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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 9:00:35 AM

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FROM: VADM Jisaburo Ozawa, Southern Fleet C-in-C. Cam Ranh Bay. Indochine.
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure Naval Yard.
SUBJECT: Borneo & Mindanao War Report
DATE: Dec 11st, 1941.

I am proud to announce that Kure 1st SNLF have captured Surigao !

Our forces have landing at Cagayan and Davao. Tomorrow Miura Det will launch a shock attack with 146th Infantry Regiment at Reserve to pursue fleeing enemies.

DD Kawakaze have bee dettached from Nagara�s Flotilla to join with DMS W-7 & W-8 to run an ASW ops north of Mindanao where one enemy submarine have been spotted.

DD Suzukaze with 3 PB�s will cover ASW Cagayan landings.

Nagara�s Flotilla with CL Nagara and 4 destroyers will bombard enemy positions at Cagayan and will run to Babeldaob to refuell and reload. They will escort a new landing force to Dadjanjas.

A Dutch submarine have unsuccesfully attacked a destroyer from CARDIV3. Two enemy submarines have been spotted in south Mindanao waters.
Three enemy 2E bombers have raided over Ryujo TF. Our A5M4 have been enought to scattered downing
one of them (credit to CPO Minegishi from Ryujo-1). One of our A5M4 have crashed on landing with 1 more damaged on landing (two days for repairs).

Ryujo air complement have launched an air raid over Davao. No enemy ships on harbor.

9th JNAF Coy is beeing shipped at Babeldaob aboard XAK Taiehi Maru to be transported to Surigao.

At South Indochina-East Malaya heavy enemy sub activities, XAK Brazil Maru was hit by one enemy torpedo launched from unknown submarine, ship with moderate damages.. CM Kamome have been sunk after two torpedos struck her, sending to bottom. XAK Gosei Maru was attacked unsuccesfully by another dutch submarine. A fourth attack have been reported by XAK Toho Maru near Singora. 04 torpedoes were launched against our ship but no hits were reported. Near Soc Trang one ASW pickett have ping another submarine but escort abandons search after loosing contact.

At Kota Bahru enemy launched a massive air strike with 6 Blenheim & 7 Hudson escorted by 16 Buffalos. In LRCAP 4 Ki-27b flying from Singora. No enemy or own losses.

I, II and III/90th Infantry Bns (crack troops) have been shipped at Fusan to reinforce our forces in Borneo area. They will arrive to CamRanh Bay under heavy ASW escort.

Our forces have landed at Kudat and tomorrow Brunei Landing Force will arrives to target.

3rd Air Division HQ with 27th and 35th JAAF AF Bn will start strategic move tomorrow from Pnom Penh to Kota Bahru.

64th Sentai have been upgraded to Ki-43Ic Hayabusa.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 9:15:02 AM

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FROM: VADM Shimizu, Mitsuo, 6th Fleet C-in-C, Kwajalein. Marshalls.
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ. Kure Naval Yard.
SUBJECT: Sub Force and ASW Report.
DATE: Dec 11st, 1941.

I-10 oceanic submarine have reported her first enemy sinking. An enemy Tanker have been spotted and sinks from gunfire near Samoa Island. Enemy ship was identified like TK GULFDAWN.

Canton Blockade Force nearby to War Patrol Areas.
North Hawaii Blockade Force with no news, no sightings reports.
North D.E.I.Blockade Force with no news, nearby to arrives to their War Patrol Areas.

G3M2 from 1st Ku K-1 at Takao reports 1 hit over one enemy sub in Formosa South Area (84,68).
G3M2 from Genzan Ku K-1 at Saigon reports 1 hit on enemy sub in South Indochina Area (62,75).

Yokosuka Ku T-1 with 3 H6K4 have been deployed at Bihoro (Hokkaido) to LR naval search / ASW ops.

Yokosuka Ku S-1 have received 12 A5M4 from reemplacement pool to fullfill ranks to 36 aircrafts.
Yokosuka Ku T-3 have received 12 E8N2 from reemplacement pool to fullfill ranks to 24 aircrafts.

04 enemy submarines spotted in the Formosa-Luzon area.
01 enemy submarine spotted in North Formosa area.
12 enemy submarines was spotted in the same area two days ago heading northeast, probably to Yellow Sea-Kyushu Area.
02 enemy submarines spotted in the South Mindanao and 1 more in North Mindanao.
02 enemy submarines spotted in North Borneo Area.
03 enemy submarines spotted in Indochina waters.
01 enemy submarine spotted near Malaya coast.

Coastwatchers have reported 01 enemy ship docked at Wenchow !!. (this was reported to China Area Fleet).

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 10:39:28 AM

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FROM: BOARDS OF MARSHALLS & ADMIRALS, IGHQ, TOKYO.
TO: ADM NAGANO, IMPERIAL NAVY GENERAL STAFF, IGHQ, TOKYO; ADM YAMAMOTO, COMBINED FLEET CINC, KURE NAVAL YARD.
SUBJECT: Buildings and Conversions. Korea ASW Deployment. Convoy assets.
DATE: Dec 11st, 1941.

(1) Buildings and Conversions, IJN

xAP Teibi Maru about to start building (171 days to completion).
xAK Asama Maru ordered to be converted to AKE at Tokyo shipyards (21 days to completion). -Aden-
xAK Saiho Maru ordered to be converted to AKE at Tokyo shipyards (21 days to completion). -Aden-

(2) Korea ASW Deployment.

