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Complete all the objectives to unlock the Iowa class battleship.
Similar to [[Battlestations: Midway/Rendezvous at the Java Sea|Rendezvous at the Java Sea]] from Battlestations: Midway, enemy positions will constantly change every time you play through this map. However, the size and number of enemies is always constant.
{{sidebar|width=150px|float=right|title=Unit Unlock|contents=Obtain a gold medal in this mission to unlock the lethal '''Iowa-class battleship'''.}}
'''Primary Objectives'''
*Locate the Japanese task force.
*Sink the ''Nagara''.
*Sink the ''Hiei''.


;Primary Objective
'''Secondary Objectives'''
Find the Japanese Bombardment Force.
*Avoid losing five or more Allied ships.


;Secondary Objective
'''Hidden Objectives'''
Don't lose more than four ships.
*Sink the ''Hiei'' within five minutes.
{{sidebar|float=left|width=200px|title=Recon Planes|contents=If you're having trouble finding the enemy, have the ''San Francisco'' launch a Kingfisher.}}[[Image:BSP TorpedoMogami.PNG|right|thumb|Pull broadside to ''Mogami'' and lodge torpedoes in her hull.]]
At your disposal for this mission are two groups of three ships – the USS ''San Francisco'' and the USS ''Atlanta'' leading two destroyers each. If you've done well previously, you'll have access to the Allen M. Sumner-class of destroyer. The upgrade is highly encouraged for this mission. Begin the mission by proceeding along your current heading until you encounter the ''Yudachi'' and the ''Inazuma''. Sail in and destroy them with shots to their magazines or fuel; only a few hits from ''San Francisco'' is necessary to sink one destroyer. Maintain your fleet formation for now, as a larger group of enemies shows up quickly.


;Hidden Objective
The second enemy battle group consists of five destroyers, the ''Mogami'', and the ''Nagara'', which is the Japanese flagship. This fleet poses a considerable threat, as the ''Mogami'' and the ''Nagara'' are superior to your two cruisers combined. Your primary advantages are your superior accuracy to the AI, and your own destroyers' torpedoes. Burst-fire your own artillery at the enemy destroyers' fuel tanks or ammo magazines to sink them quickly in order to close with the enemy cruisers and torpedo them. The Allen M. Sumner, with its additional cannons, can tip the odds in your favour against the enemy's Fubuki-class destroyers. Close with the cruisers and torpedo them, then finish them off with cannonade from your own cruisers.
Sink the ''Heiei'' within five minutes.
{{sidebar|width=250px|float=right|title=Out of Bounds|contents=If you engage the ''Hiei'' too soon, you may force the battleship off the map. The battleship will not disappear, and you still must sink it to end the mission. Wait a few minutes and have it chase you to ensure it stays away from the map's borders.}}[[Image:BSP TorpedoHiei.PNG|left|thumb|The ''Hiei'' takes multiple torpedo hits.]]
 
Once the second enemy wave is destroyed, a third and final stage begins. A friendly fleet consisting of the USS ''Portland'' escorted by a pair of destroyers sails to your position from one of the map borders. Your superiors note, however, that the group is being tailed by the deadly battleship ''Hiei''. To accomplish the mission's secret objective, you must sink this ship within five minutes. Considering it appears right behind your new fleet, the easiest way to sink the ''Hiei'' is to engage it with your reinforcements. Have the ''Portland'' draw fire while your destroyers close the distance and torpedo the ''Hiei'' repeatedly until it sinks. The rest of your fleet will likely arrive too late to assist, but they should still try.
==Secondary objective==
Using your units cautiously and keeping them together can help you achieve this objective.
 
==Hidden objective==
When you get reinforcements, the ''Heiei'' will show up right behind them soon after. Both of your ships have torpedoes, so switch to both of them and use the torpedoes on the Heiei. Nothing else really works, because it is much more powerful than both of your ships. A few good hits should sink it. If you do this within five minutes you will have completed the hidden objective. Even if you fail this objective, it still becomes a primary objective, so you're going to have to sink it one way or another.


Sink the ''Hiei'' to end the mission.
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