At first glance, this appears to be an easy scenario for the Marines. The Japanese defenders set up in the village and then along the river inland. The Marines set up along the coast to advance along the water to the village. The Marines advance slowly (1 hex per turn) to keep the force together until they make contact with the defenders. The Japanese stay put waiting to see where the Marines will make contact. The Marines continue along the coast, and make contact with the defenders in the village which are just Japanese SER troops. The defenders inflict no damage ont he advancing Marines. The next turn, the Marines assault the village and begin to inflict casualties on the defenders. However, the remaining Japanese defenders start to leave their positions and move around the Marines. Japanese SNLF forces advance and assault Marines on the right flank of the assaulting force. The battle quickly turns into several assault stacks as both forces try to wear each other down. The Marines eventually defeat the SER forces in the village and take this victory location. However, the Japanese inflict casualties on other Marine forces. The Japanese lose many steps and can not retake the village, but the Marines also lose more than five steps, so neither force can obtain victory, so the game ends in a draw.