| Australians Ambushed, but not Stopped | ||||||||||||||
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This was a simple and brutal, grinding, infantry-only slugfest that my opponent's stubborn Australians won thanks to their superior firepower and my bad die rolling. I led the defending Japanese ambush force mostly hidden in the jungle in this 4-session bloodletting. Both sides got middling leaders. The Emperor's boys slowly gave ground after a few successes in causing casualties among the probing Aussies during turns 1-6. After that, the relentless Australian adjacent-hex fire fights ground down the Japanese contingent fairly rapidly, and my wily opponent was able to continually reinforce his close assaults allowing withdrawn unit morales to recover, while fresh formations tried their luck with cold steel and grenades. He had reserves that the Japanese lacked to make this tactic work. This unbalanced encounter was an Allied walk over after turn 9, with no chance to mount a successful Japanese counter attack with the strength to push back effectively. I give this scenario a generous rating of 2. It is better suited to solitaire play, than shared, IMHO. |
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Proving once again . . . No tanks = no fun!