46th JAAF AF Bn & 52nd Construction Coy have arrived to Chinhae. AF will be level up to begins with ASW air ops.
51st Construction Coy have arrives to Masan to level up airfield.
10th JAAF Base Force have arrived in strategic move to Masan, this unit will move to Moppo at once to support ASW air ops in Korea Straits.
2nd Air Division HQ, 31st Road Construction and 14th JNAF AF Unit have arrived to Gunzan. There will be our Yellow Sea ASW Command. 2nd Air Division HQ will coordinate all air ASW assets in this area. AF will be level up.
40th Construction Co, 53rd & 209th JAAF Bns have arrived at Keijo. There will be our ASW Air Training Command. AF will level up.
30th JAAF AF Bn have arrives to Kaishu.
3rd FF Construction Bn & 26th JAAF Bn have arrives to Chinnampo. AF will be level up.
Air transfers will begin when AFs will be at readiness conditions.

(3) Convoys assets
Convoy 001 have arrives to Shimonoseki from Nagasaki with 40.538 tons of resources without news.
Convoy 002 is loading resources at Takamatsu and will departure to Kobe when ready.
Convoy 003 have departure from Hakodate today with 60.480 tons of resources. ETA Ominato Dec 11st 1941.
Convoy 004 have departure from Shangai Dec 11th with 42.030 tons of resources heading to Shimonoseki, ETA Dec 13rd 1941.
Convoy 005 is loading resources at Matsuyama with 10 Gozan cargo ships. Will head to Tokuyama.
Convoy 006 is loading resources at Tsingtao with 09 Aden cargo ship. When ready will await to ASW escorts and head to Shimonoseki.
Convoy 007 is loading resources at Keijo with 09 Aden cargo ships.
Convoy 008 is loading resources at Kushiro with 10 Gozan Cargo Class ships. Will be escorted by CVE Hosho TG and 2 CHa-Type Subchassers. This convoy will head to Sendai.
Convoy 009 is loading Oil at Shikuka with 3 smalls Tankers. Will head to Niigata refineries.
Convoy 010 is loading Resources at Fukuoka with 33 Daigen xAKL freighters.
Convoy 011 is loading Oil at Port Arthur with 4 Tonan Whalers. 1 DD and 1 PC will escort this convoy to Shimonoseki.

Long Live to Emperor !!
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 2:31:52 PM

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NAVAL SHIPYARD WORKLOAD VIEW
DEC 11TH, 1941

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 2:34:20 PM

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MERCHANT BUILDINGS
SHIPYARD WORKLOAD VIEW
DEC 11th 1941.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 2:50:49 PM

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Great AAR!

And best wishes to allied player. Cantona will need as support as possible to save the face against the "four hours each turn" man.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 2:54:02 PM

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ENEMY NAVAL LOSSES BY ALL CAUSES.
DEC 11TH 1941

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/22/2010 2:55:54 PM

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Great AAR!

And best wishes to allied player. Cantona will need as support as possible to save the face against the "four hours each turn" man.

Hello Fremen !
Thanks a lot for your comment and visit. I hope Cantona2 will not need any support .. he will be enough to finish with "my empire"
Best of wishes!
Ram�n

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/23/2010 12:25:38 AM

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Cantona2�s PC will be in drydock with a power supply problem, probably will be ready for "action" soon, but I will not have any turn today, then It�s time to show plans until follow up with combats.

FROM: LGEN Homma, XIV Army C-in-C, at Aparri
TO: GEN Terauchi, Southern Area Army HQ, Saigon
SUBJECT: LUZON PLANNING
DATE: Dec 11st, 1941

(1) IJN GROUND UNITS

1st SNLF (-) will capture Calayan, Itbayat and Babuyan Islands.

(2) IJA GROUND UNITS

Kanno Det will await at Vigan to be reinforced with 48th Division elements (Vigan II Landing Force). When landings, Kanno Det will march to Bayombang to join with Tanaka & XIV Army elements. 48th Divisi�n will march to San Fernando and Lingayen.

65th Infantry Brigade and 7th Tank Regiment (Batangas landing force) will await transports returning from Luzon to be shipped to Batangas. CRURON 16 and DESRON 4 will cover Batangas landings.

Motorized support from 5th Air Div pending to recive orders to be shipped to Aparri (light elements transfered by airlift).

(3) JAAF UNITS

14th JAAF AF Bn & 14th JAAF AF Coy will departure from Takao aboard xAK Kinryu Maru and xAKL Koyu Maru escorted by PBs.
48th JAAF Bn at Takao aboard xAK Arimasan Maru will await to ASW escorts to be shipped to Vigan.

8th Sentai will be transfered to Aparri when AF will be at level 2 (1+40% at Dec 11st).
8th Sentai Det A (7 Ki-15II) will be deployed at Cabanatuan when captured and 14th JAAF Coy will be deployed there.
52nd I.F Chutai (13 Ki-51) and 74 I.F.Chutai (10 Ki-36) will be deployed at Tuguegarao when captured and support units will arrive (14th JAAF AF Bn).
14th Sentai (18 Ki-21IIa) and 16th Sentai (31 Ki-30) wil be transfered to San Fernando when captured and 4th JAAF B.Force will arrive to this base.
3rd Ku S-1 Det A & Det B will be deployed provisionally at Vigan when air support sill be available. When air superiority over Luzon will be absolute these units will be redeployed with 23rd Air Flotilla.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/23/2010 1:02:23 AM

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FROM: CPT Takagi W., XAKL JINSAN MARU C.O., near Miyako-Jima.
TO: VADM Nobutake Kondo, 2nd Fleet HQ, Takao. Formosa.
SUBJECT: Damage Report and transit changes
DATE: Dec 11st, 1941

Today we have been attacked on surface by enemy submarine. 12 hits were reported aboard. We responds enemy fire and get 2 hits on enemy boat.

