AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fletcher (Jap)

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY C-IN-C.
TO: GEN. HEJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEFF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA WAR REPORT
DATE: MARCH 9th, 1942

Over Chungking, air absolute supperiority let us to destroy house by house killing enemy population to end with the Terror Regime from Chiank Kai-Chek.

29 IJA fighters escorted 46 IJA level bombers to strike enemy population at Chungking. 6 manpower hits with 5.240 fires were reported.

In the main road to sian, 1st and 12nd Armies with Northern Area Army forces will assault enemy rear guard, 80 milles southeast of Sian...Heavy air close support have been requested to IJAAF Special detachment at Ichang.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, 1st AIR FLEET C-IN-C. AUSTRALIAN NORTHERN WATERS.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE
SUBJECT: AIR RAID OVER DARWIN.
DATE: MARCH 10th, 1942

(1) Darwin Air Raid

Air commander: LtCDR Tomonaga. HIJMS HIRYU Air Crew.
Aircrafts: 21 A6M2, 111 D3A1, 111 B5N1 from KAGA, AKAGI, SORYU, HIRYU, SHOKAKU, ZUIKAKU
Target: (Primary) Port Darwin Airfields (Secundary) Darwin Port facilities.
Enemy on CAP: 14 P-40s

Own Losses: 1 A6M2, 1 B5N2, 1 D3A1.
Enemy air losses: 13 P-40 at dogfight, 1 P-40 at ground, 1 B-17 at ground, 1 Hudson at ground.
Damages reported over enemy facilities: 11 Airbase hits, 6 Airbase supply hits, 135 runway hits.
2 port hits and 1 port fuel hit.

(2) 23rd Air Flotilla report

23rd Air Flotilla assets have stroke enemy air facilities at Broome flying from Koepang. 21 A6M2 escorting 51 G4M1 smash Broome destroying 1 enemy LB (Hudson) at ground and reporting 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 55 runway hits.

Air recon flights over Darwin to confirm damages over enemy facilities requested to 23rd Air Flotilla.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. HOSOGAYA, 5TH FLEET C-IN-C. OMINATO.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SUBMARINE SPOTTED AT NORTHERN WATERS
DATE: MARCH 10th, 1942

Home northern waters have been violated by enemy submarine. xAKL TATSUHA MARU, a light freighter coming back from Paramushiro Jima after downloaded there a war supply cargo was engaged at surface by enemy "Narwhal" class submarine near Muroran.

TATSUHA MARU lost with all hands, before sink, freighter skipper sent a disaster signal with own position.

I must to request more ASW assets due enemy consecutives attacks in this waters. One AMC raider was severely mauled by our own patrolling AMCs several days ago in Okhost sea, nearby Soviet waters.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY C-IN-C. EASTERN BURMA.
TO: GEN. HEJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: S.R.A. WAR REPORT.
DATE. MARCH 10th, 1942

(1) JAVA

09 A6M2 Type 0 Fighters unsuccesfully sweeped Soerabaja skies. 02 B-339 were met on CAP.

Succesives Two waves with IJN bombers have strike Soerabaja AF: In the first 13 G3M2 reported 1 Airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 14 runway hit. 1 G3M2 were downed by 1 B-339 enemy fighter. In the second, 14 G3M2 flying from Balikpapan too, reported another 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits. Another G3M2 was downed, this time by enemy Flak.

18 IJA Ki-21-IIa flying from Makassar reported another 5 runway hits on Soerabaja AF.

8 B-25 were intercepted over Merak waters by several A6M2 from Yamada Daitai flying from Oosthaven airfield. 1 enemy bomber was downed. Enemy attack on HIJMS HIBIKI. No hits or damages were reported.

4 75A7 with 7 CW-22 were intercepted over Tjilitjap by 4 A6M2 flying from Djojakarta. 4 enemy aircrafts were reported downed.

3 PBY were intercepted over Merak by 3 A6M2 reporting 1 Patrol flying boat downed.

(2) SUMATRA

34 IJN LB strike Benkolen reporting 72 casualties from Palembang BF.
29 IJA LB strike Benkolen reporting 50 casualties from So Sumatra Bn.
15 IJA LB strike Benkolen reporting another 6 casualties from So Sumatra Bn.

