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keltos01 · 06-09-08, 05:09 AM

Here's the start of the gathering of intel that'll lead to a real IJN campaign mod for SH4 ver 1.5 :

Here are a few notes to start an IJN Campaign,it covers operations of different types of subs by date, when known the sub's number and mission are added.

Midget Sub Ko Hyoteki :
Pearl harbor 7 December 1941
5 attack Pearl harbor, one gets inside, all lost

Sidney 31 May 1942:
3 attack
Diego Suarez Madagascar 30 May 1942
2 attack harbor
Guadalcanal November 1943
based on Shortland Island, off the south en of Bougainville to attack US forces on Guadalcanal.

Other types of Boats :

24 August 1943
I 25 reconnoiters Espiritu Santo Island. sunk there by USS Patterson DD 392.

Late 1944
in the aftermath of the Leyte Gulf Defeat the IJN submarine forces engaged in various operations and different schemes in order to save their force.
Submarines were thrown into local areas such as the Philippine sea, the Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, attacking very well protected assault forces regardless of the losses.
A few of the coastal defence subs (incl. Kaisho subs) continued to patrol around the northern and central philippines after october.
RO-115 (902-9-1945) was sunk on the way from Manila to Takao by USS Batfish RO-112 (02-10-1945)and RO 113 (02-12-1945) were sunk by USS Batfish as well.

feb 19 1945 Iwo Jima
Sortie to attack the us forces there.
RO-43 3 kaiten
I-44 4 kaiten
I-368 I370 5 kaiten

April 1 1945 Okinawa
RO-41
Ro-49
RO-56
I-8 Jyunsen type 3

May 1945
I-361 okinawa
I-165 Saipan
Giant submarines operations( I 400):
attack us forces at Ulithi atoll I-13 and I-14.
I 13 left Ominato for Truk on 11 July, sunk on 16 July.
July 1945
I 58 sortied from the inland sea on 18 July for the P¨hilippine sea, between Guam and Leyte and Okinawa-Palau sank USS indianapolis.
I 53 sortied 14 July for a patrol along the Okinawa-Palau and Okinawa-Mariana lines.
I-369
I-367
I-369 transport to Truk
I-351 sunk off Borneo 15 July by Bluefish (SS-222)
I-373 sunk Augsut 14 by the USS Spikefish (SS-404) in the East China Sea at Daybreak.

06-09-08, 05:09 AM	#1
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	IJN Campaign - notes and infos Here's the start of the gathering of intel that'll lead to a real IJN campaign mod for SH4 ver 1.5 : Here are a few notes to start an IJN Campaign,it covers operations of different types of subs by date, when known the sub's number and mission are added. Midget Sub Ko Hyoteki : Pearl harbor 7 December 1941 5 attack Pearl harbor, one gets inside, all lost Sidney 31 May 1942: 3 attack Diego Suarez Madagascar 30 May 1942 2 attack harbor Guadalcanal November 1943 based on Shortland Island, off the south en of Bougainville to attack US forces on Guadalcanal. Other types of Boats : 24 August 1943 I 25 reconnoiters Espiritu Santo Island. sunk there by USS Patterson DD 392. Late 1944 in the aftermath of the Leyte Gulf Defeat the IJN submarine forces engaged in various operations and different schemes in order to save their force. Submarines were thrown into local areas such as the Philippine sea, the Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, attacking very well protected assault forces regardless of the losses. A few of the coastal defence subs (incl. Kaisho subs) continued to patrol around the northern and central philippines after october. RO-115 (902-9-1945) was sunk on the way from Manila to Takao by USS Batfish RO-112 (02-10-1945)and RO 113 (02-12-1945) were sunk by USS Batfish as well. feb 19 1945 Iwo Jima Sortie to attack the us forces there. RO-43 3 kaiten I-44 4 kaiten I-368 I370 5 kaiten April 1 1945 Okinawa RO-41 Ro-49 RO-56 I-8 Jyunsen type 3 May 1945 I-361 okinawa I-165 Saipan Giant submarines operations( I 400): attack us forces at Ulithi atoll I-13 and I-14. I 13 left Ominato for Truk on 11 July, sunk on 16 July. July 1945 I 58 sortied from the inland sea on 18 July for the P¨hilippine sea, between Guam and Leyte and Okinawa-Palau sank USS indianapolis. I 53 sortied 14 July for a patrol along the Okinawa-Palau and Okinawa-Mariana lines. I-369 I-367 I-369 transport to Truk I-351 sunk off Borneo 15 July by Bluefish (SS-222) I-373 sunk Augsut 14 by the USS Spikefish (SS-404) in the East China Sea at Daybreak. __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"