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	United States Pacific Fleet SubRon 8A 'Cox's Eight-Balls
	Pacific Thunder Campaign V

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Lt.Cdr. James D. Cox, USN

CO: ComSubRon 8A

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TO: Submarine Squadron Commanders, SubPacFlt

FROM: ComSubPac

DATE: March 1942

SUBJECT: Mission Orders ( Cycle 2 January 2005 )

RMKS: 1 A serious shortage of ordinance will require an adjustment to pre-war attack doctrine.

RMKS: 2 The following will take effect immediately:

All boats are to submerge when within 500 miles of a Japanese airfield and remain submerged during daylight hours. At night surface running will be on one engine to conserve fuel. Every effort is to be made by your commanders to concentrate their attacks to night surface attacks.
The standard three-torpedo spread is to be adjusted to a maximum of two torpedoes per target. Use of two torpedoes only when absolutely necessary, for Capitol Ships use according to need without being proliferate.

Revised settings for torpedo depth: MK 14 torpedoes are to be set for five feet beneath keel depth, MK 10 torpedoes are to be set for contact hits MOT. Our shortage of torpedoes means that each torpedo must be used for maximum effectiveness and a minimum number of torpedoes fired. Therefore MK 14 beneath-keel explosion is essential. Deviations from this policy will not be tolerated, BuOrd informs, and I concur, that reported failures are most likely due to Faulty Maintenance, Faulty settings or Faulty Estimation of Target Range, Course or Speed. These must be rectified.

RMKS: 3 Admiral Nimitz has directed a series of hit and run attacks on the islands of Kwajalein, Wake, Marcus and Rabaul. Any boats in these areas of operation will be on the alert for sudden surprise attacks by friendly airforces.

RMKS: 4 ONI believes that Main IJN striking force, including 4 CV’s and 2 BB’s are staging at Palau. It is believed that the next enemy move will be the occupation of Timor in the East of the Malay Barrier or the Coral Sea.

RMKS: 5 Target priority remains the same:

Capitol Ships
Cruisers
Troop Transports and Light transports
Oil Tankers and Supply Ships

RMKS: 6 Submarine Squadrons are assigned to the following Areas:

SubRon 1M PacFlt – Aleutian Islands

SubAsiadic – Philippine Islands

SubRon 3A PacFlt – Caroline Islands ( Special Mission VSM3cy2 )

SubAsiadic – Indo China

SubRon 4A PacFlt – Empire ( Northern Japan ) ( Special Mission VSM4cy2 )

SubAsiadic – Malaysia

SubRon 5A PacFlt – East China Sea ( Formosa )

SubAsiadic – South China Sea

SubRon 6A PacFlt – Empire ( Southern Japan )

SubAsiadic – Philippine Islands

SubRon 7A PacFlt – Yellow Sea

SubAsiadic – Java Sea

Read ALL of your Mission Order's from ComSubPac & ComSubRon 8A.

SubRon 8A PacFlt – Mariana Islands

USS Cuttlefish, SS-171 NM-1 & 2 March, April, or May 42

USS Grampus, SS-207 NM-1 March, April, or May 42

USS Triton, SS-201 NM-2 March, April, or May 42

SubAsiadic – Java Sea

USS Seawolf, SS-197 JS-5 & 6 March, April, or May 42

USS Swordfish, SS-193 JS-4 & 5 March, April, or May 42

USS Permit, SS-178 JS-1 & 2 March, April, or May 42

USS Sealion, SS-195 JS-2 & 3 March, April, or May 42

ALL Officer's are to acknowledge these orders.

REMEMBER the ROE.

Good Luck, & Good Hunting.

Lt.Cdr. James D. Cox, USN

CO: COMSUBRON 8A

REMARKS: All Submarine Squadron Commanders are to acknowledge these orders.

Comments: In the event of any Submarine being on station for 10 or more days without sighting the enemy, the submarine CO should contact his SubRon CO for a request for redeployment to another area.

Good Hunting and Good Luck

Rear Admiral Thomas Withers Jr.

Commanding SubPacFlt.

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