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

[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION HQ. MANDALAY.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY.
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA
DATE: MAY 4TH, 1942

A MONSTER RAID TAKE OFF FROM MAGWE-MANDALAY-SWHEBO AIRFIELDS TO SMASH ENEMY RUNWAY AT COLIMILLA.
97 KI43IC AND 4 KI-44 ESCORTED 41 KI-21, 13 KI-30, 11 KI-48 OVER ENEMY TERRITORY. 12 HURRICANES AND 15 P-40 WERE MET ON CAP OVER ENEMY AIR SPACE. 4 ENEMY FIGHTERS WERE DOWNED IN THE DOGFIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 FIGHTERS AND 1 BLENHEIM DESTROYED ON GROUN. OUR PILOTS REPORTED 5 CASUALTIES, 3 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 35 RUNWAY HITS OVER ENEMY AIR FACILITIES.

A SECOND RAID WITH 13 UNESCORTED KI-48IB REPORTED 1 B26 DESTROYED ON GROUND AND 1 AIRBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 8 RUNWAY HITS.

A THIRD RAID TO SWEEP ENEMY SKIES AND DESTROY BRITISH FIGHTERS TAKE OFF HOURS LATER WITH 24 A6M2 FROM IJNAF RANGOON DETACHMENT AND 21 KI-43-IC. 3 P-40 AND 3 HURRICANES WERE MET ON CAP AND TWO BRITISH FIGHTERS WERE DOWNED.

A FOURTH UNCOORDINATED RAID WITH 05 UNESCORTED KI-32 REPORTED 1 B-26 DESTROYED ON GROUND AND 2 RUNWAY HITS.

239 SORTIES TODAY AGAINST COLMILLA AIRFIELD. I HOPE THAT WE HAVE STRIKE ALL ENEMY AIRFIELDS AT INDIAN/BURMESE BORDER IN FEW DAYS TO AVOID MORE BRITISH HARRASING STRIKES WITH BOMBER ASSETS FROM THESE BASES AGAINST OUR CENTRAL BURMA RUNWAYS.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. KONDO, 2ND FLEET CINC. SINGAPORE
TO: ADM. HASUMI NAGANO, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO.
SUBJECT: HEAVY CRUISERS UNDER REPAIRS. FORCE ACTIVITIES PLANNED -2nd stage-
DATE: MAY 4TH, 1942

CA ATAGO will be available May 18th, 1942 at Hong Kong naval Base and CA CHOKAI will be ready for service at May 12nd, 1942 at Singapore Naval Base. COMCRUDIV4 will flag on HIJMS CHOKAI and both ships will be escorted in their transits to South Seas -Truk- (Estimated Time of Arrival: Jun 5th, 1942)
At Truk both ships will rendezvous with rest of CRUDIV4 (HIJMS MAYA, HIJMS TAKAO).

HIJMS NACHI will be availabe for service tomorrow, May 5th, 1942. She was ready to transit to Soerabaja Naval Station to rendezvous with CRUDIV5 (HIJMS HAGURO-HIJMS MYOKO)

HIJMS ASHIGARA will return to service May 16th, 1942 at Hong Kong. Will be ready for transit to Northern Waters to join 5th Fleet.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN ISLAND
TO: ADM. HUSIMI NAGANO. IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. IGHQ. TOKYO
SUBJECT: SUBMARINES UNDER REPAIRS
DATE: MAY 4TH, 1942

Two boats from SUBRON 3 are under light repairs at Georgetown (Penang). I-29 and I-155 will return for active duties in few days. New skippers will take command of both boats to departure for Indian Ocean.

At Penang is docked AS CHOGEI, flag ship of COMSUBRON3. AV SANYO MARU will support float planes ASW ops in the security area of the base. Georgetown (Penang) is Port 4(+21%) and healthy supplied.

