Ryan's Orphans PTO (id:#56137)
Multi-Man Publishing (HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa ID: BRT03)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: Heat of Battle: Blood Reef Tarawa BR5
See Also: Ryan's Orphans by Heat of Battle
Designer: Eddie Zeman and Steve Dethlefsen
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
20%

Overview:

D-Day for the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines called for K and I Companies to land in the initial assault wave, followed by L Company under Major Michael Ryan. K and I Companies were pinned down by enfilading fire from the re-entrant beach. Like everyone in the second waves, Ryan's company found themselves wading ashore across exposed reef toward the beach where prospects did not look good. Out of radio contact with the regiment, Ryan took charge of his company and the remnants of 3/2 and started to gain ground with his motley battalion.
Attacker: American (USMC) (2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division)
Defender: Japanese (2nd Company, 7th Special Naval Landing Force and 3rd Special Base Force)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American (USMC)     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:2
M4A2 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:5
Type 93 Twin-Mount High-Angle Machine Gun x 2
Type 88 7.5cm Mobile Field High-Angle Gun
Year-38 Type Field Gun (Improved) x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: BRT SSR w D: FB
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
SSR2 Lines 3-6: Remove references to “hut”, “Collapsed (G5.5)” counter, and “Collapsed hut”J7; Mw23S
Shellholes placed in a bridge hex do not rubble the bridgeJ7; Mw23S
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2019-12-29(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. Japanese win
2017-05-31(A) keith Spurlock vs Andy Hershey Japanese win[Imported from ROAR]
2016-03-20(D) Jeff Waldon vs Will Willow Japanese winVASL
2016-03-07(D) Jason Wert vs Michael Daschbach Japanese winTough scenario on the Americans. My IJA went on a rampage with the 0.50 cal and ended two FT's and a 9-2. Still great learning.
2014-08-25(D) Aaron Sibley vs Jeff Coleman Japanese winInteresting scenario up until I wiped out 5 USMC squads and a 9-2 leader with a Type 93 twin AA gun that had a rate party. Cheap win and a shame as it was going to be an interesting end game up till that point. :-(
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Turuk Added Errata2024-10-16 12:22:11
Hutch Updated the Scenario ID2023-03-07 22:37:52
Jude Added a playing2023-02-25 21:15:44
Jude Rated the scenario2023-02-25 21:15:18
dieneuner25 Added a playing2022-02-01 01:20:39
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A BRT3 IJN setup
Type 93 Twin-Mount High-Angle Machine Gun
Positions at end of GT5
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.75Votes: 12
Views: 7549
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.5 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
American (USMC)2
Japanese8
Drawn:0

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