AtlM004 
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Get Off Your Ass Atlantic Marines #5 |
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| (Defender) France | vs | United States (Attacker) |
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 1093 |
| Parent Game | Atlantic Marines |
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| Historicity | Alt-History |
| Date | 1943-05-01 |
| Start Time | 07:00 |
| Turn Count | 24 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 45 |
| Net Morale | 1 |
| Net Initiative | 3 |
| Maps | 2: 101, 83 |
| Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 167 |
| AAR Bounty | 168 |
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| Road Control |
| Urban Assault |
| Paradrops |
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| Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
| Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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| Atlantic Marines | Base Game |
| Elsenborn Ridge | Counters |
| Fall of France 1 | Counters |
| Marianas 1944 | Counters |
| Saipan 1944 | Maps + Counters |
| Introduction |
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By the spring of 1943, American planners still had not realized that Martinique had no airfield, despite the presence of American negotiators in Fort-de-France who had had to travel there by boat. The independent 551st “GOYA” (“Get Off Your Ass”) Parachute Infantry Battalion had been formed specifically for a drop on Martinique, and so when the directive came to invade the Vichy French island, the battalion dropped on Martinique. |
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The GOYA Battalion encountered heavy opposition in its first and only combat drop, but Lt. Col. Wood Joerg got his men off their asses and secured all objectives within a few hours. The French garrison had little interest in fighting for the already-fallen Vichy regime, but would defend itself if attacked. |
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The French were hard pressed to defend the crucial points on the board and their forces were too light to fight in the open. It became a battle wth two Para platoons for the road and the town with two hexes onboard 83 versus one Company. As it turned out, the French lost a couple of units in the road fight thereby making the Marine's mission easier. Once the town was taken, it was all over for the French. (Note - A good fight with sparse forces. Recommended.) |
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