Waking up the giant! TommyG (Allies) vs Dennishe (Japan)

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:02 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 8th 1942:

From: LGEN Saitoh, 25th Army, near Kuala Lumpur

Emperor,
We have encircled more than 16 Allied units in the middle of Malaya. The tables are turning....

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:29 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 9th 1942:

From: COL Nagino, 1st Tank Regiment, Malacca,

Emperor,
We have taken Malacca and cut off the British troops in Northern Malaya. Banzai!!!!

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From: VADM Nagumo, 1st Carrier Strike Force, aboard Zuikaku near Darwin

Emperor,
We have attacked Allied shipping in the Darwin area and sank 7 AKs and 3 TKs.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:07 am

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 10th 1942:

From: LT Okamoto, 4th Ku S-1 flying A6M2 Zero, Port Moresby

Emperor,
Since we launched our sweeping campaign on Horn Island we have shot down 28 P40Es. They still have a minimal cap on the island. We will continue to shoot them off.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:31 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 11th 1942:

From: MGEN Takumi, 56th Infantry Regiment

Emperor,
We have taken Temuloh and pushed the Allies due East. Their forces are hopelessly scattered. Victory will be ours...

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:26 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 12th 1942:

From: VADM Nagumo, 1st Carrier Strike Fleet, aboard CV Zuikaku

Emperor,
We have attacked and sunk AKL Argus near Cooktown.

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From: CDR Kamisaka, 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy, Bacolod

Emperor,
We have taken Bacolod and are following the retreating Allies into the jungle. Banzai!!!!

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:16 am

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 13th 1942:

From: VADM Kusaka, Southeast Area Fleet, aboard AK Sensan Maru, unloading at Rabaul

Emperor,
The situation at Horn Island is worrying. Their fighter cap is increasing in strength and our losses are increasing. We cannot ignore the problem as Horn Island will be a perfect starting point for the Allies to start an offensive due west giving them direct acces to the Dutch East Indies that we are currently taking (red line = current situation, yellow line = expected situation within one month). We cannot afford to loose these valuable areas. We therefore will fortify the region in the West of the Coral Sea (orange). Much better would be to neutralize this Allied treath. We are considering a few options:

A. Attack Horn Island with full force and take the base. This would require a lot of troops and heavy losses are anticipated. Moreover the Allies are also building up bases in the Northeast of Australia. We can also take these bases, but it will be extremely difficult to defend them.

B. Take the northeast of Australia including Darwin. In case of an Allied attack from Horn Island to the West they will no longer have a strong flank from which they can support their actions. Also this approach may be very costly, especially if Allied reinforcements have been brought to the area.

C. Destabilize the Allied front by cutting them off from the United States. There is no way the Allies can launch major offensives from the Horn Island Area if we can stop any form of reinforcements to the area. Taking these areas is do-able as long we do it fast and soon. Problem will be that these areas will be really difficult to defend. We will probably also have to take the Fiji area as a buffer (D).

Emperor,
What are your suggestions?

Sly · Post by **Sly** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:44 am

We suggest C and D options. Invading Northern Australia is very difficult because our navy cant suppress allied ground reinforcments. The most wanted situation for Kido Butai is to counter attack main US amphibious operation. They will be attack, defending or retaking their naval supply lines ...
So go ahead

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:43 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 14th 1942:

From: VADM Kusaka, Southeast Area Fleet, Rabaul

Emperor,
To finalize our campaign in the Solomon Islands, our troops landed at Munda and Tulagi. We will leave the other bases for what they are for now and will move on deeper into the Pacific. The abandoned Allied bases will be neutralized and fortified at a later stage.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:55 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 15th 1942:

From: LGEN Tanaka, 21st Division, Batavia

Emperor,
We have taken Batavia. Banzai!!!!!!!1

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:56 am

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 16th 1942:

From: RADM Chiyoshima, 3rd Battle Force, near Batavia

Emperor,
We have attacked enemy shipping fleeing from the Batavia area and sunk AG Deneb.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:47 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 17th 1942:

From: LGEN Sakurai, 33rd Division, embarked and en route to Mersing

Emperor,
We will land at Mersing tomorrow and join the Imperial Guards Division in destroying the Allied troops in the Singapore area. The other units in Temuloh will deal with the Allies in the north.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:19 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 18th 1942:

