At 0430 in the morning of 4 June 1942, while 240 miles northwest of Midway, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's four carriers began launching 108 planes to attack the U.S. base there. Unknown to the Japanese, three U.S. carriers were steaming 215 miles to the east. The two opposing fleets sent out search planes, the Americans to locate an enemy they knew was there and the Japanese as a matter of operational prudence. Seaplanes from Midway were also patrolling along the expected enemy course. One of these spotted, and reported, the Japanese carrier striking force at about 0530.
That seaplane also reported the incoming Japanese planes, and radar confirmed the approaching attack shortly thereafter. Midway launched its own planes. Navy, Marine and Army bombers headed off to attack the Japanese fleet. Midway's Marine Corps Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221) intercepted the enemy formation at about 0615. However, the Marines were immediately engaged by an overwhelming force of the very superior Japanese "Zero" fighters and were able to shoot down only a few of the enemy bombers, while suffering great losses themselves.
Defend Midway Part 1
USA:
VMF-221
flight I F4F Major Floyd B. Parks.
Flight II F4F
Flight III F4F
Flight IV F4F
Attack Midway Part 1
Japan:
Flight I Kate
Flight II Kate
Flight III Kate
Flight IV Kate
Flight V Kate
Flight VI Kate
Flight I Val
Flight II Val
Flight III Val
Flight IV Val
Flight I A6m2
Flight II A6m2
Flight III A6m2
Install instructions:
copy btlmdy1.mis to the offmiss directory
copy midwayME.res to the ahiiterr(midwayME.res must be used midway1.res will not work)
if you are flying any of the vals or kate's flights you must setup wind before you can take off from the carriers.
a discription of how to set wind can be found here:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,232473.0.htmlDownload the mission from:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/6381db24-7509-47f5-8a5f-77ad5869d6e7/btlmdy2It includes both the terrain file and mission file needed..