In spite of received orders at incoming message from 2nd Fleet HQ to follow up with our transport mision to Makin Island at Gilbert Is., I am must to report our damages :

20 system
24 flood (5 major)
10 engine
6 fires

Moreover XAKL Jinsan Maru is out of 12cms ammo for my forward gun. Only 25% of ammo for my rear 8cms gun. 1 Type 93 AAMG is out of service. Reserve of fuel is 89%

My unescorted ship can only get 5 knots and this waters are infested of enemy submarines. Distance to Makin is so large and my ship will no reach my target on estimated time of arrival. Request permision to change my transit to Naha in Okinawa Island and transfer my labor unit to another ship. My own boat will be there to get readiness condition before receive drydock orders.

Labor Unit Status Report (37th Cons Coy):

(11)x5 Engineers Squads
(10)x4 Support Squads

Long Live to the Emperor !!

Acknowledge Request /
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/23/2010 10:15:04 AM

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FROM: ADM Yamamoto, Isoroku. Combined Fleet C-in-C. Kure Naval Yard.
TO: ADM Nagano. Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff Chief. Tokyo.
SUBJECT: Combined Fleet Reports
DATE: Dec 11st, 1941.

(1) Naval Forces at Sea

1st Air Fleet under VADM Chuichi Nagumo reporting at 400 nm north of Midway Island.
6 CV, 2 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 9 DD.
Heading to Osaka and followed by Replenishment TF (2 DD, 7 AO).
07 floatplanes flying naval search missions to detect any force trying to pursue our carriers or tankers.

Carriers Status:

HIJMS AKAGI, 61 aircrafts, 45 torpedoes aboard, 80% fuel.
HIJMS ZUIKAKU, 72 aircrafts, 45 torpedoes aboard, 83% fuel.
HIJMS SHOKAKU, 72 aircrafts, 45 torpedoes aboard, 83% fuel.
HIJMS SORYU, 50 aircrafts, 18 torpedoes aboard, 82% fuel.
HIJMS HIRYU, 53 aircrafts, 35 torpedoes aboard, 83% fuel.
HIJMS KAGA, 68 aircrafts, 18 torpedos aboard, 80% fuel.

ETA Osaka: Dec 19, 1941.

3rd CarDiv under RADM Takeo Takagi reporting 40 nm Southwest off Dadjanjas, heading W-NW to support landings at East Borneo.
1 CVL, 3 CA and 5 DD with another 1 DD dettached to ASW duties.

CVL RYUJO, 25 aircrafts (1 A5M4 lost -ops-), 27 torpedoes aboard and 87% fuel. Will come back to Babeldaob to rendezvous with Koepang Naval Expeditionary Force.

4th CarDiv under CPT Toshio Abe reporting 40 nm NE of Daito Shoto Island heading West to Cam Ranh Bay following Kuching Expeditionary Force (2nd Division (-)).
1 CVL, 1 CL and 4 DD.

CVL ZUIHO, 21 aircrafts, 18 torpedoes aboard and 93% fuel.
ETA Cam Ranh Bay: Dec 17th, 1941.

ASW CarDiv under CPT Yoshimi Takao reporting docked at Kushiro (Hokkaido) awaiting to departure and escort convoy to Sendai.
1 CVE, 3 EE.

CVE HOSHO, 15 aircrafts, 6 torpedoes aboard and 100% fuel.

1st Mobile Force reporting 80 nm SE Iwo Jima, heading south to Truk and following Port Moresby Invasion Force (4th Infantry Division).
4 BB, 1 CS, 1 CL, 13 DD (8 of them dettached to ASW-tasks)

ETA Truk: Dec 16th, 1941. Will be awaitin at Truk to 1st Air Fleet arrival to departure to target.

2nd Mobile Force reporting 80 nm SE Nigpo. Heading south to Babeldaob and following Koepang Expeditionary Force (21st Infantry Division).
2 BB, 2 CL, 2 TB, 3 DD.

ETA Babeldaob: Dec 18th, 1941. Will await 3rd Div carriers to departure to target.

Heavy Cover Malaya Expeditionary Force under RADM Ikeda P., is heading Shangai to reload and refuel. After reload will return to Borneo to support Kuching landings.
2 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 5 DD.

CRURON 7 under Takeo Kurita command, reporting about 160 nm north of Brunei, heading this enemy base to support landings. Will support Miri and Kuchig landings.
4 CA, 4 DD

CRURON 8 under RADM Aritomo Goto, reporting at Guam, supporting landings. Will head to Truk to join with Main Body Combined Fleet.
4 CA, 4 DD

(2) Ships under repairs & due to repairs.

CA Ashigara, damaged after clash with british destroyers off Formosa, Damage Report: 12 System, 8 Engines. She will arrive to Shangai Dec 12nd for drydock repairs.
DD Yayoi, damaged after collides with a PB at Marshalls, Damage Report: 1 System, 5 flood, 27 Engines. She will arrive to Truk Dec 14th 1941.

Long Live to Emperor !
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/23/2010 5:34:02 PM

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I'm keeping my eye on your results for your north eastern blockade force by PH. I've never had a open ocean war patrols that netting anything so I hope to see if yours do.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/24/2010 2:31:46 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: CarnageINC

I'm keeping my eye on your results for your north eastern blockade force by PH.� I've never had a open ocean war patrols that netting anything so I hope to see if yours do.��

Hello CarnageINC

NO sightings were reported by North-Eastern Blocakde Force (Hawaii), in spite that 5 of my patrolling submarines in this War Area are deploying Glenns in Naval Search missions...These boats will be in patrol at this area until bingo fuel or bingo winchester will be reached.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/24/2010 12:47:58 PM

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FROM: VADM Jisaburo Ozawa, Southern Fleet C-in-C, ASW Command. Cam Ranh Bay. Indochine
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure Naval Yard.
SUBJECT: ASW Warfare report.
DATE: Dec 12nd, 1941.

