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Mt. Austin VIII Jungle Fighting #26 |
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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 |  |
182nd Infantry Regiment |
| United States |  |
35th Infantry Regiment |
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| Overall Rating, 4 votes |
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2.25
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
| Parent Game | Jungle Fighting |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1943-01-18 |
| Start Time | 17:00 |
| Turn Count | 8 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 23 |
| Net Morale | 1 |
| Net Initiative | 4 |
| Maps | 1: Guad-ME |
| Layout Dimensions | 84 x 55 cm 33 x 22 in |
| Play Bounty | 131 |
| AAR Bounty | 159 |
| Total Plays | 4 |
| Total AARs | 3 |
| Battle Types |
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| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| Rural Assault |
| Conditions |
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| Entrenchments |
| Off-board Artillery |
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| Battle of the Bulge | Counters |
| Guadalcanal | Maps + Counters |
| Jungle Fighting | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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For their next attempt, the Americans tried to drive in the Japanese position from the west. One company each from 35th and 182nd Infantry Regiments and an additional platoon mounted a late afternoon attack. |
| Conclusion |
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The two companies caught the Japanese a little unawares and took some ground before being brought to a halt. Although only a corner of the GIFU position had been captured, the destruction of several Japanese machine-guns and a pillbox had a demoralizing effect on the defenders as it clearly demonstrated their decreasing ability to resist American pressure. |
| Additional Notes |
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Elsenborn Ridge or Cassino '44 may be used for the U.S. units. |
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| 1 Errata Item | |
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| Scen 26 |
Japanese SSR dictate they have to roll to attempt to move but do not mention whether or not a failure to move counts as their activation. As it usually does in the system with this type of special rule, I played it as such. (triangular_cube
on 2023 Feb 18)
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| Mt. Austin VIII turns was not enough |
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Had time for a quick scenario so played Mt. Austin VIII. The Japanese set up entrenched in three hexes, with the Americans nearby in greater numbers. The Americans were able to get a couple of disruptions with their off-board artillery and close range direct fire, and went into the assault. Assaults were extremely tough due to the jungle, the Japanese entrenchments, and their higher morale. With their greater numbers, the Americans were only reaching parity on the assault tables, and the Japanese got first fire. The Americans were able to eliminate the Japanese artillery with the first assault, and then maneuvered their other units to assault the weaker defenders. Eventully they demoralized some of the defenders, but only eliminated one more step with a free shot. With more time, I think the Americans could have pulled off a win. In the end they only took one entrenchment (they needed two for the win). Casualties were low. None for the Americans, two step losses for the Japanese, plus one unit which ended the scenario demoralized. A very quick scenario to play, but lots of assault-style die rolling. |
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| A Tough Nut To Crack |
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The Japanese put the two reduced units in the southern entrenchment and the full strength units forward. The Americans weren't able to take sole control of any of the hexes and assaults were still going on in two hexes when the game ended. This scenario appears awfully difficult for the US player but would warrant playing again to see if a differnet US strategy might change the outcome. |
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| Jungle Fighting #26 | ||||||||||||
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This is a micro scenario of an even smaller subsection of the GIFU position. Americans must attack from the west, must clear the entrenchments, and somehow must not take any casualties. They are able to approach the entenchments and suffer 2 dems from OP fire. Luckily the Japanese are unable to fire on these dem units before they flee. A flanking attack is launched against the weakest of the 3 entrenchments to get any foothold they can, but a Japanese counterattack from full strength infantry get the step losses required for a win. Not much else to say. Very quick, very small, and no real chance for the Americans. |
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