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looks good. i like your planned offensive in china at sian.. approaching from the clear east side where he will have trouble delaying you and also perhaps give you the chance to cut off his units

Hello krupp_88mm
Thanks for your visit and your comments
We´ll can see in a few weeks the outcome of this, but it was seriously planned. I´ll try to capture Siam (the main effort) but enclose all chinese units in the Chengchow-Loyang area too. It´s a big operation for this theatre but could be worthly. Nanyang is a target too, but easer when chengchow-Loyang area will be secured by Imperial Army.
Best wishes.
Fletcher

FROM: GEN. TOJO. IGHQ. TOKYO
TO: MARQUIS KIDO. PRIVATE SEAL LORD KEEPER. IMPERIAL PALACE. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SAIGON / BANGKOK FACTORIES UPGRADE
DATE: DEC 31TH 1941.

WE HAVE TAKEN A DECISION WITH SAIGON/BANGKOK FACTORIES TO EXPAND IN 40 MORE HEAVY INDUSTRIES AT BANGKOK AND 20 MORE HEAVY INDUSTRIES AT SAIGON. MEASURES TO PROTECT OIL TRAFFIC TO THESE PORTS MUST BE IMPLEMENTED AT ONCE BY SOUTHERN FLEET HEADQUEARTERS UNDER VADM OZAWA (ASW-CONVOY SYSTEM COMMANDER).
A MARITIME LINK BETWEEN MIRI TO BANGKOK WILL BE ATTEND BY ONE TANKER. ORDERS WILL BE SEND AT ONCE.
66.000 TONS OF SUPPLIES WILL BE COMPROMISED IN THIS EXPANSION PROJECT IN THE NEXT 40 DAYS.

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FROM: VADM OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. CAMRANH BAY. INDOCHINA.
TO: VADM KONDO. 2nd FLEET HQ. HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: XAP URAL MARU SUNK
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942.

INCOMED DISASTER SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED FROM XAP URAL MARU NEAR KUCHING (AT 58,87), OUR AP WAS ATTACKED BY ENEMY SUBMARINE IDENTIFIED LIKE DUTCH O-19. OUR SHIP SUNK WILL HEAVY CASUALTIES (JAAF UNIT ABOARD WITH ORDERS TO UNLOAD AT KUCHING).
DISPATCH ASW ASSETS IN YOUR AREA TO AVOID INTERFERENCES IN OUR LANDINGS. MAXIMUM PRIORITY.

FROM: RADM NAGANO, HEAVY COVER FORCE, ABOARD HIJMS HARUNA, offshore Kuching
TO: VADM KONDO. 2nd FLEET HQ, HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: KUCHING LANDING SUPPORTED
DATE: DEC 31TH 1941.

FOLLOWING YOUR ORDERS, THIS EARLY MORNING OUR BATTLE WAGONS BEGAN TO STRIKE ENEMY POSITIONS AT KUCHING. BB HARUNA AND BB KONGO SUPPORTED BY CA ATAGO AND CA TAKAO HAVE BOMBARDMENT ENEMY POSITIONS (SARAWAK BF). 140 BRITISH CASUALTIES REPORTED WITH DAMAGE IN AIRBASE (5 HITS), AIRBASE SUPPLY (4 HITS), RUNAWAY (23 HITS), PORT (7 HITS) AND PORT FUEL (2 HITS).
AT AFTERNOON OUR BATTELSHIPS BOMBARDMENT FOR A SECOND TIME ENEMY POSITIONS REPORTING 102 ENEMY CASUALTIES AND HITS ON ARIBASE, RUNAWAY, SUPPLY DUMPS AND PORT.

WE WILL DETACH UNITS FOR ASW DUTIES AFTER ENEMY SUBMARINE REPORTED IN THE AREA. VADM KURITA HAS BEEN REPORTED OF THIS ENEMY ACTIVITIES TO TAKE MEASSURES FOR THE INDIRECT NAVAL ACTION SUPPORT GROUP.

TOMORROW WE WILL REASSIGN OUR SHIPS TO SURFACE COMBAT MISSION. I WAIT KUCHING WILL BE IN OUR HANDS TOMORROW.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR!!

