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ORIGINAL: Igel

¡Wow!

Too many info to process in short-term...
It happens to me for asking.

Thank you very much for the explanation. Complet and understandable as always.

I´ve forgotten your “hose rules”, theese explain my dudes almost......... If you want risky adventures , you must pay on, and its too expensive for the earnings. I should have remembered it


I like the idea to use your subs in offensive missions and intelligence......not only like expendable weapons as a "long range searching devices" (LRSD, a new acronym[;)]).

In order to improve your bases..... two questions:

a) Do you start working in the places as you conquer (inside to outside) or as priorities and perceived risk ( outside to inside) ?

b) Do you stack lots of engineers in a few bases and when the job is done you changes them, or are distributed in more places even developes is slower?

I think you will do in a mixed way but I´m very interested on your thougths.

Greetings

Igel, thank you very much for your kindness, as ever too !.

Replying your questions:
a) A little mix (obviously in the first stage of the war) but more the second way of course (after the end of the first stage).
b) I stack lots of engineers in valuable bases at first, when the job is done, several engineer units are reallocate to secondary bases. I have usually an engineer unit like Theatre reserve (like 20th Engineer Regiment at Rabaul). I think is best to fortify Port Moresby ASAP than fortify slowly to fortify another minor bases. i.e. PM is a high priority, Horn Island is secondary.

Thank you very much!
Best wishes
Ramón

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC. MANDALAY.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA.
DATE: JUNE 13RD, 1942

2 Type 0 Naval Fighter dogfighted with 10 Kittyhawks over Imphal. No losses were reported.
25 IJA level bombers escorted by 27 Ki-43 I C strike Chittagong reporting 1 airbase supply and 9 runway hits.
15 A6M2 Type-0 fighters swept Imphal to dogfight with 10 enemy Kittyhawks on CAP. 1 A6M2 and 3 Kittyhawk were downed.

No enemy air strikes over our bases !
Long Live to the Emperor !
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FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: NDENI
DATE: JUNE 13RD, 1942

169 sorties were flown today against Ndeni Island from 25th Air Flotilla assets, like bellow:

- 24 A6M2 swept Ndeni to report no enemy were on CAP.
- 15 A6M2 swept Ndeni.
- 32 A6M2 escorted 48 IJN Level Bombers to strike 2nd USMC Engineer Regiment reporting 25 casualties
- 14 unescorted G4M1 reported 11 enemy casualties form 137th USA Base force.
- 19 G3M3 strike 137th USA Base Force positions.
- 11 G4M1 strike 110th Combat Engineer Bn to report 06 enemy casualties. New enemy ground unit identified at Ndeni !.
- 6 A6M2 swept Ndeni.

Today our reconnoisance assets reported 93% airfield damages at Ndeni.

Long Live to the Emperor !
END//

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP.ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA REPORT
DATE: JUNE 13RD, 1942

Air Strikes from 1st air Division like bellow:

- 87 IJA level bombers escorted by 46 Ki-43Ic strike 3rd Chinese Corps in the Sian front reporting 31 enemy casualties.
- 24 IJA level bombers reported strikes over 80th Chinese Corps.
- 09 Ki-48Ib strike 36th Chinese Corps.

Tomorrow XVI ARMY will start our offensive against Liüchow. I hope to annouce in few days the fall of the rebelds.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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FROM: VADM SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN.
TO: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, KIDO BUTAI CINC. ABOARD HIJMS AKAGI. DOCKED AT TRUK.
SUBJECT: ENEMY NAVAL FORCES SPOTTED SOUTHERN GILBERT
DATE: JUNE 13RD, 1942


General Quarters sounds this morning after one H6K4 flying boat radioed enemy warships escorting large transports southern Gilbert Islands. No carriers were spotted. Several submarines have been sent to shadow enemy forces. Probably enemy will land at Southern Gilberts.

I am in a must to request your support to through out enemy from our nearbies !

Long Live to the Emperor !
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Oooooooooooh, it's time to be scared !!!! [:D]

Traskott, what´s the question ? Must I be scared or Must he be scared ?? [:'(] ....
US landings at southern Gilbert would be another allied fault if I can deploy enough air/naval assets to suppress his efforts. He will be under my own LBA... and you can see no available runway in the area... If he landed I have enough time to launch a fast blow with CombFleet main assets at Truk. That´s my hopes !!