Several damaged submarines from South Seas are returning to Truk and will be transfered to Home after be put under urgent repais assisted by ARD docked in the 4th Fleet main base.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. OSAMI NAGANO, IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. GUNREIBU. TOKYO.
TO: VADM. NOBUTAKE KONDO, SECOND FLEET CINC, SINGAPORE.
SUBJECT: DESRON 2 OOB
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

2ND SECTION -WEAPONS-
COMBINED FLEET

DESRON2 FLAG: HIJMS JINTSU, is steaming in a fast transport mission at Bay of Bengal. Will return to Singapore naval yard to be upgraded at June 1942.

DESDIV8: (Will be demobilizated until two upgrading destroyers come back to full service).

HIJMS ARASHIO, 1 day to return for service at Singapore, will join to HIJMS ASASHIO, docked.
HIJMS ASASHIO, docked at Singapore. Flag.
HIJMS MICHISHIO, Returning to Singapore from northern Malacca straits, will be upgraded after will arrive naval yard.
HIJMS OSHIO, is returning to Singapore from escort duties at South Java Sea. Will be upgraded at Singapore.

DESDIV15: From May 25th, will be ASW asset for escort duties with S.R.A.convoys to Home.

HIJMS HAYASHIO, under upgrades at Singapore shipyard, will return to service at May 25th, 1942.
HIJMS NATSUSHIO,under upgrades at Singapore shipyard, will return to service at May 25th, 1942.
HIJMS KUROSHIO, Escorting Mobile Force in the return leg to Home. Will return to Singapore.
HIJMS OYASHIO, Escorting Mobile Force in the return leg to Home. Will return to Singapore.

DESDIV16:Attached to 5th Fleet. Upgrading ships will rendezvous with their sisters for escort duties at Northern Waters and Hokkaido northern approaches under 5th Fleet CINC.

HIMS AMATSUKAZE, under upgrades at Hakodate Shipyard
HIJMS HATSUKAZE, Flag, with 5th Fleet at escort duties.
HIJMS TOKITSUKAZE, will be upgraded at Singapore shipyard from May 6th to May 26th, 1942.
HIJMS YUKIKAZE, will be upgraded at Singapore shipyard from May 6th to May 26th, 1942.

DESDIV18: With DesDiv15 will be ASW asset for escort duties with our S.R.A. convoys to Home.

HIJMS KAGERO, with KB steaming Home. Flag
HIJMS KASUMI, at Singapore, pending to be upgraded at Shipyard.
HIJMS SHIRANUHI, at Shimonoseki shipyard. Will return for full service May 6th, 1942. Will return to Singapore with the returning leg of great convoy from Shimonoseki to Singapore.

Acknowledge Requested/
END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. OSAMI NAGANO. IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. GUNREIBU. TOKYO.
TO: VADM. IKIMATSU TAKAHASHI. THIRD FLEET CINC. HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: CRUDIV16
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

2nd SECTION
COMBINED FLEET.

CRUDIV16 FLAG: HIJMS NAGARA

HIJMS NAGARA, docked at Rabaul.
HIJMS KUMA, At South Seas leading a Fast Transport TG. Will rendezvous with HIJMS Nagara.
HIJMS ASHIGARA, will return at service MAY 14th, 1942 after be repaired at Hong Kong drydock. She will be COMCRUDIV16 Flag after rendezvous with light cruisers at Rabaul.

CruDiv16 will be attached to 4th Fleet from May 14th.

Acknowledge Requested/
END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. OSAMI NAGANO. IJN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF. GUNREIBU. TOKYO.
TO: VADM. IKIMATSU TAKAHASHI, THIRD FLEET CINC. HONG KONG.
SUBJECT: DESRON 5
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

DESRON 5 will be attached to 4TH FLEET CINC, for escort duties with CRUDIV16.

FLAG: HIJMS NATORI, steaming from Oosthaven to Singapore to be put under heavy repairs after be torpedoed in the Java campaign by a british torpedo bomber. She is 34 flood (34 major), and 10 engines (10 major).

