
Publisher's Description
Egusa was born in Hiroshima and graduated from the Etajima Naval Academy as a dive bombing specialist in 1930. He fought in China and was later stationed on the carrier Soryu where he became commander of an Aichi D3A (Val) dive bomber squadron. Egusa led his squadron during the Pearl Harbor raid, hitting USS Nevada, and in later campaigns over Java, Wake Island, Ambon, the raids on Port Darwin in Australia and Ceylon. Egusa met his end in June 1944 during the Marianas campaign, brought down by flak from the USS Lexington.
Included Components
Model Planes
- D3A 'Val'
Aircraft Cards
Ace Card
- Takashige Egusa
Ace Skill Cards
- Simultaneous Strikes
- The Right Stuff
Aircraft Trait Cards
Tokens
- Double-sided Pilot Skill Discs (x2)
- Zoom Token