Played solo in one 120 minute session.

I received my Nihon Silk yesterday and wanted to try at least one scenario this weekend. I chose scenario 1 because it's small and I was curious to try the airdrop rules.

I did not spend much time analyzing the situation before setting the Dutch defenses and that was a critical mistake. I set up a few Dutch positions in row 11 and did not move them into the jungle at the first opportunity. The net result was the Japanese were able to get adjacent to the dug in Dutch under cover of the jungle. The Japanese only lost 1 step on the way and were all in good order except for 1 PARA unit when they started assaulting the Dutch positions. Four turns later and it was all over; the Dutch 7/6 morale combined with bad leadership turned a precarious position into a disaster.

Japanese major victory.

I rated the scenario a "3"; it's a solid small scenario. If played against an opponent, I recommend the better player takes the Dutch because I believe they're more difficult to play than the Japanese.

I really liked the airdrop rules and I am looking forward to try them again in a larger scenario.