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

[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXPEDITIONARY ARMY CINC, NEAR SIAN
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF, IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA REPORT
DATE: APRIL 21ST, 1942

FOUR ARTILLERY UNITS WILL BE AWAITED IN FEW DAYS AT SIAN FRONT. OUR GROUND FORCES ARE RESTED, AND READY TO START THE MAIN OFFENSIVE IN THE NORTH. OUR AIR ASSETS WILL SUPPORT WITH ALL AVAILABLE AIRCRAFTS AT CHINA THEATRE.

AIR STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS AT CHINA:

- FIRST WAVE OVER SIAN: 65 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS AND 12 KI-43-IC REPORTED 1 AIRBASE AND 14 RUNWAY HITS
- SECOND WAVE OVER SIAN: 21 UNESCORTED LB REPORTED 1 AIRBASE AND 5 RUNWAY HITS.

- FIRST WAVE OVER CHANGTEH: 49 KI-27 ESCORTING 45 KI-51A AND 7 KI-32 REPORTED 5 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 19 RUNWAY HITS.
- SECOND WAVER OVER CHANGTEH: 6 KI-27 ESCORTING 6 KI-51A REPORTED 2 AIRBASE AND 6 RUNWAY HITS.

OUR FORCES WILL SUPRESS ALL AVAILABLE ENEMY AIR FACILITIES BEFORE THE GREAT OFFENSIVE WILL START. A TANK REGIMENT HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED AT SHANGHAI PORT AND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO NORTH AREA TO GATHERED WITH NORTHERN CHINA AREA ARMY.

NEW LIGHT FREIGHTERS HAVE DOCKED AT HANKOW PORT TO DELIVERY WAR SUPPLIES TO NORTHERN AREA ARMY FORCES.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR!

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC, RABAUL.
To: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKES AGAINST NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.
DATE: APRIL 21ST, 1942

38 G4M1 ESCORTED BY 20 A6M2 HAVE TAKE OFF FROM KOEPANG TO STRIKE KATHERINE AND REPORTED 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 2 RUNWAY HITS.
ANOTHER WAVE WITH 23 UNESCORTED G4M1 STRIKE KATHERINE AIRFIELD REPORTING 5 CASUALTIES, 2 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 4 RUNWAY HITS.
29 KI-21-II (IJAAF) HAVE STRIKE DARWIN AF REPORTING 1 ARIBASE SUPPLY AND 15 RUNWAY.

SEVERAL 5TH AIRDIVISION AND 23RD AIR FLOTILLA ASSETS WILL BE TRANSFERED TO TIMOR AIRFIELDS TO SUPPORT OUR OPS AFTER THE END OF THE JAVA CAMPAIGN.

WAR SUPPLIES DELIVERIES HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO SOUTHERN FLEET CINC AT CAMRANH BAY TO SUPPORT OUR BOMBING CAMPAIGN AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS AT NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[traskott]

The chinese will never knew what hit them !!!

[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC, RANGOON
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, NORTHERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA
DATE: APRIL 21ST, 1942

DETACHED AIR ASSETS FROM 3RD AIR DIVISION AT CHINA AND D.E.I. WILL BE RECALLED SOON TO REINFORCE OUR DEPLOY AT BURMA.

4 KI-44, 11 KI-43 AND 22 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS MET WITH 7 HURRICANES AT CAP OVER KALYMO. 4 ENEMY HURRICANES WERE DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS WITHOUT OWN LOSSES. IN A SECOND WAVE, 13 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE BURMA CORPS AT KALYMO REPORTING 6 CASUALTIES.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

Traskott!,

China will be the main front in the second stage of the war with a huge effort (logistical, and military -ground and air-) by japanese side. I will fortify in other fronts (burma-indian border, south seas, CentPac, S.R.A.) like you probably know.

1st Air Division have redeployed several air assets to China Front, several ground units will be redeployed at Northern and Southern China fronts (XVI Army, 2nd and 38th Infantry Divisions, several Artillery and Heavy artillery bns, a few tank regiments and a huge ammount of war supplies).

A new convoy system with light cargo ships from Sasebo/Keijo/Kagoshima to Hankow have been implemented to support my ground and air forces.

Ichang is a large airfield with size 7 and forty level 4(+) and more than 200 aircrafts are deployed at Hankow/Ichang/Sinyang airfields to support my ground ops.

