Situation: The allied advancement in the pacific has stagnated. The Solomon Islands continue to be a highly contested area. The Japanese carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku are operating in the region. The U.S. carriers Princeton and Saratoga are also operating in the area. The Cactus Air Force is operating out of Henderson Field (A1) currently and has a wide variety of planes at their disposal. Allied commanders wish to move their foothold deeper into the island chain. The Marines currently hold a single base (A5) but have their eyes set on A10 as a forward base of operations. The Japanese, however, have made an unexpected technological advancements several months back and are deploying three new aircraft in full production to the region, the A6M5b, the N1K2J, and the KI67.
The M16, M3, LVTs enabled at all land bases
Japanese (Knights)
C23,C24,C29 – Amphibious Assault Groups – LVTs only
C30 - Shokaku – A6M5, A6M2, D3A, TBM (for Torpedos)
C22 - Zuikaku – A6M5, A6M2, D3A, TBM (for Torpedos)
A11,A15,A16,A17,A18,A19,A20 – A6M2/5, KI-61, N1K2J, KI-67
U.S. (Bishop)
C7,C27,C28 – Amphibious Assault Groups – LVTs only
C3 – Princeton – F6F, TBM
C8 – Saratoga – F4F-4, FM2, TBM
A5 – Marines – F4U-1, SBD
A1 – Cactus Air Force – A20, Boston III, P40B/E, P47D-11, P51B, F4F-4, SBD, TBM
CV Downtime 1 hour (BTW: CVs have no LVTs)
Radar/Bar Alt at 1000ft
Jarbo
CT Staff