Korean War: Counter-Attack, scenario #49: Seoul by Noon

Kind of an interest puzzle of a scenario for both sides to play and another small fast playing scenario. Setup of the North Korean blocking forces looks to be critical in this scenario and I doubt I master this one but fun to tryout regardless of the outcome.

I brought my Marine armor units of: M26 Pershing tanks, Bulldozer 105mm Sherman tanks and Flame throwing Sherman tanks on the map before risking my Infantry loaded trucks. The mighty assortment of armor pulls up adjacent to the blocking North Korean lines and fires pointblank risking the 45mm and ATR fire put are not breaking through fast enough. Worried about the short time factor, I finally risk some armor and start assaulting NKPA units and lose a step of Flame Sherman tanks in the process but open a nice whole in the lines, as many of my NKPA units are stretched too far apart. But after the American armor has destroyed a bit of NKPA Infantry and a AT gun, the Marine trucks pull forward and unload before the next line of NKPA units. But now the North Koreans are too thin and disorganized to stop the American exit. I also had to stop fighting with the NKPA forces and disengage in time to exit my units, or risk losing the scenario. It was a good thing I did pull out of the fighting in time, as if I hadn’t, I might have lost too many points but in the end the Americans won a Major Victory 18 points to 2 points, as exiting those tanks are worth double points per step.

I believe this scenario favors the Marines, but my setup and defensive strategies as the NKPA player could have been better and certainly their dice rolls should have been better.