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The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was
fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest
amphibious assault in the Pacific War. The 82-day-long battle
lasted from early April until mid-June, 1945. After a long
campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan,
and planned to use Okinawa, a large island only 340 miles
away from mainland Japan, as a base for air operations on
the planned invasion of Japanese mainland.
Most of the air-to-air fighters and the small dive bombers
and strike aircraft were U.S. Navy carrier-based airplanes.
The Japanese had used kamikaze tactics since the Battle
of Leyte Gulf, but for the first time, they became a major
part of the defense. Between the American landing on
April 1 and May 25, seven major kamikaze attacks were
attempted, involving more than 1,500 planes.
The U.S. Navy sustained greater casualties in this operation
than in any other battle of the war!
Aircraft losses over the three-month period were 768
United States planes including those bombing the Kyushu
airfields launching kamikazes. Combat losses were 458,
and the other 310 were operational accidents. Japanese
aircraft losses were 7,830 over the same period, including
2,655 to operational accidents. Navy and Marine Corps
fighters downed 3,047, while shipboard antiaircraft
felled 409, and B-29s destroyed 558 on the ground.
Allies
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60% of participants
Planes available:
C3 TG:
- F4U1A, F4U1D,
- TBM, SBD5
- LVT2, LVT4
- PT Boat
Orders:
-Primary target: Steam to and capture V28 .
-Secondary target: Defend C3.
Axis
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40% of participants
Planes:
C11: A6M5, B5N
A21: KI61
A22: KI61, NIK2-J
A26: KI84, Ki67
A23: NIK2-J
V27: PT Boat
Orders:
-Primary target: Find the US Fleet and destroy the Allied
Carrier C3.
-Secondary target: Defend Kume Shima with base V18
-Available bases C11, A21, A22, A23, A26, V27
Arena Settings
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Terrains: Okinawa
T+0: (Arena time) 06:30hrs
Icons: Icon range 1000yds
Fuel Multiplier: 1.5
Radar: Tower Radar Range 63360
Sector Counter Alt: 500ft
Warning Ranges (All): 63360
AAA Lethality: 0.2
Kill Shooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
