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Great AAR! And best whises during the the battle of gudacanal.

Interesting reading aboy I Y as HQ commander and its impact!

If this counterstrike is succesfull, are planning to advance eastwards?

Campai!

ORIGINAL: koontz

Great AAR! And best whises during the the battle of gudacanal.

Interesting reading aboy I Y as HQ commander and its impact!

If this counterstrike is succesfull, are planning to advance eastwards?

Campai!

Koontz,

Thank you very much for posting and your good wishes.

Isoroku Yamamoto have performed very good like 11st Air Fleet CINC. All my coordination problems dissapears (someday not at all -but weather was compromised-). More aircrafts were ready to take off and more interbase coordination too!.

He was ready at Home awaiting the end of the drydock´s work on HIJMS KAGA to be ahead of the 1st Striking Force in the counterstrike at Guadalcanal Island.

I will not advance eastwards after a succesufull counterstrike. All my resources will be compromised in fortify my southern perimeter. My naval politic is fight only under the umbrella of LBA. I´ll not fight under enemy´s LBA range. He needs fo fight forward and I will stand on with IJN Mobile Force like rearguard to support counterstrikes.

Best wishes
Ramón

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. MUNDA.
TO: ADM ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. MUNDA.
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN SEAS AIR WAR REPORT
DATE: SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1492

10 A6M2 flown an air sweep mission over enemy ships around Lunga reporting no enemy CAP.

our first strike wave take off from Munda, with 14 A6M2 and 3 A6M3 escorting 74 G4M1. One large attack transport was reported hit by one torpedo. Enemy ship identified like XAP KLIPFONTEN.

our second strike wave take off at Afternoon with 1 A6M2, 7 A6M3 escortign 33 G4M1. No hits were reported over enemy ships.

LtGen Obata, 5th Air Division CINC reports arrival of two news Ki-44IIa Daitais at Rabaul. They will be deployed when rank and files will be fullfilled with pilots and aircrafts.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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ORIGINAL: Fletcher

I will not advance eastwards after a succesufull counterstrike. All my resources will be compromised in fortify my southern perimeter. My naval politic is fight only under the umbrella of LBA. I´ll not fight under enemy´s LBA range. He needs fo fight forward and I will stand on with IJN Mobile Force like rearguard to support counterstrikes.

Best wishes
Ramón

The Dark Side cares too much about the enemy LBA [:'(]

Traskott,

Of Course, I have not will to put under avoidable threats when that´s not needed (I´ll win nothing, and I will risk too much) [;)] Will be best idea to counterstrike into my own LBA range...

you seem to be much better prepared then the japanese in real life since you have at least 1 air base between rabaul and guadalcanal (munda) to start strikes at a much closer range then the japanese did in the real guadalcanal campaign. congratulation for the counter attack so far. let the anglo american aggressors bleed.

ORIGINAL: bigbaba

you seem to be much better prepared then the japanese in real life since you have at least 1 air base between rabaul and guadalcanal (munda) to start strikes at a much closer range then the japanese did in the real guadalcanal campaign. congratulation for the counter attack so far. let the anglo american aggressors bleed.

Thanks bigbaba, Agree, It was my primary target at Solomons : To get a great airbase near Guadalcanal heavily fortified : Munda is a size 5 AF and fortified at level 5. An AIR HQ is there (11st Air Fleet) with Range 5, it´s under the direct command of Isoroku Yamamoto. It´s only 5 hexes far away of Guadalcanal.. He has the island.. I have a hammer to push him when Lunga will be resized to size 1 Airfield. More than 500 aircrafts are ready in all my available bases around Salomon-Bismarcks (Kavieng-Rabaul-Gasmata-Shortlands-Vella LaVella-Torokina-Panggoe-Munda)

Combined Fleet is near to ready to departure with a massive force: 11 Carriers and 10 battleships (Mutsu will can not be ready, due she is at Yokohama drydocks under repairs after be torpedoed by an enemy boat at Marshalls several months ago).

Best wishes
Ramón

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN IS.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. TRUK.
SUBJECT: ENEMY FLEET SPOTTED
DATE: OCTOBER 4TH, 1942

I-168 REPORTS ENEMY FLEET HAVE BEEN SPOTTED 80 NM WEST OF KIRIKIRI ISLAND WITH NO LESS THAN 2 CARRIERS AND ONE SPECIAL CARRIER, SEVERAL CRUISER AND DESTROYERS SCREENING THEM. TWO TORPEDOES WERE UNSUCCESFULLY LAUNCHED AGAINST A HEAVY CRUISER, WITH ANOTHER ATTACK AT NIGHT AGAINST A DESTROYER. NO HITS REPORTED. ENEMY RETALIATION DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK CRIPPLED OUR BOAT.

