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WAR PROGRESS UPDATE
DEC 21TH 1941

ORIGINAL: traskott

Amazing AAR. Another spanish guy reading it !!

( hello Kriegsmarine [:D] ) .

Thank you Traskott. it´s a pleasure.
Best wishes.

FROM: SOUTHERN FLEET HQ .
TO: ADM NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY STAFF HQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CONVOY SYSTEM UPDATE
DATE: Dec 21th 1941.

Resources arived to Home Islands: 373.829 tons.
Resources shipped in route to H.I: 160.878 tons.
Resource/Oil ordered to ship : 282.500 tons.

Oil arrived to Home Islands: 12.567 tons.
Oil shipped in route to H.I: 100.700 tons.

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FROM: VA OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CO. ASW ASSETS. CAMRANH BAY. INDOCHINA
TO: ADM NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY HEADQUARTERS. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: ASW COMMAND STRUCTURE.
DATE: DEC 21st 1941.

FOLLOWING YOUR INSTRUCTIONS I AM SENDING A MAP REPORT WITH ASW SURFACE DEPLOYMENT UNDER THIS COMMAND. GOLD CONVOY SYSTEM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON N.E.I. WILL BE IN OUR HANDS.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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PRODUCTION UPDATED DEC 22th 1941
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WITP TRACKER 1.01 VER
CONVOY SYSTEM - RESOURCES AND OIL ON SHIPS -

Type 97 Medium Tank History

Exelent use of japanase subs ! As I can see you abandoned Wuchang ? Why ?

ORIGINAL: Swenslim

Exelent use of japanase subs ! As I can see you abandoned Wuchang ? Why ?

Hello swnslim, thank you very much for your comments.
Wuchang have not been abandoned by IJA, and will not be ever !.. it´s garrisoned by 18th Mixed Brigade with orders to fight to last man and last shot...It will not be neccesary. 1st Army have 3 infantry divisions operating in the area. Now my priority is the relieve of Ichang, hard pressed by chinese bandits.
Best wishes
Fletcher

FROM: LCDR HANABUSA, I-24 CO.
TO: VADM SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET HQ. KWAJALEIN. MARSHALLS.
SUBJECT: SHIP SUNK OFF BRISBANE.
DATE: DEC 22TH 1941


TODAY WE SPOTTED AN ENEMY SHIP IDENTIFIED LIKE xAK JOHANNE JUSTESEN. WE BEGIN OPEN FIRE WITH DECK GUN AND FINALLY I DECIDE TO LAUNCH TORPEDOES GETTING 2 HITS. ENEMY SHIP SUNK OFF BRISBANE. WE WILL FOLLOW WITH OUR MIDGET CARRIER MISSION. WE WILL REPORT ABOUT IT WHEN COMPLETED.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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RESOURCES DATA. DEC 21th 1941.
WITP TRACKER 1.0.1 Ver.

FROM: LGEN. YAMASHITA. XXV ARMY HQ.
TO: GEN TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. ABOARD
SUBJECT: MALAYA OFFENSIVE
DATE: DEC 22th 1941.

Today our armoured advance guard have push enemy elements 40 miles south of Alor Star. We will proceed to pursuit at enemy with our tanks at once.
3rd Air Division HQ at Kota Bahru ready for action.
Imperial Guard Division will come by railway from Singora to Alor Star to join to main body of this Army.
Long Live to Emperor.

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FROM: GEN TERAUCHI, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU. MALAYA
TO: GEN TOJO. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN AREA ARMY LOGISTIC.
DATE: DEC 23th 1941.

Supplies at Dec 7th 1941 : 377.066 tons.
Supplies at Dec 16th 1941: 346.848 tons.
Supplies at Dec 23th 1941: 622.042 tons.

At Dec 23th 1941, the Sourthern Area Army supplies are deployed like following:

-LUZON (PI) - Under XIV Army - : 116.627 tons
-MINDANAO (PI) -Under XVI Army-: 26.236 tons.
-MALAYA -Under XXV Army- : 95.024 tons.
-HONG KONG -Southern Area Army-: 20.643 tons.
-REST OF SOUTHERN AREA ARMY: 363.512 tons.

We captured Hong Kong and all units under this command deployed in the Area will be resting awaiting the embark orders.

FROM: LGEN. SUGAWARA. 3rd AIR DIVISION HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
TO: GEN. TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
SUBJECT: 3rd Air Division status.
DATE: Dec 22th 1941.

