Stationed At Pearl

Stationed at Pearl is the first campaign mission in the game. For the first part of the mission, you take command of an Elco 80' PT Boat skippered by Lt Henry Walker, whereas the latter part sees you flying a P-40 Warhawk flown Major Donald "Don" Locklear.

## Mission Background

"Pearl Harbour, 7 December 1941, 0745 hours Zulu time.

Lt. Henry Walker, a recent graduate of Annapolis Naval Academy, has sent the night carousing with his old buddy, Major Donald Locklear, ahead of the two of them assuming new postings.

Henry is receiving his first shipboard posting on the cruiser USS Phoenix, while Donald, a veteran of the Sino-Japanese war with the American Volunteer Group 'The Flying Tigers', will soon be en route to Midway Island to join the Marine Fighter Squadron stationed there.

As the sun comes up on another glorious Hawaiian morning, the two friends muse on what is become to them."

-In-game background

## USS Phoenix

Once the mission starts, you will start near the Submarine Base with an Elco PT Boat. There are no enemies in the section and the harbor should be easy to navigate.

Once you reach USS Phoenix, a cutscene will start involving the sinking of Phoenix by a B5N Kate torpedo bomber.

## Surviving the first wave

Once you return to the game, you will be greeted by waves of Kates, Vals, and Zeroes attacking the fleet, sinking multiple.

The main threat is the Zeroes that with strafe the player occasionally. The rear gunners on the Kates and Vals might also fire on the player.

This section will end once 10 aircraft have been downed by the player.

## Sinking the Midget Submarine

Once the downed aircraft quota has been fulfilled, a cutscene will play showing a Type A-class midget submarine preparing to fire on a Northampton-class heavy cruiser. Its periscope gets spotted by Henry's Elco and the crew prepares a depth charge run.

Once the midget submarine has been sunk, you switch to Donald Locklear commanding Eagle Squadron after a cutscene.

## Eagle Squadron

Returning to the mission, the player can find Donald's P-40 Warhawk positioned right behind a flight of Vals. The superiority of the Warhawk's numbers and performance should allow the player to easier finish off the first flight.

For this part, your objective is to either down 10 aircraft or let them all land on the nearby carriers.

Once this has been completed, the mission finishes.

## Allied Order of Battle

### Ships

#### New York-class battleships

* Arizona
* Nevada
* Oklahoma
* West Virginia
* Maryland
* Tennessee
* California
* New Orleans
* Vestal

#### Atlanta-class light cruisers

* Phoenix
* Oglala
* Argonne
* Sacramento

#### Clemson-class destroyers

* Clemson
* Downes
* Cassin
* Shaw
* Chew
* Allen
* Helena

#### Elco 80' PT Boats

* PT 16
* PT 20
* PT 23

#### Narwhal-class submarines

* Narwhal
* Nautilus
* Tautog

#### Cimarron-class oilers

* Neosho (1)
* Neosho (2)
* Ramapo

#### Troop Transports

* Dobbin
* Whitney

#### LST Mark 2s

* LST No. 148
* LST No. 198
* LST No. 256
* LST No. 773

#### Miscellaneous

* Cutter No. 12
* Cutter No. 13
* Cutter No. 16
* Cutter No. 17

### Aircraft

#### Fighters

* Donald (P-40 Warhawk) (Eagle Squadron)
* 3 x P-40 Warhawk (Eagle Squadron)

## Historical Inaccuracies

* There are two Cimarron-class fleet oilers named *Neosho present.* The one based near the Submarine Base (where the player spawns) is incorrect and no ship was moored where she is.
* Clemson can be found docked near the Submarine Base. Clemson was not present at Pearl Harbor around the time of the attack and replaces the real position of *USS Pelias.*
* Clemson was a seaplane destroyer tender at the time of the mission.
* Oglala and Helena's position are opposite of what they were in real life.
* Nautilus can be found in this mission despite not being present at the time of the attack.
* Phoenix is depicted as being sunk, however she was not actually damaged during the attack.
* Arizona is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Pennsylvania-class battleship.*
* Nevada is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Nevada-class battleship.*
* Oklahoma is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Nevada-class battleship.*
* West Virginia is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Colorado-class battleship*.
* Maryland is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Colorado-class battleship*.
* Tennessee is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Tennessee-class battleship.*
* California is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *Tennessee-class battleship.*
* New Orleans is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a *New Orleans-class heavy cruiser*.
* Vestal is shown as a New York-class, however she was actually a repair ship.
* Phoenix is shown as an Atlanta-class, however she was actually a *Brooklyn-class light cruiser*.
* Argonne is shown as an Atlanta-class, however she was actually a *Design 1024 cargo ship*.
* Sacramento is shown as an Atlanta-class, however she was actually a gunboat.
* Downes is shown as a Clemson-class, however she was actually a *Mahan-class destroyer.*
* Cassin is shown as a Clemson-class, however she was actually a *Mahan-class destroyer.*
* Chew is shown as a Clemson-class, however she was actually a *Wickes-class destroyer*, though the physical difference between the two classes are negligible.
* Allen is shown as a Clemson-class, however she was actually a *Sampson-class destroyer*.
* PT 16 was transferred to the Royal Navy before the events of this mission.
* Ramapo is shown as a Cimarron-class, however she was actually a *Patoka-class oiler.*
* Helena is shown as a Clemson-class, however she was actually a *Brooklyn-class light cruiser*.
* Tautog is shown as a Narwhal-class, however she was actually a *Tambor-class submarine.*
* There are multiple LSTs present, despite the first being laid down 6 months after the attack.

## Sources

1. ↑ *List of United States Navy ships present at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941*
2. ↑ *HM MTB-265 ex-PT-16*