The Grist Mill KW (id:#60042)
Soesil, South Korea
1950-08-06 (1 other)
Designer: Thomas Meier
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
NKPAAmerican
Overview:
During the night of 5 August, the KPA 4th Guards Seoul Division made its initial assault into the “Naktong Bulge”. The North Koreans pressed forward nearly two miles before the 34th’s commander, Colonel Charles Beauchamp, realized what was happening and ordered the 1st Battalion, under Lt. Col. Harold “Red” Ayres, to counterattack and restore the regiment’s position. The next morning, Ayres led C Company forward, where they encountered North Korean positions in the vicinity of Soesil village. Col. Ayres ordered C Company to seize a series of hills occupied by the KPA northwest of Soesil while he directed 60mm mortar fire in support. C Company was forced to break off the attack and fall back. The remnants took refuge in an abandoned grist mill while Col. Ayres and his staff frantically rushed back on foot to bring up the rest of the battalion. The company fought tenaciously in and around the grist mill, utilizing the .50-cal machine gun mounted on a nearby wreck to spray the surrounding hills.Attacker: NKPA (3rd Battalion,16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Guards Seoul Division)
Defender: American (C Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division)
5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:14.0 D:6.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 M2 60mm Mortar |
| Misc Rules: | KW Terrain. Scrounged M4A3E8 wreck in Q9. D: .50 cal set up in Q9, may not move |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2026-07-24 | (D) Douglas Leslie | vs | Jamie Westlake | NKPA win (VASL Log) | Very dicey scenario. The NKA sniper proved to be the game winner here, as it broke one and a half squads and killed the best US leader by the end of turn two. Add in the loss of the 50 cal and the mortar due to rolling boxcars during ammunition shortage and the result was inevitable. | ||
| 2021-09-12 | (D) Ron Kyle | vs | Skip Dyckman | American win | The NKPA's advance initially threatened to end the game early. But the Americans pulled together enough to wear the North Koreans enough to keep them from getting to the building. The Americans had trouble continually manning the .50 cal, so don't count on that if you're the defender. | ||
| 2019-10-08 | (A) Michael Rodgers | vs | Ryan Kent | NKPA win | |||
| 2018-11-29 | (A) Jonathan Kapleau | vs | Mei, Gary | American win | |||
| 2018-04-29 | (D) Richard Jenulis | vs | Greg Rodgers | American win |
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| Action | Date |
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| Dougban Added a playing | 2026-07-24 20:13:47 |
| hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2024-10-08 23:08:07 |
| hoxson1 Modified the gps location | 2024-10-08 23:07:39 |
| Dispang12 Added a playing | 2024-06-03 20:33:26 |
| Dispang12 Rated the scenario | 2024-06-03 20:32:53 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| (nkorea-usa.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1635 |
| (us 50 cal hmg.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1654 |
| VASL Log file (Game Log.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Dougban | 0 |
| (grist mill map.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 1540 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.92 | Votes: 13 | Views: | 4740 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 2.3 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 7 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| NKPA | 2 | |
| American | 5 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) The Grist Mill [Confirmed] |
| [A] American | 1 |
| [D] North Korean | 2 |