Korean War: Pusan Perimeter, scenario #34: Join the Cavalry

In July 1950 the North Koreans still had a high morale and were on the attack mode. This scenario is all about exiting 30 or more steps off the south edge of the map in 18 turns and elements of the 1st Cavalry Division were trying to plugs the holes.

The Americans setup in what looks like a good defensive line and the North Koreans enter the map on a broad front with their 15 T34/85s leading up the middle. The North Koreans decide on an exit strategy avoiding combat whenever possible as victory for them is cutting off the enemy from the rear and causing chaos.

It was a very tense and interesting battle and with each stage I wasn’t sure who was going to win. The NKPA rushed 12 points of armor off the hole in the middle of the line, then another 4 points of Infantry, followed by 6 more points, than another 6 points, giving them 28 points. The last stage was exiting 2 more points and the Americans desperately tried to cut-off those winning points but to no avail, the North Koreans win by getting those 30 points.

It was a touch and go scenario right to the end. The North Korean may have gotten their 30 steps off the south edge of the map plus 4 leaders but they lost 10 steps eliminated and still had 23 steps stuck on the map with little hope of exiting, while the Americans only lost 1 step of a Bazooka Team and a Lieutenant that tried to stop a column of North Korean armor. So it was hollow NKPA victory but still enough units are now hitting the rear of the American lines that they will have to fall back once again as the North Koreans tactics continued to work at this stage of the war.

A fun scenario that could go either way and should have some good replay value.