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Messages to Imperial General HQ, February 4th 1942: From: CDR Matsuyama, I-24, near Perth Emperor, Our midget submarine attack on Perth failed. ==================================================== From: RADM Tanaka, 2nd carrier strike force, near Oosthaven aboard Kaga Emperor, We have sunk an AG near Batavia. Besides this there is very little resistance and the invasion of Java is proceeding very smoothly. ==================================================== From: VADM Nagumo, 1st carrier strike force, near Horn Island aboard Zuikaku Emperor, We have returned from replenishment and attacked Horn Island. We have sunk an TK and an AM. Moreover we have attacked their air base. Horn Island should be neutralized readily. ==================================================== From: ADM Yamamoto, Combined Fleet, Kure Emperor, The situation at Horn Island is worrying (Note that the Allies have 18+ units garthered here). We cannot allow the Allies to have controll over the waters between Australia and New Guinea. This would allow them to have easy access to Dutch East Indies, whose resources and oil are extremely important for our economy. Building up airbases in the area and neutralizing Horn Island from there may not be sufficient as the Australians are also building bases in the area. We have to push the Allies further or have to take Horn Island. Moreover, we have to consider the possibility that the Allies have more of these type of surpises for us. In the meanwhile some of our submarine commanders are doing very well. Here are their claimed results: I-1 - LCDR Kitano, AV Wright & AV Curtis I-4 - LCDR Nakagawa - AK Clevedon, AK Dorothy Philips, AK Barbara Olson & AK Trento I-9 - CDR Ishikawa - AP President Coolidge I-10 - CDR Kayabara - AK Suva I-15 - CDR Ishikawa - AKL Vichy, AKL Elcano, AP Marella & AP Poelan Bras I-16 - CDR Minowa - AK Coquina I-19 - CDR Narahara - AVD Farland, TK Emidio & TK Hadnot I-21 - CDR Matsumura - AK Betelgeuse I-24 - CDR Matsuyama - TK Talang Akar & CM Gouden Leeuw I-121 - LCDR Endo - TK Seriamis & TK MArvantara I-122 - LCDR Utsuki - BC Repulse & AKL Schouten I-124 - LCDR Kishigama - AS Otus I-157 - LCDR Nakajima - AKL De Klerk 1-158 - LCDR Kitamura - AV Langley I-162 - LCDR Kinashi - AS Janssens, AGP Aldeban, AGP Wega & AMC Manoora I-164 - LCDR Ogawa - AP Kedah, AP Hong Peng, AKL Beatrice & AK Augustina
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