Coop Battle for Henderson Field

DATE: 10/10/2021

TIME (GMT): 18:00

ERA: WW2

MAP(S): Henderson Airfield

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Aris for Brothers in Arms

SLOTS: 76 / 84

---

RATING: (14)

---

The Battle for Henderson Field, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, took place from 23 to 26 October 1942 on and around Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The battle was a land, sea, and air battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and was fought between the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and Allied forces, mainly U.S. Marines and Army. The battle was the last of three major land offensives conducted by the Japanese during the Guadalcanal campaign.

In the battle, U.S. Marine and Army forces under the overall command of Major General Alexander Vandegrift repulsed an attack by the Japanese 17th Army under the command of Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake

The American forces were defending the Lunga perimeter that guarded Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, which the Allies had captured from the Japanese in landings on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. Hyakutake s force was sent to Guadalcanal in response to the Allied landings with the mission of recapturing the airfield and driving the Allied forces off the island. His soldiers conducted numerous assaults over three days at various locations around the Lunga perimeter, all repulsed with heavy Japanese losses .

The battle was the last serious ground offensive conducted by Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
We paly as the Japanese 2nd Division must attack superior US Marine forces and occupy the Henderson airfield. The only option is to attack at night.