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This mission acquaints you further with controls of a PT boat. Unfortunately you don't have any real warships in this mission - fortunately for you, the enemy doesn't either. All you have to do is shoot down enemy aircraft, sink the enemy LCPs, and torpedo the enemy troop ships. The Japanese invasion fleet doesn't stand a chance against you - unfortunately, your boat's engine refuses to start.
This mission acquaints you further with controls of a PT boat. Unfortunately you don't have any real warships in this mission - fortunately for you, the enemy doesn't either. All you have to do is shoot down enemy aircraft, sink the enemy LCPs, and torpedo the enemy troop ships. The Japanese invasion fleet doesn't stand a chance against you - unfortunately, your boat's engine refuses to start.
  [[Image:Battlestations Phillipines.png|right|thumb|Defend the Phillipines against an enemy landing force!]]
  [[Image:Battlestations Phillipines.PNG|right|thumb|Defend the Phillipines against an enemy landing force!]]
'''Primary Objectives'''
'''Primary Objectives'''
*Leave the Harbour
*Leave the Harbour
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==Leave the Harbour==
==Leave the Harbour==
[[Image:Battlestations PhillipinesBombers.png|right|thumb|The first wave of Betties appears between these mountains on your right.]]
[[Image:Battlestations PhillipinesBombers.PNG|right|thumb|The first wave of Betties appears between these mountains on your right.]]
All attempts to get your boat's engine to start have failed. You're a sitting duck in the water. Unable to leave the port before the first attack squad arrives, all you have to do is shoot down as many enemy aircraft as possible. Fortunately for you, the Japanese don't consider your PT boat much of a threat, and they are more than content to bomb the living daylights out of the base instead; therefore, ignore the Kates and Vals. Focus instead on the Betty level bombers approaching from in between the two mountain ranges on your right. More also come from the front, so shoot as many Betties down as possible to fulfill the hidden objective.
All attempts to get your boat's engine to start have failed. You're a sitting duck in the water. Unable to leave the port before the first attack squad arrives, all you have to do is shoot down as many enemy aircraft as possible. Fortunately for you, the Japanese don't consider your PT boat much of a threat, and they are more than content to bomb the living daylights out of the base instead; therefore, ignore the Kates and Vals. Focus instead on the Betty level bombers approaching from in between the two mountain ranges on your right. More also come from the front, so shoot as many Betties down as possible to fulfill the hidden objective.


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Your PT boat is quick, but if a Daihatsu is given a head-start it can easily enter the lagoon, so make sure you don't miss any.
Your PT boat is quick, but if a Daihatsu is given a head-start it can easily enter the lagoon, so make sure you don't miss any.
For some odd reason, the enemy ships are scripted to not use their main cannons - the SB boats in future missions (namely the next one) and the enemy transport ships will not employ their main cannons against you. Keep in mind therefore that the enemy ships will not be so accommodating to you in the future - primarily in the submarine challenge missions, where transport ships in particular enjoy shelling your sub if you're on the surface.
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|contents=Lt. Junior Grade John F. Kennedy, later President of the United States, commanded PT-109 during WW2. After being assigned command of her at Tulagi, she was one of fifteen ships ordered to make attack runs on the Tokyo Express, a nickname for a Japanese supply line supplying Japanese forces operating in and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. While idling on one engine to not create a wake detectable by planes, PT-109 was run over by the Japanese destroyer ''Amagiri'' (either accidentally or intentionally). PT-109 exploded and was cut in half, killing two crew members immediately. Kennedy led the survivors to a nearby island (towing an injured crewman in a lifejacket by his teeth) and immediately started looking for food and help. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions.
|contents=Lt. Junior Grade John F. Kennedy, later President of the United States, commanded PT-109 during WW2. After being assigned command of her at Tulagi, she was one of fifteen ships ordered to make attack runs on the Tokyo Express, a nickname for a Japanese supply line supplying Japanese forces operating in and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. While idling on one engine to not create a wake detectable by planes, PT-109 was run over by the Japanese destroyer ''Amagiri'' (either accidentally or intentionally). PT-109 exploded and was cut in half, killing two crewmembers immediately. Kennedy led the survivors to a nearby island (towing an injured crewmen in a lifejacket by his teeth) and immediately started looking for food and help. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions.
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Once the first wave is destroyed, you gain the ability to deploy torpedoes. PT-109 announces they're going to make a torpedo run on a transport (why didn't he just torpedo the transport earlier, since you were shooting the LCPs?) so focus on the nearest transport and simply lodge a pair of torpedoes in it to send it to the bottom. Once PT-109 sinks the transport, Kennedy announces "We're returning to defend the lagoon", leaving you on your own for the rest of the mission.
Once the first wave is destroyed, you gain the ability to deploy torpedoes. PT-109 announces they're going to make a torpedo run on a transport (why didn't he just torpedo the transport earlier, since you were shooting the LCPs?) so focus on the nearest transport and simply lodge a pair of torpedoes in it to send it to the bottom. Once PT-109 sinks the transport, Kennedy announces "We're returning to defend the lagoon", leaving you on your own for the rest of the mission.
[[Image:Battlestations PhillipinesTorpedoKasumi.png|right|thumb|Torpedoing the ''Kasumi'']]
[[Image:Battlestations PhillipinesTorpedoKasumi.PNG|right|thumb|Torpedoing the ''Kasumi'']]
Don't forget about the armoured LSTs though. They're much quicker than the transport ships and attempt to enter the harbour, so torpedo them as soon as you can. All it takes is a single torpedo to send the LSTs down.
Don't forget about the armoured LSTs though. They're much quicker than the transport ships and attempt to enter the harbour, so torpedo them as soon as you can. All it takes is a single torpedo to send the LSTs down.


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