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

[SoliInvictus202]

YOU DID IT [:D] [:D]

great move indeed! - and a lot more succcessful than my operation......what a letdown
keep up the good work, Fletcher, it's great to read of your successes!

best regards,

Roland

[Fletcher]

Hi Roland, thank you very much,
However FoW would confuse me... Two torpedoes like USS LEXINGTON, I am not sure if USS HORNET is really sunk...but it was reported !!
Tomorrow a massive counterstrike will begin to throw out devil yanks from Santa Cruz Island.
best of wishes, and good of lucks in your game !
Ramón

[Durbik]

Congratulations, Ramón! Your sub operations are tremendous and a holy book to follow for all us JFB's here!

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: Durbik

Congratulations, Ramón! Your sub operations are tremendous and a holy book to follow for all us JFB's here!

Hello Durbik, thank you very much for your kind words, ...
Best of wishes !!
Ramón

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC, KWAJALEIN ISLAND
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE.
SUBJECT: SUB WAR REPORT
DATE: APRIL 30TH, 1942

THE SINKING OF USS HORNET IS A GREAT SUCCESS FOR 6TH FLEET. I-15 REPORTED YESTERDAY THE SINKING OF THE GREAT ENEMY CARRIER NEAR VANIKORO ISLAND AT SANTA CRUZ. I MUST TO REQUEST A METION FOR I-15 SKIPPER.

AP TASKER H. BLISS WAS ENGAGED AT SURFACE OFF NDENI BY I-3. 4 SHELL HITS AND 4 TORPEDOES SENT HER TO BOTTOM. A GREAT ATTACK TRANSPORT SUNK AT SANTA CRUZ. ENEMY IS PAYING A LARGE PRICE FOR THIS LITTLE ISLANDS.

AT INDIAN OCEAN, XAP JALADURGA WAS TORPEDOED FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY BY I-154 NEAR KOGGALA. THIS TIME SHE WAS SENT TO BOTTOM AFTER 2 TORPEDOES STRUCK HER.

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 SWEEP OVER NDENI
DATE: APRIL 30TH, 1942

CHITOSE KU S-1 TYPE 0 FIGHTERS HAVE TAKE OFF HEADING SOUTHEAST TO NDENI. 4 F4F3 WERE REPORTED ON CAP. ONE A6M2 WAS DOWNED WITH NO LOSSES BY ENEMY. THE LOST OF USS HORNET HAVE DEPLETED THE FIGHTERS OVER THE TRANSPORT. THE TIME TO COUNTERSTRIKE HAS COME !... AND MY TRAINED PILOTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO LAUNCH STRIKES WHEN OUR FLYING BOATS REPORTED SIGHTINGS. ANOTHER CARRIER WAS SPOTTED WITH SEVERAL BATTLESHIPS 120 NM SOUTHEAST NDENI.

A SECOND SWEEP WAVE OVER NDENI WITH 3 A6M2 REPORTED NO ENEMY FIGHTERS OVER THE ISLAND.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, KB CINC, ABOARD HIJMS KAGA.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: PERTH RAID
DATE: APRIL 30TH, 1942

AT EARLY MORNING OUR CARRIERS APPROACH TO LAUNCHED A SECOND RAID OVER ENEMY FACILITIES AT PERTH.
90 A6M2 TAKE OFF TO ESCORT 86 B5N2 AND 127 D3A1. PRIMARY TARGET WAS THE DOCKED SHIPS AND SECONDARY THE AIRFIELD. 19 ENEMY FIGHTERS WERE MET ON CAP. 1 A6M2 WAS DOWNED IN THE DOGFIGHT WITH 1 P-40 DOWNED TOO. ANOTHER 2 FIGHERS WERE DESTROYED ON GROUND.

ENEMY SHIPS, DAMAGED AND SINKING REPORT:

- CM KUNG WO, BOMB HIT 1, SUNK
- SS TRUANT, BOMB HIT 2, SUNK
- SS TAMBOR, BOMB HIT 3, SUNK
- TK TALANG AKAR, BOMB HIT 1.
- AMC KANIMBLA, BOMB HIT 6.
- CM KRAKATAU, BOMB HIT 1.
- AVP ORION, BOMB HIT 1.
- XAKL SIGH, BOMB HIT 1.
- CM PRINS VAN ORANJE, BOMB HIT 2.
- AS JANSSEN, BOMB HIT 1
- XAKL DUJIMAN VAN TWIST, BOMB HIT 1.
- PG SOERABAJA, BOMB HIT 3.
- AO TAN 2, BOMB HIT 1
- XAKL SCHOUTER, BOMB HIT 2.
- XAKL SOERABAJA, BOMB HIT 1.
- AP MIJER, BOMB HIT 2
- XAKL WULIN, BOMB HIT 2.
- XAK TJIKARANG, BOMB HIT 1.
- XAK WHONGPU, BOMB HIT 1.

