Battle of Iwo Jima

**Battle of Iwo Jima** is the seventh mission on the Allied Powers side of the Pacific Theatre in World Conqueror 4. It is preceded by Battle of Leyte Gulf and is followed by Storm of Steel.

## Overview

### Briefing

"In order for our 'air fortress' to effectively bomb the Japanese mainland, the headquarters orders you to capture Iwo Jim and seize the Japanese air force base. Please watch out! The Japanese have built a huge fortification on the island, and this will cost us every step on the way." - **Dwight D. Eisenhower**

### Objective

Normal Mode: Capture three unnamed Japanese cities and three Japanese ports + defeat Itagaki and Kuribayashi in 30 rounds.

Hard Mode: Capture three unnamed Japanese cities and three Japanese ports + defeat Itagaki in 32 rounds.

### Generals:

#### Normal mode:

Player Generals:

* Up to 4 Generals

Allied Powers Generals:

* Mitscher
* Nimitz
* Smith
* Spruance

Axis Powers Generals:

* Itagaki
* Koiso
* Kondo
* Kuribayashi

#### Hard mode:

Player Generals:

* Up to 6 Generals

Allied Powers Generals:

* Mitscher
* Nimitz
* Smith
* Spruance

Axis Powers Generals:

* Itagaki
* Koiso
* Kondo
* Kuribayashi

### Dialogue:

Start of Mission:

* Kuribayashi: Hold on to your post. Each solider must kill at least ten enemies and fight to the last.
* Nimitz: Commander, take this island and we can launch effective strategic bombing on the Japanese mainland. Intelligence shows that the island's defense is extraordinary, so the capturing of this island comes with a big price. Be aware.

Kuribayashi Defeated (Hard Mode Only):

* Kuribayashi: Falling down on the battlefield is the glory of being a warrior.

### Events:

Central City Captured:

* The player obtains 500 Gold.

Southwestern City Captured:

* The player obtains 300 Gold.

## Walkthrough:

**Tips:**

* Preserve your naval strength. Offer naval resistance while keeping your ships alive so that you can capture the ports once the Japanese navy in the area wears themselves out. Your ships will have served their purpose if you still have them alive after capturing both ports on the right side. Feel free to just throw them at the enemy afterwards.
* When you're still capturing territory, replenishing with heavy tanks whenever you can should be sufficient.
* Throwing everything you have at Itagaki is not advisable as this will lead to immense losses on your part. By the time you get to him, build rocket artillery to indirectly damage him by staying out of his range and attacking the bunkers in front of him. When the bunkers are at low health go back to building heavy tanks for when all hell breaks loose.
* Avoid being in range of the forts and artilleries, even if this means you take more time to move. Avoid taking unnecessary damage.
* Land your units as soon as possible and put as many generals on them as you can. Pay attention to the perks the generals have.

### Point needed to be occupied to unlock skills:

In Normal mode, capturing the northwesternmost Japanese city will unlock the Entrenchment skill.

## Mission level is based on

This mission is based on the Battle of Iwo Jima. Historically one of the most iconic battles of the Pacific Theatre, the Battle of Iwo Jima took place from February 19 to March 26, 1945. There were at least 35,000 killed/missing, this battle played a key role to the end of the war in the Pacific.