xAK Konan Maru, an Akasi Cargo Class with 3,675 tons of displacement have been torpedoed by an enemy submarine at Mauban while she was unloading supplies for our landing expeditionary force. Damage Report: 50 system, 54 flood, 12 Engineer, 52 fires. She will firefighting off Mauban, awaiting Mauban will falls in our hands tomorrow to be docked in this port.

xAK Gosei Maru was sunk by enemy submarine near Saigon.

xAK Meiten Maru, an Ehime Cargo Class, was torpedoed near Saigon. Damage Report: 18 System, 66 Floating, 29 Engineer and 5 Fires. She is 80 nm west of Cam Ranh and will head to this naval base at cruise speed.

xAK Zenyo Maru, a Yusen-N Cargo class with 6.400 tons of displacement, was torpedoed by enemy submarine off Singora. Damage report: 12 system, 62 flood, 25 engineer, 2 fires. She will head to Nakhon Si Thammarat to be docked, only 40 nm west of her last position.

37th Construction Coy was unloaded from damaged xAKL Jinsan Maru at Naha (Okinawa). Will be needed a xAK to transport this labor unit to Makin Island.

General Quarters in all 12nd Air Flotilla units. Several Daitais have been orderer to begin with ASW patrol in Kyushu Area to detect enemy submarines in this area:

-Chinhae Ku T-1 will fly ASW mission at 1.000 feet with 3 E7K2 (80%, 4 ready aircrafts)
-Sasebo Ku T-1 will fly ASW mission at 1.000 feet with 2 E13A1 (50%, 4 ready aircrafts)
-Sasebo Ku T-2 will fly an LR ASW mission at 4.000 feet with 9 H6K4 (80%, 12 ready aircrafts)
-2nd CCF Det T-1 will fly ASW mission at 100 feet with 3 E7K2 (all ready aircrafts available)
-CTF Det-1 will fly ASW mission at 100 feet with 4 B5M1 (80%, 6 ready aircrafts)

AD Goyo Maru will arrives to Kagoshima to support coastal ASW ships Ops.

One G3M2 from 1st Ku K-1 have report a hit over enemy submarine at 84,66 (Formosa Straits)

1 G3M1 from Genzan Ku K-1 was crashed on landing. (Saigon)
2 G3M1 from Bihoro Ku K-1 was crashed on landings (Cam Ranh Bay) (!!)

2 G3M1 from 1st Ku K-1 were damaged on landings. (Takao).

FORMOSA-LUZON ASW Report:

3 Subchassers Ch Type will escort 11 transport ships returning home from Aparri to Takao.
2 minesweepers DMS Type will escort 4 transport ships returning home from Vigan to Takao.

4 Subchassers Ch Type will rendezvous with Vigan II Landing Force to improve ASW cover.
DD Harukaze and DD Matsukaze are escorting at ASW duties Vigan II.
DD Ikazuchi & DD Inazuma patrolling at ASW between Takao and Aparri.
DD Yudachi & 2 Subchassers SC Type patrolling Takao approaches.
05 PBs (in two separate TFs) are patrolling Formosa Straits.

Ku K-1 Det at Batan Island with G3M2 flying ASW missions.
1st Ku K-1 at Takao with G3M2 flying LR ASW missions to cover transits from Takao to Vigan.

Metropolitan ASW will be reported soon.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/24/2010 1:01:05 PM

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FROM: LGEN Homma, Masaharu, XIV Army C-in-C, at Aparri. Luzon
TO: GEN Terauchi, Hisaichi, Southern Area Army HQ, Saigon. Indochine.
SUBJECT: Phillipine Islands Report
DATE: Dec 12nd 1941.

21st & 23rd Air Flotillas reporting morning air attack over Manila port. Under light rain 42 G4M1 escorted by 61 A6M2 have smashed naval yard at Cavite. Enemy C.A.P. over target was 32 P-40s and 3 P-35s. Enemy lost 7 P-40s downed by our fighters. Our losses 4 A6M2 in air combat.
DD Thracian was spotted docked at Manila. Previous report of sinking is incorrect. Enemy destroyer struck by 1 bomb hit. xAKL Compagnia Filipinas was hit by our bombs too.

Vigan III Landing Force (9th Infantry Regiment) will departure tomorrow from Batan Island heading Vigan.

RADM Takeo Takagi CARDIV 3 reporting air attack over enemy naval forces at anchor on Tarakan. 12 B5N2 have launched a torpedo attack against several destroyers and 1 auxiliar ship. 02 torpedoes were reported hit on AS OTUS. She is reported sunk. 01 B5N1 from Ryujo-2 crashes on landing. Another one was damaged on landing. CARDIV 3 recalled to Babeldaob.

Tomorrow is planned an ground attack to capture Cagayan.

Enemy recon aircraft spotted over Batan Island.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/24/2010 1:13:52 PM

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FROM: VADM Shimizu, Mitsuo, 6th Fleet C-in-C, Kwjalein Is.
TO: ADM Yamamoto, Isoroku, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure.
SUBJECT: 6th Fleet Report.
DATE: Dec 12nd, 1941.

NO news from Northern East Hawaii Blockade Force.

I-164 reports sinking of enemy AG Cnopus near Tjilitjap engaged at surface.

From Kwajalein, tomorrow will departure New Caledonian Blockade Force with following boats:
I-16, I-18, I-20 and I-22. Orders to unrestricted submarine war dispatched.

2 RO and 2 Oceanic I Type Submarines docked at Hiroshima, awaiting orders.
09 submarines from Hawaii Expeditionary Force will arrive tomorrow to Kwajalein. Orders to raise the East Australian Blockade Force will be ready soon.

