Korean War: Counter-Attack, scenario #36: YongsStreetfight

an For twenty turns this is a fast playing scenario, the victory conditions are straight forward with points assigned for eliminated enemy steps and control of town hexes. The Americans have a smaller mixed force led by engineers that setup first, trying to hold the town hexes of Yongsan which are worth 3 points each. The North Koreans have a force of about twice the size of the Americans and have a full platoon of T34/85s to matchup against the half-step of American M26 Pershing tanks.

The North Korean enter the map from the west side and decide to split into two groups to attacking Yongsan from two sides. The T34 and some Infantry cross the river and attack from the south and the leading T34/85 platoon is knocked totally out. Their first shot rolled a 8 on the dice plus their AT factor of 7, minus the Pershing 5 armor protection for a 10 which would have taken out the M26 had it not been in the town getting a plus one modifier and allowing it to fire on the next turn with a 11 on the dice roll plus an 8 AT factor minus the T34/85’s 5 armor protection, thus an 14, totally eliminating both T34 steps. Not a good start for the North Koreans offensive.

Things didn’t get much better for the NKPA, as the Americans were hot on the dice rolls, sure they took the town hex on the west side of the river but the Americans kept possession of all three town hexes on the east side of the minor river. After my last North Korean assault on turn 15, I pulled the plug on this scenario, as I mentioned American were too hot on the dice rolls and this last ditch assault to try and swing things maybe back in the NKPA favor totally failed. The American eliminated 13 North Korean steps as the tank steps counted double, the American lost only two step, one I&R Infantry step and one 2.36 Bazooka step. The Americans controlled three town hexes verses the North Koreans one town hex. So the Americans won a Major Victory, achieving a 16 point difference.

Even with the outcome, it is a fun scenario to play and if the North Koreans would have taken out the M26 first, and the American weren’t so hot on the dice, it would have been a much closer game. Their 1 x 10 off Board Artillery did little to help their cause however!