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[[ | [[ Image:BSM HoldingtheLombokStrait.PNG|right|thumb|Consisting only of two enemy attack waves, this mission should be short.]] | ||
'''Primary Objectives''' | '''Primary Objectives''' | ||
*The airfield must survive | *The airfield must survive | ||
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*Shoot down the G3M Nells | *Shoot down the G3M Nells | ||
*Launch a preemptive strike on the enemy landing fleet | *Launch a preemptive strike on the enemy landing fleet | ||
[[ | [[Image:Ooops lol.PNG|right|thumb|The game won't penalize you for sinking your own tanker.]] | ||
'''Hidden Objectives''' | '''Hidden Objectives''' | ||
*Half your air force must survive | *Half your air force must survive | ||
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==Defend the Airbase== | ==Defend the Airbase== | ||
[[ | [[ Image:BSM BomberRaid.PNG|left|thumb|The enemy bombers come from the southwest. Intercept them.]] | ||
Escorted primarily by a squad of Zeroes, the G3M Nells are easy targets, and don't shoot back (mostly), so simply get behind them and lodge several bullets in their hulls to send them down. If you've outflown the enemy at [[Battlestations: Midway/Vengeance at Luzon|Vengeance at Luzon]], you should have few problems defending the airfield from these guys. | Escorted primarily by a squad of Zeroes, the G3M Nells are easy targets, and don't shoot back (mostly), so simply get behind them and lodge several bullets in their hulls to send them down. If you've outflown the enemy at [[Battlestations: Midway/Vengeance at Luzon|Vengeance at Luzon]], you should have few problems defending the airfield from these guys. | ||
Take command of your planes and split up to shoot down the targets: match the Zeroes on 1:1 odds, and have everyone else deal with the bombers. The bombers are the more important targets, but the Zeroes are the ones the AI will have trouble shooting down, so take control of the Warhawks fighting the Zeroes and fight them. The rest of your squad should be dealing with the straight-flying level bombers and make short work of them. | Take command of your planes and split up to shoot down the targets: match the Zeroes on 1:1 odds, and have everyone else deal with the bombers. The bombers are the more important targets, but the Zeroes are the ones the AI will have trouble shooting down, so take control of the Warhawks fighting the Zeroes and fight them. The rest of your squad should be dealing with the straight-flying level bombers and make short work of them. | ||
Ultimately four waves of enemy aircraft come in - the two consist of Nell medium bombers, and the final ones consist of Vals. The last wave is escorted by five, not the usual three, Zeroes. During this battle you'll be forced to fight 3:5 odds against, so you'll probably have issues. Just relax and deal with the bombers first, then mop up the fighters. Failing the | Ultimately four waves of enemy aircraft come in - the two consist of Nell medium bombers, and the final ones consist of Vals. The last wave is escorted by five, not the usual three, Zeroes. During this battle you'll be forced to fight 3:5 odds against, so you'll probably have issues. Just relax and deal with the bombers first, then mop up the fighters. Failing the secondary objective of losing half your air force is better than losing your airfield and having to start all over again. | ||
==The Invasion of Bali== | ==The Invasion of Bali== | ||
Once all the enemy planes are done, the invasion fleet appears. It's a really big fleet, the biggest one so far - the Kuma-class light cruiser ''Nagara'', three destroyers, and five objective targets: two SB boats, two troop transports, and the ''Tatsuno Maru'' oil tanker. | Once all the enemy planes are done, the invasion fleet appears. It's a really big fleet, the biggest one so far - the Kuma-class light cruiser ''Nagara'', three destroyers, and five objective targets: two SB boats, two troop transports, and the ''Tatsuno Maru'' oil tanker. | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSM MGvsMG.PNG|right|thumb|Use machine guns to disable the enemy's.]] | ||
Start with the easy stuff - the oil tanker. Land all your Warhawks and replace them with Devastator torpedo bombers. Send them against the enemy cruiser, and lead the attack personally to ensure the lead cruiser's demise. If you can, sink a bit of the enemy troop transports - the troop transports and especially the ''Tatsuno Maru'' are easy pickings for machine gun fire. It doesn't take long to send those ships to the bottom. | Start with the easy stuff - the oil tanker. Land all your Warhawks and replace them with Devastator torpedo bombers. Send them against the enemy cruiser, and lead the attack personally to ensure the lead cruiser's demise. If you can, sink a bit of the enemy troop transports - the troop transports and especially the ''Tatsuno Maru'' are easy pickings for machine gun fire. It doesn't take long to send those ships to the bottom. | ||
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If you thought the last two missions in particular were easy, just wait. The next mission is where the game seriously ups the ante. By now you should have finished all the Naval Academy missions, as well as Silent Hunting for the next mission (except if you're on the PC version - Silent Hunting is broken there. An alternative is to play the Submarine Challenge missions). | If you thought the last two missions in particular were easy, just wait. The next mission is where the game seriously ups the ante. By now you should have finished all the Naval Academy missions, as well as Silent Hunting for the next mission (except if you're on the PC version - Silent Hunting is broken there. An alternative is to play the Submarine Challenge missions). | ||
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