Best wishes,
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM HOSOGAYA, 5TH FLEET CINC, OMINATO.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SURFACE SHIP RAIDING CONVOYS AT METROPOLITAN WATERS.
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

CONVOY 506 (KUSHIRO-SENDAI) WAS ENGAGED AT NIGHT TIME BY PG CHARLESTON OFF SENDAI. 09 GOZAN LIGHT CARGO CLASS ESCORTED BY 2 PATROL GUNBOATS WERE PLUMBED BY 6IN GUNFIRE FROM ENEMY RAIDER.
PB SEKI MARU #2 WAS SUNK TRYING TO DEFEND OUR SHIPPING. XAK AYO MARU WAS STRUCK BY 2 HITS. XAK KYUMA MARU WAS HIT BY 1 6IN SHELL AND XAK NIKIYO MARU WAS STRUCK BY 2 HITS. PG CHARLESTON WAS HIT ONCE BY ESCORTING PB 8CM DECK GUN..

LATER, PB YACHIYO MARU WAS ENGAGED BY ENEMY PG AND SUNK AFTER 1 6IN HIT. SHE WAS AT ASW DUTIES NEAR OUR CONVOY.

CONVOY 521 WITH 11 MIYATI CLASS LIGHT FREIGTER SPOTTED ENEMY SHIP AT MEDIUM RANGE AT NIGHT TIME, BUT ENEMY PURSUE OUR SHIPS AND BEGAN CHASE FIRING FURIOUSLY AGAINST OUR FREIGHTERS ESCORTED BY ONE PATROL GUNBOAT...

XAKL BIYO MARU, XAKL MALACCA MARU AND XAKL TAGONAWA MARU WERE SUNK QUICKLY.
XAKL GAGES MARU (3 SHELL HITS, DAMAGE REPORT: 26 SYSTEM, 6 FLOATING, 18 ENGINES, 15 FIRES) AND XAKL PENNANG MARU (1 SHELL HIT, DAMAGE REPORT: 33 SYSTEM, 12 FLOATING, 12 ENGINES, 10 FIRES) ARE GETTING UNDERWAY TO REACH SAFETY AT OMINATO PORT.

PG CHARLESTON WAS HIT TWO TIMES BY OUR ESCORT PB.

12ND AIR FLOTILLA HQ WAS ALERTED BY OUR DISASTER SIGNAL TO SEARCH AND DESTROY ENEMY INTRUDER.

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[Fletcher]

506 CONVOY ENGAGED BY ENEMY RAIDER AT METROPOLITAN WATERS (!)

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. HOSOGAYA, 5TH FLEET CINC, OMINATO.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY RAIDER SUNK.
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

LIKE ORDERED, GENERAL QUARTERS SOUNDS IN ALL 12ND AIR FLOTILLA AIRFIELDS TO LOCATE ENEMY INTRUDER IN OUR HOME WATER.
AT EARLY MORNING SEVERAL G4M1 AND H6K41 TAKE OFF FROM OMINATO AND BIHORO TO REPORT ANY SIGHTING TO OUR TORPEDO BOMBERS READY TO TAKE OFF.

AT 09:58z A G4M1 NAVAL SEARCH FLIGHT REPORTED "ENEMY SHIP SIGHTED, STEAMING NORTHEAST, 14 KNOTS, BEARING 50". AT ONCE 18 G4M1 WITH TORPEDOES TAKE OFF FROM OMINATO TO SENT THE BOTTOM THE PIRATE SHIP.

AT 11:50Z OUR G4M1s IN RETURNING LEG REPORTED ENEMY SHIP WAS SUNK AFTER THREE TORPEDO HITS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM NAGANO, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF, IGHQ. TOKYO.
TO: VADM. HOSOGAYA, 5TH FLEET CINC, OMINATO.
SUBJECT: 5TH FLEET.
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942.

WATERS UNDER YOUR COMMAND HAVE BEEN RAIDED SEVERAL TIMES BY ENEMY SURFACE SHIPS, CANADIANS AUXILIAR CRUISERS AND NOW A AMERICAN PATROL GUNBOAT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME. YOU WILL ENSURE THAT ALL AVAILABLE SURFACE ASSETS IN YOUR FLEET WILL PROVIDE ESCORT TO OUR VALUABLE CONVOYS FROM HOKKAIDO AND KURILES ISLAND. IT IS YOUR TASK, AND JAPAN WILL HOPE THE BEST PERFORMANCE. IF NOT, YOU WILL RELEVEATED AND DEMOTE AT ONCE, AND WILL SENT TO FRONT LINE LIKE A REGULAR SAILOR...

