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Yeah, later on we had so many planes in that area some were based at guadalcanal, others up the slot. The guys at guadalcanal would have to fly all the way to bouganville to bomb it from there, where you'd have a shorter trip if you happened to be based farther up the Slot.

Having the planes start at a closer base might not be what they did in RL, but it makes for a shorter flight for the player.