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The Bamboo Thicket Leyte '44 #31 |
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| (Defender) Japan | vs | United States (Attacker) |
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| Scenario Rank: of |
| Parent Game | Leyte '44 |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1944-11-27 |
| Start Time | 09:00 |
| Turn Count | 14 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 33 |
| Net Morale | 0 |
| Net Initiative | 0 |
| Maps | 1: 83 |
| Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
| Play Bounty | 152 |
| AAR Bounty | 171 |
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Hill Control |
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| Leyte '44 | Base Game |
| Saipan 1944 | Maps + Counters |
| Introduction |
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An American infantry company had occupied a bamboo-covered hill that overlooked the coastal plain behind Shoestring Ridge, but then precipitously abandoned it in an unprovoked panicked retreat. The Japanese followed up, taking over the American positions and extending them. Now the “Bamboo Thicket,” as the troops named the hill, would have to be retaken. |
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After some consultation, the American artillery and infantry officers agreed to allot 200 of the 500 remaining 105mm howitzer shells to the Bamboo Thicket; the American mortar teams were allotted 400 rounds of 81mm and only 60 of 4.2-inch. The Americans took the hill at the cost of heavy casualties; once the heavy weapons ran out of ammunition, the Japanese positions had to be taken by rifle and grenade. |
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| Leyte 1944, Scenario Thirty-One: The Bamboo Thicket | ||||||||||||
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Leyte 1944, Scenario Thirty-One: The Bamboo Thicket Another smaller scenario with only 14 turns and a low unit count but a large task for the Americans as they are short on mortar and artillery ammunition and only get this support on the first four turns as a result. The Japanese setup only on the hill mass on the eastern side of the map with six 40mm hill hexes and leave the single 40mm hill hex on the hill mass on the western side to the Americans, thus keeping their forces together. Once the Americans run out of support fire, they have to result to assault combat to try and eliminate those Japanese machine gun positions and normal steps as well which resulted in heavy casualties. The Americans only achieved one of their three victory objectives, controlling five 40mm hill hexes but fall short on eliminating the Japanese machine gun positions and do not have a two to one advantage in step losses. They lose 6 steps and one leader while the Japanese lose 7 steps and a leader. A bloody slugfest and a Japanese Minor Victory. |
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