SEVERAL SURFACE ASSETS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON IN OUR DRYDOCKS AND YOU WILL RECEIVE SEVERAL WARSHIPS.

12ND AND 13RD AIR FLOTILLAS WILL REDEPLOY SEVERAL TORPEDO AND NAVAL SEARCH ASSETS TO NORTHER WATERS AND WILL BE UNDER YOUR DIRECT COMMAND. NO MORE INTRUDERS WILL BE SPOTTED INTO OUR METROPOLITAN WATERS !!!....

CONVOY 506 DISASTER IS A SHAME FOR THE JAPANESE NAVY !..

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC, KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: SUB WAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

XAKL BEATRICE WAS ENGAGED AND SURFACE NEAR KOGGALA (CEYLON) BY I-29. 10 14CM HITS WERE REPORTED AND ENEMY SHIP SUNK.

XAKL EMPIRE PEREGINE WAS TORPEDOED AT SURFACE AT AFTERNOON BY I-155 NEAR COLOMBO. ENEMY SHIP WAS SUNK AFTER 3 SHELL HITS AND ATE 3 FISHES.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC, RANGOON.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC, NORHTERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA.
DATE. APRIL 22ND, 1942

8 KI-21-IIA STRIKES 88TH CHINESE CORPS AT WARAZUP FRONTLINE, REPORTING 10 ENEMY CASUALTIES.
49 IJA LB STRIKE BURMA CORPS AT KALYMO REPORTING 7 CASUALTIES. A SECOND WAVE WITH 13 FIGTHERS ESCORTING 7 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS REPORTED ANOTHER 6 CASUALTIES ON BURMA CORPS.
30 KI-43 ESCORTED 77 KI-21-IIA FLYING FROM RANGOON TO STRIKE CHITTAGONG AIR FACILITIES. 11 P-40 WERE MET ON CAP. 4 OF THEM WERE REPORTED DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS IN DOGFIGHT. 1 KI-43IC WAS DOWNED. OUR PILOTS REPORTED 8 AIRBASE, 4 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 56 RUNWAY HITS. AIR RECON FLIGHTS WILL BE FLOWN TOMORROW TO CONFIRM DAMAGES ON ENEMY BASE.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC, TRUK.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: ENEMY HEAVY NAVAL ACTIVITIES AT SPIRITU SANTO ISLAND.
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

OUR NAVAL AIR SEARCH (H6K4) AND RECON (H8K1) ASSETS FROM MUNDA AND OUR SUBMARINES AT PATROL IN THE AREA REPORTED HEAVY ENEMY NAVAL ACTIVITIES IN THE NEARBY AREA OF SPIRITU SANTO.
GENERAL QUARTERS FOR ALL AVAILABLE SURFACE AND AIR ASSETS IN OUR STRATEGIC DEFENSIVE PERIMETER.
YESTERDAY I-15 REPORTED SBD-3 PATROLLING OVER HER.

ENEMY RECON FLIGHTS WITH HEAVY BOMBERS OVER MUNDA AND TULAGI. SEVERAL FIGHTER CHUTAIS ALERTED TO NIGHT TIME CAP.

A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO KIDO BUTAI CINC ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC, RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

AIR STRIKES OVER ENEMY TARGETS ON NORTHERN AUSTRALIA LIKE BELLOW:

- 20 A6M2 ESCORTED 36 G4M1 TO STRIKE KATHERINE AF REPORTED 13 CASUALTIES, 3 AIRBASE AND 14 RUNWAY HITS.
- 21 UNESCORTED G4M1 STRIKE KATHERINE AF REPORTING 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND ANOTHER 11 RUNWAY HITS.
- 26 KI-21-IIA STRIKES DARWIN AF REPORTING 4 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 11 RUNWAY HITS.

A G3M2 DAITAI WILL JOIN TO US FROM JAVA FRONT TO SUPPORT OUR WAR EFFORT IN THIS THEATRE.
3RD KU S-1 DAITAI DETTACHED UNITS GATHERED AT ROTI.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP. ARMY CINC. NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA WAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

A NEW MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT HAVE BEEN TRANSFERED TO NORTHERN AREA ARMY IN THIS FRONT, IN FEW DAYS WE WILL LAUNCH A MASSIVE BOMBARDMENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO SOFT ENEMY GROUND POSITIONS BEFORE OUR OFFENSIVE.