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FROM: CDR SETO N., CONVOY 76 CO. ABOARD XAKL BOKO MARU, IN TRANSIT TO NAHA (OKINAWA)
TO: VADM OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. ASW-CONVOY SYSTEM COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY. INDOCHINA.
SUBJECT: XAKL TOTEN MARU SUNK
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942.

TODAY AT EARLY MORNING WE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED IN OUR TRANSIT BACK TO NAHA BY ENEMY SUBMARINE. AT FIRST XAKL TOTEN MARU AVOID HITS FROM 6 LAUNCHED TORPEDOES BY ENEMY SUBMARINE (IDENTIFIED LIKE SS THRESHER). IN A SECOND ATTACK, THE ENEMY SUBMARINE LAUNCHED ANOTHER 6 TORPEDOES AND GET 1 HIT ON TOTEN MARU. WE TRANSIT UNESCORTED AND I GET TO KEEP AWAY MY OWN SHIP -XAKL BOKO MARU-. I AM STEEMING FAST TO NAHA PORT.

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FROM: VADM OZAWA. ASW COMMAND. SOUTHERN FLEET. CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM NAGANO. IMPERIAL NAVY STAFF. TOKYO.
ACKNOWLEDGE: ADM YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB.PALAOS
SUBJECT: ASW ASSETS REPORTS IN METROPOLI NAVAL AREA.
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942.

TODAY, I HAVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING REPORTS FROM OUR ASW ASSETS IN METROPOLITAN WATERS:

1.- NEAR IZU OSHIMA, SC CH-26 SPOT ENEMY SUBMARINE AT SURFACE, IDENTIFIED LIKE SS CUTTLEFISH. ENEMY DIVED DEEP AND OUR SUBCHASSER HAVE FAILED TO FIND SUBMARINE.
2.- NEAR TOKARA RETTO (99,63), PB TAKUNAN MARU#8 AND PB YOHONUI MARU HAVE ATTACKED ENEMY SUBMARINE IDENTIFIED LIKE SS PERMIT. SEVERAL DEPTH CHARGES THROWED. NO HITS OR NEAR MISS REPORTED.
3.- H6K4 MAVIS FROM SASEBO KU T-2 FLYING NAVAL SEARCH MISION REPORTED A SUBMARINE NEAR TSUSHIMA IDENTIFIED LIKE A CACHALOT CLASS. REPORTED HIT !!.
4.- SEVERAL B5N1 FROM YOKOSUKA KU K-2 REPORTED AN ENEMY SUBMARINE AT 113,62 (IDENTIFIED LATER LIKE S-18 ELECTRIC BOAT. THIS SUBMARINE WAS ATTACKED BUT NO HIT WAS REPORTED.

THE FOLLOWING URGENT MEASSURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT OUR INNER MARITIME LINKS:

A)FROM TOKYO NAVAL STATION, 3 CMc (TOSHIMA, NINOSHIMA, WASHIZAKI) WILL DEPARTURE TOMORROW EARLY MORNING TO MINELAY IZU-OSHIMA WATERS. THERE SEVERAL SUBMARINE SIGHTING REPORTS INCOME.

B)SUBCHASSER SC-26 WILL RUN FAST TO IZU-OSHIMA FROM 80 NM SOUTHWEST TO SEARCH ENEMY SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES. ORDERS SENT TO LT KOJIMA (SC-26 CO).

C)KAGOSHIMA ASW DIVISION (SUBCHASSERS CHA-1, CHA-9, CHA-13 AND CHA-21) ESCORTING A CONVOY NEAR KOBE, WILL BE SENT TO IZU-OSHIMA WATERS TO PATROL THIS AREA SEARCHING ENEMY SUBMARINES. ORDERS SENT TO LT.KAMIHIRA (SUBCHASSER DIV CO.)

D)ACM ASAHI MARU #2 WILL DEPARTURE TOMORROW MORNING IN MINELAY MISSION TO MINE TANEGASHIMA WATERS TO PROTECT WATERS NEARBY WESTERN PORTS. ORDERS SENT TO LCDR INUI AT KURE NAVAL ARSENAL.

