Airfield Fracas PTO (id:#57345)
Critical Hit (Leatherneck 2 ID: LN2-1)
Peleliu, Palau Islands 1944-09-15 ()
Designer: Dave Johnson
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
60%

Overview:

As the 1st Marine Division struggled to consolidate its D-Day beachhead on Peleliu, the Fifth Marines pushed forward off of Orange Beach One toward the island's airfield. Their objective for the first day was to drive across the airstrip and reach the eastern shore before digging in for the night. At about 4:00 PM, as the 1st and 2nd Battalions were advancing abreast against light but determined resistance, a naval observation plane alerted the Marine command that a group of Japanese tanks was moving forward from low-lying ridges north of the airfield. At 4:50 they struck in a well-organized combined-arm counterattack.
Attacker: American (USMC) (2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division)
Defender: Japanese (2nd Infantry Regiment, 14th Division)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American (USMC)     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:3
M4A3 x 3

D:6
Type 95 HA-GO x 6

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO, LJ. A: Air Support entry on dr w D: No HIP fortifications (foxholes)
Map Board(s): 38
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
American tanks are M4A1Historical TO&E of 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-04-01(A) X von Marwitz vs Michael Koch American (USMC) winThis PTO action depicts the couter-attack of the Japanese across the airfield of Peleliu. Almost 4 a.m. when I finished this scecario totally exhausted as the Marines. Our playing was rife with absurdities leading to utter frustration as well as amazement and disbelief. Our playing went until the last APh of Japanese Turn 7.

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von Marwitz Added a playing2021-04-02 02:01:51
von Marwitz Uploaded a VASL file2021-03-02 19:10:54
von Marwitz Uploaded the Board image2020-05-18 22:49:50
hoxson1 Set the designer field2019-09-18 14:37:55
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2019-09-18 14:37:25
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Close fighting at Peleliu airfield
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.00Votes: 1
Views: 2355
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 7.5 hours
Recorded Games: 1
Archive recorded plays:
American (USMC)1
Japanese0
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of April 2021)
Airfield Fracas [Confirmed]
[A] American 5
[D] Japanese 4
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