Guadalcanal 1943

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Guadalcanal 1943

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:21

Board Configuration is the West End , Point Cruz , Mataniko River, Mt Austen/Overlay 2 on Board 34/Airfield would be located OFF MAP East
Board 8 / Board 40 are North/ All hexes # 1-4 Are Ocean Hexes/Land Area Board 8 EE6 Exists for Japanese O B Setup
Images 1-7 Show U S Perimeter Board 40/Stream West End is Mataniko River/U S Perimeter all Land Hexes Board 40
EAST of Stream/Mataniko River/For Game Rules is Shallow Stream.
Board Configuration: Board 8 Board 40 North Edge
Board 62 Board 34 with Overlay 5 Branch of Mataniko and Overlay 2 Mt Austen
TITLE Perimeter Concern
date: Jan 1943
Situation: U S Forces continued to hold the perimeter around the Airfield with Japanese Forces regrouping West/South/and East in the Dense Jungle.
The Japanese worked to clear a trail thru the Jungle to the South of U S Perimeter, to use as staging area for upcoming attack on U S Perimeter.
Victory conditions; At Game End the side with more Points wins. Japanese receive 1 Point for Each Japanese Infantry MMC in the U S Perimeter
Board 40. U S receives 1 Point for each Infantry MMC at Level 2 Level 3 of Mr Austen.
Japanese Setup First and Move First
Turns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Elements of IJA ElR 3 SAN 4 Setup Board 8 any Land Hex including ISLE Hex EE 6
Fire Support: Crew x 3 HMG Choose one of Following: 81 mm Mortar/Year 38 75 mm ART/ Type 96 150mm ART
Board 62 Western Force : AFV must move from B 62 to Board 40 Mataniko River Attack Objective
447 x 6 9-0 x 2 Type 97 CHI HA MED Tank x 3
Board 34 Center Force setup between Overaly 5 Stream and Overlay 2 Stream on East / West Trail
336 x10 8-0 x2/ 6 plus 1 LMG x 8
MT Austen Force: Only Japanese O B units that may use HIP/Setup Overlay 2 any Hexes Level 3 Hill
447 Trench x 3
Crew x 3/MMG x 3/Pillbox 1-3-5 x 3
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Elements of U S Marine Corps ELR 3 SAN 4 Setup in U S Perimeter East of Mataniko RIver/Stream/ Board 40 any Whole hex
All marine Units may deploy into half Squads
668 x 8/ 9-2/9-1/8-1x4/HMG x 4/MMGx4/60mm Mortar x 2/ wire x 3/ ? Concealment Counter x 10
Elements of U S Army Task Force Mt Austen/Setup East End Board 40
667x10/9-1/8-1/8-0x3/MMG x 3/DC x 2/Flamethrower
SSR: 1. EC are Moderate with no wind Start
2. PTO Dense Jungle/Board 40 Roads exist/ All other Roads are Paths
3. All Streams are Shallow/ Mataniko River is for Rules Purpose Stream
aftermath: Japanese attack did not go according to plan, Supplies , Reinforcements, and units were unable to get into position to attack in a timely manner, due to difficult Terrain and miscommunications as well as other concerns.
Crew x 4/ 81 mm Mortar/37LL AT Gun/75mm Pack Howitzer/75mm ART Field gun/

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Re: Guadalcanal 1943

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:22

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:23

West End U S Perimeter up to Mataniko River Board 40/ U S O B Setup East of River

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:24

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:25

ALL Hexes North are Ocean Hexes

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:25

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:26

Japanese/ US O B Setup

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:27

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 21 Jan 2022, 21:28

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 03 Oct 2022, 20:21

Japanese O/B: add 3 Caves to Japanese Mt Austen Force
SSR: Japanese may use Cave Complex Mt Austen

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 03 Oct 2022, 20:24

U S O /B Japanese Board 62 Western Force Infantry Leaders may move in any Direction and do not have to follow Japanese
AFV direct move to Board 40
U S O / B: Marines have 2 75mm Pack Howitzers, no 75 Artillery Field Gun

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