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Desert Rats #18 - A Pibroch's Skirl South Africa's War #5 - Irish Eyes
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Get Off Your Ass
Atlantic Marines #5
(Defender) France vs United States (Attacker)
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Atlantic Marines
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 224
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control
Urban Assault
Paradrops
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Atlantic Marines Base Game
Elsenborn Ridge Counters
Fall of France 1 Counters
Marianas 1944 Counters
Saipan 1944 Maps + Counters
Introduction

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.

Conclusion

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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AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).

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France Order of Battle
Armée de Terre
  • Motorized
United States Order of Battle
Airborne
Army
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