Best of wishes !!
Ramón

I'm re-reading "The Big Book of dirty tricks of the AFB" and I have some ideas about the situation...

hum !!! headache for me then !!.. Who is the writer? I would like to know more about it
Awaiting your news, and the best of lucks in your game vs Seydlitz. I knew about your amazing victory at Hankow.. Congratulations, you will be a "AFB sacred cow" if you follow up with your success

Best wishes
Ramón

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: NDENI
DATE: JUNE 14TH, 1942

Air Strikes over Santa Cruz islands:

- 5 A6M2 swept Ndeni in a first wave.
- 15 A6M2 swept Ndeni in another wave.
- 18 A6M2 swept Ndeni without enemy CAP reported.
- 41 IJN level bombers strike 30th Coast AA Regiment reporting 22 casualties.
- 32 IJN level bombers escorted with 31 A6M2 reported 4 casualties from 137th USA B.F.
- 16 G4M1 reported 26 casualties from 2nd USMC engineer regiment.
- 06 A6M2 swept Ndeni, no CAP reported.

Total of 165 sorties from 25th Air Flotilla.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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FROM: VADM.SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET, KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: ENEMY CARRIERS SPOTTED !
DATE: JUNE 14TH, 1942

TOP SECRET ! HIGH PRIORITY MESSAGE

H6K4 NAVAL SEARCH FLIGHT FROM TARAWA ISLAND REPORTED 04 ENEMY FLEET CARRIERS HEAVILY ESCORTED NEAR ARUROE ISLAND (SOUTHERN GILBERTS). A LARGE TRANSPORT TASK FORCE WERE SPOTTED OFF THIS ISLAND BY THE SAME FLIGHT.

WE HOPE AIR STRIKES FROM ENEMY CARRIERS IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS. ENEMY FIGHTERS PROBABLY ON CAP OVER ENEMY TRANSPORT SHIPS LANDING FORCES AT SOUTHERN GILBERTS.

OUR SUBMARINES WILL ENGAGE ENEMY TASK FORCES TOMORROW AT EARLY MORNING.
COPY OF THIS MESSAGE HAVE BEEN SENT TO HIJMS AKAGI, FLAG SHIP OF 1ST AIR FLEET CINC.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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FROM: LTGEN. IMMAMURA, XVI ARMY CINC. NEAR LIUCHOW.
TO: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN
SUBJECT: LIUCHOW OFFENSIVE
DATE: JUNE 14TH, 1942

Our armoured advanced guard units have cross the river at north of city of Liüchow. Enemy have been mauled with more than 1.500 casualties reported. Our 2nd and 8th Tank Regiments have stormed enemy 49th Infantry Division and chinese fleeing in all directions. Our forces march to Liüchow from North (armoured), west (XVI Army) and east (XIII Army). I hope to announce the liberation of this city in few days. About 50,000 rebelds are trenched at this city.

XXIII Army units have cut off the communications between Changcha and Liüchow-Kwelin area.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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FROM: CDR. TAGAMI, I-25 C.O. SOUTHERN GILBERT WATERS.
TO: CAPT. T. ODA, SUBDIV4, SUBRON 1 -TRUK-
SUBJECT: ENEMY SURFACE FORCE ENGAGED.
DATE: JUNE 15TH, 1942

Enemy surface force spotted with USN warships identified, like bellow:

- CA NORTHAMPTOM.
- CA INDIANAPOLIS.
- CL CONCORD
- CLAA ATLANTA
- 3 DESTROYERS

Enemy warships steaming west at cruise, no carriers were spotted and I tried to get a good attack position. Two torpedoes were launched against enemy nearest destroyer (identified like USS O´BRIEN). No hits reported. Crash dive was ordered inmediately with enemy destroyers launching depth charges and pinging us for hours. 02 hits (1 direct hit and 1 near miss) struck our boat.

Damage Report:

System: 23
Flood: 43 (33 major)
Engines: 1

My boat is returning back at cruise to secure port at Kwajalein.

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FROM: LTCDR T. UENO. I-123 CO. NEW HEBRIDES WATERS.
TO: CDR Y. ENDO. SUBDIV 9, SUBRON 6. SHORTLAND ISLANDS.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SHIP SUNK
DATE: JUNE 15TH, 1942

AT EARLY MORNING AN ENEMY SHIP WAS SPOTTED AT SURFACE BY VISUAL OBSERVATION. ENEMY WAS ENGAGED AT SURFACE BY DECK GUN FIRE. 01 HIT STRUCK ENEMY SHIP AT STERN. WITH A SPEED OF 5 KNOTS, I ORDERED TO LAUNCH ONE TORPEDO THAT HIT OVER ENEMY FOUR MINUTES LATER. ENEMY SHIP WAS SUNK NEAR EFATE.

