Fight to Death !. Walloc (Allied) vs Fletcher (Jap). No Walloc Please.

[Fletcher]

FROM : RADM MATSUYAMA, HEAVY COVER FORCE. TARAKAN EXPEDITIONARY FLEET. ABOARD HIJMS MUTSU.
TO: ADM YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS ISLAND.
SUBJECT: TARAKAN LANDINGS.
DATE: DEC 26TH 1941.

THIS EARLY MORNING WITH CLOSE SUPPORT OF 3 DESTROYERS, OUR TRANSPORT SHIPS HAVE BEGAN TO LANDINGS OPERATIONS OFFSHORE TARAKAN.
TOMORROW WE WILL SUPPORT WITH HEAVY FIRE THE PLANNED GROUND ATTACK BY 65TH INFANTRY BRIGADE.
ONE ENEMY COASTAL GUN RESPONDS TO OUR LANDING, GET 1 HIT ON XAK AZUMASAN MARU.
HIJMS NATORI WITH ONE DD DETACHED TO ANTI-PT BOAT OPERATIONS IN THE NEARBY AREA.
CLOSE AIR SUPPORT FROM HIJMS SORYU.
HIJMS HIRYU REPORTED WILL DEPARTURE FROM BABELDAOB AT ONCE AFTER URGENT REPAIRS TO JOIN TO MAIN BODY INMEDIATLY.
WE WAIT TARAKAN WILL BE IN OUR HANDS TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: MGEN KIMURA. KIMURA DET. 33 INFANTRY REGIMENT. 48TH INFANTRY DIVISION. MANILA.
TO: LGEN. HOMMA. XIV ARMY HQ. LUZON
SUBJECT: MANILA FALLS!
DATE: DEC 26TH 1941.

TODAY, WE LAUNCHED A PROBE ATTACK OVER ENEMY DEFENSES OF MANILA, AND ENEMY INMEDIATLY SURRENDER. MANILA FALLS IN OUR HANDS. REPEAT, MANILA FALLS IN OUR HANDS. WE WILL PROCEED TO JOIN TO XIV ARMY MAIN BODY AT ONCE TO DESTROY ENEMY FORCES AT BATAAN. MANILA WILL BE GARRISONED BY IJN SNLFs.
ALL PRISIONERS HANGED BY WAR CRIMES AGAINST PHILIPPINO PEOPLE.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS.
TO : ADM. NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY STAFF. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIT MAP REPORT. TARAKAN LANDINGS.
DATE: DEC 26TH 1941.

I AM PROUD TO SEND THE SITUATION MAP REPORT FROM TARAKAN AFTER OUR FIRST LANDINGS AT THIS ENEMY BASE.
ENEMY DEPLOYED SEVERAL PT BOATS DIVISIONS IN THE AREA, BUT 3 OF THEM HAVE BEEN SUNK. REST OF THEM HEADING SOUTH WEST PROBABLY TO BALIKPAPAN. WE WILL TAKE MEASSURES TO AVOID INTERFERECES IN OUR LANDING ACTIVITIES.
RADM. YAMAGUCHI WITH FLAG IN HIJMS HIRYU WILL JOIN TO MAIN BODY AT SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER URGENT REPAIRS AT BABELDAOB. AIR COMBAT GROUP REFFITED.

TARAKAN WILL FALLS SOON, REARADMIRAL MATSUYAMA REPORTED.
23RD AIR FLOTILLA DEPLOYED AT CAGAYAN SUPPORTING NAVAL OPS.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

[Swenslim]

I hate this PT boats, you did good job

[Fletcher]

Hi Swenslim... I hate too !.. I will follow with this task, Allied player has 2 more PT (Balikpapan / Samarinda).. I wait to destroy all of them before landings.

[Fletcher]

FROM : RADM MATSUYAMA, HEAVY COVER FORCE. TARAKAN EXPEDITIONARY FLEET. ABOARD HIJMS MUTSU.
TO: ADM YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS ISLAND.
SUBJECT: TARAKAN LANDINGS.
DATE: DEC 27TH 1941.

