Battle of Sibuyan Sea

Battle of Sibuyan Sea
Battle of Sibuyan Sea is an online Xbox Live map where two fleets fight with 2 Battleships, 1 Aircraft carrier (US only) 1 Cruiser (IJN only), a few Destroyers, 2 Subs (US only), 2 airfields with different airplanes, and1 shipyard; US has elco PT Boats for their shipyard, Japan has Type-A Minisubs. The US key units are the Iowa, New Jersey, and Hornet. IJN's key units are Yamato, Musashi, and a Heavy Cruiser.

Strategies
-It is best to group the Musashi and the Yamato fleets together and attack the New Jersey and Hornet, then the Iowa.

-For the US it is agin best to group the whole fleet and rally them at the air field because therre is only one way in because it is at the very side of the map so the Japanese can't flank you.

-To weaken the Yamato's armor, dive bomb it repetively and try to start a fire by dropping a bomb down the smoke stack, then after its armor is weakened, torpedo bomb it.

-DO NOT attack the Japanese fleet, they can easily out gun you.

-Sens in lots of B-25's and B-17's to bomb the Japanese airfield with a fighter escort.

-If you choose to move your forces into the airfield defensive position, keep the New Jersey CLOSE to the Hornet, the Hornet moves considerably slow compared to the Iowas, therefore leaving the Hornet to die by the Musashi or Yamato, losing a key ship.

-If the Musashi doesn't group with the Yamato, keep a strait course with your sub and when in range, fire ALL torpedoes at it, you don't want to die by the destroyers for nothing.

-Don't go in a 1 on 1 with a Yamato with an Iowa, they out gun you, go in with backup from Destroyers or a 2 on 1 with both Iowas.