Map Boards: 9 Hexrrows V-GG Played/Mt Suribachi /Board 18/Board 58
Beach Overlays Placed Board 18 to each side as shown.
Scenario Title Scorched Victory
Date Feb 45
Location IWO JIMA Island
Situation: Iwo Jima, a smoldering cinder of an Island in the Pacific was now considered great in terms of Military Strategic Value because of the
Airfields constructed by the Japanese. The U S Pacific Command with resources to spend on Airfield Islands was prepared to spend 3 U S Marine Divisions to take Iwo Jima.
Victory: Board 9 Hex EE 4 Board 58 Hex U 4/Both of these Hexes are Observer hexes for OBA
Japanese Control at Start
Japanese Setup First and Move First
Turn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Elements of IJA ELR 4 SAN 4 Setup Board 9 Mt Suribachi /Cave 1-4-6 x 8/Pillbox 1-3-5 x 2/Pillbox Setup HIP even in Open Ground
44;7 x 8/9-1x2/ 50mm Mortar x 4/Crew x 2/HMG x 2/LMG x 4
Board 18: 1-3-5 Pillbox x 3/Crew x 3/HMG x 3/LMG x 3/DC / HA GO Light Tank
AT Ditch/ AT Ditch remains Hidden once placed until Opposing Infantry is ADJACENT
Board 58 447 x 6/9-1/LMGx2 DC ? Concealment x 8/Crew x 2/HMG x 2/1-5-7 PIllbox x 2
Counterattack Group Enter on After Turn 2 Board 58 East Edge 447 x 3 9-1/ CHI HA Med Tand
Additional OB any Board Crew x 2 47L AT Gun
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Elements of U S Marine Corps ELR 5 SAN 2 Setup on Center Beach Overlay as Shown/ within 4 Hexes of South Overly Edge
All Squads Deploy/ 668 x 10/ 9-1/9-1/8-1x 3/8-0/ HMG/MMGx3/BAZ 45x3/DCx3/ Crew x 3/ 75mm Pack Howitzer x 3
2nd Wave Enter on After Turn One any South Edge Beach Overlay Hex
558 x 6/10-2/9-1/8-1x3/ MMGx4/BAZ 45x3/DCx4/Flamethrower x 3/AFV M4 Sherman x 3
SSR 1. EC are moderate with no wind at start
2. PTO Terrain Dense Jungle
3. Japanese Pillboxes setup HIP even in Open Ground until Unit insides performs Concealment Loss by Firing or exiting Pillbox
4 Japanese receive 80mm OBA /Automatic Fire Missions Turns 1-3-6 as Long as Hex Board 9 EE4 Board 58 Hex U 4 are Japanese Controlled
Aftermath: After Landing U S Marines objectives were Mt Suribachi to the West and Motoyama Plateau to North East . Marines would have to move across Open Ground while Under FIre.