The Allies implement Operation Forager,
the occupation of the Marianas. The initial
objectives are Saipan, Tinian and Guam.
Intelligence indicates that the Japanese fleet
will make an appearance and will attempt
to halt our invasion with the aid of land based 
naval airpower that the enemy has been attempting
to shuttle in from other areas for the past
several weeks.


The Japanese initiate Operation "A-Go".  Combined
Fleet has ordered that the invading American forces
be crushed between a vice of land based and carrier
based airpower.   First the American carriers will
be eliminated and then any intruding US Marine 
forces will be ejected from our island defenses.

(Designer's note: Production is 'off' for this scenario)
