Meeting Otto PTO (id:#57336)
Apamama Atoll, Gilbert Islands
1943-11-23 (9 others)
BRT04: Rikusentai (HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa)
BR 6: Rikusentai (Blood Reef Tarawa)
GJ062: Jurassic Peiper (Grumble Jones)
: Beating Betio (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
BETIO #7: Schoettel's Redemption (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
BETIO #9: 1310 (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
FT298: Finishing off the Tailenders (From The Cellar Pack#10)
FT299: The Pocket (From The Cellar Pack#10)
Q20: Boxcloth (Quick 6 Scenario Pack IV)
BR 6: Rikusentai (Blood Reef Tarawa)
GJ062: Jurassic Peiper (Grumble Jones)
: Beating Betio (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
BETIO #7: Schoettel's Redemption (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
BETIO #9: 1310 (Tarawa: Red Beach - Blood Tide)
FT298: Finishing off the Tailenders (From The Cellar Pack#10)
FT299: The Pocket (From The Cellar Pack#10)
Q20: Boxcloth (Quick 6 Scenario Pack IV)
Designer: SS-BAR Enterprises
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
American (USMC)Japanese
Overview:
As the Battle of Tarawa was winding down, the U.S. turned their attention to Apamama, as its deep-water lagoon would make an excellent naval base. The submarine USS Nautilus packaged up 78 Marines, captained by James Jones, and headed south. Arriving at the atoll, the Marines started working their way around the various islets, killing a couple of Japanese soldiers. But natives told the Marines that the next island had a 25-man garrison that would need to be neutralized. So the Nautilus surfaced offshore and proceeded to soften up the landing areas before the Marines headed in. But this battle would be very different from the others. It turned out that just before the Nautilus and the Marines arrived, the garrison commander assembled his troops. While talking to them, he was waving his sword in one hand and his pistol in the other. In the midst of his speech, he inadvertently pulled the trigger and shot himself in the head, dying instantly. The remaining troops, shocked and now leaderless, had no idea what to do. So (I’m not making this up) the 25 soldiers dug their own graves, laid down in them, and committed suicide. When the Marines arrived on November 25, 1943, their capture of Apamama involved filling in the graves and raising the Stars and Stripes.Attacker: American (USMC) (VAC Reconnaissance Company)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of Sasebo 7th Special Naval Landing Force)
6 turns
Players: 2 OBA: American (USMC) Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:7.0 D:2.5 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 D:0 Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher |
Misc Rules: | PTO, LJ, Ov1. A: Raiders, NOBA thru radio w D: Pillbox1 |
Map Board(s): |
Publication | Board |
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ASL 5a - For King and Country | 7 |
ASL 13 - Rising Sun | 37 |
ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021) | 37 |
ASL 8 - Code of Bushido | 37 |
Overlays: | S3 |
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Scenario info
Action | Date |
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hoxson1 Updated the Victory Conditions | 2021-01-28 18:50:08 |
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns | 2021-01-28 18:49:27 |
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2021-01-28 18:49:27 |
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules | 2019-09-12 17:57:12 |
hoxson1 Set the designer field | 2019-09-12 17:54:19 |
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