Saipan, scenario thirty six: Shifting the Lines

An interesting scenario for both sides to figure out on how to setup, approach, attack, defend and win or lose this one. There are so many options but very little time. Both sides have Infantry units and both sides have armor, the Japanese armor is dug-in to try and off-set the U.S. Armies stronger M5 Stuart tanks. Both sides also have similar but different victory conditions.

I set up the Japanese around the main trail running east-west right or wrong, this battle would happen in the flat-lands of this hilly map terrain. The Americans trying to ram through but knocking-off Japanese casualties at the same time! The battle swings back and forth with one side getting a minor victory and then the other, then a major victory, then the other side, each time I thought one side was down, something would happen to change the direction of the battle. The Americans lose a step of M5’s, the Japanese lose a step of Type 95’s to Bazooka fire, the direct fire and assaults take some Infantry steps, the Type 97 is lost and finally the correct steps exit east side but in the very end the scenario it is a close draw!

I think I need to play this one 2 or 3 more times to figure this puzzle out.

Side note, Tinian & Saipan are 3 miles apart not 30.