AT ENEMY FACILITIES, OUR PILOTS REPORTED 11 ENEMY CASUALTIES, 5 AIRBASE, 3 AIR BASE SUPPLY, 59 RUNWAY AND 4 PORT AND 2 PORT FUEL HITS.

ENEMY SHIPS WERE SIGHTED FLEEING A FLANK FROM PERTH AND SEVERAL TORPEDO-BOMBERS WAVES TOOK OF FROM OUR CARRIERS, LIKE BELLOW:

- 22 UNESCORTED B5N2 FROM HIJMS SORYU WERE SURPRISED BY 6 ALLIED FIGHTERS. 11 B5N2 WERE LOST !
- 24 UNESCORTED B5N2 TORPEDOED XAK ELISAVET, TWO TORPEDO HITS WERE REPORTED AND ENEMY SHIP SUNK.
- 11 UNESCORTED B5N2 FROM HIJMS RYUJO TORPEDOED XAKL BOELONGANG. ENEMY SHIP SUNK AFTER THREE TORPEDO HITS.
- 20 A6M2 ESCORTED 45 B5N2 TO ATTACK ENEMY SHIPS ANCHORED AT PERTH. CM WILHEM VON DER ZAAN AND XKL LEMATANG WERE SUNK AFTER TORPEDO HITS.

WE WILL LAUNCH A THIRD RAID TOMORROW AND WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH OILERS TO STEAM NORTH TO HOME.

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 NORHTERN AUSTRALIAN TARGETS
DATE: APRIL 30TH, 1942

After arrival several supply convoys with enough war supplies for our air assets, i have ordered to retake air strikes against enemy facilities in the northern australian bases.

95 IJN level bombers escorted by 25 A6M2 have strike Darwin reporting 22 casualties, 9 airbase, 4 airbase supply and 98 runway hits.

Recon flights have been ordered over Wyndham, katherine, Derby, Broome and Darwin.

In few days Lautern and Dili will be available like main airfields for IJAAF 5TH AIRDIV.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: GEN. HAJIME SUGIYAMA, IJA GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
TO: GEN. HYAKUTAKE, XVII ARMY CINC. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: SOUTH SEAS
DATE: APRIL 30TH, 1942

ORDER TO BE SHIPPED AT ONCE TO SOUTH SEAS. 1ST FLEET SEA TRANSPORT ELEMENTS WILL ARRIVE TO TOKYO TO SHIP YOUR HEADQUARTER AND YOURSELF.

LIKE YOU KNOW, ENEMY HAVE LANDING AT SANTA CRUZ AND SEVERAL CARRIERS AND BATTLESHIPS ARE INTO THIS AREA. ONE CARRIER WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK, AND ENEMY PROBABLY WILL WITHDRAW WITH HER FLEET TO NEW CALEDONIAN BASES, YOUR TASK WILL BE TO DEFEND WITH YOUR´S AND YOUR SOLDIERS BLOOD THE SOUTHERN SALOMON ISLANDS. 14TH INFANTRY DIVISION HAVE BEEN ALERTED AT TRUK AND SHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FROM 4TH FLEET.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

APRIL 1942
CONVOY REPORT 1/7

[Fletcher]

convoy report april 1942
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[Fletcher]

CONVOY REPORT
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[Fletcher]

CONVOY REPORT APRIL 1942
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[Fletcher]

convoy report
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[Fletcher]

convoy report
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[Fletcher]

convoy report
April 1942
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[Fletcher]

CONVOY FIGURES
DEC 1941 - APRIL 1942

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM.SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN ISLAND.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: SUBWAR REPORT.
DATE: MAY 1ST, 1942

I-26 WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY FLUSH DECK DESTROYER OFF UTUPUA THIS EARLY MORNING. 06 NEAR MISSES / HITS WERE REPORTED AND OUR BOAT IS RETURNING TO TRUK HEADING AT SLOW. DAMAGED REPORT: 37 SYSTEM, 42 FLOOD AND 13 ENGINE.

XAKL LILOA WAS TOREPDOED AND SUNK OFF VANUA LAVA (SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS). ENEMY SHIP WAS UNLOADING VEHICLES AT THIS ISLAND.

