The Japanese Commander, realizing that he didn't have enough force to adequately cover the entire coastline, sacrificed the flanks and built his defense along the middle of the east coast, leaving around 5-8 exes at both the North and the South end barren. The American Commander, thought he would take on the Japanese by an original landing at the Southern two villages on Board 81, then, once the battle was well underway, sneak in a landing at the far South on Board 101. The initial landings went well as could be expected going into the teeth of the enemy defenses.... However (and there ALWAYS seems to be a "however"), the secondary landing ran into a snag (or two) and could not make the headway that they were expected to. The Japanese Commander simply ran a good defense long enough to keep the Americans from a victory. (Notes: Beach Landings are ALWAYS messy. Coordination of Tracks with the Infantry is difficult, particularly with the mixed terrain on Board 81. Sometimes it doesn't take much to stifle the advance of an entire Battalion.) This was an interesting scenario.