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Jungle Fighting #18
Author triangular_cube
Method Solo
Victor Draw
Play Date 2023-02-14
Language English
Scenario JuFi018

Another, rather boring, set up and shoot in a very narrow corridor scenario this time with minimal Japanese who need to inflict minimal step losses on the overpowering Americans as they overwhelm the positions. One of the spots that the Japanese can set up in is Jungle, so they put their full strength INF and their HMG red in there to wait out the OBA which mostly goes away after 4 turns. The hope is just to roll a 2 on OBA or on Op fire. Otherwise they sit and wait and die. They dont have enough bodies to do anything else.

Americans have to be very patient and fire everything they have every turn that they can. They need to reduce the Japanese positions from afar before closing in at the end of the scenario. OBA and combined direct fire eventually causes the Japanese reduced INF in the exposed position to dem and flee after about 7 turns. They move up the ridge line and move artillery spotters adjacent to the jungle hex. Japanese OBA keeps poking at the MGs but never rolls a 2.

Eventually time is running low and the Americans have to move something forward to compell the Japanese to fire and let themselves be spotted for DF. They roll a 2 on OP fire. 1 step and a dem. The next turn the unit flees and OP fire gets an M2, and compound flips it. Game over. Draw. Americans obviously take the position in the end once they no longer care about losses.

Very boring, very drawn out, and very unnecessary.

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