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

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP. ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIAN OFFENSIVE STARTS
DATE: MAY 23RD, 1942

Today we started our offensive against enemy chineses bandits fortified 40 milles southeast of Sian city. Our forces were ordered to reach enemy positions at throw out from their trenches. With the support of several tank regiment I hope a great success against enemy forces heavily bombed by air and ground Hvy artillery from one month ago, but our forces were heavily mauled by a very fortified enemy.

At morning 64 IJA level bobmbers escorted by 9 Ki-27 bombed 93rd Chinese Corps repoting 26 casualties.
In a second wave 20 IJA level bombers strike 27th Chinese Corps.
The ground offensive punished us heavily with 22.774 casualties (144 IJA Squads destroyed) vs. 6.377 chinese casualties (58 chinese squads destroyed).

The planned offensive will be halted at once to take reemplacements as soon as possible and soft enemy by air and artillery fire for more time and await any reinforcements would be sent by this IGHQ as quickly as possible. Two divisions will be wellcomed if they will be available thinking that this offensive is our main target for this summer.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. TOKYO
SUBJECT: PAOSHAN OFFENSIVE
DATE: MAY 23RD, 1942

D-Day for the offensive at China. Coordinated with Sian offensive, our forces from 55th IJA Division have crossed the river from West to storm Paoshan. Two weak chinese division garrisoning this city.
At morning air close support arrives with 104 IJA level bombers escorted by 9 fighters and reported 47 casualties at 22nd new chinese division. Another strike with 6 Ki-51 stormed 200th Chinese Division.
Our forces crossed the river reporting 664 casualties vs 689 enemy men lost.
Tomorrow our forces supported by 3rd IJNAF AIRDIV assets will storm the city.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LtCdr Y. Fujimori, RO-60 C.O., SubDiv 26.
TO: RADM S.Onoshi, SUBRON 7, 4th Fleet. Truk.
SUBJECT: Enemy escort destroyer torpedoed
DATE: MAY 24TH, 1942

40 nm southeast off Vanikoro Island, at Santa Cruz into our war patrol area an enemy escort destroyer (a flush decker) was spotted when sailing at surface. Inmediately our boat submerges to periscope depth to launch a torpedo attack against her. At less than 1,000 yards our target was clearly beaming 270 and speed 15 knots. 04 torpedoes were launched and one explosion heard.

To avoid any retaliation attack from another enemy escort ship in the area I ordered maximum depth and change the course. I can not confirm the sinking of the escort destroyer that was identified like USS HUMPRHEYS (DE).

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: CDR. N. Ishikawa, I-15 C.O. SubDiv1, Southern waters.
TO: RADM T.Sato. SUBRON 1 CINC. TRUK
SUBJECT: Enemy transport sunk
DATE: May 24th, 1942


Enemy large contact was reported by sonarman the last night about 15 miles of our position, off Efate and I ordered to change the course to intercept her. At surface a large cargo ship was identified and engaged by deckgun fire. 04 shells were needed to stop the enemy cargo sent to bottom after 3 torpedoes struck her on starboard side.

Enemy cargo was identified like XAK MATHEW LUCKENBACK.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN HYAKUTAKE, XVII ARMY CINC. MUNDA.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: ENEMY AIR RAIDS, SOUTH SEAS AREA.
DATE: MAY 24TH, 1942

Today my HQ have reached Munda to overview all our IJA operations in the South Seas Areas.

Several night and daytime air attacks were reported by our garrisons at this area, like bellow:

- 6 B-17E were intercepted over Munda by 4 KAI twin-engine fighters. 1 KAI was destroyed by enemy bombers with another A6M2 from IJNAF destroyed at ground by bombs dropped over airstrip.
- 7 Lb-30 and 7 B-17E bombed Horn Island. There 2 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 11 runway hits were reported. Moderate damages on our runway (30%).
- 9 Hudson III LR (australian) attacked Horn Island, and 11 casualties were reported from 205Th JAAF AF bn.