(3) BURMA

28 IJA LB flying from Rangoon reported 5 ground casualties on 9/11 Sikh Bn.

53 Ki-43 escorted 71 IJA LB striking Mandalay Airfield. No enemy CAP. 5 casualties, 7 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 22 runway hits reported there.

A second wave over Mandalay with 21 unescorted Ki-48 reported 4 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 8 runway hits.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY C-IN-C. ROAD TO SIAN.
TO: GEN. HEJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIAN ROAD FIGHTINGS.
DATE: MARCH 10th, 1942

Our advanced guards from I and XII Armies have engaged enemy rearguard today. Air close support from Ichang wtih 29 IJA level bombers escorted by 40 IJA Fighters against enemy 59th Chinese corps with 21 enemy casualties reported.
Our deliberate attack was unsucces with 1.826 IJA casualties vs 1.114 chinese bandits KIA/prisioners reported.

Our rearguard forces will reach our positions in few days and I will restart my offensive posture then.

At Pingsiang our forces have unsuccesfully attacked too. 1.266 IJA casualties with only 524 chinese lost. Enemy is heavily fortified. Air close support requested here.

At Ichang area, 6th Infantry Division have reached enemy positions at high mountains. Tomorrow a recon attack will be launched with heavy air support from Ichang Special JAAF Detachment.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, 1st AIR FLEET C-IN-C. ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN RAID
DATE: MARCH 11th, 1942

(1) Katherine Air Raid

Under heavy clouds, 111 D3A1 and 112 B5N2 escorted by 35 A6M2 have smashed Katherine AF facilities. 02 B5N2 were lost by enemy Flak.

Our pilots reported 5 Wirraway and 2 P-39 destroyed at ground, 28 casualties, 15 airbase hits, 4 airbase supply hits and 47 runway hits. Airfield severely damaged. NO enemy aircrafts on CAP and only a few numbers of them on ground.

(2) Darwin Air Raid

23rd Air Flotilla have launched another raid against Darwin reporting following damages on enemy air facilities:

01 P-40 destroyed at ground, 4 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 62 runway hits reported. No air losses by own side. No enemy CAP, no ships docked.

Mission accomplished!

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHURONKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY C-IN-C. IN THE ROAD TO SIAN.
TO: GEN. HEJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SIAN
DATE: MARCH 11th, 1942

41st Infantry Division (A & B Det) supported by 59th Infantry Brigade and 11st Field Arty Regiment have crossed the river to close the northern links to Sian. Enemy was forced to withdraw in the face of our forces. With 1.090 casualties reported, enemy have lost 1.487 men and flee to northwest. We will march to west to close the railway from Sian to northern China.

Enemy forces from 1st and 43rd Chinese Corps supported by 8th Group Army HQ.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. INOUYE. 4th FLEET C-IN-C. TRUK.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE
SUBJECT: AV KAMOI SUNK OFF TULAGI
DATE: MARCH 12nd, 1942

Enemy submarine identified like USS ARGONAUT torpedoed AV KAMOI and DD AYANAMI. Two hits sent to bottom our AV Tender and 1 torpedo hit severely damaged our destroyed that could reach Tulagi port. HIJMS KAMOI sent to bottom without survivors.

In our retaliation counterstrike, PB KOSIN MARU reported 4 hits or near misses over enemy submarine at early morning with another 2 at afternoon...

I must to request another Tender for my searching activities in the South of Salomon to support our High Sea Fleet activities in this area if needed.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6th Fleet HQ. Kwajalein
TO. ADM ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE
SUBJECT: SUBMARINE WARFARE
DATE: MARCH 6th, 1942

(1) Enemy ships sunk

XAK HUNAN was engaged at surface by our Ceylan Wolf Pack submarines. I-26 reported enemy ship sunk after 3 torpedo hits and 11 shell hits at surface.

(2) Reserves

04 Oceanic Boats ready at Kwajalein to be deployed at any war area as requested.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

USS ARGONAUT REPORTED SUNK after engaged by PB KOSIN MARU (Escorting Tender to Tulagi)

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, 1st AIR FLEET C-IN-C. ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE
SUBJECT: DARWIN AIR STRIKE
DATE: MARCH 12nd, 1942

Our carrier borne aircrafts have strike another time enemy air and port facilties at Darwin. 36 A6M2 take off to escort 112 D3A1 dive bombers and 108 B5N2 torpedo-bombers with bombs.

