Might of Yamato | Ship Challenges BS Midway Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Units at your disposal: Japanese battleship "Yamato", light cruiser, two destroyers Enemy: cruisers, destroyers, submarines, two aircraft carriers, torpedo planes & bombers Level of difficulty: 4

Primary objectives:

• The "Yamato" must survive the battle (1)
• Locate the carrier group to the north before they escape (2)
• Destroy the Hornet and the Enterprise before they escape (3)

Potential medals to earn:

• AA Marksmanship

In this scenario you will have under your command a real beast - Japanese battleship "Yamato". [#1] Except him you'll also control a light cruiser and two destroyers. Don't delay and sail straight to the north, order "full speed ahead". When you switch to the map you'll see American forces consist of a cruiser and four destroyers heading in your direction. Attack enemy cruiser USS "Houston" with your warship of adequate class and with own "Yamato" battleship. Both your destroyers can take care of American warships of similar type for the moment. [#2]

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Avoid the torpedos launched by enemy flotilla - you should know exactly how to do this, at last this is not the first scenario when you're under this kind of attack. Simultaneously quickly destroy the "Houston" with your battleship. [#3] A moment later help your companions by sending to the bottom particular American destroyers - using the armament you have at your disposal it's a piece of cake. [#4]

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Sail north at full speed all the time. You must locate the carrier group to the north before they escape (2). This group consists of two "floating airfields" escorted by three cruisers, all these warships also head north. Then you must destroy the Hornet and the Enterprise (two carriers from this enemy flotilla) before the escape from the map (3). And your own battleship "Yamato" must survive the battle (1), he must not sink. But first you'll have to fight with two Japanese submarines and the whole horde of enemy planes flying from the north towards you (they attack in waves). Engage enemy subs with your destroyers. [#5] Use the depth charges. [#6]

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Your powerfully armed battleship "Yamato" fires at the enemy planes and at the same time manoeuvre hard to avoid their bombs and torpedos. In the distance you should see American carriers now. You can start fire at them (and their escort) from your powerfully deck guns. [#7] Probably you'll get hit once or twice by a torpedo (it's hard to duck with this lightly maneuverable monstrum), so it's a wise idea to always have max. number of emergency teams in the "water" field in the repair panel, to quickly deal with any water leaks. [#8]

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Approach the enemy at a slight angle by sailing to the north-east, for example (or maybe even better: north-west), to let all your deck guns see the target and fire at him. Rest of your warships should focus their attention only on one target to quickly send him to the bottom. [#9] When both American aircraft carriers are burning wrecks, mission will end successfully. [#10]

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