Korean War: Counter-Attack, scenario #52: Street Fight

I decided to fight it out in the streets of Seoul to finish off my last scenario in the Inchon Battle section and see if I could beat the scenario with the US Marines! The North Koreans had the benefit of defending in city hexes and having five wreck counters and three minefield counters but the Marines had air-support, artillery and the dreaded M4 Flame tank unit.

The North Koreans have to defend the east-west road or eliminate 12 or more American steps with tank steps counting double. The American must clear the east-west road and avoid losing 12 steps in the process, so basically the Americans attack and the NKPA defend. I steps up the North Koreans in what I thought was good defensive positions but I would do it differently if I played this one again, as I tried to be too clever and setup a 45mm AT gun, one INF, and one HMG outside of the city hexes but along the east-west road further east. This was a mistake and exposed them and took resources away from Seoul.

The Marines got a little too aggressive with their M4 Flames tanks and lost a step, as like always I am always tempted to get them into battle right away to clear stubborn enemy hexes, so this step lost counted double. The Marines also lost two steps of Infantry for a total loss of four steps but they cleared all the east-west road hexes for a victory. I will mention, the first air-strike rolled a two on the dice which really help set the stage for this battle, knocking out two NKPA steps right off the bat. So overall I did better than historically but wasted some NKPA resources, so next time who knows? A good scenario to play solitary.