Waking up the giant! TommyG (Allies) vs Dennishe (Japan)

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 6th 1941:

From: VADM Tsukahara

Emperor,
Our Air Flotilla's are all in place for the next phase of our operations. On the picture the radius of Nell bombers are given from Kendari (21st Air Flotilla), Kuching (22nd Air Flotilla), Rabaul (23rd Air Flotilla), Roi (24th Air Flotilla) and Takao (11th Air Fleet HQ). All Allied shipping within the red circles is within immediate danger of being sunk by a torpedo attack from any of our Nell and Betty bombers.

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 7th 1941:

From: RADM Tashiro, 1st Battle Force, aboard BB Nagato

Emperor,
We have bombarded Lautern Base as you requested. However, the observed APs did not exist or had already left. We are returning to Kendari.

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From: RADM Toda, 21st Air Flotilla, Kendari

Emperor,
Our torpedo bombers have sunk three Allied APs near Banjoerang

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 8th 1941:

From: RADM Toda, 21st Air Flotilla, Kendari

Emperor,
Our torpedo bombers have sunk two more APs near Banjoerang.

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From: CPT Migita, 52nd Naval Guards, Tabitueua

Emperor,
We have taken Tabitueua.

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From: RADM Takenaka, 23rd Air Fotilla, Rabaul

Emperor,
Our scouts have picked up a lot of activity at Horn Island. Port Moresby has been stript of almost all of its units.

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 9th 1941:

From: VADM Tsukahara, 11th Air Fleet, Takao

Emperor,
Units of the 22nd Air Flotilla and the 21st Air Flotilla have attacked Allied Shipping near Soerabaja and sunk at least two AMs and one AKL

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From: COL Kasahara, 9th Infantry Regiment, Lucena

Emperor,
We have taken Lucena, we are very close to Manilla now.

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From: MAJ Watanabe, III/143rd Infantry Battalion, Mergui

Emperor,
We have taken Mergui

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 10th 1941:

From: LGEN Iida, 15th Army, near Moulmein

Emperor,
Our troops have captured Moulmein. We will install a base here and wait for reinforcements before we will move on to Rangoon.

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 11th 1941:

Form: RADM Kurita, Palembang Invasion Cover Force, aboard CA Kumano

Emperor,
We have sunk AP Meijer. Tomorrow we will land at Palembang with the 38th division.

[dennishe]

Messenges to Imperial General HQ, January 12th 1941:

From: CDR Ishikawa, I-15 near Portland Roads

Emperor,
We have sunk AP Poelan Bras.

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From: LGEN Yamashita, 25th Army, near Georgetown

Emperor,
We have taken Georgetown. Banzai!!!!

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From: MGEN Nara, 65th Brigade, Clark Field

Emperor,
We have taken Clark Field. Banzai!!!

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 13th 1941:

From: RADM Toda, 21st Air Flotilla, Kendari

Emperor,
Our torpedobombers have sunk PC Zeeman and AO TAN1.

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From: LGEN Sano, 38th Division, Palembang

Emperor,
We have taken Palembang. The base was abandoned. We have installed an air base immediately and the first sentai fighters are already operating from Palembang. Battleships and cruisers are defending the base from Allied attempts to deny us from the precious oil.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 14th 1941:

From: RADM Kurita, Palembang Invasion Cover Force, aboard CA Kumano

Emperor,
We have sunk CMc Pro Patria as she was trying to escape from Palembang

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From: MGEN Takumi, 56th Infantry Regiment, Temuloh

Emperor,
The Allies have placed a counter attack at Temuloh just as our first units arrived. Are troops could easily counter the attack. We will take the offensive very soon.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 15th 1941:

From: LCDR Ogawa, I-164, near Oosthaven

Emperor,
We have sunk AP Hong Peng.

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From: RADM Matsunaga, 22nd Air Flotilla, Kuching

Emperor,
Our torpedobombers have sunk AP Mount Vernon, AP Joseph T. Dickman, AP Wakefield, AK Clan Alpine and AP Leonard Wood at Tjillitjap base

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From: VADM Naguma, 1st Carrier Strike Force, aboard CV Zuikaku

Emperor,
We have attacked an Allied transport task force at Port Moresby with support of torpedoplanes from Rabaul. We have sunk 4 APs, 1 AK and a DD.

