Mt. Austin II Jungle Fighting #11 |
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(Defender) Japan | vs | United States (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Japan | 10th Mountain Gun Battalion | |
Japan | 124th Infantry Regiment | |
Japan | 228th Infantry Regiment | |
United States | 132nd "Queen of Battle" Infantry Regiment |
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Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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2.33
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Jungle Fighting |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1942-12-26 |
Start Time | 10:30 |
Turn Count | 16 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 45 |
Net Morale | 2 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 1: Guad-ME |
Layout Dimensions | 84 x 55 cm 33 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 140 |
AAR Bounty | 165 |
Total Plays | 3 |
Total AARs | 2 |
Battle Types |
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Rural Assault |
Conditions |
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Entrenchments |
Hidden Units |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Battle of the Bulge | Counters |
Guadalcanal | Maps + Counters |
Jungle Fighting | Base Game |
Introduction |
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The failure of the first serious attempt to take the GIFU position, as the Japanese called their defensive line, left the Americans no more knowledgeable about Japanese locations. But ignorance would be no obstacle, and an attack was laid on for the 26th. |
Conclusion |
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Once again, the Japanese easily repulsed the American attack. Despite the mounting casualties, the American command still had not even obtained a clear picture of the Japanese positions. The regimental commander halted the attack and ordered it to resume the following day when the 1st Battalion could be used as well. |
Additional Notes |
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Elsenborn Ridge or Cassino '44 may be used for the U.S. units. |
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This was my first use of fog of war and my first Pacific Theater battle. The idea of assaulting Japanese troops in a jungle with relatively equal forces seems like a loosing proposition, which it was. The first turn resulted in a thunderstorm which reduced viability and movement, a double edged sword for the Americans. It allowed for them to move unseen, but it was harder. It also meant that the American could not take advantage of their OBA at first. The storm was short lived and as it cleared the shooting started. The Americans pushed the jungle ridge in the middle while others flanked the Japanese left flank. The fog of war resulted in two activations per side before moving to the next turn. Both sides had a lot of leadership and were able to use most of their troops each turn. The Japanese morale kept them strong, while their defensive fire as the Americans moved adjacent kept disrupting and demolaizing the Americans who had to fall back and then push forward again. In the end they could not mount enough of a coordinated attack to really threaten the Japanese. The extra troops being brought up form tomorrow will prove helpful. |
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Jungle Fighting #11 | ||||||||||||
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You can basically read my AAR from #10, because the Americans got crushed there and have to do exactly the same thing here but with one less INF platoon. This time they tried leading with their HMGs up the center jungle sliver to bleed the Japanese more in assault as the supporting fire option didnt do anything the last go around. This does cause more losses for the Japanese, but once they crack the nut, the Americans fold like a wet tissue again. Real situation was a repeat attack, but this scenario is basically a clone, and I had the same result. |
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