Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid

enemy coast ahead doolittle raid use game format explore raid japanese home island united states world war solitaire game challenge player conduct successful mission criterion success purely military player organize equip train squadron b medium ldquomitchellrdquo bomber attack distant dangerous target game cover raid launch landing extend story end threaten air sea player utmost strike japanese capital avenge attack pearl harbor land aircraft safely raid go poorly boost japanese morale deflate mood united states get bs close launch vital recovery aircraft crewman playerrsquo main dilemma secrecy risk great failure mean loss entire squadron bad sinking precious aircraft carrier doolittle raid add dismal news pearl harbor guam wake island bataan signal turning tidethe historywashington ndash april day rumor prompt japanese radio broadcast president franklin delano roosevelt finally agree press conference deftly avoid difficult question claim insufficient information confirm deny big news story month old war placate tenacious journalist tell press attack kobe osaka nagoya tokyo united states aircraft launch mysterious base ldquoshangrilardquo imaginary island recently publish novel lose horizon impish grin word tell press secret operation dub special aviation project number successthat day chinarsquos foreign minister hand telegram army air corps chief hap arnold take time arrive washington indication mission dictate day ago commander secret operation distraught lt colonel james doolittle readsmission bomb tokyo accomplish enter china run bad weather fear plane crashedtelegram hand arnold immediately admit commander joint chief staff mission fail bomber recover send telegram doolittle expect court marshall confide engineer theyrsquoll tie desk rest war hersquos lucky day later astonish learn promotion brigadier general notify president recommend congressional medal honorthe doolittle raid remain enigmatic contradictory episode world war defy easy interpretation day victory debacle minor footnote annal war significant military event desperate bid avenge attack pearl harbor harbinger signal death horror soon visit japanese city skynarrative sequencemuch like chapter story game organize narrative segment chronologically arrange pose set challenge prompt decision establish environment condition subsequent chaptersplanningnavalflightover targetsrecoverydebriefinghistorical scenariosbeside play narrative game offer number historical dissection scenario focus fragment raid handy way learn game scenario use rule example scenario cover doolittlersquo flight tokyo x target map attack segment alternative scenario look night raid flight doolittle originally plan play small scenario attack segmentrsquo rule large scenario play add flight segment graduate large scenario start naval segment way player learn game program fashion little little study history raid play learnsplayer aid folder game come rdquo x rdquo bifold aid allow play game segment minimal study rule book mapsheet design interlock game component include play aid order playerrsquo experience fluid