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Attack on the Shoho - WDS Midway

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Naval Warfare Ladder

Attack on the Shoho

By John Tiller and Gary McClellan
US Navy 0 - 0 - 0 Imp. Japanese Navy
Rating: 0 (0)
Games Played: 0
SM: 1
Turns: 2
Type: Custom
First Side: US Navy
Second Side: Imp. Japanese Navy
Scenario length – 20 minutes May 7, 1942. The CVL Shoho had been assigned to help cover the Port Moresby Invasion. Early on the morning of May 7, she was sighted by Allied forces, and soon faced the attack of two Carrier Air Groups. The Shoho was quickly devastated by bomb and torpedo hits. Lt. Commander Dixon, commanding VS-2 ,would then utter the legendary words "Scratch one flattop" [Note: Designed for play against a Japanese AI]