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FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. MUNDA IS.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. TRUK.
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKES OVER ENEMY FLEET
DATE: OCTOBER 04TH, 1942

AFTER BE REPORTED BY OUR AIR SEARCH FLOATPLANES AND SUBMARINES ON PATROL AROUND SOUTHERN SALOMONS, OUR AIR ASSETS HAVE TAKE OFF IN SEVERAL WAVES TO ATTACK ENEMY LANDING/CARRIER FORCES:

-1ST WAVE WITH 26 A6M2 ESCORTING 23 G4M1. 23 F4F4 WERE ON CAP OVER KIRAKIRA ISLAND. 1 A6M2 AND 5 G4M1 WERE DOWNED. AP RANGATIRA WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK REPORTING 1.361 AMERICAN LOSSES. A GREAT SUCCESFUL !.

-2ND WAVE WITH 3 A6M2 AND 11 A6M3 ESCORTING 6 G4M1 DOGFIGHTED WITH 13 F4F4 OVER KIRAKIRA. 1 A6M3, 2 G4M1 AND 1 F4F4 WERE DOWNED.

-3RD WAVE WITH 9 A6M2, 7 D3A1 AND 9 G4M1 WERE INTERCEPTED OVER RENNELL ISLAND BY 11 F4F4. 2 A6M2, 1 D3A1 AND 1 F4F4 WERE REPORTED DONW. TWO BOMBS WERE REPORTING OVER AP DORVEL. 3 ENEMY VEHICLES REPORTED DESTROYED.

-4TH WAVE WITH 16 A6M3, 5 B5N2 AND 5 D3A2 INTERCEPTED OVER ENEMY SHIPS BY 2 F4F4. 1 OF THEM DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS. XAK CORIO WAS STRUCKED BY TWO OF OUR BOMBS AND 1 TORPEDO WAS REPORTED HIT ON XAP MAORI, A NEWZEALANDER LARGE TRANSPORT.

-5TH WAVE (IJAAF) WITH 20 KI-43IC AND 17 IJAAF LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE LUNGA AIRFIELD, AND REPORTED 2 AIRBASE AND 4 RUNWAY HITS.

-6TH WAVE (IJAAF) WITH 9 KI-44IIA SWEEPS LUNGA. NO ENEMY FIGHTERS REPORTED.

-7TH WAVE WITH 9 A6M2 SWEEPS RENNEL ISLAND DOGFIGHTING WITH 10 F4F4. 1 A6M2 WAS DOWNED.

-8TH WAVE WITH 18 A6M2 ESCORTED 11 G4M1 AND DOGFIGHTED WITH 14 F4F4. 1 F4F4 WAS DOWNED WITH 3 G4M1 DOWNED BY ENEMY FLAK. ENEMY CARRIER "USS YORKTOWN" WAS UNSUCCESFULLY BOMBED.

-9TH WAVE WITH 19 G4M1 ESCORTED BY 8 A6M2. 5 F4F4 WERE ON CAP. BOMBS WERE DROPPED OVER YORKTOWN BUT UNSUCCESFUL. 1 A6M2 AND 1 F4F4 DOWNED.

-10TH WAVE WITH 8 UNESCORTED G4M1 WERE INTERCEPTED BY 3 F4F4. 1 G4M1 WAS DOWNED. CV YORKTOWN ATTACKED BUT UNSUCCESFUL.

-11ST WAVE WITH 13 A6M3, 3 D3A1 AND 9 G4M1 WERE INTERCEPTED BY 9 F4F4 ON CAP OVER ENEMY SHIPS AT RENNEL ISLAND. 1 A6M3 DOWNED. AP MAORI WAS STRUCK BY 2 BOMBS. 1 TORPEDO STRUCK HER AND SHE WAS SUNK WITH 35 ENEMY GUN LOST. OTHER GREAT SUCCESS.

-12ND WAVE WITH 8 A6M3 AND 5 B5N2 WERE INTERCEPTED BY 2 F4F4 OVER RENNEL ISLAND. 1 A6M3 WAS DOWNED.

OUR INTEL REPORTS THE LOST OF 25 TWIN ENGINE IJNAF LEVEL BOMBERS, 23 IJNAF FIGHTERS AND 3 DIVE BOMBERS. ENEMY LOST 7 FIGHTERS, 1 AK AND 2 AP SHIPS, 1365 MEN AND 35 GUNS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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RANGATIRA DISASTER
KIRAKIRA ISLAND, OCTOBER 4TH, 1942.

1.361 AMERICAN MEN LOST.

UNSUCCESFULL STRIKES OVER USS YORKTOWN
SOUTHERN SALOMONS. OCTOBER 4TH, 1942.

OCTOBER 4TH, 1942
YAMAMOTO, ISOROKU. COMBINED FLEET CINC AT MUNDA
HIGH RESPONSABILE OF AIR OPS AT SOUTHERN SEAS.

CHINA UNDER SIEGE
ALL IJA ARMIES NEAR TO PUT CHINA UNDER HIS KNEES.

XV ARMY APROACHING FROM WEST.
XIII, XXIII AND XVI ARMIES APROACHING FROM SOUTH.
NORTHERN AREA ARMY(MAIN BLOW) FRON THE NORTH WITH +5.000 A.V. POINTS.

