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FROM: LCDR YAMAGATA. CHITOSE KU K-1. 24TH AIR FLOTILLA
TO: RADM GOTO. 4TH AIR FLOTILLA HQ. RABAUL. BISMARCKS.
SUBJECT: STRATEGIC BOMBING.
DATE: JAN 16TH 1942

FOLLOWING YOUR FORMER ORDERS WE TAKE OFF THIS MORNING FROM PORT MORESBY AF TO ATTACK ENEMY FACTORIES AT CAIRNS.
OUR PAYLOAD WERE 2 X 250 SAP BOMBS AND 4 X 60 KGS GP BOMBS BY AIRCRAFT.
WE ATTACKED UNDER SEVERE STORM AND BOMBING AT 5.000 FEET.
WE CAN REPORT 3 RESOURCE HITS, BUT INTELLIGENCE AIR SERVICE AT PORT MORESBY REPORTING 10 HITS !!!
WE WILL FOLLOW WITH OUR TERROR CAMPAIGN UNTIL CAIRNS RETURN TO STONE AGE.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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FROM: RADM MATSUNAGA. 22ND AIR FLOTILLA HQ. BORNEO.
TO: VADM. TSUKAHARA. 11ST AIR FLEET HQ. TAKAO. FORMOSA
SUBJECT: PALEMBANG ENEMY POSITIONS BOMBED.
DATE: JAN 16TH 1942


THIS MORNING 36 G3M2 FROM BIHORO KU K-1 AND GENZAN KU K-1 STRIKE AT 10,000 FEET ENEMY GROUND POSITIONS AT PALEMBANG.
63 ENEMY CASUALTIES REPORTED FROM ZUID KNIL BN, SO.SUMATRA GARRISON BN AND PALEMBANG BASE FORCE.
LIGHT RAIN OVER PALEMBANG.

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FROM: LCDR AIOI. RYUJO-1 DAITAI. ABOARD HIJMS RYUJO.
TO: VADM KUSAKA. CARDIV4 CO. ABOARD HIJMS RYUJO.
SUBJECT: 1ST ENEMY WAVE.
DATE: JAN 16TH 1942.

UNDER LIGHT RAIN, OUR AIRCRAFT DETECTED ENEMY AIRCRAFTS APROACHING OUR SHIPS OFF PALEMBANG. 26 DUTCH 139WH-3 LEVEL BOMBERS UNESCORTED AT 6,000 FEET WERE INTERCEPTED BY OUR AIRCRAFTS AND HOSHO-1 DAITAI (9 A6M2).
WE CAN CONFIRM 7 ENEMY BOMBERS DESTROYED WITH SEVERAL MORE DAMAGED FLEEING TO SOUTHWEST.
ONLY ONE BOMBER LAUNCHED BOMBS AGAINST CA MAYA UNSUCCESFULLY.
THE FIRST ENEMY WAVE WAS DESTROYED WITHOUT PROBLEMS FOR US.
A SECOND WAVE WITH 9 LEVEL BOMBERS WAS SPOTTED LATER BUT 5 ENEMY AIRCRAFTS WERE DOWNED BY OUR AIRCRAFTS WITH NO BOMBS LAUNCHED AGAINST OUR SHIPS.

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !
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FROM: RADM KUSAKA. CARDIV 4 CO. ABOARD HIJMS RYUJO. OFF PALEMBANG.
TO: ADM. YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. PALAOS.
SUBJECT: HEAVY ENEMY AIR ATTACKS OVER FLEET.
DATE: JAN 16TH 1942

THE ENEMY LAUNCHED A MASSIVE STRUGGLE AGAINST US, WITH 74 AIRCRAFTS FLYING OVER US TRYING TO BOMB OUR SHIPS.
1ST AND 2ND WAVE WITH BOMBERS UNESCORTED WERE EASILY DESTROYED BY OUR CAP.
3RD WAVE WITH 8 LEVEL BOMBERS UNESCORTED LAUNCH AN ATTACK OVER CL KITAKAMI, BUT 3 ENEMY AC WERE DOWNED BY OUR AIRCRAFTS AND ONLY 3 AC LAUNCHED BOMBS AGAINST OUR SHIP UNSUCCESUFULLY.
4TH WAVE WITH 19 DUTCH LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 12 B-339D MEET WITH OUR CAP (30 A6M2 FROM HIJMS HOSHO-HIJMS RYUJO). 8 ENEMY FIGHTERS AND 1 BOMBER WERE DOWNED BY OUR AIRCRAFTS WITH ONLY 1 A6M2 LOST.
11 ENEMY BOMBERS ATTACKED HIJMS RYUJO BOMBING FROM 6,000 FEET UNSUCCESFULLY.
A GREAT VICTORY ! OUR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE REPORT 35 ENEMY BOMBERS AND 8 B-339 DOWNED BY OUR CAP.


LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !!!
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FROM: LGEN SANO. 38TH DIVISION CO. NEAR PALEMBANG. SUMATRA.
TO: LGEN IIDA. XVI ARMY HQ. CAGAYAN. MINDANAO. P.I.
SUBJECT: PALEMBANG FIGHTINGS.
DATE: JAN 16TH 1942.

FOLLOWING YOUR ORDERS OUR HEAVY ARTLLERY SUPPORT LAUNCHED AN BOMBARDMENT ATTACK OVER ENEMY POSITIONS TO SUPRESS AS MUCH AS ENEMY ENGINEERS AS POSSIBLE. THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW WE WILL LAUNCH THE FINAL ASSAULT TO PALEMBANG !!
WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY SHIP GUNFIRE AND LEVEL BOMBERS FROM IJN.
LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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FROM: LCDR AKIEDA. 3RD YOKOSUKA SNLF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AT PROBOEMOELIH.
TO: LGEN IIDA. XVI ARMY HQ. CAGAYAN. MINDANAO. P.I.
SUBJECT: PARA LANDING AT PROBOEMOELIH.
DATE: JAN 16TH 1942.

TO AVOID ENEMY CAN RETRY FROM PALEMBAN TO SOUTH WE HAVE BEEN PARACHUTED FROM L3Y1 IJN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AT PROBOEMOELIH. NO IJN LOSSES. ENEMY CUT WITH SOUTH. NO ONE OIL TON. WILL BE ESCAPE FROM OUR HANDS !

LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR !

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Your planning and commitment is commendable Fletcher.

The question is: where is the enemy?? Running for life in all the map??? 

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Your planning and commitment is commendable Fletcher.

Hello cantona2
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Best wishes.
Ramón

ORIGINAL: fremen

The question is: where is the enemy?? Running for life in all the map??? 

Hi Fremen

Is the same question that I made days ago.... Is it a newbrand AE "Sir Robin" strategy ?.. i am not sure, but I suspect heavy enemy concentrations at Java (nearly 20 units at Batavia and 15-18 at Soerabaja). Probably he will face to battle there. I am not sure, but I will get air supperiority at first and then will begin the landings .
Like AFB i would try to a most aggresive defense of N.E.I., IMHO, of course. But i can get any surprise with time, who knows?

Best wishes.
Fletcher

Fletcher, I am playing a PBEM GC game as Japan and following in your footsteps as its only up to Dec 25th so far. I have found your AAR to be a great source of inspiration. Really like the format. One point that interests me as you have made Port Moresby a cornerstone of your defensive ring - how do you propose to keep the base resupplied once Allied airpower grows strong? One imagines that convoys using both supply routes via DEI and round the tip of PNG would suffer interdiction by Allied bombers and losses could mount up?
 
Please keep up the great history of your campaign.
 
Best wishes,
Walker