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From: COL Takayama, 20th Infantry Regiment, Balangas

Emperor,
We have taken Balangas. The Allies have surrendered. We are moving to Manilla now.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 16th 1942:

From: RADM Kurita, 2nd Battle Force, aboard CA Kumano near Oosthaven

Emperor,
We have attacked an Allied convoy and sunk at least one destroyer.

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From: LGEN Nishimura, Imperial Guards Division, Taiping

Emperor,
We have taken Taiping

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From: CDR Kamisaka, III/66th Naval Guards, Salamua

Emperor,
We have taken Salamua

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From: CDR Hamano, 1st Independent SNLF Coy, Lae

Emperor,
We have taken Lae

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 17th 1942:

From: RADM Kurita, 2nd Battle Force, aboard CA Kumano near Oosthaven

Emperor,
We have sunk AK Steel Inventor

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From: CPT Naoi, aboard CL Nagara, near Dadjangas

Emperor,
We have sunk two enemy PT boats.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 18th 1942:

From: CPT Naoi, aboard CL Nagara, near Dadjangas

Emperor,
We have sunk AM Penguin

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From: LCDR Ogawa, I-164 near Batavia

Emperor,
We have sunk AKL Beatrice. Troops were on board

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From: COL Ginowa, 24th Infantry Regiment, Makassar

Emperor,
We have landed at Makassar. Tomorrow we will try to take the base

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From: CDR Suda, Takao K-1 flying G4M1 Betty bombers, Rabaul

Emperor,
We have located many Allied troops at Horn Island. At least 18 units are present.

[cookie monster]

And a nice little POW camp appears at Horn Island

[dennishe]

ORIGINAL: cookie monster

And a nice little POW camp appears at Horn Island

Haha. Yes this is definitively an option. First I'm going to bomb it for a couple of weeks or even months and then I will evaluate whether it is necessary to take it. It is an unusualy strategy. I would have send my troops to Portland Roads which you can build up to a very nasty air force bases. I'm not sure how many troops are present at Portland Roads. If it is not a lot I will take it and then the units at Horn Island are screwed. A nice prelude to their fate will be given in the next turn....

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 19th 1942:

From: COL Ginowa, 24th Infantry Regiment, Makassar

Emperor,
We have taken Makassar. The enemy is retreating

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From: VADM Nagumo, 1st Carrier Strike Force, aboard Zuikaku

Emperor,
We have detected a lot of shipping in the Horn Island area. We have lauched attacks accordingly and sunk 1 AM, 3 AKs, 3 AKLs, 2 DDs, 4 APs and a PG. Moroever an Allied Task Force with CA Exeter and CA Louisville is in the area. We have hit the Louisville with a torpedo and several boms. We will strike again tomorrow.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 20th 1942:

From: VADM Nagumo, 1st Carrier Strike Force, aboard Zuikaku

Emperor,
We have sunk two more AMs. All Allied shipping in the area has retreated. We were attacked by A-24 Banshee's and P-40Es. We will bombard their base at Horn Island tomorrow. Also torpedo bombers from Rabaul will join in the action.

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From: COL Kasahara, 9th Infantry Regiment, Manilla

Emperor,
We have taken Manilla. Banzai!!!!!

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 21st 1942:

From: VADM Nagumo, 1st Carrier Strike Force, aboard Zuikaku

Emperor,
As our troops have taken the abondoned base of Port Moresby we have carried out an air strike on Horn Island from a relative far distance that is outside the radius of the P40Es. Consequently our Kates and Vals were carrying light bombs. We have spotted an Australian Task Force in port with CA Canberra, CL Perth, DD Vendetta and DD Wipple. They all were heavily damaged. We are turning back to Rabaul now to refuel. Then we will come back, take Terapo and destroy the Allied resistance at Horn Island.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 22nd 1942:

From: RADM Takagi, 3rd Carrier Strike Force, aboard CVL Ryujo

Emperor,
We have sunk AO Pecos near Mirri. She was trying to escape from Manilla, which has been captured by our troops very recently.

[dennishe]

Messages to Imperial General HQ, January 23rd 1942:

From: LGEN Honma, 14th Army, Clark Field

Emperor,
Our troops have taken Iba. We are now in control of all of Luzon except for Bataan, where most Allied troops have retreated to. It will take some time to smoke them out.