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FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CIN. KURE.
SUBJECT: 23RD AIR FLOTILLA AIR RAIDS OVER NORTH AUSTRALIA.
DATE: MARCH 28TH, 1942

23rd AIR FLOTILLA AT TIMOR HAVE LAUNCHED TWO AIR RAIDS AGAINST ENEMY AIR FACILITIES IN NORTH AUSTRALIA.
19 A6M2 ESCORTING 43 G4M1 STRIKE KATHERINE AF REPORTING 1 AIRBASE AND 8 RUNWAY HITS.
28 KI-21-IIA FROM 5TH AIR DIVISION SPECIAL DETACHMENT FLYING FROM KOEPANG HAVE STRIKE BROOME REPORTING 5 ENEMY CASUALTIES AND 11 RUNWAY HITS.

RECON FLIGHTS REPORTED 77% DAMAGE ON WYNDHAM AF AND 63% DAMAGE ON KATHERINE.
NEW RECON FLIGHTS WILL BE FLOWN TOMORROW TO RECON DARWIN - BROOME.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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FROM: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY HQ. NEAR SHWEBO, BURMA
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF, IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: D.E.I.
DATE: MARCH 28TH, 1942

OUR GROUND FORCES WILL STORM BATAVIA IN FEW DAYS. BEFORE THE CLASH TO CAPTURE THE ENEMY BASE, OUR AIR ASSETS FROM 21ST, 22ND AIR FLOTILLA AND 5TH AIR DIVISION HAVE LAUNCHED SEVERAL AIR STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY:

- 10 A6M2 ESCORTING 55 G3M2 AND 20 G4M1 STRIKE 44TH INDIAN BRIGADE AT BATAVIA, REPORTING 54 ENEMY CASUALTIES. 2 P-40 WERE AT CAP. 1 G3M2 AND 1 G4M1 WERE DOWNED BY ENEMY FLAK.
- 35 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE BATAVIA REPORTING 5 ENEMY CASUALTIES AND 9 RUNWAY HITS. 1 KI-48 WAS DOWNED BY FLAK.
- 25 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS FLYING FROM PALEMBANG/OOSTHAVEN STRIKE B SQDRN 3RD HUSSARS REGIMENT.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC, NEAR PEGU, BURMA
TO: LTGEN. IIDA, XV ARMY C-IN-C. NEAR SHEWBO. BURMA
SUBJECT: CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AT BURMA
DATE: MARCH 28TH, 1942

Our air assets flying from Rangoon and Chiang Mai have smashed enemy ground forces at Shwebo. First air strike with 97 IJA level bombers scorted by 26 Ki-43Ic reported 203 enemy casualties from 103rd RAF BF and other enemy ground units. A second strike with 24 IJA level bombers escorted by 37 fighters reported another 11 enemy casualties from 104th RAF BASE FORCE.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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PRODUCTION FIGURES
MARCH 28th, 1942

AIRFRAMES PROD FIGURES
MARCH 28TH, 1942

ENGINE PRODUCTION FIGURES
MARCH 28TH, 1942

Following air units will remplace their Ki-27b planes by Ki-45KAIa from 05/1942:

4th Sentai under 1st Air Division at Fukuoka with 36 planes.
4th Sentai Det B under 1st Air Division at Takao with 12 planes.
5th Sentai under 1st Air Division at Hankow with 30 planes.
13th Sentai under 1st Air Division at Osaka with 42 planes (will be trained to Night CAP).
84th I.F.Chutai under 3rd Air Division at Cam Ranh Bay with 12 planes.

All units available to transfer will be sent after a intensive Night CAP training to 4E threatened areas.

SHIPYARD PRODUCTION.
NAVAL SHIPYARDS.
SHIPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION / MARCH 28th, 1942

SHIPYARD PRODUCTION.
MERCHANT SHIPYARDS.
SHIPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION / MARCH 28TH, 1942

NEXT MONTH SHIPS PENDING TO UPGRADE.
04/1942 -

ENEMY SUBMARINES REPORTED SUNK
MARCH 28TH, 1942

FROM: VADM. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC. TRUK.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEE HQ. KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES, MARSHALLS
DATE: MARCH 29TH, 1942

TK OKIGAWA MARU WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK 200 NM SE OF DAITO SHOTO WHEN TRANSIT TO MARSHALL ISLAND WITH A FUEL CARGO. DISASTER SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED BY CHICHIJIMA NAV STAT.

