Banzai question

[Michael Murphy]

Here's a question for all of you to consider. In Guadalcanal, the Japanese are stuck with the Banzai rule. In a nutshell, once the Japanese enter into Assault Combat they cannot voluntarily exit that hex. The time frame is late 1942 to early 1943. I have both Jungle Fighting and Kokoda Trail (both set in the same time frame) and neither has this rule.

Given that the Japanese didn't forsake Banzai tactics until the Peleliu campaign in 1944 I'd have expected to see this rule or something like it in JF and KT. Is this an oversight or a design change? Are we to ignore this rule when playing anything other than Guadalcanal?

While I'm at it it occurs to me that AP could do a supplement on Pacific Island battles such as Saipan. That battle was a relatively straighforward infantry slugfest with tanks and Banzai charges. The Japanese didn't use caves or hidden setups to any great degree.

What say you?