![]() ![]() The Makin Atoll Mission begins with the Marine Raiders scouting and sabotaging the island. ![]() Makin Atoll Raid: After the Pearl Harbor attack, Conlin is reassigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion and is reunited with his boot camp friends Gaines, Minoso and Sullivan.He helps keep the West Virginia from taking more damage, and then aids battleship Nevada in escaping Pearl Harbor. The patrol boat then heads towards the USS West Virginia to aid the crew in keeping the ship from sinking.Īfter saving numerous members of the ship's crew, including its executive officer, Conlin proceeds topside to help defend Pearl Harbor using, hat first, an M2 Browning heavy machine gun, and then a Quad-Mounted 1.1" Anti Aircraft gun. Along the way, numerous battleships are destroyed, with the Arizona's destruction being highlighted towards the end of the ride (Tommy was very lucky he didn't board the Arizona). Conlin mans the dual Lewis machine guns mounted on the bow of the patrol boat, and proceeds to shoot down many Japanese airplanes as the patrol boat goes along Battleship Row. ![]() The two make their way to a patrol boat at the end of the pier, but as Conlin boards the boat, McAffee is killed. Suddenly, the attack begins, with the air becoming filled with Japanese airplanes, bombing the harbor and strafing the sailors, marines, and civilians nearby.Ĭonlin and McAffee are thrown from their jeep by an explosion on their way to the dock, and proceed to move their way up the pier, attempting to both save injured sailors and shoot down Japanese planes, though mostly in vain. ![]() Initially, the sailors and marines believe the plane is an American plane with the Army Air Corps, but that thought is quickly dispelled when one sailor notes the "meatballs" (Red Circles) on the wings. However, a plane flies low overhead towards the end of the tour. Conlin has been assigned to the battleship USS Arizona and enters the harbor in a jeep, Chief Petty Officer McAffee escorting him to his station on the ship.
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