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First Matanikau PTO (id:#65609)
(ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021) ID: HC01)   [next]   [previous]
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AP192: Brush Off (ASL Action Pack #18 Oktoberfest XXXVII)
Designer: Bahadir Erimli
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Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
52.542372881356%

Overview:

After Lt. Col. Goettge's small reconnaissance patrol was wiped out near Matanikau on August 12, General Vandefrift ordered a strike against the Japanese concentration in the area. Given the overriding need to protect Henderson Field, it was a week before the Marines felt they could spare three companies of the 5th Marines for Vandergrift's clearing operation.
Attacker: American (USMC) (B Company, 1st Battalion and L Company, 3rd Battalion, , 5th Marine Regiment)
Defender: Japanese (Matanikau Outpost and Garrison)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:17.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: HC SSR, D: Outpost HIP N/A
Map Board(s):
MMP: HC Show/hide map dependencies
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ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021)MMP: HC
Operations Special Issue #3MMP: HC
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-23(A) David Ramsey vs John Tait Japanese win4 hrsFun scenario. Lost by 1 point with all 4 hut hexes but lost one too many squads who were chased around the map.

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2025-08-02(D) Jeff Waldon vs Nate Gregg Japanese win
2024-09-20(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Japanese win3 hrs
2024-09-20(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best Japanese win3 hrsFun scenario. Japanese got a lot of 3's with low factor shots and pinned and/or broke the Marines. Japanese got the win in a bloody confrontation.
2024-03-30(A) fabio aliprandi vs Fabio Mazzucchelli Draw
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Dave Added a playing2025-08-23 11:47:00
jrwusmc Added a playing2025-08-02 19:48:34
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-12-09 16:05:31
asloser Added a playing2024-11-09 07:46:17
grumblejones Added a playing2024-09-21 01:07:45
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.00Votes: 12
Views: 0
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
American (USMC)4
Japanese3
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
First Matanikau [Confirmed]
[A] American 27
[D] Japanese 25
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