VICTORY IS NEAR!

NEXT TARGET WILL BE INDIA !? OR SOVIET UNION ?!

Congrats about China !!

But let the old Yamamoto sleep !!! 89 fatigue ?? !!! How long he doesn't sleep ?

ORIGINAL: traskott

Congrats about China !!

But let the old Yamamoto sleep !!! 89 fatigue ?? !!! How long he doesn't sleep ?

He doesn´t sleep for weeks. Headhache with coordination problems don´t let him to rest
He is the top responsabile for Combined Fleet southern Operations. Tsukahara must to rest !.

Best wishes and wish me a lucky day
Ramón

FROM: VADM. OZAWA, STRIKING GROUP. SOUTHERN SEAS.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS AT MUNDA.
SUBJECT: HIEI OUT OF COMBAT.
DATE: OCTOBER 6TH, 1942

AT EARLY MORNING HIJMS HIEI HAVE BEEN TORPEDOED BY AN ENEMY SUBMARINE. SEVERAL CONTACTS WERE PINGED BY OUR ASW SCREENING ASSETS. RETALIATION REPORTED 2 ENEMY BOATS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY OUR DEPTH CHARGE ATTACKS.

HIJMS HIEI DETTACHED FROM STRIKING GROUP AND RETURNING HOME WITH 2 DESTROYERS IN CLOSE ESCORT DUTIES.

ENEMY HAVE FLEE AFTER OUR FORCES WERE SPOTTTED BY ENEMY SUBMARINES !

A SURFACE ENGAGEMENT IS NOT HOPED FOR TOMORROW...

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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OCTOBER 6TH, 1942
SOUTHERN SEAS SIT MAP REPORT

FROM: RADM. RENZO TANAKA. BATDIV1 CINC. ABOARD HIJMS YAMATO.
TO: ADM ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC ADVANCED HQ AT MUNDA.
SUBJECT: LUNGA BOMBARDMENT
DATE: OCTOBER 6TH, 1942

AT EARLY MORNING OUR BATTLEWAGONS HAVE BOMBARDMENT ENEMY POSITIONS AT LUNGA TO SOFT BEFORE IJA LANDINGS. 87 ENEMY CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

SUCCESFULL LANDINGS WITH 9TH, 14TH INFANTRY DIVISIONS AND 2 REGIMENTS FROM 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION LANDED. WE HOPE THE LANDINGS OF HEADQUARTER AND SEVERAL SUPPORT UNITS.

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FROM: VADM.CHUICHI NAGUMO, 1ST CARDIV CINC. ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET ADVANCED HEADQUARTER. MUNDA.
SUBJECT: REPORTING SOUTHERN SEA COUNTERSTRIKE.
DATE: OCTOBER 7TH, 1942

HIJMS YAMATO AND HIJMS NAGATO HAVE BOMBED LUNGA FOR SECOND DAY TO SUPPORT OUR LANDINGS. 1ST DIVISION NEAR TO COMPLETE TWO REGIMENTS LANDED. 14TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT 2/3 OF LANDINGS. II ARMY HQ WIL BE LANDED TOMORROW.

AIR SUPPORT HEAVILY REINFORCED WITH 3 IJAAF NEWS KI-44IIA FIGHTERS FLYING MISSIONS OVER OUR SHIPS AT LUNGA POINT.

IJNAF AND HIJMS KAGA DIVE BOMBERS DAITAI HAVE LAUNCHED SEVERAL STRIKES AGAINST USMC POSITIONS AT LUNGA. OTHER STRIKES FROM IJNAF AND IJAAF OVER LUNGA AIRSTRIP. LIGHT DAMAGES OVER ENEMY STRIP (10% DAMAGED REPORTED BY OUR RECON FLIGHTS).

CV SHOKAKU IN ROUTE TO JOIN WITH COMBINED FLEET REPORTED ENEMY UNSUCCESFUL SUB ATTACK. NO HITS OR DAMAGES REPORTED IN OUR CARRIER. SHE WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH COMBINED FLEET MAIN BODY IN TWO DAYS.

ENEMY CARRIERS AWAITED. MORE THAN 400 AIRCRAFTS READY TO LAUNCH A MASSIVE BLOW AGAINST THE ENEMY IF THEY TRY TO FACE OUR LANDINGS. 11ST AIR FLEET WITH NEAR 500 AIRCRAFTS TO SUPPORT OUR ANTISHIPPING OPERATIONS AROUND SOUTHERN SALOMONS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!! IF WE WILL NOT ANNOUNCE A GREAT VICTORY WE WILL AWAIT YOU AT YASUKUNI !

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ENEMY HEAVY LOSSES IN USAAF AIR STRIKES AGAINST COMBINED FLEET.
133 FIGHTERS ON CAP OVER THE FLEET.

SEVERAL STRIKES REPORTED WITH 12 B-17D, 6 B-24D, 6 B-26, 9 B-17....