Background:

The Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign were a series of battles fought from November 1943 through February 1944, in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the United States and Japan. They were the first steps of the drive across the central Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps. The purpose was to establish airfields and naval bases that would allow air and naval support for upcoming operations across the Central Pacific. Operations Galvanic and Kourbash were the code names for the Gilberts campaign that included the seizures of Tarawa and Makin. Operations Flintlock and Catchpole were aimed at capturing Japanese bases at Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Majuro in the Marshall Islands.

The Imperial Japanese Navy occupied the Gilbert Islands three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They built a seaplane base on Makin and dispersed troops along the coastlines of the atolls to monitor the Allied forces' movement in the South Pacific.

The Marshall Islands are located approximately 220 miles (350 km) northwest of the Gilbert Islands, and had been occupied by the Japanese since World War I as part of the South Pacific Mandate. The Japanese regarded the islands as an important outpost for their navy.

Allied commanders knew that an eventual surrender of Japan would require penetration of these islands. While commander of the U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur wanted to push towards the Philippines via New Guinea, the U.S. Navy's Admiral Chester Nimitz favored a drive across the central Pacific, through the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Carolines, and eventually the Marianas, which would put American B-29 bombers within range of Tokyo. In addition to forcing the Japanese to fight two fronts against the Allies (Nimitz driving from the east and MacArthur from the south), Nimitz's plan would neutralize the outer Japanese defenses, allowing American ground, naval, and air bases to be stationed there for future attacks against other occupied island groups. These outer islands included the atolls of Tarawa and Makin in the Gilberts, and Majuro, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok in the Marshalls.

 

Event time:

30-04-2020 to 03-05-2020 21:00 Local Server Time (2 matches per day)

30-04-2020 to 03-05-2020 06:00 PST (2 matches per day)

 

Rules and Mission:

Area: 14

Map: Occupation Mode room with 80 players.

Ship type: All ship types except APA ships, with limit of 20BB/8CV/8SS, GM will use the APA ships during the event (CVs can load Air Borne for capturing during the event)

 

Room will close when full of 80 players (include GMs), and auto-split by the system.

 

Mission:

Protect GM ships, occupies the lslands, and sink the enemies.

 

Rewards:

Winning Team:

10 Exp +30%

2 Experts +100 item

20 smoke bomb

 

Losing Team

5 Exp 30%

5 Experts +10

20 Naval Mine

 

Sinking GM ships (No Team Kill):

1 Hero sailor

 

Rewards delivery:

We will deliver the rewards to players once we got all the result and name list after the event.

Reference: Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Marshall_Islands_campaign 

 

Navyfield Management Team