1 Hudson was destroyed at ground. 5 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply and 61 runway hits were reported over Airfield. 6 Port hits and 1 port hit and 1 port supply hit were reported too.

Damages on Darwin are heavy and we will follow to come back them to stone age...Northern Austrlia will not be a base to enemy counterstrike against S.R.A.

Recon flight over Darwin confirms 10 ground units at this base with one more withdrawing in the road to Katherine. Few fighters on airfields were reported too.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11st Air Fleet C-in-C. Rabaul. Bismarcks.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKE OVER WYNDHAM
DATE: MARCH 12nd, 1942

21 A6M2 have take off from Koepang to escort 50 G4M1 to strike enemy air base at Wyndham. Our forces reported 3 casualties, 5 airbase, 6 airbase supply and 80 runway hits. Airfield level 1 is completely destroyed. Enemy avaiability to repair damages is short due bad comunications links to this base.

Our forces will follow with their terror campaign against enemy military facilities in the Northern Australia to avoid enemy can use them against us in a near future.

Roti Airfield will be available for air ops in few weeks. IJA air assets will be deployed when ready.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3rd AirDiv C-in-C. Eastern Burma.
TO: GEN. SADAMO SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY C-IN-C. EASTERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: AIR WARFARE OVER SRA
DATE: MARCH 12nd, 1942

(1) Java

31 G3M2 flying from Balikpapan strike Soerabaja reporting 1 DB-7B destroyed at ground. 2 Airbase, 1 airbase supply and 33 runway hits were reported there.
16 Ki-21-IIa flying from Makassar reported another 2 airbase and 8 runway hits.

34 IJN Level bombers strike Batavia Coastal Bn reporting 6 casualties.
42 IJA Level bombers strike Batavia reporting 22 ground casualties from 44th Indian Brigade.



(2)BURMA

30 Ki-43 escorted 87 IJA level bombers in the strike against 9/11 Sikh Bn. 34 enemy casualties were reported there.
11 Ki-43 escorted 11 Ki-21-IIa to strike 4/8th Gurkha Bn in the same position near Proome. 6 enemy casualties were reported.
26 Ki-30 escorted by 11 Ki-43 flying from Chiang Mai reported another 11 casualties on 9/11 Sikh Bn.

13 B-26 were intercepted by 3 Ki-43 near Akyab. No own or enemy air losses were reported. Another 5 were intercepted at afternoon. Our fighter flying from Magwe could not down enemy aircrafts.

(3) Sumatra

4 B-25 strike Palembang shippings at morning withour hits. Another 4 twin engine level bomers appear over horizont at afternoon, but no damages or hits were reported.

(4) 5th Air Division Redeploy

5th Air Division assets have been redeploy in the south seas area and Celebes. The last to be redeployed at timor to support IJN operations against Northern Australia. The first group have reached Port Moresby this morning with 31 Ki-48-Ib ready for action against enemies ground units at New.Guinea.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[veji1]

Are you just going to suppress Norther Australia or are you going to invade at some point ?

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY. IN THE ROAD TO SIAN.
TO: GEN. HEJIME SUGIYAMA, IGHQ. IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. TOKYO
SUBJECT: SIAN REPORT
DATE: MARCH 12nd, 1942

Like planned our forces have assaulted enemy rear guard 40 miles southeast of Sian. Enemy have suffer heavily lossing 810 chinese squads and 6 guns. 9.701 chinese troops were killed or taken prisioners. Our forces have lost 3.274 men (20 IJA squads were destroyed).

I and XII Armies ground assets will rest for a few days to take reemplacements and low disruptions/fatigue levels until the victory march against Sian!.

Several enemy corps have been enclosed by our movement and they are out of supply links from Sian. Orders have been dispatched to Ichang Special IJAAF Detachment to strike this forces until be engaged by our Northern china area Army units.

Long Live to the Emperor !!!
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[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: veji1

Are you just going to suppress Norther Australia or are you going to invade at some point ?

