Order of Battle Pacific: US Marines – AAR, Scenario 2 Part 1

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Airboy’s extended AAR across the Pacific rolls on ~

Avery Abernethy, 10 September 2016

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My primary objective is protecting the Henderson Field airstrip. The four secondary objectives are: raid Tenaru; raid Matanikau; destroy 5 Japanese aircraft and protect both construction groups. The construction groups are one bulldozer unit close to Henderson Field and one Seabees unit in the North coastal area. Both are weak and immobile.

There is a lot of ground to defend and holding the airfield is critical. Initially I have only one fighter unit. I attached truck or half-tracks to most of the Marine infantry. My initial forces had one Lee tank.

Primary and secondary objectives
Primary and secondary objectives

 

Lots of ground to defend
Lots of ground to defend

 

Turn 1 and shifting all units but two to the North
Turn 1 and shifting all units but two to the North

 

Turn 2 and my Seabee unit is almost destroyed
Turn 2 and my Seabee unit is almost destroyed

 

Repulsed the first Jap attack
Repulsed the first Jap attack

 

Turn 3 with local counter-attack
Turn 3 with local counter-attack

 

Yikes another attack coming
Yikes another attack coming

 

Turn 6 - Japs keep coming
Turn 6 – Japs keep coming

 

Turn 8 and I was almost surrounded
Turn 8 and I was almost surrounded

 

But I repulsed the attack
But I repulsed the attack

 

Turn 9 and they got by me
Turn 9 and they got by me

 

Turn 9 a two front attack and I'm barely holding on
Turn 9 a two front attack and I’m barely holding on

 

Turn 10 finds me in dire shape. The Japanese coordinated attacks from the East and West. Fortunately, the Marines received major reinforcements. Without those reinforcements I would have lost Henderson Field.

 

Turn 10 Reinforcements Save Henderson Field
Turn 10 Reinforcements Save Henderson Field

 

Turn 11 and attack from the East is destroyed
Turn 11 and attack from the East is destroyed

 

Turn 11 and West attack also destroyed
Turn 11 and West attack also destroyed

 

Turn 13 and the Marines are advancing in the East
Turn 13 and the Marines are advancing in the East

 

 

Come back tomorrow to see how the advance unfolds…

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