E)ACM MEJIMA MARU WILL DEPARTURE FROM KURE NAVAL ARSENAL TO YAKUSHIMA TO MINELAY THIS WATERS. ORDERS SENT TO LCDR TAMAI.

F)PB TAKUNAN MARU #8 AND PB YONONUI MARU PATROL MARITIME LINKS BETWEEN OKINAWA AND KAGOSHIMA NEARBY WATERS.

G)ORDERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO LCDR MORIOKA, 1ST KU K-1 DAITAI AT NAHA (OKINAWA) TO TAKE OFF WITH 10 G3M2 TOMORROW MORNING AND PATROL IN ASW DUTY AN AREA ABOUT 200 NM LONG AWAY.

H)KAGOSHIMA SUBCHASSER DIVISION (CHA-8, CHA-20) UNDER LT OKANO HAVE BEEN ORDERER TO RUN FAST TO NORTHEAST TO SEARCH AND DESTROY THE ENEMY SUBMARINE IDENTIFIED NEARBY TSUSHIMA STRAITS.

I)ORDERS WILL BE SENT TO 3RD NAVAL BASE DISTRICT TO REASSIGN ASW ASSETS TO METROPOLITAN WATER.

FROM: CAPT KOTANI, CL SENDAI CO. KUANTAN AMPHIGROUP. OFFSHORE KUANTAN.
TO: VADM KONDO. 2nd FLEET HQ. HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: KUANTAN LANDINGS
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942


TODAY WE HAVE BOMBARDMENT ENEMY POSITIONS AT KUANTAN TO SUPPORT OUR LANDINGS. CL SENDAI AND SEVERAL MINOR SHIPS (TB) HAVE STRIKE ENEMY BEFORE OUR TROOPS BEGAN TO LAND AT BEACHES.

TB CHIDORI HAVE FIRING AT ENEMY TROOPS WHEN DEFENSIVE GUNS FIRE AT APPROACHING TROOPS IN LANDING CRAFTS. 12 ENEMY CASUALTIES REPORTED.

ONE TYPE 97 TANKETTE ACCIDENTALY LOST DURING UNLOAD OF 2ND RECCE REGIMENT.

CL SENDAI -MY OWN SHIP- FIRED OVER ENEMY 1ST ISF BASE.

WE WAIT TOMORROW KUANTAN WILL BE IN OUR HANDS.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!!
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FROM: VADM KONDO. 2ND FLEET HQ. N.E.I. NAVAL OPERATIONS COMMANDER. HONG KONG.
TO: VADM OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. ASW COMMAND.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SUBMARINES REPORTED.
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942

HEAVY SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES IN OUR OPERATIONS AREAS.

-NEAR KUCHING AT 58,87 DUTCH COASTAL SUBMARINE SS KXVII BOTTOMING OUT AND ESCAPES AT OUR DETECTION.
-SS O-19 SUNK OUR XAP URAL MARU, IN TRANSIT TO KUCHING WITH SUPPORT TROOPS. SUNK WITH ALL HANDS.
-AT 58,88 THE SS K-XVII WAS SPOTTED BY DMS W-11 AND ENEMY SUBMARINE BOTOMING OUT AND OUR DMS FAILED TO FIND SUB AND MUS TO ABANDONS SEARCHING OPS.
-IN THE SAME POSITION (58,88) DMS W-16 TRIED TO FIND SS KXVII UNSUCCESFULLY.
-AT JOLO, DD NATSUGUMO AND DD YAMAKAZE IN ASW PATROL WERE ATTACKED BY ENEMY SS (IDENTIFIED LIKE SS-PERCH) AT 72,93. ENEMY LAUNCHED 2 TORPEDOES AND DIVED DEPTH. OUR RETALIATON UNSUCCESFULLY.
-AMc Wa-14 FAILED TO FIND ENEMY SUB NEAR KUCHING (58-88)...THE SAME DUTCH, S-KXVII
-NEAR TAWI-TAWI, DD INAZUMA ATTACKED ENEMY SUBMERGED SUB (IDENTIFIED LIKE S-39). NO HITS REPORTED NEITHER NEAR MISSES.


