I've never used so many Harpoons in a single salvo in my life and I LOVE IT!

Gonna try the next one now :)

If I was keeping the same units in the field I would have traded one of the Iowa's Spruances for a Tico from the CVN fleet, and another Spruance for a SM2 ship from America's group. America's escorts didn't have a single towed array ASW ship in the group. Ideally I would trade one of Americas CGNs for a Tico also, but the CGNs had plenty of oopmh.

I liked the mission idea and set up, and the mid mission pop up messages after objectives were completed, but NATO had so much firepower. I was able to steamroll everything before the Backfires were even a problem. It would have been doable with just the airfield and a sub or two for fun.

I am going to agree with Gulfstorm here. The fleet formations were terrible. Capital ships in the front, everything way way too close together. I was getting shot at before I could even rearrange my ships in to something even remotely close to a good defensive set up, and lost everything in Iowa's group but a FF and DD before I could even get fighters there to make up for the lack of SAM protection.

Update: Thank you all so much for the 200 subs, it means the world to have so many people enjoying my mission

Thank you to all of you to subbing to my mission, this is by far my largest mission yet

Fun scenario. Thanks!
A lot of punch for the allies. Admiral needs to put a long shooter and and a Perry with the Battleship.

@TheTracker Glad you enjoyed it! Land based assets seem to be very buggy in the current version of the game, they're planned to be fixed in an upcoming update, but lord knows when that'll be

@Gulfstorm75 I'll certainly consider this, I'm still fairly new to the space, and am in no way an expert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hKdRTy270Q&t=140s

@TheHans Couple things to consider:
1. It's actually a KIdd-class that's protecting Iowa. An Adams-class would've left Iowa even more vulnerable. The Iowa SAG needs at least one more SAM shooter with twin Mk 26 launchers.

2. Your fleet formations have the carriers (and battleship) ahead of the rest of the formation. Those kinds of high-value units should should be...anywhere else but the front . They're at their most vulnerable there.

3. Compact fleet formations are for WWII-style task forces. In the missile age, a compact formation is a liability not an asset.

4. Put your least valuable units up front (frigates, usually) to act as "missile sponges", and spread out your entire formation.

Best video tutorial for this sort of thing is from YouTuber ryu1940, check it out here: https://youtu.be/cvqsQSzGW_0?si=cndzZbpiUwl9KFid

@Tristand555 Fleet formation is compact for increased Air Defense Capabilities ahead of the Carrier

Carriers group should be more spaced in their formation, 10nm is way too close

Thanks TheHans, i have had a great moment with your mission....:)
I do had an issue with b52's launching on the airport south, they blocked and didn't launch, i had to kill them with F10 and only 2 of them succeed to launch...weird

1. The Adams Class with her is intended to protect from air.
2. The Carriers are out front due to the tendency in game for them to run over their escorts

Curious to know why the Iowa BBBG is so comparatively undefended against air/missile attacks, and very curious to know why you chose those formations, with the high-value units out front instead of behind her escorts.