DESDIV 5:

HIJMS ASAKAZE, at Manila drydock for upgrades, will be ready for service at May 10th, 1942. She will departure from P.I. to Truk at once.
HIJMS HARUKAZE, at Soth Seas with a Fast Transport convoy. She is pending to upgrade and when come back to Rabaul will be dettached from active service to be transfered to Truk Naval Yard.
HIJMS HATAKAZE, is upgrading at Shimonoseki drydock. Will be ready for service May 6th, 1942. She will escort a South Seas convoy and will rendezvous with her sister after end escort duties at Rabaul.
HIJMS MATSUKAZE, si is docked at Singapore. Ready for service, she is the DESDIV5 flag and will departure to South Seas at once.

DESDIV 22:

HIJMS FUMIZUKI, will arrives to Penang tomorrow at morning. Will be replenished to be transfered to Truk Naval yard.
HIJMS MINAZUKI, will arrives to Penang tomorrow at afternoon. Will be replenished to be transfered to Truk with HIJMS FUMIZUKI.
HIJMS NAGATSUKI, she is ready at Singapore Naval Station. Will departure tomorrow to South Seas.
HIJMS SATSUKI, she is ready at Tokyo awaiting to escort a troop convoy to South Seas. When finished her duties, she will gather with her sisters at Truk.

Acknowledge requested /
END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: SUBWAR REPORT
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

XAK SCOTTISH CHIEF SUNK NEAR COLOMBO AFTER TWO TORPEDOES HIT BY I-154.
AIR RECON OVER COLOMBO HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO SUBRON2. A E14Y1 WILL FIGHT A RECON MISSION OVER ENEMY NAVAL BASE TOMORROW AT MORNING. IF NEEDED A SECOND MISSION WILL BE FLOWN AT AFT.

REDEPLOYMENT OF SUBRON 1 - THREE BOATS WILL ARRIVE TO TRUK FOR URGENT REPAIRS, TWO BOATS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO PICKET MISSION NEAR TO ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND WITH ANOTHER NEARBY TO NOUMEA AT NEW CALEDONIA.

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[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. JISABURO OZAWA, SOUTHERN FLEET CINC, CAMRANH BAY.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: ASW WAR REPORT
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

ENEMY T CLASS BOAT WAS ENGAGED BY DD TOKITSUKAZE AND DD YUKIKAZE AFTER BE PINGED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. OURS SHIPS LAUNCHED A DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK 40 NM EAST OF SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. 2 HITS OR NEAR MISSES WERE REPORTED OVER ENEMY BOAT.

AN ELECTRIC BOAT (S-42 CLASS) WAS REPORTED HIT BY A G3M2 ASW FLIGHT OVER BISMARCK SEA.
ANOTHER ELECTRIC BOAT (S-46 CLASS) WAS REPORTED HIT BY A G3M2 ASW FLIGHT OVER BISMARCKS.
A THIRD ALLIED SUBMARINE (UNIDENTIFED) WAS REPORTED HIT BY A G4M1 ASW FLIGHT OVER MANDATES.

DESDIV15 AND DESDIV18 TRANSFERED TO SOUTHERN FLEET FROM 2ND FLEET FOR ESCORT DUTIES WITH S.R.A. CONVOYS TO HOME.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. RABAUL
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE
SUBJECT: SOUTH SEAS
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

Enemy night strikes over our bases:

- 3 LB-30 4E bombers strike Munda under thunderstorms. No casualties or damages reported.
- 6 B-17 4E bombers strike Milne Bay. They were intercepted at Night by 9 Ki-43Ic at CAP. 1 Ki-43 was downed. 2 runway hits were reported. No damages on Runway or airfield facilities.

At early morning, our first mission over Santa Cruz were with 10 A6M2 flying a sweep mission over enemy skies. No enemy CAP.
Following them, a second wave with 18 a6m2 escorting 30 twin engine G4M1 to strike 2nd Marine Defense bn. 6 enemy casualties and 1 gun destroyed were reported.

A C5M2 chutai have been redeployed at Munda for recon flights over enemy positions at Ndeni.