03 ENEMY SUBMARINES AROUND MARSHALLS ISLANDS, THEY ARE LOCATED NEARBY TO ROI-NAMU AND KWAJALEIN ISLAND. I MUST TO REQUEST MORE ASW ASSETS. IT´S NEEDED FUEL URGENTLY.

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FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET HQ, KURE.
SUBJECT: S.R.A.
DATE: MARCH 29TH, 1942

21st AND 22nd AIR FLOTILLAS:

- 6 A6M2, 26 IJN Level bombers strike B Sqdrn/3rd Hussards Regiment at Batavia, 17 casualties.
- 12 G3M2 strike same ground unit at Batavia.
- 34 G3M2 strike Batavia Coastal Gun Bn reporting 16 enemy casualties.

23rd AIR FLOTILLA:

- 18 A6M2, 40 G4M1 strike Darwin facilities, reporting 5 casualties, 2 airbase and 4 runway hits.

ATTACHED UNITS:

- 27 Ki-21-IIa flying from Koepang strike Darwin Port facilities.
- 31 IJA level bombers strike KNIL Army Command HQ at Batavia reporting 6 enemy casualties.


(2) OTHERS

Our forces have landing at Bandjemarsin. Storm over Batavia and Soerabaja will be soon.

Long Live to the Emperor !

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FROM: LTGEN SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION HQ. IN ROUTE TO RANGOON.
TO: GEN. IIDA, XV ARMY HQ. NEAR SHWEBO. EASTERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
DATE: MARCH 29th, 1942

Our Air Assets from Chiang Mai and Rangoon have launched a massive air strike against enemy ground positions at Shwebo. 110 IJA level bombers escorted by 42 Ki-43 Hayabusa have strike enemy reporting 214 casualties at 103rd RAF BF and other units.

Dettached Ki-44 fighter unit have been transfer to Burma from Chinese front.

Long live to the Emperor !!
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65th SENTAI - Guzan (Korea) - ASW Training Center.
Training at ASW duties.

Yellow Sea

SIAN FRONT - China Nothern Area Army Offensive.
March 30th, 1942.

SAMOA BLOCKADE FORCE
March 30th, 1942

ORIGINAL: Fletcher

AIRFRAMES PROD FIGURES
MARCH 28TH, 1942

Hi Fletcher, I was very surprised your picture by the large number of airplanes that you are building:
- 100 Nells
- 90 Bettys
- 83 Kates
- 83 Vals
How many planes are missing to month? Are not spending many HI to build that number of planes / engines? or are really needed so many planes of these types?
many questions......[8|][8|][8|]

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ORIGINAL: Fletcher

AIRFRAMES PROD FIGURES
MARCH 28TH, 1942





Hi Fletcher, I was very surprised your picture by the large number of airplanes that you are building:
- 100 Nells
- 90 Bettys
- 83 Kates
- 83 Vals
How many planes are missing to month? Are not spending many HI to build that number of planes / engines? or are really needed so many planes of these types?
many questions......

Hi Kriegmarine, good to see you here !. I am not loosing so much aircraft that I built monthly of course, but aircraft made = aircraft in the pool ready for reemplacement. I am spending as many HI as I planned to my engines/aircrafts. I think they are very needed (HI, engines, aircrafts).
When I will have enough in my pool to stop my production, I will stop it awaiting for the next upgrade, then I will save many HIs, now and then I will have the aircrafts ready. When I upgrade production of this model of aircraft I will restart my production with a quick rate due my former figures of production from the former model.

With factories without "free" upgrade, then I prefer to produce all needed airframes and then restart the production with a different and needed model.

Best wishes, and thanks a lot for your post and question.
Ramón

Thanks from you early answer and for the PM; i am learning so much for this AAR