USS North Carolina, the lead ship of her class, emerged from the horizon, slicing through the waves with determination. Her nine 16inch guns thundered, hurling 2,700pound shells toward the distant enemy.

The Imperial Japanese Navy fleet approached without hesitation, her for the dominion of the Pacific. With her engines throbbing, North Carolina charged guns blazing to open a gap in the enemy lines.

North Carolina’s objective was easier said than done: protect the US Navy’s aircraft carriers at all costs. As both task forces clashed, her mission turned more difficult.

Japanese aircraft swarmed the US vessels, ready to strike them down with either conventional bombs or devastating kamikaze attacks. Still, North Carolina, in her protector role, did not flinch and opened fire with more than 40 guns from her secondary armament.

The sky soon turned into a deadly maze of antiaircraft fire, smoke, and gunfire from American and Japanese fighters.

Despite the relentless Japanese waves, North Carolina's thick armor openly defied the enemy bombs and torpedoes, with her crew focused on safeguarding the task force from being scattered by the enemy.

USS North Carolina fired salvo after salvo until her barrels ran hot, fending off her attackers as the sun went down…