Author	treadasaurusrex (United States)
Method	VASSAL
Victor	Japan
Participants	bugmaster@aol.com
Play Date	2022-05-21
Language	English
Scenario	Saip013

A disappointing 1-session play-through with the bugmaster ably-leading the determined Japanese side. My Marines entered from the NW corner of the map and proceeded directly east through mixed jungle terrain to attack the dug-in, Japanese guns and troops on the northern hill. A pair of Marine 81mm mortars platoons setup to provide suppression fire in a suitable jungle hex on the western margin of the map, and waited for their comrades to make contact with the Japanese in three adjoining light jungle hexes on the hill. A contested movement-to-contact ensued and a great deal American firepower and eventually a series of bloody close assaults were required to clear the westernmost two hexes of the original Japanese position. By the end of play, both sides had 5 step losses and zero initiative, with a disrupted, half-strength Japanese SER platoon, and the heavy-hitting, 75/88 AA gun still in-place and dug in atop the 40-meter hilltop.

There is virtually no way for the American side to win this one, as all Japanese units must be eliminated for a win! The Japanese player may simply hide the Emperor's troops in the jungle as far away from the Marine entry hexes as possible and hold out for a win.

While this was fun for us to play, we both give this terminally flawed, one-sided scenario a rating of 1.