Airboy’s extended campaign AAR continues across the Pacific ~

Avery Abernethy, 24 October 2016

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Scenario 5 Bougainville – Avery Abernethy

In the Bougainville scenario you have to land, advance, build two airfields and then survive the Japanese Counter-Attacks. Your Marines must be aggressive to take the ground and build both landing strips within 20 turns.   A large surface fleet naval battle must be won to protect your Marine supply ships.

The Land Battle, continued:

Turn 24 – buying corsairs

Turn 25 – heavy counter-attack; heavily damaged & out of support

Tactical retreat from Evansville

Turn 25 – attacking up the West coast

Turn 27 – retreat & reinforcements

Turn 29 – Marines counter attacking. Tanks are deadly in open terrain

Turn 30 – Evansville recaptured

Turn 31 – two prong Jap attack

Turn 32 – second retreat from Evansville

Turn 33 – Defending the airfield

Turn 34 – Taking Evansville for the 3rd time

There are a series of attacks and counter-punches around Evansville. Marine forces ended up taking Evansville, retreating and then retaking Evansville three times. Every time the Marines secured the village another wave of Japanese would attack. Fortunately, I was able to execute two fighting retreats without losing any units. Lots of casualties but no units overrun.

Turn 35 – Last major Jap attack, Western prong

Turn 35 – Last major Jap attack, Eastern prong

Marine artillery was highly effective in disrupting Japanese attacks. My armor crushed the Japanese anytime they caught them in open terrain. I also gained air superiority about turn 10 and never lost it

turn 39 – Last hopeless Banzai attack

Victory!

Understanding the Scenario Objectives is Important:

The AAR is my 3^rd attempt at this scenario. My first loss was an idiotic failure to place the supply ships.   My 2^nd failure was caused by unclear instructions and misunderstanding the game interface. I built the airfields on the wrong 2 hexes. But according the instructions they were built on the “right hexes.”

After searching game forums, I discovered clicking on the question mark beside each victory condition provides very clear instructions.

My last two screen shots provide examples. If a victory conditions are unclear, click on the question mark for a detailed explanation.

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