Strike on Tulagi | Singleplayer Campaign BS Midway Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Units at your disposal: aircraft carrier USS "Yorktown", bombers B-17 "Flying Fortress", fighters F4F "Wildcat", dive bombers SBD "Dauntless", torpedo planes TBF "Avenger", 2 destroyers of Fletcher-class Enemy: airfield, shipyard, light and heavy cruiser, 3 destroyers, fighters A6M "Zero", recon seaplanes H8K "Emily" and bombers (D3A "Val" and B5N "Kate"), patrol boats, 4 cargo ships Level of difficulty: 4

Primary objectives:

• Destroy the airfield hangars (1)
• Destroy the seaplane hangar (2)
• "Yorktown" must survive the encounter (3)
• Make sure at least three landing ships come ashore (4)

Secondary objectives:

• Destroy the Japanese support (1) to protect the LSTs (4)
• Destroy the fortress protecting the bay (2)

Hidden objective:

• Sink the Japanese cargo ships (*)

You've been sent back to navy base in Pearl Harbor. The promotion waits for you there, also - the aircraft carrier USS "Yorktown" will be given under your command. [#1] First mission in new role and with new unit is to strike on Tulagi island which is in Japanese hands for the moment. Your task - to attack the airfield and the shipyard located on the island, concretely - to destroy the hangars built there (airfield hangar (1) and seaplane hangar (2)). When this job is done you'll see American landing forces coming ashore. Take care of your carrier, USS "Yorktown" must survive this encounter (3). Just after starting the mission switch to him and take-off from his deck with fighterplanes. Send north-east B-17 bombers you also have at your disposal to attack the enemy cruiser heading towards your forces. [#2]

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Bombard this warship (then B-17s will unfortunately leave the arena of battle). [#3] If he didn't sink you can help him to go to the bottom by shelling him using the deck guns of your two destroyers accompanying the "Yorktown" carrier. [#4] Remember about quick reparation of any damages your ships had taken (blinking red icons) because even damaged this Japanese is still dangerous. By using AA guns installed on your destroyers fight also with small enemy patrol boats coming to the area of operations from the neighbouring shipyard - look out for their torpedos!

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Meanwhile your fighters should fly over the island and shoot down enemy planes (fighters, bombers) taking off from the nearby airfield. [#5] Send to the ocean also Japanese seaplanes launched form a shipyard. Aerial area over your carrier should be patrolled by few aircrafts all the time in case of enemy plane has managed to get here. Pay attention that USS "Yorktown" can shoot down these enemy planes using his small-calibre AA guns. [#6]

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The Japanese will probably try to sink your "floating airfield" with help of two destroyers. Send towards them a couple of torpedo planes to establish order - you can sink each of these Japanese units with two torpedos so you need practically only two flights of "Avengers". [#7] But if your torpedo planes screwed up their job kill off the Japanese with your destroyers. [#8]

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In the free time (when not dealing with enemy planes) your "Wildcat" fighters can finish the cargo ships sailing close by (*) - by strafing their decks using fighters' machineguns and destroying them you'll complete hidden objective. [#9] Though you have to take care of the airfield on the island launching more and more enemy planes and the shipyard sending to the fight Japanese seaplanes and patrol boats. Some aircrafts parking near the airstrip on the airfield you can burn with "Wildcats" again. These fighters cal also deal with enemy planes when they're taking off and destroy them already on this airstrip. Sink also with their help another cargo ship (or an oil tanker) anchored nearby, at the wharf. [#10]

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However, your main objective is to destroy both hangars: this on the airfield (1) and that in the shipyard (2). Assign these tasks to your dive bombers also stationing on the USS "Yorktown" while "Wildcat" fighters protect them against enemy planes. One bombardment of each target and job should be done. [#11] You can also probably raze these buildings to the ground with a couple of artillery salvos of your destroyers, after encircling the island with them, but you will need these warships later in another distant place and then they couldn't get (sail) to that location in time. So it's better to leave the task of flatten the hangars for your "Dauntless" dive bombers. And destroyers can meanwhile shell the Japanese coastal fortress located on the south-west shore of the island (2) - its destruction is a secondary goal. Somewhere around this moment of a game starts American invasion on the island, so you'll see the landing forces - make sure that at least three landing ships come ashore (4). This landing operation can be interrupted by the Japanese reinforcements/support (cruiser and destroyer) which also appear on the scene - you should see these enemy units sailing from the north/north-west towards the island. Strike'em with all you've got - with planes and destroyers. You won't need your fighters any more so they can land on "Yorktown" to make a space in the air for other planes. [#12]

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Use your dive bombers against enemy warships. [#13] Or torpedo planes - which you prefer (I like these with torpedos). Finish the job (if it isn't done) with your destroyers. [#14] You should simply destroy the Japanese support (1) to protect the LSTs (4).

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When both enemy warships are heading to the bottom, American landing forces can come ashore with no fear. [#15] And you, Henry, you'll be surely very pleased of meeting an old friend Donald on Yorktown's flight deck. [#16]

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