This is meant to be an historical campaign, based on the carrier battles of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons (22-25 August 1942) and the Battle of Santa Cruz. (25-27 October 1942) I named the campaign “Desperate Battles” because at this stage of World War II in the Pacific the US Navy was still fighting uphill. That is, they had fewer resources than the Japanese in many ways; inferior aircraft and less experienced pilots. In both battles, the Japanese are the attackers and the USN has to fight an aggressive defensive struggle.
This is an updated version of an earlier campaign, uploaded in early 2017, with many newer ships, some newer aircraft and somewhat more challenging. The ship names, types and classes are as accurate as possible. You may find yourself flying a Wildcat, and SBD or an Avenger by random selection in many of the missions. Out of 32 possible mission combinations, you will fly 19. The missions themselves have many random situations that make the "fog of war" a reality. Using the alternate .dps provided for the ships and planes and Rami's FDG alternate files for US aircraft should make this campaign even more realistic and challenging.
The missions are set up to produce close to historical results but you, the pilot, have the opportunity to change history.
Cheers: Shadow Wolf 07
Submitted by Shadow Wolf 07
This is an updated version of an earlier campaign, uploaded in early 2017, with many newer ships, some newer aircraft and somewhat more challenging. The ship names, types and classes are as accurate as possible. You may find yourself flying a Wildcat, and SBD or an Avenger by random selection in many of the missions. Out of 32 possible mission combinations, you will fly 19. The missions themselves have many random situations that make the "fog of war" a reality. Using the alternate .dps provided for the ships and planes and Rami's FDG alternate files for US aircraft should make this campaign even more realistic and challenging.
The missions are set up to produce close to historical results but you, the pilot, have the opportunity to change history.
Cheers: Shadow Wolf 07
Submitted by Shadow Wolf 07
