1.14 - Philippine Sea & Pilots — Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare News

Pilots (DLC)

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[p align="start"]This option reflects the growing inexperience of Japanese pilots.

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[p align="start"]Japan had expected a short conflict with Occidental powers. It had skillfull elite pilots but very few training programs.

[p align="start"]As the war protracted, the overall pilot quality quickly started to worsen, especially after the attritional battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.

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Scenario.: Philippine Sea Summer-1944

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[p align="start"]This scenario covers 3 major US operations of Summer 44: Securing Saipan, Guam, and Palau islands.

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[p align="start"]June 44, with both major naval bases neutralized, Rabaul and Truk, the road to the Mariana islands is now wide open. Capturing them would allow B-29 strategic bombers to reach Japan.

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[p align="start"]The Japanese were aware of the threat and strove to send more land forces to the Mariana islands. However most of reinforcement were intercepted and sunk by US submarines.

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[p align="start"]The Philippine Sea would be the largest and last carrier battle of World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy lost a great part of its air asset and could not oppose any credible resistance to further US foray into the Japanese defense perimeter. The invasion of Palau was of a doubtful interest and prove to be a bloodbath.

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