Long Live to the Emperor !
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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/24/2010 1:55:07 PM

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CONVOY REPORT UPDATED
DEC 12ND 1941.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/25/2010 11:54:59 AM

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New House Rules (borrowed from another AAR, Jonathan told me, I would get more info about credit):

No air night attacks with <50 moonlight before 1943

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/25/2010 6:05:50 PM

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FROM: VADM Kondo, Nobutake, 2nd Fleet C-in-C, Takao. Formosa.
TO: ADM Yamamoto, Isoroku, Combined Fleet HQ, Kure. Honshu.
SUBJECT: Phillipine island Report - Malaya Report
DATE: Dec 13rd, 1941

xAK Rakuyo Maru (Damage Report: 15 floating damage (6 Major)) will cruise to Yokohama from Mauban. She can�t docked at this port by size. All forces unloaded at this base. Enemy was severely mauled with 1.732 phillipine army casualties from 51st P.A. Division vs 81 IJA men lost.

2nd Fleet Heavy Cover Force (BB Kongo and BB Haruna) sunk 2 enemy PT Boats in his transit to Shangai.

DD Inazuma was torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine in her war patrol area near Takao.

5th Air Div motorized support being shipped aboard xAK Azumasan Maru. 3 ASW destroyers will rendezvous at Takao to ASW protection.

Itbayut Island was occupied.

11st Tpt Chutai & 13rd Spc Tpt Unit B return back to Kagi after completed transfered of 5th Air Div to Aparri (light devices).

21st & 23rd Air Flotillas air groups have take off to smash Clark Field AF. 64 A6M2 escorting 42 G4M1 have raided enemy air facilities at this base. AT CAP several P-40s. Two of them were reported downed by 1 G4M1 lost. Our pilots reporting 45 runway hits over runway. A second wave with 13 Ki-21IIa have not meet any air resistance and bombed AF with another 14 hits.

At Aparri, 8 enemy B-17 were intercepted by 13 Ki-27b. All enemy bombers fleeing.

DESRON 4 (Manila blockade force) reports enemy air attacks with 11 P-35A. No hits over our ships. No enemy aircrafts lost.

RADM Takeo Takagi from CARDIV3, aboard HIJMS Ryujo reporting an enemy freighter was sunk by her torpedo bombers. In a second attack, two enemy four-stacks destroyers were sunk by aerial bombs from her air complement. DD John D Ford was sunk after magazine explodes and DD Peary was reported dead on water.

Cagayan was assaulted like planned, by we need to await I/33rd Infantry Bn (that will arrive in three days) to capture this base. We lost 277 men vs. 233 enemy casualties reported.

146 I.Regiment will attack tomorrow at enemy fleeing elements from Davao.

1 G3M2 was damaged on flak by enemy submarine near Iriomote.
3 H6K4 from Toko Ku K-1 at Babeldaob grounded due to maintenance.

8th Sentai was transfered to Aparri (leve 2 AF).

Guam falls in our hands and 144th I.Regiment is loading in the same TF and Heavy Cover to head Truk and will await 1st Mobile Force and CarDiv 1 & 5 to departure like Rabaul landing force.

At Pakhoi, 21st Mixed Brigade have landings. Light enemy resistance (64th Chinese Corps).

In Borneo area, xAK Brazil Maru sinks after was torpedoed yesterday. Brunei falls in our hands (10 oil refineries were damaged). CRURON 7 and landing elements from Brunei and Kudat returning to CamRanh Bay. Forces to Miri Landing Forces at readiness condition.

One enemy submarine was spotted in Brunei and another one in Kudat area.

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FROM: GEN. HATA. China Expeditionary Army. Hangchow.
TO: GEN. SUGIYAMA. Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. IGHQ. Tokyo.
SUBJECT: XI Army offensive.
DATE: Dec 13rd 1.941.

A.- 32nd Division / A have captured Kweiteh. Enemy falls back after 962 casualties.
B.- 35th Infantry division have cross the river and smash enemy defenders. Chinese lost 1.209 men.
C.- 13rd Tank Regiment with 9th Armoured Car Coy have cross the river and take a bridgehead to Changteh.
D.- At Sinyang our forces have got a great victory against chinese bandits. 1.996 enemy casaulties there.

At Tiaotso, 16th Mixed Brigade will assault tomorrow.
Wenchow Expeditionary Forces will begin march tomorrow from Hangchow to Wenchow.
21st Infantry Brigade (dettached from Southern Area Army) have landing at Pakhoi. We hope in this week this port in South China Sea will be in our hands.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/26/2010 9:57:12 AM

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FROM: LGEN Homman, Masaharu. XIV Army C-in-C, at Tuguegarao. Luz�n.
TO: GEN Terauchi, Hisaichi, Southern Area Army, at Saigon. Indochine.
SUBJECT: Phillipine Islands Report.
DATE: Dec 14th 1941.

xAK Myoko Maru was torpedoed and sunk off Cagayan. Two of our coastal ASW ships launched an retaliation attack vs enemy submarine reporting 1 hit over an enemy "Salmon Class" SS.

1 Ki-48Ib from 8th Sentai at ASW duties in the Formosa straits reports 1 hit over enemy submarinein his air patrol area.

1 G3M2 reporting one hit over enemy submarine 40 nm SW of Takao.

21st & 23rd Air Flotillas airgroups take off from Takao with 50 G4M1 escorted by 72 A6M2. Second wave from 5th AirDiv bombers with 14 Ki-21IIa. NO enemy CAP. Clark Field AF was smashed by our bombs.

New air strikes over DESRON 5 (Manila blockade force) with 12 P-35As. No hits over our ships, no enemy aircraft reported downed.

