Author	triangular_cube
Method	Solo
Victor	Japan
Play Date	2023-02-27
Language	English
Scenario	JuFi036

This is another one that is nearly indistinguishable from the other scenarios fighting over this same terrain. This time the Japanese have a fresh battalion of replacements to field, so they play an aggressive defense, using massed counterattack stacks. Even without morale 9 this can generate step losses. The rest of the force dances around in the Jungle to avoid contact with the Americans so they can sit on the designated rear line at the end of the scenario if they are unable to accumulate enough step losses.

Americans as is typical in these scenarios have a firepower advantage when outside of assault, but must combat the terrain and FOW to get it coordinated and push the Japanese back behind the designated line. Army is facing off against a largely depleted force while the USMC hits the fresher force. This suits them just fine, as if the Japanese have a non scripted set up, they always mass against the Army to get step losses as the Army has lower morale.

As with most scenarios like this, through column manipulation and fair rolling, the Japanese are able to get the needed casualty count for the win. Americans are able to smash the Japanese in the south, and the north is in a bad state at the end, having sacrificed itself to get those step losses. Ironically this is the opposite of what happened here IRL, with the Japanese withdrawing from contact.

Tough road for the Americans as usual, and fairly unremarkable compared to the rest of the push west scenarios.