TODAY WE STRIKE TARAKAN TO SUPPORT LANDING OPERATIONS AND GROUND COMBAT TO CAPTURE TARAKAN. BB MUTSU AND BB NAGATO FIRES WITH MAIN BATTERIES AGAINST ENEMY POSITIONS.
AFTER IT 65TH BRIGADE LAUNCH A SHOCK ATTACK AND CAPTURE TARAKAN.
TARAKAN FALLS !
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN. SUGAWARA. 3rd AIR DIVISION HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
TO: GEN. TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU.
SUBJECT: JOHORE BAHRU STRIKE.
DATE: Dec 27th 1941.

This morning we launched an airfield attack against enemy airfield at Johore Bahru (50,83). Under Moderate rain, 31 Ki-21 and 27 Ki-48 escorted by 44 Ki-43 meet enemy CAP over Johore skies. 13 Buffalos engages with our fighters. Our pilots report 1 buffalo downed but our inteligence services reporting 10 of them. We lost 1 Ki-43 Hayabusa. The enemy airfield was severely damage with 14 aribase hits, 6 airbase supply hits, and 58 runaway hits.
We will follow our agressive campaign against enemy AFs at Malaya to get air supperiority as soon as possible.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN IWAMATSU, I ARMY HQ.
TO: GEN OKAMURA, NORTH CHINA AREA ARMY.
SUBJECT: COMBAT REPORT.
DATE: DEC 27TH 1941.

TODAY WE LAUNCH A SHOCK ATTACK AGAINST ENEMY POSITIONS IN THE RAILROAD FROM TAIYUAN TO SIAN NEARBY AREA, 88,41. WITH 602 IJA CASUALTIES REPORTED THE ENEMY LOST 8.513 MEN AND 15 GUNS LOST. A HEAVY CHINESE DEFEAT. ALL ENEMY UNITS RETREATING. IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ENEMY UNITS: 43RD, 34TH, 33RD, 61ST CHINESE CORPS AND 7TH AND 8TH GROUP ARMIES HQ.

WE WILL FOLLOWING WITH OUR OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS, AWAITING HEAVY ARTILLERY TRAIN.

AIR CLOSE SUPPORT REQUESTED.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: LGEN YAMASHITA. XXV ARMY HQ.
TO: GEN TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU. MALAYA
SUBJECT: COMBAT REPORT
DATE: DEC 27TH 1941.

TODAY OUR FORWARD ELEMENTS LAUNCH A SHOCK ATTACK AGAINST 8TH INDIAN BRIGADE POSITIONS LOSSING 10 MEN AGAINST 927 ENEMY CASUALTIES REPORTED. THE ENEMY LOST 4 GUNS TOO. ALLIED UNIT RETREATING TO TEMULOH. WE WILL MARCH TO THIS BASE AT ONCE. THE MAIN BODY OF XXV ARMY WILL LAUNCH A OFFENSIVE AGAINST TAIPING TOMORROW OR DAY AFTER TOMORROW. WE WILL WAIT GEORGETOWN FALLS SOON -91st SNLF unit-.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM CHUICHI NAGUMO, KIDO BUTAI CO. OFFSHORE PORT MORESBY.
TO: ADM YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS IS.
SUBJECT: PORT MORESBY LANDINGS.
DATE: DEC 27TH 1941

I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY, EARLY MORNING, WE BEGAN TO LANDINGS WITH 4TH DIVISION LIKE FORWARD AND SHOCK ELEMENT TO CAPTURE PORT MORESBY. ENEMY UNITS IDENTIFIED :

LARK BATALLON
13 RAAF BASE FORCE
A, B AND D / NG RIFLES
A COY / 49 AUSSIE BN
PORT MORESBY BRIGADE
49TH AUSSIE BN
15TH RAAF BASE FORCE
HONR ISLAND DET.

WE WILL LAUNCH A HEAVY BOMBARDMENT WITH OUR BATTLESHIPS, THEN KIDO BUTAI DIVE BOMBERS WILL STRIKE THE ENEMY POSITIONS AND FINALLY OUR 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION WILL LAUNCH A SHOCK ATTACK TO CAPTURE THIS CAPITAL BASE.
OUR COMBAT AIR PATROL REPORTS 22 PBY4, 2 S23 EMPIRE AND 2 CATALINA I INTERCEPTED AND DOWNED IN THE PORT MORESBY SKYES. PROBABLY THE AIR BRIDGE FROM AUSTRALIA MAINLAND WITH TROUPS AND SUPPLIES.

