09/25/16

Order of Battle Pacific: US Marines – AAR, Scenario 3 Part 2

The Attack on New Georgia continues ~

Avery Abernethy, 25 September 2016

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Scenario 3 – Operation Cartwheel,  Attack on New Georgia

No, you didn’t miss turn 8; nothing worth taking a picture of…

Turn 9 Continued Heavy Resistance
Turn 9 Continued Heavy Resistance

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09/24/16

Order of Battle Pacific: US Marines – AAR, Scenario 3 Part 1

Airboy AAR’s his way through the Pacific campaign ~

Avery Abernethy, 24 September 2016

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Scenario 3 – Operation Cartwheel,  Attack on New Georgia

Operation Cartwheel
Operation Cartwheel

New Georgia is a large island. My main objectives are taking various points on New Georgia. My secondary objectives are completing the scenario quickly, sinking six or more Japanese Ships, doing 20+ damage with aircraft and neutralizing an airfield on a different island.

Objectives for New Georgia
Objectives for New Georgia

 

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09/16/16

GrogHeads Advanced Research on Projects Advisory #96

GARPA comes back with a couple of new pre-order offerings for you ~

GrogHeads Staff, 16 September 2016

 

HOLDFAST: ATLANTIC and HOLDFAST: PACIFIC (Worthington Games)
$33500 of $10k, ends 24 SEP 2016

Worthington takes their popular block-based Holdfast series from big land wars (Korea, Russia) and heads to sea, as WWII comes back to life on your tabletop with this new pair of games.  The influence of the classics War at Sea and Victory in the Pacific is obvious, but with the fog of war that block games can give you.  Big region-based maps, and low-complexity gameplay get gamers into the action as fast as possible, and let armchair admirals focus on the war and not the rulebook.  Steam over to their pledge page and fire your salvo at their Kickstarter campaign.

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09/12/16

Order of Battle Pacific: US Marines – AAR, Scenario 2 Part 3

Airboy’s extended AAR across the Pacific rolls on ~

Avery Abernethy, 12 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.

Last time, I was breaking out from my perimeter and taking the fight to the Japanese, until the air battle ramped up

Turn 26 and trying to take the center
Turn 26 and trying to take the center

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09/11/16

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

Airboy’s extended AAR across the Pacific rolls on ~

Avery Abernethy, 11 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.

Last episode, I had counter-attacked in the North along the coast with a coordinated attack towards the center of the Island after taking Tenaru. The Japanese received even more reinforcements. One Japanese column almost got to Henderson Field.

Turn 14 Marines advancing towards Tenaru
Turn 14 Marines advancing towards Tenaru

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