Hello veji1

Like you probably know, we are hard restricted by H.R. about this. I will can not invade northern australia until end with D.E.I and I would need a good reserve of political points and prepping points on ground units. My forces have ended with Luzon campaign and several XIV Army units will be redeployed at Java to end with this campaign too. Another units will reinforce my Southern perimeter to reject any yankee counterstrike in this area. About Australia, my will is to destroy any enemy facilitie to avoid his capability to counterstrike from Northern Australia to S.R.A.

Near future targets are in the Western (Perth)or Eastern Australia (Cairns-Townsville area) coast with the same thinking. Few weeks ago, I tried to strike Townsville from P.Moresby but I have been surprised with many P-40s at CAP there... they will be faced with K.Butai pilots and great numbers of airplanes

thanks for posting and question
Kind Regards
Ramón

[traskott]

Interesting....so, an OZ invasion is feasible even with the H.R...... Hummmm....

xDDD Poor Argonaut !!!

[Fletcher]

These are the H.R. about Australia for both of us, allied and japanes player, as you know:

3.5 Home Rules regarding Australia (including New Zealand)

The possibility of an invasion of Australia, taken into account by the Imperial Navy, was dismissed by the Army by the huge demand of logistics and forces (10 divisions) it required. The Japanese player may choose this option but not without paying a previous political price(time and will) , the price required should be evaluated as follows:

- The attack on Australia should wait until Timor, Ambon, Kendari, Mandanao, Batavia Soerabaja and are under Japanese control since the Japanese supply lines could have been attacked from these bases.

- The Japanese player can start landing in Australia once he has a reserve of 3000 political points. Once started, political points should be kept until the capture of all ports in northern Australia (Darwin, Wyndham-Broome-Port Hedland-Broome) (preemptive invasion option) or once Perth, or Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane have fallen into Japanese hands (choice of long-range strategic operation). Once these goals achieved, the Japanese player will be relieved to spend those reserve political points in what he considers best.
- Additionally, IJA units to be landed on Australian territory must have a minimum of 80 preparation points (not needed for IJN ground units).

The dreaded invasion of Australia would have undoubtedly had an impact on the global war for the Allies, so consider the following:

-In case of a Japanese invasion of Australia, Allies will not be able to spend political points in any other option other than sending forces to Australia by any means or medium, whether land or air forces (with the exception of points to reassign leaders).

It´s a feasable option, but so expensive and with poor advantages (nothing valuable at North Australia), I am very glad to supress his capability to counterstrike from Northern Australia with IJN air/naval assets. His capability to counterstrike in the South Seas will be under IJA responsability with a in depth deployment of great number of forces (14th -now at Luzon, but redeployable soon-, 8th -near to complete deploy- and 4th Infantry Divisions -at Port Moresby-, more will available later).

Fortification levels at South Seas Area:

Horn Island 1 (+32%)
Port Moresby 3 (+31%)
Milne Bay 2 (+2%)
Buna 2 (+3%)
Lae 2 (+44%)
Tulagi 0 (+50%), just captured will be only a naval search base with a delay garrison under heavy fortification works.
Munda 2 (+87%)
Shortlands 3 (+4%)
Rabaul 3 (+0%)
Kavieng 2 (+47%)

7 Constructions Bns with 8 Construction Coys are deployed in the South Seas area (under 4th FLEET COMMAND, in a near future under XVII ARMY)

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6th Fleet C-in-C. Kwajalein.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBMARINE WARFARE
DATE: MARCH 13rd, 1942

RO-65 patrolling eastern Australia coast reported 1 torpedo hit on XAK CLAN MACTAVISH. Not sunk reported.

Wolf Pack at Ceylon splitted to their war patrol areas in the Ceylon-Indian Coast.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO. 1st AIR FLEET CinC. ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET. KURE.
SUBJECT: DARWIN & DERBY AIR RAID.
DATE: MARCH 13rd, 1942

From our carriers have take off 35 A6M2 to escort 113 D3A1 and 110 B5N2 to strike Darwin. Our pilots reported 1 resource hit, 5 airbase and 18 runway hits on AF and 1 port hit. We lost 1 carrier borne D3A1.

From Koepang, 23rd Air Flotilla have launched a heavy blow against enemy air facilities at Derby. 21 A6M2 and 25 G4M1 strike enemy base at morning reporting 5 airbase, 3 airbase supplies and 7 runway hits. In a second wave, 25 G4M1 strike reporting 2 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 9 runway hits on the same AF.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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