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FROM: LGEN TERAMOTO. 2ND AIR DIVISION . JEHOL. MACHUKUO.
TO: GEN. HATA. CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY HQ.
SUBJECT: AIR SUPPORT TO CHINA NORTH OFFENSIVE
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942

TODAY, 64 KI-21-IIA AND 27 KI-48-IB FROM 7TH, 58TH, 61TH AND 2089TH SENTAIS HAVE STRIKES HARDLY ENEMY POSITIONS AT TSIAOTSO (88,42) TO SUPPORT GROUND OFFENSIVE IN THIS AREA.

KI-21 PAYLOAD : 2 X 250 KG GP BOMBS.
KI-48 PAYLOAD : 2 X 100 KG GP BOMBS.

ONE ENEMY FIGHTER WAS MEET IN THIS RAID. IT WAS A I-15-III.

NO IJA LOSSES. OUR PILOTS REPORTING 230 ENEMY CASUALTIES WITH 2 GUN LOST.

WE WILL FOLLOW WITH OUR AIR ATTACKS UNTIL RECEIVE INCOMING ORDERS TO STOP.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!
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FROM: VADM KONDO, 2nd FLEET HQ, HONG KONG.
TO: ADM YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ, BABELDAOB.
SUBJECT: FUBUKI UPGRADES
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942

UPGRADE REPORT FUBUKI DESTROYER CLASS AT HONG KONG SHIPYARD.

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FROM: GEN. TERAUCHI. SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. KOTA BAHRU. MALAYA.
TO: GEN. TOJO. IMPERIAL WAR COUNCIL. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: MALAYA CAMPAIGN.
DATE: JAN 1ST 1942

SIT MAP REPORT FROM MALAYA. I CAN ANNOUNCE THAT TOMORROW KUANTAN, TEMULOH AND KUALA LUMPUR WILL BE IN OUR HANDS. OUR ADVANCED GUARDS WITH TANK ELEMENTS WILL CAPTURE BY SHOCK ATTACK KUALA LUMPUR. THE 2ND DIVISION BULK HAS LANDING AT KUANTAN AND WILL CAPTURE TOMORROW, I WAIT. INFANTRY ADVANCED ELEMENTS OF XXV ARMY WILL CAPTURE TEMULOH. HEAVY AIR COVER SUPPORT TO KUANTAN OPS AND SEVERAL KI-43 HAYABUSA DAITAIS WILL BE AT CAP OVER OUR LANDING SHIPS.

AT NORTH BORNEO, VADM KONDO REPORTS THAT KUCHING WILL FALLS TOMORROW IN OUR HANDS, AND ALL WILL BE READY TO REPAIR AT ONCE AIR FACILITIES TO 22nd AIR FLOTILLA UNITS.

Check your Frank research, in my games plant repairing almost 0,5 point every turn ! NE turbojet repairs 1 point every turn, i think I gonna build 50 point plant and 50 K-201 Karuy and get him at first months of 45 ! [:D][X(][:D]

Hello Swenslim.
Thanks for the advise. It is a must. I will reestructure all R&D aircraft production, but I ´ll need a deep study about it .
Best wishes.
Fletcher

CHINA EXPEDITIONARY AND KWANGTUNG ARMIES LOGISTIC UPDATE.
JAN 2ND 1942.

FROM: RADM MATSUYAMA. HEAVY COVER BALIKPAPAN. ABOARD HIJMS MUTSU.
TO: ADM. YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. BABELDAOB. PALAOS.
SUBJECT: CLOSE SUPPORT TO LANDINGS AT BALIKPAPAN.
DATE: JAN 2ND 1942.

THIS MORNING EARLY OUR BATTLESHIPS OPENED FIRE AGAINST ENEMY POSITIONS AT BALIKPAPAN. BB MUTSU AND BB NAGATO HAVE STROKE BALIKPAPAN PORT FACILITIES AND CL NAGARA FIRED AGAINST VI KNIL BN POSITIONS.