TWO SUBMARINES FROM SUBRON 1 ARE RETURNING TO HOME AFTER REACHED BINGO WINCHESTER OR BINGO FUEL.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL.
TO: ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: 25TH AIR FLOTILLA COUNTERSTRIKE OVER SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS.
DATE: MAY 1ST 1942.

25th Air Flotilla deployment was completed yesterday with transfer of this HQ to Munda where several level bomber and naval fighter daitias were awaiting orders to counterstrike enemy blow over Santa Cruz Islands. After the news of the sinking of USS HORNET, I dispatched orders to launch a massive air strike against enemy ships at Santa Cruz Islands at once. Under the cover of Type-0 Fighters and coordinate with the arrival of CARDIV4, my forces launched several waves against enemy ships, like bellow:

- 1st Wave (Morning) with 25 A6M2 escorting 30 IJN G4M1 twin engine torpedo bombers. Several attack transport attack:

AP HENRY T. ALLEN, 1 TORPEDO HIT.
XAK AMERICAN, 2 TORPEDO HITS, SUNK.
XAK SHOOTING STAR, 1 TORPEDO HIT.

Enemy ships were unloading military cargo, 16 guns were reported destroyed.

- 2nd Wave (Afernoon) with 13 A6M2 to sweep Ndeni air space. 4 F4F3 were on CAP but withdrew after met with our fighters. No losses.

- 3rd Wave (Afternoon), after be reported enemy warships off Ndeni a second strike wave was ordered and 19 G4M1 escorted by 30 A6M2 take off from Munda Airfield to sink enemy ships. 2 F4F were met on CAP but no own or enemy losses were reported in the dogfight. 6 enemy destroyers were spotted but no hits were reported on these warships.

Enemy probably will fly at flank to avoid more air strikes from Land Based aircraft. A copy of this message has been sent to 6TH FLEET CINC -SubmarineForce-

Long live to the Emperor !!!
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[Fletcher]

FROM: CPT KINJI SENDA, HIJMS HOSHO, CARDIV4, SOUTH SALOMON WATERS
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: AIR STRIKES OVER NDENI.
DATE: MAY 1ST , 1942

ALERTED BY 4TH FLEET CINC ABOUT ENEMY LANDINGS AT SANTA CRUZ, I DEPARTURED FROM TRUK SEVERAL DAYS AGO WITH 1 LIGHT CRUISER, AND 2 DESTROYERS AND 2 TORPEDOBOATS (OLDER DDs).

TWO DAYS AGO I RECEIVE ORDERS FROM 4TH FLEET CINC TO RENDEZVOUS WITH BATDIV1, BUT THIS ORDERS HAD BEEN CHANGED AFTER THE NEWS OF THE SINKING OF ENEMY CARRIER. IN ORDER TO COORDINATE AIR STRIKES WITH 25TH AIR FLOTILLA LAND BASES BOMBERS, I GOT POSITION TO LAUNCH AIR STRIKES OVER NDENI LANDING TRANSPORTS AT 10.40Z.

FIRST WAVE (MORNING)WITH 5 A6M2 AND 10 B5N2 REPORTED 5 BOMB HITS ON XAP LYCAON.

SECOND WAVE (AFT) WITH 5 A6M2 AND 10 B5N2 TORPEDO BOMBERS TAKE OFF FROM OUR ESCORT CARRIER AT 14:50Z. I KEEP ANOTHER 5 A6M2 TO COMBAT AIR PATROL OVER MY TASK GROUP. MY AIR ASSAULT FORCE REPORTED 1 ENEMY FIGHTER WAS ON CAP OVER ENEMY SHIPS. THIS F4F WAS DOWNED BY MY TYPE-0 FIGHTERS.
B5N2 PILOTS REPORTED THE SINKING OF ENEMY XAP HENRY T. ALLEN, SUNK AFTER 4 BOMB HITS. XAK SHOOTING STAR WAS STRUK BY 5 BOMB HITS, SEVERELY DAMAGED THE SMOKE AVOID TO KNOW IF THIS SHIPS WAS OR NOT WAS SUNK.

I AM RETURNING AT HOME AT CRUISE DUE NOT NEEDED TO PROVOCK ENEMY REACTION AGAINST MY TASK GROUP TO LET 25TH AIR FLOTILLA STRIKES OVER ENEMY CARRIER. ENEMY WILL FLEE AFTER OUR AIR ASSAULTS TODAY.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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