WE WILL WAIT TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW PORT MORESBY AND MILNE BAY FALLS IN OUR HANDS.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
TO: GEN TOJO, IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT:SIT MAP REPORT. CHINA MAIN OPERATIONS
DATE: DEC 27TH 1941

URGENT / EYES ONLY / TOP SECRET.

ARROWS WITH THE MAIN EFFORT OF OUR TROOPS TO ENGAGE ENEMY TO RELIEVE ICHANG AND OPEN THE ROUTE TO OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS AGAINST SIAM AND NANYANG.
I AND XIII ARMY COMPROMISED. AFTER ICHANG RELIEVE, WE WILL WAIT FOR THE MAIN ARTILLERY TRAIN TO BEGIN OFFENSIVES OPS. IN THIS AREA.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR
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[Fletcher]

HOME ISLAND CONVOY SYSTEM MAP REPORT.

[Fletcher]

WAR PROGRESS UPDATE. Dec 27th 1941

[Swenslim]

I recomend you to leave Ichang, it has absolutly no value for Japan, but makes you forces vulnerable from flanking attack from Naniang. He can mass there 60000-90000 troops and cut you off. So better to retreat to the forest hex behind river.

[Swenslim]

It would be interesting to know how your conquest of Port Moresby has past. You took a hole division for this mission, in my games I plan to use Hori regiment, Guards brigade and 1 Maizuru battalion, I think that, with help of 54 Bettys and 45 Zeroes at Rabaul +  4 CV's will be enough.

[Fletcher]

Thanks for the advice. but after the relieve and the retreat of chinese forces, I think its good idea to hold on Ichang with 15-16 chinese units trying to capture it.
In the south I capture Chusiehn and Wuchow will falls tomorrow. My main offensive operations in china at this moment is in the north area, Sian-Nanyang. Of course, I take your advice seriously, but chinese force have suffer serioruly defeats in this area (with near 190.000 chinese troops) and retreating. 3 Enemy corps were defeated in the road to Hankow by the relieve force, and 4 Arty Units will arrive to Ichang tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I will wait the chinese next movement in the area.
Thanks a lot for your comments, wellcomed.
Kind regards.
Fletcher

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: Swenslim

It would be interesting to know how your conquest of Port Moresby has past. You took a hole division for this mission, in my games I plan to use Hori regiment, Guards brigade and 1 Maizuru battalion, I think that, with help of 54 Bettys and 45 Zeroes at Rabaul +  4 CV's will be enough.

At the date, Dec 27th 1941, the 4th infantry division landing at Port Moresby, with 423 AV I think is enough to overwhelming the enemy positions (10 units identified). Port Moresby is capital for my planned defensive perimeter. Port Moresby have not fallen in my hands yet, but probably will falls tomorrow. 4 CV (KB) with 4 BB (2nd and 3rd BatDiv) with 8th Fleet Cruiser Force (Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka, Kako), all of them heavily escorted by DDs support the landings.
KB CAP downed near 30 transport aircrafts flying to Port Moresby from Australia mainland.
I could not risk my main operations with less forces. I ever remember my times like AFB and radio reports could be very dangerous for the japanese. If enemy would try to defend PM with his Carrier Force, I must to protect my AmphGroups with KB. After the landings end and PM falls, all carriers will back to Truk for refit and rearm for the next main operation.
23rd Air Flotilla deployed at Cagayan will be embarked to head to Ambon (when falls, of course), 21st Air Flotilla will landing at Tarakan to support naval/ground ops in South Borneo. 24th Air Flotilla at Truk, would be send to PM like main base. 22nd Air Flotilla awaiting embarked at Saigon to head to Kuching to support Sumatra landings, but this must to wait to air supperiority over Singapore/Malaya skies.
Any advise or comment wellcomed
thanks for the questions and comments Swenslim.
Best Regards.
Fletcher

[Fletcher]

CONVOY SYSTEM UPDATE 1/4
DEC 29TH 1941

[Fletcher]

convoy system update 2/4
Dec 29th 1941

[Fletcher]

convoy system updated 3/4
Dec 29th 1941