On the surface, this looks like a pretty easy one for the Marines. They have a strong fore along the river, and another battalion to sweep the under stength company of Japanese. The Japanese set up along the edge of the grove to slow down the Marines, and keep a small force of three reduced units back and hidden to meet the alternative victory condition. The Marines advance the 1st battalion to close with and destroy the Japanese blocking force. Then they will continue on and sweep for any survivors. The plan starts well fro the Marines as they take no damage in closing near the Japanese, and set up their firebase. The Marines begin to fire on the Japanese base, and start a flanking force to circle them. The Japanese continue to fire back and set up an assault force to engage any isolated Marine force or the tank. Marien fire eventually starts to take a toll, but the Japanese also inflict some casualties in an assault they have made in the jungle. The Marines finally eliminate most of the blocking force except for three platoons engaged in assualt with a Marine company. The remainder of the Marines set up a sweeping force to beign to find the three remaining Japanese platoons. The Marines take their time sweeping through the cocunut grove, while the assult hex continues to whittle both sides down. Eventually, the sweeping force finds and eliminates the three reduced Japanese platoons, but not before five Marine steps have been lost between all the assaults. So, this results in a draw.