7 enemy B-17D was intercepted flying over Aparri by 18 Ki-27b. All enemy bombers turned back. No own or enemy losses reported.

Tuguegarao have falls in our hands. Tanaka DET like Avant Guard will march tomorrow to Biyambong followed by XIV Army HQs and Arty/Eng elements.

146th Infantry Regiment attacked 1/101 Bn fleeing from Davao. Enemy lost 118 men vs 61 IJA casaulties. This Regiment will return to Davao to rest and be ready for future landings at Jolo island. Will be releved by Kure 2nd SNLF from Carolinas Islands.

9th JNAF AF Coy will departure from Babeldaob tomoorow aboard XAK Taihei Maru escorted by 4 PBs.

Hunter Killer Group with DD Asagumo detacched from DESRON 4 with 2 DMS will rendezvous at Takao with Transport Group (5th Air Division -motorized support only-).

2nd Base Force ready to be shipped at Takao aboard xAK Azuma M., xAK Katsuragi M., xAK Maebasi M.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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FROM: VADM Jisaburo Ozawa. Southern Area Fleet C-in-C. ASW Command. Cam Ranh Bay. Indochine.
TO: ADM Isoroku Yamamoto. Combined Fleet C-in-C. Kure Naval Yard.
SUBJECT: Borneo Report. Metropolitan ASW. Naval Movements in inner areas.
DATE: Dec 14, 1941.

(1) Annex with Convoy system status.

03 enemy Wirraways have attacked our shippings at Brunei. 1 100lb bomb have struck xAP Kobe maru (Damage Report: 6 flood -3 major-, 8 system and 4 fies). She will return to Cam Ranh at cruise speed escorted by 1 PB at once.

One enemy submarine have torpedoed XAK Yamagata Maru off Pakhoi when landing supplies to our troops in this China port. E Yomi reports 11 hits over enemy submarine in her retaliation counterstrike.

12nd Air Flotilla will be transfered to Bihoro to support torpedo anti-ship ops in this AF to avoid any intruders in this high priority resources area.

1st Convoy to china from Osaka have arrived to Shangai with 19.845 tons of war supplies. All ships docked at port without news.

8th JAAF AF Coy shipped aboard xAK Teisen Maru will departure the day after tomorrow under heavy ASW escort to Brunei from Cam Ranh Bay. When landing at Brunei, Miri Ops will be open.

I, II and III/90th Infantry Bns will arrive to Cam Ranh Bay DEc 18th 1941, with heavy ASW escorts.

DD Sazanami & DD ushio at Etorofu will rendezvous with XAP Yoshino Maru (III/4th Inf Bn) at iwaki to cover on her transit to Malaya.

Following Subchasser have been attached to Kyushu coastal ASW Defenses:

CHa-1, CHa-13 (from Niigata)
CHa-3, CHa-15 (from Toyama)

This boats will be based at Kagoshima to support ASW ops in East China Sea, Yellow Sea waters and Kyushu approaches.

1st Mobile Force with Port Moresby Invasion force will arrive tomorrow at Truk.

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RE: AE Historical Game Project. Cantona2 (allied) vs Fl... - 4/26/2010 11:05:22 AM

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FROM: LGEN Tomoyuki Yamashita. XXV Army C-in-C. Malaya
TO: GEN Terauchi. Southern Area Army HQ, Saigon. Indochina.
SUBJECT: XXV Army Report.
DATE: Dec 14th, 1941.

Today enemy launched air sweep against Kota Bharu AF. 14 buffalos vs 11 Ki-27b at CAP. 2 enemy fighters downed vs 2 Ki-27b lost in action.

Georgetown (Penang Fortress) was sweeped by Ki-27b from Singora.

Southern Area Army will move from Saigon to Phnom Penh to be strategically moved by railway to Malaya Peninsula and will support ops vs Singapore.

11st Shipping Regiment will be dettached from XXV Army to be shipped from Patani to Cam Ranh Bay and rendevouz with Miri Landing elements.

Kota Bharu: 32.384 tons of supplies. (Port Damaged 88%, Airfield Service damaged 14%)
Patani: 3.949 tons of supplies.
Singora: 12.930 tons of supplies.

Air Units deployed at Malaya Peninsula-Khra Istmus Area:

Kota Bharu: 12nd, 59th and 75 Sentais (Ki-21IIa, Ki-43Ic, Ki-48Ib)
Singora: 1st, 11st and 77th Det A Sentais (Ki-27b). Sagara Maru chutai (6 F1M2 at ASW duties)
Patani: Sanyo Maru-1 & 2 chutais (6 F1M2 and 2 E13A1 at ASW duties)

Reinforcements awaited:

Patani 2nd Wave will arrive at Dec 26, 1941 with 56th Infantry Division (-) (113rd, 148th I.Regiments, 52nd F.A.Regiment, 56th Recon Regt and 56th Engineer Regiment).

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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3rd Air Division Report
Dec 14th, 1941.

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IJN LOSSES
Dec 14th 1941

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FROM: LGEN Sakai, Takashi. 23rd Army HQ. Canton.
TO: GEN. Hata, Shunroku. China Expeditionary Army. Shaohing.
SUBJECT: Hong Kong Report (first week).
DATE: Dec 14th, 1941.

513 sorties have been flight over Hong Kong from 3rd Air Division units with attached elements from China Expeditionary Army. 15 aircrafts have lost by all causes.

Raids were like following:

Dec 7th, 1941:

Morning Air Raid with 7 Ki-27 and 6 Ki-44 escorting 27 Ki-36 and 24 Ki-51 under Clear Sky. No enemy or own losses.

Afternoon Air Raid with 15 Ki-21 attacking over DD Scout at anchor on Hong Kong. NO hits reported.

