Vengeance at Luzon | Singleplayer Campaign BS Midway Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Units at your disposal: American fighterplanes F4F "Wildcat", dive bombers SBD "Dauntless" and torpedo bombers TBF "Avenger", later - aircraft carrier USS "Lexington" with his planes Enemy: Japanese battleship "Fuso", cruiser "Tone", destroyers, fighterplanes A6M "Zero", cargo ships, oil tanker, patrol boats, the airfield Level of difficulty: 3 (4 with hidden objective)

Primary objectives:

• Donald must survive (1)
• Defend the B-17 bomber squad (2)
• Sink the anchored Japanese battleship in the harbor (3)
• Destroy the attacking Japanese battleship (4)
• Retreat to the navigation point with your squadron (5)
• The USS "Lexington" must not sink (6)

Secondary objective:

• Destroy the Japanese oil tanker (*)

Hidden objective:

1. Eliminate all destroyers (*)
2. Air Unit Service Medal
3. Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Potential medals to earn:

This time you play as Donald. He must - together with his fighterplanes "Wildcats" - defend the B-17 bomber squad (2) during their flight to the target of bombardment: Japanese airfield located on the island. [#1] Because from this airfield Japanese fighters take-off with a task of intercepting and shooting down oncoming B-17s. So do your job, Donald, and send all these "Zeros" back to the ground - it's not difficult. Thereupon reduce your flight altitude, fly over the island and dive towards the airfield located there (you should have it in front of you) which is - as you remember - the target of bombardment for B-17s saved by you a moment earlier. [#2]

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Before bombers will do their job you should be able to sink enemy cargo ship anchored at the wharf, strafing his deck with your machineguns. If you're there before the bombardment you can also play with enemy AA guns emplacements on the airfield but watch out for Donald - he must survive (1) if you want to finish this scenario successfully. Then you can attack another ship on the sea behind the airfield. [#3] [Maybe you won't be able to accomplish this last task personally because somewhere around that moment game switches your control to dive bombers, also attacking this island. In this instance assign the target (mentioned ship) for your fighterplanes using the map and they'll perform their attack automatically, controlled by a computer.] Let's return to "Dauntless" dive bombers - their objective is to sink the anchored Japanese battleship in the harbor (3) which was attacked earlier (on the intro movie) by Dutch submarine (unfortunately without success) and incorrectly identified as a battleship (you'll find out hereof in a moment). Close to the target there are also anchored two destroyers, some cargo ships, an oil tanker and some other small boats. [#4]

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Lead the "Dauntless" armed with bombs (each of them has one) to the attack on a supposed battleship, initiating a dive bombing over this warship. If you don't know how to perform proper dive bombardment then assign the target for your planes on map and let the computer to take control over the squadron, don't touch the mouse or keyboard. You can peep the attack and its result or take over the control in a suitable moment to finish the job by yourself - in that second case you're releasing the bomb by switching to her with the Shift key (hold that key pressed) and then pressing left mouse button when you have aimed at enemy ship. [#5] Remember only to decrease your speed while diving and don't wait with releasing the bomb too long, otherwise you won't be able to level your plane! Probably you won't be able to sink Japanese warship using only your bombs and game will give under your control next American planes - this time the torpedo planes "Avengers" (each of them has one torpedo). Now you should be able to sink this Japanese monster - this time attack him from one side, flying low and fast (on max. speed). Enemy ship doesn't manoeuvre/isn't moving rather so you can release the torpedoes when you're far away from him, to avoid being shoot down by his AA fire. [#6]

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Simultaneously rest of your planes (Donald's fighters and dive bombers) can attack other enemy ships on the water, instead of retreating to the navigation point (5) as game suggests - strafe the decks of cargo ships with machineguns, destroy small patrol boats, etc. Simply assign target for them on map when you have some time and personally lead the raid if you want to. First of all destroy the Japanese oil tanker (*) anchored somewhere between two destroyers near the attacked battleship. [#7] And that last warship will be soon (when he's going to the bottom) identified as an ordinary cruiser "Tone". Well, incorrect unit identification happens sometimes ("shit happens" ;-)... [#8]

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However, you will have an opportunity to sink a real Japanese battleship (4) in this mission yet since "Fuso" will soon occur on the arena of this battle - you'll see him sailing from west direction towards the island, with two flights (2x3 planes) of "Zero" fighterplanes and two destroyers as his companions. At this moment game gives under your command an American aircraft carrier USS "Lexington" (caressingly nicknamed "Lex" by his crew), also heading from west to the island, with a course parallel to the Fuso's. Later, near the island, "Lex" turns back and sails towards the Japanese battleship but you must be conscious that from both of you your carrier is the one that must survive, the USS "Lexington" must not sink (6). Unfortunately you can't steer your warship, changing the course for example. Probably these two Japanese destroyers still stand on anchor near the island on the east because you weren't able to sink them... [#9] Immediately launch a squadron (or better two) of fighters armed with bombs from your carrier and send them towards the "Fuso". [#10]

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Primo, they should shoot down the Japanese aerial escort of "Fuso" - I mean these two flights of "Zeros". [#11] Later the remaining "Wildcats" should dive towards both destroyers also escorting "Fuso" and bombard them with their bombs, maybe even sending both of them to the coral at once. [#12]

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Simultaneously prepare similar fate for two destroyers anchored near the island by sending against them next two squadrons of planes - dive or torpedo bombers, which of them you prefer. [#13] Eliminating (sinking) all destroyers completes hidden objective (*). After accomplishing these two tasks (sinking the destroyers - those anchored and those from "Fuso's" escort) head back to your nurse ship ("Lex"). When first planes land immediately take-off with next, first of all with your dive and torpedo planes. Send all of them towards the enemy battleship. Pay attention to attack the target longitudinally with your bombers, when torpedo planes use transverse approach (from boards). Applique "Fuso" a few torpedoes. [#14]

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Mistreat him with couple of bombs. [#15] And finally he will head to the bottom picturesquely. [#16]

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