This scenario was a lot of fun. To win, the US has to exit 20 steps off the south edge. The trick is that they only have 26 step-equivalents on the board, and they are going down the long way. With a narrow board, I focused the North Korean defense on the town in the center, with one stack on a hill on each flank with an squad (SMG, I think) and some ATRs. I put the 45mm AT gun on the hill in the south center to deter any Jeeps or Jeep .50s from making a break for it.

As the US, I decided to try to keep moving as much as possible, except for a small group to try to pin down guys in the town. The rest of the force would try to force the western defenses as quickly as possible, and dash off the board. I had 19 turns, so I could stay and fight a bit, however each turn of delay made the chances of losing steps higher.

As it turns out, this was a less than perfect plan. The HMGs unloaded from the Jeeps to avoid getting shot up and with one stack of infantry tried to tie up the forces in the town. The tanks and Jeep .50s along with some infantry went straight for the western stack, while the rest of the infantry tried to skirt the town to the west. The North Koreans responsed by sending the eastern stack as reinforcements, and as the fighting got heavier, started stripping the town of troops to help wall in the Americans. The Americans lost a tank step early to an assault, partially due to some overconfidence on my part, and one of the Jeep .50s fell prey to ATRs. I suddenly got a bit more cautious. The forward western defenses eventually cracked, however by that time the North Koreans had shifted enough troops from the east and the town to form a 2nd line of defense. I got some troops into an assault with the AT gun, which took it out of the fight, although I wasn't ever able to kill it! A number of troops infiltrated past the North Koreans and escaped.

Then came my big blunder. I loaded the HMGs back into the jeeps, ready to make a break through a gap in the North Korean lines. However, I forgot to leave an extra unit with them. The North Koreans won the initiative, jumped into the hex with the Jeeps and their HMG passengers, and assaulted, killing them and eliminating any chance the US could win.

This scenario was a lot of fun. Both sides have room to maneuver, the US has some tough decisions on where to go and how soon to get off the board. I can see it playing out very differently on a repeat play. It's also one I think would be very good FtF.