Dec 8th, 1941:

4 Ki-27 escorting 25 Ki-48 and 18 Ki-51. 2 Walrus at CAP. 1 of enemy FP downed by our fighters. 2 runway hits reported.

A second wave in the morning with 21 Ki-36 attacked AF reporting 12 runway hits.

Third wave under moderate rain with 9 Ki-48Ib attack on 102nd RN Base Force.
Fourth wave with 13 Ki-21IIa reported another 6 hits on runway.
Fith wave with 3 Ki-48-Ib reporting no hits.

Dec 9, 1941:

Under Thunderstorm weather condition, 4 Ki-27 escorting 3 Ki-48 and 17 Ki-51 have clash with 6 enemy H-81a3. 1 Ki-27 and 1 Ki-48 were downed by air bandits.

Second wave with 21 unescorted Ki-36 met on CAP 6 enemy H81a3. ONe of our bombers was downed.
Third wave with 5 Ki-48Ib attack over HK Fortress. Enemy CAP but no own losses.

Chinese Air Forces have attack on this day over 38th Infantry Division marching to H.K. 1 Ki27 with 2 Ki-44 downed 1 of enemy bombers.

Dec 10, 1941:

21 Ki-36, 17 Ki-51 with 9 Ki-44 like escorts have met an enemy CAP with 7 H81A3 and 1 Walrus FP.
1 Ki-44 was downed by enemy fighters. 9 hits were reported over AF and 1 bomb struck on XAK HAI LEE.

Dec 11, 1941:

1st Wave with 19 Ki-48 and 5 Ki-51 escorted by 5 Ki-44 strike on HK Port: 1 bomb hit was reported on XAK Nanning.

2nd Wave with 21 Ki-36 and 12 Ki-51 escorted by 9 Ki-27 strike on HK Port: 1 bomb hit was reported on XAKL Chengtu.

Dec 12, 1941:

Under Partial Cloud sky, 17 Ki-51 & 21 Ki-36 escorted by 9 Ki-27 met enemy CAP with 6 H81A3. 1 Ki-51 downed. Port smashed by our bombers: reported hits on XAKL Yat Shing, xAKL Soochow, xAKL Chengtu, xAKL Kanchow and XAKL Hai Lee (1 bomb on each).

At afternoon, under severe storm weather condition, 17 Ki-48Ib were intercepted by 5 H81A3. 2 of our bombers were downed. xAK Haraldsvang struck by 1 bomb hit and xAKL Chengtu hit by another bomb.

A second air attack at afternoon, under severe storms, 3 D3A1 intercepted by 1 H81A3. NO own Losses. our pilots reported 1 bomb hit on XAK Nanning and 1 bomb hit on XAK Haraldsvang.

1st Day of Ground Bombardment: 21 allied casualties reported.

Dec 13rd, 1941:

8 Ki27 & 7 Ki-44 escorting 10 Ki-51 met on CAP 6 enemy AVG fighters (H81A3). 1 enemy fighter was downed. 1 runway hit was reported.
At afternoon, a first wave with 15 Ki-36 reporting 6 runway hits. Second wave in the afternoon with 4 Ki-48Ib rerported another 5 hits on runway.

2nd Day of Ground Bombardment: 6 allied casualties reported.

Dec 14, 1941:

7 Ki-27 & 7 Ki-44 escorting 6 Ki-36, 3 Ki-48 and 17 Ki-51 under overcast skies. 18 runway hits reported by our pilots.
A second wave with 15 Ki-36 reporting another 20 hits on runway.
Third wave on morning, with 4 Ki-48Ib reports 1 bomber downed by Flak and 1 hit over enemy runway.

3rd Day of Ground Bombardment: 27 allied casualties reported.

AIR LOSSES REPORT AT HONG KONG CAMPAIGN:

10th I.F.Chutai: 1 Ki-27 A2A.
44th Sentai: 1 Ki-51 by Flak.
44th Sentai Det : 1 Ki-15-II WOff and 2 Ki-15II by Flak.
45th Sentai: 1 Ki-36 Ops, 1 Ki-36 WOff and 1 Ki-36 by Flak.
47th I.F.chutai: 1 Ki-44 WOff and 1 Ki-44 A2A.
18th I.F.Chutai Det: No losses.
82th I.F.Chutai: 1 Ki-48 Woff, 2 Ki-48 A2A and 2 Ki-48 by Flak.

(1) Incoming orders from IGHQ:

38th Infantry division will be divided in three combat brigades after Hong Kong falls. Two first Brigades will be sent to Borneo to be ready for the Palembang Operation. The Third Brigade (Eastern Detachment) will join to Ambon Invasion Forces.
Minesweeper Div 1 will arrive to Hong Kong the day after HK falls in our hands.
2nd Fleet HQ will be transfered to this base when mine sweeps end.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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FROM: GEN Hata, Shunroku. China Expeditionary Army C-in-C. Shaohing.
TO: GEN.Sugiyama. IJA General Staff. IGHQ. Tokyo.
SUBJECT: I, XI and XII Armies Report
DATE: Dec 15th 1941.

35th Divisi�n have attack enemy 7th New Chinese Corps. Chinese lost 724 casualties (vs. 105 IJA). 35th Divisi�n will stand-on over the BridgeHead awaiting reinforcements.
AT Pakhoi, 21st Mixed Brigade have street fight killing 294 chinese troops vs 69 own losses.
26th Engineer Regiment will be moved by railway from Tatung to Kalgan to garrison duties.

Supplies stored at China: 177.803.
One convoy with about 18.000 tons of war supplies has arrived to Shangai from Metropoli. More be requested.

(1)Annex with Sit map Report

A .- 37th and 41st Infantry Divisions supported by 6th F.A. Regiment will begin tomorrow with northern offensive.