AT MORNING WHEN RECHARGING OUR BATTS AT SURFACE WE HAS BEEN SPOTTED BY ENEMY FLYING BOAT (PBY5). ENEMY DROPPED BOMB BUT IT STRUCK WATER MORE THAN 300 YARDS FAR AWAY FROM US. I ORDERED A CRASH DIVE AND SILENCE ONBOARD. NO MORE ENEMY CONTACTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

OUR LAST SAKE RATIONS HAVE BEEN SPENT BY OFFICERS TO CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESS.
LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA. 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: NDENI
DATE: JUNE 15TH, 1942

Air Strikes over NDeni Island like bellow:

- 15 A6M2 Type-0 naval fighters sweeping enemy base reported no enemy aircraft on CAP
- 69 G4M1 strike 137th USA B.F. to report 24 enemy casualties.
- 6 A6M2 swept Ndeni.

Total of 91 sorties against enemy base. No enemy activities reported. Recon flights reporte 79% airfield damage status.

Two Daitais have been redeployed to face enemy threat at Marshalls.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIAN OFFENSIVE FIRST STEPS.
DATE: JUNE 15TH, 1942

Enemy have been alerted in the Northern Sian frontline after the appear of several tank units in this front. Chinese nervous field commanders ordered a bombardment against our tank advance guard. No casualties were reported.

Heavy close air strikes to support our advanceguard forces, like bellow:

- 55 IJA level bombers strike 57th Chinese Corps reporting 105 casualties.
- 24 IJA level bombers strike 76th Chinses corps reporting 40 casualties.
- 06 KI-21-Ic strike 76th Chinese Corps reporting 3 casualties.
- 10 Ki-48-Ib strike 76th Chinese Corps reporting 7 casualties.

At Sian itself, our bombers (17 Ki-21-Ic) dropped bombs over enemy runways claiming 3 airbase and 4 runway hits.

Over Sian southern Front, 13 IJA level bombers escorted by 12 Ki-43-Ic strike 80th chinese Corps.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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FROM: LTGEN IMMAMURA, XVI ARMY CINC. NEAR LIÜCHOW
TO: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE
DATE: JUNE 15TH, 1942

Our offensive in the South have started with great success !. The enemy is fleeing from Liüchow !.. Our mortar Bn reported 68 casualties from enemy after be disturbed in their withdrawing movements. Probably enemy will withdraw from Liüchow to reinforce Kweiling. Luckly our XIII and XXIII Armies will stop them in the mainroad to scatter them in thousand pieces.

Portrair of the Emperor will be in our future Military Gorvernor Household at Liüchow in few days. Martial law will be ordered at once.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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MONSOON AIR H.R. :

From now to October 1st, all air attack operations will be suspended due monsoon from 6 hexes far away frontline hexside in the Burma-Indian border. No attacks will take off from any airstrip in this range into Burma or India.

Hello Fletcher.

Is so important to stop air operations on monsoon time?

What you got for it?

¿ Perhaps reduce Op losses because the effectiveness of air attacks is almost zero?

It is widely spoken in the AARS but I don´t know anyone taking your decision.

As the "saving" is as important to the Japanese I will continue following the results of the measure.

Greetings

Pd.: I hope you have ready a funny welcome to Gilbert´s visitors[:D]

ORIGINAL: Igel

Hello Fletcher.

Is so important to stop air operations on monsoon time?

What you got for it?

¿ Perhaps reduce Op losses because the effectiveness of air attacks is almost zero?

It is widely spoken in the AARS but I don´t know anyone taking your decision.

As the "saving" is as important to the Japanese I will continue following the results of the measure.

Greetings

Pd.: I hope you have ready a funny welcome to Gilbert´s visitors[:D]

hello Igel, wellcome back !

Stop air ops on monsoon is a new house rules that I agreed with Cantona2 due air operations have been not affected until now by wheather like RL.

What I got for it ? nothing.. realistic purpose only. Any suggest will be wellcomed. Jonathan posted requesting ideas but nobody suggest, and after several articles were read both of us were agred to get this new HR.

No operational losses were reported under thunderstorms and missions were flown. It is unthinkable under monsson, of course. This is other issue due we have agred to take a new HR.
Other players probably prefer fight under any condition but I think that is unrealistic.

Thanks for your post and questions.