I flew the mission in version 4.13.4 of the Stock, non modded, game. I had no waypoints to follow, so no autopilot, and no in game map icon for my plane. (Forgetting the in game map icon for my plane was actually unintentional but I did not feel like starting over.)
Mission particulars
- Takeoff time (Kahili Airfield): 1430 hours
- Time on Target (Lunga Point): 1645 hours
- Landed at Home Base (Kahili Airfield): 1828 hours
August 1942 version of the Solomons map in IL-2 1946.
I flew from Kahili airfield on Bouganville to just off Lunga point to score this shot!
It was a 2 hour and 15 minute flight in my Kate (B5N2). Loaded down with a torpedo I could only coax 140 mph (230 kph) out of the Kate.
Then came the real chore!! Getting home before the sun set in that blazing fast crate.
I had jumped to the bombardier seat to see the clock 'cause that setting sun was making me mighty nervous…
Seeing the mouth of Dragon Island (my name for it) in grid AU 35 let me know that my navigation was on the mark and there was still a chance I might get down before the sun completely disappeared.
WooHoo runway in sight, I think??
Yep that is it!!
Down safe and sound.
And the final tally for those 4 hours.
50 points - Secondary Objective Completed (Completed by AI planes but I still get the points)
100 points - Hidden Objective Completed (Me landing my Kate back at Kahili)
300 points - For sinking the destroyer
Wheels