AIR STRIKES OVER ENEMY TARGETS:

- 71 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 12 HAYABUSA HAVE STRIKE SIAN AIRFIELD REPORTING 5 AIRBAE, 4 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 19 RUNWAY HITS.
- 14 KI-48-IB STRIKES SIAN REPORTING 5 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 15 RUNWAY HITS TOO.
- 51 KI-27 ESCORTING 52 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS STRIKE CHANGTEH AIRFIELD REPORTING 11 AIRBASE, 4 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 44 RUNWAY HITS.
- A SECOND WAVE OVER CHANGTEH WITH 6 KI-27 ESCORTING 6 KI-51 REPORTED 2 AIRBASE, 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 7 RUNWAY HITS THERE.

IN FEW DAYS OUR AIRCRAFTS WILL ACCOMPLISHED THEIR MISSION TO SMASH ALL AVAILABLE AIR FACILITIES IN NORTHERN CHINA. WHEN READY, OUR AIR ASSETS WILL LAUNCH MASSIVE STRIKES AGAINST ENEMY TROOPS IN SIAN FRONT TO SUPPORT OUR STORM.

4TH TANK REGIMENT UNLOADED AT SHANGHAI HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO R&R TO NANYANG AND JOIN WITH NORTHERN AREA ARMY.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. IIDA, XV ARMY CINC, IN THE MAIN ROAD TO MITKYINA.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. NORTHERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: WAZARUP FALLS.
DATE: APRIL 22ND, 1942

56th Recon Regiment stormed Wazarup under close air support from several Ki-21-IIa flying from Shwebo. Enemy forces were smashed and 543 allied were caught prisioners or killed.
The next target will be Kalymo that will falls in few days... when our forces get the Burma/Indian Border my main task will be defend it with blood and fire.
18th Division infantry units have arrived to Akyab and will defend the southern burma border. 56th infantry division will defend the Warazup-Mitkyina area. 55th Infantry division will capture Kalymo and will defend the central Burma border. 5th and Guards Division will be at Reserve with a mobile reserve with 3 tank regiment and few medium arty regiment.
All bases will be fortified at once. Works on airfields on the Rangoon area make good progress.

LONG LIFE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: CPT T. KOTANI, HIJMS SENDAI. JAVA SOUTHERN WATERS.
TO: VADM. TAKAHASHI, SOUTHWEST AREA FLEET CINC, SOERABAJA, JAVA.
SUBJECT: ENEMY SHIP SUNK.
DATE: APRIL 23RD, 1942

AT EARLY MORNING ENEMY MINOR SHIP WAS SPOTTED AND SUNK AFTER ONE HIT FROM OUR FLAG SHIP. ENEMY SHIP WAS IDENTIFIED LIKE COASTAL MINESWEEPER "MERBABO". ANOTHER SHIPS WAS REPORTED SIGHT BY OUR FLOAT PLANES 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF OUR POSITION. I AM STEAMING SOUTHWEST, HEADING 210, SPEED 18 KNOTS, UNDER ASW ESCORT FROM HIJMS URAKAZE.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC, CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE
SUBJECT: ASW WARFARE
DATE: APRIL 23RD, 1942.

xPBs KEIJO MARU & SAIKO MARU, PATROLLING MALACCA STRAITS REPORTED ONE HIT OVER DUTCH COASTAL SUBMARINE NEAR LANGSA.
A BRITISH BOAT WAS CHASED BY SCREENING DESTROYERS FROM DESFLO1 (HIJMS SAZANAMI, HIJMS SHIKINAMI, HIJMS HATSUYUKI). 11 HITS WERE REPORTED AND SUNK CONFIRMED BY OUR DESTROYERS. ENEMY SUBMARINE WAS IDENTIFIED LIKE HMS TRUSTRY.
A USN ELECTRIC BOAT WAS REPORTED HIT BY ONE G4M1 ASW FLIGHT AT MARSHALLS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. SHUNROKU HATA, CHINA EXP. ARMY CINC, NEAR SIAN.
TO: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: CHINA WAR REPORT.
DATE: APRIL 23RD, 1942

New shippings have delivery war supplies at Hankow docks. More have been requested to China Area Fleet.

