Leyte 1944, Scenario Fourteen: Progress at Buri Airfield

I know this scenario is called Progress at Buri Airfield but I didn’t have any, as the Japanese basically setup all their units on map 83 in two areas defending the town hexes in the eastern and western areas including the airfield surrounded by minefields, entrenchments, casemates and dug-in Infantry and support units, using the terrain to their advantage. The Americans enter the battlefield in two groups and attacked that way, divided into two groups each attacking separate Japanese areas which probably wasn’t the best strategy, as they achieved none of their victory objectives giving the Japanese a Major Victory.

I pulled the plug of the operation after turn 16, as the American units were too scattered, disorganized, with disrupted units, demoralized units and only six turns left. They had lost 14 steps, one leader, which was a Major while the Japanese had only lost 5 steps and still had a solid hold on all the American victory objectives. I’ll try and do better on the next scenario, which is another attempt at the Buri Airfield but fresh troops and armor support.