TOP SECRET

[PAGE 1/3 Fighters status]

Recently we have receive from China Expeditionary Army the news Ki-44 fighters, awaiting Pisanuloke and Rahaeng level up airfields to deploy in the Burma Area to air supperiority ops.
We are awaiting more Ki-43Ic to replacement the old Ki-27 (77th, 1st and 11th sentais flying with it).

FROM: LGEN. SUGAWARA. 3rd AIR DIVISION HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
TO: GEN. TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
SUBJECT: 3rd Air Division status.
DATE: Dec 22th 1941.

TOP SECRET

[PAGE 2/3 Bombers status]

Kanoya Ku K-1 from 21st Air Flotilla has been transfered to this Air Divison temporaly. We are awaiting repairs on Alor Star AF to complete transfer from Indochina to Malaya of 82 I.F chutai with Ki-48.
Several units detach to Bangkok to support the advance of XV Army to Rangoon.

FROM: LGEN. SUGAWARA. 3rd AIR DIVISION HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
TO: GEN. TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
SUBJECT: 3rd Air Division status.
DATE: Dec 22th 1941.

TOP SECRET

[PAGE 3/3 Recon status]

We are awaiting to transfers units from Indochina to Malaya after level up or capture several AFs.

FROM : CPT TAKAO, HIJMS HOSHO CO.
TO: VA OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET HQ, ASW COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY.
SUBJECT: READINESS CONDITION.
DATE: DEC 23th 1941.

We will departure from Hong Kong after refit at Dec 26th with Estimated Time of Arrival at CamRanh Bay at Dec 29th 1941.
3rd CarDiv destroyers DD NUMAKAZE, DD NAMIKAZE and DD NOKUZE docked at Saigon to join HIJMS Hosho at once. Destroyer YUGAO escorting at Vigan (PI) a transport convoy with 11th JAAF BF, after finish duties will heading to Saigon at soon as possible to merge with 3rd CarDiv.

FROM: ADM YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ, BABELDAOB, PALAOS ISLANDS.
TO: VA KONDO, 2nd FLEET HQ, HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: FUBUKI CLASS UPDATE
DATE: Dec 23th 1941.

URGENT / EYES ONLY / TOP SECRET.

THE FOLLOWING SHIPS WILL DEPARTURE AT ONCE TO SHIPYARD PORTS TO REFIT AND UPGRADE. ALL SHIPS MUST BE READY TO REFIT / UPGRADE NO AFTER JAN 1ST 1942. YOU MUST SEND ORDERS TO THIS SHIPS AT ONCE.

- DESTROYER HIJMS FUBUKI, OFF CAMRANH BAY
- DESTROYER HIJMS SHINONOME, NEAR KOTA BAHRU.
- DESTROYER HIJMS USUGUMO, DOCKED AT CAMRANH BAY.
- DESTROYER HIJMS SHIRAKUMO, NEAR KOTA BAHRU.
- DESTROYER HIJMS ISONAMI, NEAR KOMPOCH TRACH.
- DESTROYER HIJMS SHIRAYUKI, DOCKED AT CAMRANH BAY.
- DESTROYER HIJMS HATSUYUKI, NEAR CAMRANH BAY.
- DESTROYER HIJMS MURAKUMO, DOCKED AT HONG KONG.
- DESTROYER HIJMMS URANAMI, DOCKED AT SAIGON.

AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE SHIPS WILL ARRIVE TO HONG KONG SHIPYARD. EXCESS OT TONNs. WILL BE HEAD TO HOME ISLAND TO UPDGRADE AT OSAKA / SASEBO / KOBE.

MAXIMUM PRIORITY. ACKNOWLEDGE REQUEST.

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FROM: VA KONDO, 2nd FLEET HQ, HONG KONG.
TO: ADM YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ, BABELDAOB, PALAOS ISLANDS.VA
SUBJECT: FUBUKI CLASS UPDATE
DATE: Dec 23th 1941.

THE FOLLOWING REPAIR YARD ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FUBUKI CLASS UPGRADE FROM JAN 1ST 1942. I TAKE THE DECISION TO SEND THEM TO HONG KONG (DD MURAKUMO, DD FUBUKI, DD USUGUMO, DD SHIRAYUKI, DD HATSUYUKI), KOBE (DD SHINONOME, DD SHIRAKUMO, DD ISONOMI), and YOKOSUKA (DD URANAMI).
ORDERS DISPATCHED. ACKNOWLEDGE REQUEST
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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