese casualties from 21st Chinese Corps and 3rd New Chinese Corps vs 796 IJA men lost from 12 IMB, 102 IR, Nanking Naval Guard and 17/B Division.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC. CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. HUSIMI NAGANO, IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: 3RD GREAT CONVOY FROM S.R.A.
DATE: JULY 16TH, 1942

The great convoy assembled at HongKong from Singapore/Borneo/Palembang/Java/Celebes/P.I. will arrive in few days to Shimonoseki yards to delivery about 1,000.000 tons of valuable resources/fuel for our factories.

Our ASW air assets confirm one hit on an electric boat off Koepang (H6k4 flying from Rabaul).

A "Gato" class boat was reported off Kushiro.
A "P" Class boat was engaged 240 nm SW Truk by a gunboat patrolling the area.
A "T" Class boat was reported hit by aerial bomb at Bismarcks.
An unidentified allied boat was reported hit by a D3A1 flying an ASW mission over Bismark Sea.


Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN H.OBATA, 5TH AIR DIVISION CINC. SAIPAN ISLAND. MARIANAS
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. WESTERN CHINA
SUBJECT: NEW GUINEA AIR WAR REPORT
DATE: JULY 19TH, 1942

09 enemy Beaufighter were intercepted this morning over Horn Island by our Ki-43Ic on CAP over this base. 7 enemy fighter bombers were downed without own losses.

In a second raid, 10 unescorted australian DB-7B were intercepted by the same Ki-43Ic chutai over Horn Island reporting another 2 enemy losses without own.

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: AIR WAR SOUTHERN PERIMETER
DATE: JULY 19TH, 1942

10 A6M2 dogfighted with enemy P-39Ds (6) over Tabitauea Island at Gilberts reporting no enemy fighter downed.

14 A6M2 swept Ndeni reporting no enemy on CAP.
59 unescorted G4M1 bombed Ndeni reporting 4 airbase, 2 airbase supply and 7 runway hits. 1 G4M1 was downed by enemy Flak.

25 enemy b-17 were intercepted over Munda by 15 Ki-45 and 21 A6M2. 1 A6M2 was downed with 2 B-17 reported down by our courageous pilots. 2 A6M2, 1 Ki-45 and 1 G4M1 were destroyed on ground. 1 airbase and 6 runway hits reported. No damages.

06 enemy B-26B have bombed Bandasan SNLF positions around Merauke. 17 casualties were reported.

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