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Originally Posted by mapuc
Are you aiming at Air superiority ?
I know it will be a while before this can be archieved
Markus
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I need to try to get local air superiority anywhere I'm trying to take territory. My Canton Island op failed because the KB was able to park there and stay there, preventing reinforcements and supplies from arriving while also bombing the hell out of my Marines and killing their morale. I'm hoping Luganville will be different because I'm going to have a wall of fighters--2 P-38 squadrons, 1 P-40E squadron, 28 F4F-4s from a CVE, and probably an extra 10-15 fighters from Wasp. That should give me the cover I need to get the marines and tanks ashore without being blown away by Betties/Nells from Guadalcanal, plus, if the KB decides to take up residence here, the airspace will be contested instead of just plain owned by him.
Unfortunately, until I deal with the KB, local air superiority is always potentially temporary.