B.- 2nd, 3rd, 16th, 7th, and 15th Mixed Brigades with 11st F.A. Regiment in the Kaifeng Area awaiting to begin offensive ops against Loyang chinese forces.

C.- 35th Division bridgehead.

D.- 32nd Division /A

E.- 110th Division moving to railway to Kaifeng Area to join XII Army offensive after be releaved by RCG units in garrison duties.

F.- 32nd Division /B at mopping up ops.

G.- 116th Infantry Division will join to XII Army to begin offensive ops in Loyang Area.

H.- 20th Indp Mixed Brigade.

I.- Bridgehead with 13rd Tank Regiment & 9th Armoured Car Coy. Will join 1st Army HQ, 6th Infantry Division, 2nd Mntn Gun Regt, 51st Mntn Gun Bn, 14th & 15th F.A. Regiments to start offensive movements towards Changteh.

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FROM: VADM. Shimizu, Mitsuo. 6th Fleet C-in-C. Kwajalein. Marshalls Islands.
TO: ADM Yamamoto, Isoroku. Combined Fleet HQ. Kure Naval yard.
SUBJECT: 6th Fleet Reporting.
DATE: Dec 15th, 1941.

I-153 reports attack on surface xAKL Shinai 80 nm north Singkawang. 8 hits were reported. No sinks confirmed.
xAK Aspasia Nomikos was torpedoed (1 hit) by I-1 near Pago Pago in the Samoa Blockade Force Area.
TK Agwiworld was sunk by I-2 after 3 torpedos hit her near Pago Pago. Confirmed sunk.

Samoan Blockade Force auxiliar ships recons flight confirms 5 enemy ships heading northeast at cruise speed. AMC Haikoku Maru have been dispatched to intercept. This ship with her sister AMC Hokoku Maru are replenishment aux ships for our large submarines in this area.

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FROM: GEN Terauchi, Southern Area Army HQ, Saigon.
TO: GEN Sugiyama, IJA General Staff, IGHQ, Tokyo.
SUBJECT: Southern Area Report,
DATE: Dec 15th, 1941.

(1) ASW Report

PB Seki Maru reports 1 hit on SS Salmon Class near Takao.
DD Ikazuchi report ping on a Salmon Class SS 80 nm West Takao, but contact was lost.
A SS Salmon Class was hit by G3M2 N.E. of Formosa.
A Dutch oceanic SS was hit by a G3M2 40 nm SW off Takao.
G3M2 from 1st Ku K-1 attacking on Allied SS at 84,66 (near Formosa) reported a hit.

(2) Air Ops

Air Raid over Cavite Naval Yard (Manila) from 21st and 23rd Air Flotillas with IJA air elements:
1st Wave with 80 A6M2 escorting 50 G4M1 have smashed Cavite naval yard, reporting hits on 1 destroyer (HMS SCOUT, previously engaged and reported sunk), 1 AS (USS CANOPUS), 1 AVD (USS CHILDS), and 6 freighters.

At Hong Kong 17 Ki-51 escorted by 7 Ki-44 and 9 Ki-27 met enemy CAP with 7 H81A3. 3 enemy freigters reported struck by our bombs (XAKL YAT SHING, XAKL HAI LEE, XAK NANNING).
A second wave with 21 unescorted Ki-36 bombed HK AF. 1 of them was downed by Flak.

Enemy air attacks over our ships: 4 PB4Y have attack Vigan. 7 Ki-27 at CAP. Enemy fall back without any damage on our forces.

6 P-26 have attacked at xAP Haruna Maru at Surigao Straits (1 100lb bomb hit reported). Lightly damaged our ship is returning to Babeldaob with Cagayan Landing Force.

At North Borneo, off Miri, 4 Wirraways have attacked at PB Fuji Maru #4 unsuccesfully.

E Yomogi hit by 1 bomb from chinese plane, returning to Haiphong with moderate damages.

3 G4M1 from Kanoya Ku K-1 Det crashes on landing (another three was damaged on landing)
1 D3A1 form Saeki Ku T-1 damaged on landing.
A6M2 from Tainan Ku S-1 was crashed on landing.
Ki-27Ib from 11th Sentai was crashed on landing (another two more from 11th and 10th I.F.Chutai damaged)
H6K4 from Toko Ku T-1 at Babeldaob grounded due to maintenance (6 at this condition in this chutai).

(3) Follow Up Ops.

Singora Transport TF is loading at Samah the following units:

8th Field AF Construction Bn
1st R.F.Gun Bn.
43rd Construction Coy.
18th Mnt Gun Regiment.
22nd Recon. Regiment.

Vigan Transport TF is loading at Pescadores the following units:

1st Medium F.A.Regiment
7th Tank Regiment.
1st Formosa Regiment.

ASW units will rendezvous with this TF in departure ports at once. 4 PBs will arrive to Pescadores tomorrow, and DESRON 4 destroyers have been dispatched to escort this TFs.

65th Infantry Brigade at readiness condition to be shipped for landings at Batangas. CRURON 16 available to escort with ASW elements.

Kure 2nd SNLF in route to Dadjanjas (Mindanao).

3rd Sentai Det-A and Det-B transfered to Vigan, like planned.

(4) Naval Ops.

CM Aotaka will departure tomorrow from Takao to minelay Camag�in Island.
CARDIV 3 will departure tomorrow from Babeldaob to Kure to upgrade air complements (A6M2 will reemplace A5M4 Daitai), reload torpedoes (0/27) and refuell. Will join with Koepang Expeditionary Forces when ready.
RO-33 and RO-34 transfered from Kure to Northern Fleet (Ominato)

Beaufort at North Borneo have been captured.

Long Live to the Emperor !!
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