Battlestations: Pacific/2nd Battle of Guadalcanal

This is one of the few missions in which all three methods of fighting in Battlestations Pacific - air, sea, and undersea - are all ravelled in a single mission.

Primary Objectives
 * Sink all transports.
 * Prevent them from reaching the southern base.
 * The USS Narwhal must survive.
 * Dive to crush depth.
 * Sink the enemy fleet.

Secondary Objectives
 * Both US battleships must survive.

Hidden Objectives
 * Destroy all parked E13A Jakes.

This mission is fairly straightforward, even for those with little submarine experience. In terms of unit unlocks, the best upgrade is to replace the South Dakota-class with the Iowa-class. The mission places you behind the controls of the USS Narwhal. Your mission objective is to simply start sinking the enemy convoy, which is right in front of you. With no patrol boats nearby, it is even possible to surface and sink a few enemy ships with cannonade. Be careful around the Japanese troop ships though - unlike the cargo ships they sport a deck gun that can cause considerable damage to you. Ensure to sink the troop transport and finish the convoy off with a few blasts from your deck gun. Upon sinking the tiny fleet, you'll receive news that a small fleet of Gyoraiteis is moving in from the southern base to your position. Your next objective is simple - escape to crush depth with your submarine. Unfortunately most of the region is too shallow for a dive that deep - use your TacMap to locate the green striped areas which represent areas deep enough. Make a beeline for any of these regions and crash dive to crush depth to continue. Keep in mind your submarine is faster on the surface; if you're not under any immediate pressure, surface first and then run to a safe spot, then dive.

Once your submarine has escaped, you lose control of her and gain the control of a small group of Elco PTs, Warhawks, and a B-29 squad. Of the three, the Warhawks are the most important - keep them alive at all costs, as they can single-handedly finish the next stage. Using your Warhawks, have them strafe down all the enemy PT boats in your territory and then proceed onto the convoy proper. Out of all the ships in the convoy, only a single destroyer is immune to machine gun fire; take advantage of their vulnerability and sink all enemy ships with strafing runs. Unlike nearly every other LST in the game, the ones featured in this mission are vulnerable to machine guns - strafe them just as you would any of the larger ships and sink them as well. The mission continues once you've sunk the entire fleet.