CS CHITOSE HIT A MINE OFF BALIKPAPAN AND WILL RETURN TO TARAKAN FOR URGENT REPAIRS BEFORE HEADING HONG KONG TO SHIPYARD (25 FLOAT DAMAGE AND 13 SYSTEM DAMAGE).

TOMORROW THE 21ST MIXED BRIGADE WILL LAUNCH A MASSIVE SHOCK ATTACK AGAINST ENEMY POSITIONS TO CAPTURE BALIKPAPAN AND OIL FIELDS.

THE SACRED LIQUID GOLD WILL BE KEEP IN THE EMPIRE HANDS FOREVER AND THE EVIL ROOT WILL BE PULL OUT.


LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!!
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FROM: CDR OKANO. I-170 CO.
TO: VADM SHIMIZU. 6TH FLEET HQ. KWAJALEIN. PALAOS.
SUBJECT: I-170 RETURNING TO PORT.
DATE: JAN 2ND 1942.

THIS EARLY MORNING WE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED TWO TIMES BY ENEMY AMs SHIPS NEAR TO NOUMEA PORT. IN THE FIRST ONE, AM MATAI LAUNCH SEVERAL DEPTH CHARGES, AND WE WAS HIT BY NEAR MISSES 6 TIMES. IN THE SECOND ASW ATTACK BY ENEMY AM MURITAI WE WAS HIT BY NEAR MISSES 9 TIMES.

DAMAGE REPORTING:
-3 CREWMEN DIED, 5 MORE INJURED.
-38 SYSTEM DAMAGE (NO MAYOR SYSTEM DAMAGE)
-28 FLOOD DAMAGE (9 MAYOR SYSTEM DAMAGE)
-WE CAN GET 11 KNOTS.

I AM RETURNING TO BASE, HEADING NORTH TO TRUK FOR URGENT REPAIRS.

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FROM: RADM. YAMAGUCHI. CINCCARDIV5. ABOARD HIJMS HIRYU. TRUK.
TO: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO. KIDO BUTAI CINC. ABOARD HIJMS AKAGI. AT SEA.
SUBJECT: URGENT REPAIRS ABOARD HIJMS SHOKAKU AND HIJMS ZUIKAKU.
DATE: JAN 2ND 1942.

5TH CARDIV CARRIERS WILL BE ABOUT A WEEK AT TRUK FOR URGENT REPAIRS, AND REFFIT. WHEN READY, 5TH CARDIV WILL DEPARTURE INMEDIATLY TO JOIN WITH MAIN BODY.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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FROM: LT KAWAKAMI. SUBCHASSER SC-25.
TO: VADM OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. ASW COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY.
SUBJECT: SS PERMIT LOCATED AND ATTACKED.
DATE: JAN 2ND 1942

FOLLOWING YOUR DIRECT ORDERS I PROCEED WITH MY SHIP TO LOCATE ENEMY SUBMARINE DETECTED BY AERIAL SEARCH PATROL AT TOKARA RETTO (99,63). WE LAUNCHED SEVERAL DEPTH CHARGES BUT NO HITS CAN BE CONFIRMED.
WE HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO ASW PATROL DIVISION WITH SC CHA-10 AND SC CHA-22 TO GO ON WITH SEARCHING ENEMY SUBMARINE IN THE NEARBY AREA.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!
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FROM: LT MINAMI. 14TH GUNBOAT DIV CO (PROVISIONAL). AT SEA.
TO: VADM OZAWA. SOUTHERN FLEET HQ. ASW COMMAND. CAMRANH BAY.
SUBJECT: SS TUNA DETECTED AND ATTACKED.

THIS MORNING, E KIKU (LT FUJITA) LOCATED AND ATTACK ENEMY SUBMARINE NEAR TANEGASHIMA (101,63). SEVERAL DEPTH CHARGES THROUGHT BUT NO HITS WERE REPORTED.
WE MUST TO ABANDONS SEARCH FOR SUB TO CONTINUE WITH OUR ESCORT DUTIES WITH CONVOY 93 HEADING TO TOKYO.
E KIKU AT 60% ASW AMMO.

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