First Matanikau PTO (id:#65609)
See Also: First Matanikau by Multi-Man Publishing First Matanikau by Multi-Man Publishing
Designer: Bahadir Erimli
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Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
54.545454545455%

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
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-06-20(A) Michael Rodgers vs Woody Lee American (USMC) win4 hrsOur match was a fun, but bloody scenario with lots of CC casualties on both sides. The Americans won with a lot of CVP and all but one huts.
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.

Fun scenario
2025-08-02(D) Jeff Waldon vs Nate Gregg Japanese win
2025-06-17(A) Alex Schröder vs Davide American (USMC) winThe Americans made it through. Perhaps the Japanese need to focus on getting the Americans while they're in the jungle. In this case, some of the Japanese had set up further back, in the huts, and thus the Americans were able to concentrate their fire where necessary, as long as they stayed together.
2025-05-05(D) Alex Schröder vs Davide Japanese winA massacre. I think the Japanese killed most of them in hand to hand combat.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.00Votes: 15
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To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
American (USMC)6
Japanese4
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
First Matanikau [Confirmed]
[A] American 30
[D] Japanese 26
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