This is the second operation in the British East Fleet's "Oil War" on Japan. The USS Saratoga was ordered home for a refit. On its way to the Pacific, Saratoga was tasked with again joining HMS Illustrious in Operation Transom for a raid on the Japanese oil refinery at Surabaya, Java, Dutch East Indies. The only difference in the lineup from the Operation Cockpit mission was that Illustrious traded its Barracuda bombers for more capable US-built TBF Avenger bombers. Otherwise, the strike force was identical to Operation Cockpit.
The first attackers destroyed 12 Japanese fighters before they could take off from the Surabaya . They also demolished the oil refinery.
You are the leader of the second wave, all Corsairs armed with bombs and rockets, going after the Japanese shipping in the Surabaya Harbor.