As may as possible twin engine fighters requested to Tokyo to defend our southern perimeter from Night air strikes from 4Es.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM. R. TOSA, 23rd Air Flotilla CINC. KOEPANG. TIMOR
TO: ADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
SUBJECT: DARWIN AIR STRIKE
DATE: MAY 24TH, 1942

Air strikes over enemy targets at northern australian like bellow:

- 69 G4M1, 32 G3m2 escorted by 19 A6M2 met with 2 P-30 on CAP over Darwin (!!). 1 P-39 was downed by our fighters and the following damages were reported by our bomber pilots: 4 casualties, 17 airbase, 5 airbase supply and 129 runway hits !.

- 28 Ki-21-IIa from IJAAF bombed 45th Indian Brigade ground positions, reporting 117 enemy casualties (!!).

Long live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN H. OBATA, 5TH AIR DIVISION CINC. SAIPAN.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKE OVER COOKTOWN
DATE: MAY 24TH, 1942

Air sweep over Cooktown air space with our KI-43-Ic based at Port Moresby. 30 IJAAF fighters met with 14 enemy P-40E on CAP over Cooktown, 05 of them were downed without own losses.
We will follow on with our policy to diversionary air strikes to support our IJNAF Air Ops from 25th Air Flotilla against Santa Cruz Islands enemy facilities.

Requested Ki-48IIA Medium Bombers reemplacement have fullfilled our requirements for our available active units.

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: AIR RAIDS OVER SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
DATE: MAY 24TH, 1942

After be reported enemy have raised another airstrip at Vanikoro Island by our offensive sub recons at Santa Cruz Islands, we take more meassures to fight enemy will to disturb our southern perimeter.

At night time, 4 G4M1 have take off from Munda to bombing Vanikoro Island airstrip rerporting 4 airbase hits and 4 runway hits. That´s a succesfull mission that will be repetead tomorrow.

16 A6M2 swept Ndeni to met with 7 P-40 on CAP, 03 of enemy fighters were downed without own losses.
6 A6M2 flew a sweep mission over Ndeni to met with 1 lonely P-40 that was downed by our Type-0 fighters.
14 G4M1 escorted by 13 A6M2 strike Ndeni, meeting with 4 P-30 on CAP. 1 P-39 was destroyed on ground and 4 casualties and 1 runway hit reported by our G4M1 pilots.

01 ship docked and 1 AP at anchor were spotted by our recon flights over Ndeni.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: PAOSHAN LIBERATED
DATE: MAY 24TH, 1942

One week before we preplanned in our timeline, Paoshan has been liberated from chinese warlords. Our forces from 55th Infantry Division march to north to smash enemy fleeing elements from 22nd and 200th New Chinese Division. In our shock attack our forces lost 221 men vs 1.030 enemy casualties reported (38 enemy squads destroyed).

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

IJA HUMAN RESOURCES
MAY 24TH, 1942 REPORT

[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. H.OBATA, 5TH AIR FLEET CINC. SAIPAN. MARIANAS ISLAND.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR SWEEP OVER CAIRNS
DATE: MAY 25TH, 1942

After several air night attack from Eastern australian bases against Horn Island and Milne Bay from few days ago, I ordered to launch agressive air supremacy missions over enemy air space with our Port Moresby IJAAF Detachment. 1st Sentai with 32 Ki-43-Ic flying a sweep mission over Cairns reported 23 P-39 on CAP, downning 1 of them with the lost of 2 Ki-43s.

4 LB - 30 strike at night time Port Moresby. 1 Ki-43 was destroyed on ground and 1 runway hit reported.
Another wave with 6 Hudson III LR and 3 B17E strike at night Port Moresby. No damages on airstrip.

Is enemy thinking in a counterstrike at Southern New Guinea Area ? Our Intel Bureau reported enemy airfield on Charter Towers grew to size 6 and probably is the HQ of the 4Es.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC. MANDALAY
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA
DATE: MAY 25TH, 1942

30 Ki-43Ic flying a sweep mission from Magwe reported 11 enemy fighters on CAP over Chittagong. 3 P-40E and 8 Hurricanes dogfighted with our aircrafts. 2 enemy Hurris were downed.

For the other hand, the eyes of 3rd airDiv are focused on Burma/chinese border to support 55th I.D. in our march over Tsuyung.

