High Water Mark PTO (id:#56160)
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See Also: High Water Mark by Critical Hit
Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 1942-09-13 ()
Designer: Nadir El-Farra
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
JapaneseAmerican (USMC)
5.7142857142857%

Overview:

The Japanese under Colonel Kawaguchi were pressing hard to take the Lunga Ridge from Edson's Raiders. The Marines bent, but had not yet broken, and were making a last stand on the final defensive obstacle between the Japanese and Henderson Field. Outnumbered, the Raiders had but one advantage - artillery. As shell after shell slammed into the Japanese staging areas, they elect to attack and fight rather than die staging for an assault. With a fateful "BANZAI!" they charge up the hill one more time...
Attacker: Japanese (7th Company, II Battalion and 4th Regiment/5th Company, II Battalion, 4th Regiment)
Defender: American (USMC) (B and C Companies, 1st Raider Battalion and A Company, 1st Paramarine with Major Kenneth Baily and stragglers)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Both     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:26.0 D:16.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher x 3
D:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 3

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: ER SSR: PTO (G.1), DJ (G2.1), Night (E1)
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
In the American setup instructions for C Company, replace “Hill 2” with “Hill 120” so that it reads “set up ≤ 2 hexes from any Level 4 Hill 120 hex”.MMP
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2020-07-05(A) JP Laurio vs Arttu American (USMC) win
2019-09-30(D) John Garlic vs Jeremy Busby American (USMC) win
2014-09-26(A) Vic Lauterbach vs MW American (USMC) winA real TPBF and CC bloodbath; I was curious about this one b/c rating is very pro US. US did win, but it was closer than expected.
2007-02-19(A) Aaron Sibley vs Andy McMaster American (USMC) win
2003-08-13(A) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane Spangler American (USMC) win
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Hutch Linked the scenario to ROAR2026-09-13 15:15:24
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2026-09-13 15:11:37
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-09-13 01:37:55
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-09-13 01:36:24
Dispang12 Added a playing2024-06-04 19:16:54
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US Marines defend the crest on Lunga Ridge as artillery fires in the background
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.00Votes: 6
Views: 8197
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 11.9 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
Japanese0
American (USMC)5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
High Water Mark [Confirmed]
[A] Japanese 2
[D] American 28
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