Then I think Battle of Samar could really be an interesting piece of action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Samar.

Also during a fierce battle over Guadalcanal, it is said that american aviators, to help the latest waves of bombers and torpedo aircraft to hit their intended targets, the first waves, then unarmed and harmless, were performing real "dry" runs against firing japanese ships to give AAA gunners too many targets to hit and distract them form the real danger.

I'll have to look up better for this.

Last I'd consider Operation TEN-GO as a valid piece of history to recreate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ten-Go


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