Taking Bets!

Reduced in numbers, the reduced elements of the Japanese 229th and 230th Infantry Regiments await the final assault.

American Plan: Hit hard with everything. Avoid assault except against demoralized Japanese. Try to eliminate/break with artillery and direct fire from point blank. End as quick as possible to avoid chances of Japanese artillery inflicting casualties.

Japanese outnumbered in direct fire values 84-11!!! How many minutes will this take? Bets are on!

The Battle

0630 – American attacks begin.

Japanese artillery is off-target. Zeroing in on American position.

American artillery hits the dug-in Japanese. Japanese HMG half platoon panics and, demoralized, flees their position.

American direct fire from their HMG nests (Three HMG platoons) devastating! (2X) Japanese INF platoon eliminated!

American assault against demoralized Japanese has no effect.

Japanese artillery has minimal effect.

American HMG nest accurate again!! (2X). First dug-in defenders in jungle eliminated.

American assault eliminates the second Japanese dug-in position.

In the jungle the demoralized HMG is hit by American artillery then assaulted. The soldiers are eliminated and the Japanese lieutenant is captured!

GAME OVER

AMERCIAN VICTORY!!!

Aftermath

This walk-over took approximately 8 minutes to play! Whereas the other missions at Hill 53 were quite balanced, I felt that in this one the Japanese had very little, if any chance. Maybe it was payback for all the scenarios that favour the Japanese?

Overall, this was such a quick scenario the “skew” didn’t really matter. This could also be used as a “teaching” scenario, but make sure you give the new guy the Americans!

Scenario Rating 2/5. 3/5 as Teaching Scenario