SS198 Tambor, high seas, February 10th-16th (Turns 10-16)
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| Figure 1 - US Submarines arrive... |
On February 10th two Tambor-class submarines join in at the southwestern edge of the map (Figure 1). Their arrival wasn't mentioned in our briefing and I feel that the designers meant to correct the player's likely neglect of this area of the map. One is a core unit, the other an auxiliary and both are deployed submerged. The designers also opted for creating a visible area illuminating the 9-strength Infantry aboard a Transport.
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| Figure 2 - ...and attack... |
Both submarines surface, approach the Transport and launch torpedoes for maximum effect. This time the fish work and our "dolphins" don't experience the frustration that haunted their IRL counterparts. The Transport will be engaged with deck guns over the next two turns until sunk (Figure 2).
Four turns later I'm able to test SS198 Tambor's movement characteristics and move under a Transport while submerged. Torpedoes were on cooldown at the time and deck guns were obviously unavailable. The auxiliary Tambor was the unfortunate victim of another test vs a JP Gunboat; enemy ships are in my experience anemic and timid in this mission but it was too much to hope for leaving a surfaced submarine right alongside an actual combat ship. The JP Infantry was torpedoed and sunk in the next (16th) turn (Figure 3).
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| Figure 3 - ...and attack again |
Blue Team, February 16th, 1942 (Turn 16)
The Blue Team has remained passive until now other than some minor twitching by destroyers. It decides to start moving towards Mili and Maloelap Atolls but remains a non-entity throughout the scenario (Figure 4).
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| Figure 4 - Allied force |
Marine Raiders, February 16th, 1942 (Turn 16)
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| Figure 5 - Marine Raiders |
A new type of unit becomes available, Marine Raiders. They are a Special Forces infantry with very specialized usage and totally irrelevant for this mission (Figure 5).
