Korean War: Pusan Perimeter, scenario #22: The Perfect Assault

After reviewing a few other gamer’s AARs I decided to study this scenario for a few days before playing it. I came up with a plan, where I setup my Americans on the south side of the river on map 92 in a kind of a V-formation or U-formation with some unit and Infantry types setup on the far right and left flanks to guard and delay the North Koreans which could do the most damaged coming in on the eastern and western sides of map 92. They will also give the units in the middle more time to load up in vehicles and move out of the center of V, hopefully unmolested but for the flanking units, if they get caught up into in prolonged combat they are dead or scarified for the good of the others but still have a fighting chance. I put all the minefields where I thought they would be most useful.

The biggest concern was slowing down those fast moving T34/85s and SU-76s but my outer barrier flanks was doing a pretty good job but shifting more units into combat might have been a mistake. American units fought and died in place in a couple of areas while the middle section started to exit in numbers that worried the NKPA enough to push as fast as possible. The M24 tanks hung back to help in delaying a bit but after taking a shot from the NKPA 45mm AT Gun and losing a step of all things, the last step of M24s headed south for some victory points and to avoid the approaching North Korean armor.

In the end, the NKPA eliminated 11 American steps and prevented another 15 steps from exiting, for a total of 26 points. The Americans on the other hand eliminated 5 NKPA steps and exited 26 steps for a total of 31 points and a 5 point difference, for a Draw. Had I not held back that M24 tank unit so long, I could have earned another 2 points and a minor victory, so it can be done but it was one of the hardest draws I have played for.