Airboy AAR’s his way through the Pacific campaign ~

Avery Abernethy, 26 September 2016

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Scenario 3 – Operation Cartwheel,  Attack on New Georgia

Turn 17 Jap counterattacks almost destroyed half of the Northern probe

Turn 17 Jap defense of the airfield

Turn 18 airfield surrounded and counterattack destroyed

Turn 19 Northern advance is stopped cold

Turn 22 and advancing via two roads in the South

Turn 23 – Example of one of many bunkers which slowed my advance

Turn 25 – Northern forces going nowhere fast

Turn 28 attacking via 3 roads

Turn 30 – Two Western columns; Third attack vector is off-screen to the East

Turn 32 Another Jap ship spotted and sunk

Should have bypassed this island but one unit is the smallest force possible

Turn 37 Forces linked and last major objective is surrounded

Turn 39 and mopping up

Turn 44 and Victory Achieved

Took the Jerry Can option

After Action Review: I was cautious about splitting my main force in the South which slowed my attack. I feared troops at a second landing zone in the south could be lost. The Jap Airforce kept harassing me in the South for the first 20 turns until I captured the airfield and landed my fighters. Main objectives were achieved without great risk to my main force. But my caution caused me to fail most secondary objectives. I could not flank the Japanese in the South without two beachheads. My advance was steady, but slow. I risked little which prevented success in most of the secondary objectives.

I also forgot to purchase more aircraft when I could which limited the damage done by my air force. That was a mental error and not a tactical choice.

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