Noemfoor Island -* 
3 July, 1944*
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After a long spell with training, more training and a fairly uneventful assignment as protection force of the airfield on Hollandia the 503rd was alerted for Operation Tabletennis, the invasion and seizure of Noemfoor Island.*
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Your mission is to parachute onto the most developed of the airfields on Noemfoor and secure it as well as the nearby village. You will have ample support points.*
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Note:*
This is a part-fictional scenario. The 503d did jump at Kamiri on Noemfoor (1st Bn on July 3 and 3rd Bn on July 4) but at that time the 158th Regimental Combat Team had already captured the airfield virtually unopposed. Still, jump casualties were severe due the unsuitability of the drop zone. The commander of the 503d, fed up with watching his regiment shatter itself on the hard coral, had the last battalion drop aborted.**
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Also, you as the player have the option of conducting an amphipious assault or parachute your force onto the island.*
A seaborne landing is safer but slower, and you can requisition direct fire ships from the USMC. attacking by air is faster but riskier.*
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Then there is the PR angle, a para drop is uncommon, it will generate newspaper headlines back in the states and a successful operation will
be great for morale back home. Then there's the ridicule you'll have to face from other Airborne units should you decide on a landing by sea.*
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Still, it's your call.**