Air strikes against targets at China Theatre:

- 52 IJA Level bombers escorted by 12 Hayabusa reported 1 airbase, 2 airbase supply and 40 runway hits on Sian AF.
- A second wave with 19 IJA Level bombers strike Sian reporting another 1 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 6 runway hits.
- 39 IJA Level bombers strike enemy ground positions at Yenan frontline, identified 19th Chinese Corps there.
- 58 Ki-27b escorting 51 ki-51 dive bombers strike Chagteh reporting 5 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 39 runway hits.
- 13 unescorted Ki-21 stormed Sian reporting 8 enemy casualties.
- 7 Ki-32 reported 5 runway hits over Changteh.

One Ki-48IIa chutai attached to Ichang Special IJAAF Force have been recalled from his HQ (3RD AIRDIV at Burma) and will be transfered at once.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC, RABAUL.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKES OVER NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
DATE: APRIL 23RD, 1942

Since Febr 21st, 1942 our 23rd Air flotilla assets have launched day after day succesives strikes against enemy targets at Northern Australia. Darwin, Katherine, Wyndham, Derby and Broome have been supressed enough to be unavailable for enemy counterstrikes against strategic S.R.A resource bases.

Now, our forces have been heavily reinforced with new assets withdraw from Balikpapan and Palembang after the end of the Java campaign.

Our deployement at Timor, like bellow:

- 100 IJN level bombers based at Koepang.
- 32 A6M2 Type-0 Naval Fighters based at Koepang.
- 31 IJAAF Ki-21-IIa medium bombers based at Koepang.
- 16 Recon aircrafts from IJAAF/IJNAF based at Timor bases (Lautern-Dili-Roti)
- 06 floatplanes supported by one AV at Koepang for ASW duties.
- 22 A6M2 Type-0 Naval Fighters based at Roti

I am awaiting Ki-48Ib 8th Sentai will be transfered in few days (21 aircrafts available) and will be deployed at Eastern Timor when airfield will be resized to level 2.

Sub minelaying ops and surface blockade task groups have been supported our suppresion strikes. Nil enemy air activities and our recon flights over enemy bases confirms heavy damages over port and airfield facilities.

One ship have been spotted at Derby and another one at port Darwin, both of them identified like minesweepers.

Today our strikes over enemy facilities, like bellow:

- 19 A6M2 escorting 35 G4M1 strike Darwin reporting 1 aribase and 20 runway hits
- 6 A6M2 escorting 21 G4M1 strike Wyndham reporting 1 Wirraway destroyed at ground, 4 casualties, 3 airbase, 2 airbase supply and 29 runway hits.
- 28 Ki-21-II strikes Emery Point Fortress at Port Darwin reporting 15 enemy casualties.


Long Live to the Emperor !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC, RANGOON.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. NORTHERN BURMA.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA
DATE: APRIL 23RD, 1942

AIR STRIKES OVER ENEMY TARGETS:

- 42 IJA level bombers escorted by 10 Ki-43Ic strike 16th Indian Brigade at Kalymo.
- 16 IJA level bombers heavily escorted by 62 Ki-43Ic and 4 Ki-44 stormed Imphal AF. No enemy aircrafts on CAP.
- 83 KI-21-IIA escorted by 29 Ki-43Ic stormed Chittagong AF reporting 6 airbase, 2 airbase supply and 36 runway hits.

ENEMY AIR STRIKES:

R.A.F launched terrorist attacks against burmese population at Akyab. Our garrison troops reported population was under wrath against former british rulers for these crimes against Humankind. We have promise to defend them from british and their allies the american flying pirates.
At morning, 16 unescorted blenheim I were intercepted by 3 Ki-43Ic over Akyab. 4 enemy Blenheims were downed but they dropped their bombs against undefense population. 6 manpower hits and 1.325 fires were reported in this first strike against our allied, the burmeses.
After this, a second wave with 14 Wellingtons and another 15 Blenheims dropped their killer bombs against childrens and women over Akyab. Another 19 manpower and 10.440 fires were reported. Our firefighter are working hard to save as many civilians are possible. The will of the Burmese to join to our war effort have growing heavily after this terrorist attack agains population. IJA photographers have been ordered to take as many pictures as possible to be delivery to Burma population at Rangoon and Mandaly.. they will know about their former rulers.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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