A Quick Strike PTO (id:#62607)
Munda Airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands 1943-07-10 ()
53: A High Price to Pay (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition))
DASL A08: Gruppo Mobile (AH:ASL Annual `91)
J52: Dress Rehearsal (ASL Journal # 3)
KURSK Mini-CG: Broadway to Prokhorovka (ASL Journal # 3)
J94: Kempf at Melikhovo (ASL Journal # 6)
T09: The Niscemi-Biscari Highway (AH:The General # 28.1)
S09: Ambitious Assault (ASL Starter Kit #2)
S11: A Long Way To Go (ASL Starter Kit #2)
HB CG 3: Hell's Bridgehead CG 3 (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit # 2)
HB 1: Psel River Line / Last Line Before Oboyan (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB CG 1: Hell's Bridgehead CG 1 (Hell's Bridgehead)
Buck01: Welcome to the Jungle (Buckeyes!)
: Apenas Nos Hablamos (Lider)
WP 1: First Blood (Winpak #1)
O73.2: Mission Accomplished (On All Fronts # 73)
O104.2: Send More Pigeons (On All Fronts #104)
ON06: Kempf at Melikhovo (On Top Scenarios)
SP12: Piano Lupo (Schwerpunkt # 1)
MT 5: SI1 version 1.0 (ASL Digest # 7.08)
S22: Another Summer's Day (ASL Starter Kit #3)
26: Diabolical Shrapnel (Dezign Pak 3)
S31: Going to New York! (Operations Special Issue #1)
ASSKB2: Hill Sweet Blues (Battles Magazine #2)
Ponyri #12: Little Katy (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
S47: Not So Disposed (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 1st Edition)
BFP-97: Renewed Pressure (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #1: Last Line Before Oboyan (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
VV 76: X-Men (Vae Victis # 101)
Ponyri #12: Little Katy (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
24: Pressured and Pinned (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
#10: Big Trouble in Little Stalingrad (Major Upham Battle Pack)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit Retro Magazine 2)
WO19: Through the Dragon's Teeth (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016)
178: The Niscemi-Biscari Highway (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
MM 37: Ninety Night (March Madness 2017 Hollis Partisans Pack)
FT240: Commando Beach 1 (Franc-Tireur #14)
FT241: Commando Beach 2 (Franc-Tireur #14)
FT242: That Bridge Again! (Franc-Tireur #14)
FT243: Send More Pigeons II (Franc-Tireur #14)
ASL GCA 2: Tra Le Spighe Dorate (A25.6 Issue 1)
BR1: Ponte Drillo Taking (Biazza Ridge)
BR2: Gorham Assault (Biazza Ridge)
BR3: Hunting the Wolf (Biazza Ridge)
BR CG: Biazza Ridge (Biazza Ridge)
SF-Rng2c: Special Forces-Ranger Beach (Internet: Steven Swann)
S47: Not So Disposed (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
53: A High Price to Pay (ASL 7a - Hollow Legions (3rd Edition))
PRK1: 10 July (PROKHOROVKA!)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit #2 2022 reprint)
GD25: Berezovka Storehouse (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
ecz16/BR11: Fields of Golden Wheat (ECZ Tournament Director's Pack)
53: A High Price To Pay (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (1st Edition))
S96: Good, Lucky, or Both (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #3)
SaP11: The 11th Hour (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
Designer: Bill Sisler
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Balance:
AmericanJapanese
58.064516129032%

Overview:

The main attack on Munda Airfield came from the east by the 43rd Infantry Division. The main line of defense ran from Ilangana on Roviana Lagoon northwest for 3,000 yards, manned by the Japanese 229th Infantry Regiment. The defenses centered on mutually-supporting pillboxes of log and coral in well-concealed terrain. The assault began on 7 July from a line of departure on the Bairike River. Two days later, the Defense Battalion, landed at the western tip of Munda Point to participate in a quick strike that the Allies hoped would put Munda Airfield in their hands in a few days.
Attacker: American (172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division)
Defender: Japanese (229th Infantry Regiment)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.5 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Type 89 Heavy Grenade-Launcher

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: PTO (G.1), Wet (B25.5)
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-02-13(A) Paul Legg vs Tony Gibson American win

(VASL Log)		Friday Night Fight

Fun game, it came down to a mad dash to exit on the last turn. It was tight with managing to exit the required 16 evp + a 2vp cushion for a captured pillbox. We discovered at the end of the game that Tony had setup 2 Pillboxes illegally but don't think it affected the result materially.

We had a few issues with VASL ((VASL 6.7.1 - VASSAL 3.7.18) Firstly, I hadn't thought to deselect the Auto-reveal HIP Fortifications, although my opponent didn't have it switched on, it revealed his entrenchments despite being PTO in the first place and secondly the LOS went through Swamp hexes as well. Pillboxes were not revealed. Secondly board 75(v6.7) didn't fully convert to PTO terrain :-Brush didn't convert to inherent Bamboo and a couple of hexsides in interior Dense Jungle stayed clear.
2026-02-13(D) Douglas Leslie vs Chip Wertenberger American win

(VASL Log)		Friday Night Fight Game

This is a mismatch in terms of relative OB strength but the terrain is a great equaliser. As the Japanese defender, I set up two dummy stacks and 3 squads in the jungle surrounding the CC2 bamboo with two HIP HS in the K2 jungle. This is a risky set up so close to the US attackers but I figured that it was worth it in order to delay the attack. Time is the main issue for the Americans with such constrictive terrain to traverse. I also hoped that Chip might take the less obviously defended path up the left side where pillboxes and MGs covered the ground behind the jungle. Smelling a rat, ne just attacked straight into the teeth of the defence and the Americans ground forward. Despite the favourable modifiers, the Japanese couldn't buy an ambush when they needed it and this eventually was their downfall. The game came down to the Americans needing to run a squad through open ground while surviving a 2 FP attack from the only surviving Japanese HS to make it to the exit. The chances of surviving this were greatly improved when a US squad managed to hinder LOS with a smoke grenade and the defensive first fire DR of 11 came nowhere close to getting the done.
This is an excellent scenario which shows PTO fighting at its best with outnumbered Japanese using stealth and terrain to fight an overwhelmingly more powerful attacker. On this occasion, Japanese stealth gained them nothing and Chip played a great game to take full advantage.
2025-09-30(A) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier American winGood little tight scenario that came down to the wire. The Japanese kept breaking their support weapons which helped eliminate fire lanes, giving the US a little more freedom of movement. Even so, the US were exiting on Turn 7 and having to go CX to do so.
2025-09-30(D) Craig Renier vs Dave Mareske American win
2025-07-25(A) Dan Best vs Larry Zoet Japanese win2 hrsSt. Louis ASL Tournament 2025 - round 1.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.93Votes: 27
Views: 9493
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 3.2 hours
Recorded Games: 27
Archive recorded plays:
American18
Japanese9
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
A Quick Strike [Confirmed]
[A] American 36
[D] Japanese 30
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