From: LGEN Imamura, 16th Army, Kendari

Emperor,
Our invasion of Java is proceeding very smoothly. Today we have captured Buitenzorg and we will march further to the east in the forthcoming days. We therefore have cancelled the 2nd invasion wave in the east of Java and instead will go directly for Kupang.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:35 am

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 19th 1942:

From: LGEN Sakurai, 33rd Division, Mersing

Emperor,
We have landed at Mersing and will join the Imperial Guards Division tomorrow in an all out attack. After we have crushed the enemy we will march straight for Singapore which is believed to be left nearly undefended. Most of the Malayan army is tied up and encircled in the north. The remainder of the 25th Army will deal with them.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:51 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 20th 1942:

From: RADM Matsunaga, 22nd Air Flotilla, Batavia

Emperor,
Our torpedo bombers, now flying from Batavia, have attacked and sunk an AK at Tjilitjap.

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From: LGEN Nishimura, Imperial Guards Division, Mersing

Emperor,
We have taken Mersing. Banzai!!!!!!

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From: CDR Oba, Sasebo 8th SNLF, Cebu

Emperor,
We have taken Cebu

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From: COL Oka, I/124th Infantry Battalion, Pontianak

Emperor,
We have taken Pontianak. Banzai!!!!

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From: RADM Chiyoshima, Heavy Battle Force, aboard BB Haruna

Emperor,
We have sunk a ML near Christmas Island.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:28 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 21st 1942:

From: RADM Matsunaga, 22nd Air Flotilla, Batavia

Emperor,
Our torpedo bombers sank another Allied AP.

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From: MGEN Tagami, 17th Independent Mixed Brigade, Chuhsien

Emperor,
We have taken Chuhsien. It was abandoned by the Chinese

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From: CDR Nakahara, PT Hunting Force A, aboard DD Tokitsukaze

Emperor,
In preparation of our landings at Kupang we have attacked and sunk two Allied PTs.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:14 am

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 22nd 1942:

From: RAMD Toda, 21st Air Flottila, Kendari

Emperor,
We have attacked and sunk two AMcs near Kupang. We are not aware of other Allied TFs in the area. The Kupang invasion is going very smoothly.

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From: COL Ginowa, 24th Infantry Regiment, Kupang

Emperor,
We have landed at Kupang. There is little Allied resistance

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:03 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 23rd 1942:

From: RADM Toda, 21st Flotilla, Kendari

Emperor,
Our torpedo planes have sunk two more AMcs near Kupang.

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From: LGEN Sawada, 13th Army, Wenchow

Emperor,
We have taken Wenchow. Banzai!!!!!

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:50 pm

Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 24th 1942:

From: RADM Matsunaga, 22nd Air Flotilla, Batavia

Emperor,
We have sunk a AKL and an AP at Mataram near Soerabaja. There are several more ships in the area. Tomorrow RADM Chiyoshima will pay them a visit with his heavy BBs.

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From: RADM Tanaka, 2nd Carrier Strike Force, aboard CV Kaga

Emperor,
We have sunk two Allied AMcs near Kupang.

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From: COL Ginowa, 24th Infantry Regiment, Kupang

Emperor,
We have taken Kupang. The Allies are retreating. Banzai!!!!!

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:07 pm

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, February 25th 1942:

From: RADM Matsunaga, 22nd Air Flotilla, Batavia

Emperor,
We have sunk another AK near Mataram

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From: LGEN Tanaka, 21st Division, Bandoeng

Emperor,
We have taken Bandoeng. Banzai!!!!!

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From: LGEN Nishimura, Imperial Guards Division, Johore Baru

Emperor,
We have taken Johore Baru and are now marching straight for Singapore

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From: RADM Chiyoshima, Heavy Battle Force, aboard BB Haruna

Emperor,
We have destroyed several Allied unprotected TFs in the Mataram area. In total we sank 3 AKs and 3 AKLs.

dennishe · Post by **dennishe** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:52 pm

MEssages to Imperial General HQ, February 26th 1942:

From: RADM Matsunaga, 22nd Air Flotilla, Batavia

Emperor,
Together with units of the 22st AF our torpedobombers have sunk two more AKs and an KV.

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From: RADM Chiyoshima, Heavy Battle Force, aboard BB Haruna

Emperor,
We have sunk two more AMcs in the Mataram area.

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