73 IJA Level bombers Ki-21-IIa bombed Tsunyung AF reporting 1 soviet built I-15 destroyed on ground and 5 casualties, 11 airbase, 5 airbase supply and 30 runway hits.
A second wave with 20 Ki-21-IIa from 98th Sentai reported another 11 runway hits.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

BURMA-CHINESE BORDER AIR ACTIVITIES FROM 3RD AIR DIVISION

[Durbik]

Nice going, Fletcher!

We've adopted your house rules to our new game with Bahnstieg. I hope this is ok, after all there's a lot of work put in it, and copyrights may be a cause of a serious sue even in Europe ;D

[Fletcher]

Hello Durbik,
Thank you very much ! You are wellcomed!.. I am pretty glad to know you and your opponent will play with the "Historical House Rules Pack". I worked on this hard and I am very pleased to know several players are interested on this
Best wishes and best of lucks in your new game !!
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: RADM R.TOSA, 23RD AIR FLOTILLA CINC. KOEPANG. TIMOR.
TO: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
SUBJECT: AIR RAID OVER NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN TARGETS.
DATE: MAY 26TH, 1942

IJAAF Detachment have strike enemy ground forces at Darwin, like bellow:
5 ki-21IIa with 15 Ki-48IIa strike 19th Aussie Bn under clear sky, reporting 28 casualties.
A second wave with 21 Ki-21-IIa strike 45th Indian Brigade reporting another 52 casualties.

Tomorrow, our IJNAF assets will launch a massive blow against Katherine AF.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC. CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ASW WARFARE
DATE: MAY 26TH, 1942

A H6K4 ASW flight from Toko Ku T-1 attacked "S" Class boat at Salomons reporting 1 bomb hit.
A H8K1 ASW flight from Yokohama Ku T-1 Det reported a bomb hit on a Dutch oceanic boat at Salomons
A D3A1 ASW flight from Bako NGD Det T-1 attacked a Dutch oceanic boat near Salomon reporting 1 hit
A G4M1 ASW flight from Misawa Ku K-1 attacked the same Dutch oceanic boat at Salomons reporting another hit on her.

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: NDENI
DATE: MAY 26TH, 1942

41 A6M2 swept Ndeni skies reporting no enemy fighters on CAP.
A second wave with 9 A6M2 reporting no enemy fighters on CAP.
A third wave with 6 A6M2 reported no enemy fighters on CAP.
A fourth wave with another 12 A6M2 reported no enemy CAP.
A fifth wave with 9 unescorted G4M1 under light rain reported 13 casualties, 2 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 3 runway hits.

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: SOUTH SEAS AIR WAR REPORT
DATE: MAY 27TH, 1942

At night time, 6 LB30 strike Gasmata. 3 airbase and 4 runway hits were reported. No damaged on airstrip.
In our unlucky first wave, 30 unescorted G4M1 (?) were interecepted by 15 P40B over Ndeni. 15 G4M1 were downed without enemy losses. This uncoordinated strike must be punished.
In our second wave over Ndeni, 8 A6M2 straffe Ndeni at 100 feet meeting with 8 P-40B on CAP. 2 A6M2 were downed.
A third wave with 15 A6M2 attacking Port (2 ships spotted docked yesterday), meet with 4 P-40B on CAP. One enemy fighter was downed by our Type-0.
The fourth wave with 23 A6M2 sweeping Ndeni reported no enemy fighters on CAP.
The fifth wave with 14 G4M1 reported 1 airbase supply and 2 runway hits.
The sixth wave at afternoon with 18 A6M2 reported 13 P-40B were on CAP. 2 enemy P-40b were downed.
The seventh and last air strike over Ndeni with 10 G4M1 reported 5 casualties, 1 airbase and 2 runway hits.

The enemy P-40E have been reemplaced by older P-40B. The attrition over enemy air assets at Santa Cruz Island has been a success. Enemy air forces are tired and out of first line aircrafts.. It´s time for a long time awaited air offensive against our enemies.

our ASW assets reported several success over enemy boats at Salomons:

A "S" Class boat was reported hit by a G4M1 ASW flight from Misawa Daitai.
A "Gato" Class boat was reported hit by a H6K4 flying boat near Shortlands.
A "Gato" Class boat was reported hit at aft by another H6K4 flyingboat near Rabaul.

Long LIve to the Emperor!
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[traskott]

xDDD Well, even P-40Bs can down your bombers at a very fast pace [:D][:D][:D]!!!