By the fourth day of fighting at Nhpum Ga, the Japanese had completely surrounded the 2nd Battalion of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) -- popularly known as "Merrill's Marauders". The 3rd Battalion's morning patrol from Hsamshingyang encountered a strong Japanese trail block about 400 yards north of the 2nd Battalion's perimeter at Nhpum Ga. The patrol tried to break through but finally had to withdraw back to Hsamshingyang. Colonel George McGee then decided to break the trail block from Nhpum Ga and carefully thinned out his perimeter to form a strike force.
Attacker: American (2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) "Merrill's Marauders")
Defender: Japanese (114th Infantry Regiment)
6 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:5.5
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher
Misc Rules:
PTO, LJ, interior jungle hexes are Dense Jungle.
Map Board(s):
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Overlays:
NONE
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Japanese had the balance so US had one less 8-0 leader. US were cautious with their attack and had poor luck with their IFT attacks. The Japanese were able to prevent the US from exiting the required 4 CVP.
2020-05-27
(D) Matias Dahlbäck
vs
Vilis Pavulans
Japanese win
We used the Japanese balance, removing a 8-0 from the American OoB.
A collapsing defense, combined with a banzai where the Japanese danced around all the bullets. This was promptly followed by some expert marksmanship (read: really, really, low dice rolls) for the Japanese at the advancing Americans. The 10-2 went down to a 24+1 firegroup and took two of his own squads with him. With four squads and one leader left against an almost equal number of Japanese there simply wasn't enough time and resources to stop the Japanese from maintaining a presence on or near the road.
2020-05-27
(A) Vilis Pavulans
vs
Matias Dahlbäck
Japanese win
2020-05-12
(A) Kevin Sanders
vs
Rob Brown
Japanese win
Solid collapsing defense helps the Japanese along with a couple mistakes by US. US forces to lat 2 squads near Victory hexes and the Japanese sly move to adjacent to road for win on final advance phase, ---arg
2020-03-26
(D) M T
vs
American win
I played the Japanese and found the scenario tough going - managed to eliminate a few US squads and the 10-2 but was overrun in the end by overwhelming firepower and numbers. My setup might be at fault here though. I did a collapsing defense along the road, maybe the Japanese need to setup further into the terrain and move up to the road later in the scenario.
2020-03-07
(A) Dmitry Klyuykov
vs
Igor Luckyanov
American win
2020-03-07
(D) Dmitry Klyuykov
vs
Igor Luckyanov
Japanese win
2020-02-28
(A) Kermit Mullins
vs
Scott Waites
American win
My Americans advanced up the road and flanked the Japanese when possible. The 10-2 carved the way through the Japanese, but the Japanese Mortar rolled a critical hit and then snakes on the effect to wipe out my 8-0 and two squads. It would then wound my 10-2 and kill another half-squad before going down. Lots of good close combat, but the Americans were just too powerful and pulled out the win in the final CC on Turn 6.
The Japanese set a defense in depth on the road but the American firepower with raider capabilities are too much for the Japanese defenders. The Americans killed the entire Japanese OOB and still managed to exit double the needed units on the last turn of the game. Maybe the problem was with the Japanese defense already on the road, they should deploy far from the road so the Americans must split and lose time securing the road.
2019-09-08
(D) O Ramaille
vs
American win
The Japanese setup scattered across the map far from the road in order to put the US troops on the run after them and eventually turn them and get close to the trail. The marauders took some time to eliminate the Japanese threat in the woods and hindered any approach toward the trail. Another US victory.
2019-09-07
(A) O Ramaille
vs
American win
Cpt McGee and his marauders eliminated the Japanese troops one by one and secured the trail without many losses. The Japanese are outnumbered and the USMC troops have plenty of time to get to the enemy and exit. Maybe a defense far from the trail can do.