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 AUSTRALIAN TARGETS
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

After today have been launched several raids, like bellow, over enemy territory, our assets will be resting for several day, training for naval attack with torpedoes by few days. New crews have arrived to our air assets and naval torpedo launching training will be a must in the theatre.

I am out of targets with all our recons flights reporting massive damages on enemy facilities at Darwin, Katherine, Broome, Wyndham and Derby. Logistic capability to restore operational level in the northern australian airfields and ports is so huge that we have time to rest and resupply our bases.

- 24 Ki-21 IIA (IJAAF) strike Derby reporting 3 aribase, 1 airbase supply and 10 runway hits.
- 52 IJN level bombers escorted by 16 A6M2 strike Broome airfield reproting 2 Hudosn destroyed on ground and 4 casualties. 3 airbase, 1 airbase supply and 39 runway hits were reported too.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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[Fletcher]

FROM: LTGEN. SUGAWARA, 3RD AIR DIVISION CINC. MANDALAY.
TO: GEN. SADOMU SHIMOMURA, SOUTHERN AREA ARMY CINC. MANDALAY
SUBJECT: AIR WAR OVER BURMA
DATE: MAY 5TH, 1942

AIR STRIKES OVER ENEMY TARGETS:

- 73 IJA LEVEL BOMBERS ESCORTED BY 64 KI-43IC STRIKE COLMILLA AF REPORTING 1 B-26 DESTROYED ON GROUND, 4 AIRBASE, 2 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 21 RUNWAY HITS.
- 19 UNESCORTED KI-21-IIA STRIKE COLMILLA IN A SECOND WAVE REPORTING ANOTHER 2 AIRBASE AND 17 RUNWAY HITS.
- 7 KI-32 REPORTED ANOTHER 2 RUNWAY HITS OVER COLMILLA AF.

AIR SWEEPS:

ENEMY LAUNCED SEVERAL AIR SWEEPS MISSIONS OVER OUR AIRFIELDS:

- 10 MOHAWK SWEEPING MYTKYINA WERE INTERCEPTED BY 14 KI-27B ON CAP. 2 MOHAWKS WERE DOWNED. 1 KI-27 LOST.
- 2 MOHAWKS WERE INTERCEPTED AT AFT OVER MYTKYINA BY 17 KI-27B.
- 6 HURRIS WERE INTERCEPTED AT AFT OVER MYTKYINA BY 7 KI-27B. 2 KI-27 WERE DOWNED.

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: NDENI
DATE: MAY 6TH, 1942

47 G4M1 HAVE STRIKE ENEMY GROUND FORCES AT NDENI. 15 ENEMY CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED FROM 137TH USA BASE FORCE. NO ENEMY CAP.
OUR C5M2 CHUTAI IS FLYING FROM MUNDA RECON MISSIONS OVER NDENI. 05 GROUND UNITS AND MORE THAN 9.000 AMERICAN TROOPS WERE REPORTED.

ONE G3M2 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAW FROM FRONT LINE TO TRUK TO BE UPGRADED TO G3M3.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !
END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: ADM. OSAMI NAGANO, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY GENERAL STAFF. GUNREIBU. TOKYO.
TO: VADM. NOBUTAKE KONDO, SECOND FLEET CINC. SINGAPORE.
SUBJECT: DESRON 4 OOB
DATE: MAY 6TH, 1942

2ND SECTION
COMBINED FLEET

DESRON 4 FLAG: HIJMS NAKA, docked at Palembang. +

DESDIV2:Will be attached to KB, Combined Fleet.

HIJMS HARUSAME, docked at Rabaul
HIJMS MURASAME, steaming with KB
HIJMS SAMIDARE, steaming with KB
HIJMS YUDACHI, docked at Singapore

DESDIV4: When return to full duty after be upgraded will rendezvous with DESRON4 Flag at Palembang. Will works at ASW duties with S.R.A.convoys

HIJMS ARASHI, steaming with Mobile Force will be upgraded at Soerabaja.
HIJMS HAGIKAZE, at ASW duties near Singapore, will arrive tomorrow to Singapore to be upgraded.
HIJMS MAIKAZE, steaming with Kido Butai. Will be upgraded at Soerabaja.
HIJMS NOWAKE, steaming with Mobile Force. Will be upgraded at Soerabaja.

