Target
Deliver M102 to the beachhead.
Aircraft
CH-53E. HMH-463 USS Makin Island
Formation
Call sign: Crab
Ordnance
1 X M102 howitzer.
Delivery Parameters
Approach LZ by slowing and increasing thrust vector to full up. Do not slow to zero but maintain a forward motion as you descend to a height with the gun just above the ground. Select it and drop it.
Game Play
Artillery will be needed to defend the beachhead against an expected counter-attack. You are to bring an M102 ashore. Launch from the deck of the Makin Island and fly along programmed course to the beachhead north of the river. Deploy the gun there. Return to the Makin Island and land.
Aircraft Animation Controls: See Preflight screen at mission start
Intel