Kawaguchi's Gamble PTO (id:#63915)
Near Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 1942-09-13 ()
Designer: Ken Dunn
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Balance:
JapaneseAmerican (USMC)
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Overview:

Colonel Merritt Edson's command, a composite battalion made up of U.S.M.C. Raiders and Paramarines, had just been ordered to occupy a "quiet area", an unnamed ridge overlooking the all-important Henderson Airfield. Much depleted from past operations, they were moved to give them a rest. The Japanese, however, had organized a series of complicated maneuvers designed to surprise the American defenders and to reach a point adjacent to the ridge through which they planned to assault the American lines and break through to Henderson Field -- the key to maintaining control of Guadalcanal. General Kawaguchi's gamble gained him an element of surprise, allowing him to bring 3,000 soldiers against the 800 Marines occupying the ridge. But these Marines were some of the best and toughest on the island and were determined not to retreat.
Attacker: Japanese (1st Battalion, 124th Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment)
Defender: American (USMC) (Raider Battalion and Paramarine Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
M1A2 37mm AA Gun

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO.
Map Board(s): o
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-01-09(D) O Ramaille vs Loïc Gourdon American (USMC) winThe Japanese skillfully attacked the wings of the USMC defense that retreated slowly in the jungle. The Japanese MMGs in the center supported the assault but Captain Bailey eliminated the manning crews. While the Japanese were surrounding the Marines, a failed banzai charge weakened the Japanese center. Some Marines rushed forward in the quite empty center forcing Japanese troops to come back and pursued them. Meanwhile, the Japanese having eliminated Emerson and the first nest of MG were now assaulting Bailey's position. Surrounded, he killed a leader and most of the attackers but eventually routed and was eliminated for failure to rout. The last USMC troops were dealt with in hand-to-hand combat, not without having eliminated a lot of Japanese soldiers. A wounded Japanese leader and a squad were the unique survivors of this butchery... But, they failed to discover the still hidden US gun in the jungle. The marines by the sacrifice of their squads mislead the Japanese and prevent them to explore the last jungle hexes on the hill. A final american victory.
2020-11-25(D) Igor Luckyanov vs Alexey Tikhomirov American (USMC) win
2020-11-15(A) Tony Fermendzin vs Bill Burt American (USMC) winThe Japanese attack started well when the MMG rolled snake eyes on its first shot. The Japanese attacked from the SW and the SE with their main push coming from the SE. The Americans skillfully pulled back to the NW corner of the map making their final stand there. The Americans stacked two squads along with both MMG together and this proved to be too much firepower for the Japanese to overcome, killing everything that the Japanese could throw at them in their final Banzai.
2020-08-09(D) Eric Topp vs Mark Dennehy American (USMC) winPoor shooting from the Marines allowed the Japanese to move up. The Japanese commander was hesitant to CC fearing the Marines' FP advantage. Instead, he moved the Japanese adjacent to the US positions then eliminating units for failure to rout. However, the Marines had defence in depth and a last turn Banzai Charge could not eliminate the final redoubt in hexes K2 and L1.
2020-05-21(A) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Anton Sulin Japanese win
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-02-17 20:37:49
lt_steiner Added a playing2021-01-09 23:33:55
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Igor Luckyanov Added a playing2020-11-25 19:14:37
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Estimated Play time: 2.8 hours
Recorded Games: 14
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese6
American (USMC)8
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Kawaguchi's Gamble [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 2
[D] American 2
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