DESDIV 9: Will be attached to 1st Fleet -Metropolitan Waters-. ASW duties

HIJMS ASAGUMO, at Shimonoseki drydock, 1 day pending to return to full service.
HIJMS MINEGUMO, docked at Yokohama
HIJMS NATSUGUMO, docked at Yokohama
HIJMS YAMAGUMO, at Manila drydock, 7 day pending to return to full service.

DESDIV24: Will be attached to 4th FLEET, South Seas.

HIJMS KAWAKAZE, screening South Seas Convoy.
HIJMS SUZUKAZE, screening South Seas Convoy.
HIJMS UMIKAZE, docked at Rabaul
HIJMS YAMAKAZE, docked at Rabaul

Acknowledge Requested/
END//

[Fletcher]

FROM: VADM. SHIMIZU, 6TH FLEET CINC. KWAJALEIN ISLAND.
TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC. KURE.
SUBJECT: BRITISH CONVOY INTERCEPTED BY WOLFPACK -SUBRON 2-
DATE: MAY 7TH, 1942

BREAKING NEWS FROM SUBRON 2!
ENEMY TANKER CONVOY HAVE BEEN SHADOWED AND INTERCEPTED by SUBRON2 WOLFPACK NEAR COLOMBO, AT CEYLAN. AT EARLY MORNING OUR SKIPPERS COORDINATE THEIR TORPEDO ATTACK AGAINST ENEMY UNESCORTED TANKERS. OUR FIRST VICTIM WAS TK BRITISH COLONEL, A LARGE TANKER, ATTACKED BY I-32, WAS TORPEDOED AND 1 HIT WAS REPORTED ON HER. THE SECOND BRITISH SHIP ATTACKED WAS TK BRITISH CONFIDENCE, A LARGE TANKER TORPEDOED BY I-21. 1 HIT WAS REPORTED ON HER. OUR THIRD VICTIM WAS TK BRITISH COMMODORE, ANOTHER LARGE TANKER, TWO HITS WERE REPORTED AND ENEMY TANKER SENT TO BOTTOM. THE LAST SUBRON2 VICTIM WAS TK ATHEL MONARCH, TORPEDOED BY I-32, THIS SHIP WAS REPORTED SUNK AFTER A GREAT BLOW.
I-32 REACT TO ENEMY MOVES TO SHADOW TANKERS AND SHE SENT ALERT MESSAGES TO OTHER BOATS PATROLLING THE NEARBY AREA TO CEYLAN SOUTHWESTERN APPROACHES.

LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !!!
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[Fletcher]

TK BRITISH CONFIDENCE TORPEDOED

[Fletcher]

BRITISH COMMODORE TORPEDOED AND SUNK IN WOLF PACK ATTACK VS BRITISH CONVOY

[Fletcher]

TK ATHELMONARCH, TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY SUBRON2 BOAT

[Fletcher]

SUBRON 2
SIT MAP REPORT
MAY 7TH, 1942

[SoliInvictus202]

what a great day for you [:D] - it seems your luck has turned when it comes to Submarines [:D]

[Fletcher]

ORIGINAL: SoliInvictus202

what a great day for you [:D] - it seems your luck has turned when it comes to Submarines [:D]

Hi SoliInvictus202,

Yes, this was a great day for IJN Submarines... Luckly the I-32 reacted to move of the (unescorted?) tankers and other submarines in the area were on the trail of enemy convoy. It was a great chase day for SUBRON2...Probably Jonathan will intensify his ASW searching in the area and I would take any meassure. Air Recon flight over Trinconmalee have been ordered with G4M1s (from P.Blair) to know more about RN assets at this base. Releave boats are available at Penang (Georgetown) to departure when my "at war patrol" boats will must to return due Bingo Fuel or Bingo Winchester.

Best of wishes !
Ramón